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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Race #16 |
Toyota Tundra 200
Nashville
Superspeedway
Nashville , TN
Saturday, August 13, 2005
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Castile, New York native JC Stout, driver of the No. 91 Stellar-Quest Racing arrived in Nashville Superspeedway with high hopes and many hurdles to overcome. In his third year of limited scheduled racing within the series, 21 year old Stout lands on yet another track he's never competed on before. A new surface to adapt to, new corners to master, and heat most New Yorkers would melt in.
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Darrell Waltrip Motorsports' fabricator Troy Wilson plays the Gibson Les Paul guitar awarded to David Reutimann at a celebration luncheon held Thursday at the race shop. Reutimann scored his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory at Nashville Superspeedway in front of Team Owner Darrell Waltrip and 6,000 Toyota employees. The Gibson Les Paul guitar is considered one of the coolest, most sought-after trophies in the NCTS. (Team PR Photo)
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“The truck just felt like it was going to spin out and became extremely difficult to drive,” Whitt lamented. “It’s a shame really, because we were going to be good. I was definitely hoping to finish better in the Toyota Tundra 200, but we can’t dwell on it. We’re going to Bristol next and that can be a really good race for us. I love the place. If we can stay out of trouble there we should be able to bounce back nicely.”
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Ranger Boats and NASCAR have teamed up with NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Ryan Newman (driver of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge) and former Cup driver Ward Burton to host a drawing with proceeds benefiting the Ryan Newman Foundation and the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation. Monday, Aug. 22 is the last day to buy a ticket to win a Limited Series Z21 NASCAR Edition Ranger Boat and a NASCAR package, including two tickets to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Subway 500 on Oct. 23 at Martinsville Speedway. A VIP tour and a fishing trip with Ryan Newman and/or Ward Burton will also be included as part of the weekend experience (schedules permitting).
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As the green flag dropped Chris started to move his way to the front moving as high as 17th when a tie-rod broke almost sending him into the turn one wall. Chris hung on and did a great job of keeping it off the wall and out of the way of traffic. Chris brought his truck to the pits for the crew to check over. Unfortunately there was enough damage that they decided to pull it behind the wall for the remainder of the race. Chris finished a disappointing 34th.
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Shige Hattori in the No. 9 AISN / AISIN AW Toyota Tundra had high hopes that came to an end early in the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway Saturday afternoon. But before Hattori could even get his race rhythm, his night was through on lap 8 when contact with another competitor damaged the No. 9 Tundra beyond repair.
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Todd Bodine, behind the wheel of his No. 30 Allman Brothers Band Tundra, battled from the 36th starting spot to score a third place finish in Saturday’s running of the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway.
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Brad Keselowski entered this weekend’s Toyota Tundra 200 at the Nashville Superspeedway ready to learn his way around yet another speedway in an attempt to regain the lost points from an early accident the week before at the Indianapolis Raceway Park.
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With a multitude of family and friends in attendance, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Deborah Renshaw sped to a career best qualifying effort of eighth at the Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday. Unfortunately, a lap two three-wide encounter would result in some minor damage to the No. 8 Heritage Dodge of Renshaw and she would limp home with a 26th place finish.
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Chad Chaffin had high hopes entering the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at the hometown track just miles from his front door. However, the Tennessee native battled his No. 60 Wyler Racing Toyota all day and came home with a disappointing 20th place finish in the running of the Toyota Tundra 200 at the Nashville Superspeedway.
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The No. 5 Toyota Tundra team had one of the most dominating performances of the 2005 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season Saturday night, but a late-race squirmish took NASCAR veteran Mike Skinner out of contention for the win.
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Todd Kluever drove another near-perfect race at Nashville Superspeedway Saturday to earn his fifth top-five finish of the season. He gained three positions in the final lap of the race to finish fifth.
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None of the four Chevrolet teams and drivers were able to overcome tire and handling problems to post a top-10 finish Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway. Despite the day of disappointing finishes, Chevrolet maintains their lead in the battle for their sixth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series manufacturer's title with 110 points and nine wins over Dodge's 91 points and four wins. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Defending Nashville race winner Bobby Hamilton battled a tight Bailey’s Dodge in traffic, but steadily climbed his way through the field until his team could make the significant chassis adjustment that enabled him to finish the race in the ninth position, his ninth top 10 this year.
