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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Race #21 |
Kroger 200
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville, VA
Saturday, October 22, 2005
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When Kelly “Girl” Sutton was just a little girl, her mom asked her what she wanted to do when she grew up. Her immediate response was to help people, and be a race car driver. Little did either one of them know the twists or turns that lay ahead ultimately would help Sutton achieve both goals.
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the year contender Timothy Peters parlayed a good qualifying effort and a well-handling truck into a top-ten finish at the Kroger 200 at Martinsville. Peters pushed his Bailey's Dodge to the front of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series field on lap 59 and led until the race's halfway mark on lap 100. (High Sierra Photo)
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Ted Musgrave took the top spot in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship battle over the weekend, posting a fourth-place finish in the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia and opening up a 54-point lead over second-place Dennis Setzer. Musgrave, who entered the race trailing Setzer by five markers, has reeled off four straight Top-five finishes on his run to the top of the standings. (High Sierra Photo)
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Two months ago, Ted Musgrave in the No. 1 Mopar Dodge figured his chances of winning the 2005 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title were pretty close to nil. Following his fourth victory of the season, Dennis Setzer, driver of the No. 46 Chevrolet Z71 Silverado Chevrolet, owned a massive, 227-point lead exiting Indianapolis Raceway Park. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Bodine survived Martinsville with an impressive 10th place finish, as he overcame handling problems all weekend long. The weekend did not start off as well as Todd Bodine and the Germain Motor Co. Toyota Tundra Team would have liked it to, as they struggled during Fridays' practice with an ill handling truck that was too tight in the center of the corner. (High Sierra Photo)
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BHR Driver Chase Montgomery battled poor track position and a tight No 18 Dodge during the final short track race of the season at Martinsville Speedway. Montgomery was able to overcome the tight condition in the end and earn a hard fought 20th place finish in the Kroger 200. It was the team's 14th top 25 finish of the season. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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A week of high anticipation and excitement ended prematurely for Jack Sprague and his Wyler Racing team on Saturday afternoon. The debut for the three-time series champion with his new team and Toyota Motorsports came to a halt when the No. 60 Toyota Tundra got caught up in a lap 164 pile-up on the front stretch which relegated Jack and his new machine to a spot behind the wall.
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Matt Crafton drove the ThorSport Racing No. 88 Menards Chevrolet to a 12th-place finish in the Kroger 200 NASCAR Truck Series race on Saturday. Crafton, who also started 12th for the 200-lap short track finale, was able to stay out of the numerous incidents throughout the day and picked up two positions in the championship standings as a result. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Tracy Hines made a dramatic recovery in Saturday's Kroger 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, coming back from 36th on the field and a lap down after slight involvement in the first incident of the day to finish 17th.
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Although Kyle Busch has a limited number of laps at Martinsville Speedway, it sure didn't show in Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCTS) race as he and the No. 15 ditech.com Chevrolet started on the outside pole, never ran outside the top-10 and completed the Kroger 200 in fifth position. The fifth place finish vaulted the Billy Ballew Motorsports team to fifth in the NCTS Owners' Points standings with four races remaining in the 2005 season. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Tim Fedewa posted a team best third position qualifying effort for the Kroger 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Martinsville Speedway Saturday. Unfortunately Fedewa and crew fought a tight truck for the whole race to finish in 23rd place.
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Brad Keselowski tackled the Martinsville Speedway short track for the third time in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career on Saturday afternoon. With truth to the phrase, “third time’s the charm”, Keselowski earned his career-best Martinsville finish of 18th position along with moving up one position in driver points into the 22nd position.
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Saturday wasn't supposed to be this hard for Brandon Whitt and the DW Boogity Grill Tundra team. On Friday, Whitt was consistently in the top five during practice and backed it up with a great qualifying lap of 19.822 seconds, 95.530 miles per hour; good enough for a fourth-place starting position. However, Whitt and company experienced engine problems during their qualifying run and were forced to make an engine change. (High Sierra Photo)
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Martinsville Speedway, known for its treachery to brake assemblies, claimed another victim in the HT Motorsports race team on Saturday as a problem in the left rear resulted in a disappointing finish for driver Robert Pressley. The Harris Trucking/Duck Head Footwear/Advance Auto Parts Dodge finished the event in 31st place, after pitting for repairs and losing 43 laps.
