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Gateway International Speedway | April 30, 2005
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Good morning from Gateway
04-30-2005 9:35 am
Good morning from a sunny and cool Gateway International Raceway! After an all day rain yesterday, the skies have cleared and a gentle breeze is blowing across the speedway from turns three and four down the front stretch to turns one and two at the 1.25-mile track. The temps are in the upper 40s as the teams walked in about 30 minutes ago and it is expected that we will have a high around 60. There is no real chance of rain today, and while the jet blowers are out drying the last remaining wet patches on the speedway, we should be ready to rock and roll with the first practice on time shortly. We will have all of the news and notes from Gateway as they happen right here on TrackSideLive and don't forget to log on to our exclusive Live! Bud Pole Qualifying today at 4:30 pm ET.
Spotters reporting to the stand
04-30-2005 9:41 am
We are getting closer to getting the first practice underway as the spotters have slowly been crossing the front stretch and climbing the steps to the spotter's stand on top of the control tower. NASCAR has every intention of getting started on schedule this morning.
Nice honor for the Pressley family
04-30-2005 9:44 am
The town of Asheville, N.C. honored the late Bob Pressley by renaming a stretch of highway through town "Bob Pressley Highway" this week, it has been reported by the Asheville Citizen-Times. Pressley, a legendary short track racer in the southest, passed away one year ago after a battle with cancer.
He is the father of two-time NCTS winner Robert Pressley. The full article is available at the Citizen-Times website by
clicking here
.
Track Schedule
04-30-2005 9:52 am
Remember, the Dodge Ram Tough 200 is a one day show here at Gateway. Here is the schedule for the day:
9 am ET: NCTS Garage Opens
9:15 am ET: NCTS Rookie Meeting and Drawing for Qualifying Order
10:15 - 11:15 am ET: NCTS Practice
11:45 am - 1 pm ET: NCTS Practice
4:30 pm ET: NCTS Bud Pole Qualifying, 2 laps, all positions (Live! Bud Pole Qualifying here at TruckSeries.com)
6:30 pm ET: NCTS Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
7:41 pm ET: Driver Introductions
8:00 pm ET: Military Tribute
8:11 pm ET: Invocation presented by Tommy Couples
8:12 pm ET: National Anthem by Max Power
8:13 pm ET: Fly-by by the 126th Air National Guard, Scott Air Force Base
8:18 pm ET: Command to Start Engines by Sandy Barcus
8:25 pm ET: Start of Ram Tough 200 (160 laps, 200 miles)
Entry list updates
04-30-2005 10:04 am
Here are the changes to our "normal" weekly entry list here this weekend at Gateway:
Timothy Peters is back in the No. 4 Dodge this weekend, his second start of 2005 and his first career start on a superspeedway.
Ron Hornaday is scheduled to run the No. 6 Chevrolet here this weekend as he does every week, but after surgery earlier in the week to remove his appendix, Tony Raines is on hand to relieve if needed. Raines is a three-time NCTS winner.
Jimmy Kite is entered in the No. 06 MRD Motorsports Chevrolet attempting to make his second start of 2005. His first start was in Atlanta.
Three-time NCTS winner and former series runner-up Rich Bickle is entered in the Green Light Racing No. 08 Chevrolet this weekend. Bickle is scheduled to make three starts with the team, starting here this weekend.
Regan Smith is scheduled to practice and qualify Billy Ballew's No. 15 Chevrolet and is listed as the driver of record on the NASCAR entry list. Shane Hmiel is to drive the race after competing in this afternoon's NASCAR Busch Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Ken Weaver moves over from his semi-regular ride in the Green Light Racing No. 08 Chevrolet to the No. 20 Chevrolet this weekend.
Shane Wallace is attempting to qualify this weekend in the Oosterland Racing No. 21 Chevrolet.
Brandon Bendele is attempting to make his first NCTS start in the Mighty Motorsports No. 24 Chevrolet.
Nick Tucker is back in the No. 31 Brevak Racing Dodge. Tucker, whose father works in the engine shop at Evernham Motorsports, has brought power from his father's employer under the hood.
Eric Norris, who has made sporadic starts in the NCTS over the years, is in the No. 48 Dodge this weekend.
Justin Allgaier is entered this weekend trying to make his first series start.
