Josh Richards to Pilot No 5 Wauters Motorsports Ford in Martinsville

Josh Richards, two-time World of Outlaws Champion, will take to the Martinsville Speedway in the No. 5 Wauters Motorsports Ford F150 in the running of the Kroger 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race Saturday, October 27, 2012.

Richards has one previous NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start on the .526-mile short track in Martinsville, Virginia.

“This is a great opportunity for me to be back at the track and race in some good equipment,” said Richards. “Richie Wauters is known for having fast trucks and has a great group of guys that work with him. I’m excited to be behind the wheel of a truck and really appreciate the opportunity Wauters Motorsports is giving me.”

Team owner, Richie Wauters, has three top-five and seven top-10 finishes in his tenure as a crew chief at Martinsville Speedway.

The Kroger 200 (200 Laps, 105.2 Miles) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race is slated for Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 2:00 pm. SPEED will televise live coverage both practices on Friday, October 26, at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. Qualifying will be broadcast live on SPEED Saturday at 10:30 am with prerace programming beginning at 1:30 pm. MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 90 will begin live radio coverage at 1:30 pm ET.

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