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BDR Truck Testing Kicks Off At Rockingham

HIGH POINT, N.C. (December 13, 2007) Bill Davis Racing?s
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers Johnny Benson and
newcomer Phillip McGilton had a successful start to the 2008 season
Monday and Tuesday during a testing session at [Rockingham] North
Carolina Speedway.

McGilton, who placed sixth overall in the 2007 ARCA RE/MAX Series
final point standings, soaked in advice from his veteran teammate. It
was the young driver?s first time in a Tundra on a track bigger than a
half-mile, and it took the rookie little time to get up to speed.

McGilton spent the first day getting comfortable in the No. 22
machine and finding his line on the track. It was only his second time
behind the wheel of a Toyota Tundra. He tested in October at
Caraway Speedway near Asheboro, N.C.

McGilton adapted to many new techniques that he had never
experienced before. Crew chief Doug Wolcott threw a lot at him
during the two-day test, including numerous suspension changes.

?Testing at Rockingham went great,? McGilton said. ?I felt that we
made big steps in the communication area within the team. The
second day, we came right off the truck a half-second quicker than the
day before. I am very excited about what we have accomplished in
such a short period of time, and I can?t wait to get things underway in
Daytona.?

Benson and McGilton posted nearly identical lap times during their
test session. The pair will join teammate and runner-up in the 2007
NCTS Championship standings Mike Skinner, along with the rest of
the NCTS field, at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway in January at
the launch of their first of three ?open test? sessions for 2008.

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