John "J.C." Stout is entered as well in his family's No. 91 Chevrolet.
Who needs to qualify on time
04-30-2005 10:14 am
As you follow Live! Bud Pole Qualifying on TruckSeries.com this afternoon at 4:30 pm ET, keep in mind the following drivers need to make the field based on time (six positions available for 11 drivers):
Listed numerically:
No. 06 Jimmy Kite
No. 9 Shige Hattori
No. 18 Chase Montgomery
No. 20 Ken Weaver
No. 21 Shane Wallace
No. 24 Brandon Bendele
No. 31 Nicholas Tucker
No. 48 Eric Norris
No. 63 Justin Allgaier
No. 77 Brendan Gaughan
No. 91 John Stout
Still touching up the track
04-30-2005 10:20 am
Practice is scheduled to have started at 10:15 am ET, but we are still in a short hold as NASCAR officials drive the track and have the dryers touch up whatever remaining wet spots on the surface. Drivers have made their way to the pit road wall to check on the condition of the asphalt and confer with various NASCAR officials.
Double Duty
04-30-2005 10:38 am
Even with the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series races being held hundreds of miles away in Talladega, there are drivers attempting to do double duty this weekend. Mike Skinner commuted from Talladega to St. Louis last night after qualifying Bill Davis Racing's No. 23 Dodge, while Shane Hmiel will come up today after the NASCAR Busch Series race.
Trucks on track
04-30-2005 10:41 am
The first drivers have made their way on to the speedway to take some initial laps under caution to test the surface. Terry Cook was the first driver out, with Brendan Gaughan, Timothy Peters, Ron Hornaday, and Matt Crafton also out.
Cook just called to his team "the track is ready guys", and after five or six laps under caution, the starter has removed the caution flag and flipped the lights off and practice is under way.
Setzer rolls down pit road
04-30-2005 10:44 am
Dennis Setzer has turned a couple of slow laps on the speedway and wanted to roll slowly down pit road to test the brakes and clutch of his ride. "The clutch is good guys," he called as he rolled slowly down the pit road before rolling back on to the track.
They Said It, Practice 1 No. 1
04-30-2005 10:46 am
Terry Cook, No. 10 Ford: "We're a little snug through turns one and two. We need to work on getting the brakes seeded in a little better."
Regan Smith, No. 15 Chevrolet: "It vibrates really bad when I get off the throttle into the turn. It's because it's right. It starts chattering up the track just a little past the entry."
Practice 1 Rundown 1
04-30-2005 10:57 am
1. Setzer, 33.789
2. Reutimann, 33.911
3. Musgave, 34.105
4. Sprague, 33.105
5. Montgomery, 34.111
6. Whitt, 34.111
7. Crafton, 34.154
8. Bodine, 34.163
9. Crawford, 34.165
10. Starr, 34.175
11. Peters, 34.185
12. Hornaday, 34.290
13. Renshaw, 34.298
14. Benson, 34.331
15. Cook, 34.353
16. Craven, 34.403
17. Gaughan, 34.519
18. Kluever, 34.558
19. Smith, 34.577
20. Huffman, 34.667
21. Kite, 34.667
22. Hines, 34.694
23. Wallace, 34.827
24. Tucker, 34.873
25. Lester, 35.217
26. Sutton, 35.967
27. Bickle, 36.277
Red Flag out for Hattori crash
04-30-2005 11:00 am
The red flag has just come out for the first time in the practice session for a turn 4 crash involving Shige Hattori. Hattori has driven away from the scene of the crash, which has caused heavy rear end damage to the No. 9 Toyota. The team will be forced to unload the backup truck. Hattori, apparently uninjured in the accident, will make the mandatory stop in the infield care center before resuming practice.
