Camping World Truck Series takes center stage in Music City USA - The Bully Hill Vineyard 200 Preview

Though the Camping World Truck Series has had three weeks of rest and relaxation, their focus has undoubtedly been on this Friday’s Bully Hill Vineyards 200 at Nashville Superspeedway.

In 11 Nashville races, there have been 10 different winners. With Johnny Sauter becoming the fourth different winner in four Truck Series races this season, trends point to this weekend providing a crapshoot and unlikely outcome.

Sauter is the only Truck Series regular to win a race this season, but he will have his hands full with Kyle Busch and Ron Hornaday Jr. this weekend. Both drivers excel on concrete tracks and have won at all three (Nashville, Dover, and Bristol). Nashville is the first of four concrete tracks on the 2011 calendar.

Kyle Busch is a contender this weekend, as is every week he competes. If he's able to pull off a win in this weekend (he also race in Saturday's Nationwide Series event), let’s hope he contains himself and keeps the guitar in one piece.

Sauter also bears the burden, along with his teammate Matt Crafton, of never winning at Nashville. Perhaps the curse can be broken this weekend. The two sit atop the Truck Series standings with Crafton trailing by just five points.

Keep an eye out for Todd Bodine, Ron Hornaday, and Travis Kvapil, as well. All three have tasted victory at Nashville in the last five seasons and are hungry for another.

Grabbing the pole this weekend may prove to be a deciding factor. The last two winners at Nashville, Busch and Todd Bodine, have won from the pole.

The competition for Rookie of the Year is also simmering and is certain to be an aggressive battle throughout the summer.

Boasting more rookies than any other NASCAR Series, Joey Coulter, Chris Eggleston, Craig Goess, Justin Johnson, Parker Kligerman, Miguel Pauldo, Chase Mattioli, Dusty Davis, Cole Whitt, Johanna Long, Nelson Piquet Jr., and Jeffrey Earnhardt complete the list of the 12 eligible drivers. Nashville may be the track for them to separate themselves from the pack and earn their first victory.

The Bully Hill Vineyard 200 will be broadcast live on Friday, April 22^nd on Speed at 8:00 p.m. EST while MRN Radio coverage is set to begin at 7:15.