Sutton to drive 51 truck in four '07 races for Ballew

MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- Billy Ballew Motorsports announced a four-race deal that will put Kelly Sutton behind the wheel of the No. 51 Chevrolet Silverado beginning at Kansas Speedway for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 on April 28.

Sutton, who has been a full-time driver in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, will be making her first appearance of the 2007 season.

"I am looking forward to returning to racing especially with this Billy Ballew Motorsports team," Sutton said. "This team has championship caliber equipment and I'm excited to drive one of his trucks."

Billy Ballew Motorsports, who already fields a successful truck team with Bill Lester at the helm, has six starts at the Kansas Speedway with one top-10 finish in 2005 (John Andretti) with his highest starting position of 17th in 2004 (Shane Hmiel). Lester has five starts at the 1.5 mile tri-oval racetrack with one pole and a fifth-place finish in 2005. Sutton has three starts at the Kansas Speedway where she led a lap in 2006.

"Kansas Speedway hasn't been very kind to me," Sutton said. "I really want to go back there with a vengeance and conquer the track. I've had some pretty hard hits there, but I know that this Billy Ballew Motorsports team has put together a great truck for us and we are excited to see what we can do."

The three remaining races that Sutton will run in the No. 51 Billy Ballew Motorsports truck are Mansfield, Texas and Memphis. Team Copaxone is the primary sponsor of the No. 51 truck and an associate sponsor for the No. 15 truck driven by Lester.