Trucks offer sneak peek to Rockingham return
March 6, 2012
NASCAR Wire Service
ROCKINGHAM, N.C.--
Three NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers hit
Rockingham Speedway today for a scheduled Goodyear Tire test,
a day-long coming attraction of sorts to the full-length feature
in mid-April.
Between test sessions at "The Rock," James Buescher,
Jason Leffler and Timothy Peters commented on the history of the
one-mile track and what fans can expect in the
Good Sam club Roadside Assistance Carolina 200 on April 15.
"Testing has gone really smooth," said Leffler,
driver of the No. 18 Dollar General Toyota.
"So far the truck has run great, so I'm just looking
forward to coming back and seeing 35 other trucks out
here racing hard."
"It's going to make for great action for the fans,"
said Peters, who pilots the No. 17
Tire Kingdom/Service Central Toyota.
"The tire that they've given us is good, and we've been
running it through different scenarios.
You're going to see people on the bottom, middle and top.
It's going to be awesome."
In September, the 47-year-old track announced it would host
its first NASCAR race since 2004. Since the announcement,
the track has undergone various improvements, most notably
the installation of SAFER barrier walls, in anticipation
of the event.
The Good Sam Club 200 will be the third race of the
2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.
Andy Hillenburg, president of Rockingham Speedway, commented
on improvements currently in the works to make the race track
as fan-friendly as possible for the April race.
"The installation of the SAFER barrier walls has been an exciting,
ongoing project," Hillenburg said. "We've moved
Victory Lane out on the
frontstretch so fans can now participate with the winning
team and see the
emotion of that driver when they step out of the truck.
Rockingham Speedway
is one of the building blocks of NASCAR, and we want to put our best foot
forward to make sure we're part of the NASCAR schedule moving forward."
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