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TOYOTA NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) - Post-Race Notes & Quotes - Texas Motor SpeedwayKYLE BUSCH, No. 51 Miccosukee Resort Toyota Tundra, Billy Ballew Motorsports
Finishing Position: 1st
How do you feel about how tonight’s race worked out?
“That’s cool man. What a Tundra tonight, man. This Miccosukee/Graceway Pharmaceuticals Tundra was awesome and Richie (Wauters, crew chief) and these guys have really done their homework lately. It’s an accomplishment to beat the 33 (Ron Hornaday, Jr.) bunch here, that’s for sure. We got it done today. You know, it was a lot of fun. The 88 (Matt Crafton) -- man, I hate seeing the 88 finish second. I really wish he could get a win. I thank the fans for coming out tonight. It was a great race. Thank NOS Energy Drink and all these guys on this pit crew -- Billy Ballew Motorsports. I'm pretty proud accomplishment to be here -- five in a row. That’s pretty sweet. Undefeated back with Richie (Wauters, crew chief) -- that’s what’s even more fun.”
What are your chances of winning all three races this weekend?
“I hope I didn’t screw it up for tomorrow. I’ve never won here in a truck, but I won the Nationwide races here in the past three times. So, looking to try to get the Nationwide win tomorrow. Dave (Rogers, crew chief) and all the guys on the M&M’s Camry will be working hard tomorrow during ‘Happy Hour.’ Try to get us something capable enough of running up front on Sunday. We’ll see what we can get. It would be pretty awesome to get them all three done here at Texas. I wanted to win a truck race here for a long time -- so this is pretty cool. As soon as I get a Cup win -- another one we can notch off the list.”
Did you have it when you needed it at the end?
“Yeah, we did. We made some good changes on this Miccousukee Tundra today and really brought the thing to life. I’m really proud of Richie (Wauters, crew chief) and all these guys. This is an awesome race truck. This is the same one (truck) we won with at Chicago. We’ve got a match to number 11 (chassis). This is (number) 32 here, 11 was always our chassis that kicked butt, so now we found another one. All these guys, they do a great job.”
Are your trucks good every time you come to the track?
“For sure. You know, I really look forward to working with these guys and Richie (Wauters, crew chief) and everybody that works so hard on this truck. We’ve got a lot of guys that probably don’t make a whole lot of money, but they dig in real deep and they don’t quit. They don’t go home at five – they stay late. That’s what it takes in this sport. The dedication and the people to make it happen. These guys here, they’ve been dedicated. They really work their butts off -- it’s starting to prevail for them. We’ve got five in a row now with myself and it’s a total of seven wins for Billy (Ballew, team owner).”
Did you run the truck pretty hard at the end and wear down the right front tire?
“Yeah, I did. I was trying to stay away from the 88 (Matt Crafton) catching me -- I was trying to stay away from him. He was running me down. He had a great truck. I hat seeing Matt (Crafton) finish second. He needs a win in this deal and especially to me. We’re pretty good friends. I wish I could pull over and give it to him, but that wouldn’t be racing. Again, I had to run hard and I ended up pushing the right front tire off for a little bit too much, probably. It lasted just enough, man. Those lapped trucks that I had to get by in the last 10, 12, 15 laps, whatever it was – really hurt our performance of the truck and so we were fairly able to hold off the 88 (Matt Crafton) – which is cool.”
Are the Toyotas getting better gas mileage than the other trucks?
“Chevrolet and Ford lobbied for Toyota to get a smaller plate and it helped our fuel mileage. So, thanks guys. That’s all the difference right there. Those guys have a bigger spacer-plate, we have tapered spacers and they have a bigger one so it allows more air to pass through. When you allow more air to pass through, it takes more fuel to keep the engine running right. Those guys have worse fuel mileage than we do. The Toyota Tundras though, the guys in the engine shop at Triad, they’ve been working real hard to get us more horsepower and at the same time use less fuel to get better fuel mileage. Every engine builder does that, but our guys have made some gains this year in that area. All you can do is get it from the crew chief. If you’re short, you may have to conserve, but if you’re good to go, then you just go. The Toyotas seem to get about -- in a full fuel run -- we seem to get three to five laps more than those guys. It’s not significant, but it’s enough where sometimes it can make the difference.”
