Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM)

The Mexico City native will be making his second career Truck Series start behind the wheel of the No. 51 Telcel Tundra. Quiroga brought home a respectable 16th-place finish in his Truck Series debut at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in September.

In addition to three wins this season in the NASCAR Mexico Series, the 31-year-old driver propelled himself to a championship behind the strength of 10 top-five finishes. Prior to winning three consecutive titles, Quiroga finished second in points in both 2007 and 2008.

Quiroga’s 17 career wins rank second on the all-time NASCAR Mexico Series list behind Rogelio Lopez’s 20. Over 94 career starts, he has captured eight poles, 61 top fives and 74 top 10s.

German Quiroga

How big of an honor is winning three consecutive NASCAR Mexico Series championships?

I think more important, is to show the team work and communication we have created. It’s all about working hard and always having a bigger goal to reach.

What was the biggest challenge you faced in making the transition from the cars that you run in the NASCAR Mexico Series to the trucks?

Getting used to the radial tires, the weight of the truck, and how important the down force is to the truck. It was very difficult to pass trucks during the race, but I think that I will get used to after a couple of races.

Since making your debut in September, have you continued to follow the Truck Series?

Even before I made my debut, I always watch every Truck Series race on television. If I can’t be in the truck, at least I will try to learn from watching the broadcast. I also went to the Truck Series race in Las Vegas and watched and listened to the team communicate on the radio to try and learn even more.

Do you have any experience on any tracks bigger than a one-mile oval?

I raced at Nashville Superspeedway in the East Series in 2007 and practiced at Kentucky Speedway in order to make the Futaba 100 Infiniti Pro Series race at Indianapolis Speedway in 2005.

Have you set any goals for the race at Homestead-Miami?

Knowing that I already have a little more experience in the truck, I will try to qualify in the top ten. I’m sure that can help me in the race and even try to finish in the top 5. This series is very competitive and I have a lot of respect for it.

Rick Ren, Crew Chief of the No. 51 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Telcel Tundra:

What impressed you the most about Germán at New Hampshire?

His thought process was pretty impressive. The way he thinks about things and describes things — he puts a lot of thought into what he is going to say before he gives you feedback. I believe that comes from being an experienced race car driver. If you look at his track record the last five years, he has two runner-ups and three championships in Mexico, so he looks at things a little bit different than your average driver. The racing in the Truck Series may be a little bit different than what he is used to, but the thought process it takes to be a champion is the same.

What will be Germán’s biggest challenge at Homestead-Miami?

He has probably never raced on a progressive banked race track like Homestead. It will be a little different at first, but he is a guy that drives race cars for a living and wins championships in Mexico, so he will still go through the same thought process on how to attack the race track. When we were at New Hampshire, he never once talked about being loose in. When you go to the next size race track, the biggest concern as a crew chief is if the driver is loose getting into the corner. If we don’t hear him saying that he is loose in this weekend, I think we’ll be fine.

What is the key to getting around Homestead-Miami Speedway?

I think that the biggest thing a driver needs to do at Homestead is not to apex the turn too early because it’s a race track that tends to drive tight off the corners. You need to be able to have the self-restraint to wait that extra second in the middle of the corner before you get back to the gas. Just like we did at New Hampshire, we’ll talk him through everything throughout the day. He did a great job of getting on and off pit road the first race, but we’ll be sure to remind him that it’s a little trickier getting on pit road with the increased speeds on a faster track. We’ll make sure that he practices his pit road entry a few times during practice.

Germán Quiroga’s No. 51 Telcel Toyota Tundra:

Chassis KBM-3: KBM-3 will be making its fifth start of 2011 this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Brian Ickler finished seventh in the Tundra’s debut last September at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Most recently, Josh Richards started 11th in the truck at Kentucky Speedway in October before being involved in an early incident that relegated him to a 34th-place finish.

Notes of Interest:

Germán Quiroga NASCAR Career:

- Finished 12th in the 2011 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway.

- In his lone NASCAR Nationwide Series start, led nine laps and finished 20th in the 2007 Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico.

- Made six NASCAR K&N Pro Series East starts during the 2007 season.

Kyle Busch Motorsports and the No. 51 Toyota Tundra:

- KBM’s second entry will be making its ninth start of the 2011 season.

- Josh Richards recorded a season-best 13th-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway for the No. 151 team (10/22/11).

- Quiroga, who finished 16th in his Truck Series debut at New Hampshire in July, is one of three drivers to have made their NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in KBM’s second entry this season. Kimi Räikkönen finished 15th in the N.C. Education Lottery 250 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Josh Richards was involved in accident that relegated him to a 29th-place finish in the UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway.

Quiroga and Hamlin Know How to Deliver for Their Sponsor:

Besides being teammates for Kyle Busch Motorsports this weekend, German Quiroga and Denny Hamlin have another thing in common – both drivers are sponsored by Fed Ex in their primary series. Quiroga drives the No. 2 Telcel / FedEx entry in the NASCAR Mexico Series and Hamlin drives the No. 11 FedEx Racing Camry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Ride of Champions:

All three drivers to make their NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in KBM’s second entry this season had captured at least one championship in another series before joining the team’s roster of drivers. Quiroga recently clinched his third consecutive NASCAR Mexico Series championship, while Kimi Räikkönen captured the 2007 Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship and Josh Richards is a two-time World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion. Calling the shots atop the pit box for each driver has been KBM General Manager Rick Ren, who guided Ron Hornaday Jr. to Truck Series championships in 2007 and 2009.

- Kyle Busch Motorsports Press Release

No. 51 Joy Mining Machinery Toyota Tundra (Photo Credit: Autostock)

TRUCK: No. 51 Joy Mining Machinery Toyota Tundra

TEAM: Kyle Busch Motorsports

PRIMARY CHASSIS: Chassis KBM-134

MOTOR: Triad Racing Technologies

BROADCAST: Saturday, October 29, 2 p.m. ET, SPEED/MRN/Sirius NASCAR 90

NOTES AND QUOTES:

SPECIAL MILITARY-THEMED PAINT SCHEME AT MARTINSVILLE:

Josh Richards will run a special paint scheme at Martinsville Speedway this weekend to highlight artwork created by Alexandra and Hunter Vogel of Mooresville, N.C. The children’s artwork was created to honor the U.S. Navy SEALs and warriors who lost their lives fighting terrorism in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011.

The NSW Community tragically lost 22 members on August 6. The fallen included Navy SEALs, Explosive Ordinance Disposal warriors, information systems professionals and cryptologic specialists. Along with these naval personnel, members of the Army aircrew, Air Force personnel and Afghan partners that fight with our soldiers every day were also lost in their efforts to serve our country.

Growing up as part of a Navy family, nine-year-old Hunter and seven-year-old Alexandra crafted artwork to show support for the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) families who lost loved ones on August 6. Hunter and Alexandra have since had their artwork made into stickers and have given them away to remind people of the sacrifices these and other warriors make every day. As a result, many of those who met Alexandra and Hunter and heard their story have made donations to the Navy SEAL Foundation, in turn making donations to the widows and children of the warriors who lost loved ones in that August 6 battle.

Richards met Hunter and Alexandra in August and has since had their special sticker on his Joy Mining Machinery Toyota Tundra in Bristol, Atlanta and Kentucky. Richards’ partner Joy Mining Machinery was impressed by the story, and the company decided they would help Richards to extend Alexandra and Hunter’s message. The company created a special paint scheme and generously donated the hood branding on Richards’ entry for Saturday’s NCWTS race at Martinsville Speedway to further showcase Alexandra and Hunter’s effort and artwork.

