ThorSport Racing has announced they will field a third entry for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race this Friday night at the Daytona International Speedway with Landon Cassill scheduled to drive the #98 etc. EasytoInstall.com/Southern Candle Chevrolet. It will be his first start at the high-banked Florida superspeedway.

Cassill debuted in NASCAR at the age of 17 in 2007, driving in six NASCAR Nationwide Series events for Hendrick Motorsports. The up and coming driver competed in 19 Nationwide and six NASCAR Truck Series events in 2008, racking up five top-tens and one pole with the Nationwide effort and recording one top-five and three top-tens in the truck races.

An excited Cassill explained how the deal with ThorSport came together.

"A few months ago I was introduced to David Pepper at ThorSport and we just started working on ways to get a third truck team off the ground," said Cassill. "Duke Thorson has a tremendous program in the Camping World Truck Series and I look forward to try and add to the effort. I have to hand it to them. The team has worked really hard the past couple of weeks and I am really looking forward to seeing the effort pay off."

The young Iowa driver finished sixth in the 2008 Truck Series race at Talladega and shared his strategy for Daytona.

 "Any restrictor plate track is a gamble, but there's still some strategy to it," Cassill explained. "Staying out of trouble and not putting the truck in compromising positions on the racetrack is key to being around for the end, when it really counts. I have some great teammates in Johnny Sauter and Matt Crafton, who have a lot of experience between them. Hopefully I can do my part in making sure that all three of us are up front at the end, giving us a great opportunity for a win."

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