Todd Bodine Lucas Oil 150 Race Preview

Todd Bodine and the No. 11 Toyota Care Tundra team head to Phoenix International Raceway on Friday for the Lucas Oil 150 after coming off a momentum-building run at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend. With one previous win at Phoenix to his credit and three top-five finishes, Bodine has a wealth of knowledge in his memory bank to rely on while breaking in the new pavement this weekend. Though he still believes the handling and setups will be a challenge for everyone since it will be the first race since the repaving for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competitors, Bodine has a good idea of how the track will feel and what balance he’ll need in his Toyota Care Tundra to be fast. “Even though there’s new pavement at Phoenix, from what I hear it drives just like the old track, just faster and with a lot more grip. It’ll be interesting to see since really none of us have been on it, but hopefully it’ll be more than one groove wide. A lot of times with new pavement, there’s just one...