Practice 1 Rundown 2
04-30-2005 11:19 am
Listed this time in mph
1. Reutimann, 133.705
2. Musgravem 133.404
3. Setzer, 133.262
4. Whitt, 133.183
5. Hamilton, 132.873
6. Starr, 132.524
7. Chaffin, 132.485
8. Sprague, 132.454
9. Crawford, 132.333
10. Hornaday, 132.248
11. Renshaw, 132.182
12. Huffman, 132.069
13. Peters, 132.038
14. Skinner, 131.980
15. Montgomery, 131.922
16. Craven, 131.899
17. Cook, 131.891
18. Park, 131.764
19. Crafton, 131.756
20. Smith, 131.745
21. Bodine, 131.721
22. Benson, 131.291
23. Keselowski, 131.214
24. Hines, 131.153
25. Kluever, 131.111
26. Lester, 130.940
27. Spencer, 130.924
28. Hattori, 130.450
29. Gaughan, 130.363
30. Allgaier, 129.848
31. Kite, 129.806
32. Tucker, 129.541
33. Bickle, 129.441
34. Wallace, 129.348
35. Bendele, 127.270
36. Stout, 125.913
37. Sutton, 125.913
38. Murphy, 124.931
39. Norris, 115.551
Practice 1 Done
04-30-2005 11:31 am
A quick 15 minute break is now on tap as the first practice is done. Look for a complete time recap posted to the main page event box, as a rundown posted here soon...
Practice 1 Final Speeds
04-30-2005 11:40 am
Again listed in MPH:
1. Reutimann, 133.809
2. Musgrave, 133.404
3. Setzer, 133.262
4. Whitt, 133.183
5. Hamilton, 132.873
6. Starr, 132.524
7. Chaffin, 132.485
8. Sprague, 132.454
9. Crawford, 132.333
10. Hornaday, 132.248
11. Renshaw, 132.182
12. Huffman, 132.069
13. Peters, 132.038
14. Craven, 132.000
15. Skinner, 131.988
16. Montgomery, 131.922
17. Cook, 131.891
18. Park, 131.764
19. Crafton, 131.756
20. Smith, 131.745
21. Bodine, 131.721
22. Keselowski, 131.299
23. Benson, 131.291
24. Kluever, 131.211
25. Hines, 131.153
26. Lester, 130.940
27. Spencer, 130.924
28. Hattori, 130.450
29. Gaughan, 130.363
30. Allgaier, 129.848
31. Kite, 129.806
32. Bickle, 129.646
33. Tucker, 129.556
34. Wallace, 129.348
35. Weaver, 129.236
36. Bendele, 129.132
37. Pressley, 129.052
38. Murphy, 126.972
39. Stout, 125.913
40. Sutton, 125.115
41. Norris, 115.551
Practice 2 underway
04-30-2005 11:47 am
Ken Weaver just thundered down the front stretch to become the first truck to take to the track for the start of Practice 2. We'll keep you abreast as the NCTS drivers have another 75 minutes of practice leading up to qualifying.
They Said It, Post-Practice 1
04-30-2005 11:50 am
Terry Cook, No. 10 Ford: "Let's concentrate on race runs here the second half of practice. We really need to get behind some trucks and feel what the truck is like in race conditions. We don't need a fast truck right now because the race is at night."
Jimmy Spencer, No. 2 Dodge: "Just too darn tight in the center boys."
Dennis Sezter, No. 46 Chevrolet: "It's a little better getting in to the center, in both ends."
Matt Crafton, No. 88 Chevrolet: "It chatters the tires really bad. It won't turn at all in turns one and two."
Red Flag for Hines incident
04-30-2005 11:53 am
NASCAR has thrown the red flag for an incident involving Tracy Hines' No. 13 Chevrolet. Apparently Hines hit some fluid on the track and pushed up into the wall, doing some damage to the right side of his truck. The team is working frantically to assess the damage, prefering to repair the damage rather than unload the backup.
Practice 2 Rundown 1
04-30-2005 12:06 pm
Again listed in average lap speed rather than lap time:
1. Reutimann, 132.994
2. Musgrave, 132.763
3. Sprague, 132.248
4. Keselowski, 131.372
5. Crawford, 131.349
6. Crafton, 131.345
7. Skinner, 131.283
8. Setzer, 131.192
9. Peters, 131.146
10. Cook, 131.016
11. Lester, 131.004
12. Montgomer, 130.730
13. Kluever, 130.654
14. Hornaday, 130.529
15. Benson, 130.321
16. Smith, 130.028
17. Gaughan, 129.702
18. Tucker, 129.649
19. Kite, 129.500
20. Weaver, 129.377
21. Bickle, 129.166
22. Renshaw, 129.032
23. Wallace, 128.789
24. Bendele, 128.245
25. Allgaier, 128.874
26. Murphy, 128.718
27. Stout, 125.990
28. Sutton, 125.445
29. Norris, 124.754
Hines to go to backup truck
04-30-2005 12:13 pm
The ThorSport Racing No. 13 team is busy prepping the backup truck for qualifying later in the afternoon. Driver Tracy Hines was swept into some fluid and made contact with the wall on his first lap of practice in the second session. The team is busy now putting the engine from the primary truck into the backup truck so he does not have to forfeit his starting position after qualifying.
