NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) driver Justin Lofton continued his bout for the 2012 championship this weekend at Michigan International Speedway. With a 12th-place finish in Saturday's VFW 200, Lofton was able to close in on the championship points lead to reduce the gap to just 17 points.
Michigan International Speedway's new surface made for an exceptionally fast race with drafting as the main racing component. In fact, the 200-mile event looked more like Daytona than past events at the Brooklyn, Mich. facility. Having participated in Goodyear tire test earlier this summer, Lofton and the No. 6 Millennium VIP Group Private Jet Services Chevrolet knew they would be running wide open all weekend.
In round 12 of the 22-race season, Lofton rolled off 14th in his Chevrolet Silverado. He worked closely with the team to fine-tune the handling of their Chevrolet throughout the 100-lap race. The championship contending team stayed in the hunt most of the day...
Found August 20, 2012 on
Speedway Digest - Home for NASCAR News:
PLAYERS:
Justin Lofton
Original Story:
THE BACKYARD
BEST OF MAXIM
AROUND THE WEB
RELATED ARTICLES
Lofton's Going Rounds in Bristol
Via Speedway Digest - Home for NASCAR News
|
August 21, 2012
Back to Bristol... Justin Lofton will take on Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway ("World Fastest Half-Mile") for the third time in his career this Wednesday night as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) races on the legendary half-mile track. In two previous NCWTS starts at Bristol Motor Speedway, the driver of the No. 6 Millennium VIP Group Private Jet Services...
|
August 21, 2012
UNOH 200 from Bristol Final Practice Times
Via Start 'N' Park Blog
|
August 22, 2012
Justin Lofton led the way with a lap of 15.779 seconds in the final practice for the UNOH 200 from Bristol. Rounding out the top five was Nelson Piquet, Jr., Brendan Gaughan, James Buescher, and Joey Coulter.
Pos
Trk
Driver
Team
Time
Behind
1
6
Justin Lofton
Millennium Private Jet/Lofton Cattle Chevrolet
15.779
Leader
2
30
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Drink B Chevrolet
15.804...
|
August 22, 2012
Follow us on Twitter
THE HOT 40: Who's Trending
1
12
3
274
74
1
1
6
All Sports Forum Discussions
| Latest Rumors | The Backyard | Going Viral |
|
|
Today's Best Stuff |
For BloggersJoin the Yardbarker Network for more promotion, traffic, and money. |
Company Info |
Help |
What is Yardbarker?Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond. |
