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Good Morning from Texas
06-09-2005 10:03 am
Good morning from the second-largest sports stadium in the world, the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway. There was a thin layer of clouds overhead when we woke up this morning, but it's burning off and the searing hot sun is making life unbearable in the garage area. Temperatures are expected to climb into the mid to uppper 90s here this afternoon, and with high humidity showers are always a possiblility. We will keep you updated on everything going on here in Texas, including pesky Mother Nature, throughout the day as we practice and qualify for round nine of the 2005 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, the Chex 400k. Keep your browsers locked on to TrackSideLive! presented by Team ASE, right here at TruckSeries.com, your source for all the news you can use from Texas.
Today's Track Schedule
06-09-2005 10:16 am
Here is the schedule for today's activities in Texas:
8 am ET: NCTS Garage Opens
11:30 am ET: NCTS Rookie and Spotter Meetings/Draw for Qualifying Order
12:15-1:15 pm ET: NCTS Practice 1
1:45-2:45 pm ET: NCTS Final Practice
7 pm ET: NCTS Bud Pole Qualifying (
Click here for Live! Bud Pole Qualifying
)
TMS Track Facts
06-09-2005 10:20 am
Here is the breakdown on Texas Motor Speedway:
TMS is a 1.5-mile quad oval with a double dog-leg on the front straightaway. The turns are banked at 24 degrees, with the straightaways tilted at 5 degrees. The length of the frontstretch is 2,250 feet, while the backstretch is 1,330 feet long. The 167-lap scheduled distance translates to 250.5 miles or 400 kilometers.
There have been fourteen previous NCTS races at TMS since 1997, and there have been 10 winners here (one of only two tracks on the series schedule that has had 10 different winners). Here are the previous pole and race winners at TMS:
1997: Pole, Mike Bliss; Race, Kenny Irwin
1998: Pole, Jack Sprague; Race, Tony Raines
1999 (1): Pole, Jay Sauter; Race, Dennis Setzer
1999 (2): Pole, Jay Sauter; Race, Jay Sauter
2000 (1): Pole, Greg Biffle; Race, Greg Biffle
2000 (2): Pole, Bryan Reffner; Race, Bryan Reffner
2001 (1): Pole, Scott Riggs; Race, Jack Sprague
2001 (2): Pole, Scott Riggs; Race, Travis Kvapil
2002 (1): Pole, Jason Leffler; Race, Brendan Gaughan
2002 (2): Pole, Mike Bliss; Race: Brendan Gaughan
2003 (1): Pole, Qualifying Not Held; Race, Brendan Gaughan
2003 (2): Pole, Andy Houston; Race, Brendan Gaughan
2004 (1): Pole, Ted Musgrave; Race, Dennis Setzer
2004 (2): Pole, Mike Skinner; Race, Todd Bodine
Dodge has 5 wins, Chevrolet has 5 wins, Dodge has 3 wins, and Toyota has 1 win at TMS.
Speed Adds Andretti to Texas Team
06-09-2005 11:21 am
John Andretti will join the Speed Channel broadcast team as a color analyst for the Chex 400 tomorrow night. Andretti has served as an analyst before, notably for the Brickyard 400 in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network.
“Usually I am sitting behind the steering wheel so I guess this will be a little further away than usual,” said Andretti, “but I am really looking forward to it. I’ve worked some with SPEED on its television programs in the past and I am a regular contributor to WIBC Radio (Indianapolis) but this will be my first shot as a color analyst for a live race broadcast.”
Andretti has never driven in the Truck Series before, but said he'd like to give it a shot.
“I’d love to try it sometime because it is great racing,” Andretti said. “I love the side-by-side stuff and the close finishes. I can’t think of a racer anywhere who wouldn’t want to try the Truck series.”
New Paint
06-09-2005 11:27 am
Several drivers are here this weekend with some new paint on their rides.
Bobby Hamilton is here back in the No. 04 Tech-Net colors this weekend.
Eric Norris is entered in the Green Light Racing No. 07 Pavestone Chevrolet.
