1.54-mile quad-oval.
Busch holds the current
consecutive races led
streak in the NCTS with
six races beginning in
Atlanta on Oct. 27,
2007. Busch failed to
finish outside the top
two only once, at Texas
where engine failure
left him 29th.
"My worst finish in the
last seven truck races
was second and we almost
had three in a row there
at the end of last
year," Busch said.
"(Johnny) Benson beat us
there at Homestead and
we finished second
there. Our worst finish
before that was at Texas
where we blew up and I
think we finished fourth
in the race before
that. We've had some
great success in the
truck series and the
Nationwide series has
been the same way."
The team will bring the
No. 51 Miccosukee
Resorts Toyota Tundra,
chassis number 11, which
has six prior visits to
victory lane including
at the Auto Club
Speedway in February.
The first win in this
truck chassis was in
2004 at the Las Vegas
Motor Speedway with
Shane Hmiel behind the
wheel. The five other
victories were scored by
Kyle Busch. Ballew has
eight total wins in the
series, seven belonging
to Kyle Busch.
“I picked two of the
trucks for myself and
Billy is ok with that,”
Busch said. “Truck No.
11 is one of the trucks
I picked in our stable.
We ran that truck when
we won in the fall
Atlanta race and in
California a few weeks
ago as a Toyota. We
will return to Atlanta
this week with the same
truck and hopefully pull
off another win. I know
I have a chance to win a
championship in all
three series but I know
I won’t be able to, but
hopefully we’ll be able
to set it up for Billy
Ballew to take home the
owners championship.”
Atlanta will be Busch’s
32nd start in the
Craftsman Truck Series
for Billy Ballew
Motorsports. He has
posted seven wins, 16
top-five and 24 top-10
finishes and 1 pole
position for the
independent team. Billy
Ballew Motorsports will
make its 132nd
consecutive start in
Atlanta in the NCTS with
a total of 209 starts in
the series.
“All the guys on this
team work so hard,”
Busch said. “It is
unbelievable the
dedication they put in.
It is great racing and
it is fun to be able to
go out there and run
with these guys in the
NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series. Anytime I can
race with Billy Ballew,
it is a lot of fun. We
race to try to win of
course every time we
come out. It’s great to
be able to go out there
and have fun, race for
points and for wins.
The track time is good,
any time you can get out
there and see what the
trucks do on the long
run and see what I might
be able to learn for the
Cup race.”
Busch is the only driver
expected to compete in
the NASCAR Craftsman
truck, Sprint Cup and
Nationwide Series races
this weekend.
Miccosukee Resorts will
serve as the primary
sponsor for the No. 51
Toyota Tundra with
Cartersville, Georgia
based RedTop Auto
Auction as the major
associate sponsor in the
American Commercial
Lines 200 NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series
race Friday at the
Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The American Commercial
Lines 200 at the Atlanta
Motor Speedway is slated
for Friday, March 7th at
9:00pm ET. The 130 lap,
200.2 mile race will be
televised live on SPEED
beginning at 8:30pm ET.
MRN and Sirius Satellite
Radio coverage begins at
8:45pm ET. SPEED will
also televise the
Craftsman Truck Series
final practice beginning
at 11:00am ET Friday.
For more information on
Billy Ballew Motorsports
and Kyle Busch please
visit
www.BillyBallewMotorsports.com
and
www.KyleBusch.com.