Signs, Professional Golf Association golfer Davis Love III - Davis Love Foundation, Ernie Elliott Race Engines, No. 07 John King Racing Ford F-150 in the Ford 200.
 
"It was so awesome to get run my first-ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway, with it basically being located in my own backyard here in East Tennessee," said King, reflecting on the thrill of getting to race on the famed high-banked half-mile. "While growing up as a boy I attended racing at Bristol with my father, and to get the opportunity to start my first NASCAR race at what I'd call my home-track ... with a lot of my family and friends present to watch me race; wow, it was a great feeling. We had a super-good run at Bristol, which led to us then going on to run the New Hampshire and Martinsville races, and then we hoped that NASCAR would approve us to run the season-ending race at Homestead. Once we got approval, we've been busy getting the truck ready to now go make our superspeedway debut.

"Getting to run at Homestead is going to be quite an experience, but hey, it's also been quite an experience running at Bristol, New Hampshire and Martinsville. It's been my first time racng at each track. Homestead's just going to be another new track I'll have to get adjusted to racing on. To get the superspeedway seat-time is just going to be huge for us, but I feel we'll account for ourself very well. Running the fast speeds on a superspeedway and drafting with other trucks, sure, we've got some learning to do and I realize that. But one thing we'll have in our corner will be the experience and knowledge of one NASCAR's all-time best when it comes to running fast and drafting, as former Cup champion Bill Elliott will be giving me a lot of advice at Homestead. And, hey, Bill's one of the greatest drivers ever racing on a superspeedway."

When King first pulls out of the Homestead-Miami Speedway garage area to take his first practice laps on the 1.5-mile oval, he's going to quickly realize he's no longer competing on asphalt and dirt short-tracks. But just as when making his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Bristol, New Hampshire and Martinsville, King will feel completely at ease knowing he's going to be in excellent prepared equipment.

"Oh yeah, I know the truck's going to be well prepared," King said. "We've also got a good Ernie Elliott Ford engine under the hood and we'll have the veteran guidance of Bobby Dotter and his SS Green Light Racing Team supporting me in the pits. It will just be up to me get the job done behind the wheel. Practice will be very important for us so I can run laps and get a good feel not only for the truck at high speeds, but also just to get a good feel for running on a track the size of Homestead. I'm really looking forward to Ford Championship Weekend, I can't wait to get down to South Florida. We're also very excited to be working on some things to hopefully allow us to make a full-time run in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series next year. With us racing a Ford truck, it would be awesome for us to be able announce a deal at Homestead. We'll just have to see how everything materializes."

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ford 200 from Homestead-Miami Speedway will be televised live on SPEED Channel on Friday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. (EST).

To learn more about John King Racing, visit the team website at www.JohnKingRacing.com 
 
Release by: Robert Walden
Photo by: Randall Perry