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John Andretti passed more trucks in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway this past Saturday than any other competitor. Although he finished in 11th position, and according to the stats, only passed 14 trucks from his 25th place starting position, Andretti moved his No. 15 Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau Chevrolet through the field three times to gain numerous positions.
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Alex Yontz headed to the Nashville Super Speedway this past weekend with a huge burden to carry. After qualifying in the 35th starting position, Alex survived a record breaking number of cautions to bring the Norandex/Reynolds Chevy to the finish line in the 28th position.
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The No. 22 Office Depot Tundra team overcame adversity through out the Toyota 200 weekend at Nashville Superspeedway to bring its Tundra home inside the top 10. During practice, Bill Lester and the No. 22 Office Depot team struggled with a tight condition in the center of the corner. The team made a rear spring change to its Tundra, which seemed to help the truck turn. Lester then said he needed help getting back to the gas. Crew Chief Doug Wolcott tried a number of front shock changes in hopes it would keep the truck down on the track. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Johnny Benson and the No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra team posted their third top-10 finish in the last four races at the Nashville Superspeedway Saturday night. The 23 team, under the guidance of new crew chief Rick Ren, continued to show the rest of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series garage they are one of the stronger contenders in the series.
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After fighting a tight condition for most of the Toyota Tundra 200 event at Nashville Superspeedway, HT Motorsports driver Robert Pressley mustered a 25th place finish, just one lap down to the leaders at the end of the day. Under the threat of rain for most of the event, the crew worked valiantly during pit stops to free the truck up in the corners, but the handling refused to cooperate in the end.
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Rick Crawford and the No. 14 Circle Bar Racing Ford team rolled into Nashville for the Toyota Tundra 200 just off a solid run last week at IRP. The teams success rate at Nashville and a productive test session had them looking for another strong outing. Off the trailer, the Circle Bar Truck Corral F-150 was fast and in the top 5 for both practice sessions, garnering the team a 5th place starting spot. (Team PR Photo)
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David Reutimann earned his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCTS) victory in Saturday afternoon’s Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway when he passed veteran Mike Skinner two laps from the finish and charged to the checkered flag. Reutimann, driver of the No. 17 NTN Bearings Tundra for Darrell Waltrip Motorsports, started sixth and led 41 laps en route to his inaugural series win. The Zephyrhills, Fla.-native registered his initial win in his 41st career NCTS start, as well as with his team owner Darrell Waltrip watching at the track. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Steve Park’s season so far has been one big roller coaster ride and after a 30th place finish at Indianapolis Raceway Park he was anxious to see his performance get back on the upswing. The No. 62 Orleans Racing Dodge rolled off the hauler at Nashville Superspeedway bad fast and Park proved it in practice with the fourth fastest lap in both practice sessions.
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Brendan Gaughan passed enough trucks at Nashville Superspeedway that he should have won Saturday’s Craftsman Truck Series race, but after being nearly eliminated with just two laps in the book, he was thankful to salvage a sixth-place finish out of the deal. Despite being one of the fastest drivers on the track the during two practice sessions, temporary problems under the hood relegated Gaughan to a 28th place starting position and gave him a long way to go to get to the front. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Two into Turn 3 wasn’t going to go and everybody – even race leader Mike Skinner – knew it. But Skinner, hung in the outside groove by a charging David Reutimann, gave his Toyota the gas anyway as he attempted to win his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race since 1996. Of course, it didn’t work. With the white flag in sight, Skinner slipped up the concrete banking of Nashville Superspeedway and instead of winning wound up fourth behind Reutimann, Ted Musgrave and Todd Bodine. The victory, worth $52,110, was the first on the series for the 35-year-old Reutimann, the 2004 Raybestos Rookie of the Year. It also rewarded team owner and Nashville resident Darrell Waltrip, who coincidentally was Grand Marshal of the Toyota Tundra 200. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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With Darrell Waltrip Motorsports’ victory, four different Toyota teams have shared in the manufacturer’s seven series wins – four last year and three in 2005. Bill Davis Racing is one of two current teams pitching a goose egg but that may be about to change. Skinner finished fourth at Nashville with teammates Bill Lester and Johnny Benson seventh and eighth, respectively. That’s the first time that Bill Davis Racing has put all three entries into the top 10. Lester also was a major victim of the lap 149 shuffle, going from third to seventh in the space of a few hundred yards. Todd Kluever and Brendan Gaughan advanced to fifth and sixth.
