Ben Kennedy
No. 31 Heater.com Chevrolet Silverado
Chicagoland Speedway – Lucas Oil 225
September 12, 2014
Deep Dish Racing…The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) heads to the Windy City for some Friday night racing under the lights at Chicagoland Speedway. Chicagoland was one of the five tracks Ben Kennedy made a NCWTS start at in 2013. In last year’s event, Kennedy earned a 12th-place starting spot before bringing his Chevrolet Silverado home in the 16th position.
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Say Hello…Come meet Kennedy and his NCWTS competitors at the Chicagoland Speedway autograph session this weekend. Kennedy will be signing autographs in Champions Park at the Fan Pit Stop on Friday, September 12 at 4:00 p.m. local time.
Watch and Listen…The Lucas Oil 225 can be seen live on Friday, September 12 at 8:00 p.m. EDT on FOX Sports 1. The event can also be heard live on MRN Radio as well as SiriusXM Satellite Radio, channel 90.
Previous Race Recap…Kennedy and the No. 31 Heater.com team overcame an early pit-road penalty in the Rookie of the Year contender’s first road course event in the NCWTS. After serving a pass-thru penalty on lap 16, Kennedy appeared to be on his way to a top-10 finish in his debut at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. However, a flat tire in the closing laps dashed those chances, ultimately resulting in a 15th-place finish in the Chevrolet Silverado 250.
Ben Kennedy on Chicagoland Speedway:
“I’m looking forward to heading to Chicagoland Speedway and getting back on an oval. It’s always good when you can go back to a track you’ve raced at before, because it eliminates the learning curve you have anytime you go somewhere new. I really enjoyed racing at this track last year and we’re bringing a brand-new truck with us. TSM has such a strong mile-and-a-half program and I know how much time and work goes into these new trucks, so I have no doubt that we’re going to be fast. We’ve had some rough luck the last few weekends, so I’m ready to turn things around and bring home a strong finish for Heater.com and my team.”
NCWTS results at Chicagoland Speedway:
Starts: 1
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 0
Laps Led: 0
Average Start: 12.0
Average Finish: 16.0
