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Dover International Speedway | June 4, 2005
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Good Morning from Dover
06-02-2005 7:58 am
TrackSideLive! presented by Team ASE welcomes you all to Dover International Speedway as we begin preparations for tomorrow's MBNA Race Points 200, Round 8 of the 2005 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The skies turned gray overnight, with some weather experts saying there is a chance for some showers later in the day and possibly into tomorrow.
The teams are busy unloading and moving their equipment from the paddock to their work areas on pit road. Practice is scheduled to begin shortly after 11 am ET, and we will be here for all of the action. Keep it locked right here for continuing real-time updates from the NCTS garage and much, much more exclusively here at TruckSeries.com.
Dover Track Facts
06-02-2005 8:11 am
Dover International Speedway is a 1-mile concrete oval with 24-degree banking in the corners and 9-degree banking down each straightaway. The length of the straightaways is 1,076 feet. The track was built in 1969, paved in concrete in 1994, and started hosting NCTS events in 2000.
Carl Edwards holds the NCTS qualifying record at 23.546 seconds/152.892 miles per hour, while Ted Musgrave set the race record at 1 hour, 54 minutes, 47 seconds/104.545 miles per hour.
In the four years when qualifying was held (2003 rained out), there have been four different pole winners, and there has never been a repeat winner.
2000: Pole, Kurt Busch; Race, Kurt Busch
2001: Pole, Scott Riggs; Race, Scott Riggs
2002: Pole, Rick Crawford; Race, Ted Musgrave
2003: Pole, Not Held; Race: Jason Leffler
2004: Pole, Carl Edwards; Race, Chad Chaffin
Two races have been won from the first starting position, one from the second starting position, one from ninth starting position, and one from tenth starting position.
Top-5 Finishes
06-02-2005 8:27 am
In the five previous NCTS races at Dover, twenty drivers have scored top-5 finishes:
Kurt Busch
Greg Biffle
Rick Crawford
Andy Houston
Ken Schrader
Scott Riggs
Jack Sprague
Ricky Hendrick
Ted Musgrave
Coy Gibbs
Robert Pressley
David Starr
Mike Bliss
Jason Leffler
Bobby Hamilton
Jon Wood
Travis Kvapil
Chad Chaffin
Hank Parker, Jr.
Mike Skinner
Crawford, Musgrave, Starr, and Schrader are the only drivers to score multiple top-5 finishes at DIS, with Crawford the only driver to score three top-5s.
Thursday Track Schedule
06-02-2005 9:18 am
7 am ET: NCTS Garage Opens
10:30 am ET: NCTS Rookie Meeting/Draw for Qualifying Order
11:30 am-12:30 pm ET: NCTS Practice 1
1:00-1:45 pm ET: NCTS Final Practice
5:10 pm ET: NCTS Bud Pole Qualifying (
Click here for Live! Bud Pole Qualifying
)
Brendan's Hair
06-02-2005 9:25 am
A lot of fans have taken notice of Brendan Gaughan's hair throughout the 2005 season as it has progressively gotten longer and longer each race. Well, Brendan promised something radical when we got to Dover and he did not disappoint.
While it is still tucked under a 'do rag, Brendan is sporting corn rows here this weekend. Could it be a tribute to his college roommate Allen Iverson, who plays for the Philadelphia 76'ers? Dover is just a short drive from Philly, so who knows?
New Look for the 22
06-02-2005 9:31 am
Fresh of a career-best sixth-place finish at Charlotte, Bill Lester's No. 22 Bill Davis Racing Toyota is sporting new colors here this week. Lester's team announced this week a deal with Levi Strauss, and the team is sporting a new red-and-white look here this week.
Entry List Updates
06-02-2005 9:36 am
Only 36 trucks are entered here this weekend, meaning all teams entered will make the field for the MBNA Race Points 200. Some changes to the "normal" entry list...
Timothy Peters is back in the Bobby Hamilton Racing No. 4 Bailey's Dodge.
Bobby Hamilton is again carrying the Tech-Net on his No. 04 Dodge colors this week.
Rich Bickle's name is over the door of the Green Light Racing No. 07 Chevrolet.
Kevin Lepage was named earlier this week to take the wheel of the Green Light Racing No. 08 Chevrolet this weekend.
Charlotte winner Kyle Busch is back in the Billy Ballew Motorsports No. 15 Chevrolet this week, again with sponsorship from ditech.com.
Bill Lester's Bill Davis Racing No. 22 Toyota is carrying Levi Strauss sponsorship this week in Dover.
Wayne Edwards is again in the Mighty Motorsports No. 24 Chevrolet.
Tony Stewart is making a return appearance in the Morgan-Dollar No.47 Chevrolet.
Two-time Dover NCTS top-5 finisher Ken Schrader is also entered in his own No. 52 Chevrolet.
Half an hour to go...
06-02-2005 10:54 am
With thirty minutes remaining before the start of practice, several teams have cleared tech inspection and made their way down to the pit road. The line at the inspection station has been very busy with several trucks still waiting to go through.
The weather may be an issue later in the afternoon, but for now we are still dry. The blowers have been out to get the track ready to go and we should be set for an on-time start at 11:30 am ET.
Spotters have been called to the stand, NASCAR has done their safety checks, and we should be green in about half an hour. Keep it locked right here for continuing updates and timing reports once practice starts, exclusively here at TrackSideLive! presented by Team ASE, only at TruckSeries.com.
Trucks on Track
06-02-2005 11:25 am
The first trucks have taken to the track for the first one-hour session. Ron Hornaday was the first to take to the Monster Mile, followed by Bill Lester. We'll have all the news for you as it happens!
They Said It, Practice 1 No. 1
06-02-2005 11:27 am
Bill Lester, No. 22 Toyota: "It feels like the side skirts are dragging. It's just too tight for me."
Ron Hornaday, No. 6 Chevrolet: "It's just really, really tight. It's chattering the front tires."
Ted Musgrave, No. 1 Dodge: "I've gotta bring it in, it's hitting pretty hard getting into one. I think we're pretty decent. Later on I'd like to get loose on that right rear."
Practice 1 Rundown 1
06-02-2005 11:37 am
The rundown after 15 minutes, in miles per hour:
1. Busch, 152.957
2. Reutimann, 152.925
3. Cook, 152.601
4. Hamilton, 152.426
5. Huffman, 152.098
6. Hornaday, 151.854
7. Stewart, 151.764
8. Bodine, 151.662
9. Setzer, 151.420
10. Lester, 151.400
11. Sprague, 151.400
12. Musgrave, 151.305
13. Benson, 151.159
14. Schrader, 150.729
15. Smith, 149.782
16. Crawford, 149.526
17. Starr, 149.278
18. Kluever, 147.191
19. Keselowski, 146.777
20. Gaughan, 145.956
21. Sutton, 145.431
22. Edwards, 145.273
23. Spencer, 144.538
24. Chaffin, 140.592
They Said It, Practice 1 No. 2
06-02-2005 11:49 am
Brandon Whitt, No. 38 Toyota: "It's a hard time getting into turn one. It rolls over on the right rear and I have to turn it to the right because it's loose."