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The No. 22 Crown Royal Toyota Tundra team was excited about getting back to the race track. After a four week break the team was ready to get back to racing and it showed during the Martinsville weekend. During practice, the No. 22 Crown Royal Tundra was one of the trucks people in the garage were talking about. Lester was really happy with his truck.
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Johnny Benson and the No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra team headed back to the track after a four-week hiatus from racing. The team’s goal at the start of the 2005 season was to finish in the top 10 in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series point standings and knew Martinsville would be a race they needed to survive in order to reach their goal.
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You name it and it probably happened to Mike Skinner and the No. 5 Toyota Tundra team Saturday at Martinsville Speedway. The Toyota crew managed to rebound from an early-race setback and brush from another truck to grab on to a top-10 run, but the determined charge was soon interrupted by a mandatory pit stop.
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Bailey’s driver Bobby Hamilton got hung on the outside of other competitors on lap seven in the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway. As a result he spun causing some damage to his No. 04 Bailey’s Dodge. Hamilton sustained more damage later in the race when he got side swiped in a multi-truck accident, however the Tennessee native still muscled his way around the half-mile short track to finish 14th.
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While the No. 62 team’s finishing position at Martinsville Speedway may not have been much to write home about Scott Lynch’s overall performance in his first outing in the No. 62 Orleans Racing Dodge has the team fired up and ready to go for the last four races of the season.
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To Brendan Gaughan, racing at Martinsville Speedway is nothing more than a necessary evil to contend with on the Craftsman Truck Series circuit; and after a rough couple days at the tiny track in Virginia he’s more than happy to close the books on short track racing in 2005.
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For Darrell Waltrip, Saturday's Kroger 200 was a wrap career-wise - or so the NASCAR legend said. Waltrip promoted the race as his last in NASCAR and - if it was - he went down in competitive fashion. The 58-year-old FOX Television analyst brought his No. 12 Toyota Tundra Toyota home in 13th place, a reasonably good finish considering there were 27 trucks on the lead serial at race's end. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Ricky Craven may be a lame duck but he hardly limped to victory in Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway. Craven, who'll be released by Roush Racing at the conclusion of the season, had something to prove as he edged teammate Todd Kluever to become the record-matching, 14th different winner of the 2005 season. The 39-year-old Maine driver, whose first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series win came at the .526-mile short track, agreed with crew chief John Quinn's strategy to pit under caution as soon as the window opened for a one-stop race. Thus Craven, who qualified the No. 99 Superchips Ford ninth in the 36-truck lineup, came down pit road at lap 55 and ran the final 145 serials without stopping again. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Fueled by grit and determination, Deborah Renshaw behind the wheel of the No. 8 Heritage Dodge had a strong run during the Kroger 200 at the Martinsville Speedway Saturday afternoon. Renshaw quickly gained steam from her 27th place starting position and with heads-up driving, avoided the multiple collisions on the racetrack during the 200-lap event.
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Late-race Tangle Slows Spencer in Martinsville - Jimmy Spencer was knocking on the door of another Top-10 finish in Saturday's Kroger 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway, but a late-race tangle with another competitor left the No. 2 Team ASE/Ultra Wheels Dodge with damage to the left front suspension, and it saddled Spencer with a 27th-place finish.
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Martinsville Speedway has always been one of Ricky Craven's favorite tracks and now he has even more reason to love it. He got his first Nextel Cup win there in 2001 and Saturday he got his first Craftsman Truck Series win there as well in the Kroger 200. Craven became the 15th different driver to win races in all three of NASCAR's national series, Nextel Cup, Busch and Craftsman Trucks.
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Approaching halfway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Martinsville Speedway, a rear end gear problem forced David Reutimann’s No. 17 NTN Bearings Toyota Tundra out of the race resulting in a 34th-place finish.