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Jimmy Spencer drove the No. 2 Team ASE/Ultra Wheels Dodge up into the Top-10 at the start of the final third of the Toyota Tundra 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Saturday afternoon at Nashville Superspeedway before a pit road speeding violation sent Spencer to the tail of the longest line on the restart. With just over 30 laps remaining, the penalty proved costly for "Mr. Excitement" – saddling the NASCAR veteran with a 16th-place finish.
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"What can I say. This was just one of those races where we couldn't get it the way we needed it. It was a frustrating afternoon for the GM Goodwrench team, but we made the best out of a tough situation. I thought that we would have run a little better, but that is just what happens sometimes. About halfway through we made some adjustments and got it going, but something caught on fire and smoked up the inside of my truck. I couldn't see and trucks started passing me on the bottom. That was end of our chances. We now have to start thinking about our next race and getting this No. 6 team back into victory lane."
- Ron Hornaday
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“The Lord was smiling on us and this was meant to happen,” said Reutimann. “We went from having a great truck to having a right front flat tire. We pitted under green for two right side tires and then the yellow came out. It saved us. It’s just a thrill to be able to deliver a victory for our sponsors NTN and Toyota. It’s hard for me to believe. I have to keep reminding myself it’s not a dream. I’m so happy for Bobby Kennedy, Jason Overstreet and all the guys at Darrell Waltrip Motorsports. This is really special.”
-David Reutimann
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Matt Crafton survived a lap two incident and scrape with the wall to fight back to a 13th-place finish in the Toyota Tundra 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. Crafton qualified tenth and was on the charge towards the front in the early laps when another driver spun on the inside, forcing him up the track and squeezing him into the wall.
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Tracy Hines was uninjured in a hard crash with 16 laps remaining in the Toyota Tundra 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. Hines made contact with the turn three wall with the rear end of his machine, doing significant damage to the ThorSport Racing No. 13 David Zoriki Inc. Chevrolet.
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“It’s a phenomenal day. I have to thank this guy right here (Darrell Waltrip) for hiring me, and giving me a chance -- even when I was making mistakes, and he was pulling his hair out. We’re here today because of that. It’s been a long time coming and hopefully, we’ll be able to get some more wins now that we have one under our belt.” “This is by far the biggest thing that has ever happened to me in my life -- other than getting called at home by Darrell Waltrip one night and being asked to drive his truck. Although, this ranks right up there with that. The timing was right. DW being here and it being Toyota’s race. You can’t ask for anything more. I’m not going to ask for any more. I’m blessed to be sitting here."
-David Reutimann
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“It’s definitely a confidence booster to run in the top five everywhere we go now. What’s enabling me to do it is Mike Beam, and Hal Ralston (engineer) and Steve McCain (truck chief) just giving me really good trucks off the trailer that drive awesome. It helps me speed my learning curve up so much because I don’t have to worry about learning how to drive a track with an ill-handling truck. I have to thank those guys for that; they’re making me look really good right now. Hopefully I’m doing my part to make them look really good right now, and we’re just having a lot of fun.”
- Todd Kluever
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David Reutimann dove inside leader Mike Skinner coming to the white flag and held off several drivers fighting a furious battle for second to pick up his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win in the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. Reutimann and Skinner narrowly avoided disaster late in the race when Tracy Hines dropped oil through turn three, and when Skinner got in the fluid and brushed the wall it slowed his truck just enough on the last green flag run to give Reutimann the advantage to pull off to his initial series win. Reutimann was coming to the pits with a soft tire on lap 110 when Brad Keselowski got into the wall in turn four to bring out the caution. Reutimann's crew aborted a planned four tire stop and went with two tires when the caution waved and Reutimann narrowly beat Skinner to the start finish line to maintain his lead lap status. When the leaders pitted, Reutimann ended up fourth on the track and that track position helped propel him to victory. (High Sierra Photo)
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“We are happy with our qualifying effort. Starting near the front is important at every track and Nashville Superspeedway is no exception. We have a great race setup under our Chevy Trucks Silverado. We had a chance to make some changes during practice yesterday just to see what they would do; which isn’t always the case. I feel really good about today’s race. I think we will have a strong truck and get a good finish.”
