Category: Truck Series

Toyota NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Post-Race Notes & Quotes
Talladega Superspeedway
Race 19 of 23 – 250.04 miles, 94 laps
Saturday, October 22, 2016

TOYOTA NCWTS DRIVER FINISHING POSITIONS at Talladega Superspeedway

1st, Grant Enfinger*
2nd, Spencer Gallagher*
3rd, TIMOTHY PETERS
4th, RICO ABREU
5th, Ben Kennedy*
6th, CHRISTOPHER BELL
8th, RYAN TRUEX
9th, MATT TIFFT
10th, WILLIAM BYRON
14th, AUSTIN WAYNE SELF
19th, CAMERON HAYLEY
22nd, MATT CRAFTON
23rd, CHRIS FONTAINE
24th, BEN RHODES
27th, KORBIN FORRISTER
31st, CODY COUGHLIN
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA DRIVER NCWTS POINT STANDINGS following Talladega Superspeedway (race 19 of 23)*

1st, WILLIAM BYRON 3000 points#
2nd, CHRISTOPHER BELL 3000 points#
3rd, TIMOTHY PETERS 3000 points#
4th, Ben Kennedy 3000 points*
5th, Johnny Sauter 3000 points*
6th, MATT CRAFTON 3000 points#
11th, CAMERON HAYLEY 385 points
13th, BEN RHODES 323 points
14th, RICO ABREU 323 points
15th, AUSTIN WAYNE SELF 249 points
*non-Toyota driver
**unofficial point standings
#Competing in the 2016 Chase for the championship
TOYOTA NOTES
· Toyota driver Timothy Peters (third) was the top-finishing Tundra driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday.
· Peters led the field twice for 14 laps (of 94) en route to the third-place result.
· Five additional Tundra drivers recorded top-10 finishes on the 2.66-mile superspeedway, including Rico Abreu (fourth), Christopher Bell (sixth), Ryan Truex (eighth) Matt Tifft (ninth) and William Byron (10th).
· With Talladega serving as the ‘Round of 8’ elimination race, all four Tundra championship contenders – Bell, Byron, Crafton and Peters – advanced into the ‘Round of 6’ in the NCWTS Chase for the Championship by being above the sixth-place cutoff line. All six championship contending drivers now have their points reset to 3,000 marks entering the next round and Tundra drivers are seeded first (Byron), second (Bell), third (Peters) and sixth (Crafton).

TOYOTA QUOTES
TIMOTHY PETERS, No. 17 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing
Finishing Position: 3rd
Now that you’ve transferred to the next round, how do you feel about your chances to make the final four in Homestead?
“Martinsville, bring it on. Red Horse Racing is an awesome team and we superspeedway race really well and we race good all year long. All the races we’re strong, but this is for the guys and women back at the shop that prepare these Tundras that makes my job a lot easier to come here and perform the way we do. Shane (Huffman, crew chief) did a great job and the pit crew did a great job. I don’t know how much more exciting you want to get plus this is Toyota’s 1000th start on Sunday so they’re going to have to make it a little more exciting than we just did. All in all, great effort. Triad horsepower is great and I’m ready for the next three.”

RICO ABREU, No. 98 Safelite Auto Glass/Curb Records Toyota Tundra, ThorSport Racing
Finishing Position: 4th

CHRISTOPHER BELL, No. 4 SiriusXM Toyota Tundra, Kyle Busch Motorsports
Finishing Position: 6th
How does it feel to advance to the ‘Round of 6’?
“Just really thankful that I got to drive back on pit road this time. It was a struggle – today was a struggle. We fought all day long and I’ll tell you what – my team, they deserve this championship more than anyone. They’re carrying us through here and if anything can go wrong, it has gone wrong, but we’ve been able to fight through every single week and that’s – I’m really proud to be on this team. Everyone at – all the guys on this team, this Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 4 team, they work really hard. Without all our partners – SiriusXM, JBL, Toyota, TRD (Toyota Racing Development), everyone at KBM and at the shop, and all the guys at the KBM chassis shop as well and Joe Gibbs Racing engines – without them, we wouldn’t be here, so really thankful to be driving this No. 4 Tundra.”

Were you anxious during the race?
“Well, we were in pretty good shape in points – as good as we could have been – but you never know what to expect, so we made it through there and now we can go on to the next round. Martinsville – I struggled in the spring, so I’m going to have to get a lot better there and I’ve been doing my homework trying to get better there, but Texas and Phoenix I think we should be pretty good at and Homestead I think we’ll be really good at.”

