2010 Camping World Series East Scheduled Announced

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR has announced the 2010 schedule for the NASCAR Camping World Series East that include a total of 10 events across eight states.

“The NASCAR Camping World Series continues to visit key markets and top race tracks up and down the East Coast,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR Managing Director of Racing Operations. “The diverse schedule should provide for an exciting season of racing and an excellent opportunity for NASCAR’s rising stars to gain experience.”

Champions Week Draws To A Close With Big Announcements

CONCORD, N.C. – The final day of Champions Week got underway in North Carolina with a marketing seminar for NASCAR drivers and teams, highlighted by a special guest speaker, NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Junior Johnson, and the announcement of the touring series schedules and television coverage plans.

CHAMPION CAR OWNER PROFILE: Michael Waltrip Racing

The 2009 NASCAR Camping World Series East championship season for Ryan Truex was truly a collective effort behind the scenes.

With investor Rob Kaufmann listed as the car owner, the No. 00 NAPA Toyota came out of the Michael Waltrip Racing stable with cars and engines initially provided by Martin Truex Sr.

With a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series organization to field the car, and with a crew chief experienced in developing young talent like Mike Greci, Ryan Truex was able to record eight top 10s in 11 races in 2009.

CHAMPION CREW CHIEF PROFILE: Mike Greci

Stock car racing veteran Mike Greci served as an integral part of the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Series East Champion No. 00 NAPA Toyota team, driven by Ryan Truex.

As crew chief for the Michael Waltrip Racing development team, Greci took on the large task of not only preparing the cars and calling the shots on race day, but also mentoring a rookie driver in Truex.

CHAMPIONS PROFILE: Truex Breaks Out For Camping World East Title

As just the second driver to win the NASCAR Camping World Series East championship as a rookie, Ryan Truex had a season to remember.

The 2009 campaign saw Truex look like a seasoned veteran as he ran up front with amazing consistency on ovals and road courses alike, but he was anything but experienced.

In today's world of auto racing where starting out in go-karts at age five is commonplace, the youngest of the racing Truex family didn't get behind the wheel until he was 13 years old.

News & Notes: Titlist Truex Heads Stellar Rookie Class In 2009

The 2009 season for the NASCAR Camping World Series East featured arguably the best rookie class in history as four first-year drivers finished in the top 10 in the standings and nearly two-thirds of the checkered flags were captured by cars with a yellow stripe.

Heading the class was Ryan Truex, who not only earned Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors, but captured the 2009 Camping World Series East championship as well. Only current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rising star Joey Logano had accomplished that feat prior to Truex.

Accelerated Learning Curve

Drive for Diversity’s Tiff Daniels wrapped up her abbreviated season in the NASCAR Camping World Series East on a high note – a top-15 finish at Dover International Speedway – but she’s not done thinking about the 2009 season quite yet. Daniels, a support engineer at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, is still hard at work, working primarily on the No. 42 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry driven by championship contender Juan Pablo Montoya.

Jersey Boys: Truex and Harraka Earn Sunoco Rookie Honors

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.– Ryan Truex and Paulie Harraka made a big splash on opposite coasts in the NASCAR Camping World Series – winning races and even a championship in NASCAR’s top developmental series. NASCAR announced today that Truex and Harraka are the Sunoco Rookie of the Year honorees for the 2009 seasons in the NASCAR Camping World Series East and West, respectively.

Truex and Harraka – both from New Jersey – will be officially recognized at the NASCAR Touring Series Gala in Concord, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 14.

Truex Wins First NASCAR Title

DOVER, Del. - A pair of rookies took center stage Friday at Dover International Speedway: Brett Moffitt came away with the Sunoco 150 checkered flag and Ryan Truex earned the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Series East championship.

Truex, a 17-year-old development driver for Michael Waltrip Racing, finished eighth on Friday but it was the performance throughout the 11-race season that put him in the championship Winner’s Circle following the Sunoco 150. Truex finished his first season in NASCAR’s top development series with three wins and eight top 10s.

QUALIFYING: Record-Breaking Effort For DiBenedetto At Dover

DOVER, Del. – Fastest in Thursday practice translated to fastest in Friday qualifying as first-year Joe Gibbs Racing driver Matt DiBenedetto shattered the previous NASCAR Camping World Series East qualifying at Dover International Speedway in preparation for today’s Sunoco 150.

DiBenedetto, from Grass Valley, Calif., needed just one lap in time trials to turn in a fast lap of 23.201 seconds (155.166 mph), eclipsing the mark Sean Caisse set in 2006 at 23.563 (152.782).