Monday
Billy Ballew Motorsports Has Another Winning Season
Press Release“Almirola Looks to Secure Second in Championship”
The No. 51 team has competed at Homestead-Miami Speedway three times. With Kyle Busch at the wheel, they have achieved two top-five finishes. Their best showing came in 2007, when Busch crossed the finish line in second-place.
Almirola has four starts under his belt at Homestead – one Sprint Cup Series start, one Nationwide Series start and two NCWTS starts. His best finish came in last season’s Truck Series race, which he finished in 14th-place.
Almirola will be riding with a new sponsor on his Toyota for the Ford 200. The Riverside Cafe will be supporting the BBM No. 51 team. Riverside Cafe is located in Vero Beach, Florida. The cafe has Live Entertainment 7 nights a week. Happy Hour everyday from 4-7. They also have 20 big screen TVs with ALL of the sports packages. They are located underneath the route 60 bridge right on the beautiful Indian River. For more info please visit our website at www.riversidecafe.com.
“It’s been a great year for everyone on the 51 team. We’ve won races and contended for the championship. That’s what every driver hopes for. Every time we showed up for a race, I knew we had a chance to win. I want to thank all of the guys on my team for all of their hard work and dedication. They’ve given me awesome trucks all year long. We aren’t going to win the championship, but hopefully we can go out with a win.
“Congratulations to Todd Bodine and his team. Those guys have done a tremendous job this year. Todd’s a great driver and I really enjoyed competing against him. He’s a hard racer and is one of the guys to beat at nearly every track we go to; that’s what made this championship battle so much fun.
“We’re going to make sure we get second wrapped up this weekend. That will end a good season for us and Billy Ballew. We had a lot of good races, a couple of wins and to finish second in the championship isn’t bad at all. I want to do that for the team this weekend. Another good run will do that, and we’re aiming for the win.
“I think you’re going to see everyone going for it this weekend. There’s no reason for anyone to really play it safe or to go into conservation mode. It should be a really exciting race. This is everyone’s last chance to win in 2010 in the trucks.
“We definitely want to end on a strong note. There would be no better way to wrap up the season than to be in victory lane. But, no matter how the season ends, I’ll be proud to have worked with this team all season. Richie and the guys worked hard and did a lot to put us in position to win. I’ll have memories of this season for a long, long time.”
About Billy Ballew Motorsports:
BBM started competing full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2002 and has had a variety of well known NASCAR drivers over the years. The list includes Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Aric Almirola, Brian Ickler, John Andretti, Kenny Wallace, Paul Menard, Bill Lester, Geoffrey Bodine, Joe Ruttman and a host of others. It was Shane Hmiel who piloted the No. 15 for the 2004 season that brought Billy Ballew his first win at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the team’s 100th start in the NCWTS. Since then Billy Ballew Motorsports has taken 18 more trips to victory lane.
- Breaking Limits Press Release
Article Tags: Aric Almirola, BBM, Bill Lester, Billy Ballew, Billy Ballew Motorsports, Brian Ickler, Denny Hamlin, Dover (Del.) International Speedway, Ford 200, Geoffrey Bodine, Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway, Joe Ruttman, John Andretti, Kenny Wallace, Kyle Busch, Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NCWTS, NNS, No. 51 Riverside Cafe Toyota Tundra, NSCS, Paul Menard, Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway, Shane Hmiel
