Kvapil to Drive '09' Truck

Kvapil will climb behind the wheel of the No. 09 Toyota for RAB Racing in Friday's season opener in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. (Photo: Getty Images)

CONCORD, N.C. - RAB Racing with Brack Maggard has named 2003 Camping World Truck Series champion Travis Kvapil as driver of its No. 09 Toyota for Friday's season-opening NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

Kvapil, 35, has nine wins, 50 top fives and 84 top-10 finishes in 142 Truck Series starts since 2001.

"It's a place I've come close to winning at in the past," Kvapil said of his return to Daytona.  "(Team owner) Robby Benton has assembled a great group of guys and I'm optimistic that we can go down there and have a shot at winning the race."

In six series starts at "The World Center of Racing," Kvapil has three top-five finishes including back-to-back second-place finishes in 2003 and 2004.

"Travis won the first race for Toyota in the Camping World Truck Series back in 2004 and he's come close to putting a Tundra in the Winner's Circle at Daytona on a couple of occasions," Benton said.  "We look forward to starting our Truck Series efforts on a strong note in 2012."

Motor Racing Network - "The Voice of NASCAR" - will have live coverage of Friday's NextEra Energy Resources 250 starting at 7:15 p.m. (EST).  The race also will be streamed live at MotorRacingNetwork.com.