Travis Kvapil
No. 5 International Truck/Monaco RVs Toyota Tundra
Nashville Superspeedway – Bully Hill Vineyards 200
April 22, 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-110 in Friday night’s 150-lap NCWTS race at Nashville Superspeedway. MDM-110 is the newest chassis in the RMM stable and made its debut at Darlington last month with Tayler Malsam behind the wheel.
- Music City is a milestone start for Randy Moss Motorsports… The Bully Hill Vineyards 200 at Nashville Superspeedway will mark Randy Moss Motorsports’ 300th consecutive NCWTS race. The streak stems back to the 1999 season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway where Dollar owned the No. 46 Ford driven by Rob Morgan.
- Crew Chief Swap… Dan Stillman will join the International Truck/Monaco RVs Toyota Tundra team this weekend as crew chief for Travis Kvapil and the No. 5 team. Stillman has been with Randy Moss Motorsports since last fall, and was most recently the crew chief on the No. 25 Toyota Tundra driven by Tayler Malsam.
- Nashville Win… In 2007 Travis Kvapil left Nashville Superspeedway with the coveted guitar trophy designed by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The Janesville, Wis. native started the 200-mile event in the 11th position while driving the No. 6 truck for Roush Fenway Racing. After leading 47 laps around the 1.333-mile concrete oval, Kvapil crossed the finish line first with more than a two-second lead over second-place Ron Hornaday, Jr.
- Meet Travis... Fans at the track outside Nashville, Tenn., will have the opportunity to meet Travis Kvapil in the hours leading up to the NCWTS race on Friday, April 22. The driver of the No. 5 International Truck/Monaco RVs Toyota Tundra will join other competitors from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series to meet fans and sign autographs during a free autograph session. The session will be held in the Expo area at Nashville Superspeedway outside Gate 3 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CST on Friday, April 22.
- Watch and Listen…The Bully Hill Vineyards 200 from Nashville Superspeedway will be broadcast live on SPEED, MRN Radio and Sirius-XM NASCAR Radio, channel 128, at 7:30 p.m. EST on Friday, April 22. The afternoon will also feature broadcasts of final practice at 12:30 p.m. EST and qualifying at 5:00 p.m. EST from Nashville Superspeedway. Both broadcasts will be televised on SPEED Channel.
Travis Kvapil on driving at Nashville Superspeedway
“It means a lot to me to be able to race for Randy Moss Motorsports in their 300th consecutive [NASCAR Camping World] Truck Series race this week at Nashville. This team has been around for such a long time and has been competitive for so many years; it’s an honor to be driving the International Truck/Monaco RVs Toyota Tundra this season. Plus, I’ve got a pretty good track record at Nashville, including a win back in 2007, so we’re heading into this weekend looking to jumpstart our season. David [Dollar] and Randy [Moss] put in a lot of time to make this team one of the strongest in the [NASCAR Camping World] Truck Series garage, and I’d like to hand them one of the Gibson guitars in Victory Lane to congratulate them on this milestone.”
Crew Chief Dan Stillman on racing at Nashville Superspeedway
“I’m very excited to have the chance to be crew chief for Travis Kvapil and the No. 5 International Truck/Monaco RVs Toyota Tundra team. Travis is an extremely talented driver, and I’m looking forward to having him behind the wheel of our Toyota Tundra as a past winner at Nashville [Superspeedway] as well as a former [NCWTS] Champion. We’ve been spending a lot of time preparing our trucks and our pit crew has been practicing hard, so the International Truck/Monaco RVs Toyota Tundra team is excited to get to Nashville [Superspeedway] and to bring home a solid finish.”
Randy Moss Motorsports Co-Owner David Dollar on reaching 300 Consecutive Starts
“I can’t believe I’ve been around for 300 consecutive starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. It takes a long time to get to 300 starts, and I feel very fortunate to be able to reach this milestone in my career as a team owner. The great thing about NASCAR—and one of the things that I have enjoyed most about my involvement in this sport—is the people. Over the last 15 years I’ve met so many great people through this sport—from the folks working at NASCAR, to other competitors, to great sponsors like International Trucks, Monaco RVs, and Toyota—I’ve been able to work with and become friends with a lot of good people and high-caliber professionals. I’m very proud of the partnership that was formed between Randy Moss and myself in 2008. Randy is a fantastic person and it has been great working with him; we look forward to continuing our partnership and hope to compete in another 300 NCWTS races.”