Dennis Setzer, No. 46 Chevrolet: "That helped us a little bit on the exit, but didn't really help us on entry. It was tighter through the center and on exit. We didn't improve any on entry."
Matt Crafton, No. 88 Chevrolet: "We're hitting the track so hard it's picking the front tires up. But that was definitely better."
Practice 1 Rundown 2
06-02-2005 12:02 pm
1. Busch, 156.121
2. Renshaw, 155.192
3. Sprague, 154.832
4. Hornaday, 154.619
5. Reutimann. 154.586
6. Musgrave, 154.361
7. Bodine, 154.123
8. Hamilton, 154.063
9. Cook, 153.813
10. Lester, 153.708
11. Smith, 153.643
12. Stewart, 153.433
13. Starr, 153.322
14. Huffman, 153.126
15. Schrader, 152.970
16. Benson, 152.931
17. Crafton, 152.892
18. Setzer, 152.834
19. Skinner, 152.756
20. Crawford, 152.420
21. Hines, 152.375
22. Craven, 152.220
23. Whitt, 152.162
24. Keselowski, 151.394
25. Montgomery, 151.032
26. Pressley, 150.495
27. Kluever, 150.125
28. Chaffin, 149.732
29. Spencer, 149.669
30. Park, 149.421
31. Gaughan, 148.301
32. Sutton, 148.075
33. Edwards, 146.610
34. Peters, 146.472
35. Bickle, 144.776
36. Lepage, No Time
Top-10
06-02-2005 12:14 pm
The names at the top of the charts keep changing rapidly...here is your current top-10 with about 10 mniutes remaining in the session:
Busch, Musgrave, Hornaday, Cook, Renshaw
Sprague, Bodine, Reutimann, Starr, Hamilton
There have been no incidents to this point in Practice 1, which has run non-stop since we started at 11:30.
Pics Posted!
06-02-2005 12:18 pm
Don't forget! Look to the right side of the TrackSideLive! page to the Sights and Sounds box for real-time
TruckShots
from Dover
. A huge gallery of over 100 pics has been added, and we'll have our exclusive audio interviews with the newsmakers in the Truck Series garage posted before too long as well. If something happens, we'll document it either through the written word, visually through our image galleries, or you'll hear the words straight from the horse's proverbial mouth! Keep it locked right here to the Toughest Site on the Web, TruckSeries.com.
Musgrave to the top
06-02-2005 12:22 pm
Ted Musgrave just ran a 156.169 mph lap to knock Kyle Busch off the top of the speed charts. Busch is second, with Hornaday, Sprague, and Cook rounding out the top-5.
Practice 1 Results
06-02-2005 12:35 pm
1 Ted Musgrave, 23.052/156.169
2 Kyle Busch, 23.059/156.121
3 Ron Hornaday, 23.158/155.454
4 Jack Sprague, 23.159/155.447
5 Terry Cook, 23.183/155.286
6 * Deborah Renshaw, 23.197/155.192
7 Todd Bodine, 23.263/154.752
8 David Reutimann, 23.278/154.652
9 David Starr, 23.284/154.613
10 Bobby Hamilton, 23.309/154.447
11 Bill Lester, 23.336/154.268
12 * Tony Stewart, 23.387/153.932
13 Johnny Benson, 23.428/153.662
14 * Regan Smith, 23.431/153.643
15 Rick Crawford, 23.479/153.329
16 Robert Huffman, 23.487/153.276
17 Matt Crafton, 23.497/153.211
18 Mike Skinner, 23.527/153.016
19 Dennis Setzer, 23.532/152.983
20 * Ken Schrader, 23.534/152.97
21 Ricky Craven, 23.552/152.853
22 * Brandon Whitt, 23.607/152.497
23 Tracy Hines, 23.609/152.484
24 Brad Keselowski, 23.623/152.394
25 Steve Park, 23.744/151.617
26 Chad Chaffin, 23.777/151.407
27 T. Peters, 23.802/151.248
28 C. Montgomery, 23.836/151.032
29 Todd Kluever, 23.85/150.943
30 Brendan Gaughan, 23.884/150.729
31 Robert Pressley, 23.893/150.672
32 Jimmy Spencer, 23.929/150.445
33 Kelly Sutton, 24.059/149.632
34 * Wayne Edwards, 24.555/146.61
35 Rich Bickle, 24.609/146.288
36 Kevin Lepage, No Time
Who Ran the Most Laps?
06-02-2005 12:39 pm
It probably should come as no surprise that the rookies turned the most number of laps in Practice 1, with Timothy Peters running 54 laps to lead the session with Todd Kluever in second with 44. Chase Montgomery ran 34 laps, Ted Musgrave 32, and Tony Stewart 29 laps. Surprisingly, Bobby Hamilton also ran 29 laps. Hamilton has practiced very sparingly in each race to this point in 2005, preferring to conserve tires for the race.
Weather update
06-02-2005 12:52 pm
A quick peek at the weather radar shows the nearest band of showers still well off to the south and east, at least 250 miles away. The forecast calls for a few showers possible this afternoon and evening, with rain in the forecast for the overnight. Tomorrow looks spotty, but there is a chance the rain could move out in time for the green flag.
Trucks on Track?
06-02-2005 12:55 pm
Trucks are on track...well, wait a second...the track is indeed open for practice, we just don't have any takers! There isn't even an engine cranked up and down pit road, so we could go a considerable time with a hot track and no one willing to make laps. We'll let you know if and when someone decides to rock and roll, so keep it locked here to TrackSideLive! presented by Team ASE.
Crawford the first taker...
06-02-2005 12:57 pm
Rick Crawford decided five minutes was long enough to wait and rolled out onto the Monster Mile to get Final Practice up and running. He's been joined by Robert Pressley, Mike Skinner, and Robert Huffman.
They Said It, Practice 2 No. 1
06-02-2005 1:01 pm
Robert Pressley, No. 59 Dodge: "I am almost wide open all the way around here."
Brandon Whitt, No. 38 Toyota: "That is the best the truck has felt, I just don't know why we don't have any speed."
Bill Lester, No. 22 Toyota: "It's wicked loose right here."
Johnny Benson, No. 23 Toyota: "It feels like the spring is pretty heavy. I would have problems qualifying like this."
