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• 2009 NASCAR Nationwide & Camping World Truck Series Awards Ceremony: Monday, November 23, 2009, Loew's Miami Beach, Florida.
  
  SPEEDtv - Friday, December 4, 2009 7:00pm/et [taped broadcast]
  [just prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony from the Wynn Las Vegas live at 9:00pm/et].
  
  

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• Homestead-Miami Speedway - Ford 200, Friday, November 20, 2009
  
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• Back to Back wins for Harvick: A green, white checkered restart had #17-Timothy Peters at the front of the pack, but #4-Kevin Harvick, on fresh tires, make short work of retaking the lead to win the Ford 200 at Homstead-Miami Speedway. Harvick led the most laps on the night, and it was his third win in just six series starts this season. A last lap charge by #88-Matt Crafton, passing two cars in the final turn, garnered Crafton a second place finish. This is the fifth time this season that Crafton finished in second place in 2009. Rounding out the top ten were; #6-Colin Braun, #30-Todd Bodine, #5-Mike Skinner, #24-David Starr, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #13-Johnny Sauter, #11-TJ Bell. There were 10 lead changes among 6 drivers, with 4 caution flags for 15 laps. Complete race results are posted on the Homestead Race Page.(Unofficial)(11-20-2009)
  
  
• Driver Point Standings following Homestead: #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. finished up the season with 3958 total points, 187 points ahead of second place #88-Matt Crafton. Rounding out the top ten were; #5-Mike Skinner, #30-Todd Bodine, #6-Colin Braun, who moved up two positions to take over 5th place in standings], #13-Johnny Sauter, #16-Brian Scott, #17-Timothy Peters, #24-David Starr, #14-Rick Crawford. Complete driver point standings are posted on the Homestead Race Page.(Unofficial)(11-20-2009)
  
  
• Kevin Harvick Inc. wins Owner's Championship: Kevin Harvick Inc. owners, Kevin & Delana finished 73 points ahead of second place Billy Ballew Motorsports to win the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Seriers Owners Championship. Complete Owner Point Standings following the Lucas Oil 150 at Homestead-Miami Speedway are posted on the Homestead Race Page.(Unofficial)(11-20-2009)
  
  
• Homestead Race Page
  
• Harvick wins at Homestead
  
• Driver Point Standings
  
• Owner Point Standings
  
• Post-Race Fast Facts/Lucky Dog Awards
  
• Pit Stall Selections
  
• Starting Lineup
  
• Practice Speeds
  
• Goodyear Tire Notes
  
• Entry List
  
• Weekend Schedule
  
• News & Notes - Homestead-Miami Speedway
  
  
  

• Awards Ceremony - next up: The 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season will culminate with the annual awards banquet at the Loew's Miami Beach Hotel on Monday, Nov. 23. For the first time it will be held in conjunction with the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The banquet will honor the series champions and their teams and also the drivers who finished 2-4 in the final championship standings in both the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The two series' Raybestos Rookie of the Year award winners will be honored as well as their Most Popular Drivers (via fan vote) on stage at the black-tie event. Drivers in each series who finish 6-10 will also be recognized at the banquet. Highlights of the combined Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series Awards Ceremony will be broadcast Friday, December 4 at 7:00pm Eastern.(NASCAR PR)(11-21-2009)
  
  
• KHI's Stockman to RCR as crew chief for Dillon: During the post-race interview with Kevin Harvick, Kevin said there will be a lot of changes made at KHI over the next month. Harvick said Danny Stockman, [truck chief at KHI] is headed to Richard Childress Racing to be the new crew chief for the #3 Chevy with driver Austin Dillon.(11-20-2009)
  
