It's fitting that as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway for Saturday's Smith's 350, Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) will roll out its seventh different driver in the No. 18 Tundra this season. That driver, David Mayhew, will appropriately be making his 11th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start, driving the Dollar General Toyota in Saturday's 146-lap race.
All six drivers to strap into KBM's flagship Tundra this season have recorded at least one top-10 finish, but after leading the Truck Series with eight wins in each of its first two seasons, the No. 18 Toyota has yet to record a win in 2012. Misfortunes plagued the team in three of the first four races of the season, but since then the No. 18 has been leading laps, knocking on the door of victory and moving up the owner's point standings.
The team has led double-digit laps in four of the last five races. Kurt Busch led 57 of 100 laps at Michigan Interna...
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