Practice 2 Rundown 1
06-02-2005 1:05 pm
1. Musgrave, 23.186
2. Cook, 23.245
3. Hornaday, 23.257
4. Huffman, 23.270
5. Stewart, 23.272
6. Sprague, 23.279
7. Bodine, 23.288
8. Hamilton, 23.340
9. Schrader, 23.461
10. Crawford, 23.537
11. Chaffin, 23.538
12. Starr, 23.569
13. Renshaw, 23.571
14. Montgomery, 23.571
15. Peters, 23.610
16. Whitt, 23.619
17. Keselowski, 23.632
18. Smith, 23.680
19. Crafton, 23.690
20. Skinner, 23.838
21.Pressley, 23.852
22. Hines, 23.925
23. Reutimann, 24.024
24. Setzer, 24.046
25. Benson, 24.063
26. Kluever, 24.093
27. Lester, 24.221
28. Spencer, 24.321
Practice 2 Rundown 2
06-02-2005 1:26 pm
1. Sprague, 156.257 2. Schrader, 155.932 3. Musgrave, 155.266 4. Bodine, 154.952
5. Cook, 154.872
6. Hornaday, 154.792
7. Huffman, 154.706
8. Stewart, 154.692
9. Benson, 154.520
10. Lester, 154.334
11. Hamilton, 154.242
12. Reutimann, 154.162
13. Park, 154.129
14. Craven, 154.050
15. Busch, 153.846
16. Skinner, 153.061
17. Whitt, 153.048
18. Crawford, 152.951
19. Chaffin, 152.944
20. Renshaw, 152.925
21. Kluever, 152.853
22. Gaughan, 152.762
23. Starr, 152.743
24. Montgomery, 152.491
25. Peters, 152.478
26. Keselowski, 152.336
27. Smith, 152.027
28. Crafton, 151.953
29. Setzer, 151.522
30. Pressley, 151.292
31. Hines, 151.019
32. Spencer, 150.558
33. Sutton, 148.461
34. Bickle, 148.142
35. Lepage, 147.342
146.092
Craven Crashes to Bring Out Red
06-02-2005 1:28 pm
Ricky Craven has crashed the No. 99 Ford to bring out the first red flag of the day. No report from the team radio or NASCAR as to what happened at this point. We will bring you an update on Ricky's condition and the condition of the truck as soon as we can.
UPDATE
: Craven had a right front tire go down and made contact with the outside wall. He is uninjured, although the Truck has serious damage to the right side.
Craven Inspects His Damaged Truck After Contact With Wall
A Goodyear Engineer Inspects the Right Front on Craven's Damaged Truck
Practice 2 Done
06-02-2005 1:47 pm
The red and black flags have just hit the breeze, signifying the end to the second of our two practices for the MBNA Race Points 200. Next on the schedule: Live! Bud Pole Qualifying, coming your way at 5:10 pm ET. That doesn't mean we are taking a couple of hours off! We'll be scouring the garage for all the news you can use, and more! Keep it locked on to TruckSeries.com for all the news from Dover.
Practice 2 Results
06-02-2005 1:51 pm
1 Terry Cook 22.859 157.487
2 Kyle Busch 22.875 157.377
3 Mike Skinner 22.946 156.89
4 Todd Bodine 23.016 156.413
5 Jack Sprague 23.039 156.257
6 Ron Hornaday ] 23.083 155.959
7 * Ken Schrader 23.087 155.932
8 * Brandon Whitt 23.184 155.28
9 Ted Musgrave 23.186 155.266
10 David Reutimann 23.219 155.045
11 David Starr 23.237 154.925
12 Bill Lester 23.239 154.912
13 Robert Huffman 23.27 154.706
14 * Tony Stewart 23.272 154.692
15 Johnny Benson 23.298 154.52
16 Matt Crafton 23.311 154.434
17 Bobby Hamilton 23.34 154.242
18 Steve Park 23.357 154.129
19 Ricky Craven 23.369 154.05
20 Rick Crawford 23.524 153.035
21 * Regan Smith # 23.53 152.996
22 Chad Chaffin 23.538 152.944
23 * Deborah Renshaw 23.541 152.925
24 Chase Montgomery23.544 152.905
25 Todd Kluever # 23.552 152.853
26 Brendan Gaughan 23.566 152.762
27 Brad Keselowski 23.569 152.743
28 Timothy Peters #23.596 152.568
29 Dennis Setzer 23.711 151.828
30 Tracy Hines 23.779 151.394
31 Robert Pressley 23.795 151.292
32 Jimmy Spencer 23.911 150.558
33 Kelly Sutton 24.252 148.441
34 Kevin Lepage 24.283 148.252
35 Rich Bickle 24.301 148.142
36 * Wayne Edwards 24.642 146.092
Sun shining down on Dover
06-02-2005 2:57 pm
With weather an issue here this afternoon, everyone here collectively smiled as the sun creeped through the clouds bathing the track in sunlight for the first time all day. The Busch Series just ended the first of their two practices, and Bud Pole Qualifying is still on target for 5:10 pm ET this afternoon.
Weather Looking Better and Better for Qualifying
06-02-2005 3:43 pm
A quick look at the radar shows the one band of showers that was bearing down on the Mid-Atlantic region now breaking into two systems, with one celll on track to go well north of Dover and the other on track to go well south of the Monster Mile. We should be all set weatherwise for a dry and quick qualifying session, starting at 5:10 pm ET.
Pressley Announcement for Texas
06-02-2005 3:46 pm
HT Motorsports and driver Robert Pressley are announcing today a new sponsor for the Chex 400 in Texas next week. Con-Way Trucking will be the primary sponsor of the No. 59 Dodge next week, the first time the company has entered the motorsports arena as a sponsor. As of now, it is a one-race deal, but all parties are looking at options to possibly continue the relationship in some form or fashion in the future.
Sights and Sounds!
06-02-2005 3:49 pm
Don't forget to keep your eyes on the Sights and Sounds box to the right side of the page. We have just added several audio clips with more to come, and as of now we have 120+ pictures posted and many more will be added throughout the course of the weekend. If it happens, we'll let you read about it, see it, or hear it, only here at TruckSeries.com...
All 36 Trucks on the Ground In...
06-02-2005 4:50 pm
With only 36 trucks entered in the MBNA Race Points 200, every team that is in attendance will make the show. Does that make qualifying less dramatic? Well, in one instance possibly...because no one is on the verge of loading up and going home. However, earning a good starting position on the treacherous Monster Mile is extremely important. With trouble often brewing in the back of the pack, look for everyone to try to qualify up front. And with so many drivers so close in practice - 19 within a half second of one another - look for the battle for the Bud Pole to be extremely intense. Busch Final Practice has just wrapped up, the race for the Bud Pole is next!
Qualifying is over...
06-02-2005 6:25 pm
The trucks are impounded and the garage is now closed, but we'll be here for a while yet working on getting some audio to you. Stick around as we bring you our exclusive post-qualifying TrackSideLive! audio!