Johnny Sauter is in the Billy Ballew Motorsports No. 15 Chevrolet this weekend, which is back to it's traditional orange look here this weekend. Chex has signed on for a one-race sponsorship.
Bill Lester is in the No. 22 US Army Toyota here today, which is painted virtually identical to the Army Cup car.
Chad Chaffin is in a brilliantly colored red-and-blue No. 30 Toyota this weekend sponsored by Edy's Ice Cream.
Dennis Setzer is back in the red and silver No. 46 Chevrolet Siverado Z71Chevrolet this weekend.
Todd Kluever is running anothe race in the white and blue Shell Rotella T colors on his No. 50 Ford.
Robert Pressley is in the No. 59 Con-Way Trucking Dodge this weekend.
Steve Park's No. 62 Dodge has a slightly different look to it with the South Padre Island colors on it.
Double Duty
06-09-2005 11:33 am
Several drivers are attempting double duty of one type or another this weekend.
The driver going the farthest distance between his two rides this weekend is four-time Texas NCTS winner Brendan Gaughan. Gaughan will relieve 2002 NCTS Champion Mike Bliss in the No. 0 NetZero Chevrolet at Pocono during practice on Friday and will be standing by on Sunday in case Bliss needs relief.
Ron Hornaday and Johnny Sauter will be doing double duty this weekend as well, commuting back and forth between Texas and Nashville. Hornaday's regular ride is in the No. 6 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick, and will be filling the seat of the No.32 Winfuel Chevrolet for Braun Racing in the Busch Series race this weekend. Sauter's regular ride is the No. 1 Dodge in the Busch Series and will be taking the reins of the No. 15 Chevrolet this weekend, the truck that has won the last two NCTS races with Kyle Busch in the seat at Charlotte and Dover.
The guy with the shortest commute this weekend may be the one making the biggest jump, so to speak. Jimmy Kite is going from one side of the garage area to the other here in Texas, but is going from a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series ride to an IRL Indy Car Series ride. He will again wheel the No. 91 Ethanol Hemelgarn Racing Dallara/Toyota, the same car he drove in the 89th Indianapolis 500 two weeks ago.
Entry List Updates
06-09-2005 11:42 am
There are some changes to our "normal" entry list here this week.
Jimmy Kite is back in the No. 06 MRD Motorsports Chevrolet.
Eric Norris is in the No. 07 Green Light Racing Chevrolet, while Johnny Chapman is in the team's No. 08 Chevrolet.
Johnny Sauter is in the No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports Chevrolet.
Blake Mallory is the driver of the No. 24 Mighty Motorsports Chevrolet this weekend.
Tom DeLoach has taken over the ownership role of the No. 38 Toyota, now fielded by Red Horse Racing. Driver Brandon Whitt's father, Daniel Whitt, had been listed as the owner of what was then called Clean Line Racing.
Clay Rogers made his series debut at Charlotte and impressed Glynnn Motorsports, which has him in the seat of its No. 65 Dodge. The team's usual pilot, Regan Smith, is wheeling its Dodge this weekend in the Busch Series race in Dover.
No one going home...
06-09-2005 11:46 am
There are only 36 drivers and teams listed on the entry list here for the Chex 400, meaning everyone that is here will make the starting line up. The teams that were originally needing to qualify based upon their qualifying speed are as follows:
Jimmy Kite, No. 06 MRD Motorsports Chevrolet
Deborah Renshaw, No. 8 BHR2 Dodge
Shige Hattori, No. 9 Germain-Arnold Racing Toyota
Blake Mallory, No. 24 Mighty Motorsports Chevrolet
Brandon Whitt, No. 38 Red Horse Racing Toyota
Clay Rogers, No. 65 Glynn Motorsports Dodge
TMS Track Records
06-09-2005 11:50 am
Just how fast is Texas Motor Speedway?
