NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Race #21 | Silverado 350K
Texas Motor Speedway
Saturday October 16, 2004

Grape Racing NASCAR Debut Set for Texas
According to a team press release, Fort Worth, Texas-based Grape Racing will enter the Silverado 350 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Event Schedule: Texas


Busy Week Ahead for Jon Wood
Jon Wood is looking forward to having this weekend off from racing since he will be quite busy next week with testing, racing and appearances.  Wood will start off the week traveling to Atlanta on Sunday evening to test there on Monday and Tuesday.  He will spend part of Wednesday in Roanoke, Va., and leave for Texas on Thursday for the Craftsman Truck race there on Saturday. (High Sierra Photo)

Eric Norris to Drive No. 7 Dodge in Texas
NASCAR Winston West Series Champion Eric Norris will be back in the saddle again at Texas Motor Speedway. Norris will compete in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series “Silverado 350K” Saturday, October 16, 2004. Norris will drive the # 7 “Pavestone” Dodge, prepared by Ultra Motorsports. Norris, the son of famed “Walker Texas Ranger” Chuck Norris, is very familiar with Texas and its Great American Speedway. Norris has been a contender at the track in the past and is looking forward to returning to Texas to be part of this competitive event. (PR Photo)

Free Pole Day Tickets Now Available
Free tickets for The Dallas Morning News Pole Day on Friday, Oct. 15 are now available.

Brandon Whitt Notes, Quotes: Texas 350
Brandon Whitt and the #38 Werner Ladder/Cure Autism Now Ford F-150 team head to the fastest track on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series circuit - the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway - for Saturday’s Texas 350.

Time to Start Points Racing for Hamilton
“I’ve been telling the media and fans this whole year that with five races left in the season, I would start points racing. I wanted a bigger cushion that what I have at this point, so I’m still going to be out for the wins. The Craftsman Truck Series is so competitive this year that at any point in these last few events, you can’t count another driver out. "

Musgrave Chasing The Championship to Texas
Ted Musgrave and the No. 1 Mopar Dodge Ram team will head to the Texas Motor Speedway this week for round 21 of 25 in the chase for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship. Musgrave, who has battled his way into fourth position in the series' point standings, is only 150 points behind leader Bobby Hamilton as they gear up for the next race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Toyota Preview: Texas
After 20 races, three Toyota drivers are among the top-15 in the NCTS championship standings.  Travis Kvapil is seventh in the standings with 2,623 points, 310 points behind first-place Bobby Hamilton and just 164 points from third-place Carl Edwards.  Other Tundra drivers among the top-15 in the standings are 11th-place Mike Skinner (2,482 points) and 14th-place David Reutimann (2,410 points).

Edwards Heads to Texas with Truck that Won at Kansas
"The race in June started out where we were about a 30th-place truck. We just guessed wrong on the setup. Cowboy (Kevin Starland) and I came up with some stuff that morning that didn't work. It was an awkward race. It seemed like things got so strung out and it was one of those marathon events. We actually got the truck pretty good at the end, and if we had it like that from the beginning we would have been OK, it just took us the whole race to get it there."

Wood No. 50 Ford, Pre Race Review: Texas
"We weren't really happy with how we ran at Texas in June. We struggled with the handling all night and never got it quite right. That last run we started out really loose and ended up really tight. We made adjustments, but by then it was too late to get back to where we needed to be.

Total Metroplex Entry Readies for Silverado 350k
Race teams and drivers for Saturday’s Silverado 350k NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway will come from all corners of the United States. But one completely local team consisting of driver Blake Mallory, owner Sparky Grape and sponsor PM-Performance Motors will be taking the role of David versus the Goliaths of the Craftsman Truck Series into the Lone Star State showdown. Mallory and Grape are former competitors in Legends Cars racing at the speedway.

Park No. 62 Dodge, Pre-Race Review
Orleans Racing has four wins in five starts at Texas Motor Speedway. All four wins came with Brendan Gaughan as the driver. The team’s primary Dodge Ram for Texas is the 13 truck. It is a new Dodge Ram that Park tested at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in September. Park’s best finish at Texas Motor Speedway is second in the NEXTEL Cup Series in April of 2001. Park has eight starts at Texas Motor Speedway, five of which where in the NEXTEL Cup Series and two in the NASCAR Busch Series.

Olympic Silver Medalist Toby Stevenson Named Grand Marshal for Silverado 350
Championship Sunday won’t be the only day at the Texas Motor Speedway with an Athens feel. Olympic silver medalist Toby Stevenson (pole vault) has been named the Grand Marshal for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Silverado 350K on Saturday, Oct. 16.

