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Once again this weekend, the Camping World Truck Series sits idle while the Nationwide and Cup series head off to Daytona International Speedway for the 4th of July weekend. With little in the way of news other than Kyle Larson’s announcement that he’ll be running Eldora (who didn’t see that …

In a Nutshell: A caution with 12 laps to go couldn’t stop Kyle Busch in route to victory lane as Busch dominated the UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway en route to victory. It marks Busch’s fifth victory this season in five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts this season so …

*In a Nutshell:* Todd Bodine took the checkered flag 1.321 seconds ahead of Matt Crafton to win the WinStar World Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night. Bodine gambled on fuel strategy and won, scoring his fifth victory at the mile and a half track. Colin Braun, Johnny Benson and Rick Crawford rounded out the Top 5.

What a race Sunday! The Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway gave fans the tight racing action they have been yearning for since before the season began. The close racing amongst competitors individually made the race well worth watching, as did the fact that some unexpected drivers had good runs on the tricky, half-mile track. While several surprise drivers slid into the top 15 or 20, other expected contenders found themselves in holes early in the event, with little or no chance of digging out. Here are the *HOT*, *WARM*, and *COLD* drivers this week, before the Cup Series breaks its short track excursion and travels to Texas Motor Speedway this Sunday. *HOT: Denny Hamlin* – After having the second best car last week and finishing there, the Chesterfield, VA native appeared poised to finish first Sunday, as he had the field’s best car and proved so by leading the most laps (296).

*In a Nutshell:* Kevin Harvick took the checkered flag under caution ahead of Ron Hornaday, Jr. to win the Kroger 250 Monday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway. Harvick took the lead inside ten laps to go and held on through a green-white-checkered finish to score his first Truck Series win outside of Phoenix International Raceway. Mike Skinner, Johnny Benson, and Rick Crawford rounded out the Top 5. *Who Should Have Won: Kyle Busch*. Busch started his No. 51 Miccosukee Resorts Toyota in 13th and managed to power his way to the front pretty quickly, even pulling to a nearly one and a half second lead at some points.

Amy Henderson, Frontstretch: You are with a new team, ThorSport Racing, for 2009. How is it going so far, and what are your goals and expectations this year? Johnny Sauter: So far, so good. It’s been good. I couldn’t be happier with the way we ran at Daytona. We got to lead laps and we were running good. Obviously, we didn’t get the finish we wanted. The biggest thing that a driver looks for is potential, and the potential is there to have the kind of season that you think about, a great season.

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER QUALIFYING QUOTES FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY 200 AT AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009 RICKY CARMICHAEL IN THE No. 4 MONSTER ENERGY CHEVROLET WAS THE TOP RAYBESTOS ROOKIE QUALIFIER TODAY AT AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY. “I’m still shaking. You know, just the adrenaline ‘cause you just got …

Here we are again. Another offseason is coming to a close, and the Truck Series is ready to hit the track once again. Time to shake the cobwebs out of your head and get ready for what should be yet another exciting season of Truck Series racing. For the first time since its inaugural year, the Truck Series will have a new series sponsor. Craftsman announced they would not return as the title sponsor following the 2008 season, and after what seemed like forever, Camping World announced they had reached an agreement with NASCAR to sponsor the Truck Series.

*2008 Rides:* No. 70 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet (9 Races) No. 08 E & M Motorsports Dodge (9 Races) No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford (1 Race -- DNQ) *2008 Primary Sponsors:* Haas Automation / Atlas Copco / Hunt Brothers Pizza (No. 70) FUBAR (No. 08) Air Force (No. 21)

*BSNews - Bobby Hamilton, Jr.* Team Rensi Motorsports is facing a December shutdown if new sponsorship cannot be found, but Nationwide Series driver Bobby Hamilton, Jr. says he is not ready to quit driving just yet. “I’d like to run full-time, but if you can’t, you’ve got to take what you can take. The Nationwide cars, there’s just none out there. I’m about 40 percent talking to a Cup deal,” Hamilton, Jr. said of his 2009 racing prospects. NASCAR experts, though, say Hamilton, Jr. may be hoping for something just beyond his reach.