Quotes from Kyle Petty: "Chad McCumbee is going to step into the No. 45 Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge this weekend at Texas.  Texas is a good track for him.  He had a strong run going in the truck race there last year.  At Pocono, he did a great job filling in for me when I went into the booth.  Everyone at Petty Enterprises believes in Chad and his abilities.  Texas gives us a chance to get another good look at Chad without throwing him to the wolves.  He should be relaxed because he knows he can get the job done there."

Quotes from Chad McCumbee:  "I feel comfortable around the No. 45 team.  Billy Wilburn and I work well together.  We had a great race last year at Pocono.  I'm hoping for more of the same this weekend.  Kyle is going to be there, giving me advice and pointers.  That means a lot to me.  I've learned a lot from him already."

"I'm anxious to do my part to help this team.  We're planning on going to Kentucky Speedway on Wednesday for a test.  Just to help me get used to the new car.  The two races last year were in the old car, so there will be a little bit of an adjustment period there.  I don't have a lot of experience in the old car either, so maybe that will be a positive."

Chad McCumbee Fast Facts: In 2007, McCumbee competed in two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races for Petty Enterprises, with a high finish of 25th coming in the "spring" race at Pocono.

McCumbee is currently 13th in the Craftsman Truck Series point standings.  He has had a strong start to 2008, finishing seventh in the season opener at Daytona and securing a fifth-place finish in Atlanta.

On Wednesday, McCumbee will test the #45 Dodge at Kentucky Speedway.  This is McCumbee's third season of Truck Series competition; in 50 races he has scored one top-5 finish and six top-10s, his average start is 21.7 and average finish is 20.2.

McCumbee, 23, won an ARCA event last June at Pocono Raceway on the same weekend that he made his Sprint Cup Series debut in the #45 Petty Enterprises Dodge.
In the Truck race at Texas Motor Speedway last fall, McCumbee started second and led four laps but finished thirteenth after an accident forced him out of the race.