NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Race #18 | Sylvania 200
New Hampshire Int'l Speedway Saturday September 18, 2004

Diary of a Champion: Teamwork
There’s something to be said for teamwork in this industry and sticking together during hard times. It’s what our sport is all about. And my team showed that more than ever this year at Bristol. They never gave up from the start of the race to the very end, and because of that, we fought back and ended up with a pretty decent finish. We may not have ended up on top, but everyone was proud of the effort they put in to help me get another top-10 after it was all said and done.  (David Vaughn Photo)

Spencer to Drive No. 13 ThorSport Chevy in Loudon
Jimmy Spencer will drive the ThorSport Racing No. 13 Menards/Microtel Inn & Suites Chevrolet this weekend and will again team up with the crew chief that helped lead him to victory in last year’s NASCAR Truck Series 200-miler at New Hampshire International Speedway.

Official Entry List: New Hampshire International Speedway
The official entry list for the SYLVANIA 200 by LOWE'S at New Hampshire International Speedway, the 18th race of the 2004 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season has been released by NASCAR.

Ricky Craven Teleconference Transcript
Ricky Craven will be driving in his first-ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at his home track: New Hampshire International Speedway. Ricky will be driving the No. 47 Acxiom/Chevrolet Celebrity All Stars Silverado fielded by Morgan Dollar Motorsports. The No. 47 race truck will feature LeAnn Rimes on the hood.

Dennis Setzer Fast Facts: Loudon
“New Hampshire is a great track. I personally like it because its like a large Martinsville. I have always been able to run well here, and the race in 2000 which was my worst finish was a race where I felt that I had the best truck. Our one-mile (track) program has been pretty good so far this year and we sure could use a good finish to go with a good run.”

Sprague No. 16 Chevrolet Fast Facts: Loudon
“I am really excited about heading back New Hampshire. It has been a great track for me, I love that it is a driver’s track. Being virtually flat, it is a very technical track and corner entry speed is critical to setting up passes. Track position is key so having great pit stops keeps the whole team on their game the entire race."

Carl Edwards New Hampshire Truck Fast Facts
"I had so much fun racing at New Hampshire last year. Jimmy Spencer and I had an awesome battle for the win and I ended up coming out on the bad end of that one although I still finished second."

Jon Wood New Hampshire Fast Facts
"We should have had a top-five finish at New Hampshire last year, but I got rooted out of the way during that last restart with 16 laps to go. I fell back to ninth and couldn't work my way up any higher before the race ended."

Terry Cook has Confidence Going to Louden
“Knowing you’re going to a racetrack like New Hampshire that you’ve won in the past that does give you confidence going there. Our racing program is a lot better on track this second half than the first. I always enjoy going to New Hampshire; the track and the race."

Tom Arnold Asks Sports Fans to Share Their Most Outrageous Stories
Contest Asks Fans How Far They've Gone To Catch the Game's Score, Sports fans will do just about anything to follow a big game.

Hamilton on Nextel Cup Drivers in Trucks: "The More the Merrier"
“It doesn't bother me at all when Nextel Cup drivers come over to the Craftsman Truck Series and race.  The more the merrier to me.  It is good for business.

Chaffin Going Back to the Basics for Loudon
“New Hampshire will be a strong track for Bobby Hamilton Racing. I am looking forwarded to going there and getting our top-10 streak back. I qualified seventh there last year and finished sixth. I think we can easily repeat that, hopefully we can beat it."

Hamlin Looks to Keep Momentum Going Strong at Loudon
Denny Hamlin enters the Sylvania 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway with one goal in mind: to keep the momentum of his first two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts rolling. Hamlin, driving the No. 03 Team EJP Racing Chevrolet, is on a developmental program with Joe Gibbs Racing, and right now the goal is to make as many laps as he can.

McMurray to Pull Double Duty at the Magic Mile
NASCAR Nextel Cup standout Jamie McMurray will make his second straight start in the No. 2 Team ASE/CARQUEST Dodge in this weekend's Sylvania 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at New Hampshire International Speedway.

Cook Mindful of His Truck Win at New Hampshire
Terry Cook knows what it takes to win at New Hampshire International Speedway.  Driver of the No. 10 International Trucks and Engines Ford, Cook won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event in 2002, one of four wins that year.

Event Schedule: New Hampshire International Speedway


NASCAR Drivers Utilize Milwaukee Mile to Master Loudon
With this weekend’s “Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup” beginning at New Hampshire International Speedway (NHIS) in Loudon, NH, several drivers and teams in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will have benefited from their testing time in the past nine weeks at The Milwaukee Mile.