Chad Blount Truck Debut in Team ASE/CARQUEST Dodge Set for Texas
Chad Blount will make his first foray into NASCAR Camping World Truck Series ranks this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway when he takes over the driving duties for the Ultra Motorsports prepared No. 2 Team ASE/CARQUEST Dodge. Blount is a proven winner in the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) series and has also competed in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the NASCAR Busch Series. Blount looks forward to his return to Texas Motor Speedway, having accomplished his career best NBS finish (5th) at the Longhorn state venue last year.

Cook Seeks Redemption at Texas Motor Speedway
Terry Cook and ppc Racing are working hard this week to prepare for their second trip to Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) in the No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International race truck. Both are testing this week at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a sister track to Texas, seeking redemption in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCTS). Why do you ask? “We came here to Texas in the spring and ran extremely well but unfortunately had a rear end gear give way,” said Cook, a five-time winner in the NCTS.

Chase Montgomery, No. 8 Dodge Pre-Race Review: Texas
“This one has been marked on my calendar since the first race back in June. We tested here with a manufacturers test here early in the year but for some reason we were a little off when we came back for the race. We hit on it late in that race and I think we will come off the trailer this time around very strong.

Patton to Race Texas, Remainder of Season with Fiddle Back Racing
Only a short month ago, J.R. Patton was a young man with a dream: To drive in one of NASCAR’s top series full time. After a 15th-place finish in his debut in Vegas and an impressive run at California, the dream is a reality for the New Mexico native. Patton will finish out the year in the #67 Fiddle Back Ford with his next race being the Silverado 350 at the Texas Motor Speedway Saturday.

Blake Mallory, No. 35 Chevy Pre-Race Report: Texas
“We are going to have to qualify on speed, we do not have any provisionals. I have qualified a truck on speed at Texas Motor Speedway in the past, and I feel that I will be able to do so again. I feel the truck that is being prepared is superior to the equipment I have raced in the past.”

Chad Chaffin Gives Team A on Report Card
“Confidence plays a huge part in racing. The team has to have confidence in the driver and the driver has to have confidence in the team. It has to be the perfect equation. When I start a race I have 100 percent confidence that my team has done the best they can do to set up my truck. They have to have confidence that I can go out and win with what they have given me. The confidence level of the whole team is going to have its ups and downs."

Sprague Looks to Continue Momentum in Texas
“We are coming off a great run in California and will be running the same truck again this weekend in Texas. We tested very well this week in Atlanta so I am very comfortable with the package we have put together to unload for Texas. We ran fourth in the spring after starting deep in the field and I have a win and several top-five and top-ten finishes at this track so there is a confidence level for all of us there as well."

Setzer has "Everything Lined Up" in Time for Texas
“We ran really good in the early part of the year and then we kind of went through a little slump but I think things are starting to come back together now,” said Setzer, a top-10 finisher in his most recent three starts. “We’re just getting everything lined up (again) and hope to make a run for the championship.” “Last year we lost ground at the second Texas event and never really made it up."

Reutimann Building on Success at Texas
For David Reutimann, finishing third at Atlanta and Texas Motor Speedway in the No. 17 NTN Bearings Toyota Tundra earlier this season have been major highlights in his first year of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition. Returning to Texas after his success last June, the Raybestos Rookie points leader deems the 1.5-mile tri-oval as one of his favorite tracks on the schedule.

Renshaw Tests At Atlanta Motor Speedway in Preparation for Texas
As a rookie in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this season, Deborah Renshaw finds herself faced with the challenge of learning new race tracks every weekend. While Renshaw has not yet raced or even taken a lap at the Texas Motor Speedway, she and her K Automotive team spent Monday and Tuesday of this week testing their No. 29 Motion Dealers Ford at a track very similar, the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Texas Motor Speedway Racing Action on Live 105.3
Race fans in the Fort Worth-Dallas market will hear all the action from Texas Motor Speedway this weekend on Live 105.3 FM. The station will air both the Silverado 350k NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Saturday, Oct. 16 and the Chevy 500k Indy Racing League IndyCar Seriesâ event on Sunday, Oct. 17.

