Setzer made his NASCAR debut in the Busch Series in 1991.  Since then, he has competed in both the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.  Setzer has 18 wins in the NCWTS. 

fleetHQ will be the primary sponsor on the #92 Truck.  fleetHQ is a business solutions provider for commercial trucking fleets  and servicing tire dealers all across North Amercia.  fleetHQ provides 24-hour support, and helps fleets reduce operating cost while making it easier to do business. 

BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors and Black’s Tire Service will continue to serve as associate sponsors.  BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors offers wholesale distribution services to tire and automotive dealers across the Southeast.  BTS operates mostly in North and South Carolina.   Black’s Tire Service operates a total of 32 locations in the Carolinas.  For more information go to www.blackstire.com .

Qualifying coverage for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 will be aired on SPEED at 3:30 p.m. ET on Friday, May 21st.  The Green Flag will fall at 7:30pm Friday night on SPEED Channel.

 “We really wish the weather had cooperated with us”, said team owner Ricky Benton. “The team worked well together all day and Dennis was very good in practice. We all felt we would be able to qualify in the top ten pretty easily but the weather was out of our control.” Kevin Harvick, after being fastest in practice, went on to win the Kroger 250 at the Martinsville Speedway.

 Setzer made his NASCAR debut in the Busch Series in 1991. Since then, he has competed in both the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Setzer has 18 wins in the NCWTS, with his last win taking place at the Martinsville Speedway in 2008.

RBR Motorsports is headquartered in Cerro Gordo, NC and has been racing since the early 1990s. “We are extremely excited to get into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series,” said Ricky Benton, RBR Team Owner. “From our standpoint, teaming up with a veteran such as Dennis will complement our organization. We feel we have a winning combination with Dennis and our crew chief, Michael Hester. There is a heightened sense of excitement now that we have put this deal together.”

RBR also brings on fleetHQ as a new marketing member for the #92 entry. fleetHQ is a business solutions provider for commercial trucking fleets and servicing tire dealers all across North Amercia. fleetHQ provides 24-hour support, and helps fleets reduce operating cost while making it easier to do business.

BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors and Black’s Tire Service will continue to serve as associate sponsors. BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors offers wholesale distribution services to tire and automotive dealers across the Southeast. BTS operates mostly in North and South Carolina. Black’s Tire Service operates a total of 32 locations in the Carolinas. For more information go to www.blackstire.com.

Qualifying coverage for the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway will be aired on SPEED at 4:30 p.m. ET on Friday, March 26. The Green Flag will fall at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 27.

“This really is a great victory for us,” commented the driver of the No. 22 BTS Tire&Wheel Distributors Ford Fusion. “This win was a long time coming.”

Herring brought the field to the green and dominated the first 137 laps before giving up the lead to come into the pits for fresh tires. Back out on the track and back in the pack, Herring would have to work his way back up through the field. The No. 54s of Clay Rogers, who was leading at the time, hit the wall on the frontstretch on lap 242, handing the lead to Herring with just seven laps to go.

“I really didn’t want to win like that and I’m glad Clay is alright,” said Herring. “I wanted to race him for the win. I just really want to thank everyone for making this happen and for standing behind me.”

The day began with a clean practice session as the track began to get toasty by the time qualifying began. Drew Herring posted the quickest lap time and was awarded the http://www.Strutmasters.com Pole Award.

“We were really fast all day,” Herring said. “I think we would have been disappointed if we didn’t get the pole. Now we just have to go out there and keep our nose clean and bring home a good finish.”

As the start of the race approached, the field lined up in the “Missing Man” formation on the frontstretch for the autograph session before the race in memory of former Pro Cup competitor, Matt Hawkins, who lost his life earlier this year.

“He was a good friend and a good competitor,” commented Derek Kale, driver of the No. 22n Heritage Truck Centers Chevy Impala. “We all have memory decals on the car this weekend. It’s a cool thing to remember him by.”

