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| Quaker Steak & Lube 200
Lowe's Motor Speedway | May 20, 2005
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Good Morning from Charlotte
05-19-2005 10:01 am
The teams have been busy at work since 7 am ET preparing for the first practice for tomorrow night's Quaker Steak and Lube 200 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The sun is poking through a thin layer of clouds, and though there is a chance of isolated storms to roll through the Charlotte area this afternoon, it is a beautiful morning. Temperatures are expected to reach the low 80s this afternoon before cooling off the the teams start qualifying late this afernoon and into the evening. TruckSeries.com has been walking the garage collecting images and exclusive TrackSideLive! audio clips, so stay locked on right here thoughout the day for continuing updates from LMS.
New colors
05-19-2005 10:05 am
A couple of teams are here sporting new colors this weekend. Dennis Setzer has exchanged the black and silver scheme we have come to know the past two years for a sharp red and silver Silverado Z-71 look this weekend. Kelly Sutton's blue and white Team Copaxone No. 02 has transformed into a white and blue truck, with the colors reversed here in Charlotte. Bill Lester is in the Checkers Drive-Thru colors this weekend, while Regan Smith has traded in the blue No. 65 for red on the Glynn Motorsports Dodge here this weekend.
Charlotte Track Specs
05-19-2005 10:10 am
Lowe's Motor Speedway was built in 1960, and is a 1.5-mile quad-oval with a double dogleg on the frontstretch. The banking in the corners is 24 degrees, with the frontstretch and backstretch both tilted at 5 degrees. The frontstretch is 1,953 feet long, and the backstretch is 1,360 feet in length. The scheduled 134-lap race distance is 201 miles.
The NCTS has raced twice at LMS before, with Ted Musgrave coming home first in the inaugural race in 2003 and Dennis Setzer winning last year. Bill Lester was the initial pole winner in 03, with David Starr taking the top spot in qualifying last season. Lester holds the qualifying record at 175.593 miles per hour/30.753 seconds while Musgrave holds the 201-mile race record at 114.768 miles per hour/1 hour, 46 minutes, 39 seconds.
No race has been won from lower than 8th starting position.
There were a record 13 lead changes in last season's race at LMS.
TruckShots up and running!
05-19-2005 10:25 am
The first batch of TruckShots from Charlotte have been posted.
You can check them out by clicking here
. Feel free to add your comments to your favorite images, which you can sort by the most recently added, the most viewed, or even run them in a slideshow. Don't forget to keep checking the Sights and Sounds box to the right of the page as we add images and audio from LMS.
Thursday Competition Schedule
05-19-2005 10:34 am
Here is today's competition schedule at Lowe's Motor Speedway:
11 am ET: Track Services/Saftey Meeting
12 n ET: Rookie Meeting and Bud Pole Qualifying Draw
1-2 pm ET: NCTS Practice
2:30-3:30 pm ET: NCTS Final Practice
7 pm ET: NCTS Bud Pole Qualifying (Live! Bud Pole Qualifying coverage only here at TruckSeries.com!)
LMS Track Surface
05-19-2005 10:53 am
LMS track president H. A. "Humpy" Wheeler has long discussed the character of the track surface lovingly, even characterizing the bumps in turns three and four as the "Humpy Bumps". Well, the track recently underwent a major facelift when the entire 1.5-mile ribbon of asphalt was ground and smoothed. The "new" surface, while still composed of the same asphalt, is much smoother and offers more grip through the corners, even well off the bottom groove. Several drivers that tested here several weeks ago believe the track will immediately be ready for two-wide, and in some instances even three-wide racing through the corners. Drivers also expect speeds to increase dramatically in both qualifying and race conditions, with average speeds expected to be near both Texas and Atlanta.
Upcoming Milestones
05-19-2005 11:22 am
Here are some upcoming NCTS milestones...
The NCTS will celebrate its 250th race June 3rd in Dover. Kelly Sutton will tie the series record for most starts by a female driver at Texas and is scheduled to surpass the previous record, 32, set by Tammy Jo Kirk, at Michigan. Sutton has less than $20,000 to go to become the female with the highest money earned figure in series history. Terry Cook will make his 200th series start at Michigan, while Michigan will also be the 200th race for ThorSport Racing. K-Automotive will make it's 250th series start at Michigan.
Busy Week for Hines on Tap
05-19-2005 12:14 pm
Tracy Hines has a busy week on tap after he leaves Charlotte. He will race a USAC Sprint Car at Anderson Speedway on Wednesday, then spend the next couple of days practicing and qualifying for the Little 500, also at Anderson, which runs the night before the Indianapolis 500. The Little 500 is a 500-lap race an a tight quarter mile, with a 33-car starting field that starts in 11 rows of three. It is Hines' first attempt in the Little 500; he is a regular competitor in the USAC Midget "Night Before the 500" at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Practice on tap in mere moments
05-19-2005 12:53 pm
The first of two practices for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is just moments away. Keep it locked right here to TrackSideLive! for timing and scoring updates and all the on-track news from the Lowe's Motor Speedway as it happens...
Practice is on!
05-19-2005 1:00 pm
Green is out! The first trucks on the track were the 77, 12, 16, 88 and the 8. Within the first minute of practice, 20 trucks have been on the speedway.
It didn't take long...
05-19-2005 1:01 pm
With the new surface here at LMS, everyone anticipated high speeds and a new qualifying speed record. If practice is any indication, expect to see the track record demolished in qualifying later this evening. Ted Musgrave has already exceeded the 178 mile per hour barrier and is close to breaking 180, and we are less than five minutes into the session.
In on time...
05-19-2005 1:05 pm
Here are the 11 drivers that must qualify for the field based upon their speeds in time trials:
Jimmy Kite
Deborah Renshaw
Shige Hattori
Mike Harmon
Wayne Edwards
David Ragan
Nick Tucker
Clay Rogers
Ken Schrader
Regan Smith
Brendan Gaughan
Kite to Do Unique Double Duty, Charlotte and Indy
05-19-2005 1:08 pm
Earlier this week Jimmy Kite was named to replace injured driver Paul Dana in the No. 91 Ethanol Hemelgarn Racing Dallara/Toyota/Firestone at the 89th Indianapolis 500. Kite has four Indy 500 starts to his credit, with a best finish of 11th in 1998. His most recent start at Indy came in 2003 when he placed 13th for PDM Racing. Kite is a Raybestos Rookie in the Craftsman Truck Series.
