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Three NASCAR Camping World Truck Series figures will be inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in July 3 ceremonies at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.). Wayne Spears, whose Spears Motorsports team competed in 315 series races between 1995 and 2007 winning four times, is joined by Kevin Harvick Inc., general manager Rick Carelli and Billy Ballew Motorsports crew chief Doug George. Carelli and George are NASCAR Camping World Series West and Southwest Tour champions.
Mike Skinner will spend the Fourth of July weekend at Goodwood Estate in Sussex, England, participating in the annual Festival of Speed. He will drive a Team Red Bull Toyota, formerly campaigned in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Held since 1993, the Festival celebrates historic cars from all forms of racing. The three-day event, hosted by the Earl of March at his family’s estate, features a 1.16-mile hill-climbing competition for all classes and types of race cars and motorcycles, plus a 2.5-kilometer course for historic rally cars. This year’s Festival runs from July 3-5. Rusty Wallace, Landon Cassill and Taylor Earnhardt also will participate.
DeLana Harvick’s No. 33 team has taken the lead in the series Owners’ Championship points standings for the first time in 2009. Harvick holds a 31-point edge over the No. 51 of Billy Ballew, the leader since race No. 2 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Up Next: Kentucky Speedway
Who’s next?
Or, will Ron Hornaday Jr. do to the Kentucky Speedway record book what he accomplished at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2007?
There have been nine consecutive different winners at the 1.5-mile speedway, host of the July 18 Built Ford Tough 225 presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers. Hornaday won in 2006.
Hornaday, who will be gunning for his third consecutive series victory, snapped NHMS’ run of 11 different winners. He added another win at the New England facility last September.
Two other former Kentucky winners are expected to compete: Mike Skinner (No. 5 Exide Toyota) and Dennis Setzer (No. 8 Malcolmson Construction Chevrolet).
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2009 Manufacturers’ Championship Standings following Race 11 of 25 at Memphis Motorsports Park:
Toyota: 84
Chevrolet: 76
Ford: 48
Dodge: 34
Fast Facts
Next Race: Built Ford Tough 225 presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers
The Place: Kentucky Speedway
The Date: Sat., July 18, 2009
The Time: 7 p.m. ET
Race Distance: 225 miles / 150 laps
Track Layout: 1.5-mile Oval
2008 Winner: Johnny Benson
2008 Polesitter: Mike Skinner
2009 Standings
Rk Driver Points 1 Ron Hornaday Jr. 1,713 2 Matt Crafton 1,637 3 Mike Skinner 1,579 4 Todd Bodine 1,564 5 David Starr 1,482 6 Brian Scott 1,468 7 Tayler Malsam 1,418 8 Terry Cook 1,415 9 Rick Crawford 1,397 10 Colin Braun 1,381
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