The green flag waves and with only one caution in the first 54 laps of the Sunoco 250, Herring looked to have the car to beat without much pressure from behind. But once that second caution flag flew, the spins and cautions kept on flying, tightening up the field each time. The No. 06s USG Sheetrock Ford Fusion of Bobby Gill was able to pull up to the back bumper of Herring, but was unable to pull off the pass when another caution came out for the No. 22s who had spun in Turn 2.

Most of the lead lap cars come into pit on lap 133 except the No. 00 of Rookie, Lucas Ransone, and No. 15s of Bill Plemons. Ransone would lead for the next 21 laps before a tire issue put him into the wall in Turn 2. This would allow Plemons to lead the race for nearly 46 laps when Clay Rogers would then take over the lead.

Rogers seemed to be taking off once taking the lead, but the No. 73n of Jeff Agnew had a Victory in mind. It was a heated battle between the two for several laps when Agnew suddenly developed a vibration, causing him to drop back through the field.

Despite the already caution-filled race, there was one more caution to be had and that belonged to the leader of Rogers. Rogers hits the wall hard and brings out a red flag. It also brings Herring back to the lead. Herring makes one last clean restart and is able to hold off the No. 28s of Billy Bigley, Jr. for the win and a champagne celebration in Victory Lane.

Next up for the USARacing Pro Cup Series is Langley Speedway in Hampton, VA on Saturday, May 23rd.

After an anxious off-season, wondering if the Pro Cup Series would come back to life in 2009, Drew Herring headed to Concord Speedway (NC) Saturday for the debut of the new USARacing Pro Cup Series. While he didn’t drive his #22 BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors Ford to victory lane, Herring started off his year with a fifth-place finish.

After starting third, Herring was confident in his car and had looked towards taking the checkered flag first, but the handling went away, forcing him to fade back in the pack. Even so, he was able to keep his car pointed in the right direction and stay out of trouble all the way to the checkered flag, unlike some of his competitors on the track.

“We will take a top five. It is definitely not what we wanted,” said Herring. “We thought we had a shot there at the win at one time, but the car was like flipping a switch. It got really wicked loose there and I did all I could to keep it underneath me. It could have been worse. We could be loaded up in a box like Clay (Rogers) was. He had the dominate car here tonight. We kept our car in one piece and finished better than we did last year in the first race, so we have to just look at the positives.”

Despite not being the first to cross the finish line, Herring is confident he will have a few winners’ trophies throughout the season after seeing the effort his team put forth in the series opener.

“I know we can win some races here, so we are going to keep doing what we are doing and work hard. We will be there. I am proud of all the guys for working hard this weekend. We will take the fifth-place finish and head to South Georgia.”

Next up for Herring and the #22 team is the USAR Pro Cup Series event at South Georgia Motorsports Park (GA) on Saturday, April 25th.

Harvick’s part time Nationwide Series driver, Tony Stewart had the honor during last season’s ARCA race at the historic track.

Harvick will be making the trip to Rockingham following the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway where he will be driving the No. 29 Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet on Saturday night.

Kevin Harvick Incorporated will also field a car in the Carolina 200 with Ricky Carmichael getting his first laps at the one-mile speedway.

“Throwing the green flag at Rockingham will definitely be a new experience for me,” said the 2007 Daytona 500 winner.  “In all my years of racing, I’ve never been asked to be the honorary starter.  I’m also looking forward to the ARCA race.  It will be Ricky’s (Carmichael) first time at Rockingham so he should be exciting to watch.”

Rockingham Speedway President, Andy Hillenburg was all smiles after hearing about the Carolina 200’s honorary starter.

“Here at Rockingham, it’s all about our fans and racing, and to have a driver that has won races in the sports biggest three series this year, backs that up,” said Hillenburg. “We are very honored that Kevin accepted and with him making an all night trip to get back from Phoenix really shows how much he cares about the fans.”

