TWO LAPS, TWO TICKETS

NASCAR slapped Scott Speed with the rulebook twice during Saturday’s Craftsman Truck Series race, the Red Bull driver’s first with Bill Davis Racing.  “I definitely got taught a lesson or two from NASCAR!” said Speed, who finished 8th in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250.

The No. 22 team of Phillip McGilton went into the Martinsville short track as a rookie, but had all intentions of coming out on top.  Even though the Raybestos rookie candidate had never raced on the half-mile track before, McGilton had tested on it and was looking forward to the race.

“Martinsville should be a lot of fun.  I haven’t raced on a short track in a truck yet, but I have tested at Martinsville two weeks ago.  So it should be pretty interesting.  We have run well so far this year, and I hope to keep it this hot streak going.  We are in the top-10 and one point out of the lead in the rookie standings.  Hopefully we can move up a...

Phillip McGilton has had an incredible year thus far in his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie season.  He saw no reason to let up this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

“I am very excited about how things are going.  We are just taking it one race at a time and it seems to be paying off quite well for us.  I have never raced on the Atlanta track, but I have tested here earlier this year.  I think my team and I will be better acquainted with this track versus California.  I went into California with no experience whatsoever on...

Phillip McGilton kicked off his first year in NASCAR with a great finish last week at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.  He expected to finish strong again this weekend at California Speedway.