Qualifying Fast Facts
06-02-2005 7:11 pm
Today's Bud Pole is the fourth career pole for David Starr; his last pole came last spring in Charlotte...Starr is the seventh pole winner of 2005; Mike Skinner is the only double pole winner in 2005, winning poles at California and Charlotte...Ted Musgrave, who qualified 16th, is the only driver to win from the pole in 2005; he won from the pole at Gateway...the Craftsman Win from the Pole Bonus is at $6,000 should Starr win here this week...29 drivers bested Carl Edwards' 152.892 mph record from 2004...Timothy Peters was the top-qualifying rookie with his fourth-place run...Ricky Craven did not make a qualifying run after damaging his truck in a practice crash; his team unloaded the backup and they will go from 35th tomorrow...all 36 trucks entered will start the MBNA Race Points 200.
Good night everyone, see you tomorrow
06-02-2005 7:16 pm
There is still some work to be done, but they are kicking us out of the media center here in Dover. Come on back tomorrow as we break down the MBNA Race Points 200 pre-race and go deep into the night for the post-race. See you then, good night everybody!
Good Afternoon from A Rainy Dover
06-03-2005 12:07 am
Good afternoon from a very wet, rainy Dover International Speedway. The radar shows a break in the showers quickly heading this way, and although everything else at the Speedway has been canceled so far today, there is a good chance we will be racing this afternoon.
Keep it locked on to TrackSideLive for periodic weather updates as we move in closer to the scheduled start of the MBNA Race
Points 200.
Weather.com Radar Shows a Break in the Rain to the South and West
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Track Schedule
06-03-2005 12:26 pm
Here is the NCTS Track Schedule for Friday, subject to change due to weather:
12:00 pm ET: NCTS Garage Opens
1:00 pm ET: NCTS Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
4:30 pm ET: NCTS Driver Introductions
4:45 pm ET: NCTS MBNA Race Points 200, 200 laps/200 miles
Pit Road Assignments
06-03-2005 12:29 pm
Here are pit assignments for the MBNA Race Points 200, starting in turn one (pit exit) and ending in turn four (pit entrance):
Starr
Huffman
Park
Sprague
Benson
Stewart
Smith
Hornaday
Pit Wall Opening
Cook
Crafton
Chaffin
Lester
Bodine
Whitt
Sutton
Busch
Opening in Pit Wall/Start-Finish Line
Peters
Keselowski
Gaughan
Skinner
Spencer
Kluever
Musgrave
Craven
Hamilton
Hines
Schrader
Pressley
Crawford
Montgomery
Setzer
Renshaw
Lepage
Bickle
Edwards
Reutimann
Legend:
Chevrolet
Dodge
Ford
Toyota
Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
06-03-2005 12:41 pm
The driver/crew chief meeting is next on the schedule. We're on our way to check it out, and we'll have the news and notes as soon as it concludes...
Drivers Meeting Notes
06-03-2005 1:09 pm
Here are the notes from the driver's meeting in Dover:
NCTS Director Wayne Auton cautioned all of the teams to be prepared to go on very short notice. "As soon as you hear the jet dryers, get to your trucks for final adjustments. We're not going to hold you to the 2 o'clock thing. If we don't get any practice on the track before we go racing, we'll give you an extra set of tires and have a caution at lap 25 to check tires," he said. "Remember to signal your intentions to pit coming out of turn two, and please remember it's very difficult getting on pit road here."
Three pace laps on the initial roll-off...pit road speed is 35 mph; caution truck speed is 45 mph...pit road speed starts at the commitment line, 175 feet before the first pit box, and ends 75 feet after the last pit box...restarts are at the double red line outside of turn four...the minimum speed to stay in competition if there is a problem is 25.93 seconds...
Rain Contingency Plan
06-03-2005 1:16 pm
NASCAR has announced to the teams if we do indeed get rained out today, the race will be rescheduled for 9 am ET tomorrow. "That's all the plans we're going to tell you," NCTS Director Wayne Auton said, "because we're going to race today. You all didn't believe me last year at Loudon either, but I think we're going to get it in today."
Best Finishes
06-03-2005 1:22 pm
Here is each driver in today's starting line up and his or her best finish here at Dover:
Chad Chaffin, 1st
Ted Musgrave, 1st
Rick Crawford, 2nd
Bobby Hamilton, 2nd
Robert Pressley, 2nd
Jack Sprague, 2nd
David Starr, 3rd
Mike Skinner, 4th
Ken Schrader, 5th
Brendan Gaughan, 7th
Matt Crafton, 9th
Dennis Setzer, 9th
Terry Cook, 10th
Robert Huffman, 11th
Bill Lester, 11th
David Reutimann, 17th
Tracy Hines, 21st
Wayne Edwards, 23rd
Steve Park, 23rd
Kelly Sutton, 27th
Chase Montgomery, 28th
Brad Keselowski, 30th
Brandon Whitt, 31st
Rich Bickle, 32nd
Here are the drivers making their first start at Dover International Speedway: Ron Hornaday, Timothy Peters, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Johnny Benson, Regan Smith, Todd Bodine, Jimmy Spencer, Deborah Renshaw, Todd Kluever, Kevin Lepage, Ricky Craven.
Lepage is the only driver in the field making his series debut this weekend.
Dover NCTS Races Summary
06-03-2005 1:45 pm
In five previous races, the average starting position of the winner is 4.6. The pole winner has won twice (2000, 2001) and the lowest starting position of a winner is 10th. David Starr sits on the pole, Timothy Peters starts fourth, Kyle Busch starts fifth, and Steve Park Starts 10th.
Qualifying has been held for four of the five races, with rain putting an end to qualifying in 2003.
There are an average of 9.2 drivers on the lead lap at the checkered flag. There has been 8 drivers on the lead lap two times, 2000 and 2002, and 10 drivers on the lead lap in the other three races, 2001, 2003, and 2004.
The record for lead changes is 10 in the debut race here in 2000. The other races saw 7 lead changes (2001), 6 (2002), and 4 (2003 and 2004). The average is 6.2 lead changes.
The average number of leaders is 4.4, with the record being 5 (three times; 2000, 2001, 2003) and a low of 3 in 2002. Yeah, you guessed it, there were 4 leaders in the 2004 race.
The average number of caution flags over 200 laps here is 7. The most was 8, twice (2001 and 2003). The fewest was 6, twice (2002 and 2004). Since you got it the last time, we don't need to tell you there were 7 cautions in the 2000 race here, right?
There is an average of 40 laps run under caution. The most is 43 in 2001, with 42 laps under caution in 2003 and 2004. There were 40 laps under yellow in 2000 and the fewest laps run under yellow, 33, came in 2002.
Only one race here has been run at an average speed over 100 miles per hour. The record average speed is 104.545 miles per hour, set by Ted Musgrave in 2002. The slowest race was 2000, when Kurt Busch averaged 97.168 mph. The cumulative average speed is 99.439 miles per hour.
