Travis Kvapil
No. 5 International Truck/Monaco RVs Toyota Tundra
Phoenix International Raceway – Lucas Oil 150
February 25, 2011
No. 5 Randy Moss Motorsports International Truck/Monaco RVs Toyota Tundra News and Notes
- This Week’s Tundra… The No. 5 International Truck/Monaco RVs Toyota Tundra team and driver Travis Kvapil will race MDM-106 in Friday’s 150-mile NCWTS race at Phoenix International Raceway. The chassis was last utilized by the No. 5 team at Phoenix International Raceway in Nov. 2010, where the team started eighth and went on to score a sixth-place finish.
- Racing for a Championship… In 2011, NASCAR drivers are only eligible to race for one championship in the sport’s top three divisions. Despite being an experienced NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver, Travis Kvapil opted to race for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship. The Janesville, Wis. native won the series’ title in 2003, and hopes to record his second championship in the No. 5 International Truck/Monaco RVs Toyota Tundra in 2011. Kvapil will also compete in nearly the entire Sprint Cup Series schedule, missing only a few events that conflict with his NCWTS schedule.
- Daytona Flashback… Travis Kvapil made his debut with Randy Moss Motorsports at Daytona International Speedway last weekend. After posting the second-fastest speed in final practice, Kvapil raced inside the top-10 for most of the night and was running in the sixth position on lap 74 when the International Truck/Monaco RVs Toyota Tundra cut the left rear tire going into turn 1. Kvapil was sent into the outside retaining wall and eventually to the garage after sustaining race-ending damage. The No. 5 team was credited with a 29th-place finish.
- Follow Travis… Fans are invited to follow Travis Kvapil, driver of the No. 5 International Truck/Monaco RVs Toyota Tundra, on twitter @TravisKvapil and on Facebook (facebook.com/TravisKvapil). Fans can also check out http://www.traviskvapil.com for news, updates, and photos throughout the week.
- Watch and Listen…The Lucas Oil 150 from Phoenix International Raceway will be broadcast live on SPEED, MRN Radio and Sirius-XM NASCAR Radio, channel 128, beginning at 7:30 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 25. Fans can also watch practice live on SPEED at 11:00 a.m. EST on Friday, followed by qualifying at 5:00 p.m. EST.
Travis Kvapil on driving at Phoenix International Raceway
“I’m really looking forward to running with Randy Moss Motorsports and the International Truck/Monaco RVs team this weekend at Phoenix [International Raceway]. We had a great truck in Daytona and likely would’ve come home with a top-five finish if we didn’t cut that tire. We’re taking another strong truck to race at Phoenix [International Raceway]; it’s a truck that the guys put a lot of time and hard work into preparing, and one that has run very well there in the past. I’m excited to see how everything comes together.”
Crew Chief Rick Viers on racing at Phoenix International Raceway
“The race at Phoenix [International Raceway] is always an exciting race and a great show for the fans. The track itself is like a big short track—it has a mix of characteristics that you’d see at both a short-track and an intermediate track, which makes it like no other track on the circuit. In order to run well there, you have to have every piece of the puzzle—brakes, downforce, and handling—to be successful. The group with the right package is likely the team that you will see in victory lane at the end of the night on Friday.”