Alexandra and Hunter Vogel, their family and guests from the Navy SEAL Foundation and the NSW community will attend the NCWTS race at Martinsville on Saturday as special guests of Richards and Joy Mining Machinery.

A website was created to help get the word out about the stickers and their fundraising effort. For more information, please visit www.NSWKids.com. To make a donation to the Navy SEAL Foundation, go to www.NavySEALFoundation.org.

KYLE BUSCH MOTORSPORTS AT MARTINSVILLE:

In four combined starts at Martinsville Speedway, Kyle Busch Motorsports Tundras have earned one pole and three top-five finishes while leading 92 laps of competition. KBM Toyotas have completed 100 percent (956 of 956) of laps contested at Martinsville Speedway. Team owner Kyle Busch has tallied two runner-up finishes in his last two attempts at the .526 mile Virginia track.

Josh Richards

“It was an honor to meet Hunter and Alexandra Vogel and to be a part of their effort to honor the Navy SEALs and warriors who gave their lives fighting terrorism. Their effort to honor the fallen has become a fundraiser for the Navy SEAL Foundation, and the widows and children of those who lost their lives on August 6. It’s such a privilege to have their artwork on the hood of the Joy Mining Machinery Toyota for the race this weekend at Martinsville and to have Hunter, Alexandra, their family and guests from the Naval Special Warfare community at the race with the our team. Joy Mining Machinery generously donated branding for this race, and I really appreciate what they’ve done to help with this fundraising effort that Hunter and Alexandra started with the NSW Kids sticker campaign.”

CREW CHIEF RICK REN ON TRANSITIONING FROM TALLADEGA TO MARTINSVILLE:

“Going from the high speeds at Talladega to short track racing at Martinsville is going to be a big change for Josh. The pace lap speed at Talladega was 70 mph, and at Martinsville they aren’t racing too much faster than that on green flag runs. One big change is pit road. It’s totally different at Martinsville. You have to learn to drive to a certain point and braking, throttle position and timing are key. The most important thing at Martinsville is to not hit the curb. It’s really easy at Martinsville to hit the curb and then jump in front of traffic and get spun out. Martinsville is a track where if a driver is a hard charger, he usually doesn’t run well there. At Martinsville, you’ve got to attack the track, but you can’t attack it aggressively. One of the cool things about NASCAR is that there are no two tracks that are exactly alike. They all have their own character.”

CHASSIS SELECTION:

Chassis KBM-134 will be making its first start of the 2011 season this weekend at Martinsville. It is the same Tundra that Brian Ickler drove to a third-place finish at Martinsville in 2010 after starting 32nd due to qualifying rain out. KBM-134 was also Busch’s primary chassis for his second-place finish at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis in July of 2010.

ABOUT JOY MINING MACHINERY:

Joy Mining Machinery has over 90 years of experience as a global leader in the development, manufacture, distribution and service of underground mining machinery for the extraction of coal and other bedded materials. Headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, Joy Mining Machinery employs over 8,000 employees worldwide. For additional information, visit www.joy.com.

ABOUT KBM:

Kyle Busch Motorsports has quickly established itself as one of the most successful teams in all of NASCAR. The reigning Camping World Truck Series owners’ champions prepare a fleet of race-winning Toyotas out of a 77,000-square-foot facility in Mooresville, N.C. Pending LEED certification, the facility’s state-of-the art equipment and innovative green initiatives make it unmatched among its peers. Fans can stay up-to-date with all the latest KBM news online at kylebuschmotorsports.com, by liking the team on Facebook (KyleBuschMS) and following the team on twitter (@KyleBuschMS).

For more information about Josh Richards and Joy Racing click on joyracing.net or follow on Twitter @joyracing.

- Rising Star Management Group Press Release

Date: Oct. 1, 2011

Event: Kentucky 225 (Race 20 of 25)

Series: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Location: Kentucky Speedway in Sparta (1.5-mile Tri-oval)

Start/Finish: 4th/5th (Running, completed 150 of 150 laps)

Winner: Ron Hornaday Jr. of Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) (Chevrolet)

Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM)

Saturday night’s Kentucky 225 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta was a vintage Ickler performance. In just his third truck start of the 2011 season, the San Diego native kept the No. 18 Toyota Tundra in the top 10 all night, led 11 laps and brought home a solid fifth-place finish for Kyle Busch Motorsports.

“The Toyota Tundra was just a little bit free all night, but we were able to end the night with a solid finish,” said Ickler, who registered his second top-five finish this season and sixth in 21 career Truck Series starts. “This team is in a battle for the owners’ championship and I wanted to give them a solid run to keep them in the hunt. Unfortunately, the 2 truck ended in Victory Lane and we lost a few points. The guys did a good job of making improvements throughout practice and providing me with a fast Tundra for the race and Eric Phillips made good calls atop the pit box. I want to thank Toyota, Dollar General, M&M’s, Flexco for their support of KBM. I’m looking forward to getting back in this No. 18 Tundra at Vegas in a few weeks.”

Ickler, who rolled off the grid from the fourth position, made it three wide for the lead as the field reached the start-finish line for the first time. Off Turn 2, the No. 18 Toyota Tundra cleared Austin Dillon and Ron Hornaday Jr. to assume the race lead down the backstretch. The No. 18 remained on point when Ickler’s teammate, Josh Richards, brought of the first caution of the race on lap four.

Hornaday Jr. and Dillon got back around Ickler shortly after the restart on lap 12 and the No. 18 Tundra settled into the third position. The KBM Tundra remained running third until the next caution occurred on lap 21. Ickler communicated to Phillips that his truck had been a little free during the early stages of the race. When pit road opened, Ickler brought his Tundra down pit road where KBM over-the-wall crew made trackbar and wedge adjustments, filled his No. 18 with fuel and returned him to the track in the fifth position.

Brian Ickler - Photo Credit: Jonathan Ferrey / Getty Images for NASCAR

With teams on various pit strategies, Ickler slowly began regaining spots as the race progressed caution free towards the finish. On lap 143, the 26-year old had maneuvered his way back into the top five but was unable to advance further before the field took the checkered flag.

Hornaday Jr., the winningest driver in Truck Series history, picked up his 50th-career win. Dillon, who kept his spot atop the Truck Series driver point standings, finished second, .438-seconds behind Hornaday Jr. James Buescher finished third and Nelson Piquet Jr. came home fourth. Ricky Carmichael, Todd Bodine, Cole Whitt, Dakoda Armstrong and David Starr rounded out the top-10 finishers.

There were seven caution periods for 36 laps, with 13 drivers failing to finish the 150-lap race.

The No. 18 Tundra team now trails KHI’s No. 2 team by 41 owner points with five races remaining on the 2011 schedule.

The next event on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule is the Oct. 15 Smith’s 350 at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway. The race starts at 3:30 p.m. ET with live coverage beginning with the NCWTS Setup show at 3:00 p.m. ET on SPEED. Ickler will be back behind the wheel of the No. 18 Tundra.

- Kyle Busch Motorsports Press Release

Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM)

With four races remaining on the 2011 NASCAR Mexico Series schedule, Quiroga currently holds a 110-point lead in his quest for a third-consecutive championship. In 10 races this season, the 31 year old has collected one win, captured two poles and recorded five second-place finishes. In addition to his two Mexico Series championships, the Mexico City native has finished second in the points twice and his 15 career victories rank second in series history.