The qualifying record is held by Mike Skinner, set last June, with a quick lap of 29.642 seconds/182.174 miles per hour. That lap makes Texas the fourth fastest track on the series schedule, behind only Daytona (187.563 mph, Joe Ruttman, 2000); Charlotte (183.051 mph, Mike Skinner, 2005); and Atlanta (182.735 mph, Rick Crawford, 2005). It is expected that with the softer tire used in 2005 that TMS will leapfrog back over Atlanta and Charlotte and move back into second place on the fastest track charts.
The race record was set last spring by Dennis Setzer, who won with an average speed of 148.959 miles per hour, which is the second-fastest race in NCTS histor, behind only Brendan Gaughan's 154.044 mph average at Michigan in 2003.
Practice about to start...
06-09-2005 12:06 pm
Practice is just seconds away from starting. NASCAR is going through their routine radio checks, ensuring all of the officials can hear and that all of the safety personnel are in place.
A few teams are still working on getting though pre-practice tech inspection. The 30, 59, 08, and 13 trucks are still working on getting their stickers to make it out on track.
Does anybody see any reason we can't go green?
06-09-2005 12:12 pm
That was the question posed on NASCAR's radio just moments ago, and the answer came back a resounding no! We are on track in Texas, with Ron Hornaday and Terry Cook taking the first laps around TMS. We'll have all the news and notes as they happen...keep it locked on to TrackSideLive!
They Said It, Practice 1 No. 1
06-09-2005 12:13 pm
Terry Cook, No. 10 Ford: "It's just too tight coming off turn turn."
Dennis Setzer, No. 46 Chevrolet: "I got loose in the center of turn one and when I turned to the right to correct it it got me loose going through turn two."
Matt Crafton, No. 88 Chevrolet: "We're loose at both ends."
They Said It, Practice 1 No. 1
06-09-2005 12:13 pm
Terry Cook, No. 10 Ford: "It's just too tight coming off turn turn."
Dennis Setzer, No. 46 Chevrolet: "I got loose in the center of turn one and when I turned to the right to correct it it got me loose going through turn two."
Matt Crafton, No. 88 Chevrolet: "We're loose at both ends."
David Reutimann, No. 17 Toyota: "It's loose getting in and stays free around the center. We need to be tighter on entry for the long run."
They Said It, Practice 1 No. 2
06-09-2005 12:18 pm
Chase Montgomery, No. 18 Dodge: "It's a little unsettling when you drive it off into the corner at first. I want to try the backup box before we start trying anything else, because this is the same deal that gave us problems in Charlotte."
Jimmy Spencer, No. 2 Dodge: "Let's just wait and see what we've got. How fast is everyone else running? How much longer do we have to sit in detention?"
Top-10
06-09-2005 12:24 pm
A quick look at the top-10:
1. Skinner, 29.808
2. Sezter, 30.047
3. Benson, 30.142
4. Hornaday, 30.175
5. Reutimann, 30.203
6. Montgomery, 30.261
7. Sauter, 30.358
8. Huffman, 30.368
9. Craven, 30.453
10. Crafton, 30.470
Practice 1 Rundown 1
06-09-2005 12:30 pm
1. Skinner, 29.808
2. Setzer, 30.047
3. Musgrave, 30.072
4. Spencer, 30.100
5. Whitt, 30.115
6. Benson, 30.147
7. Park, 30.149
8. Hornaday, 30.175
9. Reutimann, 30.203
10. Cook, 30.224
11. Sprague, 30.238
12. Montgomery, 30.261
13. Norris, 30.296
14. Starr, 30.341
15. Sauter, 30.358
16. Huffman, 30.368
17. Peters, 30.402
18. Craven, 30.453
19. Crafton, 30.470
20. Renshaw, 30.487
21. Keselowski, 30.563
22. Gaughan, 30.612
23. Kluever, 30.632
24. Bodine, 30.694
25. Sutton, 30.925
26. Kite, 31.509
They Said It, Practice 1 No. 3
06-09-2005 12:34 pm
Ricky Craven, No. 99 Ford: "Let's go ahead and change that left rear shock and the springs. I can definitely feel the difference."
Clay Rogers, No. 65 Dodge: "It hits the ground a little and bounces up the track a little bit, but it's not to bad. I never really had to get all the way out of the gas, we're close to wide open the whole way around."
