Key Motorsports initially established itself in NASCAR through the former Busch Series, known today as the Nationwide Series, before entering the Camping World Truck Series in 2004. The immaculately prepared #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet Silverados became a fixture in the NASCAR Camping World Series for several seasons prior to rejoining the Nationwide Series in 2009.

Team owner Curtis Key began selling off the teams fleet of NASCAR Trucks early last fall with the remaining four trucks sold Monday to Ramirez Racing, a new team being formed by Daisy Ramirez.

"We are out of the truck series," Curtis Key said from his Mooresville, North Carolina shop. "Our focus is on the NASCAR Nationwide Series. We built a solid Truck Series program but the lack of interest from corporate marketing partners caused us to return to the Nationwide Series. I think the racing is great in the Truck Series and we enjoyed our time there, it just doesn't offer the return on investment like the Nationwide Series."

With the fleet of NASCAR Trucks liquidated, Key Motorsports now focuses solely on improving their position in the Nationwide Series. After returning to Nationwide at the beginning of the 2009 season Key Motorsports arrived in Daytona last February without any owner points or the luxury of a provisional starting position. The team made the field at Daytona and rallied all season to finish the year out 21st in NASCAR owner points. The Key Motorsports #40 Chevrolet Impala will have a starting spot when they arrive in Daytona next month for the Camping World 300.

"We have a solid team ready for this season," Key added. "We will continue to build our Nationwide Series program throughout this year and beyond."

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