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Jason Bowles

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Texas Motor Speedway Advance

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Jason Bowles will compete in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Texas Motor Speedway in the No. 46 Eddie Sharp Racing / Team Gill Racing Toyota Tundra. The California native will make his first start with the team and his third NCWTS start of the season.

Last Race: Martinsville: Bowles competed in the NCWTS event at Martinsville Speedway with Billy Ballew Motorsports, where he overcame several obstacles to secure at top-20 finish in his second appearance in the series. In his first appearance at the Virginia short track, Bowles was in contention for a strong top-10 finish before a flat tire relegated the driver to an 18th-place finish.

This Year: This season, Bowles has two NCWTS starts: Las Vegas and Martinsville. He finished 16th in his debut at Las Vegas with Germain Racing, with the goal of gaining experience and remaining on the lead lap. He grabbed a top-20 finish at Martinsville as well. Also this season, Bowles competed in three NASCAR Canadian Tire Series events, nabbing two top-five finishes. In April, Bowles made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Phoenix International Speedway. The California native also made one start in the NASCAR K&N East Series and two starts in the NASCAR K&N West Series.

Racing Experience: Bowles competed in the K&N West Series full-time from 2007-2009 and select events this season. He won nine races, 10 poles, 26 top-fives, 32 top-10s, Rookie of the Year and went on to win the 2009 Championship. Bowles also made history in 2009, where his average finish of 4.2 was the best in series history since 1995 for drivers with 13 or more starts. Bowles began racing go-karts in 1994 and gained experience driving in the Cooper Tires Zetec Championship and the Grand-Am Cup ST class. Bowles soon transitioned from open-wheel racing to stock cars and competed in a late model and the NASCAR K&N West Series.

Pursuing a Dream: Last year, Bowles moved from his home state of California to pursue racing in the motorsports hub of the Charlotte area. He also works as a full-time employee for Oakley Sunglasses, an apparel company where he works as a sales representative for the motorsports division. Bowles hopes to continue to gain experience in NASCAR’s highest series’.

Team Partnership: Eddie Sharp Racing and Team Gill Racing will team up for the remainder of the 2010 NCWTS season. The two teams hope to work together in preparation for competitive racing beyond this season.

Follow the Action: Be sure to follow all of the action on and off the track this weekend at www.facebook.com/TeamESR and www.twitter.com/TeamESR, and follow Jason at www.twitter.com/BowlesJason.

Tune In: The WinStar World Casino 350 will be broadcast live on Friday night beginning at 7:30 p.m. CDT (8:30 p.m. EST) on SPEED. Audio coverage will also be live on MRN affiliates beginning at 7:45 p.m. CDT (8:45 p.m. EST).

Bowles On Competing at TMS:

“I’m really excited about competing this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. I think that it is going to be a good weekend. It is always a process to create chemistry with a new team, but I have been to the shop, and I am really looking forward to working with the guys on the team. I think my experience on 1.5-mile tracks is going to really help, since it will be my second race on one in a truck this season. I think the key to performing well is to get the truck to drive good on a long run. I’m really looking forward to this weekend.”

About Eddie Sharp Racing

Eddie Sharp set up shop in 2005 in Denver, N.C. after several years of transforming young, talented drivers into ARCA championship contenders. Today, Eddie Sharp Racing has evolved into the rite of passage for any serious upcoming driver with an ambition for professional stock car racing. Located in Denver, North Carolina just north of Charlotte, Eddie Sharp Racing occupies a top-notch facility that closely resembles a five-star NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team, both inside and out. The two ESR buildings contain two teams where on any given day, championship contending cars are assembled, engines tuned and teams strategize to score the next race day victory.

- Activ8 Communications Press Release