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Austin Dillon (Photo Credit: Jason Smith / Getty Images for NASCAR)

Race: EnjoyIllinois.com 225

Location: Chicagoland Speedway

Richard Childress Racing

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Notes:

RCR’s NCWTS History … In 148 NCWTS starts, RCR has earned 21 wins, 64 top-five finishes, 95 top-10 finishes and 19 poles, along with the inaugural series championship in 1995 with Mike Skinner. The organization has an average starting position of 10.6 and an average finish position of 9.7. This weekend’s EnjoyIllinois.com 225 marks RCR’s first NCWTS first appearance at the track.

Social Media … To keep up-to-date with the latest news and information and to view exclusive content, visit RCR’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team Twitter page – @RCR3ADillon, Austin Dillon’s personal Twitter page – @AustinDillon3, and the Official Austin Dillon Facebook fan page -http://www.facebook.com/adillon3.

Vote for Austin … Online voting is underway for the 2010 Most Popular Driver of the Year Award in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The link to the Most Popular Driver ballot is hosted on the NCWTS page on NASCAR.com and results will be announced at the combined awards banquet for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series on Monday, Nov. 22 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel.

Catch the Action … Flag-to-flag coverage of the EnjoyIllinois.com 225 will be televised live on Friday, August 27, beginning at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on SPEED and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM Satellite Radio at 8:45 p.m. EDT.

Austin Dillon

No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet

Race Notes and Quotes

This Week’s Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet at Chicagoland Speedway … Austin Dillon will pilot chassis No. 006 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Camping World Truck Series stable in Friday’s EnjoyIllinois.com 225. This chassis, built in-house by the Danny Stockman-led Bass Pro Shops team, will make its first competitive laps this weekend.

The Season so Far … In the first 16 races of the 2010 NCWTS season, Dillon leads all series competitors in the “average starting position” category, with an average start of seventh this season and a series’ high three pole awards. In addition, he boasts an average finishing position of 11.4.

First Timer … Austin Dillon will make his Chicagoland Speedway debut this weekend. However, a number of his teammates have experience at the track, including crew chief Danny Stockman, who finished 11th at Chicagoland last year as a truck chief for Ron Hornaday. Spotter Andy Houston has one start at Chicagoland in the 2001 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the track.

Raybestos Rookie Contender … Dillon is currently the leading candidate for the 2010 Raybestos Rookie of the Year award and has earned Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors in 11 out of 16 races.

AUSTIN DILLON QUOTES

The NCWTS is implementing multi-truck qualifying at Chicagoland, similar to what they did at Pocono. Do you like that format?

“I think its going to be exciting. It makes the qualifying session more difficult, but it also makes it more fun for both the teams and the fans. You don’t know who has the pole until the very last truck goes out. Our team always puts an emphasis on qualifying and this weekend will be no different. The goal is to get another pole award.”

What are your thoughts on Chicagoland Speedway?

“I’ve never raced at Chicagoland before, but I have been to other intermediate-sized tracks this year in the truck series, so I feel like having those past races under my belt will help me. Everyone I talk to says that Chicagoland is unique in that it has a slight curve to the back straightaway. I’m sure it will take a few laps during practice to figure out exactly what I need to do to get around the track. We’re going there with a brand new truck, and I really feel like it’s the best truck my guys have built so far.”

- Richard Childress Racing Press Release