Practice 1 Rundown 2
06-09-2005 12:42 pm
1. Skinner 29.808
2. Hamilton, 30.028
3. Setzer, 30.047
4. Musgrave, 30.072
5. Craven, 30.084
6. Spencer, 30.100
7. Whitt, 30.115
8. Crawford, 30.130
9. Benson, 30.142
10. Park, 30.149
11. Hornaday, 30.175
12. Reutimann, 30.203
13. Cook, 30.224
14. Sprague, 30.238
15. Montgomery, 30.261
16. Norris, 30.296
17. Sauter, 30.316
18. Starr, 30.341
19. Huffman, 30.368
20. Peters, 30.402
21. Lester, 30.417
22. Renshaw, 30.467
23. Crafton, 30.470
24. Bodine, 30.488
25. Kluever, 30.530
26. Keselowski, 30.563
27. Gaughan, 30.612
28. Chapman, 30.689
29. Sutton, 30.925
30. Kite, 31.151
31. Rogers, 31.156
32. Mallory, 31.400
33. Hattori, 31.899
No Time:
Hines
Chaffin
Pressley
They Said It, Practice 1 No. 4
06-09-2005 12:48 pm
Todd Bodine, No. 66 Toyota: "It feels really aggressive. You can't tug the wheel on it at all. It feels like a slot car."
Matt Crafton, No. 88 Chevrolet: "It feels a lot better, especially getting in to three. The truck was driving me earlier, now I am driving it."
Mike Skinner, No. 5 Toyota: "Let's put a little more blade to it."
Practice 1 Rundown 3
06-09-2005 12:58 pm
1. Skinner, 29.808
2. Park, 29.995
3. Hamilton, 30.028
4. Setzer, 30.047
5. Musgrave, 30.072
6. Craven, 30.084
7. Spencer, 30.100
8. Whitt, 30.115
9. Crawford, 30.130
10. Benson, 30.142
11. Chaffin, 30.146
12. Hornaday, 30.175
13. Bodine, 30.195
14. Starr, 30.195
15. Reutimann, 30.203
16. Montgomery, 30.222
17. Cook, 30.224
18. Sprague, 30.238
19. Norris, 30.296
20. Sauter, 30.316
21. Huffman, 30.368
22. Crafton, 30.386
23. Peters, 30.402
24. Lester, 30.417
25. Chapman, 30.434
26. Renshaw, 30.467
27. Kluever, 30.530
28. Gaughan, 30.545
29. Keselowski, 30.561
30. Hines, 30.850
31. Sutton, 30.925
32. Rogers, 31.053
33. Kite, 31.089
34. Pressley, 31.117
35. Mallory, 31.348
36. Hattori, 31.489
Clean and Green
06-09-2005 1:04 pm
We have about five minutes left to go in Practice 1 and we have been clean and green so far with no incidents or delays.
Teams Struggling to Find Times
06-09-2005 1:10 pm
The teams in the garage area are having a hard time finding out just how fast they are running out on the speedway. They computer scoring monitors have had interference problems since the moment we went green, with most teams not having any usable timing data in their garage stalls. It makes it hard to know how fast you are running, and if the adjustsments you are making are helping or hurting, when you don't have access to the data. NASCAR is recommending teams put out an external antenna and point it towards the timing and scoring tower in hopes of fixing the problem.