  
• Busch's truck team "not looking good," maybe back to Ballew in 2010 UPDATE: Busch notfied Ballew he is leaving: During a testing session for the upcoming Snowball Derby [Dec. 2-6] at Five Flags Speedway located in Pensacola, Florida, I had the opportunity to ask Kyle Busch how things were progressing with the truck team he's been trying to put together.
  Q: You and your truck team --- how are things progressing on that?
  A: It's going nowhere fast. I've got no shop to put my stuff in, my builders can't build a building in three years, got no hauler, no trucks no equipment….so, it's pretty late in the year. Obviously we're already to Homestead; we only have two months before Daytona so it's a short amount of time to put a lot together. I don't think it's going to happen. So if Billy's [Ballew] got an open seat for me over at Ballew, I'd be happy to take it again and hopefully we can get Miccosukee to return. They've been a great partner for us, as well as Toyota.
  Q: So it looks like you are going back to Billy Ballew next year?
  A: Yeah right now. I'd love to run some truck races. He's got Aric Almirola over there…he's done a great job for them…if he wants to run one deal. If he wants to stay two, I'd take it.
  Q: It's been reported that you were talking to Johnny Benson about the new team?
  A: We talked to Johnny Benson; we had some conversations with the Con-way people. Unfortunately for us, fortunately for Jack [Roush], they decided to go the Nationwide route. So that deal feel through…there's nothing else that JB's dragged up. He's got championship driver points, where he can make any race he wants too, but for me, I've got no equipment. All I have is my late model stuff here and these things don't translate anything close to what a truck is. None of the suspension parts are the same; nothing. So I'd have to start over, buy all new.
  Q: Rumor has it that you are buying Brian Scott's trucks?
  A: We've been in discussions with Brian Scott. Nothing has come close to being finalized…the price is way too high. Of course they want to get their money's worth from what they bought, so, for whatever the economy is, for whatever the price of the Truck Series is, I feel it's a bit expensive. You know if I wanted to do it right, I would be sure that I would have the right stuff and the right people built up before I got to Homestead.
  Q: You said the new shop's not done yet?
  A: Not even close. It started out being 62,000 sq ft and we've added on a couple of different areas for toys and stuff like that because I'm putting my late models in there. We're also going to start building our own late model chassis'. I was going to put my play toys in there - I've got sand cars and four-wheelers some Corvettes some Toyota Tundra's. I've got some nice stuff that I want to keep indoors and that's what I'm building it for and every time we take a step forward it's like we take three or four steps back … the process is not going good. I started this project back in '07 and I'm still nowhere close. It's frustrating. It's been an ongoing process for three years. The building looks great, it's awesome from the outside…. love to be inside of it…we're working as hard and as fast as we can.
  Q: So it's not looking good for the truck team?
  A: It's not looking good. I'd love to do it and I wish I could do it, but it's not looking good.
  (Nancy/Jayski.com)(11-16-2009)
  UPDATE: During the qualifying broadcast on SPEEDtv, Phil Parsons reported that he had spoken with Billy Ballew. Ballew said that he had been notifed that Kyle Busch would be leaving Billy Ballew Motorsports and starting his own team in 2010.(11-20-2009)
  
  
• Toyota marks milestone at Miami - 150th NCWTS race: When the green flag waves to start Friday night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, it will mark the 150th race for Toyota in the series since the beginning of the 2004 season. During the past six years, Tundra drivers have recorded 65 victories and captured 68 pole positions, and have helped Toyota win four consecutive Camping World Truck Series manufacturer's championships (2006 to 2009). In 149 races, 17 teams and 75 drivers have combined to make a total of 1,421 NCWTS starts. Mike Skinner is the only driver who has started all 149 races. In addition to Skinner, just two other drivers have been a part of all four manufacturer's titles - Todd Bodine (133 starts) and Johnny Benson (121 starts). Bodine and Benson have both been driving Tundras since 2004, although Benson only ran a partial NCTWS schedule this season. Skinner leads all Toyota drivers with 35 pole positions, including a series-record 11 in 2007, in his 149 starts in a Tundra. The Susanville, Calif. native has also recorded 12 victories in a Tundra. Bodine, who has 133 starts in a Tundra, has recorded 17 victories for Toyota in the Camping World Truck Series, the most of any Tundra driver. He also has started from the pole five times.(Toyota Motorsports PR)(11-20-2009)
  