Texas Victory Key to Setzer’s Championship Bid
Dennis Setzer and his #46 Chevrolet Silverado race team know how important every position, in every race, is to a championship effort.  Setzer and Morgan-Dollar Motorsports finished second in the overall points in 2003, just nine points out of first place.  The point spread was the equivalent of less than two positions in the top-five, in a single race.  Setzer and his teammates have played it over in their heads numerous times.  Where had they lost ten points or where could they have been found over the course of the 2003 season.  But no team was better than Setzer and his #46 Acxiom Silverado in the final portion of last year’s season.  In the final seven races, Setzer had five top-three finishes including one win.  However, if there was one race the team felt that they stumbled, it was at the fall event at Texas Motor Speedway. (Ronda Greer Photo)

Starr Still Hunting Elusive Hometown Win at Texas
Ready to tackle Texas Motor Speedway for the second time this season, David Starr and the Spears Motorsports Team are hoping to score their first victory at Starr's hometown track.

Huffman, No. 12 Toyota Texas Preview
Robert Huffman is looking forward to his second race at Texas Motor Speedway this Saturday, and with good reason. Robert started the June race from the outside pole and ran in the top 10 all race until a fuel line malfunction sidelined his No. 12 Toyota Tundra midway through the race.

Parker Jr., No. 21 Toyota Texas Preview
“We had a real good Tundra back in June for practice and qualifying, but we lost a cylinder in the motor right at the start of the race,” Parker, Jr. said. “We’re looking forward to going back to Texas, and I feel like we are capable of having a really good run this weekend.”

Kvapil Ready for a Texas-Sized Victory
I’"m not too worried about going back to Texas after my performance there earlier this year. What happened when I crashed there in the spring was just a racing incident. I lost the air off my spoiler racing against David Starr and wrecked the truck. "

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Review: Texas
Looking ahead: Bobby Hamilton Jr. will drive the No. 59 Harris Trucking Dodge at Martinsville and Darlington. Scott Lynch, the 2003 NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series champion gets the seat in the Bobby Hamilton Racing-prepared truck at Phoenix and Homestead. Nashville-area competitor and BHR employee Sammy Sanders drives this week at TMS.  No driver has won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title and the fall race at Texas Motor Speedway in the same season. Reigning series champion Travis Kvapil came the closest, finishing second in the TMS race a year ago. Jack Sprague was third in the fall TMS race in 2001.

Skinner Takes Pole At Texas; Toyota Stout On Speedways
Mike Skinner bumped Shane Hmiel off the top of the scoring pylon to take the pole for Saturday’s Chevy Silverado 350 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Skinner lapped the 1.5-mile quad-oval in 29.642 seconds, which translates to 183.174 miles per hour. Skinner, whose team changed an engine in between the day’s two practice sessions, will be credited with the pole but will be forced to start the race from the back of the pack.  Mike Skinner won the Bud Pole for Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway but will have to start the 146-lap race from the rear of the 36-truck field due to an earlier engine change. (High Sierra Photo)

Eric Norris Qualifies 13th at Texas Motor Speedway
Eric Norris, 2002 NASCAR Grand National West Series Champion and son of Walker Texas Ranger star Chuck Norris, will mark his 14th run at Texas Motor Speedway this Saturday. Norris is driving the # 7 Dodge, fielded by Ultra Motorsports and sponsored by Dallas based Pavestone Company. Norris will start 13th in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Silverado 350k.

Kvapil Starts 11th at Texas Silverado 350K
After two days of testing at Atlanta Motor Speedway earlier this week in preparation for tomorrow’s Silverado 350K, Travis Kvapil and his Toyota All-Star Showdown Tundra team converged on the Lone Star State for a second time this season. Confident in the team’s new-found spring and shock knowledge, Kvapil took to the one-and-a-half mile speedway hoping to better his previous start of 13th-place. And he did.

Bodine On A Roll Heading Into Texas
Todd Bodine and the No. 30 Germain/Arnold Racing Toyota Tundra rolled into Texas today, hot off a recent win at the California Speedway. Able to bask in the glow of Victory for the past two weeks, the Team hasn't been idle. The Team recently completed work on their second Toyota Tundra and they're looking to continue the momentum. "I've always liked Texas and I've always done well here," claimed Bodine. "I had a chance to win the first Cup race in Texas, until I had some problems near the end of the race.

GM Racing/Team Silverado Pre-event Report: Texas
Setzer heads to Texas Motor Speedway as the winner of the June 11, 2004 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race.  He currently sits second in points, just 56 points out of first. Jack Sprague on Texas Motor Speedway; "We are coming off a great run in California and will be running the same truck again this weekend in Texas. We ran fourth in the spring after starting deep in the field and I have a win and several top-five and top-ten finishes at this track so there is a confidence level for all of us there as well." David Starr on Texas Motor Speedway; “I'm excited about this upcoming round at Texas Motor Speedway," says Starr.  "I consider it my hometown track and it definitely is one if my favorites. "