Practice 1 Results
06-09-2005 1:29 pm
1 5 Mike Skinner 29.808 181.159
2 62 Steve Park 29.995 180.03
3 4 Bobby Hamilton 30.028 179.832
4 46 Dennis Setzer 30.047 179.718
5 1 Ted Musgrave 30.072 179.569
6 99 Ricky Craven 30.084 179.497
7 2 Jimmy Spencer 30.1 179.402
8 * 38 Brandon Whitt 30.115 179.313
9 14 Rick Crawford 30.13 179.223
10 23 Johnny Benson 30.142 179.152
11 30 Chad Chaffin 30.146 179.128
12 17 David Reutimann 30.149 179.11
13 6 Ron Hornaday Jr.30.175 178.956
14 66 Todd Bodine 30.195 178.838
15 75 David Starr 30.195 178.838
16 18 C. Montgomery 30.222 178.678
17 10 Terry Cook 30.224 178.666
18 16 Jack Sprague 30.238 178.583
19 7 Eric Norris 30.296 178.241
20 12 Robert Huffman 30.304 178.194
21 15 Johnny Sauter 30.316 178.124
22 88 Matt Crafton 30.386 177.713
23 4 T. Peters # 30.402 177.62
24 22 Bill Lester 30.417 177.532
25 8 Johnny Chapman 30.434 177.433
26 * 8 Deborah Renshaw 30.467 177.241
27 50 Todd Kluever # 30.53 176.875
28 77 Brendan Gaughan 30.545 176.788
29 29 Brad Keselowski 30.561 176.696
30 13 Tracy Hines 30.763 175.536
31 2 Kelly Sutton 30.925 174.616
32 * 65 Clay Rogers 31.053 173.896
33 * 6 Jimmy Kite # 31.089 173.695
34 59 Robert Pressley 31.117 173.539
35 * 24 Blake Mallory 31.348 172.26
36 * 9 Shige Hattori # 31.489 171.488
Final Practice Up Next
06-09-2005 1:35 pm
The 30-minute break is just about over, NASCAR is again going through their radio check, and we should be on track in the next couple of minutes. Hang in there, we still have a lot to cover here at TMS yet today!
Green!
06-09-2005 1:40 pm
The final hour of practice is underway. Chad Chaffin, in the truck that won here last fall, was first on the speedway followed by Jack Sprague.
They Said It, Practice 2 No. 1
06-09-2005 1:45 pm
Johnny Benson, No. 23 Toyota: "When I followed the 4 and then the 6 there was a difference. I pulled right up on the 6."
Ricky Craven, No. 99 Ford: "Let's try another set of shocks and take the rear track bar down one inch on the left and the right."
Final Practice Rundown 1
06-09-2005 1:56 pm
NASCAR timing and scoring is refreshing, so we don't have times but we do have the running order 15 minutes into practice:
1. Skinner
2. Chaffin
3. Hamilton
4. Setzer
5. Spencer
6. Whitt
7. Crafton
8. Peters
9. Musgrave
10. Starr
11. Reutimann
12. Montgomery
13. Sprague
14. Craven
15. Cook
16. Huffman
17. Norris
18. Kluever
19. Rogers
20. Lester
21. Benson
22. Horaday
23. Gaughan
24. Hines
25. Pressley
26. Renshaw
27. Sauter
28. Hattori
29. Kite
30. Mallory
31. Sutton
Final Practice Rundown 2
06-09-2005 2:10 pm
Clean and Green 30 minutes into the session...
1. Benson, 29.895
2. Crawford, 29.908
3. Skinner, 30.013
4. Chaffin, 30.115
5. Hamilton, 30.208
6. Setzer, 30.301
7. Spencer, 30.459
8. Whitt, 30.479
9. Bodine, 30.503
10. Crafton, 30.508
11. Peters, 30.513
12. Musgrave, 30.519
13. Montgomery, 30.531
14. Starr, 30.545
15. Reutimann, 30.552
16. Sprague, 30.576
17. Craven, 30.620
18. Hornaday, 30.621
19. Cook, 30.622
20. Huffman, 30.683
21. Gaughan, 30.698
22. Norris, 30.714
23. Kluever, 30.727
24. Lester, 30.745
25. Rogers, 30.753
26. Hines, 30.758
27. Pressley, 30.968
28. Renshaw, 30.996
29. Sauter, 30.121
30. Hattori, 31.184
31. Kite, 31.202
32. Mallory, 31.472
33. Sutton, 32.097
They Said It, Final Practice No. 2
06-09-2005 2:15 pm
Ricky Craven, No. 99 Ford: "For some reason it steps out on me in the exact same spot every lap. It doesn't matter what line I take, it always steps out."
