Travis Kvapil
No. 09 Toyota Tundra
Event Preview Fact Sheet
Event/Date: NextEra Energy Resources 250 – February 24, 2011
Venue: Daytona International Speedway
Travis Kvapil’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Performance History at Daytona International Speedway
Race
St
Fin
Laps
Status
02/16/01
9
25
73/104
running
02/15/02
8
20
98/100
running
02/14/03
7
2
106/106
running
2/13/04
3
2
100/100
running
02/16/07
4
3
100/100
running
02/18/11
24
29
74/103
crash
Avgs
9.2
13.5
551/613
Notes:
This Week’s Toyota Tundra … Travis Kvapil will pilot RAB Racing Chassis No. 46 is his bid to make the NextEra Energy Resources 250. Purchased from Panhandle Motorsports, this chassis last saw action at Talladega Superspeedway in 2011 when Johanna Long drove this Toyota Tundra to an eighth-place starting position. Debut at Daytona … The NextEra Energy Resources 250 marks RAB Racing’s first attempt at NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition. Not only will the team debut a Toyota Tundra, but they will also attempt to make their Sprint Cup Series debut with Kenny Wallace driving their No. 09 American Ethanol Toyota Camry. Proven Champion … Kvapil has the 2003 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship under his belt, as well as nine wins in the series. In his most recent full season of NCWTS competition (2007), Kvapil finished sixth in the championship point standings. Kvapil at Daytona … Kvapil has raced at the 2.5-mile track six times in his Camping World Truck Series career, accumulating 70 laps led and a best finish of second, where he has finished twice (2003 and 2004). Kvapil has also competed in eleven Sprint Cup Series races at DIS. Toyota Triumph… Kvapil won the first race for Toyota in the Camping World Truck Series back in 2004, at Michigan International Speedway. Experience Atop the Pit Box … Crew Chief Chris Rice has been with RAB Racing since July 2011, working as Director of Special Projects. Rice, a former race-winning crew chief in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, has sat atop the pit box in all three of NASCAR’s top divisions since 2003. In his most recent stint serving as crew chief for a Camping World Truck Series team, Rice garnered one top-five and two top-10s in 15 starts with driver Shelby Howard in 2008. RAB Racing at Daytona … In six NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Daytona International Speedway, RAB Racing has earned one top-10 finish, which came when the series last raced there in July 2011, when Kenny Wallace drove the No. 09 Toyota to a seventh-place finish in the Subway Jalapeño 250. RAB Racing entries have completed 638 of the 664 (96.1 percent) laps contested in those events. Additionally, in four ARCA RE/MAX Series starts at Daytona, RAB Racing has earned one top-five finish. New Website … Not only is RAB Racing expanding on the track, but also off the track with the launch of our new website. Our updated site makes it easy for fans and media to follow along throughout the 2012 season. Visit www.TeamRAB.com for news, releases, results, and multimedia. Catch the Action … The NextEra Energy Resources 250 from Daytona International Speedway will be televised live Friday, Feb. 24 beginning at 7 p.m. EST on SPEED and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network. Qualifying will be televised live Friday, Feb. 24 beginning at 4 p.m. EST on SPEED.
Travis Kvapil Quotes:
“I appreciate the opportunity to run at Daytona International Speedway in the first race of the season. The Daytona race is one of the biggest of the year, and tends to be one of the most exciting on the Camping World Truck Series schedule. I’ve come really close two or three times to winning it, and I’m excited to have another chance to compete, especially with a team like RAB Racing.” “I am excited to join RAB Racing with Brack Maggard to compete in the NextEra Energy Resources 250. I’ve worked with Robby Benton in the past and his equipment is top notch. The crew he’s assembled are all experienced and knowledgeable guys and I believe there is no reason we can’t go out and contend for the win.”