Dover Starters
06-03-2005 2:02 pm
There have been five NCTS races at Dover, and 102 drivers have taken the green flag in those races. We have had five different winners (Kurt Busch, Scott Riggs, Ted Musgrave, Jason Leffler, Chad Chaffin). There have been 20 drivers register the 25 available top-5 finishes, and 32 drivers register the 50 available top-10 finishes.
Lap Leaders
06-03-2005 2:08 pm
Here are the drivers that have led laps to this point in 2005:
Ted Musgrave, 158
Ron Hornaday, 147
Bobby Hamilton, 125
Todd Bodine, 91
Kyle Busch, 77
Jack Sprague, 74
Mike Skinner, 72
Shane Hmiel, 70
Bobby Labonte, 64
David Starr, 58
Rick Crawford, 52
Terry Cook, 25
Chad Chaffin, 24
Ricky Craven, 16
Bill Lester, 13
Jimmy Spencer, 13
Dennis Setzer, 12
Robert Pressley, 11
Matt Crafton, 8
Johnny Benson, 6
Steve Park, 6
Regan Smith, 4
Brendan Gaughan, 3
Brad Keselowski, 2
David Reutimann, Kerry Earnhardt, Sean Murphy, Rich Bickle, 1
Notes: Musgrave led all 158 of his laps at Gateway; Hornaday led 119 of his laps at Mansfield; Kyle Busch led all 77 of his laps in Charlotte; Labonte picked up all 64 of his lead laps at Martinsville; Spencer hasn't led a lap since Atlanta; Setzer hasn't led a lap since Daytona; Crafton led his first laps of the season in Charlotte; Steve Park picked up the win in California but only led the final six laps, the only laps he's led all season; only two drivers have led laps in four different races, Hornaday and Hamilton. Skinner, Bodine, Chaffin, and Craven have led laps in three races.
YTD Comparison
06-03-2005 2:24 pm
Here is the 2004-2005 Year-to-Date comparison through seven races:
Point Spread, 1-5: 2004, 163; 2005, 148
Point Spread, 1-10: 2004, 230; 2005, 230
Number of Race Winners: 2004, 6; 2005, 6
Number of Pole Winners: 2004, 6; 2005, 6
Average Start of Winner: 2004, 6.29; 2005, 16.3
Cumulative Lead Changes: 2004, 70; 2005, 67
Average Lead Changes Per Race: 2004, 10; 2005, 9.57
Average Leaders Per Race: 2004, 5.43; 2005, 7
Total Laps Under Caution: 2004, 337; 2005, 292
Average Caution Flags Per Race: 2004, 7.57; 2005, 8.29
Winning Makes
Chevrolet: 2004, 3; 2005, 3
Dodge: 2004, 2; 2005, 4
Ford: 2004, 2; 2005, 0
Toyota: 2004, 0; 2005, 0
MFR Current Year Performance
06-03-2005 3:01 pm
Chevrolet: 3 wins, 2 poles, 11 top-5, 24 top-10, 522 laps led
Dodge: 4 wins, 2 poles, 12 top-5, 19 top-10, 311 laps led
Ford: 0 wins, 1 pole, 7 top-5, 14 top-10, 95 laps led
Toyota: 0 wins, 2 poles, 5 top-5, 13 top-10, 207 laps led
New HSP Gallery
06-03-2005 3:03 pm
Check out the Event Box to the left of the TrackSideLive! page and click on the
High Sierra Photo Gallery
, posted new just moments ago.
Makita Sponsoring No. 47 at Dover
06-03-2005 3:14 pm
Makita USA, Inc., manufacturer of high quality industrial power tools and accessories, is excited to announce its sponsorship of Tony Stewart in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCTS) race at Dover International Speedway on Friday, June 3rd. Stewart, the 2002 NASCAR Cup Series champion, will drive the No. 47 Morgan-Dollar Motorsports (MDM) Chevrolet Silverado in the MBNA RacePoints 200.
“We’re very excited to be sponsoring such a great competitor as Tony Stewart,” said Brent Withey, Makita’s Marketing Brand Manager. “Tony is best-in-class in racing, as we are in manufacturing industrial power tools.”
“I love running this truck series,” said Stewart. “I got a couple wins with Andy Petree at Richmond and had a good run last fall with this team and finished third. This is a great series to race; you really get to race. I look forward to coming back and racing for the Morgan-Dollar guys again.
“I appreciate Makita coming on board for this race. We’ll give it all we can to get them to victory lane.”
Weather Update
06-03-2005 3:16 pm
NASCAR will announce at or around 4:30 pm ET their intentions for the rest of the afternoon. We are still waiting on the weather window to arrive here in Dover, as it appears the weather system has stalled out with the edge of the rain just to the west of the Dover area. We do expect it to move out, but timing is the issue. Will we have a long enough window to dry the track, and even if we do, do we have enough daylight?
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Speed on the air...
06-03-2005 4:29 pm
Speed Channel just went live, but all they have to show is raindrops...it's still raining here in Dover. We'll keep you posted as far as weather and schedule revisions as we get them.
Trucks Delayed Until Tomorrow
06-03-2005 4:34 pm
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series MBNA Race Points 200 has been postponed by rain until tomorrow morning. The NCTS garage will open at 7 am ET, with the green flag scheduled for 9 am ET.
Good morning from a drying Dover
06-04-2005 7:59 am
The good news is we are indeed going to race today. The bad news is it won't be at 9 am ET. Steady morning drizzle has forced NASCAR to again postpone the MBNA Race Points 200 NCTS race until after the afternoon's NASCAR Busch Series race. Stay tuned and we'll keep you abreast of the updates to the schedule as we hear them.
The rain is a major inconvenience to the teams
06-04-2005 8:01 am
While the rain has been a real pain in the rear-end for everyone, the second postponement of the MBNA Race Points 200 has caused the teams an extraordinary amount of grief. Without a permanent garage area for the NCTS, the teams have been working from the paddock inside the gravel horsetrack before moving down the hill and set up on pit road. The teams had selected their pit stalls yesterday and set up their equipment expecting to be the first race of the day. Now with the change to the schedule, the teams have had to totally disassemble their pit stalls and move their equipment in deference to the Busch teams. Once the Busch race is over, they will again have to totally rebuild their pit stalls for the third time of the weekend.
Speed TV Programming Update
06-04-2005 8:07 am
With the rainout, Speed Channel has realigned their Saturday evening programming. The MBNA Race Points 200 will now be telecast at 7:30 pm ET, replacing NASCAR Live, Formula 1 Decade, and Cars at Carlisle.
Schedule Update
06-04-2005 8:21 am
NASCAR has released a revised schedule that now shows two NASCAR Nextel Cup Series practice sessions before the Busch Series race, the Busch race scheduled for 1:35 pm ET, and the NCTS race now scheduled for an approximate 4:30 pm ET start.
