NCWTS: KYLE BUSCH ‘Rowdini’

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 22, 2015) – Kyle Busch and the No. 51 Dollar General Racing team head to New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon for Saturday’s UNOH 175. Busch has been victorious in each of his last three Truck Series starts at the 1.058-mile oval, including two dominant wins as owner-driver for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM).

The last two times that Rowdy has taken to the wheel of his Tundra at the Magic Mile he has performed a disappearing act on the rest of the field. Busch captured the pole and led 156 of 175 laps in KBM’s inaugural trip to New Hampshire in 2010. What did he do for an encore? He captured the pole and led 165 of 175 laps in 2011, cruising to a victory of over three seconds. Throw in a win in 2009 for Billy Ballew Motorsports and the talented wheelman has led 396 of the 550 laps en route to his three Truck Series victories in the Granite State.

In addition to his three Truck Series victories at the flat oval, Busch has collected two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins – including the series’ most recent visit earlier this season – and four NASCAR XFINITY Series wins – including three consecutive from 2009-2011. Combined between the three National series, the Las Vegas native has led 1,476 total laps at the New England track.

As the Truck Series celebrates its 500th race, Busch will be in search of his third Truck Series victory of 2015 and the 45^th of his career. KBM will also be celebrating a milestone this weekend, as the team makes its 250^th start. Over the first 249 starts in its six-year existence, KBM has been able to record 44 victories and ranks second in series history to former Truck Series competitors Roush Fenway Racing, who collected 50 victories across their 712 starts. Individually Busch ranks second in Truck Series history in victories (44), winning a remarkable 34.4 percent of his 128 career starts in NASCAR’s third division and also ranks fourth in career laps led (5,534). With two wins in three starts this season, ‘Rowdy’ has been victorious in 10 of his last 13 Truck Series starts dating back to the 2013 Truck Series finale at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway.

Chris Showalter, the truck chief for the No. 51 Dollar General team, has been a crew member for every Truck Series race since the series originated in 1995. The Ohio native overcame a few medical obstacles over the years to keep the streak intact. During the 2004 season, he had ACL surgery on a Tuesday and was able to be at the track working when the garage opened on Thursday. In 2013, he passed a kidney stone the morning of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway and was still able to make it to the track on time. Showalter’s most memorable Truck Series experience to date was winning the 2003 Truck Series championship as a crew chief for driver Travis Kvapil.

Saturday’s race will mark Dollar General’s fourth and final race onboard a KBM Tundra in 2015. The nation’s largest small-box discount retailer was onboard the No. 51 for Busch’s victories at Pocono and Michigan, and started off the season on Erik Jones’ No. 4 for his runner-up finish at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway in May. Overall in 35 races adorning KBM’s Tundras since 2010, the Tennessee-based company has been a part of 11 wins – including the team’s historic first victory at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway in April of 2010 – and 21 top-five finishes.

Making the final stop on his 2015 Truck Series tour, ‘Rowdini’ is ready to end his season in style by delivering an encore performance of his last two Truck Series shows at the Magic Mile — a disappearing act on the field.

Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 51 Dollar General Tundra:

What does it take to be successful at New Hampshire?

“Loudon is a pretty particular racetrack. It’s a flat racetrack and it’s really typical of a tough racetrack to pass on. You can’t just have a really good racecar and finish up front — you have to keep track position, especially in the Truck Series race because it is a shorter race. You have to keep up all race long and make everything work. We’ve had a really fast Tundra the last two times I’ve raced there and that’s allowed us to start up front and stay up front. The last couple of seasons Jerry (Baxter) and his guys have been very successful on the flat tracks. They’ve picked up wins at places like Martinsville and Gateway (Motorsports Park) and had a strong run last year at Loudon, so I know we’ve got a good shot to go out and finish the season off three-for-three together and bring home another victory for all of the folks at Dollar General.”

Jerry Baxter, crew chief of the No. 51 Dollar General Tundra:

Is there added pressure on your team to win when Kyle is in the truck?