  
• Goodyear Tire Notes - Homestead: While teams in all three NASCAR series in action this weekend will be running the same right-side tire code (D-4136), teams in the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series will be running a different left-side code (D-4134) . . . Nationwide and Truck teams ran this same combination of left- and right-side tires at Homestead in 2008 . . . in addition to Homestead, teams in these two series have run this this same tire set-up at Texas and Chicagoland over the past two seasons . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Homestead . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.(Goodyear PR) [Complete tire specs are posted on the Homestead Race Page.](11-20-2009)
  
  
• Raymer picks up Ford Drive One. as sponsor for Homestead UPDATE partial schedule again in 2010: #85-Brent Raymer will have Ford Drive One. on board as sponsor for the season finale this week at Homestead-Miami Speedway.(Brent Raymer PR) [Image of the truck is posted on the #85 Paint Scheme Page.](11-19-2009)
  UPDATE: From Raybestos Rookie practice notes: Brent Raymer [#85 Ford] "For 2010 we're just going to do more of the same. We want to do a lot more of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series but we're just going to kind of pick and choose here and there, unless things change. We're talking to some people and hopefully have a sponsor on board and then of course we'd run the whole year and that's what we're hoping to do. But worse-case scenario we're going to be hitting tracks here and there, probably run about 70 percent of the races next year. Our short track program got a lot better this year but our mile-and-a-half stuff has been off. That's what we here in Homestead doing, trying to make things better, trying to figure out where we're lacking and trying to get better for next year." (Raybestos PR)(11-20-2009)
  
  
• Carmichael making first start at HMS: Ricky Carmichael will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the #31-Monster Energy Chevy for Turner Motorsports in the season-finale NCWTS event. The rookie will see the 1.5-mile oval for the first time on Thursday evening as the trucks roll out for their first practice session in preparation for Friday night's race. Despite his lack of experience at Homestead, Carmichael has competed at seven 1.5-mile ovals this season, with his best finish of seventh coming at Kentucky.(Turner Motorsports PR)(11-18-2009)
  
  
• Trulli looking at truck series? Formula One driver Jarno Trulli, who was a guest of Michael Waltrip Racing last weekend at Phoenix, has applied for a NASCAR truck license, according to a sanctioning body source.(FoxSports.com)(11-17-2009)
  
  
• McCumbee to make 100th NASCAR career start at HMS: This Friday night at the Miami-Homestead Speedway SS Green Light Racing's Chad McCumbee will reach a milestone in his NASCAR racing career. The Ford 200 will mark his 100th start in NASCAR's top-three series since making his truck series debut in California in 2006.When the No. 07 tiwi/Valvoline "Fuel Proof Guarantee" Chevrolet takes the green on Friday night it will be McCumbee's 92nd start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series along with eight starts in the Sprint Cup Series. The race will mark the 60th start in an SS Green Light Racing truck for the 25-year old from Supply, NC.(SS Green Light Racing PR)(11-17-2009)
  
  
• Hornaday making 250th start; magic # for Owner's Championship - 9th: Ron Hornaday is arguably the most recognizable driver in the Truck Series. When he climbs behind the wheel of the #33 Longhorn Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he will make his 250th career Truck Series start. DeLana Harvick left Phoenix 60 points ahead of Billy Ballew and the #51 truck for the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Owner's championship. Hornaday's magic number this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway is ninth. No matter what Kyle Busch does if the #33 team can finish in the ninth position [or better] they will win the Owner's championship for Kevin and DeLana Harvick.(Kevin Harvick Inc PR)(11-17-2009)
  