- Jack Sprague
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Mike Skinner smashed the previous track record to take the pole for this afternoon's Toyota Tundra 200 at the Nashville Superspeedway. Skinner, who previously earned the Bud Pole at Atlanta, Charlotte, and Texas, toured the 1.33-mile concrete tri-oval in 29.725 seconds, and averaged 161.440 miles per hour to pick up his fourth pole of the season and 19th of his career. Skinner led a Toyota parade the the top of the charts as the manufacturer swept the top three positions in qualifying and placed five Tundras in the top-10. Skinnner's Bill Davis Racing teammate and two-time 2005 pole winner Bill Lester will line up outside the front row, with Memphis pole and race winner Brandon Whitt qualifying third. Skinner edged Lester for the pole by just 22 thousanths of a second. Yesterday's dominant driver Jack Sprague qualified fourth, with Rick Crawford rounding out the top five. David Reutimann will line up outside row three, with Todd Kluever scheduled to start seventh, Deborah Renshaw with an impressive run to start eighth, the third BDR truck driven by Johnny Benson in ninth, and Matt Crafton rounding out the top ten. (High Sierra Photo)
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Sprague on being fastest in practices one and two: "Our Chevy Trucks Silverado is pretty awesome, probably the best truck I have ever had here at Nashville. We got a little loose during our qualifying run but we still were fast so I feel good out being able to get a good solid starting position near the front of the field. The truck was great in race trim too. We were able to try some things to see how the truck reacted which is always a good place to be in practice.(High Sierra Photo)
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Ricky Craven, driver of the No. 99 Ford F-150, will have a new crew chief this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway. It was announced this week that John Quinn, shock specialist for Roush Racing’s Craftsman Truck Series teams, would assume crew chief duties for the final 10 races of the season. Craven spoke about the change and his focus for the remainder of the season. “There was a change in the middle of the season, and that was a company decision. It benefited part of the program and the 99 hadn’t benefited from it, so the decision was made to correct that.” (Ronda Greer Photo)
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US 99.5 FM radio personalities Big John and Ramblin’ Ray will be featured on the hood of Terry Cook’s No. 10 Ford® Power Stroke® Diesel by International® race truck during the Toyota Tundra 200 Race from the Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday, Aug. 13th. Following the Nashville race, Big John and Ramblin’ Ray will take possession of the hood to auction it off to a fan and donate the proceeds to charity. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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While Gaughan has never visited Nashville Superspeedway’s victory lane he’s been a contender to do so in his two previous visits to the 1.333-mile concrete oval. In his prior two starts Gaughan scored a 6th place finish in 2002 and a 5th place finish in 2003. After a year off in the Cup Series Gaughan hopes to score the famed Gibson Guitar that awaits the winner of a Nashville race.
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This will be Chad Chaffin’s seventh career start at the Nashville Superspeedway. In addition to two career starts at the track in the NASCAR Busch Series this will be Chad’s fifth start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
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Alex Yontz will head to the Nashville Super Speedway this weekend to pilot his number 61 Norandex/Reynolds Chevy in his fourth race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. After engine troubles brought a disappointing end for the team’s last race in Memphis, Alex is charged up about going to Nashville.
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Chris Wimmer returns to Nashville Super Speedway this weekend August 13th in the Green Light Racing entry for the running of the Toyota Tundra 200 in Lebanon, Tennessee. This week Chris will be in the # 08 Chevy Silverado and Rich Bickle will be in the Green Light Racing’s # 07 that Chris previously ran at Milwaukee, with a 22nd place finish, and Memphis, with a 17th place finish.