“I’m excited about the opportunity to represent Telcel, my fellow Mexicans and all of Latin America driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway,” Quiroga said. “I want to thank God for this opportunity, my family for their loving support and Carlos Slim and Jimmy Morales for believing in me the last five years. I have worked hard to win two championships and achieve a successful career racing in the NASCAR Mexico Series and promise to work harder than ever to assure that my success continues as I strive to achieve new goals. I believe that to continue my growth as a professional driver, the logical next step is to explore opportunities to drive NASCAR in the United States and I hope that this weekend’s race is just the beginning of a long and prosperous relationship with Kyle Busch Motorsports.”

“Over the last few years German has established himself as the premier driver in the NASCAR Mexico Series by winning races and capturing back-to-back championships,” said KBM General Manager Rick Ren. “This one-race deal is an opportunity for him to test the waters in the Truck Series and evaluate if driving in this series full-time is something he would like to pursue. The strong international presence we currently have in the Truck Series with Max Papis, Miguel Paludo and Nelson Piquet Jr is a major reason that our fan base continues to grow and our television ratings continue to increase. Adding German to the mix would be great for this series and we look forward to providing him with a positive experience on and off the track this weekend.”

Quiroga posted a respectable 12th-place finish in the 2011 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway in January. In his lone NASCAR Nationwide Series start, he led nine laps and finished 20th in the 2007 Telcel-Motorola Mexico 200 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Quiroga’s NASCAR resume also includes six NASCAR K&N Pro Series East starts during the 2007 season, including the New England 125 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

KYLE BUSCH MOTORSPORTS

TRUCK: No. 51 Telcel Tundra

RACE: Race 19 of 25, F.W. Webb 175 (175 laps, 185.15 miles)

TRACK: New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon (1.058-mile oval)

PRIMARY SPONSOR: Telcel

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS: Dollar General, Flexco

MANUFACTURER: Toyota

MOTORS: Triad Racing Technologies

BROADCAST: Saturday, Sept. 24 – 3:00 p.m. ET on SPEED, 2:45 p.m. on MRN/Sirius XM NASCAR 90

German Quiroga’s No. 51 Telcel Toyota Tundra:

Chassis KBM-5: Chassis KBM-5 will be making its third career start on Saturday. The last time the Tundra was on the track, Josh Richards was running in the top 15 in the AAA Insurance 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway before being relegated to a 22nd-place finish after having to stop for fuel inside of 10 laps remaining. In the truck’s debut last season, Brian Ickler qualified fourth and ran second for 60 laps before going two laps down after being involved in an accident on lap 80. Ickler fought back to earn a lead-lap 13th-place finish.

Notes of Interest:

German Quiroga @ New Hampshire:

- Started 32nd and finished 33rd after being involved in an accident on lap 104 of the New England 125 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race (6/29/07)

Kyle Busch Motorsports and the No. 51 Toyota Tundra:

- KBM’s second entry will be making its fifth start of the 2011 season

- Josh Richards qualified ninth and finished 21st in the team’s most recent outing at Atlanta Motor Speedway (9/2/11)

- German Quiroga will be the third different driver to make their NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in KBM’s second entry this season — Kimi Räikkönen finished 15th in the N.C. Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Josh Richards was involved in accident that relegated him to a 29th-place finish in the UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway

Ride of Champions:

All three drivers to make their NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in KBM’s second entry this season had captured at least one championship in another series before joining the team’s roster of drivers. Kimi Räikkönen captured the 2007 Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship, Josh Richards is the two-time defending World Of Outlaws Late Model Series champion and German Quiroga is the two-time defending NASCAR Mexico Series champion. Calling the shots atop the pit box for each driver’s debut has been KBM General Manager Rick Ren, who guided Ron Hornaday Jr. to Truck Series championships in 2007 and 2009.

About Kyle Busch Motorsports

Kyle Busch Motorsports has quickly established itself as one of the most successful teams in all of NASCAR. The reigning Camping World Truck Series owners’ champions prepare a fleet of race-winning Toyotas out of a 77,000-square-foot facility in Mooresville, N.C. Pending LEED certification, the facility’s state-of-the art equipment and innovative green initiatives make it unmatched among its peers. Fans can stay up-to-date with all the latest KBM news online at www.kylebuschmotorsports.com, by liking the team on Facebook (KyleBuschMS) and following the team on twitter (@KyleBuschMS).

- Kyle Busch Motorsports Press Release

No. 60 Fastenal Ford Mustang (Carl Edwards) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR

Team: No. 60 Fastenal Ford Mustang

Crew Chief: Mike Beam

Chassis: RK-648 – primary – last ran in Darlington.

RK–596 – backup – new Nationwide chassis

Edwards, NNS Iowa Speedway:

Races Wins Top-5s Top-10s Poles Led Money
Cumulative 3 0 2 3 0 33 $111,825

QUOTES

Carl Edwards on racing at Iowa Speedway:

“Iowa Speedway is just north of Columbia, Missouri and I have a lot of friends in the Des Moines area. I am always excited about going there and compete for the win. We had a pretty good race with Ricky (Stenhouse, Jr.) in May. He won and we finished second. It would be very special for me to win there this time. I think all the drivers would agree that this race has a really high energy level. The fans are race savvy and they know racing up there in Iowa. I’ll be in Pocono for the Sprint Cup race, so Brian Ickler will be practicing our Fastenal Ford Mustang. I can’t wait to go back and put our Mustang in victory lane.”

Crew chief Mike Beam on racing at Iowa Speedway:

“We finished second here in the spring right behind our teammate Ricky(Stenhouse, Jr.). We are bringing a different Fastenal Mustang that we believe will be even stronger. Carl is a great short track driver. Brian Ickler will practice the car while Carl is in Pocono on Friday to help us get the car ready for race trim.”

FAST FACTS

- Edwards’ average finish at Iowa is 5.3.

- So far in 2011, Edwards has five wins, 11 top-fives, and 14 top-10s.

- Edwards’ captured his 34th career NASCAR Nationwide win at Nashville Superspeedway.

- Roush Fenway Racing Press Release

Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM)

RACE: AAA Insurance 200

TRACK: Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

TRUCK: No. 18 Joy Mining Machinery Toyota Tundra

TEAM: Kyle Busch Motorsports

PRIMARY CHASSIS: KBM-5

BACKUP CHASSIS: KBM-6

MOTORS: Triad Racing Technologies

BROADCAST: Friday, July 29, 7:30 p.m. ET SPEED/MRN/Sirius NASCAR 90

NOTES AND QUOTES

- Two-time World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion Josh Richards will make his debut at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis and his third career start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS). In Friday’s AAA Insurance 200 Richards will pilot the No. 18 Joy Mining Machinery Toyota Tundra, fielded by Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM). This will be Richards’ first race at Lucas Oil Raceway although he did participate in a rain-shortened ARCA test at the 0.686-mile oval in June.

KBM at Lucas Oil Raceway:

- Crew chief Eric Phillips called the shots in the last NCWTS race at Lucas Oil Raceway in 2010 when owner-driver Kyle Busch qualified second and finished second. KBM General Manager and Director of Competition, Rick Ren, called the shots for Ron Hornaday, Jr. when he went to Victory Lane in 2007 and 2009.

