Busch aims for three in a row at Chicagoland

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09/15/2011 - Joliet, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Camping World Truck. Date: Friday, September 16. Race: Fast Five 225. Site: Chicagoland Speedway. Track: 1.5-mile oval. Start time: 8:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 150. Miles: 225. 2010 winner: Kyle Busch. Television: SPEED. Radio: Motor Racing Network(MRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio.

The Camping World Truck Series kicks off NASCAR's triple-header weekend at Chicagoland Speedway on Friday. Teams will practice in the morning, qualifying in the afternoon and then race at night.

When the series ran its most recent race two weeks ago at Atlanta, teams practiced and qualified in hot conditions during the daytime but raced in cooler temperatures that night. Teams will not be faced with the same conditions at Chicagoland, where air temperatures will be much lower than Atlanta. The expected high on Friday in Joliet is near 60 degrees under mostly cloudy skies.

"The track conditions at Chicagoland don't seem to change much from day to night," driver/owner Kyle Busch said. "You gain some grip when the temperatures get cooler, but the balance of your truck remains pretty consistent. At Atlanta, it was really hot during practice, the track was very slick, and as practiced progressed, we weren't able to get a feel for the changes we were making. Once you reached a certain point in practice, you were just out there making laps. This weekend, we'll be able to use the practice time in the morning to make quality laps and really dial in our truck for the race."

Busch has won the first two truck races at Chicagoland. The series made its first visit here in 2009. Busch and Harvick are those Sprint Cup Series regulars competing in this event.

Kevin Harvick Inc. comes to Chicagoland with a four-race winning streak in the series. Harvick won at Pocono, Michigan and Bristol during the month of August, while Ron Hornaday Jr. claimed his record-extending 49th career truck victory at Atlanta.

After his 10th-place finish at Atlanta, James Buescher captured the points lead for the first time in his career. Johnny Sauter entered the race with a seven-point advantage over Buescher, but Sauter finished 22 laps behind in 29th after making contact with the wall two separate times. He is now 12 points out of the lead.

"We need to keep our blinders on for the next ten weeks and continue to do what we have done all season, which is focus on our race," Buescher said. "We haven't focused on what everyone else is doing, which has allowed us to zone in on what works for us at Turner Motorsports. I am so proud of these guys and what we have accomplished as a group. We will continue to run our race and will see where we are when Homestead [season-ending race] comes around."

Thirty-seven teams are on the preliminary entry list for the Fast Five 225.

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Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.

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