Bodine Soars to Victory in Texas
Todd Bodine took the lead when Mike Skinner was struck with misfortune late in the race and won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Silverado 350 at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday.  Bodine started deep in the field and avoided all of the trouble in what was one of the roughest superspeedway races in NCTS history.  The race got off to an intense start, both at the front and in the pack.  With pole sitter Mike Skinner moving to the back of the pack due to an engine change on Friday, the front row, Bill Lester and Shane Hmiel, ran the entire lap side-by-side with Lester leading the field across the stripe.  Meanwhile, in the pack, Eric Norris’ truck faltered on the start and caused many drivers deep in the field to scramble to avoid him.  He brought his truck to pit road and went behind the wall, the first retiree of the day.  (High Sierra Photo)

Bodine Makes It Two In A Row for Toyota
Todd Bodine in the No. 30 Germain/Arnold Racing Toyota Tundra strikes gold again. Black Gold this time, Texas Tea, as Bodine wins the Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway.  Starting 22nd on the grid, Bodine powered his way through the field taking over 5th place by lap 25. After a series of caution periods and a swift pit stop by the Germain/Arnold Racing crew, Bodine took the lead from Mike Skinner on lap 67. After another caution flag stop on lap 98, Bodine exited the pits in 3rd place behind race leader Mike Skinner and Carl Edwards.

Reutimann Released From Hospital After Accident At Texas
David Reutimann was evaluated and released from Harris Methodist Hospital Saturday evening after colliding with the Texas Motor Speedway retaining wall on the front-stretch of the 1.5-mile tri-oval in the No. 17 NTN Bearings Toyota Tundra fielded by Darrell Waltrip Motorsports.

Hmiel Salvages Top-10 In Texas
Shane Hmiel salvaged a hard fought top-10 finish after a wild, caution filled race at Texas Motor Speedway. Hmiel, starting in the second position, looked as if he would be the truck to beat in the Silverado 350k.

Crafton a Disappointing 21st at Texas Motor Speedway
It’s plain and simple. Team GM Goodwrench can’t catch a break on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series circuit. Matt Crafton, driver of the No. 6 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Silverado, started 20th in Saturday’s Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway, but made it clear he was going to be on the move.

Reutimann, 30th after Accident Sidelines No. 17 Toyota at Texas
After starting sixth at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday afternoon, David Reutimann finished in 30th-place due to a second truck making contact with the No. 17 NTN Bearings Toyota Tundra sending the Darrell Waltrip Motorsports entry into the 1.5-mile front-stretch retaining wall. After his truck rested on pit road, Reutimann was removed and transported to Harris Methodist Hospital from the Texas Motor Speedway infield care center for further evaluation.

Broken Clutch Shortens Eric Norris’ Day at Texas
What began as a promising weekend for Eric Norris ended quickly at the Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway. Norris, driving the # 7 Pavestone Dodge for Ultra Motorsports, suffered a broken clutch on first lap.

Bodine, Toyota Stampede Rivals in Silverado 350k
He did it again, folks. Todd Bodine, whose Germain-Arnold Toyota team didn't make its first appearance on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series until early September, blitzed the Silverado 350K field at Texas Motor Speedway to become the first driver in more than a year to post back-to-back victories on tour. Bodine, who started a distant 22nd, never ran worse than fifth after the 20th of 146 laps and took command when Bud Pole winner and race leader Mike Skinner cut a left rear tire on the 109th circuit. Veteran Johnny Benson, driving a Bill Davis-owned Tundra, unsuccessfully chased Bodine's yellow-and-black truck for the rest of the way and wound up 1.008 seconds back at the checkered flag. Bodine averaged 115.179 mph - fourth slowest in 14 Texas races - and won $61,380. (High Sierra Photo)

Sprague Nails Top-5 Finish in Texas
Jack Sprague and the #16 Chevy Trucks Silverado team scored another solid top-five finish in the Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway. Sprague’s fifth place finish kept him solidly in the top-ten in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series point standings with four races remaining in the 2004 season.

Hank Parker Jr. Post Race Report: Texas
Hank Parker, Jr. rolled off the starting grid in fourth position but was quickly on the move to the front, taking over second place by lap three.





Robert Huffman Post Race Report: Texas
Robert Huffman was hoping to have a better qualifying run (16th), but wasted no time in moving up through the field when the race started.

Hines Fights Through Rough Texas Race To Come Home 19th
ThorSport Racing rolled a brand new No. 88 Menards/Landers Juice Chevrolet off the transporter for Tracy Hines this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, and with Hines finally finding the feel he has been looking for this season he and the team were optimistic about racing into the top-10 in the Silverado 350 NASCAR Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Ted Musgrave Finishes in the Top-10 in Texas
Ted Musgrave continued his pursuit of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, as he drove the No. 1 Ultra Motorsports Mopar Dodge Ram to a sixth-place finish. Musgrave also picked up a third-place position in the series' championship points chase and established himself as a contender for the series title.