Driver Josh Richards on racing at Lucas Oil Raceway:

“I’m looking forward to racing at Lucas Oil Raceway. The truck we’re bringing is the same one that I tested at the Milwaukee Mile. I know that KBM is bringing a great truck to Indianapolis and I can’t wait to get on track. I tested last month at the track in an ARCA car at Lucas Oil Raceway. Because of the rain I didn’t get a lot of laps in, but I at least have a feel for the track. I’m especially looking forward to Friday since it’s my first short track race in the Camping World Truck Series.”

Crew Chief Eric Phillips:

“I think Josh may be more comfortable at this track coming from short dirt track racing. We tested at Milwaukee in the truck we are bringing on Friday and Josh ran really well up there. I’m confident that Josh’s learning curve will be shortened every time he gets into the truck.”

On the uncertainty of returning to Lucas Oil Raceway:

“Lucas Oil Raceway is one of the best short tracks we run at, you can pass, you can run multiple grooves there, it’s just an old fashioned short track. A lot of fans sit up there in turn one in the grass, I grew up not far from there and went to Indianapolis Raceway Park a lot. I hope we do get back there next year.”

Rick Ren on racing Lucas Oil Raceway:

“Lucas Oil Raceway, or IRP, to me is a special place because I grew up about 80 miles from there in Danville, Illinois. I will always call it my home track. I almost won my first race as crew chief there back in 1990, it just didn’t work out, but we about had it won. I’ve taken that personally all these years and to try to get better and have gone and tested there to improve. I finally hit on a combination with Ron Hornaday where we figured out how to get around the racetrack a lot better, and I had some success there with some guys in the Nationwide Series. ”

“I think a lot of it is getting your driver to calm down and not over drive the corners. I think a lot of that comes from my experience having been around a long time and trying to calm down a driver and figure out how to drive the racetrack, because it’s really easy to overdrive the track but hard to get grip off the corner and get the thing to turn. It’s a challenge to the crew chief and the driver so it makes the race a team effort.”

CHASSIS SELECTION:

Primary Chassis - KBM-5

Richards tested in KBM-5 for a two-day test at the Milwaukee Mile in June. In the Tundra’s debut, Brian Ickler started fourth in the 2010 NCWTS Lucas Oil 200 at Iowa Speedway and ran second for 60 laps before being involved in an accident on lap 80 that put him two laps down. Ickler fought back to earn a lead-lap 13th-place finish.

ABOUT JOY MINING MACHINERY:

Joy Mining Machinery has over 90 years of experience as a global leader in the development, manufacture, distribution and service of underground mining machinery for the extraction of coal and other bedded materials. Headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, Joy Mining Machinery employs over 8,000 employees worldwide. For additional information, visit www.joy.com.

ABOUT KBM:

Kyle Busch Motorsports has quickly established itself as one of the most successful teams in all of NASCAR. The reigning Camping World Truck Series owners’ champions prepare a fleet of race-winning Toyotas out of a 77,000-square-foot facility in Mooresville, N.C. Pending LEED certification, the facility’s state-of-the art equipment and innovative green initiatives make it unmatched among its peers. Fans can stay up-to-date with all the latest KBM news online at kylebuschmotorsports.com, by liking the team on Facebook (KyleBuschMS) and following the team on twitter (@KyleBuschMS).

- Rising Star Management Group Press Release

No. 81 Zachry Toyota Tundra (David Starr) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen / Getty Images for NASCAR

Perhaps most impressive was the fact that Starr had to start shotgun on the field of thirty-two trucks after a spin in qualifying forced the Zachry Toyota to start dead last in the field. It was the fourth top-ten of the 2011 campaign and the 111th of his career in the series.

David wasted no time charging towards the front of the field after the green flag flew in over 90 degree heat on Saturday evening maneuvering the Zachry No. 81 up to twenty-second when the first caution flew on lap twelve for a spin by Brian Ickler. Shortly after the restart, David was able to quickly turn to the inside of the track to avoid a spinning Ricky Carmichael as he hit the frontstretch wall on lap eighteen and moved into the top-twenty.

By lap forty, the SS Green Light Racing entry was solidly into the top-fifteen and began a long battle with Timothy Peters and 2010 NCWTS Champion Todd Bodine for the twelfth spot, during the fight for track position the Zachry No. 81 nearly spun on lap 65 but David’s experience helped catch the truck and avoid an accident.

Following a spin by Ron Hornaday, Starr continued to battle with Peters for a top-ten spot and was in eleventh when the caution and subsequent red flag flew after Justin Marks hit the inside wall on lap 103. A gutsy call by crew chief Jason Miller brought Starr to the pit to top-off with Sunoco racing gas to attempt to run the balance of the 200-lap event and sneak out a victory. Only three other trucks stopped to match the strategy.

Again, David did not waste any time moving toward the front of the field moving into the top-fifteen from his twenty-first position on the restart by lap 130 and was knocking on the door of the top-ten on lap 153 when Carmichael blew a right front tire and hit the wall for a second time. Miller brought his driver to the pit again, this time for fuel only and the move allowed Starr to pick-up eight spots on pit road, restarting third on lap 160.

Trucks with fresh tires were able to drop David back to seventh shortly after the restart, but David settled in and raced hard for positions within the top-ten. Contact with Nelson Piquet Jr. forced Starr to back off costing several positions and he was able to avoid disaster on lap 173 when James Buescher made contact while attempting to pass. The No. 81 was almost totally sideways and somehow David was able to catch the truck from spinning and only lost one position on the track bringing the Zachry Toyota home with a ninth-place finish behind winner Matt Crafton.

David Starr – Photo Credit: Sam Greenwood / Getty Images for NASCAR

“We had a great truck; it was wonderful, it handled good, it was fast,” he continued. “We made great calls and the guys did a good job. I feel we had a fifth place truck.”

Starr moved up three positions to fourteenth in the 2011 NCWTS drivers point standings after eleven of twenty-five races, he is twenty-four points out of tenth place.

The NCWTS teams will next head to the concrete of the Nashville Speedway on July 22nd for the Lucas Oil Deep Clean 200.

For more information on SS Green Light Racing visit www.SSRacingonline.com.

- SS Green Light Racing Press Release

Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM)

“The Toyota Tundra was a little edgy getting into the corners and I chased it all night,” said Ickler. “We battled our way back from an early spin to run in the top 10, but we lost some track position after I got loose late in the race and weren’t able to recover.”

Ickler, who started the race from the seventh spot, was running sixth on lap 11 when he got sideways exiting turn 2. The rear of his truck slid up the track but avoided contact with the outside of the wall or any competitors. When pit road opened, Ickler brought the No. 18 Tundra down pit road where the KBM crew put on four fresh tires, filled the truck with fuel, made trackbar and wedge adjustments and returned their driver to the track scored in the 28th position.

Ricky Carmichael spun on lap 17 and as Jack Smith quickly applied the brakes to miss him, Ickler got into the back of Smith causing minor damage to the nose of the No.18 Tundra. When pit road opened, Ickler made his way down pit road where the crew to surveyed the damage. After finding a hole in the front of the grill, the crew quickly fixed the damage with bear bond tape and returned Ickler to the track still on the lead lap.

As the race progressed, the California native slowly made his way through the field and was scored in the 15th position when the third caution of the race occurred on lap 64. Ickler communicated to crew chief Eric Phillips that the adjustments had made his Tundra “a little snug”. He brought the No. 18 down pit road for four fresh tires with an air pressure adjustment and a full tank of fuel.

Brian Ickler – Photo Credit: Sam Greenwood / Getty Images for NASCAR

As the race moved into the second half, Ickler continued to run just inside the top 10. On lap 145 Phillips communicated to his young driver that his lap times were improving and he was one of the two fastest trucks on the track.

