Josh Richards NCWTS Atlanta Motor Speedway Advance
RACE: Atlanta 200
TRACK: Atlanta Motor Speedway
TRUCK: No. 15 Joy Mining Machinery Toyota Tundra
TEAM: Kyle Busch Motorsports
PRIMARY CHASSIS: KBM-3
BACKUP CHASSIS: KBM-5
MOTORS: Triad Racing Technologies
BROADCAST: Friday, September 2; 8:00 p.m. ET SPEED, MRN 7:45 p.m., Sirius NASCAR 90
NOTES AND QUOTES
Josh Richards will make his debut at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) on Friday piloting the No. 15 Joy Mining Machinery Toyota Tundra fielded by Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) This will be his fifth race in the series and first time to race at the 1.54 mile quad oval.
KBM at Atlanta Motor Speedway
In 2010 owner-driver Kyle Busch started second and finished second in the NCWTS race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Driver Josh Richards on racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway:
“I’m excited about going to Atlanta Motor Speedway on Friday. I’ve heard a lot about it from (crew chief) Rick Ren and I know it’s going to be a challenge. I’ve heard it’s a fast track and I look forward to getting out there, but I know I’ll have a lot to learn once we start practice on Friday.”
Crew Chief Rick Ren
“Atlanta’s going to be a little bit of a challenge. It will be a bit bigger test than Indy or Bristol, it can be forgiving but you have to be aggressive at Atlanta, it has very high-speed corners. It will probably be the most challenging place we’ve gone to with Josh, Kentucky was a handful for his first race, but Atlanta is tough, fighting your way around there will be a little bit difficult. We’ve had a lot of experiences there and won some races, we’ll be able to discuss that with him and get everything lined up there. This will be the test to see how much he’s improved over the last couple of races.”
CHASSIS SELECTION
Primary Chassis: KBM-3: Chassis 3 was the Toyota Tundra Josh raced at Kentucky Speedway in July. Prior to that, Kimi Raikkonen drove it in his NCWTS debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May. Raikkonen qualified 31st, but made his way as high as fifth before coming home with a 15th place finish in his first ever start in the series.
ABOUT JOY MINING MACHINERY
Joy Mining Machinery has over 90 years of experience as a global leader in the development, manufacture, distribution and service of underground mining machinery for the extraction of coal and other bedded materials. Headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, Joy Mining Machinery employs over 8,000 employees worldwide. For additional information, visit www.joy.com.
ABOUT KBM
Kyle Busch Motorsports has quickly established itself as one of the most successful teams in all of NASCAR. The reigning Camping World Truck Series owners’ champions prepare a fleet of race-winning Toyotas out of a 77,000-square-foot facility in Mooresville, N.C. Pending LEED certification, the facility’s state-of-the art equipment and innovative green initiatives make it unmatched among its peers. Fans can stay up-to-date with all the latest KBM news online at kylebuschmotorsports.com, by liking the team on Facebook (KyleBuschMS) and following the team on twitter (@KyleBuschMS).
For more information on Josh Richards and Joy Racing visit joyracing.net or follow on Twitter @joyracing.