RYAN TRUEX, No. 81 ADVICS Toyota Tundra, Hattori Racing Enterprises
Finishing Position: 8th

MATT TIFFT, No. 11 Brain Gear/Surface Sunscreen Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing
Finishing Position: 9th

WILLIAM BYRON, No. 9 Liberty University Toyota Tundra, Kyle Busch Motorsports
Finishing Position: 10th
Are you looking forward to getting the next round of the Chase started at Martinsville?
“Just get back to a rhythm or a normal version of the races for us. Martinsville is pretty strong for us and we finished third there in the spring so hopefully we can just bring a strong truck and have a good race there and move on to the final round. We’re going for a win there for sure.”

How was the race today?
“I was proud we got a top-10 there and proud we could finish 10th and move on to the next round, we already were, but it was good to get some more experience on these plate races and just be able to contend there a little bit at the end there. Unfortunately we had some damage, but I felt like the truck was still in contention there in the closing laps so that was good.”

AUSTIN WAYNE SELF, No. 22 Trump Pence 2016 Toyota Tundra
Finishing Position: 14th

CAMERON HAYLEY, No. 13 Ride TV/CBH Toyota Tundra, ThorSport Racing
Finishing Position: 19th

MATT CRAFTON, No. 88 Shasta/Menards Toyota Tundra, ThorSport Racing
Finishing Position: 22nd
How frustrating was it trying to stay clean in today’s race in order to transfer to the next round?
“This is a totally different atmosphere and there’s not a whole lot of things that a driver can do besides ride along the yellow line there at the end. We just had bad luck, but at least we moved onto the next round and that’s what it’s all about is getting through this chaos.”

How does it feel to advance despite an on-track issue?
“Ah, it’s good to advance without a doubt and you come into this so-called race that we have here at Talladega and just got out of it and just had a little bit of bad luck coming – the ups and downs – riding in the back and just trying to have something there at the end to fight with and we just had a little bad luck at the end”

What’s your strategy for the next round?
“Win. Period. That’s why we go to each and every race is to win. The way this Chase format is now, it’s sad to say you come into here and just try to survive, especially when you’ve got the back two that were so far out on us. It’s a crude mindset to go in here and go, ‘Hmm, I’ve just got to ride around here.’ Yeah, you worry about wanting to win the race, but if you’re wanting to advance you can’t really race in that big pack. You can’t put yourself in position, especially when the 8 (John Hunter Nemechek) had bad luck and then the 19 (Daniel Hemric) was a little bit tore up, but still if you had a bad day and the 19 ended up winning the race you can lose the deal, so if you’re riding around there in the back of the pack and just stay out of trouble, you can advance and that’s not a whole lot of fun racing like that. I promise you that.”

CHRIS FONTAINE, No. 78 Glenden Enterprises Toyota Tundra
Finishing Position: 23rd

BEN RHODES, No. 41 XPO Logistics Toyota Tundra, ThorSport Racing
Finishing Position: 24th
Are you okay and what happened in the accident?
“I’m fine. We had a really fast XPO Logistics Tundra today and I hate that it ended that way. I just felt a huge shove from the rear and I had no chance of controlling it or where I was going to go. At the same time I was trying to follow the 24 (Grant Enfinger) down to get a good side draft and I was hoping he was going to pull me with him and maybe we could both get down there. This is the best run that we’ve had in a couple races now. This has just been a tough year. These incidents happen and it seems like this has kind of been the story of our year getting caught up in messes that may or may not be caused by us. We just have to keep going from here and go to Martinsville.”

KORBIN FORRISTER, No. 5 All Secure Toyota Tundra, Wauters Motorsports
Finishing Position: 27th

CODY COUGHLIN, No. 51 JEGS Toyota Tundra, Kyle Busch Motorsports
Finishing Position: 31st

MOORESVILLE, North Carolina – Focused on expanding his racing resume, Wilton, Calif. native Dylan Lupton will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) debut this Saturday’s fred’s 250 fueled by Coca-Cola at Talladega Superspeedway for Young’s Motorsports.

Lupton, a NASCAR Next alumnus will become the fourth driver to compete in all three of NASCAR’s national series this year aboard the No. 02 Young’s Motorsports / Breast Cancer Awareness Chevrolet Silverado.