Ricky Carmichael brought out the final caution of the race on lap 153. Ickler described his Tundra as “a little edgy into the corners” as he brought it down pit road for the final time. The KBM crew put on four fresh tires with an air pressure adjustment, filled it with fuel and returned their driver to the track scored in the 12th position.

The race restarted on lap 161 and proceeded caution free to the checkered flag. Ickler lost two spots shortly after the restart and settled into the 14th spot for the final 35 laps of the race.

Matt Crafton, who won the battle off pit road after the final caution, and was able to hold off Austin Dillon down the stretch to pick up the second win of his career. David Mayhew finished third, while Johnny Sauter and Joey Coulter completed the top five. Cole Whitt finished sixth, James Buescher, Nelson Piquet Jr., David Starr and Todd Bodine rounded out the top 10.

The race featured six cautions for a total of 32 laps. Six trucks were not running at the finish.

Josh Richards, who made his NASCAR Camping World Series debut at Kentucky Speedway in the No. 15 Tundra, will make his first start in the No. 18 Joy Mining Toyota in the Lucas Deep Clean 200 at Nashville Superspeedway Friday July 22 at 8:00 p.m. ET. SPEED’s live coverage begins with the NCWTS Setup Show at 7:30 p.m. ET.

About Kyle Busch Motorsports

Kyle Busch Motorsports has quickly established itself as one of the most successful teams in all of NASCAR. The reigning Camping World Truck Series owners’ champions prepare a fleet of race-winning Toyotas out of a 77,000-square-foot facility in Mooresville, N.C. Pending LEED certification, the facility’s state-of-the art equipment and innovative green initiatives make it unmatched among its peers. Fans can stay up-to-date with all the latest KBM news online at kylebuschmotorsports.com, by liking the team on facebook (KyleBuschMS) and following the team on twitter (@KyleBuschMS).

- Kyle Busch Motorsports Press Release

Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM)

RACE: UNOH 225

TRACK: Kentucky Speedway

SPONSOR: Joy Mining Machinery

PRIMARY CHASSIS: KBM-3

BACKUP CHASSIS: KBM-2

MOTORS: Triad Racing Technologies

BROADCAST: Thursday, July 7, 8 p.m. ET SPEED/PRN/Sirius NASCAR 90

NOTES AND QUOTES:

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.

NASCAR Welcomes Joy Mining Machinery: New to the NASCAR community, Joy Mining Machinery will also be making their debut in Thursday’s 150 lap NCWTS event. Joy Mining Machinery has over 90 years of experience as a global leader in the development, manufacture, distribution and service of underground mining machinery for the extraction of coal and other bedded materials. Headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, Joy Mining Machinery employs over 8,000 employees worldwide. For additional information, visit www.joy.com.

Richards at Kentucky Speedway: Richards has one career start on Kentucky Speedway’s 1.5 mile oval in the ARCA Racing Series where he qualified fourth in 2009. Preparing for his NASCAR debut, the weekly dirt racer has made two pavement attempts this season in the ARCA Racing Series. Starting from the pole position, Richards finished third at Chicagoland in June before tallying a top-10 just two weeks later at Michigan after qualifying sixth.

Josh Richards

“We’ve been talking about this for what seems like forever, and it’s finally here. I’m ready to get the Joy Mining Machinery Toyota Tundra on track with KBM. I know that the guys from Kyle Busch Motorsports build great trucks, and I’m really looking forward to working with them. We tested at Milwaukee a couple of weeks ago and I had the chance to get to know the team and get comfortable in the truck. The test went great and I am ready to get on track and race. It’s such a great opportunity to drive for Kyle Busch, and his team is really a first class operation. Once we get out on the track I know I’ll learn a lot from Kyle.”

Kyle Busch Motorsports Testing with Richards and Joining the Team:

Rick Ren, General Manager and Director of Competition

“We tried to get two full days of testing in for Josh, but of course mother nature didn’t cooperate, but we did finally get about 105 laps in the first day and 70 or 80 (laps) the second day. We ran through a whole gamut of changes with him just to let him feel different versions of changes you need to make at the racetrack. We even made a qualifying run, and I think Josh did really well. He ran about the same speeds as another weekly competitor in the truck series, who was also testing that day. The good thing is, I notice some things about his driving style and talked to him about it, he understood what I was talking about. He knows he’s going to have to adapt his style to be a little different from a dirt car to a truck. I think it’s been helping that he’s been running some ARCA races so that’s given him more experience around feeling aerodynamic changes and traffic. I think all in all things went really well. Now we’ll get to see how we do at Kentucky when we’re in race mode and run side-by-side in a truck.”

Joy Mining Machinery on Joining the Sport:

Chuck Fickter, Marketing Information Manager

“The employees of Joy Mining Machinery have really embraced this new racing program. I know that many of them will be watching this week as Josh Richards takes the Joy Mining Machinery Toyota Tundra to the track for the first time at Kentucky Speedway. All of us at Joy wish Josh the very best and a safe race.”

CHASSIS SELECTION:

Primary Chassis: KBM-3: Chassis 3 was the Toyota Tundra that Kimi Raikkonen drove in his NCWTS debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May. Raikkonen qualified 31st, but made his way as high as fifth before coming home with a respectable 15th place finish in his first ever start in the series. Before Charlotte, Chassis 3, was last raced in the NCWTS race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by Brian Ickler in September 2010. Ickler qualified ninth and finished seventh.

ABOUT KBM:

NASCAR superstar Kyle Busch added a second career within NASCAR in December 2009 when he announced his Kyle Busch Motorsports team would compete in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2010. KBM is a leader on and off the track in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, becoming the first team since the series originated in 1995 to capture the owners’ championship in their inaugural season. In October of 2010, the team moved into a brand new 77,000-square-foot facility in Mooresville, N.C., which boasts state-of-the-art equipment and its pending LEED certification make it unmatched among its peers. Fans can stay up-to-date with all the latest KBM news online at www.kylebuschmotorsports.com, by liking the team on facebook (www.facebook.com/KyleBuschMS) and following the team on twitter (@KyleBuschMS).

No. 18 Dollar General Toyota Tundra

RACE: UNOH 225

TRACK: Kentucky Speedway

PRIMARY SPONSOR: Dollar General

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS: Toyota, Flexco, M&M’s

PRIMARY CHASSIS: KBM-4

BACKUP CHASSIS: X-128

MOTORS: Triad Racing Technologies

BROADCAST: Thursday, July 7 – 8:00 p.m. ET SPEED/MRN/Sirius XM NASCAR 90

KYLE BUSCH HOPING TO INTRODUCE KENTUCKY FANS TO HIS VERSION OF THE TRIFECTA

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. The Las Vegas native, who figures to be one of the favorites in all three races this weekend, has visited victory lane at the 1.5-mile paved oval twice in his career, winning the ARCA Racing Series Channel 5 205 in 2004 and the NASCAR Nationwide Series Meijer 250 in 2005.

6-YEAR-OLD BRADLEY BUMPAS “RIDING SHOTGUN WITH KYLE BUSCH MOTORSPORTS”

6-year-old Bradley Bumpas from Elizabethtown, Ky. was recently selected as the winner of the “Riding Shotgun with Kyle Busch Motorsports” essay contest for Kentucky Speedway. Bumpas’ essay was chosen among submissions from children age 5-12 that live in areas surrounding Kentucky Speedway. The youngster’s name and picture will adorn the area above the passenger side window of Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Dollar General Toyota for Thursday’s UNOH 225.