  
• New sponsor on board with Bell at Homestead: Land Environmental and Time Bandit Fishing Vessel are teaming up with the #11 Red Horse Racing team with driver TJ Bell for the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Time Bandit joined forces with Sea Land Environmental, a company that develops and manufactures eco-friendly products, to make the Time Bandit the first boat in the Bering Sea to "go green." The partnership will make the environment cleaner because the Time Bandit will burn 30% less fuel than before and have 90% cleaner emissions coming from the exhaust stack.(Red Horse Racing PR)(11-17-2009)
  
  
• Special paint scheme for Malsam at Homestead: The #81 RMM Toyota Tundra, normally adorned with One Eighty logos, will have a different look for the season's final race. Like last year at this racetrack, Malsam's truck will be adorned with Stocks for Tots decals. An annual event since 1989, this year's edition will take place the evening of Tuesday, December 8 at the Charles Mack Citizen's Center in downtown Mooresville, North Carolina. Please visit www.stocksfortots.com for additional information.[Schematic for the #81 Stocks for Tots Toyota is posted on the 2009 Paint Scheme Page. (Randy Moss Motorsports PR)(11-17-2009)
  
  
• Cook looking for ride at HMS: From Terry Cook's Facebook page: Terry will not be in the #02 Stott Racing Truck this weekend at Homestead. Corrie Stott is not participating in the Season Finale. Terry at this point has no truck ride for Homestead, potentially ending his record holding consecutive starts of 296! Terry will be participating in the Nationwide Series for MSRP in the #91.(Terry Cook - Facebook.com)(11-17-2009)
  
  
• Paint scheme honors Xpress Motorsports employees UPDATE image added:The paint scheme for the #16-Toyota Tundra at the season finale in Homestead will be a fitting tribute to the employees at Xpress Motorsports. The Xpress Motorsports logo and the names of each employee are prominently displayed on the #16 for the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. "I can't say enough about the efforts that this team has put forth this year," Xpress Motorsports President and General Manager Emmett Byrd said. "Everyone on this team has given a great effort each and every week. When we won, we won together and when we lost, we lost together. We wanted to do something that at least in a small way shows the appreciation of all the hard work this group has produced. We are just 13 points from finishing in the top-five in points, hopefully this paint scheme will bring us some well deserved good luck."(Xpres Motorsports PR)(11-16-2009)
  UPDATE: Image of the #16-Xpress Motorsports tribute truck is posted on the 2009 Paint Scheme Page.(11-17-2009)
  
  
• Crafton to practice, qualify #7 Dodge for Robby Gordon: While Jimmie Johnson focuses on a fourth straight championship, Robby Gordon has a title of his own to clinch this week. Leading the SCORE International Off-Road Standings, Gordon plans to race the #77 Monster Energy / Toyo Tire Trophy Truck in the Baja 1000, the final event of the season held November 19th-22nd on the Baja peninsula in Mexico. Truck Series driver Matt Crafton has been hired to practice and qualify Gordon's #7 Sprint Cup Series Toyota, with the driver/owner expected to return in time for the start of the 400-mile race on Sunday. (Frontstretch.com)(11-17-2009)
  
  
• Raybestos Rookie News & Notes - Homestead:
  *Johnny Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the November 13 Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix (Avondale, Ariz.) Int'l Raceway. Sauter claimed a fifth-place finish, his seventh top-five and 12th top-10 of the 2009 season. He scored the second consecutive top-five by a Raybestos Rookie at Phoenix. Sauter grabbed top rookie honors for the third consecutive race and for the 13th time this season.
  *Sauter leads Tayler Malsam by 43 points (223-180) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the November 20 Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway.
  *Sauter is fifth in the series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is 84 points behind fourth-place Todd Bodine and 13 ahead of sixth-place Brian Scott.
  *Sauter won the pole at Phoenix, his second in 35 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. He also nabbed the top starting spot earlier this season at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway (race No. 20). Sauter became the first Raybestos Rookie pole winner in 17 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Phoenix.
  *The 2009 Raybestos Rookie class have won three pole positions this season: Sauter (Las Vegas and Phoenix) and Brian Ickler (Milwaukee).
  *The only Raybestos Rookie to win in 13 previous races at Homestead is Kenny Irwin. Irwin captured the 1997 Ford 200 by .289 seconds over Mike Bliss.
  * David Reutimann (2004) is the only Raybestos Rookie to win a pole in 13 previous NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Homestead.
  *Brian Scott was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2008 Ford 200. Scott scored a second-place finish, .232 seconds behind race winner Todd Bodine. He also led the race once for four laps.(Raybestos PR)[Complete Raybestos Rookie point standings are posted on the Homestead Race Page)(11-17-2009)
  
