 Kimi Raikkonen will make his Camping World Truck Series debut in May at Charlotte Motor Speedway, driving for Kyle Busch's team. |
| NASCAR: Kyle Busch signs Kimi Raikkonen to drive in truck series By Al Pearce | 04/02/11, 10:56 am et Sprint Car star Kyle Busch announced Saturday morning at Martinsville Speedway that his truck series team has signed ex-Formula One World Driving Champion Kimi Raikkonen to a limited schedule of Camping World Truck Series races this season. Raikkonen is expected to debut in the May 20 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a Toyota Tundra owned and prepared by Kyle Busch Motorsports. Raikkonen, the 2007 F1 champion, won 18 grands prix in his nine-year career and had 44 other podium finishes. He's currently racing for ICE1 in the World Rally Championship series. He will be the second ex-F1 champion to try NASCAR in recent years, after 1997 champion Jacques Villeneuve did 15 combined Camping World, Nationwide and Cup races between 2007 and last year. “We're honored that Kimi...  |
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