Rumors
It's rumored that Toyota maybe leaving the Truck and Nationwide Series, pulling the financial support but continuing on with engineering and tech support like GM, Ford and Chrysler.
This is actually untrue. Over the past year, Toyota has restructured it's funding based on the importance of the Series to the manufacture, and they will continue to operate this way in the future.
SS Greenlight Racing has announced that Jason Young will make his debut in the Trucks at Memphis, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet and will have support from his team 3BR Racing.
The team didn't have a sponsor lined up. They won't be racing in Memphis with McCumbee and would have been sitting at home.
They hope by making this deal, it will help keep the No. 07 in the top-10 in points. McCumbee is still the team's primary driver; he'll be back at Kentucky with the tiwi back on board as sponsor.
Ryan Sieg will be back driving the No. 39 Sieg Racing Chevy at Kentucky. The team plans to run under seven races, so he'll maintain his rookie starts for 2010.
His lone start in trucks came at Martinsville with GunBroker.com Racing.
Michelle Theriault will be driving No. 72 MaysSolution.com Chevrolet, for James Carter at Memphis.
Hal Martin will be making his debut in Trucks at Memphis, with Fast Track Racing in the No. 48 Sea Support/Fast Track Chevrolet.
Chris Fontaine is back in the No. 84 Glenden Enterprises Chevrolet, with his own team at Memphis.
J.J. Yeley is back in the No. 73 Tagsby Racing Chevrolet at Memphis and the sponsors still needs to be announced.
Billy Ballew Motorsports Update
First, Aric Almirola will be back in the No. 15 at Memphis and no sponsor has been announced yet.
Second, Brian Ickler will be back in the No. 51 Miccosukee Resorts/Samsung Instinct Toyota at Memphis.
Kevin Harvick Inc. Update
First, Ricky Carmichael will be driving the No. 4 Monster Energy Drink Chevrolet at Memphis.
Second, Ron Hornaday Jr. will have the Longhorn sponsorship back on his No. 33.
News and Notes
The Coolest Trophy
For most fans, it's the Harley Earl Trophy, maybe the Brickyard Trophy or it's the Championship Trophy that's your favorite trophy.
For me, it's the Elvis Trophy. I think it's one of the coolest given in NASCAR, and sadly it's in it's last year. It's a 27" tall, bronze statue that weights 60 lbs. and based on a statue of Elvis that stands on Beale Street.
It came about through a partnership between Memphis Motorsports Park and Elvis Presley Enterprises, that created it. Only 12 were minted by MTM recognition.
One will always be on display at Memphis Motorsports Park, one was given to Graceland, and five each starting in 2005 ending in 2009 were awarded to Truck race winners in the Summer and Nationwide race winners in the Fall.
It's been won in the Truck Series by Brandon Whitt in 2005, Jack Sprague in 2006, Travis Kvapil in 2007 and Ron Hornaday Jr. in 2008.
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