Jimmy Kite, No. 06 Chevrolet:
“It was last minute, obviously. We were actually going by there to see some friends and hang out and they said ‘Hey, please spend a couple more days here because you might be in the car.’ When the opportunity came up they asked me if I’m interested and I jumped on it. It’s a great team, great opportunity. It’s going to be a lot of fun if I can get the truck in the show, run the race tomorrow night and then go up there Saturday and put that car in the show at the Indy 500. It would be a fun couple of days.”
What is your schedule been like the past two days?
“The last couple of days I’ve been up there getting fitted for the car. Yesterday was my first time on the track practicing. We flew down here last night and we’ll be here today. I actually fly back tonight because I have to practice tomorrow then tomorrow night we’re flying back down here for the race and I’ve got to be back Saturday morning to qualify. The next couple of days are going to be pretty hectic and stressed out. The alternative is to sit there and watch it on TV so I’ll stick with being stressed out .”
How was the Indy car in practice?
“Yeah, we were. So far the most stressing part was trying to get a jet to fly me back and forth. A guy by the name of Jim Mills with Turbines Inc. saw what my situation was and hooked me up with a deal. He’s going to get me back and forth and so far that’s been the most stressing part. I owe him probably the biggest thanks of anything right now.”
What adjustments do you have to make as a driver going back and forth between the Indy car and the Truck?
“Obviously they’re not the same but the good part is that at least we’re at a track where we’re almost flat anyway. If we were going to a Martinsville or something I’d be a little bit worried about running into the corner too hard. But you’re almost flat here so it shouldn’t be too much of a carryover. I’m sure when I go into the corner today and the thing rolls over it’s going to be a little spooky because that Indy Car move at all.”
How fast do you need to run with the Indy car to make the field?
“We’re going to try to get in Saturday. We’re guessing that a 218 will be pretty safe. We don’t know if there’s going to be bumping or not. We ran a 219.2 yesterday so we’re pretty good. We want to make it a little bit better just to make sure that we’re safe. For today, I’ve had to flip the switch and worry about truck mode and what’s going to get us in here then tomorrow morning flip the switch back and worry about that up there.”
How important is the Indy 500 to you?
“It’s where I got my shots out of USAC. This will be my fifth 500 if I run it. It’s a huge deal. I’m looking forward to this [truck race] and getting to run at Lowe’s on all-start weekend. This is a huge weekend too. I’m definitely not going to take anything away from it down here because I’m just as happy to be here.”
How was your test here a couple of weeks ago?
“I can’t really compare it off of last year. It’s still pretty rough. I talked to everybody and they said it still has Charlotte characteristics. We only got to run a couple of laps because of the rain. We’ll go out and work on it today and see what we’ve got.”
You have some momentum coming out of Gateway.
“In the two races that we’ve run so far, we’ve tried to make two and we’ve made two. We’re on a roll and we hope that we don’t break that string. We’ve just got to get it in the show. I’ll know after the first practice session if we’re good or bad.”
Kite Spins to Bring Out First Red
05-19-2005 1:17 pm
Jimmy Kite backed his truck in turn 2 and drove his machine back into the pits. The track crew is out cleaning and inspecting the track. No immediate word on how bad the damage is or if it can be repaired. A rundown is to follow, we will follow up on the Kite situation...
Practice 1 Rundown 1
05-19-2005 1:19 pm
After 20 minutes:
1. Huffman, 30.173
2. Sprague, 30.177
3. Musgrave, 30.180
4. Skinner, 30.259
5. Hamilton, 30.289
6. Busch, 30.343
7. Benson, 30.403
8. Crafton, 30.459
9. Hines, 30.459
10. Peters, 30.479
11. Setzer, 30.497
12. Spencer, 30.507
13. Reutimann, 30.508
14. Cook, 30.525
15. Chaffin, 30.653
16. Gaughan, 30.636
17. Hornaday, 30.641
18. Whitt, 30.702
19. Montgomery, 30.725
20. Lester, 30.728
21. Schrader, 30.754
22. Kluever, 30.764
23. Starr, 30.789
24. Bodine, 30.830
25. Hattori, 30.847
26. Kite, 30.857
27. Miller 30.879
28. Sutton, 30.961
29. Pressley, 31.021
30. Craven, 31.220
31. Keselowski, 31.514
32. Renshaw, 31.823
33. Edwards, 32.982
34. Harmon, 33.152
They Said It No. 1
05-19-2005 1:26 pm
Ken Schrader, No. 52 Chevrolet: "It doesn't have the feel I want. When you turn the wheel it feels like it wants to jerk sideways. We have too much right front down(force) and not enough left front."
Terry Cook, No. 10 Ford: "It has a feeling that it will get tighter than heck in traffic."
Dennis Setzer, No. 46 Chevrolet: "It's a little tight. It lost a lot of side grip. It feels like it bottoms over the bumps.:
They Said It No. 2
05-19-2005 1:31 pm
Robert Pressley, No. 59 Dodge: "The truck feels so rigid it doesn't want to squat down on the springs at all in the turns."
Rick Crawford, No. 14 Dodge: "When I come through the second part of the tri-oval and into the first turn it feels like it's rolling over in the right front, and that's what's messing us up."
Practice 1 Rundown 2
05-19-2005 1:37 pm
After 40 minutes:
1. Skinner, 30.005
2. Huffman, 30.173
3. Sprague, 30.177
4. Musgrave, 30.180
5. Spencer, 30.181
6. Busch, 30.217
7. Cook, 30.265
8. Hamilton, 30.289
9. Park, 30.297
10. Reutimann, 30.318
11. Peters, 30.362
12. Starr, 30.400
13. Benson, 30.403
14. Kluever, 30.424
15. Crafton, 30.489
16. Stewart, 30.467
17. Hines, 30.467
18. Schrader, 30.479
19. Whitt, 30.479
20. Hornaday, 30.523
21. Crawford, 30.557
22. Murphy, 30.624
23. Gaughan, 30.636
24. Lester, 30.649
25. Chaffin, 30.693
26. Hattori, 30.655
27. Montgomery, 30.725
28. Kite, 30.857
29. Miller, 30.867
30. Pressley, 30.904
31. Sutton, 30.961
32. Craven, 31.161
33. Ragan, 31.302
34. Tucker, 31.528
35. Keselowski, 31.670
36. Renshaw, 31.823
37. Smith, 32.000
38. Harmon, 32.295
39. Edwards, 32.982
Red for Two Separate Incidents
05-19-2005 1:52 pm
The red was out for two incidents that took place simultaneously. First, Robert Pressley spun in tuen one and made light contact with the wall. At the same time, Shige Hattori got loose and slid up the track and pancaked the right side. Both drivers came back to the pits under power and neither needed to make a trip to the care center.