  
• NCWTS continues to see TV ratings increase: According to Nielsen Media Research, ratings for Friday's coverage of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series from Phoenix were up 14 percent from a year ago. Race coverage on SPEED scored an average Nielsen Household Rating of .72 (534,000 households), up from last year's .63 (466,000 households). Friday night's race peaked at a .89 (665,000 households), up 17 percent from last year's peak of .76 (559,000 households). The season finale for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is set for Friday from Homestead-Miami Speedway. SPEED coverage begins at 7:30pm/et with the popular pre-race show, NCWTS Setup with Krista Voda. Race coverage begins at 8:00pm/et.(SPEEDtv PR)(11-16-2009)
  
  
• Harvick in the #4 Georgia Boot Chevy at HMS: Kevin Harvick Inc. co-owner Kevin Harvick will close out the 2009 Truck Series season behind the wheel of the #4 Georgia Boot Chevrolet Silverado this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In four previous Truck Series starts at HMS, Harvick has recorded two top-five and two top-10 finishes, both for KHI. Since 1937, Georgia Boot has been a manufacturer and marketer of quality work and outdoor footwear. (Kevin Harvick Inc. PR)(11-16-2009)
  
  
• Brett Butler teams up with Rick Ware Racing/SS Green Light at Homestead: Brett Butler looks forward to racing for RWR/SS Green Light Racing at the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway this Friday in the #08 Chevy. Butler, who finished 9th in the USAR Pro Cup Series final point standings in 2009 has seen limited action in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series but looks to the future. Butler joins the RWR team and is optimistic about his future. "I am looking forward to racing with this team. They have many of the pieces put together to run for a title in 2010. With another solid performance, I'm sure we can add the most important final piece to the puzzle…sponsorship."(Rick Ware Racing PR)(11-16-2009)
  
  
• Hornaday makes history winning 4th Championship; Owners title going down to the wire UPDATE more: Kevin Harvick took his #4 Longhorn Silverado to victory lane at Phoenix International Raceway for the fourth time in the last five years. At the same time, he celebrated with dual burnouts down the front straightaway alongside his Kevin Harvick, Inc. driver Ron Hornaday, Jr. who made history by becoming the first four-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) champion. Hornaday secured the unprecedented feat with a fourth place finish in tonight's race. Heading in to the season's final race next week at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the battle for the 2009 NCWTS owners' title is still undecided. DeLana Harvick holds a 60-point lead over second place.(Team Chevy Racing PR)(11-13-2009)
  UPDATE: Ron Hornaday became only the second driver in Truck Series history to clinch the Truck Series championship before the final race (Greg Biffle was the first in 2000). Hornaday joins the ranks of Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon as the fourth driver in NASCAR history to win four championships in one of NASCAR's three elite divisions. Hornaday also becomes the oldest champion in NASCAR history at 51 years of age.(Kevin Harvick Inc. PR)(11-14-2009)
  
  
• #07 image added: Image of the #07-tiwi/Valvoline "Fuel Proof Guarantee" Chevy driven by Chad McCumbee for SS Green Light Racing. Image is posted on the 2009 Paint Scheme Page.(11-13-2009)
  
  
• Image added: Image of the #31-Monster Energy Chevy being driven by Ricky Carmichael in debut with new team, Turner Motorsports at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. Image is posted on the 2009 Paint Scheme Page.(11-12-2009)
  
