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NASCAR Camping World
Truck Series
Race
#3 | American Commercial
Lines 200
Atlanta Motor Speedway |
Atlanta, Georgia |
March 7, 2009
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Matt Crafton makes his 200th career (Camping World) Truck Series start in the American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, and hopes to make it an afternoon to remember. "It's awesome to think about making my 200th start in this series, and to be doing it for ThorSport Racing."
(Photo: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images/NASCAR)
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With 34 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races under his belt, second year driver Brian Scott is champing at the bit to capture his first truck series win. At the end of the 2008 season it appeared Scott’s first checkered flag was just around the corner for him and his No. 16 Albertsons Toyota Tundra. Scott posted an average finish of 8.5 in the circuit’s final eight events.
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"We have been very competitive the first two races of the season and because of the cards dealt to us during those races, we have had two top-five finishes slip away. But Atlanta is a place that I truly love to go race at."
Mike Skinner
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After scoring 21 NASCAR Cup, Nationwide and Truck Series victories in 2008, a lot of people were wondering what Kyle Busch was going to do for an encore this season. From where we're sitting, it looks pretty much like he's back for a second act this year. Busch already has three victories - one in each series - to open the 2009 season. His latest quest, a 427-mile Cup win at Las Vegas Sunday, was officially won from the pole position after setting the fastest speed (189.995 miles per hour) in qualifying. Hours earlier, Busch had grenaded an engine in his Toyota and subsequent engine swap put him at the back of the starting field Sunday regardless of where he had qualified. Seems it didn't matter as Busch rocketed to the front of the field in just 54 laps and scored his 13th career Cup win in 153 starts. It gets better...
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Kyle "Rowdy" Busch will take to the track in the No. 51 Billy Ballew Toyota Tundra, Saturday, March 7th. Busch is the is the previous 2007 American Commercial Lines 200 race champion at the 1.54-mile tri-oval in Hampton, Georgia and has posted victories in three of his four starts in the Series at AMS.
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After Todd Bodine steered the No. 30 Toyota Tundra of Germain Racing to a second-place finish in California, the phones began to ring at the race shop with sponsorship inquiries. Add this to the competitive momentum and the success the driver and team are known for at Atlanta and you have a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team that’s confident and anxious to get to Atlanta Motor Speedway for Saturday’s American Commercial Lines 200.
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“It’s not only an honor to make my 300th truck series start this weekend at Atlanta...." Rick Crawford
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'Mad' Max and The Onion will travel to Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend...
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Crawford has logged over 51,000 miles Truck competition, the most of any driver in the series.
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James Bueshcer starts his fourth career Truck race and his first at Atlanta...
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Bodine and Busch will pull 'double duty' in Atlanta, competing in both the NSCS and NCWTS races...
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Running without second and third gears for a restart with eight laps left in Saturday's American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch nevertheless found enough muscle in his No. 51 Toyota to win the race. (Photo: John Harrelson/Getty Images)
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Chad McCumbee used another brilliant call from crew chief Bobby Dotter to regain track position and record a sixth place in the SS Green Light Racing #07 at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Commercial Lines 200 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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Fitzpatrick Finishes the Mammoet/TRG Motorsports Chevy 22nd in Atlanta Camping World Truck Race
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Kyle Busch lead33 of 130 laps, starting from the pole in Billy Ballew Motorsports' No. 51 Miccosukee Tundra.
It was Busch's second-consecutive NCWTS victory of 2009, also winning at California's Auto Club Speedway (Feb. 21).
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Harvick led four times during the 130-lap/200-mile race for a total of 68 laps in race three of the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCSTS) 2009 season.
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As the laps wound down fuel mileage became a key element. The No. 33 was several laps short on fuel and would be forced to stop. However, a late caution at lap 113 seemed to play into the hands of the No. 33.
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Running without second and third gears for a restart with eight laps left in Saturday's American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch nevertheless found enough muscle in his No. 51 Toyota to win the race. After dropping back on the restart, Busch needed fewer than four circuits to catch and pass Todd Bodine for the lead on Lap 126 of 130. Kevin Harvick recovered from a slow final pit stop to take second from Bodine in the closing laps and dogged Busch to the finish, crossing the stripe .122 seconds behind the winner. (Photo: John Harrelson/Getty Images)
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In 2006, Bodine took a first-time primary sponsor to victory lane at Atlanta Motor Speedway and went on to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship.
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Despite fighting an ill-handling race truck for the entirety of the race, Papis would still manage to record a Top 20 finish when the checkered flag was displayed after 200-miles of racing.
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On the final restart with eight laps to go, Harvick made one last run to the front of the field and battled for the lead with Bodine and Busch before crossing the finish line in the second position...
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After being cited with a speeding penalty, Benson battled back to earn his first top-10 finish of the 2009 season.
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Bell ran in the top-ten for most of the American Commercial Lines 200 digging his way up to fifth place with a late race caution causing him to drop back to land the #11 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra a 12th place finish.
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The 20-year-old captures Raybestos Rookie of the Race Honors and battled hard throughout the American Commercial Lines 200 to come home on the lead lap in the 13th position.
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Skinner and his Randy Moss Motorsports team never gave up and fought their way to a fourth-place finish during Saturday afternoon's American Commercial Lines 200.
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Unfortunately for Brian Scott, Todd Bodine and Kevin Harvick made it three wide with Scott in the middle on the next lap causing Scott to lose traction and nearly spin. Scott made a great save to salvage a 10th place finish.
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Busch reclaimed the lead on lap 117 but excitement was short-lived when Busch discovered he had lost third gear in the truck and second gear at the restart with only seven laps remaining.
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An early Lucky Dog and aggressive adjustments throughout the day made it possible for Bliss to bring home the first top-10 finish of 2009 for Key Motorsports.
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Coming into the American Commercial Lines 200 truck series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Timothy Peters and the #17 Hayes Iron & Metal/ Strutmasters.com Toyota team had high hopes of maintaining their streak of consecutive Top-10 finishes...
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This year despite the fact the No. 25 team is running on a limited budget, Terry Cook and his crew have proven to be one stout combination, with two top-five finishes in only three races.
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Mike Skinner had a bumpy ride last year and no ride until January this year but now he's sitting in third place...
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Chad McCumbee has brought his No. 07 SS Green Light Chevrolet team to fifth in points after three races so far…
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