Montgomery Repeats Performance In Texas
One of the fastest tracks on the circuit for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series provided for a rather bizarre running of the Chevrolet Silverado 350K on Saturday afternoon. The end result for 21-year-old Chase Montgomery was a 17th place finish in the caution filled event at the 1.5-mile layout of the Texas Motor Speedway.

Pit-Side Struggles Continue to Hamper Kvapil
It was a roller coaster day for Travis Kvapil during the Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway, an event marked with aggressive driving and shocking accidents. For the third straight week, Kvapil’s struggles on pit road left him fighting back against time to gain lost laps and hoping for a late-race caution that would never appear.

Brandon Whitt Texas Race Report
Saturday’s race turned into one of survival as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series took on Texas Motor Speedway in a wild one at one of the circuit’s fastest speedways.

Chaffin No. 18 Dodge Race Recap: Texas
Dickies driver Chad Chaffin battled a loose race truck and dodged a big bullet during the Chevy Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon to finish in the 16th position at his sponsor’s home track. Chaffin remains in the sixth spot, only 22 out of fifth, in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points battle with only four races remaining.

Hamilton Finishes Career Best Third at Texas
Square D Driver Bobby Hamilton tested at a similar track two days before the Chevy Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway and the extra practice session paid off. Even though Hamilton had to start in the rear after a motor change on Friday night, he finished the race in third, his best finish at that track. His 11th top-five finish this season allowed him to spread out the points gap to 79 points ahead of Dennis Setzer with only four more races in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2004 season.

Whitt, No. 38 Ford Race Report : Texas
Saturday’s race turned into one of survival as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series took on Texas Motor Speedway in a wild one at one of the circuit’s fastest speedways. Brandon Whitt and the #38 Werner Ladder/Cure Autism Now Ford team weathered nine caution flags and one 30-minute red flag to finish in the 15th position. For the second time in the past three races, Whitt was the highest finishing Raybestos Rookie.

Score Four for Toyota
Todd Bodine, driver of the No. 30 Germain/Arnold Racing Toyota Tundra, captured his second straight NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCTS) victory when he crossed the finish line first in Saturday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway. It marks the second consecutive victory for Bodine, who captured the checkered flag in the most recent series race at California Speedway (Oct. 2) two weeks ago. Toyota has now registered four wins in its debut season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Strong Texas Run for Patton Ends in Accident
J.R. Patton and the #67 Fiddle Back Racing team were looking for another top-15 run this weekend at the Silverado 350 at the Texas Motor Speedway, but a scary late-race accident ended their chances. Patton escaped the wreck unscathed, but brought home a 31st-place finish.

Trouble Finds Hamlin Twice at Texas
Denny Hamlin fought through the pack several times in the Silverado 350 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, only to have a late-race incident derail his chances to finish in the top-10 in the No. 03 Team EJP Racing Chevrolet.

Crawford Uses Patience to Score Top-Ten in Texas
Rick Crawford, driver of the #14 Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford F-150 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series recorded his first top-ten finish in six races Saturday during the running of the Chevy Silverado 350 at the Texas Motor Speedway.

Truck Series Silverado 350k Notes and Quotes
Bobby Hamilton, bidding to become the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series' oldest champion at age 47, finally admits to the obvious. He's gone into the points racing mode. Hamilton, who went three consecutive races without a top 10 finish after winning his fourth event at Nashville Superspeedway in August, has rebuilt a lead that reached 79 points following Saturday's Silverado 350K.

David Starr Gains Another Position in Point's Chase
Scoring a fourth place finish at the Silverado 350 K, October 16 at Texas Motor Speedway moved David Starr and Spears Motorsports into 7th place in this season's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series point's chase.

Deep In The Heart of Texas
Perched high above the race track watching the race from the press box at Texas Motor Speedway gives anyone fortunate enough to do so a unique perspective on any event.  The view is unmatched as you can see every inch of the speedway.  The sounds are incredible as well as you hear the roar of the race trucks and the roar of the crowd, always one of the most vocal and boisterous in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.  The thrill of watching from that vantage point was only emphasized early in the Silverado 350 when home-state favorite David Starr made a move to take over the lead.  In unison, 47,000 people rose to their feet and let loose a huge cheer of approval.  It was an electric atmosphere that almost could bring goose bumps to even a seasoned observer. (High Sierra Photo)

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