Turner Scott Motorsports NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes:
Texas Motor Speedway II
Jeb Burton
No. 4 Arrowhead Chevrolet Silverado
Texas Motor Speedway II – WinStar World Casino 350
November 1, 2013
In It to Win It…Following a top-three finish at Martinsville Speedway, Jeb Burton and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) will head back to Texas Motor Speedway for a night of racing under the lights. Returning as the most recent race winner at the “No Limits” track, Burton and his No. 4 Arrowhead team hope to land back-to-back victories in the Lone Star State.
This Week’s Silverado…The No. 4 Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM) team will debut a new chassis this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. TSM-605 is fresh out of the wind tunnel and ready to take on the 1.5-mile oval track.
Come On By…Stop by and meet Burton, along with fellow NCWTS driver Ty Dillon, at the Chevrolet display on Friday, November 1 at 4:00 p.m. The two competitors will be there to take your questions and talk all things NASCAR.
Don’t Forget to Vote…The polls have opened for the 2013 NCWTS Most Popular Driver award and Jeb needs your help! Vote once a day from now until November 15 at www.nascar.com/ncwtsmpd. #TeamBurton
Don’t Miss the Action…The Winstar World Casino 350 can be seen live on Friday, November 1 beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT on FOX Sports 1. The race can also be heard live on MRN Radio as well as SiriusXM Satellite Radio, channel 90.
Racing Roots…Tune in to FOX Sports 1 prior to the WinStar World Casino 350 to learn all about Burton’s racing roots. The Grassroots Beat segment will air at 7:00 p.m. EDT.
Previous Race Recap…Returning to his hometown track for a second time in the 2013 NCWTS season, Burton fought hard to achieve a top-five finish in the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway. The 21-year-old South Boston, Va. native was among the top-ten fastest trucks during both practice sessions, as well as qualifying, and was able to drive his No. 4 Arrowhead/Kangaroo Express Chevrolet across the finish line in third place.
Jeb Burton on Racing at Texas Motor Speedway:
“I’m really excited about returning to Texas Motor Speedway as the defending race winner. Texas brought several ‘firsts’ for us. It was my first time at the track and we got our first win of the season. We’re taking a brand-new truck this weekend, so we’re putting it all out there to get another win. One of my favorite things about this track is running beside the wall. It makes it fun and more competitive. Hopefully we can make it a sweep and get our No. 4 Arrowhead truck into victory lane again. I want another cowboy hat!”
NCWTS results at Texas Motor Speedway:
Starts: 1
Wins: 1
Poles: 0
Top 5: 1
Top 10: 1
Laps Led: 25
Average Start: 3.0
Average Finish: 1.0
James Buescher
No. 31 Rheem Chevrolet Silverado
Texas Motor Speedway II – WinStar World Casino 350
November 1, 2013
Home Sweet Home…For the second time this season, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) returns to James Buescher’s home track: Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). Buescher first got his start in racing on the grounds of TMS at the ripe old age of 12. Buescher has enjoyed much success at his home track, having won on all but one circuit at the TMS compound. Buescher and his No. 31 Rheem team will aim to make the Plano, Texas native the first driver to ever win a race on all the different circuits at TMS. Buescher comes into the weekend with four top-10 finishes, two career poles and 129 laps led at TMS.
Gotta Have a Rheem…The familiar Rheem colors are back on board the No. 31 this week. Rheem Manufacturing Company (www.rheem.com) is privately held with headquarters in Atlanta. In its 87th year of operation, the company manufactures a full line of high-quality residential and commercial heating and cooling systems; tank, tankless, solar, and heat pump water heaters; swimming pool heaters and commercial boilers throughout North America and world markets. The company’s premium brands, including Raypak, Ruud and Rheem, have been recognized with countless industry and consumer awards for reliability, innovative design and high quality. Rheem, now in its seventh consecutive year as a NASCAR sponsor, is the official heating, cooling and water heating supplier to Turner Scott Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing. Rheem also sponsors RCR’s No. 29 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car driven by Kevin Harvick and the No. 33 NASCAR Nationwide Series car driven by Paul Menard.
Chassis Info…The Rheem team will bring back chassis TSM-217, otherwise known as “Stetson”, for the WinStar World Casino 350 at Texas Motor Speedway. This particular chassis earned its nickname when Buescher’s son Stetson made his track debut at Michigan International Speedway and the team visited victory lane for the first time in 2013.
Previous Race Recap…Buescher and his Rheem crew came into the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway last weekend with nothing to lose and looked to rebound after an accident at Talladega Superspeedway the week prior. Starting the 200-lap race from the seventh position, Buescher had an up-and-down day, running as high as fifth and as low as 18th. After a spin on lap 129 dropped them deep in the running order, Buescher and his No. 31 Rheem team battled back to come home with a 10th-place finish. In the process, Buescher was able to gain some valuable points and moved back into second place in the NCWTS Driver Point Standings.