Practice 2 Rundown 2
04-30-2005 12:26 pm
1. Reutimann, 134.340
2. Hamilton, 134.324
3. Musgrave, 133.310
4. Sprague, 132.696
5. Whitt, 132.528
6. Setzer, 132.124
7. Starr, 131,903
8. Pressley, 131.887
9. Spencer, 131.872
10. Keselowski, 131.799
11. Cook, 131.567
12. Huffman, 131.537
13. Craven, 131.487
14. Lester, 131.460
15. Crawford, 131.364
16. Crafton, 131.345
17. Skinner, 131.333
18. Peters, 131.314
19. Hornaday, 131.280
20. Park, 131.180
21. Bodine, 130.932
22. Benson, 130.924
23. Montgomery, 130.730
24. Kluever, 130.654
25. Smith, 130.028
26. Gaughan, 129.885
27. Tucker, 129.649
28. Kite, 129.500
29. Weaver, 129.377
30. Renshaw, 129.173
31. Bickle, 129.166
32. Allgaier, 128.925
33. Wallace, 128.789
34. Bendele, 128.245
35. Murphy, 127.718
36. Stout, 127.564
37. Norris, 127.532
38. Sutton, 125.446
39. Chaffin, 91.818
40. Hines, No Speed
They Said It, Practice 2
04-30-2005 12:36 am
Jimmy Spencer, No. 2 Dodge: "It's all right getting in. Both ends."
Dennis Setzer, No. 46 Chevrolet: "It was on top of the track in turns three and four. That didn't help our throttle-up off four."
Lots of pack racing in Practice 2
04-30-2005 12:40 pm
With the trucks impounded after qualifying and no traditional "Happy Hour", many of the drivers have worked on race setups in the second practice and the drivers have spent much of the session racing in packs to test their setups against the competition.
Quick red for debris
04-30-2005 12:43 pm
One of NASCAR's eagle-eyed spotters has detected a piece of debris in turn one, which has brought the second practice to a temporary halt. Track crews have collected the debris and are making a quick spin around the track to check for other debris before we go back to green.
Check the Sights and Sound Box!
04-30-2005 12:45 pm
Don't forget to check the Sights and Sounds Box to the right side of the page for exclusive TruckShots images and TrackSideLive! Audio from Gateway. There are images of every truck entered here for the Dodge Ram Tough 200, including the aftermath of the Shige Hattori and Tracy Hines incidents and interviews posted with Ricky Craven, Steve Park, Robert Pressley, Matt Crafton, and hometown favorite Justin Allgaier, among others.
Don't forget to keep it locked to TruckSeries.com for more exclusive coverage from Gateway as we bring you coverage of Live! Bud Pole Qualifying, coming at you at 4:30 pm ET.
Practice 2 Rundown 3
04-30-2005 12:59 pm
With just seconds remaining in the second session, here is the rundown:
1. Musgrave, 135.001
2. Crawford, 134.819
3. Lester, 134.727
4. Skinner, 134.602
5. Hamilton, 134.413
6. Sprague, 134.352
7. Reutimann, 134.340
8. Setzer, 134.008
9. Starr, 133.984
10. Hornaday, 133.789
11. Pressley, 133.239
12. Crafton, 133.191
13. Huffman, 133.187
14. Park, 132.900
15. Benson, 132.739
16. Keselowski, 132.728
17. Gaughan, 132.540
18. Whitt, 132.528
19. Craven, 132.159
20. Spencer, 132.131
21. Peters, 132.089
22. Cook, 132.046
23. Renshaw, 131.352
24. Tucker, 131.329
25. Kite, 131.104
26. Bodine, 130.932
27. Weaver, 130.905
28. Montgomery, 130.730
29. Kluever, 130.654
30. Bickle, 130.318
31. Smith, 130.144
32. Hattori, 129.914
33. Allgaier, 129.511
34. Murphy, 129.080
35. Wallace, 128.833
36. Bendele, 128.245
37. Stout, 127.903
38. Norris, 127.004
39. Sutton, 125.920
40. Chaffin, 91.818
41. Hines, No Speed
Ron Hornaday, No. 6 Chevrolet
04-30-2005 1:53 pm
Hornaday suffered a ruptured appendix on Tuesday, April 26th after truck testing at Lowe's Motor Speedway and underwent an appendectomy that evening. Hornaday practiced the truck the entire one-hour first practice today and the majority of the second practice session.