Montgomery Making Career Debut at Loudon
Chase is coming off a disappointing 27th place finish in his last race at the Richmond International Raceway where he suffered various tire and wheel issues. The 20-year-old rookie looks to rebound with a strong showing this weekend in New Hampshire.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Preview: New Hampshire
After winning the Bud Pole at Richmond International Raceway and finishing second to teammate Ted Musgrave (No. 1 Mopar Dodge), NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Jamie McMurray gets a return engagement in Ultra Motorsports’ No. 2 Team ASE/Carquest Dodge at New Hampshire International Speedway.

Starr Ready for Another Good Run at NHIS
"New Hampshire has been good track for us in the past," says Starr, who has two consecutive top ten finishes; an 8th last year and a 3rd in 2002.  "It is a unique track due to the flat corners.  To do well, you need a good handling truck -- one that cuts good in the center and has good forward bite off the corners."

Kvapil Hoping for Some Magic at Mile Track
It’s a fun, flat, one-mile track. Loudon’s kind of like a short track in that it has a lot of characteristics similar to a Milwaukee or St. Louis, and I’ve always run well at that type of race track.

Battling Trucks Not Only Storm on Crawford’s Mind
Rick Crawford, driver of the #14 Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to the New Hampshire International Speedway this weekend with more than the 35 competitors on his mind.  His thoughts will be in his hometown of Mobile, Ala., as residents along the Gulf coast brace for Hurricane Ivan.

Sutton Eager for Second Run at New Hampshire
Nestled between the serene White Mountains and the bustling city of Boston, lays New Hampshire International Speedway (NHIS); the site of some dramatic NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCTS) races, and a track that has been kind to rookies. Kelly “Girl” Sutton is one such rookie, banking on a great run.

Crafton Utilizing Milwaukee to Master Loudon
Two of the biggest things NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCTS) teams take advantage of throughout a season are test dates and racetracks that resemble each other. In August, Kevin Harvick, Inc.'s (KHI) No. 6 GM Goodwrench Truck series racing team took advantage of both at the same time.

Points Battle Heats Up as Trucks Head North to Loudon
The 2004 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship battle heads into this week with the outcome every bit as clouded as a year ago. In 2003, the title was decided on the last lap of the final race and the same scenario could happen this year.  Next up is Saturday’s SYLVANIA 200 presented by Lowe’s at New Hampshire International Speedway. Eight different drivers in as many years have won at the 1.058-mile flat oval, but only two of those winners – Ron Hornaday Jr. in 1996 and Jack Sprague (No. 16 Chevy Trucks Chevrolet) in 2001 – have gone on to win the championship. (High Sierra Photo)

Hmiel Looking For Second Career Pole at ‘The Magic Mile’
Shane Hmiel heads to New Hampshire hoping to capture the pole for Billy Ballew Motorsports in the No. 15 NASCAR Craftsman truck. Hmiel has had two previous starts at New Hampshire International Speedway.

Park, No. 62 Dodge Race Review: Louden
“The way I look at it New Hampshire is really what put me on the map. For a guy from Long Island who raced in New England, we never had a premier racetrack to showcase talent until they built New Hampshire International Speedway."

Toyota Truck Series Preview: Loudon
The Sylvania 200 will mark the ninth race at New Hampshire International Speedway (NHIS) for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCTS). There will be eight Toyota Tundras in the field at New Hampshire.  In the most recent race on the NCTS schedule at Richmond International Raceway (Sept. 9), three Toyota Tundras finished in the top-10.

GM Racing/Team Silverado Preview: Loudon
Dennis Setzer: “New Hampshire is a great track.  I personally like it because it’s like a large Martinsville." Jack Sprague:  “I am really excited about heading back New Hampshire.  It has been a great track for me, I love that it is a driver’s track. "  David Starr: "New Hampshire is a unique track due to how flat the corners are."

Renshaw Taking Cautious Approach at NHIS
Deborah Renshaw understands that experience is the key to success at so many of the race tracks visited by the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. But perhaps one race track that punctuates that fact is the one-mile New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon.

Huffman Feeling Confident About New Hampshire
Robert Huffman is looking to carry the positive momentum from the last two weeks into New Hampshire for Saturday’s running of the Sylvania 200 Presented by Lowe’s.

Parker, Jr. Looking Forward to New Hampshire
Hank Parker, Jr. is a big fan of flat tracks. In fact, New Hampshire International Speedway is one of his favorites.

