"The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will make the second of three trips to
the state of Tennessee this weekend. In June we competed at Memphis, while this
Saturday will mark our ninth visit to Nashville Superspeedway. In a few weeks
we'll be back at the East end of the state for some more short-rack racing at
Bristol Motor Speedway.
"Nashville is an awesome place to visit. It's the home of country music and its
very fitting that the track is home to the infamous Gibson guitar trophy. Every
driver wants this trophy. Only one driver, Johnny Benson, has been able to take
more than one home.
"This track is a fast track. Its concrete surface poses a different challenge
for crew chiefs.
"Conditions do not change as much as some other places we visit where we
practice at one point in the day or qualify at another, or even where we start
the race in the afternoon and finish under the lights. Once drivers and crew
chiefs agree on a setup, that's usually it.
"We're now into the second part of the season and as in seasons past are seeing
some great racing. We've got Ron Hornaday Jr. making history with four wins in a
row. A Nashville win has eluded him, so it will be interesting to see if he can
make that five wins in a row.
"We have some young, up-and-coming drivers like Brian Scott, Colin Braun, and
Tayler Malsam who are really showing some talent, so maybe they'll be the ones
rockin' in Victory Lane this weekend."