When the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited the 5/8-mile track at O'Reilly Raceway Park last season, Jason White was on a mission. A mission to get to the front of the field, but his journey was cut short when the motor failed in his No. 23 truck as White was working his way toward the top five. White is ready to continue that mission Friday night when the trucks return to ORP.
White's Dodge RAM truck will have a new look this week at ORP; the black No. 23 will be wrapped in the bright green and yellow colors of ASI Limited, an Indianapolis based leader in the building enclosure industry, with associate sponsorship from Akzo-Nobel.
Following last week's 11th-place finish at Gateway, White moved back into the top 10 in the season point standings and is less than 90 points out of the top five, a goal that White set for the No. 23 team before the beginning of the season.
"We need to avoid mistakes to get back up in the points," he said. "We've had trucks that are good enough to run up front, but have had either bad luck or something else backfire on us."
White is confident about the chances for the ASI Limited Dodge this week at ORP.
"I love racing and I'm always excited to get to a race track," he said. "But I am more excited about ORP than any track since Daytona.
"I know the truck we are bringing, with the setup we have, and I just have a good feeling about this race," he added. "Last year we were dialed in and headed to the front before we blew the engine. I'm planning to pick right up where we left off.
"The whole team wants to do a good job for Ken (SS Green Light Racing owner Ken Smith) at his home track. We know it means a lot to him to have a good run at ORP."
White and the No. 23 ASI Limited Dodge RAM will make an appearance on Thursday at ASI Limited's headquarters in Whitestown, just north of the track. White will be signing autographs for employees and guests who will also have the opportunity to tour the SS Green Light Racing hauler.
Thirty-seven trucks are on the entry list for the AAA Insurance 200.
