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Two Time WoO Late Model Champion Josh Richards Hits the NASCAR Ranks
Two-time World of Outlaws Late Model Series (WoO LMS) champion Josh Richards will make his first career start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) this week in Thursday’s UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Joining forces with the reigning NCWTS owners’ champions, Richards will pilot the Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 15 Joy Mining Machinery Toyota Tundra in his debut in the series. The 23-year-old West Virginia native is scheduled to compete in several races under the Kyle Busch Motorsports and Joy Mining Machinery banners throughout the remainder of the 2011 NCWTS season. … Read entire article »
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Hornaday eager to pick up where left off in truck series
By Jared Turner Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service If ever all the stars seemed to be aligning for Ron Hornaday, it might be now. In addition to having a little extra kick in his step as the Camping World Truck Series’ most recent winner, Hornaday has historically made the next stop in the series one of his best. … Read entire article »
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Timothy Peters Kentucky Speedway Truck Series Advance
In 2009, Timothy Peters joined Red Horse Racing (RHR) midway through the season at Michigan International Speedway. Up until that time Peters had enjoyed moderate success. However, it was not until his fourth race with RHR that he was able to break a very important threshold. It was at Kentucky Speedway where Peters earned his first Truck Series top-five finish when he brought home a fourth-place finish. Since that time, Peters has gone on to win two races at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway and Daytona (Fla.) International Raceway and continues to be a strong championship contender. … Read entire article »
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Elliott Sadler Kentucky Speedway Truck Series Advance
Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) NASCAR Nationwide Series driver and 14-year verteran, Elliott Sadler will climb behind the wheel of the No. 2 Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet Silverado at Kentucky Speedway for the UNOH 225 as a rookie in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event. Sadler has made several laps around the 1.5-mile oval during test sessions at the facility but has yet to compete in any NASCAR series race. BIG WHEELING WITH ELLIOTT SADLER: Hunt Brothers® Pizza, the nation’s largest brand of made-to-order pizza in the convenience store industry, is asking its pizza-loving customers to gear up for a weekend of racing at Kentucky Speedway with the Big Wheeling with Elliott Sadler Challenge. Nine lucky race fans will be … Read entire article »
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Nelson Piquet Jr. Kentucky Speedway Truck Series Advance
Famously known as the home of the Kentucky Derby, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will make its way to the Bluegrass state with a different type of horse power. Nelson Piquet Jr. heads to the Sparta, Ky., track for his first-career start at the 1.5-mile facility in the Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) No. 8 Bozzano/Jontex Chevrolet Silverado. KHI TRUCK SERIES SUCCESS: KHI has competed in 10 Truck Series events over the previous seven NASCAR seasons. During those races KHI has collected one pole, two victories, three top-five and six top-10 finishes between five different drivers including Matt Crafton, Ron Hornaday, Jack Sprague, Ricky Carmichael and Shelby Howard. Hornaday is credited with both of KHI’s victories at the track. … Read entire article »
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Kyle Busch Kentucky Speedway Truck Series Preview
With legendary Churchill Downs located just over an hour away, many fans attending NASCAR races at Kentucky Speedway are probably familiar with the term trifecta. Kyle Busch is hoping to introduce those fans to his version of the trifecta — the version which doesn’t include any second or third-place finishes. The 26-year old, who last August at Bristol Motor Speedway became the first driver to win races in NASCAR’s top three divisions in the same weekend, will begin his try at the Kentucky Speedway trifecta driving the No. 18 Dollar General Toyota in Thursday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 225. … Read entire article »
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Ron Hornaday Kentucky Speedway Truck Series Advance
Four-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday will be racing for win number three at Kentucky Speedway this weekend in the No. 33 Wisk® Laundry Detergent Chevrolet Silverado. This weekend’s UNOH 225 is the second race in a row where Hornaday will be shooting to capture a third victory at a 1.5-mile oval in his Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) Chevrolet. SUCCESS IN THE BLUEGRASS STATE: Hornaday is credited with two victories at the D-shaped oval, one during the 2006 Truck Series season and the other during his 2009 championship run. In 2006 Hornaday led 47 of the 150-laps, battling from a 22nd-place starting position to bring home his second victory of the season. His 2009 win was the third … Read entire article »
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Hornaday wins at Texas when Sauter is black-flagged
By John Sturbin / Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas—Ron Hornaday Jr. won the Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 400k Friday night when race leader Johnny Sauter was black-flagged for changing lanes on the night’s final restart. Sauter, who had passed Hornaday for the lead with an outside move on Lap 130, was penalized for moving from the outside lane in front of Hornaday before crossing the start/finish line on a green-white-checkered restart on Lap 166. The race went 168 laps, one beyond its scheduled distance. “He’s got a lane to race down there,” Sauter said as he walked to his hauler. “We both spun the tires.” Asked if he would confront NASCAR officials after his gaffe, Sauter said, “It’s official, isn’t it?” Hornaday, a four-time series champion, earned … Read entire article »
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Sauter could pad his points lead at Texas
By Jared Turner Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Johnny Sauter recently looked over the next several races on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule and came to an encouraging conclusion. It’s the kind of supposition a driver can only reach when he’s having a year like that being enjoyed by Sauter, who sits atop the series standings heading into Friday night’s WinStar World Casino 400k at Texas Motor Speedway. “I just looked at the schedule (Monday) morning actually and looked at the next five or six races and I’m like, ‘Damn. We’ve got a good shot to win all these races,’” Sauter said. Conventional wisdom indeed holds that—based on his season to date, which features a win and six top-10 finishes—Sauter is a threat just about everywhere the truck series goes these days. That’s bad … Read entire article »
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