Team to run limited NASCAR Camping World Truck schedule in 2012; could expand entries if more sponsorship is secured.

CERRO GORDO, N.C. (January 8, 2012) –The Ricky Benton Racing (RBR) Enterprises No. 92 Chevrolet Silverado will have a new man behind the wheel in 2012. Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup race winner David Reutimann will pilot the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) in 13-15 of the 22 races.

The team’s schedule could expand if more sponsorship is secured.

“The truck series is where I got my start,” Reutimann. “It’s a very competitive series and I am thrilled to have this opportunity to run some races with a good team that is in the process of building.

“There is definitely the potential to run well (at RBR Enterprises). I wouldn’t have accepted this ...[more]

Reutimann returns to Truck Series with RBR

The '04 ROY will run up to 15 races that are companion events with Cup schedule 

David Reutimann, the 2004 Truck Series rookie of the year, plans to return to the series in 2012, agreeing this week to run up to 15 races in the No. 92 Chevrolet for Ricky Benton Racing, mainly companion events associated with his part-time Cup schedule with Tommy Baldwin Racing.

Team spokesman Rick Benton said Saturday that talks began in earnest after the team hired crew chief Jason Overstreet in early December.

"We heard about [Reutimann's] situation after being released from Michael Waltrip Racing," Benton said. "Our crew chief, Jason Overstreet, had worked with David several times back early on. So they ...[more]

 Overstreet Named Crew Chief of RBR Enterprises’ No. 92 Truck

 Team to run limited NASCAR Camping World Truck Schedule in 2012

CERRO GORDO, N.C. (December 2, 2011) –The No. 92 BTS Tire and Wheel Distributors/fleetHQ.com Chevrolet will have a new man on top of the pit box making the race day calls in 2012.

NASCAR Veteran Jason Overstreet has been named crew chief for the Ricky Benton Racing (RBR) Enterprises Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) entry. His first race with the team will be the season-opener in Daytona on February 24, 2012.

“I can’t wait for February,” said Overstreet. “I am looking forward to the challenge of helping build this race team in the truck series and having success at the track. There is ...[more]

 Matt McCall Dominates;

Questionable call costs him the win at Martinsville

Matt McCall was back in the driver’s seat Sunday, October 9 for the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 at Martinsville Speedway. McCall was piloting the #51 BTS Tire & Wheel, Denver Marine, Davis Farms Ford for the 200-lap main event that draws the best Late Model Stock Car drivers in the country.

This event at Martinsville is always a wild one and 2011 was no different. The weekend started off with practice on Friday followed by practice and qualifying on Saturday.

As the final practice concluded, McCall was at the top of the speed charts. “I am very happy with my car,” McCall said. “I think this is the most prepared I have been going into this race.” This wo ...[more]

No. 92 Chevrolet Silverado back on track at Martinsville

Tri-City Tires of Rutherfordton N.C. to be featured on this week’s truck

CERRO GORDO, N.C. (October 21, 2011) – The No. 92 Ricky Benton Racing (RBR) Enterprises No. 92 fleetHQ.com / BTS Tire and Wheel Distributors Chevrolet Silverado team with driver Clay Rogers will be heading to Martinsville (Va.) Speedway for the Kroger 200 this weekend to attempt its 15th race of the 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) season.

In the series’ first trip to the half-mile paperclip-shaped track in the spring, the No. 92 finished 16th after running up front most of the day, getting as high as third in the running order late in the race.

“We had one of our best trucks of the year at Martinsville back ...[more]

CERRO GORDO, N.C. (September 26, 2011) – After taking the month of September off from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS), the Ricky Benton Racing (RBR) Enterprises team and driver Clay Rogers are ready to tackle October head-on beginning with this weekend’s running of the Kentucky 225 at Kentucky Speedway.

 Despite the hiatus, the team has been busy.

 “We have been working really hard on the trucks at the shop,” said Rogers, “concentrating on getting the best piece to the track for Kentucky. With the extra time, we’ve done some things that we weren’t able to do when we running more races.

 “I’m looking forward to seeing what we’ve got in the No. 92 truck. The weight is down and there are some things that we moved around in the suspension. We’re hoping all the work we’ve put into the trucks will pay off at the track.”

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CERRO GORDO, N.C. (May 19, 2011) – Ricky Benton Racing (RBR) Enterprises is teaming with Commuinty2Community, a South Carolina-based charity, to help victims of the tornados that ravaged the Southeast over the past month. 

The No. 92 BTS Tire and Wheel Distributors/fleetHQ.com Chevrolet, piloted by Clay Rogers, will be carrying Community2Community’s unique “C2C” logo for Friday’s running of the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

“With the devastation that these storms caused from Alabama to North Carolina, we felt it was our duty to help in some way,” said RBR owner Ricky Benton. “To see what these young ladies have been able to do with C2C in such a short period of time has been phenomenal and we are proud to be a supporter of their efforts.”

The C2C efforts started when Erica Elliott’s relatives couldn’t be reached during the storms that left a wake of destruction in Tuscaloosa, Ala.  Fina ...[more]

Rogers Currently 2^nd in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Points

Cerro Gordo, NC –  It will be like homecoming this Saturday for the RBR Race Team as they head into Darlington, South Carolina for the running of the “Too Tough To Tame 200”.  Darlington, the third event of the season for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is only 60 miles from the Ricky Benton Racing headquarters in Cerro Gordo, NC. 

Driver, Clay Rogers is currently 2^nd only 1 point out of the NCWTS points standings in his first season as driver of the #92 fleetHQ / BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors Chevrolet.  Rogers is coming off a 16^th place finish in Phoenix and a 3^rd place finish in Daytona.  This will be Rogers first time racing at the Darlington Raceway.  “This will be my first race at Darlington,” said Rogers. “I’ve raced a lot of places, but not at Darlington.  It is the one place I have always looked forward to racing because o ...[more]

Rogers Finishes 3^rd in Daytona Debut

Cerro Gordo, NC –  It was excitement at its best Friday night under the “Full Moon” Daytona sky.  In their first race together, Team RBR and Clay Rogers started the NextEra Energy Resources 250 in the 19^th position.  The action on the 2.5 mile Daytona International Speedway was stronger than ever and kept the fans standing for most of the 250 mile event.  In the end, Michael Waltrip took the victory making a last lap pass on Elliott Sadler. Rogers brought the #92 fleetHQ / Action-Gator Tire / BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors Chevrolet Silverado home 3^rd in the teams’ debut at Daytona.  Rogers got some help from Kyle Busch on the last lap to help move the #92 up to a strong top five finish.  Rogers and team also leave Daytona with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points lead going into the next race.  “This is a great feeling to run this strong in our first race together, said Clay Rog ...[more]