The Camping World Truck Series just got a tetch more awesome with the announcement that Kyle Buch will run his own two-car team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, starting in 2010.
Kyle Busch Motorsports. Yep, still sounds weird, but we'll roll with it.
So who's the D00D going to have in his stable? Well, himself, of course. Whenever the Sprint and Truck races intersect, he'll be behind the wheel of the No. 18 Miccosukee Resort & Gambling Toyota. On other weekends, Brian Ickler will handle the 18 duties. In addition, 20-year-old Tayler Malsam will run the No. 56 for the entire season. The 56 will have sponsorship from Talking Rain -- it's a beverage company, but I'd never heard of 'em -- for an undisclosed number of races, while the Miccosukee will be on the 18 for the entire year. In 2009, Kyle won seven truck races for owner Billy Ballew.
Oh, and there's more -- Busch said that he wanted to put former truck series champ Johnny Benson in a truck, but that a deal couldn't be finalized in time for Friday afternoon's announcement.
The team will operate out of Mooresville, N.C., initially in the shop of XPress Motorsports, whichBusch purchased earlier this year, and later in its own shop. And to prevent
Like fellow Chase-level drivers Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick, Busch is taking a risk by taking on the role of owner as well as driver. But he addressed that issue in his Friday press conference, noting that he'd have plenty of people in place to help spread responsibility around.
Twenty years from now, when Kyle Busch Motorsports owns NASCAR, we'll look back on this day and realize we could have stopped it all right now that we're lucky to live in a time when we see such a prominent new team emerge.
Kyle Busch Motorsports to run Truck teams in 2010 [NASCAR.com]
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