This Week's Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

9/25/2012 This Week's Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

This Week's Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet at Las Vegas Motor Speedway ... Joey Coulter will pilot Chassis No. 022 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Camping World Truck Series stable in Saturday's Smith's 350. Coulter drove this Chevrolet to his first career Camping World Truck Series win at Pocono Raceway and first career pole award at Michigan International Speedway in August.

Vegas Odds ... Coulter has one previous start at the 1.5-mile track in the Camping World Truck Series, recording a 22nd-place finish after hitting the wall in turn-four from a flat right-front tire at the midpoint of the race.

By the Numbers ... With 16 races complete in the 2012 season, Coulter has collected one win, two pole awards, four top-five and 10 top-10 results. He holds an average starting position of 8.9 along with an average finishing position of 9.7 and has completed 99.0 percent (2,467 of 2,492) of the contested laps.

Going for a Loop ... Coulter has earned impressive this season, and according to NASCAR's Season-to-Date Loop Data Statistics, the 22-year-old driver is the series' leader in Quality Passes (528).He ranks second in Fastest Speed in Traffic, Green Flag Speed and Fastest Drivers Early in a Run. He is ranked fourth in Fastest on Restarts and Driver Rating (98.0). Coulter holds an Average Running Position of 9.974 and has run the Fastest Lap in an event 124 times, ranking him fifth and sixth, respectively,amongst his fellow competitors.

Get to the Points ... Coulter is fifth in the Camping World Truck Series driver championship point standings, 46 points behind the leader and RCR teammate Ty Dillon.

Meet the Driver ... Coulter and his RCR teammates Ty Dillon and Brendan Gaughan are scheduled to participate in the Camping World Truck Series driver autograph session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday, Sept. 28 beginning at 6 p.m. Pacific Time.

Vote Today! ... NASCAR's Most Popular Driver contest is underway. Cast your vote for Coulter at NASCAR.com/ncwtsmpd and be entered to win an exclusive trip to the Camping World Truck Series year-end awards banquet in Miami, Fla. Fans may vote once every 24 hour period until Nov. 19.

Rewind: Kentucky Speedway ... The No. 22 RCR team earned their second pole award of the season at Kentucky Speedway and led for 39 circuits en route to a fourth-place finish despite battling a tight-handling condition throughout the majority of the 134-lap event.

JOEY COULTER QUOTE:
You're first visit to Las Vegas Motor Speedway ended in a 22nd-place finish. What are your thoughts heading into race weekend?
"I struggled at Las Vegas (Motor Speedway) in my first start at the track. I feel like I've grown and learned a lot as a driver this year and am excited to get back there and work toward a better finish. We've collected a few top-five finishes in the last couple of races, and my goal for Las Vegas this weekend is to add to that total."