Cup driver to pilot No. 92 in NCWTS at Daytona
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Ricky Benton Racing announced Wednesday that David Gilliland will drive the team's No. 92 Ford in the season-opening NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.
Gilliland, entering his 10th year as a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular, is scheduled to make only his fourth start in the Truck Series in the NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1) at Daytona International Speedway.
"I want to win races," Gilliland said in a release provided by the team, "And this crew, the engine package and what Ricky has put together can win. I want to be a part of it."
Gilliland, who re-signed Jan. 13 with the Front Row Motorsports No. 38 Ford team on the Sprint Cup tour, said maintaining his affiliation to a Ford team in the Truck Series was important. He added that his future with the Benton-owned team, which has participated on a part-time basis the last five seasons, wasn't set in stone beyond Daytona.
"I'm not ruling anything out," Gilliland said. "We are going to run Daytona and see how it goes from there."
RBR -- based in Cerro Gordo, North Carolina -- will continue with Mike Hester as crew chief for the No. 92. Roush Yates Racing Engines will remain the team's engine supplier. Sponsorship will come from BTS Tire and Wheel Distributors, Goodyear FleetHQ, Wynn's and Tim Cooksey Oil Company.
The team used a rotation of drivers in 2014, with four drivers competing in two races each -- Ross Chastain, NASCAR Next's Austin Hill, Corey LaJoie and Scott Riggs. LaJoie notched the team's best finish -- a 10th place in August at Bristol Motor Speedway.