competing with defending ARCA of momentum at the end of last Series champion for season before finishing second to those honors. Dillon will also do Hornaday. And continuity should 2010 Truck Season Could Be One To Remember so in a black No. 3 truck, bringing help Crafton’s cause this year as back memories of Dale Earnhardt crew chief Bud Haefele returns along for the ride. to lead a group that remained The offseason brought news largely intact from last season. Krista Voda hosts the popular SPEED prerace that former driver That stability could be the show “NCWTS Setup,” Nelson Piquet Jr. was testing for trump card that carries them leading into each NASCAR Red Horse Racing and hoping to across the championship Camping World Truck Series race. Voda is also secure a deal to run for the team threshold. a regular host on “The this season. Piquet will try to follow I have not even mentioned SPEED Report” and in the footsteps of open-wheelers former series champions Mike serves as a pit reporter for NASCAR on FOX coverage Jacques Villeneuve and Patrick Skinner and . of the Sprint Cup Series. Carpentier, both of whom have Skinner finished third last season competed in the Truck Series. on the heels of three victories. It’d be tough not to bet on Bodine, meanwhile, begins the Hornaday as 2010 champion — new year in search of his third just as it would be to go against consecutive victory at Daytona. Jimmie Johnson in the Sprint He’s the man to beat at Daytona, Cup Series — but I’m officially while Hornaday will likely be the on record now in picking Matt one everybody is chasing all the Crafton to win the Camping way to Homestead. World Truck Series title this year. Can somebody knock Hornaday His ThorSport team had a ton off the throne? Stay tuned.

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