KYLE BUSCH @ KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY

* Led a race-high 73 laps and finished fourth in the 2010 NCWTS Built Ford Tough 225 (9/3/10)

* Started second, led 43 laps and finished sixth in the 2008 NCWTS Built Ford Tough 225 (7/19/08)

* Ranks first among NCWTS drivers over the last six races at Kentucky Speedway with a Driver Rating of 119.7 and 38.7% laps led

* Ranks first among drivers entered in the UNOH 225 in career laps led (116) and fastest laps (65)

* In his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start at Kentucky Speedway, led the final three laps of the 2004 Meijer 300 en route to victory (6/19/04)

* Won the 2003 Channel 5 205 ARCA Racing Series race and led 91 of the 137 laps

KYLE BUSCH 2011 NCWTS

* Ranks first in the NCWTS in driver rating (128.3), average finish (2.4), laps led (446), miles led (465.78), percent of laps led (38.6), fastest laps run (211), average running position (5.1), fastest early in run (3.2), fastest late in run (3.4), fastest on restarts (3.8), green flag speed (2.5) and speed in traffic (3.5)

* Has won four races in seven starts and registered six top-five finishes

* Had a three-race winning streak snapped when he finished sixth in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas (Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dover International Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway)

* Has recorded top-10 finishes in each of the last 19 NCWTS races he has entered, collecting 11 wins, four runner-up finishes and an average finish of 2.1 over that span

KYLE BUSCH MOTORSPORTS NO. 18 TOYOTA TUNDRA

* Leads the 2011 NCWTS Owner Point Standings by 47 points over KHI’s No. 2

* Aiming to become the first team to win back-to-back owners’ titles since 2003 (No. 16 Steve Coulter 2002 and 2003)

* Ranks first in the NCWTS in wins (5), top 5s (8), laps led (541) and fastest laps run (268)

* Has registered 19 consecutive top-10 finishes including 11 wins and three runner-up finishes

* Only team in NCWTS to have completed all 1,134 laps this season

* In 2010 became the first team since the NCWTS originated in 1995 to win the owners’ championship in its inaugural season

KYLE BUSCH NCWTS CAREER

* Has won 30.4% of the NCWTS races he has entered and finished first or second in 48.9%

* Tied with Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip for third in All-Time Combined National Series with 97

* Tied with Mike Skinner and Jack Sprague for second in NCWTS history with 28 wins

* Tied for seventh in NCWTS history in poles (11), 11th in top 5s (54) and 15th in top 10s (72)

* One of 10 drivers in NASCAR history to lead over 20,000 laps among the top-three series

* Reached 25th win in NCWTS faster than any driver in the history of NASCAR’s top three divisions, attaining the milestone in just his 87th career series start

* Youngest driver (20 years, 18 days) in NCWTS history to win a race (Quaker Steak & Lube 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on 5/20/05)

* Has at least one NCWTS victory in each of the last seven seasons and multiple victories in each of the last five

* 119.6 career driver rating entering the 2011 season is the highest accumulated by a NCWTS driver since the stat was introduced in 2005

* Average career finish of 7.1 ranks first among active drivers with 10 or more career starts

Kyle Busch

“Any time that NASCAR has a tripleheader at the same truck, you know that I have my eyes on winning all three races. With the Sprint Cup Series racing at Kentucky for the first time, it gives me another shot at a trifecta. I’ve had some success at Kentucky in the past — I’ve won in both the ARCA and Nationwide Series. Last year the Dollar General Tundra was the dominant truck for most of the night until the race was decided by fuel strategy. I think we’ll have a good shot at getting the weekend started with a win in the truck and been one of the contenders in both the Nationwide race on Friday and the Cup race Saturday. It should be a great atmosphere, they have had great crowds for the truck and Nationwide Series races in the past and the Cup race is already a sellout. Hopefully, we can make it a memorable weekend!”

KYLE BUSCH ON RACING AT KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY

“I couldn’t expect anything but some good, hard racing. Kentucky is a fast race track. There’s a lot of sweeping corners there so you’ve really got to keep your momentum going and it’s a big momentum-type race track. There’s a lot of throttle on time there. You carry a lot of good speed, but yet the place is really wide so you’ve got room for maneuverability. You can run the bottom. It seemed like you can run the middle. I don’t know how great the top will be, but we’ll have to see once we get there and what kind of tire we’re on.”

ERIC PHILLIPS ON WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON AT KBM SINCE LAST RACE

“Despite not racing in three weeks, it’s been pretty busy at KBM. We were able to get to the wind tunnel a couple times and worked on a few things to try and make our trucks better. We also went to The Milwaukee Mile for a two-day test with Josh Richards. Josh got to make some laps in a truck and I think it went very well. It should definitely help prepare him for his debut in the No. 15 Tundra at Kentucky and we’re looking forward to his debut in our No. 18 Tundra at Nashville.

ERIC PHILLIPS ON PRIMARY TRUCK SELECTION

“Our primary truck for this weekend will be KBM-4. It’s raced nine times and has won six races including Darlington and Nashville this year. Brian Ickler finished fourth with it at Texas. The truck came home from Texas with a little cosmetic damage, so we fixed it up and took it in the wind tunnel last week.”

- Kyle Busch Motorsports Press Release

Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM)

After the rain, which delayed the event a day, finally cleared and the sun came out early Wednesday afternoon, the field was given 15 minutes of extra practice before qualifying. Busch posted the top time qualifying time, touring the 7/16-mile paved oval in 16.06 seconds. The top seven qualifiers were inverted to start the race, placing the defending race winner in the seventh spot for the start of the race.

After the green flag dropped, the Las Vegas native quickly maneuvered his way into the top three. Busch made his way into the third spot on lap nine, but the top two cars had already checked out on the field. He slowly reeled in the leaders, taking over second on lap 65 and taking the lead for the first time on lap 105. The No. 51 Flexco Camry remained in the top spot when a scheduled 15-minute break occurred on lap 125.

After the break, Busch got a solid restart and continued to pace the field in the early stages of the second half of the race. He surrendered the lead to John Van Doorn on lap 172, but regained the top spot on lap 192. The No. 51 Flexco Camry would remain on point for the final 59 laps of the race.

Busch’s teammate Brian Ickler had a solid run in the No. 5 Kyle Busch Motorsports Camry. Ickler, who started the race from the 12th spot, ran in the top 10 for the majority of the race and despite suffering heavy damage during an accident that brought out the red flag on lap 158, the California native battled back to a sixth-place finish.

About Kyle Busch Motorsports

Kyle Busch Motorsports has quickly established itself as one of the most successful teams in all of NASCAR. The reigning Camping World Truck Series owners’ champions prepare a fleet of race-winning Toyotas out of a 77,000-square-foot facility in Mooresville, N.C. Pending LEED certification, the facility’s state-of-the art equipment and innovative green initiatives make it unmatched among its peers. Fans can stay up-to-date with all the latest KBM news online at kylebuschmotorsports.com, by liking the team on facebook (KyleBuschMS) and following the team on twitter (@KyleBuschMS).

- Kyle Busch Motorsports Press Release

Team: No. 60 Ford Drive One Mustang

Crew Chief: Mike Beam

Chassis: RK-621 – primary – last ran in Bristol-Finished seventh.