Reutimann Competes at NHIS for First Time
With only seven races remaining entering New Hampshire International Speedway, David Reutimann has already learned a lot from his first year as a rookie driving the No. 17 NTN Bearings Toyota in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Raybestos® Rookie Review: Loudon
Raybestos Rookies David Reutimann, Tracy Hines, Shane Sieg, Brandon Whitt, and Robert Huffman visited with members of the media Friday morning at New Hampshire International Speedway. David Reutimann, #17 Toyota:  "We're fortunate enough to be leading the Raybestos Rookie standings right now.  I'd like to be able to stay right where I'm at the rest of the year but it's going to be tough.  There's a lot of good guys in the rookie class."

Sprague Takes Third Bud Pole at Loudon
Three-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Jack Sprague took top honors in Bud Pole Qualifying for Saturday's Sylvania 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Sprague picks up his third career pole at NHIS in the Truck Series, and will start from the pole for the sixth time in 2004. He has won five Bud Pole Awards and started from the pole at Mansfield based on the rule book after rain cancelled qualifying. Sprague turned a fast lap of 29.637 on the flat 1.058-mile oval, which translates to 128.515 miles per hour. With cool temperatures for the start of qualifying, and with times nearing the track record in practice, some were expecting a new record to be set in time trials, and Sprague delivered, beating the previous record set by Jason Leffler in 2002 by two hundredths of a second. The track seemed to get much slicker after the two-hour practice session for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series cars.  (High Sierra Photo)

Kvapil Wins Rain Delayed Sylvania 200
Travis Kvapil stalked Jamie McMurray for 30 laps and made a power move to the inside on a late race restart to take the lead and the win in the Sylvania 200 presented by Lowe’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at New Hampshire International Speedway on Saturday. Kvapil, whose team has been embroiled in numerous rumors over the course of the past six weeks, gave Toyota it’s second win of the 2004 season.  With rains delaying the start, NASCAR mandated a green-yellow situation on the start which officially started the event, but kept the drivers under the caution flag. This situation lasted for the first 36 laps of the event. (High Sierra Photo)

Spencer Fights to 18th, Hines 30th at NHIS
Jimmy Spencer fought handling issues to drive his No. 13 Menards/Microtel Chevrolet to an 18th-place finish in the Sylvania 200 NASCAR Truck Series race at New Hampshire International Speedway on Saturday.

Sieg Stays Steady to Finish 23rd at Loudon
Shane Sieg drove the Green Light Racing No. 07 Auto-Air Colors/Lucas Oil Chevrolet to a 23rd-place finish in the Sylvania 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race Saturday at the New Hampshire International Speedway. Sieg stayed out of trouble on a very slick surface in the early stages and kept a steady pace to the finish.

Hamilton Finishes 15th after Miscommunication
After a delay of three hours and 45 minutes for rain, the Sylvania 200 finally got under way at New Hampshire International Speedway. Mid-race, Square D Driver Bobby Hamilton worked his way up to the second spot and stayed out to lead a lap in the 200-lap event when a miscommunication cost the team the win.

Reutimann Rallys to Finish Fifth at New Hampshire
Without prior on-track experience at New Hampshire International Speedway before the Sylvania 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event, David Reutimann started and finished fifth at the 1.058-mile oval in the No. 17 NTN Bearings Toyota Tundra on Saturday. “This finish was huge and you can’t put a dollar sign on it,” said Reutimann

Hamlin Races to 11th at NHIS
Denny Hamlin drove the Team EJP Racing No. 03 E.J. Prescott Chevrolet to an 11th-place finish in the Sylvania 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at New Hampshire International Speedway on Saturday. Hamlin started 19th and used a combination of pit strategy and a strong race truck to run as high as second in the 200-lap event.

Chaffin Fights Broken Ratchet for 16th at Loudon
After 35 laps under green-caution conditions due to rain at New Hampshire International Speedway the race finally kicked off three hours and 45 minutes late. Dickies Driver Chad Chaffin fought a broken ratchet or axle making it difficult for him on every restart, but still managed to finish the Sylvania 200 in 16th position.

NASCAR Fans Enjoy Race in Style, Comfort
Far from the portable grill and warm beer that defines the typical tailgate party, some NASCAR fans bring all the comforts of home when they head to the track. Luxury RVs cover the grounds at the New Hampshire International Speedway (NHIS) in Loudon, NH this weekend, as millions of racing fans prepare for the SYLVANIA 300 -- the kick-off of NASCAR's ten-event "Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup."

Solid Team Effort for Whitt at Louden
“Unusual” was the theme at the New Hampshire International Speedway on Saturday as NASCAR was forced to compromise with Mother Nature on several occasions in order to complete the running of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Sylvania 200. Dodging rain drops and spinning trucks, Brandon Whitt and the #38 Werner Ladder/Cure Autism Now Ford F-150 team brought home a 19th-place finish in the 200-lap event.

