Bobby Hamilton, Jr.

Hamilton Finishes Strong in Las Vegas

With a strong 12th place run in the Sam’s Town 300 at The Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Team Smithfield Racing driver Bobby Hamilton moved up three slots to eleventh in the official Nationwide Series official driver standings.

Hamilton milked the No. 25 Curly’s BBQ Ford Fusion for every ounce of power the car had. After qualifying 14th, Hamilton knew he had a chance for a productive day of racing and Crew Chief Chris Wright felt confident in the machine he and the crew placed in Hamilton’s hands.  From the drop of the green flag, Hamilton worked his way through a tricky 300 miles of racing. While some of the Sprint Cup drivers limped home with damaged race cars, Hamilton managed to keep control of his Ford the entire event. At the end, Mark Martin claimed the win over Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer.

“The Curly’s BBQ Ford performed well today,” Hamilton said. “We really wanted the top-ten, but to work our way forward in the points makes us all happy. Now we head to Atlanta, my favorite track. The race will be a tough challenge but all my guys will work hard this week and take a good car to Atlanta for The Nicorette 300 on Saturday, March 8.”