AVONDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 12, 2010) — Collected in a wreck just past the one-third point, Tayler Malsam battled back to finish 18th in Friday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway.
Todd Bodine clinched his second truck series championship by finishing 12th and NASCAR Cup regular Clint Bowyer won his second straight start in the series. Bodine, who previously won the title in 2006, joins just Ron Hornaday, Jr. (1996, 1998, 2007, 2009) and Jack Sprague (1997, 1999, 2001) with multiple championships in the truck series. Bodine enters the season finale next weekend at Homestead-Miami with more points than current No. 2 Aric Almirola can earn in a single race.
The last time Bowyer raced a truck was Nov. 3, 2006 at Texas, but he showed little rust while leading 97 of 150 laps. Bowyer beat Kyle Busch off pit road after the fourth of five cautions and held on for the victory in just his eighth series start. Busch finished second, Johnny Sauter was third, Matt Crafton fourth and Almirola rounded out the top five.
After fighting a too-tight truck for the first third of the race, Malsam didn’t get a chance to see how his No. 25 Exide Batteries Toyota would handle after making adjustments in the pits during the second caution period on lap 52. After restarting 17th, Malsam was collected in a multi-truck accident started when Ricky Carmichael spun out after getting loose under another truck.
Although he made several stops for repairs, Malsam managed to stay on the lead lap but his truck wasn’t as competitive. At one point the 21-year-old from Sammamish, Wash., had to have used tires put on the truck, which made his handling problems worse, while waiting for NASCAR to authorize the team an additional set to replace the ones damaged in the wreck.
The Pacific Northwest native went a lap down late in the race but was able to get the lucky dog free pass on the final caution, and finish on the lead lap. He started the race from the 23rd position.
Malsam is slated to drive the No. 25 for Randy Moss Motorsports again in the truck series season finale at Homestead-Miami and he is expected to make a full-season run in the Camping World Truck Series for RMM next year.
On the Web
For more information about Tayler Malsam visit www.taylermalsam.com, or follow @TaylerMalsam on Twitter and “NASCAR Driver Tayler Malsam” on Facebook.
You can also visit www.randymossmotorsports.com or follow @RMMRacing on Twitter.
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