First Cup Practice In
06-04-2005 10:44 am
The first of the two Cup practices that replaced the NCTS on the morning schedule is now in the books. The rain has moved out of the area and we should be good to go the rest of the afternoon. We'll keep you updated throughout the morning and early afternoon.
Trucks Still Impounded
06-04-2005 11:05 am
Even with the rain and the constant moving and relocating of equipment, the Trucks are still under impound until final adjustments are made just prior to the race. The Trucks still sit on pit road, but will be moved to the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series garage following the conclusion of their second practice, which is rolling off now.
Cup Practice Over
06-04-2005 12:12 pm
The second of the two Cup practice sessions has now concluded. Next on the docket is the NASCAR Busch Series race, scheduled for a 1:30 pm ET green flag.
Weather Update
06-04-2005 12:13 pm
It is still gray and cloudy here in Dover, but the weather experts guarantee is there is no chance of rain the remainder of the afternoon. Some forecasters even suggest it will be sunny by the time the NCTS race fires off, tentatively scheduled for 4:30 pm ET.
Former Truckers in Cup
06-04-2005 12:37 pm
How did the former Truck Series drivers fare in Cup practice this morning? Former NCTS Dover winner (2001) Scott Riggs was second, while 2000 Dover winner Kurt Busch was 13th. Former series champion Greg Biffle was 18th, with 2002 series titlist Mike Bliss was 23rd. The 2003 series champ, Travis Kvapil, was 27th with Kevin Harvick in 34th. Mike Wallace was 37th with Jason Leffler in 38th.
Sun Shining on Dover
06-04-2005 12:41 pm
The sun has broken through the clouds and is shining down on the Dover International Speedway for the first time since we arrived here on Thursday morning. The clouds are still present, but they have risen considerably in the past hour, and the ceiling is now high enough that helicopters and the Goodyear blimp are now hovering overhead as we near the start of the NASCAR Busch Series race.
Lead Drivers at Dover
06-04-2005 12:48 pm
Here are the NCTS drivers that have led laps in the five previous races at Dover:
Ted Musgrave, 187
Rick Crawford, 182
Mike Wallace, 168
Mike Skinner, 85
Jason Leffler, 83
Jack Sprague, 69
Chad Chaffin, 59
Scott Riggs, 54
Carl Edwards, 46
Steve Park, 17
Bobby Hamilton, 14
Andy Houston, 10
Kurt Busch, 9
Hermie Sadler, 9
Greg Biffle, 7
Matt Crafton, 3
Ricky Hendrick, 1
MFR Performance, Dover
06-04-2005 12:51 pm
Chevrolet: 81 entries, 0 wins
Dodge: 51 entries, 4 wins
Ford: 36 entries, 1 win
Toyota: 7 entries, 0 wins
D-over time?
06-04-2005 12:53 pm
Only one NCTS race at Dover has ever had to go into overtime. The inaugural NCTS race here in 2000 had a late caution flag that extended the race to 203 laps.
Busch Driver Intros Underway
06-04-2005 1:17 pm
The Busch Series race is next, with the drivers being introduced to the crowd right now. Hopefully the Busch boys can run a quick, clean race and we move into Truck mode relatively quickly.
Final Adjustments
06-04-2005 2:28 pm
The NCTS teams are now making their way to the Cup garage to start making their final adjustments prior to the start of the MBNA Race Points 200.
Each team can send two crew members to the truck to make the following adjustments:
Add/Remove Tape from Grille
Prime Oil System
Open Oil Cooler Valve
Add Water
Start Engine
Set Tire Pressure
Install Radio
Add Driver Water Bottle
Add Maximum Five Gallons of Fuel
Track Bar Adjusted
Shocks Clicked
One Round of Wedge (In or Out)
Teams may NOT:
Jack up the truck
Add or hook up sway bars
Open hood
Adjust rear spoilers
Change tires
First Half of Hornaday's Daily Double Sees Problems
06-04-2005 3:05 pm
Ron Hornaday took over the No. 32 Chevrolet for today's Busch Series race, and with the rainout yesterday had 400 miles in front of him this afternoon. Hornaday's Busch Series adventures took a turn for the worse just moments ago as he spun entering turn three and smacked the outside retaining wall.
Busch's Daily Double Ends the Same Way
06-04-2005 3:08 pm
Another driver doing double duty here today (and triple duty here this weekend) is Kyle Busch. Busch's attempt at double duty today just ended in a similar fashion to Ron Hornaday and he and Kevin Harvick collided on the front stretch and into the wall. Busch apparently went afoul of NASCAR officials after driving his car the wrong way up the front stretch on his way to the garage and has been summoned to the Busch Series offices for a scolding.
Busch Race Done, Trucks FINALLY Up Next!
06-04-2005 3:42 pm
It's 24 hours behind schedule, but it looks as though we have a Truck Series race in the immediate future! The Busch cars have just finished their event with Martin Truex on his way to victory lane. The Busch crews are breaking down their pits and the truck teams are ready to get after it. Keep it locked here for all the Live! coverage of the MBNA Race Points 200.
Congrats to Wally Rogers and Family
06-04-2005 4:04 pm
TruckSeries.com extends our congratulations to Wally and Renee Rogers on the birth of twin daughters on Friday. Rogers is the crew chief on the No. 6 Chevrolet for driver Ron Hornaday. Rogers left Dover to be with his wife, and he will be replaced by team owner Kevin Harvick and his Nextel Cup Series crew chief Todd Berrier for the race this afternoon.
Still Setting Up Pit Road
06-04-2005 4:28 pm
The crews are setting up the pits as quickly as they can. Dover International Speedway officials have cleared the grandstands, which are still empty, so we are still a ways away from going green. We'll give you an update on the estimated start time as soon as we hear it from NASCAR.
Stands Now Filling...Intros Under Way
06-04-2005 4:32 pm
The stands have been reopened, the people are flowing in by the hundreds, and the drivers are crossing the stage for driver introductions. We should be about 20 minutes away from going green. Keep it locked right here to TrackSideLive! presented by Team ASE for all the race action once we go green in the MBNA Race Points 200.
Trucks will roll from the Cup garage
06-04-2005 4:36 pm
NASCAR has instructed the drivers to report to their trucks in the Cup garage. They are gridded in position and will get the command and roll from the Cup garage.
Strapped in and ready to go!
06-04-2005 4:50 pm
The Anthem has been performed, the drivers are strapped in and we are ready to go! Stay right here everybody, we're going to have a good time bringing you all the action from Dover International Speedway...
Race Updates 1-10
06-04-2005 4:51 pm
10. Lap 7 - Hornaday looks inside and then outside in the restart. Cook leads.
9. Lap 6 - Craven came to pit road to replace flat spotted tires. Hines and Pressley also make additional stops. One lap to go signal given to the field. Chaffin comes down pit road for fuel.