  
• Sweet to Stringer Motorsports #90 Toyota in select events in 2010; debut at PIR this week: Stringer Motorsports is pleased to announce that USAC open-wheel sensation, Brad Sweet, will pilot the #90 Great Clips Toyota Tundra in a select number of races during the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck (NCWTS) season. This weekend at Phoenix International Raceway, the 23-year-old will get a jump start on his new endeavor with Stringer Motorsports by making his series debut behind the wheel of the Great Clips-sponsored truck in Friday evening's Lucas Oil 150. The Grass Valley, Calif.-native, made his stock car debut in July, racing in the ARCA RE/MAX Series race at Kentucky Speedway for Stringer Motorsports. Tentative plans call for Sweet to compete in the following NCWTS races in 2010. He will continue to run in the World of Outlaws series next season in events that do not conflict with his NCWTS events for Stringer Motorsports. Races include: Dover International Speedway (May 14), Lowe's [Charlotte] Motor Speedway (May 21), The Milwaukee Mile (June 18), Gateway International Raceway (July 16), O'Reilly Raceway Park (July 23), Bristol Motor Speedway (August 18), Phoenix International Raceway (November 12), Homestead-Miami Speedway (November 19).(Stringer Motorsports PR)(11-12-2009)
  
  
• Carmichael headed to Turner Motorsports: UPDATE 3 Formal announcement made; to start at Phoenix: Ricky Carmichael will have a new home next season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The 15-time American Motorcyclist Association champion, who made his first foray into NASCAR this year driving for Kevin Harvick Inc., said Thursday he is leaving KHI for the new Turner Motorsports organization, where he'll compete as a teammate alongside incoming driver James Buescher. Carmichael isn't severing all ties with KHI co-owners Kevin and DeLana Harvick; he'll be receiving equipment and technical support from KHI in his new endeavor with a fellow Chevrolet team. Carmichael called his impending move "a great opportunity" and said he remains on good terms with the Harvick's, who will once again field the #33 Truck of point leader Ron Hornaday in 2010. "I think there would always be room there but we couldn't give them the yes or no on our sponsor for next year when we needed it and I think Kevin wants to focus on the 33 and his Nationwide stuff as well," Carmichael said after practice at Texas Motor Speedway. "We're great friends. There's no problems there. He needed to make a business decision and I understand that." The sponsor in question - Monster Energy drink - has had a lengthy relationship with Carmichael that began in his motorcycling days. Carmichael is still hopeful that he can carry the sponsor to his new ride. "I've been with Monster for a long time, just about longer than any other athlete they have," said Carmichael, noting that he could possibly make a few Nationwide and ARCA series starts next season in addition to his Truck plans. "It's hard to get them over here on this side. They're a huge motorcycle sponsor and any kind of dirt racing. They've been very good to me and I hope that they'll be along for the ride." Carmichael wants to run a full Truck schedule in 2010, sponsorship permitting.(SceneDaily.com)(11-5-2009)
  UPDATE: Also hearing that Carmichael's current crew chief at KHI, John Monsam, will also be making the move to Turner Motorsports in 2010.(11-5-2009)
  UPDATE 2: During an interview on SPEEDtv's Race Hub broadcast, Ricky Carmichael said that even though he's moving to Turner Motorsports he'll be under Kevin Harvick's "wing". Carmichael said Harvick was instrumental in putting the deal together with Turner Motorsports. Carmichael said the plan is to run the full Truck Series season, 10 ARCA races and possibly some Nationwide races in 2010.(11-10-2009)
  UPDATE 3: Turner Motorsports, LLC has announced former professional motocross and supercross racer Ricky Carmichael has joined the organization to pilot the #31 Monster Energy Chevrolet Silverado in the final two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events of the 2009 season, at Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. In addition, Carmichael has signed a multi-year contract and will compete full-time in the 2010 Truck Series season for owners Steve and Sandra Turner and the Mooresville, North Carolina-based team. In an effort to gain maximum seat time, Carmichael will also participate in 10 ARCA RE/MAX Series races throughout the 2010 season. Sponsorship details, truck number and personnel will be released at a later date.(Turner Motorsports PR)(11-10-2009)
  
