Indy Racing League (IRL) Champion and Indy 500 Winner Buddy Lazier learned valuable lessons when he made his debut in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Saturday, September 22nd.  The highly credentialed open wheel driver piloted the No. 15 Flanders Beef Patties Billy Ballew Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado in running of the Sam’s Town 350 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Seat time was precious for Lazier who had tested for Ballew in 2005 but hadn’t been back behind the wheel of a Craftsman Truck since then.  The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule had to be revised after morning rain wet the track cutting out the additional half hour that Rookie drivers normally receive.  Although Lazier has four previous starts in the IRL on the 1.5-mile tri-oval, he has not raced on the track since its recent resurfacing. (more…)

NASCAR Nextel Cup Driver Kyle Busch, moonlighting in the No. 51 Flanders Beef Patties Billy Ballew Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado, took to the track at the New Hampshire International Speedway Saturday afternoon in search of the team’s first victory in the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.  Damage after contacting the wall twice during the New Hampshire 200 crushed the dreams of that win leaving Loudon, NH with a disappointing 33rd place finish.

Qualifying for the 200 lap NCTS race was rained out due to inclement weather Saturday morning on the 1.06-mile New Hampshire International Speedway.  Due to the starting field being lined up by the NASCAR Rule Book, the part-time Billy Ballew Motorsports entry had to start in the 31st place on the grid.  The talented young driver took on the challenge moving through the field advancing to the tenth position by lap 52. (more…)

Shane Sieg in only his second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event since 2004 brought home a tenth place finish in his first run for Billy Ballew Motorsports at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire Saturday, September 15, 2007.
Sieg piloted the No. 15 Swift Transportation Chevrolet Silverado and started in the 21st place for the New Hampshire 200 Craftsman Truck Series race after qualifying was canceled due to rain.  NASCAR Rules state that the starting lineup will be determined by owner points in the event that the qualifying session is canceled due to inclement weather.  Team owner Billy Ballew holds the 21st place in owners point’s therefore starting Sieg in that position for the 200 lap race. (more…)

Billy Ballew Motorsports announced today that Indy Racing League Champion, International Race of Champions (IROC) Championship runner-up and Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier will be driving the No. 15 Flanders Beef Patties Chevrolet Silverado Saturday, September 22, 2007 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the running of the Smith’s Las Vegas 350.

Lazier brings over 20 years of open wheel experience to the track but will be making his first start in a NASCAR sanctioned event. Lazier has had seat time behind the wheel of a Craftsman Truck when he tested with Billy Ballew Motorsports at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2005. He joins twenty former Indy 500 drivers that have previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the second Indy 500 veteran to drive for Billy Ballew Motorsports. John Andretti made four starts in the No. 15 Chevrolet Silverado in 2005. (more…)