Homestead, Florida

Billy Ballew Motorsports will head to the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season finale at the Homestead-Miami Speedway with Kyle Busch behind the wheel of the No. 51 Miccosukee Resort Toyota Tundra.  Ballew and Busch have had a successful season posting three wins, 10 top-five and 16 top-10 finishes.  Busch scored all but one of the statistics in just 17 races of the 25 series season with Shane Sieg notching a ninth place finish for the team in Memphis.

With this success Ballew goes to the Homestead-Miami Speedway still in contention for the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series owner’s championship.  Busch scored a second place finish and led the most laps in Phoenix last weekend closing the gap on the first and second position.  The team sits in the third place position, just 98 points out of the lead.  The deficit is a difficult one to make up but both Ballew and Busch are optimistic at the chance. (more…)

Avondale, AZ

A flat tire spoiled a top-10 performance for Kenny Wallace in Friday’s Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. After starting in the back of the field, Wallace methodically worked his way to the front, eventually making it into 10th place.  Unfortunately, the Ergon Racing Tundra made contact with another competitor in the race’s closing stages, resulting in flat tire on the No. 15 Toyota. The incident left Wallace in the back of the pack for the remaining laps, which relegated him to a 22nd place finish.

The No. 15 Team switched engines after experiencing power plant problems in Thursday’s practice session.  As a result, Wallace had to start the race from the back of the field in accordance with the NASCAR rule book.  Wallace didn’t waste any time moving up the leader board when the green flag dropped.  Wallace pedaled the Ergon Tundra into 19th place before the team made its first pit stop.  When service was complete, Wallace continued to march towards the front.  Wallace broke into the top-15 on lap 77 and showed no signs of slowing down. (more…)

Billy Ballew Motorsports heads to the Phoenix International Raceway this week for the 24th race of the 25 race NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season with Kyle Busch behind the wheel of the No. 51 Miccosukee Resort Toyota Tundra.

The team overcoming huge adversity after a transport fire destroyed the majority of the independent team owner’s equipment for the No. 51 Toyota Tundra while en route to the Texas Motor Speedway last week. The team rallied and finished second in the event. (more…)

Kenny Wallace Phoenix International Raceway Fast Facts

• Wallace has two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts at Phoenix International Raceway (1995 – Start 14, Finish 15 and 1996 – Start 12, Finish 12)
• The Lucas Oil 150 will mark Wallace’s 11^th NCTS career start
• In 10 previous NCTS races, Wallace has two top-five and four top-10 finishes
• Wallace has completed 100% of NCTS laps in PIR competition
• Wallace has driven one prior NCTS race with Billy Ballew Motorsports (Gateway International Raceway, 2007 – Start 11, Finish 13)

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