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2012 Homestead: Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Truck Race Preview
Richard Childress Racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... Richard Childress Racing has seven previous NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at the Homestead, Fla.-based facility, earning two top-five, three top-10 finishes and one pole award. RCR boasts a ninth-place average starting position combined with an average finishing position of 15.6 at the 1.5-mile track. Collectively, the Welcome, N.C.-based organization has completed 95.2 (995 of 1,045) percent of the contested laps at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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RCR's Camping World Truck Series History ... In 271 Camping World Truck Series starts, RCR has earned 27 wins, 101 top-five finishes, 168 top-10 finishes and 37 pole awards, along with the inaugural series championship in 1995 with Mike Skinner, and again with Austin Dillon in 2011. The organization has an average starting position of 9.5 and an average finishing position of 10.2.
Truck Line-up ... Tim George Jr. will pilot the No. 2 Applebee's/Potomac Family Dining Group Chevrolet this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The No. 2 team will join Ty Dillon and the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet team along with Joey Coulter and the No. 22 Rip It Energy Fuel Chevrolet team for Friday night's 134-lap event.
One To Go ... Through the first 21 races of the season, RCR's Camping World Truck Series entries have acquired three victories, one at Martinsville Speedway with Kevin Harvick behind the wheel, one with Coulter at Pocono Raceway and one with Dillon at Atlanta Motor Speedway. RCR has notched nine pole awards, with Harvick at Martinsville Speedway and Dover International Speedway, George at Kansas Speedway, Dillon at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway and Coulter at Michigan International Speedway, Kentucky Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Welcome, N.C.-based organization has 20 top-five and 38 top-10 finishes and has led 782 laps in 2012.
To the Points ... Heading into the final Camping World Truck Series race of the season, Dillon is third in driver championship point standings, 12 markers outside the top spot. Coulter sits in the fourth position, 29 points outside of the lead. The No. 3 team is third in the owner championship point standings, the No. 22 team is fourth, while RCR's No. 2 Chevrolet team is 14th utilizing three different drivers (Harvick, Brendan Gaughan and George).
Vote for Team RCR ... Coulter, Dillon and George Jr. are in the running for the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Most Popular Driver award. Fans can vote online at nascar.com/ncwtsmpd through Nov. 16. Two lucky fans and their guests will win an all-expense paid trip to the 2012 Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series awards banquet on Nov. 16 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel by registering for the MPD vote sweepstakes after placing their vote on NASCAR.com.
Social Media ... To keep up-to-date with the latest news and information and to view exclusive content, visit RCR's Twitter page - @RCRracing, RCR's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team Twitter pages - @RCR3TDillon, @RCR22JCoulter and @RCR2CWTS. RCR's NCWTS driver personal Twitter pages - @tydillon, @JoeyCoulter, @timgeorgejr, @Brendan62 and @kevinharvick.
Catch the Action ... Flag-to-flag coverage of the season finale race at Homestead-Miami Speedway is scheduled to be televised live on Friday, Nov. 16 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time on SPEED and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio beginning at 7:45 p.m. ET.
PaddockTalk Perspective
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