The Californian has made two NASCAR XFINITY Series starts for RSS Racing and two Sprint Cup Series starts for BK Racing.

“This is a great opportunity at Talladega,” said 22-year-old Lupton. “I’m extremely appreciative to Tyler (Young), Andrew (Abbott, crew chief) and the entire Young’s Motorsports team for giving me this opportunity. Obviously, Talladega is a crapshoot, but we’re focused on going down there and giving it all. I’m hoping we can find ourselves in a good position to have a good finish when the race is all said and done.”

Lupton will pilot the same truck Young’s Motorsports driver Tyler Young raced to a career-best sixth place performance in February at Daytona International Speedway. Lupton, a multiple NASCAR K&N Pro Series West winner also will be guided by his BK Racing Cup spotter Chris Monez.

Although limited with restrictor plate experience, Lupton did compete in the ARCA Racing Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway for Empire Racing. After qualifying 17th, Lupton quickly drafted to inside the top-five before an engine failure resulted in a 24th place finish.

“I’m glad I have some drafting experience, even though I expect the truck to be a lot different than the ARCA car,” Lupton added. “I’ve talked to Tyler and some of my other friends that race trucks and they’ve told me what to expect this weekend. I know these trucks tend to bounce around a lot in the draft and that the closure rate is extremely quick. I think it’s going to be a blast out there, but I also know I have a job to do too.”

With fred’s 250 serving as an elimination race for the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase, Lupton knows that two drivers will not carry over into the Round of 6 next weekend at Martinsville, but he knows that Talladega despite the Chase offers him an opportunity to shine.

Remembering though – he wants to do it respectfully.

“I expect the truck race being a Chase race to be crazy, but that’s Talladega in itself,” he said. “We’ll race our race. We’ll have a plan and we’ll stick to it. I know I’ll have a rookie stripe on my bumper, but I’m hoping I’ll have some drafting partners when it matters most.”

Tyler Young, team principal at Young’s Motorsports said his team is excited for Lupton to driver their truck at Talladega.

“Dylan came to Las Vegas and he really gelled with the team,” Young said. “He is a determined driver with a lot of heart, passion and motivation. That’s exactly what we like to see at Young’s Motorsports. I think even though he doesn’t have any experience in a truck, he’ll be fine at Talladega. He has a great group of people around and we look to have a duplicate performance from Daytona.”

After finishing second in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship in 2014, Lupton advanced to the NASCAR XFINITY Series in 2015 in a partial schedule with Athenian Motorsports. Additionally, Lupton has been elected twice to the NASCAR Next program. An evolution of the Next9 initiative that began in 2011, the NASCAR Next program (2014-2015 and 2015-2016) is an all-embracing industry initiative to help spotlight the sport’s rising stars – and boost fan recognition around talent that will grow into NASCAR Sprint Cup Series mainstays.

In particular, Lupton has been an advocate for the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) project where he has spent time informing students about the fundamentals of NASCAR and how each subject applies.

Lupton graduated this past May with a bachelor’s degree in Business Finance from UNC Charlotte.

For more on Dylan Lupton follow him on Twitter @LuptonDylan or visit his Facebook page.

The fred’s 250 (94 Laps / 250.4 Miles) is the 19th of 23 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on the 2016 schedule. Practice begins Fri., Oct. 21 from 12:00 p.m. – 12:55 p.m. while a final session has been etched in from 2:00 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. Qualifying will take place on race day, Sat., Oct. 22 at 9:30 a.m. The 32-truck field will take the green flag a few hours lately shortly after 12:00 p.m. with live coverage on FOX, the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Satellite Radio, Channel 90). All times are local (Central).

Young’s Motorsports Talladega Superspeedway Fast Facts:

Driver: Dylan Lupton (@LuptonDylan)

Owner: Randy Young (Young’s Motorsports)

Crew Chief: Andrew Abbott

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado

Engine Builder: Collins Automotive

SHELBY, N.C. (October 18, 2016) 2003 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion Travis Kvapil will sport the colors of Batesville, AR., based Bad Boy Mowers, Inc. for the final NASCAR Camping World Series (NCWTS) restrictor plate race of the 2016 season at Talladega Superspeedway.