“I feel good. Ready to race. The No. 6 GM Goodwrench Silverado is good, we spent most of the time on race setup in both practices so we may not sit on the pole but we have a good race truck. No problems with the incision or anything else related to the surgery. I am comfortable in the truck just like nothing happened." "We have Tony Raines here to standby just in case and I felt bad he wasn’t going to have any fun so we put him the truck for the last 15 minutes of practice or so, but I am ready to race tonight."
Trucks through tech, being pushed to qualifying grid
04-30-2005 3:03 pm
The NCTS teams are making their way through technical inspection prior to qualifying, and several teams have already made their way to the qualifying grid with their trucks. Don't forget, Live! Bud Pole Qualifying comes at you exclusively here at TruckSeries.com at 4:30 pm ET.
Hornaday: "No plans" to get out of truck tonite
04-30-2005 3:09 pm
Ron Hornaday has absolutely no plans to give up the wheel of the No. 6 Chevrolet tonight, less than a week after having an emergency appendectomy. Tony Raines did take some laps in the truck during the second practice, but that was mainly to meet NASCAR's eligibility rules should some unforeseen circumstance arise and Hornaday need relief. "Tony came all this way, he might as well get a few laps in and have some fun," Hornaday said. The only circumstances, according to Hornaday's team, that Raines would take the wheel is if Hornaday is involved in an early accident and the truck goes back out many laps down in some form of disrepair.
St. Louis Track Facts
04-30-2005 3:21 pm
Gateway International Raceway is a 1.25-mile oval with two different radius corners at either end. Turns one and two, now nicknamed "The Gateway Arch", is banked at 11 degrees and is the sharper end of the track while the track's sweeping turns three and four are banked at 9 degrees. The front stretch is 1,922 feet long and the backstretch is 1,976.
Here are the previous pole winners and race winners at Gateway:
1998 - Pole: Greg Biffle, 131.218 mph; Race: Rick Carelli
1999 - Pole: Stacy Compton, 133.093 mph; Race: Greg Biffle
2000 - Pole: Greg Biffle, 132.279 mph; Race: Jack Sprague
2001 - Pole: Ted Musgrave, 129.971 mph; Race: Ted Musgrave
2002 - Pole: Mike Bliss, 129.549 mph; Race: Tery Cook
2003 - Pole: Qual. not held; Race: Brendan Gaughan
2004 - Pole: Jack Sprague, 133.227; Race: David Starr
Sprague holds the qualifying track record at 133.227 mph/33.777 seconds. He also holds the track race record at 1 hr. 35 min. 31 seconds/113.726 mph.
No team has ever won more than one race in the seven previous runnings here at Gateway. The only repeat pole winner in six attempts is Greg Biffle.
Chevrolet has three wins here, while Ford and Dodge both have two.
Driver Meeting Notes
04-30-2005 7:11 pm
Here are some notes from the driver's meeting, which just concluded moments ago:
There will be three pace laps on the initial roll off tonite...pit road speed, which starts 220 feet before the first pit box and ends 110 feet past the last pit box, is 45 miles per hour...the pace truck will run 50 miles per hour...Wayne Auton cautioned the NCTS drivers and teams: "It is really tight in turn one ladies and gentlemen, let's get through there the first few laps and get some racing in. Keep calm the entire race, but especially the first few laps."...drivers must enter the pits by using the entry lane starting in turn three...drivers not using the entry lane will be penalized with a drive through under green or tail end of the longest line under caution...there is no passing of trucks without a problem on the entry lane...if a truck does have a problem, drivers may pass only to the right...there is an escape road to leave the pit entry lane if the caution were to come out under green flag conditions and the driver does not want to make a pit stop and risk losing a lap...there is no speed limit on the pit entry lane, but under caution the pace truck cannot be passed...the light that signifies the pit road status is at the entry lane in turn three...the commitment line is actually inside the pit road wall...the restart point is the cone on the wall exiting turn four.
