Kyle “Rowdy” Busch took to the track at the Michigan International Speedway for the running of the Michigan 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in fourth place position in the No. 51 Miccosukee Resort Toyota Tundra.

From the beginning of the event Busch went three-wide racing using the high and low grooves on the race track taking over the top spot by lap 8. When the caution on the 2-mile track came out on lap 10 Busch came down pit road to fuel the Miccosukee Resort Tundra.

The Billy Ballew Motorsports team got off pit road in the first place position for the restart on lap 13. The driving Phenom continued to lead reporting to the team that he hadn’t lifted off the gas pedal since the restart, holding the throttle of the Tundra wide open the 2-mile aero-dependent racetrack.

Busch continued to pace the field when caution returned to the track on lap 27 where he reported the truck becoming tight through the turns. Crew chief Doug George brought Busch down pit lane on lap 28 putting a spring rubber in the left rear to free the truck up.

The stop was lengthy with the adjustments placing the Tundra in the fourth place position on the restart on lap 32 but Busch picked up the point position running three-wide before a complete circuit was made on the Michigan International Speedway.

Busch, the clear dominator of the Michigan 200 continued to lead until the next pit stop on lap 60. The team packed the race truck full of fuel keeping putting him back out on the track in the second place position for the restart on lap 63. Busch again picked up the top spot holding it until he went low on the racetrack to pass a lapped truck. The truck came down the track allowing Colin Braun in the No. 6 to get past him.

Without a caution on the track Busch was unable to regain the lead bringing home a second place finish for the Billy Ballew Motorsports team.

“I saw a lapped truck running a lane up off the bottom and I had been liking to run on the bottom,” Busch said. “I went into the corner underneath him and he kept coming down and coming across. Unfortunately, I lost all the momentum and all the speed that I had. Colin (Braun) just drove right by on the top. I lost the race for us – my fault. The team deserved it – they had great Tundra out there. The guys did an awesome job preparing this thing. It was the fastest I have ever been here and the most laps I’ve ever led here in a truck. It was fun while it lasted.”

Billy Ballew continues to lead the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Owners Points by 70 points as the team heads to the 10th race of the 2009 season.

Brian Ickler returns to the No. 51 Miccosukee Resort Tundra next week as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to the Milwaukee Mile. The Camping World RV Sales 200 is slated to begin at 9:00ET Friday, June 19, 2009.
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