NCWTS: JUSTIN BOSTON There’s No Place Like Dover for Baltimore Native Boston

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 26, 2015) – Every driver looks forward to racing at their “home track,” and that is true for Justin Boston as well.  The Baltimore native has had the Dover race circled on his calendar since the season began and now carries the momentum of three consecutive top-10 finishes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series along with him.

Boston has never raced a truck at the Monster Mile, but this will not be his first time racing on the concrete one-mile oval. Last year he competed in the fall XFINITY race for Joe Gibbs Racing, where he started 11^th and finished 12^thin his first-ever start in the series. In 2013 Boston ran the K&N East race resulting in a second-place finish. This time he hopes to better the K&N finish by one position.

Boston is with the right team to capture a victory at his home track. KBM drivers have collected three wins, two poles, 630 laps led, three top-five and five top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 9.6 across nine starts at Dover. Owner-driver Kyle Busch has collected all three of the team’s wins, including victories the last two seasons. KBM drivers have led more laps at Dover than any other track.

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Justin Boston, Driver of the No. 54 NCWTS ROK Mobile Tundra:

Does your previous experience at Dover give you extra confidence going into such a tough track?

“Dover is definitely a special place for me. It’s the racetrack that sparked my career in stock car racing, and growing up near there I consider Dover my home track. I have been there a few times before and I think that will definitely help, especially with running an XFINITY race there in 2014. I feel very confident that we will be contending for the win in the ROK Mobile Tundra.”

How different is it racing on concrete versus asphalt?

“Concrete is a lot different than racing on asphalt. The grip level is really high and you can hustle the car more. Also, the rubber that gets put down on the track throughout a run seems to affect the balance a lot more than it would on asphalt. It’s definitely something I enjoy racing on and look forward to it every time we go there.”

Being from Baltimore how much would it mean to you to win at Dover?

“It would mean everything to me. It is definitely something that I would love to accomplish and I’ve been close before, (second in the K&N race) but I really want to win at Dover. That is where it all started for me and to end up in Victory Lane would be surreal, and would be huge for my family.”

Shannon Rursch, Crew Chief of the No. 54 NCWTS ROK Mobile Toyota Tundra:

How will Justin’s previous experience at Dover help him this weekend?

“I’m excited about going to Dover.  This is Justin’s home track and he ran really well there in the XFINITY race last year, so he knows how to get around the track and has a good understanding of what he needs in the truck.  Dover is a tough track and the previous races Justin has run there will really shorten the learning curve for the entire 54 team.”

Justin Boston’s No. 54 ROK Mobile Tundra:

KBM-012: The No. 54 ROK Mobile team will roll out KBM-012 for Friday’s Lucas Oil 200at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. This is the same Tundra Boston earned his season-best sixth-starting position with at Atlanta in February.

KBM-012 Performance Profile

Notes of Interest:

Justin Boston 2015:

• Earned a NCWTS career-best seventh-place finish at Kansas Speedway (5/8/15).
• Three top-10 finishes in five starts, currently eighth in the driver championship point standings

Justin Boston 2014:

• Collected two ARCA Racing Series victories (Toledo Speedway and Madison Speedway) and three pole awards
• Registered seven top-five and 13 top-10 finishes en route to a fifth-place finish in the ARCA Racing championship point standings
• Posted top-12 finishes in both of his NASCAR XFINITY Series starts for Joe Gibbs Racing, including a ninth-place finish at Kentucky Speedway in September
• Made NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway in August

Justin Boston 2013:

• Earned eight top-five and 16 top-10 finishes en route to a third-place finish in the ARCA Racing championship point standings

Justin Boston 2009:

• Garnered four top-10 finishes and 21 laps led in six USAR Pro Cup Series starts

Before getting behind the wheel of a stock car, Boston cut his racing teeth in motocross at the age of five. He won his first race at the age of six in the 50cc class at Timonium State Fairgrounds indoor short track and went on to register over 300 podiums while competing in the 50cc/65cc/80cc and 85cc divisions. The talented youngster won the Maryland State Championship in the 50cc division at Budds Creek Motocross Park in 1998 and competed in the Loretta Lynn Amateur Motocross Championships for three consecutive years (1998-2000), where he raced against current American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) stars Mike Alessi, Zach Osborne and Cole Seely.

Kyle Busch Motorsports’ No. 54 Tundra:

• With a ninth-place finish at Charlotte, Justin Boston earned his third consecutive top-10 finish this season
• Is currently eighth in the Driver’s Championship standings, only four points out of seventh place
• Earned five wins, three poles, 963 laps led, 14 top-five and 29 top-10 finishes across 49 starts since 2013

KBM NCWTS Program

• Has collected three NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Owner’s Championships, 39 Truck Series victories and 19 poles across 213 starts since originating in 2010
• 39 career Truck Series victories as an organization ranks third all-time behind Roush (50) and Kevin Harvick Inc. (43)
• 14 victories as an organization during the 2014 season broke the Truck Series record of 12 set by Ultra Motorsports in 2001
• Six different drivers have won a race for KBM, led by owner-driver Kyle Busch with 26. Darrell Wallace Jr. collected five victories, Erik Jones has posted  four wins, Denny Hamlin produced two victories and Kasey Kahne and Brian Scott both collected one triumph
• Has collected victories at 17 of the 21 tracks on the 2015 schedule, excluding Atlanta Motor Speedway, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Michigan International Speedway and Pocono Raceway

KBM NCWTS @ Dover International Speedway

• KBM drivers have collected three wins, two poles, 630 laps led, three top-five and five top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 9.6 across nine starts at the Monster Mile
• Owner-driver Kyle Busch has collected all three of his team’s wins at the 1-mile track, including victories the last two seasons
• In last year’s event at the Delaware track, Busch started on the pole and registered a perfect driver rating (150.0) after leading 150 of the 200 laps
• KBM drivers have led more laps at Dover (630) than at any other track

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