8. Lap 5 - Hines also has slight damage to the nose of his machine, and has made two stops to add tape to nosepiece.
7. Lap 3 - Huffman goes to the garage area for repairs. Park, Whitt and Benson also suffered heavy damage. Smith has been able to continue although he has significant damage to the grille of his machine.
6. Start - Hornaday goes three wide with Starr and Cook into turn one on the start, but before one lap is complete, a 5-truck crash on the backstretch brings out the first caution of the day. Steve Park was tagged and sent sideways down the backstretch and the stackup caught up Robert Huffman, Regan Smith, Johnny Benson, and Brandon Whitt. Cook leads, followed by Hornaday, Starr, Busch, and Peters.
5. One to go signal has just been given. Starr, Cook, Hornaday, Peters, Busch, Skinner, Lester, Reutimann, Huffman, and Park are the top-10 for the start.
4. All Trucks are rolling.
3. The Trucks are making their way on to the speedway from the Cup garage. They will take three laps on the roll-off before we go green.
2. Engines have been started.
1. Four drivers will go to the back for the start: Tracy Hines (unapproved transmission change), Jimmy Spencer (missed driver introductions), Chase Montgomery (unapproved adjustment, changed flat tire), and Ricky Craven (missed pre-qualifying inspection). UPDATE: Robert Pressley will also fall to the back on the start (unapproved adjustment, replaced fuel line).
Race Updates 11-20
06-04-2005 5:12 pm
20. Lap 42 - Restart. Hornaday leads Starr and Cook. Cook moves to the ourside of Starr, who gets loose and slides down into the inside wall down the backstretch. The fourth caution of the day comes out.
19. Lap 38 - Pit stops: Hornaday leads Starr, Cook, Busch and Sprague off pit road. Skinner is sixth, with Peters, Lester, Stewart, and Hamilton the top-10. Reutimann, Crawford, Setzer, Musgrave, Bodine, Gaughan, Craven, Kluever, Bickle, Crafton, Schrader, Renshaw, Chaffin, Keselowski, Spencer, and Pressley rounded out the lead lap trucks off pit road.
18. Lap 36 - Sutton again spins off turn four and makes moderate contact with the inside retaining wall. The caution is a huge break for Crafton, Schrader, Setzer, and Lepage who were less than two seconds ahead of leader Hornaday.
17. Lap 33 - Whitt returns to the track with the front bodywork completely removed from his machine.
16. Lap 30 - Hornaday has opened up a half-straightaway lead on Cook and has caught the tail end of the lead lap. Hines, Sutton, Montgomery, and Bickle have been lapped on the track.
15. Lap 23 - Hornaday leads Cook by 10 truck lengths. They have opened up over half a straightaway over Starr in third. Busch is fourth, Peters fifth, followed by Skinner, Stewart, Sprague, Lester, Musgrave, Reutimann, Bodine, Hamilton, Crawford, Gaughan, Crafton, Schrader, Setzer, Lepage, Klever, Spencer, Renshaw, Chaffin, Craven, Keselowski, Hines, Pressley, Montgomery, and Bickle.
14. Lap 19 - The field has now strung out and is single file.
13. Lap 13 - Restart, Hornaday powers around the outside to take the lead. Cook is second. Starr challenges busch for third. Peters runs fifth. Skinner, Lester, Stewart, Sprague and Musgrave are the top-10.
12. Lap 11 - Craven to the tail end of the longest line for speeding exiting the pits. Bickle also comes to pit road. The one to go signal has just been given.
11. Lap 9 - As the field comes to complete the first green flag lap of the day, Sutton breaks loose and slides down the front stretch to bring out the second caution of the day. She did not make contact and has slowly come to the pits with flat front tires. Smith receives the free pass, while Sutton falls a lap off the pace.
Race Updates 21-30
06-04-2005 5:34 pm
30. Lap 86 - How dominant is Hornaday? He is on the same straightaway as Schrader, Crafton, Gaughan, Setzer, Reutimann, Craven, Lester, Skinner, and Peters.
29. Lap 82 - Hornaday leads as he has lapped Starr and Chaffin and is closing in on Musgrave and Crawford.
28. Lap 76 - Benson returns to the race, 75 laps down.
27. Lap 72 - The field is spread all around the Monster Mile. Todd Bodine has moved up to sixth and is the fastest truck on the track.
26. Lap 68 - Busch slides under Cook to take second, with Sprague following him through to third. Cook settles back in fourth.
25. Lap 64 - Skinner, Peters, and Stewart mix it up for fifth. Peters takes the spot with Skinner falling to seventh.
24. Lap 59 - Hornaday leads Cook by 2.1 seconds. Cook has 15 truck lengths on Busch and Sprague. Kluever comes to pit road for an unscheduled 4-tire pit stop.
23. Lap 54 - Edwards retires from the event. Hornaday, Cook, Busch, Sprague, Skinner, Peters, Stewart, Hamilton, Lester and Bodine are the top-10.
22. Lap 46 - Restart. Hornaday leads Cook, Busch, Sprague and Skinner. Busch is closing in on Cook with Sprague close in tow.
21. Lap 44 - Sutton takes her truck to the paddock. Starr pits to have the damage evaluated. Montgomery receives the free pass and rejoins the tail of the lead lap.
Race Updates, 31-40
06-04-2005 5:54 pm
40. Lap 137 - Hornaday has pulled away once again as Hamilton comes to pit road for an unscheduled four tire stop. Busch, Stewart, Bodine, Sprague, Cook, Reutimann, Skinner, Setzer and Peters are the rest of the top-10.
39. Lap 125 - Reutimann nudges Schrader coming out of turn four. Schrader kicks completely sideways but doesn't lose control. No caution, but it bunches the field up behind.
38. Lap 120 - Restart. Hornaday, Busch, Stewart, Sprague, and Cook are the top-5.
37. Lap 117 - Hornaday's truck is jumping out of gear while Lester spins off turn two. No damage to Lester's truck as he comes to pit road for four tires. The sixth caution flag of the days is out. Starr receives the free pass.
36. Lap 115 - Restart. Starr, Crafton, Gaughan, and Schrader line up to the inside as Hornaday leads Sprague, Busch, and Stewart on the start.
35. Lap 112 - Pit stops. Lead lap trucks all pit. Setzer receives the free pass in 13th. Hornaday leads Sprague, Busch, Stewart and Cook. Bodine is sixth, with Reutimann, Hamilton, Skinner, Peters, and Lester rounding out the top-10. Craven stays out to take over the lead and pick up five bonus points.
34. Lap 108 - NASCAR is evaluating possible debris on the backstretch. Pressley is high and out of the groove with a flat tire. Chaffin is out of the groove in turns one and two. The fifth caution of the day is out.
33. Lap 100 - Sprague moves to second, passing Busch on the inside in turn one.
32. Lap 97 - Hornaday is tied up within the battle for tenth. Craven, Skinner Lester, Gaughan, Setzer, and Crafton are all battling for position as Hornaday is trying to put them a lap down.