Practice 1 Results
05-19-2005 2:10 pm
The final rundown for Practice 1:
1 Skinner 30.005 179.970
2 Huffman 30.173 178.968
3 Sprague 30.177 178.944
4 Musgrave 30.180 178.926
5 Spencer 30.181 178.921
6 Busch 30.217 178.707
7 Cook 30.265 178.424
8 Hamilton 30.289 178.283
9 Park 30.297 178.235
10 Reutimann 30.318 178.112
11 Bodine 30.327 178.059
12 Schrader 30.359 177.871
13 Peters 30.362 177.854
14 Chaffin 30.397 177.649
15 Starr 30.400 177.632
16 Benson 30.403 177.614
17 Hines 30.415 177.544
18 Kluever 30.424 177.491
19 Crafton 30.459 177.288
20 Stewart 30.467 177.241
21 Whitt 30.479 177.171
22 Setzer 30.497 177.067
23 Hornaday Jr. 30.523 176.916
24 Smith 30.526 176.898
25 Crawford 30.547 176.777
26 Gaughan 30.602 176.459
27 Murphy 30.624 176.332
28 Montgomery 30.628 176.309
29 Lester 30.649 176.188
30 Hattori 30.655 176.154
31 Craven 30.668 176.079
32 Miller 30.735 175.695
33 Renshaw 30.783 175.421
34 Kite 30.857 175.001
35 Pressley 30.904 174.735
36 Sutton 30.961 174.413
37 Edwards 31.017 174.098
38 Ragan 31.302 172.513
39 Tucker 31.309 172.474
40 Keselowski 31.538 171.222
41 Rogers 31.598 170.897
42 Harmon 32.291 167.229
Practice 2 Up Next
05-19-2005 2:26 pm
We're just a few short moments away from the start of the second practice. Keep it locked to TrackSideLive! for all the news and developments as they happen...
Trucks on Track for Practice 2
05-19-2005 2:28 pm
The first drivers have taken to the track for the second session. Robert Huffman was first out, followed by Deborah Renshaw, Robert Pressley, Chase Montgomery, Jack Sprague, and David Starr. We'll have a rundown shortly.
Practice 2 Rundown 1
05-19-2005 2:38 pm
Not as many drivers are interested in running the second session it would seem...
1. Musgrave, 30.190
2. Lester, 30.195
3. Skinner, 30.356
4. Schrader, 30.383
5. Sprague, 30.443
6. Huffman, 30.459
7. Bodine, 30.468
8. Chaffin, 30.496
9. Starr, 30.505
10. Hornaday, 30.608
11. Spencer, 30.637
12. Peters, 30.637
13. Gaughan, 30.661
14. Cook, 30.675
15. Smith, 30.725
16. Renshaw, 30.778
17. Whitt, 30.780
18. Stewart, 30.860
19. Montgomery, 30.953
20. Benson, 31.040
21. Reutimann, 31.060
22. Setzer, 31.063
23. Kluever, 31.136
24. Pressley, 31.194
25. Murphy, 31.517
26. Edwards, 31.802
27. Harmon, 32.777
28. Ragan, 32.908
TrackSideLive Audio Posted
05-19-2005 2:48 pm
Check out the TrackSideLive! Sights and Sounds box to the right of the page for exclusive audio from Charlotte! Interviews include Kyle Busch, Ricky Craven, Jack Sprague, Jimmy Spencer, Robert Huffman, Dennis Setzer, Kelly Sutton, and David Starr.
Red Flag for Fluid
05-19-2005 2:51 pm
NASCAR spotters indicate there is some fluid through the groove around the entire speedway, so the red flag has come out so the track crew can attend to the surface and make it safe for high speeds. We'll be back to green shortly.
Practice 2 Rundown 2
05-19-2005 3:00 pm
After 30 minutes of the scheduled 60-minute session:
1. Musgrave, 30.190
2. Lester, 30.195
3. Skinner, 30.256
4. Sprague, 30.280
5. Huffman, 30.378
6. Schrader, 30.383
7. Chaffin, 30.428
8. Renshaw/Hamilton, 30.434
9. Bodine, 30.468
10. Crawford, 30.494
11. Starr, 30.505
12. Reutimann, 30.521
13. Park, 30.530
14. Cook, 30.570
15. Hines, 30.585
16. Miller, 30.600
17. Whitt, 30.606
18. Hornaday, 30.608
19. Spencer, 30.626
20. Setzer, 30.629
21. Peters, 30.637
22. Kluever, 30.637
23. Busch, 30.640
24. Hamilton, 30.644
25. Gaughan, 30.661
26. Sutton, 30.690
27. Craven, 30.711
28. Benson, 30. 868
29. Montgomery, 30.953
30. Murphy, 31.066
31. Pressley, 31.194
32. Rogers, 31.240
33. Kite, 31.318
34. Keswelowski, 31.580
35. Edwards, 31.623
36. Ragan, 31.763
37. Harmon, 32.777
38. Hattori. 34.072
Musgave still leads
05-19-2005 3:15 pm
Musgrave stll leads Lester, Skinner, Sprague, and Crafton. Regan Smith has moved to sixth, with Reutimann, Peters, Huffman, and Schrader making up the top-10.
Huffman Cracks 180
05-19-2005 3:20 pm
While it is unofficial in the record book's eyes, Robert Huffman became the first man to crack the 180 mph barrier in a Truck at Lowe's Motor Speedway just moments ago. His fast lap of 180.186 is nearly 1.5 miles an hour quicker than the next nearest competitor, Rick Crawford, on the new-look leaderboard. Sprague, Musgrave and Lester are the remainder of the top-5, with Starr, Hines, Skinner, Crafton, and Murphy rounding out the top-10.