  
• Scott to Nationwide in 2010 with Braun Racing UPDATE 2 Scott selling trucks to Kyle Busch: Braun Racing announced tonight on SPEED's "NASCAR Race Hub," that it will be expanding its already successful organization to field four NASCAR Nationwide Series entries in 2010. Brian Scott, who has driven a select number of races for the team this season, has been named as driver of the team's fourth Toyota Camry. Sponsor, car number as well as crew chief and personnel for Braun Racing's fourth entry will be announced in the coming weeks.(Braun Racing PR)(11-9=2009)
  UPDATE: Hearing that Xpress Motorsports, owed by Brian's father Joe Scott, is selling the #16 trucks to Kyle Busch for the new truck teams Busch is putting together.(11-9-2009)
  UPDATE 2: Brian Scott confirmed to Sirius NASCAR Radio's /Sirius Speedway Tuesday that negotiations are ongoing to sell the Xpress Motorsports Camping World Truck Series team to Kyle Busch. "We have been in negotiations with Kyle to acquire the assets of Xpress Motorsports," said Scott, "and I can't think of anyone better than Kyle to allow Xpress and all its employees to carry on."(11-10-2009)
  
  
• Circle Bar Racing still looking for the #10: Hearing that Circle Bar Racing has been talking to potential drivers for the #10 team, but no decision has been made yet regarding final plan for the 2010 season.(11-10-2009)
  
  
• Reigning ARCA Champion Lofton joins RHR: Red Horse Racing is pleased to announce the recently crowned ARCA Re/Max Champion, Justin Lofton, will compete in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series behind the wheel of a Toyota in 2010. Lofton will drive the #7 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra for the full 2010 season. His ARCA Re/Max Crew Chief, Mark Rette, will also be joining the RHR family to call the shots for the #7 team. Lofton Cattle will serve an associate sponsor. Red Horse Racing is still seeking sponsorship partners for the #7 Toyota Tundra.(Red Horse Racing PR)[Prior news on this story is posted on the November Archives Page](11-9-2009)
  
  
• Rick Ren leaving KHI? UPDATE denied: We've been hearing quite regularly for the last few weeks that crew chief Rick Ren will leave Kevin Harvick Inc. at the end of the season. He's rumored to be heading to Kyle Busch's new team to serve in a general manager type role. Kyle Busch is expected to start a team fielding two or more Camping World Truck Series teams and possibly a Nationwide Series team in 2010. Rick Ren joined KHI in 2007 after a stint with Johnny Benson at the now defunct Bill Davis Racing. Since joining the team, he and Ron Hornaday Jr. have racked up 16 wins and one championship (a second looks inevitable this season). He has more than 30 years experience in NASCAR.(NASCAR Insiders.com)(11-6-2009)
  UPDATE: During the race broadcast, Phil Parsons reported that he spoke to Kevin Harvick regarding the rumor that Rick Ren was leaving Kevin Harvick Inc. Harvick stated that Ren was signed with KHI through 2010 and Ren was not going anywhere and will be with Kevin Harvick Inc. in 2010.(11-6-2009)
  
  
• Benson helping out with Snowball Derby team: Coopersville's Tim Steele has put together the ultimate dream team when it comes to local short-track stock car racing. Steele, a retired three-time ARCA champion who now is a car owner, is pulling out all the stops to win the prestigious Snowball Derby. The 300-lap Late Model race will be run Dec. 6 at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla. Tom Thomas of Grandville will handle the driving duties. Thomas is a three-time Berlin Raceway track champion, with two of his titles coming in the Late Model division. Grand Rapids native Johnny Benson Jr. will join the crew and work as Thomas' spotter. "We are really excited to have Johnny on the team," Steele said. "Tom and Johnny are good friends and they will work well together."(MLive.com)(11-6-2009)
  