Todd Kluever, No. 50 Ford: "it's the best it felt for a while. We've been tight for so long I hate to put on new tires and then get really loose."
Final Practice Rundown 3
06-09-2005 2:23 pm
1. Benson, 29.985
2. Crawford, 29.908
3. Park, 30.009
4. Skinner, 30.013
5. Chaffin, 30.115
6. Montgomery, 30.163
7. Hamilton, 30.208
8. Renshaw, 30.245
9. Setzer, 30.301
10. Chapman, 30.377
11. Whitt, 30.409
12. Reutimann, 30.450
13. Spencer, 30.459
14. Huffman, 30.462
15. Sprague, 30.472
16. Bodine, 30.484
17. Crafton, 30.508
18. Peters, 30.513
19. Musgrave, 30.519
20. Starr, 30.545
21. Craven, 30.571
22. Cook, 30.620
23. Hornaday, 30.621
24. Gaughan, 30.698
25. Norris, 30.714
26. Kluever, 30.727
27. Lester, 30.745
28. Rogers, 30.753
29. Hines, 30.758
30. Keselowski, 30.832
31. Kite, 30.928
32. Pressley, 30.968
33. Sauter, 30.978
34. Hattori, 31.184
35. Mallory, 31.472
36. Sutton, 32.097
Final Practice Results
06-09-2005 2:57 pm
1 5 Mike Skinner 29.734 181.61
2 16 Jack Sprague 29.785 181.299
3 23 Johnny Benson 29.895 180.632
4 14 Rick Crawford 29.908 180.554
5 30 Chad Chaffin 29.936 180.385
6 62 Steve Park 30.009 179.946
7 46 Dennis Setzer 30.025 179.85
8 22 Bill Lester 30.107 179.36
9 12 Robert Huffman 30.133 179.206
10 18 C. Montgomery 30.163 179.027
11 * 38 Brandon Whitt 30.181 178.921
12 2 Jimmy Spencer 30.202 178.796
13 4 Bobby Hamilton 30.208 178.761
14 4 T. Peters # 30.224 178.666
15 * 8 Deborah Renshaw 30.245 178.542
16 66 Todd Bodine 30.248 178.524
17 75 David Starr 30.252 178.501
18 1 Ted Musgrave 30.287 178.294
19 8 Johnny Chapman 30.377 177.766
20 13 Tracy Hines 30.377 177.766
21 99 Ricky Craven 30.401 177.626
22 * 65 Clay Rogers 30.413 177.556
23 17 David Reutimann 30.45 177.34
24 50 Todd Kluever # 30.507 177.009
25 88 Matt Crafton 30.508 177.003
26 7 Eric Norris 30.559 176.707
27 15 Johnny Sauter 30.602 176.459
28 6 R. Hornaday Jr. 30.621 176.35
29 10 Terry Cook 30.622 176.344
30 77 Brendan Gaughan 30.698 175.907
31 29 Brad Keselowski 30.832 175.143
32 * 6 Jimmy Kite # 30.928 174.599
33 59 Robert Pressley 30.968 174.374
34 * 9 Shige Hattori # 31.184 173.166
35 2 Kelly Sutton 31.385 172.057
36 * 24 Blake Mallory 31.472 171.581
Practice Over, Qualifying Next
06-09-2005 3:47 pm
Practice has concluded and the next item on the agenda is Bud Pole Qualifying, which comes your way at 7 pm ET, exclusively here at TruckSeries.com. We'll keep you updated as the teams get their trucks ready to go through tech inspection...
TruckShots and Audio too!
06-09-2005 3:51 pm
Look over to the right of the TrackSideLive! page to check out all of the TruckShots and TrackSideLive! audio from Texas! We'll have more continually throughout the rest of today and tomorrow too!