Setzer Makes Big Leap
05-19-2005 3:24 pm
Dennis Setzer moved into the top-5 with a strong 179.859 mph lap just moments ago. The new top-5 is Huffman, Setzer, Sprague, Musgrave, and Crawford.
Practice 2 Results
05-19-2005 3:34 pm
1 Kyle Busch 29.883 180.705
2 Robert Huffman 29.969 180.186
3 Mike Skinner 30.02 179.88
4 Dennis Setzer 30.057 179.659
5 Jack Sprague 30.084 179.497
6 Ted Musgrave 30.087 179.48
7 Rick Crawford 30.171 178.98
8 Bill Lester 30.193 178.849
9 David Starr 30.203 178.79
10 Tracy Hines 30.245 178.542
11 Jimmy Spencer 30.254 178.489
12 Todd Bodine 30.269 178.4
13 Brandon Whitt 30.277 178.353
14 Chad Chaffin 30.294 178.253
15 Matt Crafton 30.295 178.247
16 Sean Murphy # 30.309 178.165
17 * Regan Smith # 30.319 178.106
18 Timothy Peters # 30.338 177.995
19 Bobby Hamilton 30.366 177.83
20 David Reutimann 30.372 177.795
21 * Ken Schrader 30.383 177.731
22 * Deborah Renshaw 30.434 177.433
23 Todd Kluever # 30.453 177.322
24 * Brendan Gaughan 30.472 177.212
25 Ron Hornaday Jr. 30.52 176.933
26 Steve Park 30.53 176.875
27 Chase Montgomery 30.535 176.846
28 Terry Cook 30.57 176.644
29 Butch Miller 30.6 176.471
30 * Clay Rogers 30.652 176.171
31 Kelly Sutton 30.69 175.953
32 Ricky Craven 30.711 175.833
33 * Nicholas Tucker # 30.838 175.109
34 * Tony Stewart 30.86 174.984
35 Johnny Benson 30.868 174.938
36 * Shige Hattori # 31.135 173.438
37 * Jimmy Kite # 31.135 173.438
38 Robert Pressley 31.194 173.11
39 Brad Keselowski 31.373 172.123
40 * David Ragan 31.467 171.608
41 * Wayne Edwards 31.556 171.124
42 * Mike Harmon 32.287 167.25
Stewart's Team Changing Engines
05-19-2005 4:12 pm
Tony Stewart's No. 47 Chevrolet is nosed out of the garage stall while the Morgan-Dollar team is busy swapping the engine. No word on why the team is pulling the engine, but Stewart was 34th in Final Practice, and based upon those times, would have missed the field if the practice times were used to determine the starting lineup. He was seventh fastest of the 12 drivers that must make the field based on qualifying speed.
Hines Dropped the Fluid
05-19-2005 4:16 pm
While TrackSideLive was left guessing at which truck dropped the fluid to bring out the sole red flag in the second practice, a quick trip through garage and a tell-tale strip of speedy-dry behind the No. 13 Chevrolet of Tracy Hines answered the question. "We had an oil line vibrate loose," Hines said. "The truck's good, the lines are tight, and they've got it all cleaned up."
Weather an issue?
05-19-2005 5:42 pm
There are reports of a significant storm moving through the Charlotte area dropping heavy rains, possibly even hail, at a rate of 2 inches an hour. The skies have clouded over at Lowe's Motor Speedway, but at this point everything remains dry and we are on target for a 7 pm ET start for Bud Pole Qualifying. Keep it right here at TruckSeries.com for Live! Bud Pole Qualifying, and locked on to TrackSideLive! for weather updates and post-qualifying coverage.
Still Dry
05-19-2005 6:31 pm
With thunder rumbling in the area, it is still dry here at Lowe's Motor Speedway and qualifying is still on target for a 7 pm ET start. Keep it right here for
Live! Bud Pole Qualifying
, exclusively here at TruckSeries.com.
Post-Qualifying Audio Wrap-Up Posted
05-19-2005 8:36 pm
Look to the Sights and Sounds box to the right side of the page for an exclusive audio wrap-up from qualifying, including interviews with pole-sitter Mike Skinner, last years pole sitter Rick Crawford, Kyle Busch and Shigi Hattori.
Skinner Speeds to Pole at Lowe's
05-19-2005 9:16 pm
Skinner Speeds to Second Pole of Season at Lowe’s
Mike Skinner smashed the track record on the new Lowe’s Motor Speedway pavement to claim his second pole of the 2005 season for the Quaker Steak and Lube 200 on Thursday evening. Skinner’s lap of 29.500 seconds is 183.051 miles per hour around the 1.5-mile quad-oval, and the speed makes the Charlotte track the second fastest on the series schedule.
With Skinner’s 19th career pole position in his hip pocket, it knocked Rick Crawford to the outside of the front row. Crawford, the pole winner in Atlanta earlier in the season, ran a quick lap of 29.654 seconds/182.100 miles per hour and will line up outside the front row in Friday night’s race.
Kyle Busch took over the driving duties for Billy Ballew Motorsports earlier this week and didn’t disappoint by taking the third spot with a 29.696 second lap. Busch was the quickest in the final pre-qualifying practice and picked up nearly four-tenths of a second on his qualifying lap, but couldn’t hold on to become the youngest pole winner in series history.
Robert Huffman was one of two drivers to break the 180 mile per hour barrier in practice and will line up fourth on the grid with a 29.729 second lap. Rounding out the top-5 is 2003 LMS pole winner Bill Lester with a lap of 29.785 seconds.
Chad Chaffin qualified sixth, Jimmy Spencer seventh, rookie Shigeaki Hattori eighth, Todd Bodine ninth and Ron Hornaday rounded out the top-10.
The entire starting field eclipsed David Starr’s previous track record of 178.577 miles per hour. The speeds increased dramatically due to the asphalt at Lowe’s Motor Speedway being ground down and the bumps around the speedway being dramatically reduced.
Twelve drivers needed to time their way into the field based upon qualifying speeds. Six made the field, while the other six loaded up and went home. Hattori was the highest qualifier of that group, with Tony Stewart, Regan Smith, rookie Clay Rogers, Ken Schrader, and Brendan Gaughan also making the field. Missing the race are Jimmy Kite, who had a crash in the first practice, Deborah Renshaw, Nick Tucker, David Ragan, Wayne Edwards, and Mike Harmon.
