Everything is bigger in Texas and so too will be the battle for that elusive cowboy hat. NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series heads to Texas Motor Speedway this Friday for the WinStar World Casino 400k.
NCWTS goes solo to the Lone Star State - The WinStar World Casino 400k Preview
Two drivers with plenty of worn-in hats themselves are Germain Racing teammates Todd Bodine and Brendan Gaughan. Defending champ Bodine has won four of the last five June races at the track, while Gaughan has four wins to his name as well. Bodine may have the advantage as Gaughan has been on a three-year hiatus from the series.
The WinStar World Casino 400k Stats
Laps: 167
Miles: 250.5
Capacity: 191,122
Total purse: $582,371 (2010 figures)
Defending Polesitter: Austin Dillon
Defending Champion: Todd Bodine
GASP! Kyle Busch will not be in the #18 truck this weekend! Instead, Brian Ickler will be subbing for him as Busch will be in Pocono for the 5-Hour Energy 500. In fact, none of the Cup Series regulars will be in the race. This is great news for NCWTS fans and for Truck regulars who remain winless this season.
Johnny Sauter, who has moved into the points lead, has an impressive record at this track. He finished second in both Texas races last year. Sauter still remains the only Truck Series regular to win this season and will hold steadfastly onto that fact this weekend.
Canadian Steve Arpin will be a fresh face to the series. He is replacing Brad Sweet in the No. 32 Turner Motorsports’ Chevy in his NCWTS debut.
Cole Whitt, Austin Dillon, Matt Crafton, and Timothy Peters round out your Top 5.
The entry list is after the jump.
Entry | Trk# | Driver | Owner | Crew Chief | Vehicle Mfg | Sponsor |
1 | 2 | David Mayhew | Delana Harvick | Bruce Cook | 11 Chevrolet | MMI Services |
2 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress | Danny Stockman Jr. | 11 Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops/Nat'l Wild Turkey Federation |
3 | 4 | Ricky Carmichael | Steve Turner | Mark Rette | 11 Chevrolet | Monster Energy |
4 | 5 | Travis Kvapil | David Dollar | Daniel Stillman | 11 Toyota | International Truck/Monoco RVs |
5 | 7 | Miguel Paludo | Tom Deloach | Rick Gay Jr. | 11 Toyota | Stemco Duroline |
6 | 07 | Butch Miller | Ken Smith | Troy smith | 11 Toyota | TBA |
7 | 8 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Delana Harvick | Chris Carrier | 11 Chevrolet | Bozzano-Jontex |
8 | 9 | Max Papis | Bob Germain | Randy Goss | 11 Toyota | GEICO |
9 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | Mike Curb | Joe Shear | 11 Chevrolet | Safe Auto/Curb Records |
10 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Tom Deloach | Butch Hylton | 11 Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
11 | 18 | Brian Ickler | Kyle Busch | Eric Phillips | 11 Toyota | Toyota |
12 | 20 | Johanna Long | Michelle Gosselin | Kevin Starland | 11 Toyota | Panhandle Grading & Paving |
13 | 22 | Joey Coulter | Pete Raymer | Harold Holly | 11 Chevrolet | American Eurocopter |
14 | 23 | Jason White | Steve Urvan | Chad Kendrick | 11 Chevrolet | Gunbroker.com |
15 | 29 | Parker Kligerman | Brad Keselowski | Jeff Stankiewicz | 11 Dodge | Penske Truck Rental |
16 | 30 | Todd Bodine | Steve Germain | Michael Hillman Jr. | 11 Toyota | NTB/Vavoline Toyota |
17 | 31 | James Buescher | Steve Turner | Michael Shelton | 11 Chevrolet | Wolfpack Rentals |
18 | 32 | Steve Arpin | Steve Turner | Doug George | 11 Chevrolet | Mike's Hard Lemonade |
19 | 33 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Delana Harvick | Jeff Hensley | 11 Chevrolet | Kroger/IAMS |
20 | 38 | Mike Garvey | Pam Sieg | Timothy Brown | 11 Chevrolet | S&W Services |
21 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Susan Bates | Rod Sieg | 11 Chevrolet | S&W Services |
22 | 46 | Craig Goess | Eddie Sharp | Trip Bruce | 11 Toyota | Greenville Toyota |
23 | 57 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning | James Dugger | 11 Chevrolet | TBA Chevrolet |
24 | 60 | Cole Whitt | Vickie Compton | Marcus Richmond | 11 Chevrolet | Red Bull/Fuel Doctor |
25 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Rick Ware | Bryan Berry | 11 Toyota | Big Red |
26 | 65 | Stephan McCurley | Joey Sonntag | Kelly Frankum | 11 Chevrolet | Lumbermen's Millwork/Trans Pecos Trucking |
27 | 66 | 66 Justin Marks | Stacy Compton | Doug Wolcott | 11 Chevrolet | GoPro/Construct Corps |
28 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Bill Alger | Tim Walter | 110 Dodge | TBD |
29 | 73 | Tim Andrews | Ron Crosby | Joey Sonntag | 11 Chevrolet | County Building Centers/Trans Pecos Trucking |
30 | 77 | Justin Lofton | Rick Germain | Ryan Fugle | 11 Toyota | Lofton Cattle/Germain.com Toyota |
31 | 81 | David Starr | Bobby Dotter | Jason Miller | 11 Toyota | ZACHRY/Boot Campaign |
32 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Rhonda Thorson | Vance Haefele | 11 Chevrolet | Menards |
33 | 92 | Clay Rogers | Ricky Benton | Barry Elvis | 11 Chevrolet | BTS Tire & Wheel/Fleet HQ |
34 | 93 | Shane Sieg | Pam Sieg | Tony Wilson | 11 Chevrolet | S&W Services |
35 | 99 | Chase Mattioli | Charles Veset | Cal Boprey | 11 Ford | CollegeComplete.com |
Catch the WinStar World Casino 400k on Speed Channel this Friday at 9pm ET.
NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series will head to Kentucky Speedway on July 7th for the UNOH 225.
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