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Todd Kluever will be the first to admit that Martinsville Speedway is not one of his favorite tracks, although nobody would have known that watching him race on Saturday. Kluever finished second for the third time this season. "I've never really liked Martinsville, but it's a lot more tolerable when you have a good truck," Kluever said. (High Sierra Photo)
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Veteran Waltrip Hands Over No. 12 Toyota to Joey Miller at Atlanta
- Darrell Waltrip finished 13th with his No. 12 Toyota Tundra in the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway Saturday afternoon. "It was a great day and I passed a lot of trucks," said Waltrip. "I came up through the field just like I hoped I would." (High Sierra Photo)
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When Bon Aqua, TN native Willie Allen got the call to make his NASCAR debut behind the wheel of the No. 47 Chevrolet Silverado fielded by Morgan Dollar Motorsports, the young driver had two goals, to qualify for the race and to complete all 200 laps of the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway. (Charles Krall/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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Martinsville Speedway was just the medicine Ricky Craven needed. After a strong start to the season, Craven and his Roush Racing team struggled through the summer and much of the fall. But Saturday afternoon, the Maine native was back on top, capturing the Kroger 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville. (High Sierra Photo)
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Jarit Johnson completed his first-ever start at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway today, when he piloted the No. 08 Levi Strauss Signature Chevy Silverado to a 28th place finish. Johnson started the race 34th and was moving forward steadily. After some early pit strategy he moved up to a race high 7th place. But trouble struck about half way through the race when the brakes failed. (High Sierra Photo)
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After an absence of over more than a decade, the NASCAR Busch Series will return to Martinsville Speedway in 2006. Martinsville Speedway president Clay Campbell announced Saturday afternoon that the historic Virginia track will host a 250-lap NASCAR Busch Series event on Saturday, July 22.
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"I am just so excited about today, I am just so proud and excited to even be here. I had such a great team with Chevrolet and Randy Goss, I just couldn't be more pleased with how today turned out. We started off a little slow, we were so tight."
-Willie Allen
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Ricky Craven, competing in his final five races for Roush Racing, became the season's record-matching 14th winner Saturday as he captured the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway. "We lost our way at mid-year," said Craven. "This was redemption for all of us." (Victor Newman/HSP)
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Kluever finished second, tying his best finish in 21 career Craftsman Truck Series starts. He also placed second Aug. 5 at Indianapolis Raceway Park and July 2 at Kansas Speedway. Peters led once for 46 laps, the first time he has led a lap in 14 career Craftsman Truck Series starts. He became the fifth Raybestos Rookie to lead a lap in the Craftsman Truck Series this season.
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"We just missed it today, we missed the set-up. The truck was just tight in the center of the corner all day. We tried to get it out, and couldn't get it out. So, to end up 10th with that truck, I'm pretty happy with that. I think we gained a spot in the points standings and we gained some points, overall. All in all, it was a good day."
-Todd Bodine
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Ricky Craven may not be returning to the Roush Racing team in 2006, but he returned to victory lane at Martinsville Speedway after picking up the win in the Kroger 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Craven becomes the 14th winner of 2005, and the 15th driver to win in all three of NASCAR's national series. Craven picked up the lead when most of the field pitted just after halfway and led the final 94 laps on his way to the win. Roush Racing was the dominant force on the afternoon with Craven's teammate Todd Kluever coming home in second, his third runner-up finish of 2005. Brandon Whitt finished third after dropping to the back of the pack on the start due to a pre-race engine change.
(High Sierra Photo)
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"We ended up eighth and our Bailey's Dodge is pretty respectable as far as race run conditions. I wish it could have been a little bit better, being my hometown, because I knew we had just a little bit better truck than that. Everybody on the crew did an awesome job, working with testing here and in practice this morning."
-Timothy Peters
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"We made some changes, but not that helped us with qualifying but I really think we will race well. We wanted to qualify a little closer to the front but would have, could have, should have. We just couldn't build enough heat in the tires with the setup we have. We didn't quite have the grip we needed out there, you can tell there is good grip, some guys got more than others, but the track is in good shape and has good grip.
-Bobby LaBonte
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"It's good to know we're going to be in the race. David (Reutimann) went out first and was a little loose in qualifying, so we made a quick adjustment on my air pressure -- and I was way too tight. I couldn't get back on the gas. Earlier today I ran a .93 at the end of our practice on a qualifying run. So, I'm disappointed about my qualifying run, but I'll race good."