That's all folks!
05-19-2005 9:19 pm
That's it for the night from Lowe's Motor Speedway folks! Keep checking the Sights and Sounds box for updated TruckShots and driver interviews as well as our exclusive post-qualifying wrap up. We'll be back at it for tomorrow's Quaker Steak and Lube 200 starting when the garage opens at 4 pm ET. See you then...good night everybody!
Good Afternoon from LMS
05-20-2005 4:13 pm
Good afternoon folks, welcome to TrackSideLive coverage of the Quaker Steak and Lube 200 from Lowe's Motor Speedway. The weather has been an issue all day long, but the last look at the radar shows most of the heavy green areas down to the south of Charlotte. Temps are in the mid to upper 60s, and it is expected to cool into the 50s by racetime. We'll be here all day long as we get closer to racetime, and we'll stay deep into the night to bring you all the news and notes from the post-race. Keep it locked on to TruckSeries.com!
Best Finishes at LMS
05-20-2005 4:25 pm
Here is a look at each driver in the field and their best finish here at LMS:
Ted Musgrave, 1st
Dennis Setzer, 1st
Brendan Gaughan, 2nd
Rick Crawford, 3rd
David Starr, 3rd
Bobby Hamilton, 7th
Chad Chaffin, 8th
Matt Crafton, 9th
Ken Schrader, 11th
Steve Park, 12th
Terry Cook, 14th
Bill Lester, 15th
Mike Skinner, 15th
Robert Huffman, 16th
Brandon Whitt, 18th
Todd Bodine, 20th
Chase Montgomery, 24th
Jack Sprague, 26th
Robert Pressley, 31st
Tracy Hines, 34th
David Reutimann, 36th
Here are the drivers making their first NCTS start at LMS:
Kyle Busch, Jimmy Spencer, Shige Hattori, Ron Hornaday, Ricky Craven, Butch Miller, Tony Stewart, Regan Smith, Timothy Peters, Clay Rogers, Johnny Benson, Kelly Sutton, Todd Kluever, Sean Murphy, and Brad Keselowski
Impound Proceedures
05-20-2005 4:40 pm
Here are the impound procedures for this week's Quaker Steak and Lube 200:
All trucks must have been driven directly to garage at the conclusion of qualifying. Tape may have been removed from the grille. One the truck was covered, no one was allowed around the truck.
Trucks are to be removed from the garage stalls at 4:30 pm ET. No team members are allowed in the garage until permitted by NASCAR.
Final adjustments are to be completed under supervision of NASCAR officials from 6:30 to 7:00 pm ET tonight, and they include:
Tape on grille
Priming of the oil system
Starting the engine
Track bar adjustment
Windshield tear-offs removed
Set tire pressures
Install radio and driver water bottle
Add max. 5 gallons of fuel
Shocks adjustments (clicks only)
The rear wedge bolts may be adjusted at the height sticks only.
The following are unapproved adjustments:
Rear sway bars added or connected
Jacking up the truck
Hoods opened
Rear spoilers adjusted
Changing tires
Any unauthorized changes will result in the team losing their starting position and taking the green flag at the back of the pack.
LMS Averages
05-20-2005 4:49 pm
Here are the averages from the two previous NCTS races at LMS:
Average Start of Winner: 8.5
No. of Trucks on Lead Lap: 17
Lead Changes: 12.5
Leaders: 5.5
Caution Flags: 7.5
Caution Laps 35.5
Cumulative Average Speed: 111.199
Year to Date Comparison
05-20-2005 4:51 pm
Point Spread, 1-5: 2004, 124; 2005, 168
Point Spread, 1-10: 2004, 164; 2005, 231
Number of Race Winners: 2004, 6; 2005, 5
Average Start of Race Winner: 2004, 6.67; 2005, 18.5
Number of Pole Winners: 2004, 5; 2005, 6
Winning Makes:
Chevrolet: 2004, 2; 2005, 2
Dodge: 2004, 2; 2005, 4
Ford: 2004, 2, 2005, 0
Toyota: 2004, 0; 2005, 0
Cumulative Lead Changes: 2004, 61; 2005, 62
Average Lead Changes Per Race: 2004, 10.2; 2005, 10.3
Average Leaders Per Race: 2004, 5.5; 2005, 7.5
Total Laps Under Caution: 2004, 325; 2005, 246
Average Cautions Per Race: 2004, 8.3; 2005, 8
2005 Cumulatives
05-20-2005 4:56 pm
Key Stats for 2005:
Average Start of Winner: 18.5
Average Lead Changes Per Race: 10.3
Average Lead Drivers: 7.5
Average Number of Caution Flags: 8.0
Average Number of Caution Flag Laps: 41
Average Number of Starters: 36
Average Number Running at Finish: 27.2
Average Number of DNF's: 8.8
Average Number of Lead Lap Finishers: 18.5
MFR Current Year Performance
05-20-2005 5:00 pm
Chevrolet: 2 wins, 2 poles, 10 top-5, 21 top-10s, 436 laps led
Dodge: 4 wins, 2 poles, 10 top-5, 16 top-10, 311 laps led
Ford: 0 wins, 1 pole, 6 top-5, 12 top-10, 84 laps led
Toyota: 0 wins, 2 poles (including here at LMS), 4 top-5, 11 top-10, 167 laps led
Friday Schedule
05-20-2005 5:04 pm
Here is today's competition schedule at LMS:
4 pm ET: NCTS Garage Opens
6 pm ET: NCTS Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
8:15 pm ET: NCTS Driver Intros
8:45 pm ET: NCTS Quaker Steak and Lube 200 (134 laps, 201 miles)
No Rain Imminent
05-20-2005 5:15 pm
Looking at the radar, there is green (rain) in the area but it all appears to be well away from the Concord, N.C. area. There is a small shower near Hickory, but that is well north of here. There is another small cell to the west, but it is at least 120 miles away at this point. It would appear that we are a go to race tonight, but we will keep checking and updating the weather periodically.
Cup Experience in the Top-10
05-20-2005 5:19 pm
A quick look at the top-10 in NCTS championship standings shows 9 drivers with NASCAR Nextel Cup experience and one lone standout with "just" NASCAR Camping World Truck Series experience.
