Transmission Failure Finds Townley 32nd in Finale at Homestead

John Wes Townley and the Zaxby's Racing Team headed to Homestead-Miami Speedway this past weekend to compete in the 200-mile NASCAR Camping World Truck Series finale.  Unfortunately, an early-race transmission failure saw Townley head to the garage area for repairs that would cost the No. 09 team a number of laps and leave him with a 32nd-place finish.   In the weekend's only scheduled NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice, Townley posted speeds fast enough for the 20th position. In Friday afternoon's time trials, the 22-year-old driver found even more speed, touring the 1.5-mile oval in 32.430 seconds, at an average speed of 166.512 mph, placing him 15th in the starting lineup for Friday night's race.    From the drop of the green flag later that evening, Townley expressed concerns over his No. 09 Zaxby's Toyota Tundra. Coming to the attention of the Chris Rice-led pit crew 15 laps in to the 140-lap race, the Zaxby's Racing Team determined that a tran...