Milka Duno Makes NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Debut at Talladega Superspeedway Milka Duno competed in her first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, October 18, starting 36th and finishing 25th - with two laps led. By doing so, she became the first Hispanic female driver to lead a NASCAR national series race. Duno had only one scheduled two-hour practice session to get acquainted and comfortable in a truck and a series that was entirely new to her. Unfortunately, what was already a steep learning curve was dramatically increased as Duno wasn’t able to get out on the track until an hour and twenty minutes of the session had already expired. With only forty minutes remaining - when she did get on the track - the engine blew after completing only six laps. There wasn’t enough time to change engines before the start of the qualifying session so Duno was not able to qualify. As a result she was placed 36th on the starting grid for the 94-lap race. Duno led two early race laps but running out of fuel on lap 59 put her many laps down. Ultimately Duno would finish her first NCWTS race 25th, eleven positions ahead of her starting position.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 07:01:08 +0000
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