Talented trio: Kyle Busch Motorsports’ gifted youngsters ready to capture Kentucky win

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When the Kyle Busch Motorsports haulers rolls up to Kentucky Speedway on Thursday, it will arrive with trucks that will be driven by a trio of talented young drivers.

Erik Jones, 19, Christopher Bell, 20, and Daniel Suarez, 23, will try to capture the second consecutive KBM win in the Bluegrass State in Thursday’s UNOH 225 (7:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1). Team owner Kyle Busch took the checkered flag in last season’s event, leading a race-high 91 laps on his way to Victory Lane.

Jones enters the race coming off his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win of the season at Iowa. He has never competed in a NASCAR event at Kentucky, but finished sixth at an ARCA race there in 2013.

“Should be fun, Kentucky is a cool place with a lot of character,” Jones said. “It’s getting rougher and I haven’t been there in a few years, so it should be pretty good and rough now.”

Jones’ crew chief, Randy Fugle, said, “We finally put it all together and collected our first win. Now, we need to go out and get five or six more.”

Fresh off a debut at Iowa where he finished fifth, Bell will make his first start at an intermediate track. The dirt standout is transitioning to stock cars and has already won four races in KBM’s Super Late Model.

“Obviously, the top-five run at Iowa was awesome, so anything less is going to be a letdown, but we need to go there with realistic expectations of me never running at a track that size,” Bell said. “First, I need to finish the race, but also continue to be competitive as I gain more experience in these Tundras.”

Suarez seems closer to getting his first NASCAR national series win every time he straps into the No. 51 truck. He finished second in his last two NCWTS races, at Texas and Dover.

“Kentucky Speedway is a fun, interesting track that is really fast,” Suarez said. “I’m excited about it, especially since I’m also competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race there. Running both events will help me figure the track out quicker and will hopefully lead to two positive results.

NASCAR Wire Service
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