  
• Buescher 2010 plans; full-time Nationwide; part-time NCWTS: The 2010 NASCAR season will prove to be a busy one for current NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) competitor James Buescher. The 19-year-old will compete full-time for Phoenix Racing, piloting the No. 1 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS). In addition to the 35-race schedule for NASCAR's second-tier series, Buescher will drive the #31 Chevrolet Silverado for Turner Motorsports, LLC in a minimum of 19 Truck Series events.(James Buescher PR) [For past news on this story, visit the October Archives Page.](11-4-2009)
  
  
• RCR going truck racing? UPDATE 2 RCR to run two teams in 2010; Tim George Jr to 2nd team? During SPEEDtv's Speed Report broadcast, Ray Dunlap reported that it appears that the #3 RCR Chevy truck, driven by Austin Dillon [grandson of Richard Childress], will be returning to the series in 2010. Dunlap reported word in the garage has it that Richard Childress Racing has ordered six brand new trucks.(9-13-2009)
  UPDATE: Hearing from more than one source and also Ray Dunlap mentioned on the Speed Report Sunday evening, that Richard Childress Racing will run two trucks in 2010. No word on who the second driver will be.(11-1-2009)
  UPDATE 2: Hearing that Tim George Jr. may be named as driver of the second truck team for RCR. [George's most recent experience as been in the ARCA RE/MAX Series where he drove for Eddie Sharp Racing. George finished 11th in the driver point standings.](11-2-2009)
  
  
• Toyota takes fourth straight NCWTS Manufacturer's title: When Kyle Busch crossed the finish line first Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, it enabled Toyota to clinch its fourth consecutive NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) manufacturer's championship. Toyota has won the NCWTS manufacturer's championship each year since 2006, along with a pair of driver titles for Todd Bodine (2006) and Johnny Benson (2008). Overall, this is the sixth time Toyota has earned a NASCAR manufacturer's title since the start of the 2004 season. Toyota recently also captured its second consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series manufacturer's crown. The performance of seven full-time teams fielding nine Tundras -- Billy Ballew Motorsports, Germain Racing, HT Motorsports, Randy Moss Motorsports, Red Horse Racing, Wyler Racing and Xpress Motorsports -- all contributed to the NCWTS manufacturer's title. In addition, Premier Racing and Stringer Motorsports ran partial seasons with Tundras in 2009. Tundra drivers have combined for 13 wins, eight poles, 58 top-five results and 118 top-10 finishes this season with three races remaining on the schedule.(Toyota Racing PR)(11-1-2009)
  
  
• NASCAR announces NCWTS rule adjustments for 2010: NASCAR announced several rule adjustments to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series that will not only assist with cost control, but will continue to promote the same top-flight competition for which the series is known. Here are the amendments to the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Series rule book:
  *Double-file restarts "shootout style" will be implemented to further enhance the close competition and offer additional excitement for the fans. The format will be the same as in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series.
  *The addition of fuel and changing of tire(s) will be permitted on the same pit stop.
  *During any pit stop, under yellow-or green-flag conditions, six pit crew members will be permitted in the truck servicing area. This is an increase from five pit crew members in 2009.
  *A new self-venting fuel-can will be introduced as an option for teams to use in addition to the conventional fuel can.
  *The tire lease program will remain the same with these new options available to teams.
  *Tires will continue to be transferred between events with the same D-codes as recommended by Goodyear.
  *The transfer of tires between the different national series at combo events with the same D-codes will be permitted.
  *At track, Goodyear will provide surplus tires. Goodyear will notify teams weeks in advance of availability.
  *A team will run no more than two consecutive races without using an engine previously sealed by NASCAR officials. This excludes events at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The current rule allows teams to run no more than three consecutive races without using a sealed engine.
  *A SPEC engine will be introduced as an option for teams at tracks less than 1.25-miles in length. This will help to reduce costs for current teams and encourage participation from the regional series.(NASCAR PR)(10-30-2009)
  
  

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