NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Bodine started from the pole position in his No. 30 Germain.com Tundra and led twice for 91 laps, only giving up the lead to fellow Toyota drivers Aric Almirola (third) and Timothy Peters (fourth) who led two and 57 laps, respectively. Tundra drivers combined to lead all 150 laps at the 1.33-mile concrete Tennessee oval.

“We won in the style of Germain Racing going out and stomping on them,” said Bodine, after the race. “That’s testament to the guys in the shop that work so hard to make great race trucks. Everybody back at the motor shop built a great motor. (Mike Hillman) Junior (crew chief) has done a great job in making these things so I can drive them. In the beginning of the year we struggled a little bit with the drivability of it and went to work and figured it out and it showed. Every race we’ve been incredibly competitive. We’ve had a few mistakes and we’ve had a little bit of bad luck, but we’ve had top-five trucks every single week. That’s pretty incredible to do.”

The 2006 NCWTS champion had a flat tire in the first half of the race and used pit strategy to cycle back to the lead on lap 62 and held the front position for the remainder of the race. In victory lane Bodine was awarded the race trophy, a Sam Bass-designed Les Paul Gibson guitar to commemorate the win.

“I’ve been so close so many times,” added Bodine. “Even at the (Nashville) fairgrounds I was close. We were close with this truck before. The Germain team is awesome -- these guys are the ones that do this every week. I have to thank all the guys in the motor shop, this was an awesome motor again. I’d like to thank all the fans, all those sitting in the grandstands and watching it on T.V., we appreciate it. It’s about time I got this. That trophy is awesome.”

Brian Ickler (eighth), Justin Lofton (ninth) also posted top-10 finishes at Nashville for Toyota. Tundra drivers Mike Skinner (11th), David Starr (14th) and Johanna Long (34th) were also in the field..

This was Bodine’s second NCWTS victory of the season and the seventh win for Toyota in 2010. He earned his first Truck Series win of the year at Texas Motor Speedway in June. It was also the 72nd victory by a Tundra driver since Toyota entered the series in 2004.

With Bodine taking the pole for Saturday night’s race, Tundra drivers have now held the pole position in the six most recent NCWTS races at Nashville. Bodine had previously started from the pole in 2008, while Skinner (2005 and 2007), Peters and Busch (April 2010) have also started from the front of the field at Nashville. Since entering the series in 2004, Toyota drivers have earned 73 pole positions.

Bodine extended his lead over second-place Almirola in the unofficial NCWTS point standings following Nashville, now holding a 174-point lead. Tundra drivers Peters (third), Skinner (eighth) and Starr (ninth) are also in the top-10 in points after 14 of 25 races.

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will race next at Darlington Raceway, August 14.

Toyota NCWTS Driver Finishing Positions at Nashville Superspeedway
1st, TODD BODINE
3rd, ARIC ALMIROLA
4th, TIMOTHY PETERS
8th, BRIAN ICKLER
9th, JUSTIN LOFTON
11th, MIKE SKINNER
14th, DAVID STARR
34th, JOHANNA LONG

Toyota Drivers in NCWTS Point Standings -- following Nashville Superspeedway**
1st, TODD BODINE 2,188 points
2nd, ARIC ALMIROLA 2,014 points
3rd, TIMOTHY PETERS 1,956 points
8th, MIKE SKINNER 1,854 points
9th, DAVID STARR 1,773 points
12th, JUSTIN LOFTON 1,564 points
19th, KYLE BUSCH 1,127 points
** unofficial point standings