“When Kyle (Busch) drives the truck there is added pressure to win. You’re definitely expected to win and you know that with his experience and his talent if you give him a fast truck, that unless something unforeseen happens, more often than not you’re going to win. The thing I like about this race team is that when we leave the shop every week, no matter who the driver is, we think that we are going to have a truck that is good enough to win the race. Last week going to Chicago, we were confident that we had a truck that would allow Daniel (Suarez) to get his first win. I believe we had the fastest truck, the way the race played out just wasn’t in our favor.”

Kyle Busch’s No. 51 Dollar General Tundra:

KBM-25: The No. 51 Dollar General team will unload chassis KBM-025 for Saturday’s UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. Christopher Bell scored a top-five finish in his Truck Series debut with the Tundra at Iowa Speedway in June and Daniel Suarez finished sixth in the truck’s debut at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway in March.

KBM-25 Performance Profile:

Date	Site	Driver	Start	Finish	Laps	Laps Led	Status
6/19/15	Iowa	Bell	10	5	200/200	0	running
3/28/15	Martinsville	Suarez	11	6	258/258	0	running

Notes of Interest:

Kyle Busch @ New Hampshire:

Has won the last three NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events he has entered, leading 396 of the 550 total laps
In NCWTS races from 2005 to present, leads all drivers in Laps Led (447), Fastest Laps Run (190), Green Flag Passes (222) and Quality Passes (171)
Has recorded four NASCAR XFINITY Series wins – including three consecutive from 2009-2011 – seven top-five and seven top-10 finishes across 10 starts
Has produced two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories, including the July race earlier this season, eight top-five and 11 top-10 finishes across 21 starts

Series	Races	Win	T5	T10	Pole	Laps	Led	Earnings	AvSt	AvFn	RAF	Miles	LLF
NCWTS	7	3	4	6	2	1290	447	$209,310	9.1	7.4	6	1364.8	6
NXS	10	4	7	7	2	1938	473	$318,776	4.3	8.2	9	2050.4	7
NSCS	21	2	8	11	2	6163	556	$3,085,113	10.5	13.4	21	6520.5	16

Kyle Busch’s New Hampshire NCWTS Performance Profile:

Date	Start	Finish	Laps	Status	Laps Led
9/24/11	1	1	175/175	Running	165
9/18/10	1	1	175/175	Running	156
9/19/09	2	1	200/200	Running	75
9/13/08	4	6	200/200	Running	0
9/15/07	31	33	140/200	Accident	0
9/16/06	9	3	200/200	Running	46
9/17/05	16	7	200/200	Running	5

Kyle Busch 2015 Camping World Truck Series Highlights:

Has been victorious in both of his starts behind the wheel of the No. 51 Tundra this season, leading 53 of 69 laps en route to victory at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway and 44 of 100 laps at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn
Captured the pole and recorded a runner-up finish at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway in his lone start behind the wheel of the No. 54 Tundra

Kyle Busch 2014 Camping World Truck Series Highlights:

Was victorious in seven of his 10 NCWTS starts in 2014 and despite starting just 10 of 22 races, led all NCWTS drivers in Fastest Laps Run (447), Laps Led (747) and Miles Led (999.17)

Kyle Busch Camping World Truck Series Career:

Has won 34.4% (44/128) of the NCWTS races he has entered and finished first or second in 52.3% (67/128)
Entered the season ranked first all-time among NCWTS drivers with a career Driver Rating of 120.9 and Average finish of 7.1
Ranks second in NCWTS history in wins (44) and fourth in laps led (5,534)
151 all-time combined NASCAR National Series wins rank him second all-time to Richard Petty (200)
As an owner-driver in 2010, his series-leading eight wins helped Kyle Busch Motorsports become the first team since the NCWTS originated in 1995 to capture an Owner’s Championship in its inaugural season
In 2014, his series-leading seven wins helped KBM capture its second consecutive and third-overall NCWTS Owner’s Championship
Led the NCWTS in wins five of the last six seasons; 2009 (six), 2010 (eight), 2011 (six), 2013 (five) and 2014 (seven)
In August of 2010, made history when he won the NCWTS, NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway, becoming the only driver to sweep all of NASCAR’s top three series at one track on the same weekend

Kyle Busch Motorsports’ No. 51 Tundra:

The No. 51 team currently ranks fifth in the 2015 NCWTS Owner’s championship point standings, 59 points behind the series-leading No. 4 team
The No. 51 team has recorded two wins, eight top-five and 12 top-10 finishes between drivers Christopher Bell, Kyle Busch, Daniel Suarez and Matt Tifft
The No. 51Tundra team has compiled 19 of KBM’s 44 NCWTS victories, the most of any truck number in the team’s stable, and are the two-time reigning NCWTS Owner’s champions

KBM NCWTS Program

Has collected three NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Owner’s Championships, 44 Truck Series victories and 23 poles across 249 starts since originating in 2010
44 career Truck Series victories as an organization ranks second all-time behind Roush (50)
14 victories as an organization during the 2014 season broke the Truck Series record of 12 set by Ultra Motorsports in 2001
Seven different drivers have won a race for KBM, led by owner-driver Kyle Busch with 28. Erik Jones has posted six victories, Darrell Wallace Jr., recorded five wins, Denny Hamlin produced two victories and Christopher Bell, Kasey Kahne and Brian Scott have all collected one triumph
Has collected victories at 20 of the 21 tracks on the 2015 schedule, excluding Atlanta Motor Speedway

KBM NCWTS @ New Hampshire Motor Speedway

KBM drivers have collected two wins, two poles, three top-five and four top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 5.4 across five starts in the Granite State
Owner-driver Kyle Busch has recorded two dominant victories at New Hampshire, leading 156 of 175 laps in 2010 and 165 of 175 laps in 2011

The Book on Baxter:

Veteran crew chief Jerry Baxter is currently in his third season atop the pit box for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Under the California native’s guidance, Darrell Wallace Jr. finished third in the Truck Series championship standings in 2014 and led all series regulars in wins (four), laps led (623), driver rating (109.5) and fastest laps run (280). Combined in two seasons working with Wallace Jr., Baxter posted five wins, three poles, 963 laps led, 14 top-five and 26 top-10 finishes across 44 starts. In addition to his seven wins at KBM, he boasts one other Truck Series win (Cale Gale, 2012) and one NASCAR XFINITY Series win (David Reutimann, 2007).

Baxter’s lone Truck Series race atop the pit box at the “Magic Mile” was last season when Darrell Wallace Jr., started third and finished second. Additionally, his NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers recorded four top-finishes in five starts at New Hampshire.

Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 51 Tundra 2015 NCWTS Box Score:

Date	Site	Driver	Start	Finish	Laps	Laps Led	Status	Owner Pts./Pos.	Money Won
2/20	Daytona	Suarez	30	9	100/100	5	running	36/9^th	$20,786
2/28	Atlanta	Suarez	4	4	130/130	1	running	77/4^th	$21,261
3/28	Martinsville	Suarez	11	6	258/258	0	running	115/4^th	$16,574
5/8	Kansas	Suarez	10	6	167/167	1	running	154/4^th	$17,277
5/15	Charlotte	Tifft	3	8	139/139	0	running	190/4^th	$16,481
5/29	Dover	Suarez	5	2	200/200	0	running	232/4^th	$33,106
6/5	Texas	Suarez	3	2	167/167	6	running	275/3^rd	$41,559
6/13	Gateway	Tifft	8	25	92/167	0	accident	294/5^th	$12,019
6/19	Iowa	Bell	10	5	200/200	0	running	333/4^th	$18,646
7/9	Kentucky	Suarez	4	4	145/145	18	running	374/4^th	$22,029
7/22	Eldora	Tifft	22	21	154/154	0	running	397/4^th	$13,952
8/1	Pocono	Busch	2	1	69/69	53	running	445/4^th	$41,542
8/15	Michigan	Busch	10	1	100/100	44	running	493/4^th	$43,447
8/19	Bristol	Suarez	16	30	154/202	0	overheating	507/4^th	$11,202
8/30	Canadian Tire	Tifft	15	23	56/64	0	running	528/5^th	$15,566
9/19	Chicago	Suarez	6	4	150/150	3	running	569/5^th	$19,769

ABOUT DOLLAR GENERAL:

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