Speeding to Read…On Thursday morning, Buescher will be the honored host to nearly 3,000 elementary school students for the “Speeding To Read” program. “Speeding To Read” is a reading program that was created by Texas Motor Speedway to encourage elementary school students to read more frequently during the school year. The program began during the 2011-12 school year with Clara Love Elementary School and its 600-plus students serving as the pilot school for the program.
Watch and Listen…The NCWTS returns to Buescher’s home track for the WinStar World Casino 350 at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday, November 1 at 8:00 p.m. EDT on FOX Sports 1. The event can also be heard live on SiriusXM Satellite Radio, channel 90 and MRN Radio. Be sure to tune in on time as the Bueschers will be featured in a segment during the race’s pre-race show.
James Buescher on Returning to Texas Motor Speedway
“There are no words to describe what it’s like to return to your home track, especially returning on such a grand stage as a driver in one of the top series of NASCAR. My Rheem team has had some success at the track in the past; we’re just missing the checkmark in the win column. I know my Rheem team will prepare a great truck to give us the opportunity to go out and get that win in front of my hometown crowd.”
NCWTS results at Texas Motor Speedway:
Starts: 9
Wins: 0
Poles: 2
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 4
Laps Led: 129
Average Start: 8.9
Average Finish: 12.2
Miguel Paludo
No. 32 Anderson’s Maple Syrup/Brookshire’s Chevrolet Silverado
Texas Motor Speedway II – WinStar World Casino 350
November 1, 2013
Hold ‘Em Or Fold ‘Em…The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) heads to Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) for the second Texas showdown of 2013. Miguel Paludo has six previous starts at the 1.5-mile quad-oval, earning his best finish of eighth in the spring 2011 event. Paludo, who has three top-10 finishes at TMS, finished 10th when the series visited in the spring.
A Sweet New Paint Scheme…The No. 32 Chevrolet will carry a sweet new scheme when it unloads at Texas Motor Speedway with the Turner Scott Motorsports debut of Anderson’s Maple Syrup and Brookshire’s. In 1928, Paul Anderson first shared the distinct taste of Wisconsin’s Northwoods, delicately sweet pure maple syrup. Three generations later, the Anderson family carries on its sugar-making heritage. They bottle pure maple syrup from the same sugarbush their grandfather tapped so many years ago. Authentic pure maple syrup is a nutritious and natural alternative to artificial maple-flavored syrups. From its roots in Cumberland, Wisconsin, Anderson’s Maple Syrup can now be found in supermarkets and specialty shops across the country. For more information and to find more recipes and grilling ideas, visit www.AndersonsMapleSyrup.com.
Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC) is a Tyler, Texas-based regional food chain that has been providing families with quality foods since 1928. They are committed to outstanding service, knowing that the customer is their top priority. Their goal is to proactively live their corporate mission statement – to provide a great food and shopping experience – and hope you rely on them to meet the needs of your family. BGC currently operates more than 150 store locations under the banners of Brookshire’s Food Stores, Super 1 Foods Stores, Olé Foods, and FRESH by Brookshire’s. For more information, visit www.brookshires.com.
This Week’s Silverado…Paludo and the No. 32 AccuDoc Solutions team will unload chassis TSM-600 this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. TSM-600 made its on-track debut at TMS in the spring, and was raced most recently at Las Vegas Motor Speedway where it earned a third-place finish. TSM-600 was the chassis of choice at six previous events this year and has not finished worse than 12th.
Pick Me…The polls are still open for the 2013 NCWTS Most Popular Driver fan vote. Fans can vote once a day from each device: laptop, desktop, tablet, smart phone, etc. Be sure to place your vote for Paludo every day from now until November 15 at www.nascar.com/ncwtsmpd.
Watch And Listen…The WinStar World Casino 350 can be seen live on Friday, November 1 with pre-race coverage beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT on FOX Sports 1. Paludo will be carrying an on-board camera, so be sure to tune in for all the action. The race can also be heard live on MRN Radio as well as SiriusXM Satellite Radio, channel 90.
Previous Race Recap…Paludo made it through a wreck-filled race at Martinsville Speedway, ending the day with one of the few trucks to not sustain major damage. However, losing a lap early in the event and a mid-race spin hurt the No. 32 AccuDoc Solutions team, and by the time Paludo regained his lap, there were only enough laps remaining to salvage a 21st-place finish.
Miguel Paludo on driving at Texas Motor Speedway
“Texas is a place where I have a lot of experience and it’s one of my favorite places that we visit all year. The mile-and-a-half tracks are races I feel really good going into; we’ve been so strong at them all season. The chassis we’re bringing is one of our new-generation trucks, which are really good. This one has gotten me two top fives, and we’re hoping to better that second-place finish we got with it at Pocono. I’m really excited to have Anderson’s Maple Syrup and Brookshire’s on board with us this weekend; I’d love to get them into victory lane in their first race with us.”
NCWTS Results at Texas Motor Speedway:
Starts: 6
Wins: 0
Poles: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 3
Laps Led: 13
Average Start: 11.8
Average Finish: 14.7