RK–596 – backup – new Nationwide chassis

Races Wins Top-5s Top-10s Poles Led Money

Cumulative 2 0 1 2 1 0 $60,150

QUOTES

Carl Edwards on racing at Iowa Speedway:

“The race track is just north of where I live. I have a lot of friends in the Des Moines area. I am excited to go up there and be able to compete for the win. This race would be very special for me to win. I think all the drivers would agree that this race has a really high energy level. The fans are race savvy and they know racing up there in Iowa. I am going to do my best to go back and forth to get some practice in. If I can’t we will have Brian Ickler and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. there and they have agreed to help me get my car set up.”

Crew chief Mike Beam on racing at Iowa Speedway:

“We are coming off a great win in Dover. We will look to carry that momentum into Iowa. Since Carl is also racing in the All-Star race in Charlotte this weekend, we will have Brian Ickler and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. to help us get Carl’s Mustang set up for him. We look to get this Mustang back in victory lane for back-to-back wins. “

FAST FACTS

- Last year, Edwards finished the season with four wins, 19 top-fives, 27 top-tens and three poles.

- Edwards’ captured his 32nd career NASCAR Nationwide win at Dover International Speedway last weekend.

- Edwards has captured four Coors Light pole awards so far in the 2011 Nationwide Series season.

- Edwards’ average finish at Iowa is 7.0.

- Roush Fenway Racing Press Release

Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM)

One of the last times that Zahra was seen in public was at the Starkey Hearing Foundation “Get in Gear to Help Children Hear” event hosted by Speedway Children’s Charities at Charlotte Motor Speedway last May. She was one of 75 underprivileged children and adults throughout the Carolinas that were given the gift of hearing at the event. The event was attended by NASCAR legend Richard Petty as well as KBM drivers Brian Ickler and Tayler Malsam.

Speedway Children’s Charities has invited several of the hearing-impaired children who attended last May’s event to take part in Friday’s festivities. The children will stand next to Kyle Busch and his No. 18 Toyota during pre-race festivities and immediately following the moment of silence release balloons in honor of Zahra. Speedway Children’s Charities has also graciously donated tickets for these children to watch the race from the grandstand along with residents of the Church of God Children’s Home, a primary charity of the Kyle Busch Foundation located in Kannapolis, N.C.

“The story of Zahra Baker’s tragic murder really hit home with KBM and the Kyle Busch Foundation,” said Busch. “It wasn’t too long after the event that Brian and Tayler attended at Charlotte Motor Speedway that Zahra was first reported missing and later found to have been murdered. We wanted to do something special in her honor and felt that the truck race at Charlotte Motor Speedway was the perfect opportunity. We are honored to have Speedway Children’s Charities and several of the kids that attended last year’s event at the Speedway join us in paying remembrance to her. Zahra will never be forgotten. She will always be in our hearts.”

About Speedway Children’s Charities

The mission of Speedway Children’s Charities remains true to the ideals it was founded upon in 1982: To care for children in educational, financial, social and medical need in order to help them lead productive lives. SCC provides funding for hundreds of non-profit organizations throughout the nation that meet the direct needs of children. Our vision is that every child has the same opportunities no matter what obstacle they are facing.

About Kyle Busch Motorsports

NASCAR superstar Kyle Busch added a second career within NASCAR in December 2009 when he announced his Kyle Busch Motorsports team would compete in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2010. KBM is a leader on and off the track in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, becoming the first team since the series originated in 1995 to capture the owners’ championship in their inaugural season. In October of 2010, the team moved into a brand new 77,000-square-foot facility in Mooresville, N.C., which boasts state-of-the-art equipment and its pending LEED certification make it unmatched among its peers. Fans can stay up-to-date with all the latest KBM news online at www.kylebuschmotorsports.com, by liking the team on facebook (www.facebook.com/KyleBuschMS) and following the team on twitter @KyleBuschMS.

- Kyle Busch Motorsports Press Release

Dusty Davis - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR

Dusty Davis - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR

Race: Too Tough To Tame 200

Date: March 12, 2011

Location: Darlington Raceway

Vision Aviation Racing (VAR) NASCAR Camping World Truck (NCWTS) Series Notes

Two Trucks are Better Then One: VAR was originally slated to enter only the No. 51 truck of Justin Johnson for this week’s race in Darlington. Early last week the team decided, based on the performance in Phoenix two weeks ago, to also enter the No. 15 Toyota Tundra with rookie Dusty Davis at the wheel.

Crew Member Spotlight: This week’s crew member spotlight is on VAR Fabricator/Mechanic, Craig Kemp. Kemp, who is affectionately known as ‘Shrek’ around the shop, is originally from Randallstown, Maryland and had his first job in racing by age 16. Kemp has worked for such well known organizations as Bill Davis Racing and Billy Ballew Motorsports, among others. The former dirt car racer was able to achieve one of his highest career goals this year when VAR and the No.15 Tundra went to Daytona victory lane with driver Michael Waltrip. Kemp is a dedicated family man, married to wife Amy and has five children, Ashleigh, Michael, Taylor, Graci and Katie.

Simulated Darlington Stripes: Because NASCAR’s testing policy limits the amount of seat time for rookies, both VAR drivers have been logging as many laps as possible on the egg-shaped oval with the team simulator. Competition Director, Rip Michels commented, “Justin and Dusty have run about 1000 laps at Darlington on the simulator and I think they permanently flat sided the video game truck. They are getting really good and now they get the real Lady in Black this weekend.”

Air Time: Catch all the action Live on SPEED starting at 4:30PM/ET on March 12th, 2011. The race will also be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM Satellite Radio starting at 5:00PM/ET.

Dusty Davis - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR

Dusty Davis - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images for NASCAR

No.15 Vision Airlines / Emerald Coast Resorts Toyota Tundra

Race Notes and Quotes

Last Race: Davis qualified his Toyota Tundra 19th in the 36 truck field two weeks ago in Phoenix and was running in the top-15 when a late race accident kept him from finishing on the lead lap, forcing him to finish 26th.

This Week’s Chassis: Davis will be in chassis number 024 this week in Darlington. Originally part of Billy Ballew Motorsports, this chassis has been driven by Steven Wallace, Johnny Benson, Aric Almirola and Denny Hamlin. Brian Ickler also drove this chassis to a pole position and 3rd place finish at Michigan in 2009.

Change of plans: Davis was originally scheduled to run only seven races this season with the next race slated for Nashville on the 22nd of April. A change of plans has Davis in the No.15 seat this weekend in Darlington. The decision was based on the early success Davis showed in Phoenix before the late race accident took away his chance at a top-15 finish.

Davis Quotes:

Originally not scheduled to race again until Nashville, tell me what went through your mind when you heard you would be racing Darlington?

First off, I was really excited to get my Vision Airlines Tundra out in Darlington. My second thought was ‘oh boy’ Darlington is an intimidating track to run as a rookie. It’s going to be difficult to say the least. I have been focusing on the simulator. I have over 300 laps on the simulator this week just trying to get prepared.

Why is Darlington so intimidating for a rookie?

Well, the Lady in Black is a legend. It’s a really difficult track. It’s a mile and a half so you’re going about 180 miles an hour on average and it’s a tight little track. It’s a mile and a half track but it drives like a half mile. You drive right up against the wall and the racing groove is only one to two trucks wide. There is not a lot of room for error. The way you drive it, you are right up against the wall at your fastest points and so you only have about half a foot of error room. If you mess up, you’re going to mess up big.

What are your goals for the weekend?