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"We're ready for a good round," says Starr. "We definitely didn't do as well as we wanted at Indianapolis. It's almost like we are jinxed at that track. But this is a team that never gives up and one of these days we will beat it. This weekend will mark my fourth start at Nashville and I sure enjoy racing there. The facility is outstanding and the track is extremely smooth which allows for some good passing. The surface is a little different because it is concrete rather than the usual asphalt."
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Nashville has been a stop on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series since 1996 when – with the backing of the late promoter Bob Harmon – a 255-lap race was run at the .546-mile Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. Dave Rezendes won the inaugural event over Ron Hornaday Jr. and Jack Sprague. Jimmy Hensley gave Richard Petty his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck victory there in 1998. Competition shifted to Nashville Superspeedway in 2001. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion has won at Nashville Superspeedway in two of the past three seasons. (High Sierra Photo)
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"We have been good and we’ve been bad here at Nashville. Our team came out two weeks ago and tested, and we were not very happy with the results. But I have a lot of faith in the guys here at the shop and we will bring our best piece."
-Dennis Setzer
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Sprague has two previous starts at NSS in NCTS competition and two starts in NASCAR Busch Series competition. As a result of a NCTS victory at Nashville Speedway in 1997 and a NBS win at NSS in 2002, Sprague as two of the coveted Gibson guitar trophies.
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“We cut down a tire and tore the truck up pretty bad,” said Reutimann. “We still ended up with a good finish even though we bungee corded and duct taped the truck together. We qualified the No. 17 NTN Bearings Toyota Tundra on the outside front row and we had a great truck. We would’ve easily had a top-five finish if it hadn’t been for our bad luck. It’s important for us to put on a good show for Toyota this weekend. You always want to finish strong when your manufacturer is the title sponsor of an event.”
-David Reutimann
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Deborah Renshaw and her BHR2 team are proud to announce the signing of Heritage Warranty Insurance as the new primary sponsor on their No. 8 DODGE. The new sponsorship program will debut this week at the Nashville Superspeedway and continue for the rest of the 2005 season. "We are thrilled to be a sponsor of Deborah’s and her team,” said Larry Roseberry, President of Heritage. “We are excited to be affiliated with a quality group of people." (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Tracy Hines returns to the Nashville Superspeedway wanting to pick up a better finish than he did in 2004. In last season’s race, Hines qualified 12th, but handling problems ended up forcing him to a disappointing 22nd at the finish.
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Matt Crafton is coming off his second top-5 finish of the season last Friday night, but after a NASCAR-imposed penalty for an infraction found in post-race technical inspection, he is ready to get back on the track and continue their recent streak of strong finishes. He heads for Nashville Superspeedway ready to put the ThorSport Racing No. 88 Menards Chevrolet back at the front of the pack to recover the 25 driver and owner points he and his team were assessed.
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Hattori’s Career at Nashville: This will be Shige Hattori’s first start at the Nashville Superspeedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series but he has made one previous start at the track in the Indy Racing League.
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"I like Nashville because it’s just like the 1.5-mile tracks we race, although it’s a little shorter, and I’m immediately comfortable at those types of tracks. I also like the consistency of the concrete surface -- so, I like the Nashville track from that perspective as well.”
-Bill Lester
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“Our Nashville test didn’t go quite as well as we would have liked. The track was a little different from when we’ve tested there in the past, but, on the other hand, it was probably closer to what the actual conditions will be for the race. We were off a little bit during the test, but I think we learned some things that will allow us to make changes so my truck should be pretty good for the race.”
-Johnny Benson
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The next stop for Chevrolet Team Silverado is the 1.33-mile Nashville Superspeedway, one of only three concrete surface tracks on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule. The Toyota Tundra 200 is the 16th race of the 25-event 2005 NCTS season. Racing on a concrete track versus the usual pavement surface poses unique challenges. With 14 degree banking in the corners, Nashville Superspeedway (NSS) is a very fast track; the 2004 pole speed was in excess of 160 mph with an average race speed of 124 mph. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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“I have never laid eyes on that track before, but that is okay. I had never seen Dover before either and we had our best race of the year there when we qualified fourth and finished sixth, so hopefully we will have similar results."