-Darrel Waltrip
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Rick Crawford sped to the Bud Pole for the Kroger 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Friday afternoon, setting a track record along the way. Crawford, who won at Martinsville in the spring of 2004, picked up his second pole of the 2005 season with a lap of 19.732 seconds/95.966 miles per hour around the tight 0.526-mile paperclip. Crawford narrowly nudged out NASCAR Nextel Cup Series star Kyle Busch for the pole. Busch turned a quick lap of 19.800 seconds/95.636 miles per hour and will line up outside the front row for Saturday's 200-lap clash. Tim Fedewa earned his best career NCTS start and will line up third after he turned a lap of 19.813 seconds/95.574 miles per hour. Memphis pole winner Brandon Whitt will line up fourth, with current series point leader Dennis Setzer rounding out the top-five.
(High Sierra Photo)
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Raybestos Rookie Timothy Peters is no stranger to success at Martinsville Speedway. The Providence, North Carolina native won the Bailey's 300 late model stock car race at the .526-mile speedway October 2. Peters has scored one top-10 finish and has taken Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors three times this season. (Team PR Photo)
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"We are really good in qualifying trim but started off a little slow in race form. But Eric (Phillips) and the guys worked hard on our Silverado and by the end of practice, we were pretty good. Martinsville is my favorite track. I really enjoy racing here, I always have."
-Dennis Setzer
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When Darrell Waltrip walked into Martinsville Speedway's garage today, he noticed NTN was removed from the hood of David Reutimann's Toyota Tundra. Instead, there was a big THANKS DW! lettered in white. "It's a small way of letting DW know that we appreciate and know all he's done for NASCAR and for the Craftsman Truck Series," said Reutimann. (AllWaltrip.com Image)
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This week’s race truck for Martinsville Speedway is Chassis No. 23-24. Truck No. 23-24 was last raced at Indianapolis Raceway Park, where Johnny Benson brought it to the checkered flag in the 16th position. In 1995, Benson finished third in his first Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway, right behind his current teammate Mike Skinner.
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Filled with enthusiasm David Starr and the Spears Motorsports crew are looking forward to once again mounting a charge to victory when Round 21 of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series roars to life at Martinsville Speedway, Saturday, October 22.
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The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competed on a track under a mile in length, Tracy Hines brought home a top-five finish in the ThorSport Racing No. 13 David Zoriki Inc. Chevrolet. As the series readies for its final short track battle of the 2005 season at Martinsville Speedway, Hines is ready to pick up where he left off in Richmond.
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After a three week hiatus the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCTS) returns to action this weekend at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway and GM Goodwrench driver Ron Hornaday could not be more excited. “It is about time,” explained the two-time champion.
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This week’s race truck for Martinsville Speedway is Chassis No. 22-42. This truck most recently helped Bill Lester to a 25th-place finish at New Hampshire International Speedway. Crown Royal is the primary sponsor of the No. 22 Bill Davis Racing Toyota Tundra this weekend in Martinsville. Crown Royal made its debut with Bill Davis Racing at Indianapolis Raceway Park in August.
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Matt Crafton returns to Martinsville Speedway for the final short track race of the 2005 NASCAR Truck Series season with an added level of comfort. Crafton, considered to be a flat-track specialist since his championship-winning days in the NASCAR Southwest Tour, has racked up three top-10 finishes at the paperclip-shaped oval, including a sixth-place run in this event last fall.
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In four NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at the .5-mile track in Martinsville, Va., Skinner has accumulated three top-five finishes, including a win in 1996. Skinner also won the pole at the famed track in his first attempt. When Skinner takes the green flag on Saturday, it will be his 100th start in the Craftsman Truck Series.
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There is no doubt that this three week break in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule has been very eventful for Jack Sprague. After parting ways with Xpress Motorsports, it was only a short period of time before Wyler Racing announced that Jack would drive their No. 60 Toyota entry for the remainder of the 2005 season and the 2006 season. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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This is Jimmy Spencer’s third visit in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to Martinsville Speedway and his 27th career NCTS start. Spencer is SIXTH in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship Point Standings, tied with fifth-place Todd Bodine.
