Cale Gale Ford EcoBoost 200 Race Recap

In the final race of the 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) season, Cale Gale and the No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet team visited victory lane at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday, Nov. 16.  In a dramatic green-white-checkered finish, Gale, a rookie, edged Sprint Cup Series star Kyle Busch to the line to earn his first career win in a NASCAR race.  Gale took the lead entering turn four on the final lap and held on to win the race by just fourteen-one-thousandths of a second.   Making his first career start at the south Florida track, Gale turned his first lap at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday morning.  With just a two-hour practice session to learn the circuit, Gale worked closely with crew chief Jerry Baxter and spotter Rick Carelli to develop his line around the racetrack and prepare for the afternoon qualifying session and the evening’s race.  By the end of practice, Gale posted the third quickest lap of the day, and backed up his time with the fifth-quickest lap during ...