Gateway Best Finishes
04-30-2005 7:21 pm
Here are the previous best finishes for the drivers in tonight's field:
Cook, 1st
Gaughan, 1st
Musgrave, 1st
Sprague, 1st
Starr, 1st
Hornaday, 2nd
Setzer, 2nd
Chaffin, 4th
Crawford, 4th
Crafton, 6th
Reutimann, 9th
Lester, 10th
Montgomery, 12th
Skinner, 12th
Hamilton, 14th
Hines, 15th
Hmiel, 16th
Weaver, 19th
Keselowski, 20th
Sutton, 21st
Whitt, 23rd
Huffman, 27th
Park, 31st
Pressley, 31st
Here are drivers making their first start here this weekend: Craven, Bodine, Peters, Spencer, Kluever, Hattori, Benson, Renshaw, Tucker, Kite, Bickle, Murphy
Qualifying Notes
04-30-2005 7:37 pm
Musgrave's pole is his 12th career pole and first of the season...it is his second pole here at Gateway; he won from the pole here in 2001...Sprague starts second and winning the pole last year; he has started in the top-5 in five of his six starts at Gateway...Hornaday has qualified in the top-10 in all three of his NCTS starts at Gateway...Lester will start fourth for the second time in 2005; he also started fourth at Daytona...the top-15 qualifiers broke Jack Sprague's previous track record.
Gateway Averages
04-30-2005 7:41 pm
Here are the averages of all seven previous races here at Gateway:
The average starting position of the winnner is 5.43. The only driver to win from the pole is Musgrave in 2001, the deepest anyone has come to win was Starr last year. Starr starts fifth tonight, while Reutimann will start sixth.
There are an average of 11 lead lap finishers, with a low of 5 in 2000 and a high of 17 in 2005.
There are an average of 8.43 lead changes, with a low of 3 in 2000 and a high of 15 in 2004.
There are an average of 5.14 leaders, with a low if 2 in 2000 and a high of 9 in 2004.
There are an average of 4.57 caution flags, with a low of 3 in 2000, 2001, and 2002 and a high of 9 in 2004.
There are an average of 21.4 caution flag laps, with a low of 13 in 2001 and a high of 36 in 2004.
The cumulative average speed is 105.728 miles per hour, with a record of 113.726 in 2000 and a low of 93.694 in 2004.
YTD analysis
04-30-2005 7:47 pm
Here is a year to date comparison, 2004 to 2005:
Point spread, 1-5: 53 this year; 76 last year
Point spread, 1-10: 135 this year; 99 last year
Winning Makes
Chevrolet: 2004, 1; 2005, 2
Ford: 2004, 2; 2005, 0
Dodge: 2004, 1; 2005, 2
Toyota: 2004, 0; 2005, 0
Number of winners: 2004, 4; 2005, 4
Average Start of Winner: 2004, 5.5; 2005, 21.0
Number of Pole Winners: 2004, 3; 2005, 4
Cumulative Lead Changes: 2004, 44; 2005, 52
Average Lead Changes Per Race: 2004, 11; 2005, 13
Average Leaders Per Race: 2004, 6; 2005, 9.25
Total Laps Under Caution: 2004, 245; 2005, 130
Average Caution Flags Per Race: 2004, 9; 2005, 7
Special Awards
04-30-2005 7:52 pm
To be presented during driver intros:
Bud Pole Award: Ted Musgrave
Featherlite Most Improved Driver: Todd Kluever
International Truck Crew Chief: Randy Goss
Mobil 1 Command Performance: Ron Hornaday
Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Todd Kluever
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Bobby Labonte
WIX Filters Lap Leader: Todd Bodine
Pit Road Assignments
04-30-2005 7:54 pm
Here is the pit map for the Illinois-Missouri Dodge Dealers Dodge Ram Tough 200, starting in turn one and ending in turn four:
Musgrave
Sprague
Craven
Park
Hornaday
Kluever
Lester
Keselowski
Starr
Murphy
Whitt
Bickle
Chaffin
Hattori
Crafton
Gaughan
Pressley
Renshaw
Bodine
Tucker
Skinner
Break in pit wall
Start-Finish Line
Reutimann
Spencer
Hamilton
Montgomery
Setzer
Benson
Peters
Weaver
Cook
Hines
Crawford
Kite
Huffman
Sutton
Smith
Key:
Chevrolet
Dodge
Ford
Toyota
Race Updates 1-10
04-30-2005 8:08 pm
10. Lap 30 - Sprague has chopped 0.2-second off the lead in the last handful of laps. Hamilton has moved to eighth, Crafton ninth, and Pressley to tenth while Skinner has dropped from eighth to 11th.
