Race:
NASCAR 150Location: Phoenix International Raceway
Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Notes:
RCR’s NCWTS History … In 156 NCWTS starts, RCR has earned 22 wins, 66 top-five finishes, 100 top-10 finishes and 21 poles, along with the inaugural series championship in 1995 with Mike Skinner. The organization has an average starting position of 10.3 and an average finish position of 9.7.
RCR History at Phoenix … RCR has 12 starts at Phoenix International Raceway with six different drivers, including Mike Skinner, Dave Marcis, Jay Sauter, Tim George Jr. and Mike Dillon, who currently serves as RCR’s Vice President of Competition. RCR has acquired two wins and one pole award in NCWTS competition at the track, with Skinner claiming victories in both the spring and fall races at the track in 1995, in addition to a pole award in April of 1996.
Social Media … To keep up-to-date with the latest news and information and to view exclusive content, visit RCR’s Twitter page – @RCRracing, RCR’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team Twitter page – @RCR3ADillon, Austin Dillon’s personal Twitter page – @AustinDillon3, the Official Austin Dillon Facebook fan page -http://www.facebook.com/adillon3, and Tim George Jr.’s Twitter page – @timgeorgejr.
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 this weekend’s NASCAR 150 will be televised live on Friday, Nov. 12, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on SPEED and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM Satellite Radio at 7:45 p.m. EST.
No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet Silverado
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This Week’s Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet at Phoenix International Raceway …
Austin Dillon will pilot chassis No. 004 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Camping World Truck Series stable in this weekend’s NASCAR 150. Dillon has raced this chassis, built in-house by the Danny Stockman-led Bass Pro Shops team, on two previous occasions, finishing a season-worst 35th at Charlotte Motor Speedway following an early race crash resulting from loose lugnuts on the No. 3 Chevrolet. He also drove this Silverado to a sixth-place finish at Kansas Speedway on May 2.First Timer … This weekend marks Dillon’s first NCWTS attempt at Phoenix. He did race in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at the track last year, finishing 15th after starting 17th.
Breaking Records … Dillon has two wins this season (Iowa and Las Vegas) and is the first rookie since Carl Edwards in 2003 to post multiple NCWTS wins as a rookie. He also has five pole awards, setting the record for most pole awards by a rookie in NCWTS history. He has a sixth-place average start, and an average finish position of 11.2 for the season.
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 15 out of 23 races.
Hunting Season … Following Friday night’s NCWTS race at Texas, the driver of the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet traveled to a small town just outside of Childress, Texas, for a deer hunt before traveling to the Phoenix area for this weekend’s race.
All About Points … With two races remaining in the 2010 NCWTS, Dillon is fifth in the championship point standings, 84 markers in arrears of Matt Crafton in fourth.
Support Ty Dillon … Dillon’s younger brother, Ty Dillon, will race in Saturday’s NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Phoenix, driving the No. 31 Golden Gate Meat Company Chevrolet for Golden Gate Racing. The race is on Saturday at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
The Price is Right … On Monday, November 15th, tune in to the popular CBS show, The Price is Right. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Clint Bowyer and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookie Austin Dillon are part of a special NASCAR-themed episode. Bowyer and Dillon will present two NASCAR-themed showcases, featuring a trip North Carolina to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, a trip to Miami to see the season-ending races in all three National Series at the end of November and a Chevy Impala LS.
Can you compare Phoenix to any other track on the schedule?
“No, Phoenix is a unique animal. It’s very different from any of the other tracks I’ve been to before. I don’t exactly know what to expect. I think it will be extremely challenging. I haven’t raced there in a truck yet, but I raced the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Phoenix last year, so I do have a few laps of experience.”
What makes Phoenix so difficult?
“The track is difficult because every corner is different. Turns one and two are completely different from three and four, so you have to give up a little bit setup-wise in order to make sure the truck is decent through the entire track. The truck has to be very neutral at Phoenix. Also, it’s important not to overdrive the corners.”
- Richard Childress Racing Press Release