The Cuppers:
1. Bobby Hamilton, 368 starts
2. Ted Musgrave, 305 starts
3. Ricky Craven, 278 starts
4. Jimmy Spencer, 467 starts
5. Ron Hornaday, 45 starts
6. Dennis Setzer, 7 starts
7. Todd Bodine, 255 starts
8. Jack Sprague, 24 starts
10. Johnny Benson, 268 starts
These nine drivers represent 2010 NNCS starts, with 7 wins spread among them (Hamilton, 4; Craven, 2; Spencer, 2; Benson, 1).
The lone "Trucker"? Matt Crafton, who sits ninth in points. He has 103 NCTS starts, with no attempts in the NNCS or the NASCAR Busch Series.
Drivers Meeting Notes
05-20-2005 6:09 pm
Here are the notes from the NCTS Drivers Meeting, which just concluded...
Quaker Steak and Lube presented Tony Stewart with a birthday cake in front of the crowd to celebrate his "29th" birthday. NCTS Director Wayne Auton volunteered Jimmy Spencer to sing a solo version of "Happy Birthday", to which he responded "those guys over there (Diamond Rio, who will perform tonight's National Anthem) can sing and I will lip sync!".
Pit road speed will begin 215 feet before the first pit box and run through 160 feet past the last pit box. Cones have been placed at each point, so drivers must maintain that speed cone to cone. The pit road speed is 45 miles per hour, while the caution speed on the track is 55 miles per hour. The minimum lap speed is 32.87 miles per hour. The restart point is the double red line outside the wall in turn four.
Special Awards
05-20-2005 6:20 pm
Here are tonight's special awards winners:
Bud Pole Award: Mike Skinner
Clevite Engine Builder: Joey Arrington
Featherlite Most Improved Driver: Rich Bickle
International Crew Chief: Chris Showalter
Mobil 1 Command Performance: Bobby Hamilton
Raybestos Rookie: Todd Kluever
Wix Lap Leader: Bobby Hamilton
Click It or Ticket
05-20-2005 6:23 pm
The Click It or Ticket program starts May 23 and runs to June 5, and will have thousands of law enforcement personnel in communities all across the country actively enforcing safety belt laws. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is supporting the program with paid advertising, including the presenting sponsorhip of tonight's Quaker Steak and Lube 200, and hopes it will result in inceased safety belt usage. Nearly 7,000 Americans are killed yearly in accidents where safety belts were not used. For mor information, visit
www.safercar.gov
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Pit Road Map
05-20-2005 6:36 pm
Here are tonight's pit assignments for the Quaker Steak and Lube 200, starting with the first stall at the exit of pit road and ending with the last stall and the entrance to pit road:
Skinner
Spencer
Park
Hornaday
Murphy
Sprague
Hamilton
Musgrave
Montgomery
Craven
Smith
Crawford
Open Stall
Busch
Miller
Kluever
Chaffin
Break in Pit Wall/Start-Finish Line
Huffman
Starr
Open Stall
Lester
Peters
Reutimann
Whitt
Crafton
Keselowski
Gaughan
Stewart
Benson
Schrader
Pressley
Cook
Hines
Hattori
Open Stall
Bodine
Rogers
Sutton
Setzer
Chevrolet
Toyota
Ford
Dodge
Raybestos Rookie Quotes: Qualifying
05-20-2005 7:32 pm
Shige Hattori, No. 9 Toyota: “First of all, I have to say thanks to all my guys. I hit the wall in practice everyone on my team did a good job. I tried my best. I appreciate all my guys. They did a good job and I’m so happy.”
How did you pick up so much on the second lap?
“The first lap a slid just a little bit and the second lap I did flat out. The handling was pretty good. I’m so appreciative to all my guys because they did a good job. I’m still not comfortable . I still don’t feel comfortable. I was getting used to it every lap in the practice.”
Regan Smith, No. 65 Dodge: “Not bad, just a little bit too tight in 3 and 4. We couldn’t have turned a .69, I don’t care what we did. That’s a good lap; he must have been pretty well hung out. We’ve got it a little bit free right now so we should race really good tomorrow night. There’s more grip right now. I was just a little bit free in 1 and 2, which I think will be good for tomorrow night. I was a little bit tight in 3 and 4. We’ll just keep working on it.”
Sean Murphy, No. 07 Chevrolet: "It was all right. We had some handling issues in qualifying. We bottomed out in 1 and 2 and got 3 and 4 a bit better from practice. We thought we could have backed up our practice time but it bottomed out pretty hard that last lap and I had to back peddle it to stay out of the fence. It’s a 200-mile race so we can get it back by then. We were real good in long runs today in practice. Our times would stay basically stay the same on long runs. Some of the guys were fast but they kind of fell back. We’ll have to wait and see tomorrow what we can run in the race. We were decent enough in practice and I thought we had a top-20 truck in qualifying.”
Jimmy Kite, No. 06 Chevrolet: “I was flat on that second lap and it’s the best lap that we’ve run all day. It bottomed out real bad in 3 and 4. I had to chase it up the bank and bring it back down and I know it cost me a couple tenths doing that. We’re going to need a lot of hope on our side to get in but we’ll see what happens.” WHAT HAPPENED IN PRACTICE? “The truck was real tight on me down in 3 and 4 and it was real good in 1 and 2. We tried to put a spring in to stiffen it up and it was better in 3 and 4 but it got a little loose on me in 1 and 2. I saved it, overcorrected, I saved it, and I got in the loose stuff and went up and hit the wall with the right rear. It was just enough to make the guys work extra hard.”
Could you tell if the wrinkle in the fender affected your run?
“One of these veterans could probably tell you, but I’m still learning these things. I still don’t know what’s right and what’s wrong. I still have a lot to learn.”
Shige Hattori Press Conference
“I was so happy with my qualifying because I hit the wall in practice. Our team did a good job and they fixed my Tundra truck. My crew chief did a good job. I hit the wall in turn 4 and damaged my right front and the right side was damaged. We tested here a couple of weeks ago but it was rained after we made only 30 laps.”
Comment on the track surface.
“Everybody said this year is different. Last year was bumpy and this year is much smoother. I didn’t drive last year, this is my first time and to me it’s pretty good now.”