RICHIE WAUTERS, crew chief, No. 51 Miccosukee Resort Toyota Tundra, Billy Ballew Motorsports
What was your role in tonight’s win?
“When we started out tonight, we weren’t the best truck out there. We had problems, we were a little bit tight and a little bit free at the same time. We made a few adjustments and it helped it. The last stop we made another adjustment and it was the best the truck was all night. Of course, with Kyle (Busch) driving, he’s worth something there, too. We’ve been working hard and the Toyota Tundra was the best it was all night long at the end.”
TODD BODINE, No. 30 Copart/PurpleHeartCars.org Toyota Tundra, Germain Racing
Finishing Position: 4th
How was your race tonight?
“It was a good run. We were free in practice and we thought we had adjusted it and got it better. It was just too free all through the race. We kept adjusting it until it was as good as it was going to get. Our Copart Tundra was just too free. I got behind Ron (Hornaday, Jr) and started racing him and got aero-tight and chassis-loose and it was a handful to hang onto. To come home fourth, it’s not a win. It’s not a third or second, it’s a little disappointing.”
Are you disappointed with this finish?
“We were just too free. The way the rules package is, these Tundras they keep them from running with the other guys so we have to trim them out and really be free. We stepped over the edge and had it too free. Kyle (Busch) again hit it right on the money to get it right on without it being loose. It was still a good run. The Copart Tundra was fast. I’m disappointed, we wanted to get another win at Texas, but fourth is good. The way the middle part of the season was going, I think it we had five or six top-10s in a row, so I think we’re back in form. We’re doing things right. It’s about all you can do.”
BRIAN SCOTT, No. 16 Albertsons Toyota Tundra, Xpress Motorsports
Finishing Position: 7th
How was your truck tonight?
“We had a really good Albertsons Toyota Tundra all night. I had to fight track position at the drop of the green -- didn’t have a perfect truck. Jeff Hensley (crew chief) and everybody on the Xpress crew, they made the right adjustments and in the second run, man we were hauling. We were fast. I think, actually it wasn’t the second run because the first pit stop we took gas only. After we got tires the next caution after that, we were flying. I think we were fast as any truck out there. We drove out to fourth. We had a great four tire pit stop. Came back in and pulled out of the gas and a lapped down truck pinned us in the pits and we gave away all the track position.”
MIKE SKINNER, No. 5 Exide Toyota Tundra, Randy Moss Motorsports
Finishing Position: 8th
DAVID STARR, No. 24 Zachry Toyota Tundra, HT Motorsports
Finishing Position: 9th
Are you happy with another top 10 finish?
“It was another top-10. Our Zachry Toyota Tundra was pretty awesome tonight. The team did a great job because our truck wasn’t very good at the start of the race. We fought a lot of issues until about three-quarters of the way through the race. Jason Miller, the crew chief, and all the guys on our Zachry team did an excellent job. They finally got it fixed and we came alive right there at the end. It was a little too late, but we were battling trying to catch up. We needed another caution to put us in the show. From what we started with to how it ended up, we’re pretty proud and that says a lot about this racing team. It takes the force that we never give up and when our back is up against the wall, we just keep digging. It was pretty good. Not what we wanted, but a top-10 finish and we’ll hold up our head high and leave knowing we gave it everything we got. We just got beat by better trucks tonight and we’ll go win at Phoenix next week.”
ARIC ALMIROLA, No. 15 Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota Tundra, Billy Ballew Motorsports
Finishing Position: 14th
TAYLER MALSAM, No. 81 One-Eighty Toyota Tundra, Randy Moss Motorsports
Finishing Position: 18th
TIMOTHY PETERS, No. 17 Strutmasters.com Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing
Finishing Position: 19th
STACY COMPTON, No. 60 SafeAuto Insurance Toyota Tundra, Wyler Racing
Finishing Position: 22nd
T.J. BELL, No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing
Finishing Position: 23rd
TERRY COOK, No. 25 Cajun Industries Toyota Tundra, HT Motorsports
Finishing Position: 24th
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