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Rick Crawford, driver of the No. 14 Ford F-150, has won on every type of track in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career. Crawford secured his first-ever series win at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 1997, captured the crown jewel of the sport with his 2003 Daytona victory, and followed it up with two short tracks wins - one at Martinsville last season, and most recently at New Hampshire International Speedway in September.
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There will be eight Tundras in the field at Martinsville. In the most recent NCTS race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Toyota driver Todd Bodine captured the checkered flag and two other Tundra drivers recorded top-10 results. Mike Skinner has one NCTS victory at Martinsville, winning the 1996 race at the track. (High Sierra Photo)
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Chevrolet can clinch sixth series manufacturer championship this week -
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series hits the homestretch this Saturday at Martinsville Speedway, where the Kroger 200 kicks off five consecutive weekends of competition to crown the 2005 champion. Just five points separates Dennis Setzer in the No. 46 Chevrolet Z71 Silverado Chevrolet in first place from No. 1 Mopar Dodge driver Ted Musgrave, in second place, a margin that matches the 1998 season as the closest with five races remaining. Setzer and Musgrave - the No. 2 and 3 finishers in 2003 and 2004 - are the favorites at this juncture. But 16 competitors remain mathematically in the championship hunt. Former champions Ron Hornaday Jr., No. 6 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet veteran and Mike Skinner in the No. 5 Toyota Tundra Toyota, ranked third and fourth, respectively, certainly can't be counted out. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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An 11th hour effort will put the No. 62 Orleans Racing entry on the track this weekend at Martinsville Speedway. With backing from Lynch Mob Motorsports Scott Lynch will handle the driving duties. "When we heard that the No. 62 was taken off the tour we called our good friend Michael Gaughan to see if we might work something out where Scott could drive it for the rest of the year," explains Scott's father, Jim Lynch. "We ended up making a deal that will keep two Orleans Racing Dodge trucks on the track for the balance of the 2005 season."
Related Story:
Steve Park Released From Orleans Racing
(High Sierra Photo)
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Kyle Busch returns to the seat of the No. 15 ditech.com Chevrolet Silverado for Billy Ballew Motorsports this Saturday at Martinsville Speedway. Busch was unable to compete in the last Truck Series event due to his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup obligations, but is eager to jump behind the wheel of the No. 15 for the remaining five races of 2005. (Team PR Photo)
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Deborah will be making her third career start at the Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Her first start at the short track proved to be very successful where she finished in the 15th place position in the 200 lap race.
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AUDIO!
Ameritrax Racing and Lawry's will sponsor the #38 Red Horse Racing Tundra of driver Brandon Whitt in Saturday's Kroger 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. The DW Boogity Grill, the first folding, portable charcoal and gas, barbecue/stove combo grill, will be on the quarterpanels of the #38. (Team PR Photo)
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Jarit Johnson will make his first-ever start at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway when he pilots the No. 08 Levi Strauss Signature Chevy Silverado in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCTS) race on Saturday. "In the Richmond race, we just wanted to finish and earn the respect of the veteran drivers," said Johnson. (Team PR Photo)
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Martinsville Speedway officials announced Tuesday's afternoon that all of the grandstand seating for Sunday's SUBWAY 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup have been sold. A limited number of standing-room only seats will be put on sale at 7:30 a.m. Sunday.
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"Martinsville is the first of five races for the Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International race team to get back into the top 10 in points. NASCAR's NEXTEL Cup Series drivers had their chase to make the top 10 and we view these last five races as our chance to be 10th or better by season's end."
-Terry Cook
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Tim Fedewa has good memories of Martinsville Speedway. "The last time I raced at Martinsville was in the NASCAR Busch Series driving for D/R Racing back in 1994. "We finished fourth that day," said Fedewa who is looking to make his fifth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start of the year in this Saturday's Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
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Young Driver Ready to Follow in Footsteps of Fellow Tennessee Greats
- Willy Allen will make his debut in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition on October 22 at famed Martinsville Speedway in the Kroger 200. Allen will pilot the No. 47 Nashville Music City Chevrolet Silverado fielded by Morgan Dollar Motorsports and team with current NCTS points leader, Dennis Setzer.