9. Lap 26 - Hmiel has moved from the tail of the field to 20th.
8. Lap 20 - The top-10 is as follows: Musgrave, Sprague, Hornaday, Lester, Starr, Reutimann, Skinner, Craven, Hamilton, and Crafton. Two drivers are not on the speedway: Whitt is in the garage and Renshaw is making repairs in an extended stop on pit road and is four laps off the pace.
7. Lap 16 - Deborah Renshaw spins in turn one, no caution.
6. Lap 12 - Setzer reports his truck is pushing water out of the overflow.
5. Lap 7 - Brandon Whitt loses a transmission on the restart and nearly causes a huge pileup on the frontstretch. He is taking it to the garage for repairs. Musgave leads Sprague, Hornaday, Lester, and Starr.
4. Hmiel and Weaver come to the pits, the only two drivers to make a stop. Caution 1 runs from laps 3-6.
3. Musgrave leads lap one from the pole. Ken Weaver spins out of turn two to bring out the caution at the completion of lap 2. Musgrave leads Sprague, Hornaday, Lester, and Starr. Weaver didn't make any contact and has rejoined the tail of the field.
2. Shane Hmiel arrived just moments ago from Talladega, where he was involved in a huge pileup on lap 17. He has relieved Regan Smith and will move to the back of the grid for the start.
1. The engines have fired and the trucks are warming on pit road. The following drivers will fall to the back on the start: Tracy Hines (late to drivers meeting), Shane Hmiel (driver change), Chad Chaffin (engine change), Nick Tucker (unapproved adjustment)
Race Updates 11-20
04-30-2005 8:49 pm
20. Lap 79 - Reutimann moves past Starr to take oer the third spot with Craven following him throuh to fourth.
19. Lap 63 - Restart. Musgave leads Hornaday, Starr, Reutimann, and Craven.
18. Lap 59 - Todd Kluever popped the wall in turn one bringing out the caution for the fourth time of the night. Kluever has driven away but the truck has some right side damage.
17. Lap 56 - Restart. Mugrave leads.
16. Lap 51 - Caution No. 3 waves for debris. None of the leaders pit. The rundown for the restart is Musgrave, Hornaday, Starr, Reutimann, Craven, Lester, Hamilton, Crawford, Crafton, and Setzer. There are 27 drivers still on the lead lap. Only Rich Bickle is off the track.
15. Lap 49 - Weaver goes up in smoke on the frontstretch with a flat right front tire.
14. Lap 44 - Bickle is off the pace coasting down the backstretch.
13. Lap 37 - Whitt returns to the race 29 laps down. Pit stops are taking place with Musgrave leading Starr off pit road. Sprague is in for an extended stop with the hood up. Bickle stays out to lead lap 38 with Musgrave, Starr, Hornaday, Reutimann, and Craven behind.
12. Lap 35 - Skinner has fallen back to the 16th spot. The yellow waves for Kelly Sutton who has spun in turn four.
11. Musgrave now stretches the lead back to a half a second as he makes his way through lapped traffic.
Race Updates 21-30
04-30-2005 9:29 pm
30. Lap 120 - Musgrave leads by 2.4 seconds over Craven, Setzer, Hornaday, and Skinner.
29. Lap 111 - Kelly Sutton spins out of turn 2. No caution. Renshaw has been evaluated and released from the infield care center.
28. Lap 109 - Rundown: Musgrave, Craven, Setzer, Hornaday, Skinner, Sprague, Spencer, Park, Crawford, Benson, Bodine, Lester, Chaffin, Hamilton, Peters, Pressley, Kite, Montgomery, Gaughan, Hmiel. Gaughan and Hmiel were caught speeding off pit road and sent to the tail of the longest line.