Carolina 200 race weekend kicks off on Friday April 17th with Thunderfest in downtown Rockingham from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. There will be a hauler parade through downtown Rockingham at noon on Friday for the day-long celebration as well as most of the drivers signing autographs at 6:00 p.m.

On track activities begin Friday as well with UARA practice and qualifying. Saturday April 18th will feature the UARA race and practice and qualifying for the ARCA cars. The Carolina 200 is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Sunday April 19th.

Due to limited sponsorship, McCumbee and the SS Green Light team had not planned to come to the seasons first short-track event when the original 2009 race schedule was laid-out but third and sixth place finishes at California and Atlanta boosted the team to fifth in the standings and the team went to work to keep the early season success rolling. With Blacks Tire & Auto Service coming aboard the team now has the necessary resources to compete in this weekend’s Kroger 250. “Up until a few days ago, we were not even sure if we were going to make the trip to Martinsville, but thanks to the support of Ricky Benton and the over thirty Blacks Tire & Auto Service locations we will be able to race,” Said McCumbee.

Blacks Tire & Auto Service has supported grass roots racing in the Carolina’s for many years. “They helped me with my Late Models at Myrtle Beach Speedway a few years back. Blacks Tire has been involved in the USARacing Series and they going to the presenting sponsor of the ARCA Carolina 200 at Rockingham next month so they understand how motorsports marketing can positively impact their business. I’m really proud to represent them this weekend in the Camping World Truck Series,” McCumbee explained. “I’ve always been a customer of Blacks Tire, it’s the only place I take my personal vehicles.”

Co-owner and crew chief Bobby Dotter is proud to see team’s consecutive race streak continue to 200 races. “I wouldn’t have thought back in 2001 at Daytona that SS Green Light Racing would not miss a race for eight years, I think I finished fourteenth that day. I hope we can give Blacks Tire a finish better than that for helping us keep the streak alive.”

Fellow co-owner Ken Smith is thankful for the support from Blacks Tire & Auto Service as he continues to search for the funding to run the full twenty-five-race NCWTS schedule. “Its fantastic that people who have supported Chad in the past are willing to come aboard to help us keep the SS Green Light team rolling this year,” said Smith. “Its that kind of loyalty and business mentality that we strive for in our partners. I’m pleased to have Blacks Tire on-board and I’m sure Chad, Bobby and the entire team will give their best effort for them.”

• This will be the Chad’s 75th NCWTS start and 83rd career NASCAR start.
• Chad has competed at Martinsville Speedway in the NCWTS on five previous occasions.
• Chad finished 25th driving for Petty Enterprises in Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil #45 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville in the TUMS QuikPak 500.
• Chad’s career best finish in the NCWTS was 2nd in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Lowes Motor Speedway on May 16, 2008.
• After three events, Chad and the SS Green Light #07 team is currently 5th in NCWTS point standings, the highest position in the team’s eight-year history.

Chad’s thoughts on the Martinsville Speedway and the Kroger 250: “I’ve had a couple of pretty good runs at Martinsville in the past, but I don’t have a whole lot to show for it. We got wrecked while running in the top-five when I was here with Bobby back in 2007 so I kind of feel like this place owes us something. With the momentum we have over the last two races, I think we are in position to get a good finish for Blacks Tire and keep this SS Green Light Racing Chevy in the top five in points.”

Black’s Tire & Auto Service was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Whiteville, NC. Black’s Tire Service operates 31 retail/commercial locations throughout the Carolinas and a wholesale division (BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors) with two distribution centers in Whiteville, NC and Charlotte, NC. The company is family-owned and is committed to friendly service and is highly consumer focused. For more information about Blacks Tire & Auto Service visit www.blackstire.com

The Kroger 250 will be shown live on FOX TV at 2:00 eastern on March 28th. It will also be broadcast live via radio worldwide on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and on SIRIUS Satellite Radio NASCAR channel 128.

For more on SS Green Light Racing visit www.SSRacingonline.com or email: pr@ssgreenlight.com.