TOYOTA RACING: Double Duty on for New Hampshire
09-11-2008 4:38 pm

DOUBLE DUTY:  Two Toyota drivers will compete in both the NSCS and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCTS) races at New Hampshire.  Busch will compete in the familiar JGR No. 18 M&M's Camry and the Billy Ballew Motorsports No. 51 Miccosukee Tundra.  Reutimann will be back behind the wheel of a Tundra for the first time in almost two years as he will drive the Germain Racing No. 9 Tundra, along with his No. 44 UPS Camry for Michael Waltrip Racing. Toyota 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Statistics Races Starts (Drivers) Wins Top-5s Top-10s Poles Times Led Laps Led 28 166 (15) 16 46 80 10 122 2,655

RICHMOND RECAP:  Three Camry drivers earned top-10 finishes Sunday night at Richmond in the NNS race -- Hamlin (fourth), Logano (seventh) and Busch (10th).  Other Camry drivers in the field included Mike Wallace (15th), Jason Leffler (30th), Reutimann (34th) and Josh Wise (35th).

CAMRY COUNT:  Camrys have won 16 of the 27 NNS races this season.  Busch has seven wins, including three consecutive at Texas (April 5), Phoenix (April 11) and Mexico City (April 20), along with victories at Charlotte (May 24), Chicagoland (July 11), Indianapolis (July 26) and California (Aug. 30).  Stewart has five NNS wins at Daytona (Feb. 16), California (Feb. 25), Talladega (April 26), Darlington (May 9) and New Hampshire (June 28).  Hamlin has recorded three victories at Richmond (May 2), Dover (May 31) and Daytona (July 4).  Logano scored his first-NNS career win at Kentucky (June 14).

POINTS PACE:  After 28 of 35 races, four Camry drivers remain in the top-10 in points after Richmond, with Reutimann (sixth) leading the way for Camry drivers, followed by Busch (seventh), Wallace (eighth) and Leffler (ninth). Toyota 2008 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Statistics Races Starts (Drivers) Wins Top-5s Top-10s Poles Times Led Laps Led 17 174 (18) 9 39 78 10 72 1,481

TUNDRA HISTORY:  This weekend's NCTS race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway will mark the fifth time Toyota Tundras will compete on the one-mile oval.  Tundras have earned two wins at the speedway -- Travis Kvapil (2004) and Johnny Benson (2006).  Four Tundra drivers earned top-10 finishes at New Hampshire in last year's race -- Skinner (third), Todd Bodine (fourth), Ted Musgrave (seventh) and Johnny Benson (eighth).

REUTIMANN READY: "This is kind of a one-shot deal that we're doing at Loudon," says Reutimann, about running the  No. 9 Tundra at New Hampshire.    There's a lot of guys on that team that I worked with in the past and were with me on my original truck deal, so I am looking forward  to going back and working with them. We're definitely there to try to win the race and try to have a good time.  I appreciate the opportunity that the Germain family is giving us.  It's a one shot deal and I'm really looking forward to it."

OVERSTREET/REUTIMANN REUNION:  "I'm excited, it's going to be fun to do another race with him," says Jason Overstreet, crew chief on the Germain Racing No. 9 Tundra.  "It took us about a year-and-a-half to really mesh back when we were together a couple seasons ago, and I really enjoy working with him.  The trucks are so different now that not many of our notes will be useful this weekend, but we'll rely on the 30 (Todd Bodine) truck to give us some good information.  We'll get the truck as good as we can, and then we'll hammer down."

ONE FROM GATEWAY:  The NCTS drivers spent the weekend at Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis for the 17th race of the season.  Four Tundra drivers earned top-10 finishes including Benson (third), Bodine (fourth), Skinner (seventh) and Musgrave (10th).  Other Tundra drivers in the field included Shane Sieg (13th), Terry Cook (17th), Chrissy Wallace (19th), Michael Annett (24th), Marc Mitchell (26th), Justin Marks (27th) and David Starr (28th). 

FOUR IN TOP-10:  Four Tundra drivers are currently in the top-10 in the NCTS championship race.  Benson still leads the standings and now has a 94-point advantage over defending NCTS champion Ron Hornaday, Jr.  Bodine, the 2006 NCTS champion, is fourth, followed by two-time NCTS champion Skinner (fifth) and Cook (10th).  

A FINE NINE:  Tundra drivers have registered nine NCTS wins in 2008.  Benson (Milwaukee, Kentucky, Indianapolis and Nashville) and Busch (California, Atlanta and Bristol) have each won multiple races.  Tundra racers Bodine (Daytona) and Speed (Dover) each have one NCTS victory in 2008.