-Timothy Peters
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“I’m glad to stay at home this weekend. We’ve were gone most of last week doing a race with Ken Schrader in Pevely, then on to Indy for the Craftsman Truck and Nextel Cup race. So it is good to be back home and have what seems like a normal week. I can go to the shop everyday and get some work done to get caught up. Nashville is one of my favorite places to race. I don’t know if that is because I finally won a guitar last year or just because of the speed of the track. The guitar is definitely one of my favorite trophies I own."
-Bobby Hamilton
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"This will be my first race at Nashville, and I'm looking forward to it. I've really enjoyed the races at the intermediate tracks so I have high expectations for this race as well. We had planned a test there, but decided to cancel it since we had run so well at some of the other intermediate tracks. We decided it would be best to save our tests for places where we think we might need the extra help. We are going to Bristol this week for a one-day test since that track will really be a new experience for me."
-Todd Kluever
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For Ted Musgrave (No. 1 Mopar Dodge), Nashville Superspeedway has been a case of close but no guitar. Musgrave has done everything except win Saturday’s Toyota Tundra 200 and the traditional – and much sought-after – Gibson guitar trophy. Ranked second in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points standings, Musgrave is four-for-four in top-three finishes on the 1.333-mile banked concrete oval. He finished second in 2001 and 2003. Maybe this will be the year the 49-year-old competitor sheds the bridesmaid role. It wouldn’t be a bad time, either, to re-energize Musgrave’s championship bid. “We need a couple of wins,” said Musgrave, whose only victory came April 30 at Gateway International Raceway. “That’s No. 1 on my list.” (High Sierra Photo)
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The Toyota Tundra 200 will be the fifth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCTS) race at Nashville Superspeedway. In the most recent NCTS race at Indianapolis Raceway Park (August 7), David Reutimann was the top Tundra to the finish line. Reutimann guided his No. 17 NTN Bearings Tundra to an 11th-place finish at the Indianapolis short track. A year ago, Johnny Benson was the top finishing Toyota driver at Nashville when he crossed the finish line sixth in his No. 23 Bill Davis Racing Tundra. Toyota drivers Robert Huffman (eighth), David Reutimann (ninth) and Mike Skinner (10th) followed Benson across the finish line. (High Sierra Photo)
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Brandon Whitt and the #38 McMillin Homes/Cure Autism Now Toyota Tundra team head to the 1.33-mile Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, for Saturday’s Toyota Tundra 300; the 16th race of the 2005 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The sophomore driver from El Cajon, Calif., Whitt scored his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory at Memphis Motorsports Park in July, becoming the first to do so from the Rookie Class of 2004.
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"I'm really happy to have chassis 41 back for the Nashville race. We had some very good runs with that truck before and now hopefully it will be even better. We had a strong run going at Michigan before the accident. "I've not raced at Nashville before but I have tested there. It is a great race track and I anticipate that we will be able to find some speed there. I've never been there in a Craftsman Truck, but I've tested there in the past in a Cup car.
-Ricky Craven
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“I’m really looking forward to Nashville because we’re bringing the same truck we used last weekend at IRP. In every race we’ve been in with that chassis, we’ve run in the top-10 and both our best finishes have come with it. It’s a proven truck for us now. Nashville will be a lot of fun to figure out this weekend and hopefully we can keep some momentum going from last weekend.”
-Robert Pressley
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Todd Kluever was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the August 5 Power Stroke Diesel 200 at Indianapolis (Ind.) Raceway Park. Kluever finished second, .418-seconds behind race winner Dennis Setzer. He scored his fourth top-five and sixth top-10 finish of the season. Kluever has racked up his fourth top 10 finish in the last five races and took top rookie honors for the sixth consecutive race and 10th time in 15 races this season.
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The official entry list for the Toyota Tundra 200, the 16th race of the 2005 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.
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This is Jimmy Spencer’s first visit in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to Nashville Superspeedway; his 22nd career NCTS start. Spencer is fifth in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship Point Standings, 32 points behind fourth-place Ron Hornaday, 305 points behind leader Dennis Setzer.
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Toyota Tundra 200 - Nashville Superspeedway
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Event Schedule
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Nashville Capitol Artist Chris Cagle will return to the Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday, August 13 to perform in the Toyota Tundra 200 Post Race Concert. Cagle will sing the National Anthem during pre race.
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