27. Lap 107 - Keselowski stays out to lead lap 107.
26. Lap 104 - Renshaw crashes hard into the inside wall off turn 2 to bring out the caution for the fifth time. Musgrave leads Hornaday, Craven, Setzer, and Crawford. Starr, Crafton, and Reutimann are trapped laps down after making green flag stops.
25. Lap 101 - Reutimann is tagged with a speeding penalty leaving the pits and will make a pass thru put road as penalty.
24. Lap 99 - David Reutimann is the first of the leaders to pit during a sequence of green flag stops.
23. Lap 93 - Chad Chaffin nearly spins but manages to hold on to it and keep it going in the right direction after making contact with Todd Bodine.
22. Lap 91 - Kluever returns to the race 26 laps off the pace.
21. Lap 80 - Halfway rundown: Musgrave, Hornaday, Reutimann, Craven, Starr, Lester, Crawford, Spencer, Crafton, Setzer, Skinner, Sprague, Park, Benson, Pressley, Gaughan, Hmiel, Bodine, Chaffin, Hamilton, Montgomery, Cook, Peters, Keselowski, Kite, Huffman, Tucker, Hines, Sutton, Hattori, Murphy, Weaver, Renshaw, Kluever, Whitt, Bickle
Race Updates 31-
04-30-2005 10:00 pm
38. Lap 155 - In a scenario eerily reminiscent to last year, Jack Sprague's flat left front has set up a late race restart. Sprague lost a left front last year to set up the first of the four "gren-white-checkered" attempts.
37. Lap 153 - Sprague has a flat left front and drops from the top-5.
36. Lap 152 - Musgrave, Setzer, Craven, Skinner, Sprague make up the top-5.
35. Lap 149 - NASCAR has called for a single file restart.
34. Lap 146 - Ken Weaver crashes in turn three and four to bring out the sixth caution of the night.
33. Lap 144 - Hornaday falls off the pace with engine problems while Setzer passes Craven for second.
32. GIR officials estimate 42,000 people are in attendance tonigh, by far the biggest crowd to have ever attended an NCTS race at the track.
31. Lap 130 - Musgrave leads by 3.3 seconds. Craven, Setzer, Hornaday, and Skinner follow. Sprague is back up to sixth.
Unofficial Results: Illinois-Missouri Dodge Dealers Dodge Ram Tough 200
04-30-2005 8:10 pm
1. Musgrave
2. Setzer
3. Spencer
4. Skinner
5. Crawford
6. Hamilton
7. Bodine
8. Pressley
9. Chaffin
10. Craven
11. Benson
12. Lester
13. Park
14. Hmiel
15. Keselowski
16. Peters
17. Crafton
18. Kite
19. Montgomery
20. Sprague
21. Starr
22. Gaughan
23. Cook
24. Reutimann
25. Hines
26. Tucker
27. Hattori
28. Sutton
29. Murphy
30. Kluever
31. Whitt
32. Hornaday
33. Weaver
34. Renshaw
35. Huffman
36. Bickle
Unofficial Points, Top-10
04-30-2005 11:35 pm
1. Musgrave
2. Hamilton, -3
3. Craven, -38
4. Spencer, -41
5. Bodine, -108
6. Hornaday, -126
7. Setzer, -138
8. Benson, -143
9. Chaffin, -153
10. Crafton, -155
Post-race tidbits
04-30-2005 11:41 pm
Tonight marks Musgrave's 16th career NCTS win...it is also his second win from the pole here at Gateway, making him the first to repeat here...Musgrave has four top-10s and three top-5s at GIR...Musgrave led a track record 158 laps en route to the win, surpassing Jack Sprague's record of 145...when Musgrave led the first lap of the race tonight, it was the first lap he had led all season long...the win surges Musgrave into the series championship lead, surpassing Bobby Hamilton by three points...Musgrave is now the sixth driver to surpass $3 million in career NCTS earnings...Ultra Motorsports now has 36 wins in the NCTS, tying Roush Racing for the most in series history...Dennis Setzer finished second for the second consecutive year at Gateway and third time overall...Setzer now has six top-10s at Gateway, tying him for the most with fifth-place finisher Rick Crawford...Jimmy Spencer finished third, his fourth top-10 and second top-5 finish of the season.
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