Billy Ballew Motorsports announced a four-race deal that will put Kelly Sutton behind the wheel of the No. 51 Team COPAXONE® (glatiramer acetate injection) Chevrolet Silverado beginning at the Kansas Speedway NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event, the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 April 28, 2007.

Sutton, who has been a full-time driver in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, will be making her first appearance back since the beginning of the 2007 season. (more…)

Billy Ballew Motorsports announces today that 2006 AutoZone Southeast Series Tour Champion and team’s developmental driver, JR Norris will make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in the No. 15 Flanders Beef Patties Chevrolet Silverado this weekend at Gateway International Raceway.

Norris, 27, has a vast amount of experience driving for Billy Ballew Motorsports crew chief Richie Wauters in the AutoZone Southeast Series. The two were introduced in 2003. Norris had known about Wauters reputation for the fastest cars on the circuit. (more…)

Bill Lester and the Billy Ballew Motorsports team head to Martinsville Speedway for the first short track race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.  The NCTS competitors will take to the speedway for the running of the Kroger 250 at the famed .546-mile racetrack in Virginia.

With 20 starts between them at the track, both Bill Lester and the No. 15 Chevrolet Silverado team bring lessons from the past and present with them for this weekends’ event.  Lester, who will be driving in his first short track race for the team, feels confident after testing Monday at the Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, NC.

“Martinsville hasn’t always been kind to me and I’m hoping to improve on my performance there,” Lester said.  “We took the truck to Caraway on Monday and I think we made major gains.  We found a suspension set-up that we really needed for Martinsville, which should enable us to have better grip.  I think we accomplished what we set out to do at the test and I think it will really make a difference for us come Saturday.”

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Billy Ballew Motorsports announced today a joint venture with Dale Earnhardt, Inc. for the running of Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Kroger 250 at the Martinsville Speedway.  The No. 51 Menards Chevrolet Silverado will be piloted by NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver, Paul Menard.

Menard has five starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Series to his credit during the 2003 season with a best starting position of 15th and a best finish of eighth both posted at the Kansas Speedway.  Although he has not raced a Craftsman Truck in Martinsville, Menard does have experience driving one after testing in 2003 for Andy Petree Racing. (more…)