I would like to say a top-10 but I think realistically a top-15 would be good because that place is so tough and I have never run there before. When we went to Phoenix I really wanted a top-10, and we were on our way there before the wreck late in the race. I had experience there so I was really looking for a top-10, but I would be happy with a top-15 at Darlington.

Vision Aviation Racing

Vision Aviation Racing is a NASCAR race team located near the metro Charlotte, North Carolina area. Still in its early days, the team has already proven to be a winning platform. In 2011, VAR went to victory lane at Daytona in their first ever Camping World Truck Series start with driver Michael Waltrip behind the wheel. Full time VAR driver, Justin Johnson, won the championship in the 2010 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series while teammate Dusty Davis finished a strong second. Overall the Vision Aviation Racing squad earned a win percentage of 74% over the 19-race season. 2011 is the team’s first season in the Camping World Truck Series, led by General Manager, Tom Davis.

Vision Airlines

Vision Airlines started in 1994 offering aerial tours of the Grand Canyon. Over the past 16 years, Vision Airlines’ fleet expanded to include Boeing 767′s, Boeing 737′s, Dornier 328 and Dornier 228 turbo prop aircraft. Vision Airlines has become one of the premier charter airlines in the United States. The company’s clients include US Presidential candidates, heads of state, countless celebrities, Fortune 1000 companies and some of the world’s most-recognized resorts. The company’s headquarters is located in Suwanee, GA. It also maintains offices in Las Vegas, NV; Louisville, KY and Miami, FL.

Wounded Warrior Project

The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is to honor and empower wounded warriors. WWP’s purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. To get involved and learn more, visit woundedwarriorproject.org.

Emerald Coast Resorts - Unpretentious, breathtakingly beautiful and named the “No. 1 Beach Town in the South” for 14 consecutive years by the readers of Southern Living, Florida’s Emerald Coast is famous for 24 miles of sugar-white sands and emerald-green waters. Year-round, vacationers indulge in simple pleasures – from the “World’s Luckiest Fishing Village” and spirited seaside celebrations to challenging holes of golf and 14,000 affordable, Gulf-edge accommodations.

- Vision Aviation Racing Press Release

No. 18 Dollar General Toyota Tundra

TRACK: Phoenix International Raceway

PRIMARY SPONSOR: Dollar General

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS: Flexco, Combos

MANUFACTURER: Toyota

PRIMARY CHASSIS: KBM-7 BACKUP CHASSIS: KBM-6

MOTORS: Triad Racing Technologies

RACE BROADCAST: Friday, February 25- 8:00 p.m. ET on SPEED
MRN/Sirius NASCAR 128

KYLE BUSCH LOOKS TO STAY HOT IN THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN

Kyle Busch has finished first or second in each of the last four NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Phoenix International Raceway, including a victory in the Casino Arizona 150 in 2007. Busch enters Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 having finished in the in the top 10 in 13 consecutive NCWTS starts, including finishing in the top five in each of the last seven events he has entered. The Las Vegas native got the 2011 season off to a solid start, driving the No. 18 Dollar General Toyota Tundra to a fifth-place finish in last Friday’s NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

KYLE BUSCH NCWTS @ PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

· Has registered three straight runner-up finishes in the NCWTS race at PIR

· Won the 2007 Casino Arizona 150 NCWTS race at PIR (11/9/07)

· All-time leader in laps led in NCWTS races at PIR (212)

· Ranks first among NCWTS drivers over the last six races at PIR in quality passes (94), fastest laps (105) and laps led (212)

· Has led thirty or more laps in each of the last four NCWTS races at PIR and led at least 25 laps in five of his six career starts

KYLE BUSCH 2010 NCWTS

· Drove into victory lane in half the NCWTS races he entered, registering a series-leading eight victories in 16 starts

· Despite making just 16 starts, ranked first among NCWTS drivers in laps led (1,076), miles led (1,307.61) and fast laps run (541)

· Won six of the last 10 races he entered and finished first or second in nine of his last 10

· Finished in the top 10 in each of the last 12 races he entered

· 0.002 margin of victory in the Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 30, 2010 was the closest in NCWTS history

KYLE BUSCH MOTORSPORTS NO. 18 TOYOTA TUNDRA 2010

· Became the first team since the NCWTS originated in 1995 to win the owners’ championship in its inaugural season

· Aiming to become the first NCWTS team to win back-to-back NCWTS owners’ championships since 2003 (No. 16 Steve Coulter 2002 and 2003 )

· All four drivers (Benson Jr., K. Busch, Ickler, Kahne) who piloted the No. 18 Toyota Tundra registered at least one top-10 finish

· Led the NCWTS in wins (8), laps led (1,099) and top-10s (20)

KYLE BUSCH NCWTS CAREER

· 119.6 career driver rating entering the 2011 season is the highest accumulated by a NCWTS driver since the stat was introduced in 1995

· Youngest driver (20 years, 18 days) in NCWTS history to win a race (Quaker Steak & Lube 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on 5/20/05)

· Ranks fourth in NCWTS history in wins (24), tied for eighth in poles (10), 12th in top-fives (49) and 15th in top-10s (66)

· Entering 2011, had at least one NCWTS victory in each of the last six seasons and multiple victories in each of the last four seasons

· Has won 27.9% of the NCWTS races he has entered and finished first or second in 46.5%

· Average career finish of 7.4 ranks first among active drivers with ten or more career starts

Kyle Busch

“Phoenix’s unique layout and old asphalt make racing there a lot of fun. Turns 1 and 2 are different from Turns 3 and 4 and the back stretch has a dogleg. For most of the race, the trucks are side-by-side and that really makes for a good race. The Truck Series doesn’t come back in the fall, so unfortunately this will be the last race for this series before they repave the track.”

KYLE BUSCH ON WHAT IT TAKES TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT PIR

“To be successful at Phoenix, you need to have a good handling truck for the long green flag runs. When you get late into a run, you realize how important conserving your tires is. The entry into the corner of Turn 1 is really hard on the tires, so you have to make sure that you don’t burn them up too early. It’s important to be able to get your truck to turn through the center of Turns 1 and 2.

I’ve had good results in the trucks at Phoenix. We finished second to Clint Bowyer last fall and I won the 2007 race. I expect that the No. 18 Dollar General Toyota Tundra will be very fast again Friday night!”

KYLE BUSCH ON HAVING A BUSY SCHEDULE THIS WEEKEND

“Running all three series this weekend is going to make for a pretty treacherous schedule. In the Truck Series we practice, qualify and race all on Friday. I also have Nationwide and Cup practice on Friday, so it will be tricky hopping in and out of all three vehicles and trying to get a feel for each. Having practice in the morning and then racing at night is going to throw Eric (Phillips) and the guys a little bit of a curve ball. It will be more difficult getting the truck setup the way we need it. Especially with how cool the temperature gets in the desert at night time.”

CREW CHIEF ERIC PHILLIPS ON PRIMARY TRUCK SELECTION

“We are bringing a brand new No. 18 Dollar General Toyota Tundra to Phoenix. We started out last season running trucks that we purchased from other teams. Once we got settled, we began building all of our trucks in-house. This is the seventh new Toyota Tundra we’ve built and I feel really good about the improvements we’ve made. The guys in the shop did a fantastic job of paying close attention to detail. We were able to lose some weight and get the center of gravity down. The truck hasn’t been on a track yet, so we’ll be flying by the seat of our pants a little bit in practice. I think when all is said and done, we’ll have a very competitive truck.”

- Kyle Busch Motorsports Press Release