Bad Boy Inc. began operation in 2002, with the sole purpose of producing the Bad Boy zero-turn commercial lawn mower. The Bad Boy Mowers research team started working with one goal in mind: to develop the strongest, most durable zero-turn mower available and to deliver excellent quality of cut, reliability, productivity and comfort. Bad Boy Mowers are now manufactured, assembled, and stored in multiple facilities comprising over One Million square feet in Batesville, Arkansas. Bad Boy Mowers has a specially equipped fleet of tractor trailer rigs that ensure the mowers arrive directly to dealers all across the country completely assembled, factory inspected and ready to mow.

“Bad Boy Mowers is excited about partnering with Travis Kvapil for the final NCWTS restrictor plate race of the 2016 season at Talladega Superspeedway,” stated Bill Hurst, Racing Director for Bad Boy Mowers. We’re looking forward to reaching all the great fans that follow the race across the country and on social media. We feel this partnership will be a great way to generate some excitement for our company and reintroduce the Bad Boy Mowers brand to the racing industry.”

“I am excited to have Bad Boy Mowers return as the primary sponsor on our No. 50 Chevrolet Silverado,” said Kvapil. “Talladega is always a fun race because anything can happen. The draft is a game changer for teams as small teams have a good shot at running up front.”

The No. 50 of Travis Kvapil and MAKE Motorsports will sport Bad Boy Mowers as the primary sponsor for the Saturday event. Associate sponsors will continue to be CorvetteParts.com, Laird Plastics, 64 Audio, Bad Ace Trading Company, ZAK Products, WIX Filters, Beaver Bail Bonds, and Markanda Social Strategies.

The fred’s 250 presented by Coca-Cola can be seen live on Saturday, October 22^nd on FOX. Race coverage will begin at 1 p.m. EST, and the event can also be heard live on MRN Radio as well as SiriusXM Radio, channel 90.

To learn more about Bad Boy Mowers and to locate a dealer near you visit their website at www.badboymowers.com. You can also follow Bad Boy Mowers on their social media pages at www.facebook.com/badboymowers and on twitter at https://twitter.com/badboymowers.

 

 

About MAKE Motorsports
Hailing from Shelby, N.C., MAKE Motorsports is a race team that competes in the NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.  The moniker “MAKE” is made up of the first letters of the first names of the owners’ children – Mark Beaver’s son Mikey and daughters Amanda and Emily, and Tracy Lowe’s daughter Katelyn.  For more information about MAKE Motorsports, please visit www.MAKEMotorsports.com, Facebook.com/MAKEMotorsports or find them on Twitter (@MAKEMotorsports).

Wright City, MO- Shield Fire Protection, headquartered in Kings Mountain, NC, has partnered with MB Motorsports, the sole surviving original team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, for the remainder of the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.

“Safety is obviously a big concern in racing,” says team owner Mike Mittler.  “So having Shield Fire Protection as a partner is a great plus for us.  Their products are made in the USA and that’s something to be proud of.  We’re very happy to have them come on board with us for the remainder of the season.”

Amy Moore, Director of Sales for Shield Fire Protection, is equally enthused about the partnership. “MB Motorsports has developed a very effective program that allows Shield Fire Protection to reach the NASCAR fan base in an efficient and effective manner.  We’re very excited to partner with them.”

The partnership kicks off at Talladega Superspeedway.  The #63 MB Motorsports Chevy Silverado will carry the Shield Fire Protection logo in the Fred’s 250 on Saturday, October 22nd.  The race will be broadcast at 1pm ET on Fox Sports 1, MRN and Sirius XM Channel 90.

About Shield Fire Protection: Shield Fire Protection is a privately owned and operated company headquartered near Charlotte, NC. They have been a market leader for 49. Shield manufactures a line of portable fire extinguishers for residential and commercial use. All of their products are independently tested and listed by Underwriters Laboratories and meet or exceed state and local requirements. They are proud to be the only retail fire safety company to manufacture all of our products in the USA.  For more information on Shield Fire Protection, please visit www.shieldprotects.com.

About MB Motorsports:
MB Motorsports is the sole surviving original team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, having competed in every season since the series debuted in 1995.  The team has given many young drivers their start in NASCAR, including Sprint Cup Series winners Carl Edwards, Jamie McMurray, Brad Keselowski and Regan Smith.

For more information on MB Motorsports and its marketing partners, visit www.mbracing.net or follow them on Twitter @MBMotorsports or Facebook, MB Motorsports

For more information on Shield Fire Protection, please visit www.shieldprotects.com.