Timothy Peters, No. 4 Dodge: “I’ll take that. The Bailey’s Dodge has been running well all day. I’m just trying to learn this place and I’m real happy with the way everything is going. Bobby [Hamilton, truck owner] is a really good coach and everybody at the shop is taking good care of me. It’s like home away from home and they’re like family to me. I’m hoping that I’ve made myself welcome.” H
How important is testing here?
“It was definitely important for me because I’ve never had experience on these kind of tracks. Put it to you like this: we came here and just about picked up a full second, almost a second and a half. I’m real happy with it. That’s our fastest lap since we rolled it off the truck. I look forward to putting it up front.”
Nick Tucker, No. 31 Dodge: “We had a decent lap going. I held it flat out so that’s all we had. On the second lap I bounced it off the track and moved it and hit the wall a little bit. There’s not too much damage but like I said I held it flat out the first lap so that’s all we had.”
Chaffin and Starr Quotes: Qualifying
05-20-2005 7:42 pm
Chad Chaffin, No. 30 Toyota: “That was a pretty good run for us. I wouldn’t say we struggled but it took us a little time to dial in our Tundra today during the two practice sessions. We didn’t test here during the open test so we worked on a lot of things during those practices to see what worked the best for our truck. We got it handling pretty good there at the end and it was fairly strong with that qualifying run. TRD have put some awesome horsepower under the hood and that is helpful at this place. We still had a little tire rub that slowed us a little but in all it was a good qualifying run and I look forward to a good race tomorrow night.”
David Starr, No. 75 Chevrolet: "Man our Silverado’s been all over the place today in practice. It seems we’re chasing the racetrack with it being so hot outside. The surface keeps changing. We go from tight to loose – then loose to tight –turns 1 & 2 we are one way –turns 3 & 4 another way – then they switch after we adjust for it. It’s frustrating and difficult trying to get it right. We’ve made a ton of adjustments trying to get us where we need for the race. My Chevy teammates, Dennis (Setzer) and Jack (Sprague), were fast in practice so we’ll go and find out what they are doing and what lines they are working. We had a pretty good mock qualifying run – I hope I can pick it up a bit more tonight and have repeat the pole here at Lowe’s. I know we’ll have the right truck in our Spears Manufacturing Silverado for the race – McCarty and the guys are working away and will have us all set by the time the checkered drops tomorrow night."
Clouds Breaking...Sun Shining as It Sets
05-20-2005 7:55 pm
Looks like the clouds are breaking and the sun is breaking through as we near sunset. We shouldn't have any sort of weather issues here this evening. Race time is about an hour away, stay tuned!
Milwaukee Testing Next Week
05-20-2005 7:59 pm
Several drivers and teams will make their way to The Milwaukee Mile on May 26 and 27 for NCTS testing. The track will also announce the title sponsor for the 200-mile race at a press conference that afternoon.
Here are the teams and drivers scheduled to test:
Germain/Arnold Motorsports:
No. 9, Shige Hattori (open wheel ace making transition to NASCAR in ’05)
No. 30, Chad Chaffin (two series wins in 2004)
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports:
No. 12, Robert Huffman (Multi-time Dash Series champion)
No. 17, David Reutimann (2004 NCTS Rookie of the Year)
ppc Racing
No. 10, Terry Cook (2002 Milwaukee event winner)
Note: Bill Davis Racing testing only on May 27
No. 22, Bill Lester (veteran African American driver)
No. 5, Mike Skinner, May 27 (qualifying in Charlotte May 26 for NEXTEL Cup race)
Race Updates, 1-10
05-20-2005 8:30 pm
10. Lap 11 - Schrader takes his truck to the garage. Busch leads Skinner, Crawford, Spencer, Huffman, Lester, Hornaday, Musgrave, Hamilton and chaffin. Craven pits with Sezter, Murphy, Kluever, Keselowski, Pressley, Sutton, and Bodine following him in.
9. Lap 8 - Schrader falls off the pace and drops to the back of the pack. Reutimann leads a pack of 21 drivers battling side by side for 21st. Bodine spins through the grass down the front stretch after contact with Hornaday to bring out the first caution on lap 10.
8. Lap 4 - Busch sweeps under Skinner to take the lead going into turn one. Stewart has come all the way to 21st after falling to the back on the start.
7. Lap 3 - Hornaday and Chaffin battle side by side for 8th and 9th, the first side by side battle on the track.
6. Green flag. Skinner leads into one with Crawford still outside. The field has cleared the first two turns cleanly. Skinner leads lap one.
5. Pressley comes to the pits on the first pace lap. His team is working on and around the nose of his truck.
4. Trucks are rolling off pit road. Everyone has cleared the grid and is rolling.
3. The National Anthem has been performed by Diamond Rio, and the drivers are now strapping in to their trucks. The command to start engines has just been given.
2. To the back: No. 47 Tony Stewart, unapproved engine change; No. 23 Johnny Benson, unapproved adjustment
1. The trucks have moved from the staging area to the grid on pit road. The drivers are being introduced to the crowd and moving towards their trucks for opening ceremonies.
Race Updates, 11-20
05-20-2005 9:04 pm
20. Lap 35 - Stewart spins off turn four in a huge cloud of smoke after contact from Sutton. In the pack, Sprague is punted as the field slows and spins into the grass. Stewart continues, while Sprague goes to behind the wall. Hamlilton is also involved and has serious damage to the right front of his truck.
19. Lap 33 - Restart waved off. One to go given again, restart next time around. Busch leads Cook, Bodine, Starr, and Murphy.
18. Lap 30 - Rogers leaves his pit with something dragging from the left front, showing sparks down pit road and around the track. He comes back to pit road for evaluation. Gaughan pits on lap 32. Restart next time around.
17. Lap 28 - Hard crash in turn one. Hattori has a tire go down entering turn one and pounds the SAFER barrier in turn one. He rides the wall through turn two and down the backstretch in a huge shower of sparks. Most of the leaders pit, with Busch leading Cook, Bodine, Gaughan, Starr, Murphy, Peters, Sutton, Craven, Keselowski and Pressley on the speedway. Montgomery leads Spencer, Musgrave, Skinner, Stewart, and Crafton off pit road.
16. Lap 24 - Restart. Hornaday again jumps Chaffin into turn one. Musgrave moves into fifth.
15. Lap 22 - Restart waved off for Lap 23. One lap to go signal again given to the field. Craven to restart from the tail after a tire got away from his team on pit road.