Renshaw Ties Career-Best Finish at NHIS
Deborah Renshaw tied her career-best finish to date in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Saturday afternoon on her first trip to the New Hampshire International Speedway. Renshaw struggled with a loose truck during Friday afternoon’s qualifying session and had to start the Sylvania 200 from the 35th position. But after a solid run, Renshaw would take the checkered flag for the No. 29 Motion Dealers/API Ford in the 22nd position.

Terry Cook’s Day Ends Early at New Hampshire
Terry Cook was looking forward to another top-10 finish at New Hampshire International Speedway, however, his day ended early finishing 35th.  With inclement weather most of Saturday and the race delayed by nearly four hours, Cook took the green flag in the No. 10 International Trucks and Engines Ford and moved quickly into the top 25 by lap 40. 

Crafton Salvages 13th at Loudon
Torrential downpours finally came to a halt on Saturday and after a five hour rain delay, the Sylvania 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway (NHIS) finally got underway. Matt Crafton, driver of the No. 6 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Silverado, was fourth with 60 laps to go when he was spun from behind by the #24 of Travis Kvapil exiting turn 1.

Huffman Post Race Report: New Hampshire
Robert Huffman was having a solid run, maintaining his 11th place starting spot until being forced into the outside wall on lap 83.

Parker, Jr. Drives to Ninth at New Hampshire
Hank Parker, Jr. battled an ill handling racetruck Saturday in New Hampshire, but was able to come away with a top-10 finish, his fourth of the season.

David Ragan Rebounds for 21st Place Finish in New Hampshire
NASCAR young gun, David Ragan is just happy to finish a race. After the ups and downs the young driver has experience over the past 4 or 5 weeks a good, solid finish is exactly what he and his FBR race team needed. The start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Sylvania 200 would be delayed due to the rain. The race was delayed for a little more than four hours. David, along with the other drivers really had to be cautious due to the green race track when the green flag finally flew around 5:00pm.

Setzer Building Momentum with Good Run at Loudon
Dennis Setzer had earned four top-five finishes in five races at the “Magic Mile” coming into this weekend’s Sylvania 200. A sixth-place finish in Saturday’s event felt more like a win to Setzer and his Morgan-Dollar Motorsports teammates after battling weather, darkness, an ill-handling race truck, and an empty fuel tank.

Kvapil Comes Out on Top in Loudon
Travis Kvapil is certain his second trip to victory lane this season at the Sylvania 200 will mirror the remnants of Hurricane Ivan hovering over New Hampshire International Speedway and wash away any doubts about Bang Racing’s potential success and future goals. Surrounded by rumors and controversy over the past several weeks, the reigning champion took to the one-mile track and beat the odds in more ways than one for another victory, the fifth of his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career. (Ronda Greer Photo)

Sprague Back in Form at New Hampshire
Jack Sprague was back in form at New Hampshire International Speedway.  Sprague quickly established he was going to be a force with which to be reckoned in the #16 Chevy Trucks Silverado by posting one of the fastest times in the only practice session for the Sylvania 200 prior to NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying. He followed up the strong practice run by setting on the pole for the fifth time this season with a new NHIS track record.  It was the 25th career pole for Sprague and his third at NHIS.

Victory Goes Up In Fumes for McMurray at Loudon
Jamie McMurray's chance for victory went up in fumes just five laps shy of the checkered flag in Saturday's Sylvania 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at New Hampshire International Speedway.

Hmiel Runs Close… But Runs Out
Shane Hmiel once again came close to his first victory in a major NASCAR touring event at New Hampshire International Speedway during the Sylvania 200. Unfortunately Hmiel’s day did not end in victory. The No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports Silverado ran out of gas on lap 199.

Diary of a Champion: Beating the Odds
After my disappointing week at Richmond, I couldn’t wait to get to Loudon. I knew my Bang Racing team was going to have a good truck up there. We had had really good runs at places like Milwaukee, St. Louis and IRP and were taking a truck with a very similar set up to what we ran at those tracks. So everyone on my Line-X team was confident that we were going to have a strong run. And I had a really good feeling going into the race and was looking forward to redeeming ourselves from our poor finish the week before. (David Vaughn Photo)

Official Results: Sylvania 200


Entry List: Sylvania 200


Starting Lineup: Sylvania 200


Practice 1 Times: Sylvania 200


Qualifying Order: Sylvania 200


Qualifying Results: Sylvania 200