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Martinsville is not just another track on Todd Bodine's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule. It is a track that has special meaning to the 41-year-old Chemung, NY native. As a young boy, Bodine remembers sitting in the stands watching NASCAR modified legends Richie Evans, Carl "Bugsy" Stevens and older brothers Geoffrey and Brett Bodine race around the .526-mile oval of Martinsville Speedway.
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Dennis Setzer heads to what he considers his "home" track with a five point lead in the 2005 championship battle. Setzer's record at Martinsville makes him one of the favorites to bring home the victory for Team Silverado. Bobby Labonte will make his first appearance behind the wheel of the No. 16 Chevy Trucks Silverado fielded by Xpress Motorsports, formerly driven by Jack Sprague. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Todd has three NCTS starts at Martinsville Speedway. His first race at Martinsville in the NCTS came in 1995 with Roush Racing. In April, Todd had his best NCTS start at Martinsville, starting second in the Kroger 250 and finished with a NCTS career best finish of fourth.
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Setzer is ‘Mr. Consistency’ at Martinsville. Until the streak was broken in April, Setzer had finished among the top five in five consecutive races at Martinsville Speedway. The current championship leader also counts the most top-10 finishes – seven – and has won more than $202,000 in 11 Martinsville appearances.
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(Question) Is this really going to be your last race?
DW:
I told you not to ask me that. (Laughing). It's my last race this year (Laughing). I can promise you that. I love doing this. I love getting the opportunity to do it. You can only run your last race so many times. So most likely this will be my last Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville. Let's leave it that way. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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The official entry list for the Kroger 200, the 21st race of the 2005 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.
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"Oh yeah, I have a tremendous amount of renewed confidence coming into this race. We were able to bring our late model to Martinsville during our break in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series action and we won the Bailey's 300 which is one of the bigger late-model races of the year. That combined with the fact that we had a great test in Martinsville last week gives me a great deal of enthusiasm coming into the Kroger 200.
-Timothy Peters
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"We've done a ton of testing over the past three week vacation. I've sent one team here and another one there. That is one of the best things about having three full time teams. We can base our notes on what the feedback from each other's test shows. So for this race in Martinsville, we'll be talking to short track guru and Martinsville winner Timothy Peters."
-Bobby Hamilton
(High Sierra Photo)
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Short Tracks Level the Playing Field -
Brandon Whitt and the #38 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra team head to the .526-mile Martinsville Speedway this week for Saturday’s Kroger 200; the 20th race of the 2005 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.
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The first part of the 2005 season was a struggle for the Circle Bar Team, but internal changes and improved newly built Ford F-150's have started to pay dividends for the team. Looking to capitalize on their recent finishes; a win in Loudon and a top 10 in Las Vegas, the Circle Bar Truck Corral Team spent the last month testing, testing and more testing. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Veteran racer Jimmy Spencer, a two-time winner on the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series circuit, will drive the BoSPOKER.net Dodge for R&J Racing this Sunday at the Martinsville Speedway. In making the announcement, team owner Roger Craven said the addition of Spencer was important as the BoSPOKER.net team continues to build for the future.
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David Reutimann earned a respectable 22nd-place finish driving the No. 00 State Fair Corn Dogs car entered by Michael Waltrip Racing in his NASCAR Nextel Cup Series debut at Lowe’s Motor Speedway Saturday night. “It was a great opportunity to have my first Cup start because it’s something I’ve always dreamed of doing,” said Reutimann.
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Labonte has Martinsville victories in Cup (2002), Busch (1992) and Truck (2005). "I'm excited about the Martinsville race. I like the track and we'd like to make it two wins in one year. The 16 team needed a driver, and I was happy to fill in. It's a great team, and I'm looking forward to working with them."
-Bobby Labonte
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Kluever will drive the No. 50 World Financial Group Ford F-150 at Martinsville. This will be the 13th of 15 races World Financial Group will be the primary sponsor on the truck. The No. 50 team will be taking chassis #39 to Martinsville. Kluever most recently raced this truck at New Hampshire last month.