14. Lap 21 - Rundown: Busch, Skinner, Crawford, Spencer, Huffman, Musgrave, Hamilton, Chaffin, Hornaday, Stewart, Crafton, Lester, Sprague, Cook, Montgomery, Park, Whitt, Benson, Miller, Hines, Rogers, Murphy, Keselowski, Sutton, Hattori, Gaughan, Sezter, Kluever, Peters, Starr, Craven, Bodine, Pressley, Reutimann
13. Lap 20 - Smith's truck is still being loaded on the rollback. Spotters are reporting a light rain on the roof. Radar shows a small cell in the area, so whatever precip we do have, if any, will be short.
12. Lap 16 - Crash in turn one and two. Smith spins and smacks the wall hard with the left rear of the truck. Reutimann and Starr are also involved and slides into the turn two wall in a huge cloud of smoke. Starr made slight contact with Reutimann as he slid down the track. Craven pits with Setzer, Kluever, Hattori, Gaughan, and Bodine.
11. Lap 14 - Green flag. Hornaday gets a great start to pass several trucks on the outside before he reaches the start-finish line.
Race Updates, 21-30
05-20-2005 9:33 pm
30. Lap 62 - Restart. Crafton leads with Benson challenging hard on the inside. Cook closes in with Whitt and Park making the top-5 one huge pack for the lead. Cook moves to second as he and Crafton break away from third place Whitt. Benson drops to sixth. Stewart is off the pace coming to the pits.
29. Lap 60 - Crafton leads Benson, Stewart, Whitt, Park, Cook, Lester, Reutimann, Hines, and Rogers as the rest of the leaders pit. Montgomery leads Skinner and Busch with Starr, Setzer, Peters, Spencer, Chaffin, Huffman, Kluever, Craven, Musgrave, Hornaday, Miller, Bodine, and Murphy following off pit road.
28. Lap 58 - Huffman spins in turn two. The caution is out for the sixth time of the race.
27. Lap 57 - Busch leads Skinner, Bodine, Starr, and Crafton. Sprague comes back to the pits.
26. Lap 52 - Murphy smacks the wall out of four and nearly collects Bodine. Murphy drops back while Bodine takews over second.
25. Lap 48 - Hamilton returns to the race. Busch leads Murphy and Bodine. A pack of 17 trucks runs from fourth on back.
24. Lap 46 - Busch leads Murphy, Starr, Bodine and Skiner on the restart.
23. Lap 43 - Spencer spins off turn 2 and collects Peters. Both trucks continue.
22. Lap 39 - Restart. Bodine and Cook fight for second.
21. Lap 37 - Crawford comes to the pits with damage to the nose. Hamilton falls off the lead lap while the team repairs the damage to his truck.
Race Updates, 31-40
05-20-2005 9:55 pm
40. Lap 94 - Lester, Whitt, and Benson race hard for second as Cook closes in. Whitt falls to fifth as Bensin passes Lester for second.
39. Lap 90 - Cook is on the move as he passes Gaughan for fifth. Skinner leads Lester, Whitt, Benson, Cook, Gaughan, Sezter, Busch, Crafton, Craven, and Musgrave.
38. Lap 86 - Toyotas are 1, 2, 3, 4 with Skinner leading Lester, Whitt, and Benson.
37. Lap 84 - Restart. Skinner leads Hornaday, Sutton, Lester and Keselowski
36. lap 77 - Huge crash in turn two. Chaffin, Peters, Bodine alll blast the outside wall. Peters continues down the backstretch and slams the inside wall. Bodine went inside Peters in turn two and lost the air off his spoiler and made contact. Several leaders pit, including Cook, Busch, Park, Reutimann, Spencer, and Starr. Skinner leads Hornaday, Sutton, Lester, and Keselowski.
35. Lap 74 - Cook leads Park, Reutimann, Busch, and Skinner. Starr, Peters, Chaffin, Bodine and Sutton are the top-10.
34. Lap 72 - Crafton comes to the pits to have the rear axle cap covers checked. Drivers are reporting debris throughout turns three and four. Crawford goes to the garage.
33. Lap 70 - Crafton leads the charge down pit road. Whitt, Lester, benson, Gaughan, Huffman, Musgrave, Montgomery, Spencer, Hamilton, Sprague, Rogers, Setzer and Hines come to pit road. Kluever and Huffman collide with Kluever spinning sideways into his pit.
32. lap 68 - Cook takes the lead with Crafton, Whitt, Park and Reutimann the top-5. Crawford comes to the pits with a flat right front as the caution waves for the seventh time for debris on the backstretch.
31. Lap 67 - Crafton leads Cook, Whitt, Park, and Lester at halfway.
Race Updates, 41-
05-20-2005 10:24 pm
46. Lap 130 - Whitt smacks the wall in turns three and four ending a strong top-10 run. Busch leads Cook and Musgrave, with Benson and Park the top-5.
45. Lap 119 - Busch leads on the restart. Cook, Benson, Musgrave and Park the top-5.
44. Lap 117 - Skinner behind the wall.
43. Lap 115 - Skinner and Keselowski crash in turn four. Skinner comes to the pit road with damage to the right front suspension. Busch takes over the lead with Cook, Benson, Musgrave, and Park the top-5.
42. Lap 103 - Sprague comes to the pits once again. Chaffin returns to the track after spending time behind the wall.
41. Lap 99 - Hamilton to pit road with smoke trailing his truck. Skinner leads Cook, Benson, Busch, and Whitt.
Unofficial Results: Quaker Steak and Lube 200
05-20-2005 11:00 pm
1. Busch
2. Cook
3. Musgrave
4. Benson
5. Park
6. Lester
7. Setzer
8. Gaughan
9. Crafton
10. Craven
11. Hornaday
12. Spencer
13. Montgomery
14. Rogers
15. Sutton
16. Miller
17. Reutimann
18. Hines
19.Starr
20. Kluever
21. Huffman
22. Pressley
23. Whitt
24. Keselowski
25. Crawford
26. Skinner
27. Sprague
28. Hamilton
29. Murphy
30. Chaffin
31. Bodine
32. Peters
33. Stewart
34. Hattori
35. Smith
36. Schrader
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05-26-2005 5:09 pm
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