31. Lap 90 - Musgrave comes to pit road for a 4-tire change. Crafton and Setzer have been lapped, Gaughan, Lester, Craven and Skinner are on Hornaday's sights.
Race Updates 41-50
06-04-2005 6:24 pm
50. Lap 174 - As the leaders mix it up for the top five positions, Bodine gets loose coming off turn four and slides into Sprague, who slams head on into the front stretch wall and throws up a huge smoke screen for the rest of the field. Sprague's truck is heavily damaged and grinds to a stop on the backstretch. Sprague gestures to Bodine in disgust as the field passes by. Bodine brings his damaged truck to pit road. Crafton is waved around as he receives the free pass.
49. Lap 171 - Busch pressures Reutimann on the restart. Stewart is hammering on Peters for third.
48. Lap 169 - Skinner and Hornaday are the only lead lap trucks to pit. Reutimann leads Busch, Peters, Stewart, Bodine, Cook, Sprague, Setzer, Craven, and Gaughan. Skinner, Starr, Hornaday, Renshaw, and Crawford round out the top-15, with Crawford the first truck one lap down. Renshaw recieves the free pass.
47. Lap 167 - Todd Bodine breaks loose after contact from Stewart and nails Bill Lester, sending Lester into the turn three wall and out of the fourth position. Lester has damage to both sides of his truck and has come to the pits to the attention of his crew. Reutimann loses a two-second lead with Busch now on his tailgate.
46. Lap 162 - Lester feels heat from Busch, but holds the third position. Bodine tries to slide under Busch but cannot hold the spot. Busch now takes over third with Bodine trying to follow him through. Lester closes the door and holds on to the fourth spot.
45. Lap 158 - Sprague and Cook go into turn one side by side for seventh. Sprague gets loose and nudges Cook, and both slide up the groove allowing Skinner to sneak underneath and pass them both for position.
44. Lap 152 - Ragged restart sees the lapped trucks get stacked up on the green flag. Reutimann has eight lengths on Peters with Busch and Bodine battling for third.
43. Lap 150 - Reutimann stays out to keep thelead on the restart, with Peters, Lester, Busch, Bodine, Stewart, Sprague, Setzer, Cook, Skinner, Craven, Starr, Hornaday and Gaughan the rest of the lead lap trucks. Crafton is the first truck one lap down.
42. Lap 149 - Reutimann stays out to take over the lead and pick up five bonus points. Hornaday has to come back down pit road to tighten a loose lugnut.
41. Lap 147 - Caution flag flies for the sevent time of the day for debris in turn one. Several teams in question of making the distance on fuel will come to pit road for service. All of the leaders come to the pits. Gaughan will receive the free pass.
Race Updates, 51-54
06-04-2005 6:48 pm
55. All drivers evaluated and released after the several accidents here in Dover today.
54. Lap 190 - Restart, Busch and Stewart pull away as Cook passes Reutimann to take over third. Setzer and Gaughan come together down the backstretch with Setzer slamming head on into the wall. The caution is out for the 11th time in the race.
53. Lap 186 - Bodine cuts a tire coming off turn two and pounds the wall before slamming into the inside wall. Crafton barely squeeks by as Bodine comes off the wall.
52. Lap 182 - Reutimann doesn't come up to speed on the start and Busch sweeps past to take the lead. Stewart is second, Reutimann third, Cook fourth and Peters fifth.
51. Lap 178 - Reutimann leads Busch, Stewart, Peters and Cook. Setzer has moved to sixth with Gaughan, Craven, Hornaday and Starr the rest of the top-10. Renshaw, Skinner, Bodine, and Crafton are the rest of the lead lap trucks. Crawford is the first truck one lap down.
Unofficial Results: MBNA Race Points 200
06-04-2005 7:20 pm
1. Busch
2. Stewart
3. Cook
4. Hornaday
5. Reutimann
6. Peters
7. Craven
8. Starr
9. Crafton
10. Skinner
11. Crawford
12. Renshaw
13. Setzer
14. Schrader
15. Keselowski
16. Gaughan
17. Musgrave
18. Montgomery
19. Lepage
20. Kluever
21. Hamilton
22. Smith
23. Chaffin
24. Spencer
25. Hines
26. Pressley
27. Bickle
28. Bodine
29. Sprague
30. Lester
31. Sutton
32. Whitt
33. Edwards
34. Benson
35. Huffman
36. Park
Starr Taken to Local Hospital for Evaluation
06-04-2005 9:04 pm
With all of the incidents here in Dover today, we are very thankful none of the drivers were injured. However, David Starr was transported to a local hospital for evaluation following the race for carbon monoxide poisoning. Starr's truck was damaged in an incident on lap 46 when he got loose coming out of turn two and smacked the inside wall on the backstretch. Not surprisingly the crush panels were knocked out, letting exhaust gasses leak inside the cockpit.
MBNA Race Points 200 Fast Facts
06-04-2005 9:17 pm
Kyle Busch picks up his second win of the 2005 season; the last driver to win two consecutive NCTS races was Kasey Kahne (2004; Darlington and Homestead)...Busch now has four top-10 finishes in nine career NCTS starts...this was Busch's first NCTS start at Dover; in four NASCAR Busch Series starts at Dover, Busch has one top-5 and two top-10 finishes...Terry Cook finished third, his second consecutive top-3 finish; Cook now has two top-5 and four top-10 finishes this season...David Reutimann finished fifh, his first top-5 finish of the season...Raybestos Rookie contender Timothy Peters finished a career-best sixth; his previous best finish had been 16th at Gateway...
NCTS Top-10
06-04-2005 9:23 pm
Here is the top-10 in NCTS points following Dover:
1. Musgrave 1200
2. Craven 1180
3. Hamilton 1147
4. Hornaday 1100
5. Spencer 1084
6. Setzer 1064
7. Crafton 1018
8. Cook 1007
9. Starr 977
Benson 958
Owners on the Bubble for Texas
06-04-2005 9:37 pm
Who won't have to sweat out qualifying at Texas:
25. ThorSport No. 13
26. Darrell Waltrip Motorsports No. 12
27. Green Light Racing No. 07
28. Orleans Racing No. 77
29. Bobby Hamilton Racing No. 18
30. Sutton Motorsports No. 02
Who will be sweating out qualifying in Texas:
31. Clean Line Racing No. 38
32. BHR2 No. 8
33. Morgan-Dollar Motorsports No. 47
34. Mighty Motorsports No. 24
35. Oostlander Racing No. 21
36. Germain-Arnold Racing No. 9
Manufacturer Race Notes
06-04-2005 9:56 pm
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Toyota
Goodnight from Dover
06-04-2005 10:08 pm
That's it folks! We're calling it a night, we'll see you in Texas on Thursday. Good night everybody!
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