NCWTS tackles the Tricky Triangle - The Good Sam RV 125 Preview
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Laps: 50
Miles: 125
Total purse: $455,131 (2010 figures)
Defending Polesitter: Elliott Sadler
Defending Champion: Elliott Sadler (not defending)
NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series will follow the Sprint Cup Series to Pocono Raceway this weekend for the Good Sam RV Emergency Road Service 125. With only 50 laps around the Tricky Triangle, it is sure to be a shootout with qualifying carrying extra importance.
Last year’s winner Elliott Sadler gets it.
He won that race from the pole after battling Kasey Kahne in a green-white-checker finish. Fortunately for this year’s competitors, Sadler will be in Iowa running in the Nationwide Series race but the NCWTS drivers will have their hands full of Sprint Cup Series regulars.
Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick return and are joined by Mark Martin, competing in the series for the first time since 2007. Busch leads the owner's standings by 33 points over Harvick. The two were tame at Dover following their altercation, but Harvick has something to prove this weekend and chances are, things will heat up on the track.
ThorSport Racing will break a record this weekend becoming the team with the most series starts. Roush Fenway Racing currently holds the top spot with 353 NCWTS starts, but will be surpassed by ThorSport Saturday.
ThroSport driver and current points leader Johnny Sauter has seen his lead diminish recently to Austin Dillon. There are now only four points that separate first and second place. Underdog James Buescher has proven that he is a threat to the championship as well. After failing to qualify for Phoenix, he has steadily advanced through the ranks and not sits 20 points out of the lead in third.
Sauter, Dillon, Buescher, Timothy Peters, and Cole Whitt round out your Top 5.
Catch the Good Sam RV 125 this Saturday at 1:00pm ET on Speed Channel.
NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series next heads to Michigan International Speedway on August 20th for the VFW 200.
The entry list is after the jump:
Entry | Trk# | Driver | Owner | Crew Chief | Vehicle Mfg | Sponsor |
1 | 2 | Kevin Harvick | Delana Harvick | Bruce Cook | 11 Chevrolet | Ollies Bargain Outlet |
2 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress | Danny Stockman Jr. | 11 Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats |
3 | 4 | Ricky Carmichael | Steve Turner | Mark Rette | 11 Chevrolet | Monster Energy |
4 | 5 | Todd Bodine | David Dollar | Michael Hillman Jr. | 11 Toyota | International-Monaco RV's Tundra |
5 | 6 | Justin Lofton | Eddie Sharp | Daniel Bormann | 11 Toyota | Lofton Cattle-Shred TV |
6 | 07 | Chad McCumbee | Ken Smith | Butch Miller | 11 Chevrolet | TBA |
7 | 7 | Miguel Paludo | Tom Deloach | Rick Gay Jr. | 11 Toyota | Stemco Duroline |
8 | 8 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Delana Harvick | Chris Carrier | 11 Chevrolet | Bozzano-Jontex |
9 | 9 | Max Papis | Bob Germain | Randy Goss | 11 Toyota | GEICO |
10 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | Mike Curb | Joe Shear | 11 Chevrolet | Safe Auto/Carrier/Curb Records |
11 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Tom Deloach | Butch Hylton | 11 Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch | Eric Phillips | 11 Toyota | CocoaVia.com |
13 | 22 | Joey Coulter | Pete Raymer | Harold Holly | 11 Chevrolet | RCR/RipIt |
14 | 23 | Jason White | Steve Urvan | Chad Kendrick | 11 Chevrolet | Gunbroker.com |
15 | 28 | Wes Burton | Jim Rosenblum | Dick Rahilly | 11 Chevrolet | FDNY Racing |
16 | 29 | Parker Kligerman | Brad Keselowski | Jeff Stankiewicz | 11 Dodge | Penske Truck Rental |
17 | 31 | James Buescher | Steve Turner | Michael Shelton | 11 Chevrolet | Wolfpack Rentals |
18 | 32 | Mark Martin(i) | Steve Turner | Doug George | 11 Chevrolet | Exide Batteries |
19 | 33 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Delana Harvick | Jeff Hensley | 11 Chevrolet | UTZ Snacks |
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 | 57 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning | James Dugger | 11 Chevrolet | TBA |
23 | 60 | Cole Whitt | Vickie Compton | Marcus Richmond | 11 Chevrolet | Fuel Doctor/Red Bull |
24 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Rick Ware | Bryan Berry | 11 Toyota | South Point Hotel & Casino |
25 | 66 | Peyton Sellers | Stacy Compton | Doug Wolcott | 11 Chevrolet | TBA |
26 | 75 | James Hylton | Norm Benning | James Dugger | 11 Chevrolet | TBA |
27 | 81 | David Starr | Bobby Dotter | Bobby Dotter | 11 Toyota | TBA |
28 | 84 | Chris Fontaine | Chris Fontaine | Kevin Ingram | 11 Chevrolet | Stingray Chevrolet/Glenden Enterprises |
29 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Rhonda Thorson | Vance Haefele | 11 Chevrolet | Menards |
30 | 93 | Shane Sieg | Pam Sieg | Tony Wilson | 11 Chevrolet | S&W Services |
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