Rousch Racing's No. 50 Ford F-150 will serve as the test truck for showcasing young talent. (VPS Motorimages Photo)

As Roush Fenway Racing makes plans for the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the team has decided to showcase some of its young driving talent in several upcoming Craftsman Truck Series races.

The No. 50 truck will serve as the test truck, with a few different drivers slated to make starts for the remainder of the 2007 season.

"We have a talented pool of young drivers at Roush Fenway Racing," said team owner Jack Roush. "Peter Shepherd and Danny O'Quinn have been impressive, and T.J. Bell has shown great promise as well. We're going to give these guys an opportunity to show what they can do, and we'll make a decision as far as who we're going to put in our trucks for 2008 based off of that."

Peter Shepherd made his first start of the 2007 season at Milwaukee last week, and is scheduled to race the No. 50 at Memphis Motorsports Park this weekend and Kentucky Speedway next month. Danny O'Quinn will make the first Craftsman Truck Series start of his career at O'Reilly Raceway Park in July.

TJ Bell has started 8 of 11 2007 NASSCAR Craftsman Truck Series races. (VPS Motorimages Photo)TJ Bell has started 8 of 11 2007 NASSCAR Craftsman Truck Series races.

T.J. Bell will return to the seat of the No. 50 truck at Nashville, with additional races later in the season.

Northern Tool + Equipment, primary sponsor of Roush Fenway Racing's No. 99 Ford in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, will sponsor the No. 50 in selected upcoming races. The truck will carry a reversed paint scheme of Darnell's No. 99 F-150.

"We're really happy to be involved in this opportunity to give an up-and-coming driver an opportunity," said Randy Rudolph, Director of Advertising for Northern Tool + Equipment. "Roush Fenway Racing has a history of finding great drivers to fill the seats of their trucks, including our driver, Erik Darnell. We see this as a great opportunity to be involved with selecting the next driver to join their program."

The complete schedule of drivers and their races will be released at a later date.