While Ryan Truex has been unable to secure a sponsor to chase the $100,000 bonus he is qualified to run for at Charlotte Motor Speedway, he has been able to at least find a car. Not just any car, however, and not just for any team.
Martin Truex Sr. told me at Dover he was unwilling to put Ryan in a car just to be in the field. He wanted him in good equipment that had a chance to win. Well I guess if a car is good enough for his older son Martin Truex Jr., driver of the NAPA Toyota in Sprint Cup, then it will be good enough for Ryan.
Ryan Truex will actually return to the team he started the year with, Pastrana/Waltrip Racing, however he will not be driving one of the cars he drove earlier in the season. He will actually be at the wheel of the Toyota Martin drove to a second place finish last October as number 00.
He will also have the crew chief, Mike Greci, and the team that took him to two K&N Pro Series East titles in 2009 and 2010. This, and knowing the history of the car he will be driving, should give him the confidence he needs to not only pursue that $100,000 Nationwide bonus but quite possibly contend for the win.
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