Rarely if ever is the truck driver part of the race day pit crew. They are more of a gopher and see very little of the actual race. Once the race starts their job is to pack up everything in the garage stall and start loading the truck up. Remember seeing Peter Jellen(driver for Kyle Busch's car) get followed around by camera's for a race. He has been in Nascar as a truck driver for more than 15 years but he is only a gopher on race day. He will help in the pits gluing lug nuts on or getting more fuel in the cans but once the race gets to the halfway point, he goes and starts packing up everything in the garage. He said driving a hauler is just like driving an OTR gig. He might get to see home about one day a week to about one day every 2 weeks depending on the race schedule and if the team is doing testing during the week. When he does get home, it's more along the lines of, go home, get a couple hours of sleep then head to the shop. From there you wash all the uni's from the weekend, re-pack the truck, go grocery shopping then your heading out later that day. If your going to a track that is an 11 hour drive away it is easier that week if the team is not doing any testing. You might get 2 nights at home.