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2009 NASCAR Truck Series schedule (Revised)

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:22:47 +0000

2009 NASCAR TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE

Date        Site
Feb. 13     Daytona International Speedway
Feb. 21     Auto Club Speedway
March 7     Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 28    Martinsville Speedway
April 25    Kansas Speedway
May 15      Lowe's Motor Speedway
May 29      Dover International Speedway
June 5      Texas Motor Speedway
June 13     Michigan International ... Keep reading

Iowa Speedway to host 2009 race

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:22:46 +0000

Iowa Speedway To Host NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race In 2009 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 17, 2008) -- The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced today that Iowa Speedway will host a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on September 5 in place of the event that was originally scheduled May 23 at Mansfield Motorsports Park. The realignment of the ... Keep reading

Randy Moss reviews inaugural season as team owner

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:30:38 +0000

RANDY MOSS ENJOYS FIRST SEASON AS NASCAR TRUCK SERIES OWNER NFL Superstar Looks Forward to More Success in 2009 STATESVILLE, NC (December 4, 2008)* -- When the 2008 Truck Series season started in Daytona Beach, Florida back in February the No. 81 Randy Moss Motorsports (RMM) team, then known as Morgan-Dollar Motorsports was not sure what the future held. Now that the 2008 season ... Keep reading

Toyota Motorsports 2008 season review

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:45:18 +0000

BENSON THE BEST: Toyota Tundra driver Johnny Benson captured his first NCTS driver's championship with a thrilling finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway to edge Ron Hornaday, Jr., in the final standings by just seven points. It marked Benson's second-career NASCAR title -- having won the Nationwide Series championship in 1995. In addition, Toyota earned its third consecutive NCTS ... Keep reading

Homestead: Race results

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:19:26 +0000

Pos St No Driver Make Points Bonus Laps Winnings Status --- --- --- -------------------- --------- ------ ----- ----- ------------ ------------ 1. 18 30 Todd Bodine Toyota 190 5 137 59,350 Running 2. 15 16 Brian Scott * Toyota 175 5 137 34,650 Running 3. 3 2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 170 ... Keep reading

2008 Final standings

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:19:01 +0000

Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings ---- ------------------------- ------ ------ ---- ----- ------ ------------ 1. Johnny Benson+ 3725 25 5 14 18 754,405 2. Ron Hornaday 3718 25 6 14 18 782,560 3. Todd Bodine 3621 25 3 15 17 633,895 4 ... Keep reading

Benson - NASCAR champion's teleconference, part 2

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:26:29 +0000

Continued from part 1 Q: Coming off a championship and being motivated by the challenges that you've mentioned and by how much fun you've had in this series, do you think you could really go to a part-time schedule and be fulfilled with that? Or are there just other things that you're thinking about? JOHNNY BENSON: Well, there's all kinds of things to think about when this, you ... Keep reading

Benson - NASCAR champion's teleconference, part 1

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:26:29 +0000

NASCAR Teleconference Transcript - Johnny Benson November 17, 2008 THE MODERATOR: Thank you very much. We are extremely pleased to welcome our 2008 Craftsman Truck Series Champion Johnny Benson to the call. For Johnny and his team it's been 7 points the difference between he and 2007 Champion, Ron Hornaday Jr. which works out to the third closest championship finish in a NASCAR ... Keep reading

Series 2008 awards banquet report

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:26:27 +0000

Johnny Benson, Bill Davis Racing Team Celebrate 2008 Titles; NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champions Feted In Season-Ending Festivities HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (Nov. 17, 2008) -- In a season of firsts -- and the final one for longtime series sponsor Craftsman -- Johnny Benson and his Bill Davis Racing team celebrated the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship Monday night during ... Keep reading

Homestead: Donny Lia race report

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:26:26 +0000

LIA CAPS SEASON OFF WITH 16TH-PLACE FINISH IN HOMESTEAD HOMESTEAD, FL (November 15, 2008) -- Donny Lia and the No. 81 Randy Moss Motorsports/NationRides.com team finished 16th in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend. Lia, who took a wild ride during his qualifying lap started from the 25th position after spinning out on his second lap ... Keep reading

Homestead: Scott Speed race report

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:26:23 +0000

+ STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO No way was Scott Speed going to miss friend, mentor and teammate Johnny Benson battle it out for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck championship. He wanted a front-row seat Friday night and came from the back - twice - to get it. A transmission change scratched a seventh-place qualifying effort at Homestead, and Speed started from the back in the No. 22 Red ... Keep reading

Homestead: Brian Scott race report

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:07:11 +0000

SCOTT SAVES BEST FOR LAST, SCORES STRONG SECOND AT HOMESTEAD; NCTS ROOKIE COLLECTS CAREER BEST FINISH Homestead, FL -- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie Brian Scott came within mere feet of winning his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck race, finally settling for second place in Friday night's season ending Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, FL. Scott made a hard ... Keep reading

Homestead: Jason White race report

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:46:19 +0000

November 14th, Homestead Miami Speedway. Jason White and the GunBroker.com #08 finished 23rd in the Ford 200 Friday night at the mile and one half oval just south of Miami. It was the final race for Craftsman as the Truck Series Sponsor and for White with the SS Green Light team as the team has decided to cut back to one truck for next season. White started the season-ending Ford ... Keep reading

Homestead: Wood Brothers Racing race report

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:14:30 +0000

Keven Wood Finished First 1.5 Mile 29th Homestead, Fl (November 14, 2008)-In his first race on an intermediate fast track at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Keven Wood, driving the no. 21 Aquasun Motorsports Ford F-150, faced some handling challenges late in the race, yet, he had a clean, solid run and finished the Ford 200 in 29th. Wood took the green flag in the 28th spot after ... Keep reading

Homestead: BDR, Benson - champion press conference

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:14:16 +0000

Ford 200 Post-Race Transcript An Interview With: JOHNNY BENSON BILL DAVIS TRIP BRUCE THE MODERATOR: Why don't you tell us a little bit about tonight and winning the Truck Series championship. JOHNNY BENSON: Tonight was tough. Tonight was about Trip Bruce and making the calls that he did, because if I wouldn't have screwed up last week we wouldn't have been in this ... Keep reading

Homestead: Toyota teams race quotes, notes