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The No. 99 Superchips team will be taking chassis #35 to Martinsville. It is the same truck Craven finished second with in the spring event. Craven is currently 12th in the Craftsman Truck Series point standings after three top-five and seven top-10 finishes in 20 starts.
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Todd Kluever maintains a comfortable lead over Timothy Peters in the Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the October 22 Kroger 200 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. He leads Peters by 73 points (223-150). Robert Huffman was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2004 Kroger 200 at Martinsville, grabbing a 10th-place finish. Huffman and Brandon Whitt (12th) were the only first-year drivers who completed the full distance last season at Martinsville.
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The No. 59 HT Motorsports team is based out of Martinsville, in the Patriot Business Centre. In four Craftsman Truck Series starts at Martinsville Speedway, Pressley has one top-15 finish and two top-10 starts.
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Bobby Scruggs spent 38 years working with drivers as a NASCAR officials. On Friday, Oct. 21, some of those drivers will return the favor by participating in a fund-raiser in Scruggs' memory at Martinsville Speedway.
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For rookie Timothy Peters (No. 4 Bailey's Dodge), returning to Martinsville next weekend with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is an exciting time. He's coming off a win this past weekend in the Bailey's 300 at Martinsville, which is the largest NASCAR late model event of the year.
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The Kroger 200 is the seventh and final short track event on the schedule. Skinner, with victories at Bristol and Richmond, is the season’s only two-time winner. Setzer holds most of Martinsville Speedway’s individual records: wins (2), top five (5), top 10 (7), miles run (1,269.76 of 1,612.19) and money won ($202,680). A Martinsville race has been won from the Bud Pole just once – by Bickle in 1997.
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22-Year-Old Enters Martinsville With #07 Metrolina Expo Truck - Chase Pistone is shifting gears in his racing career. The 22-year-old North Carolina racer is getting ready to make the step in his racing career from the USAR Pro Cup Series to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He will drive the #07 Metrolina Expo entry for Greenlight Racing in the October 22nd event at Martinsville Speedway (VA).
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Transportation Partners Harris Trucking Company and Advance Auto Parts have announced their intention to team up for a sponsorship effort at the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 22nd. The Advance Auto Parts logo will adorn the television panel of the No. 59 HT Motorsports Dodge driven by Robert Pressley.
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Darrell Waltrip was by far the oldest NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver testing at Martinsville Speedway, probably the oldest by at least two decades. But when he crawled from the window of his Toyota Tundra at about 5:30 p.m. after a long, humid afternoon of testing, he had hardly broken a sweat and he had a spring in his step. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Xpress Motorsports and Jack Sprague Part Ways for Remainder of 2005 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Season - Sprague expected to takeover driving duties in the No. 60 Toyota
Xpress Motorsports, winners of the 2002 and 2003 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championships and driver Jack Sprague, the only three-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion, have decided to part ways for the remainder of the 2005 season. The move is effective immediately with each party looking to prepare for the future. Dave Fuge, owner of the #16 Chevy Trucks Chevrolet Silverado had this to say about the mutual agreement, "Jack is a very experienced and accomplished driver and his record speaks for itself. My team is very good and our record also says a lot about the success that Xpress Motorsports has enjoyed in the series. Sometimes in this business, certain combinations just don't work no matter what achievements have been made in the past. Jack is a great driver and we wish him the best in the future." (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Kroger 200 - Martinsville Speedway
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Event Schedule
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It will be “One and Done” for Darrell Waltrip at Martinsville Speedway, October 22, when he takes the steering wheel of the No. 12 Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Toyota Tundra for his final appearance as a NASCAR driver in the Craftsman Truck Series race at the Virginia short-track. “I love racing at Martinsville -- always have,” says Waltrip. “I've won there 11 times in the past, but knowing this is definitely the last time racing there does make me sad. I love the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series because it's a great place for these young drivers to get their feet wet, and it gives old guys like me the chance to go out and have some fun.” (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Heidi Newfield will never forget her first trip to Martinsville Speedway, just three months ago. "Oh my gosh it was exhilarating," said Newfield. Newfield and her partners in music - Trick Pony - will make a return to Martinsville Speedway on July 1 for Celebration 2005. There won't be a race car in sight, but Newfield doesn't expect the trip to any less exhilarating.
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