Birthplace of the NCTS lost to history after 2005
06-09-2005 4:15 pm
Mesa Marin Speedway, the birthplace of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, will close following the 2005 season. The track hosted several exhbition races for what was then called the NASCAR SuperTruck Series in 1994, and was host to two series races in the first official season, 1995. In addition to being the site of the first ever Truck exhibition race, the first actual truck was built in a shop on the track grounds by Gary Collins, son of track promoter Marion Collins. Mesa Marin hosted nine NCTS races from 1995 to 2003, with Ron Hornaday winning the first and Dennis Setzer winning the last race. Other winners included Randy Tolsma, Rick Carelli, Mike Wallace, and Ted Musgrave.
Check out the comments from the Director of Communications for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series,
Owen Kearns
and
Matt Crafton
.
Inspection line's been busy
06-09-2005 5:46 pm
The inspection line has been bery busy here in Texas as most of the teams have been through and have their trucks ready to go for qualifying, coming up at 7 pm ET. With the oppressive heat here in Texas, as soon as the truck is through the line the crew heads back to the transporter and to some refuge from the heat.
Craven to have help from the Caped Crusader in Michigan
06-09-2005 5:56 pm
Ricky Craven will have some additional help when we head to Michigan next weekend. He will have Batman on the side panels of the No. 99 Ford as the track and Roush Racing are helping to promote "Batman Begins".
"I am really looking forward to racing the 'Batman Begins' truck at Michigan and hopefully having him there will give us a little extra help," Craven said. "My son is pretty excited about it too and plans to be there to meet one of his favorite super heroes. I'm hoping he can share some of his secrets about how he gets extra speed out of the Batmobile that I can use on my truck. I'm also counting on him to keep some of my competitors at a distance on the track."
Skinner Wins Bud Pole Enroute to Track Record
06-09-2005 9:32 pm
With Mike Skinner breaking his own track record, Bill Davis Racing's Toyota Tundras swept three of the top five starting positions for Friday night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chex 400K race at Texas Motor Speedway. Skinner, who lapped the 1.5-mile track at 182.174 mph last October, clicked off an even quicker lap Thursday - despite temperatures in the 90s. Skinner's fast lap was 182.902 mph, just .134-second quicker than the 182.076 turned by Rick Crawford's Ford. David Starr, the Bud Pole winner a week ago at Dover International Speedway, took the No. 3 starting position at 181.971.
Skinner's teammates, Johnny Benson and Bill Lesteer, claimed fourth and fifth place slots in the 36-truck field. Benson ran a lap of 181.965 and Lester a lap of 181.677.
Sophomore driver Deborah Renshaw timed into the field in the No. 9 position marking the first time a female driver has qualified among the top 10 in a series race since 1997. Renshaw drives a Dodge prepared by defending series champion Bobby Hamilton. She was the quickest among Dodges competing in the race. Hamilton qualified 31st with defending Chex 400K winner Dennis Setzer 13th.
Shige Hattori, an Indy Racing League veteran at Texas Motor Speedway, was the top qualifying Raybestos rookie contender. Hattori qualified his Toyota in the No. 17 position.
MFR Qual Notes
06-09-2005 9:56 pm
Here are links to the manufacturer's qualifying notes:
Chevrolet
| Dodge |
Ford
|
Toyota
That's gonna be a night! See you all tomorrow
06-09-2005 9:33 pm
We're going to call it a night from a warm and humid Texas Motor Speedway. Qualifying audio is being edited and posted, so check the Sights and Sounds box to the right of the page for our exclusive post-qualifying wrap-up. The garage opens at 4 pm ET tomorrow afternoon, and we'll be the first ones through the gates to chase down all the news makers and bring you all the statistical breakdowns leading up to the Chex 400. They're turning off the lights so we've gotta go! See you tomorrow everybody...
Good Afternoon from TMS
06-10-2005 3:04 pm
Good afternoon from Texas Motor Speedway. It is another scorcher here in Texas with temperatures expected to reach the mid-90s. There is a stiff breeze and with the high humidity, there is always a chance we could get some thunderstorms to pop. We don't expect any curveballs from Mother Nature this afternoon or evening and we expect everything to come off as scheduled. The Indy Cars are out practicing now, and the NCTS garage remains closed until 5 pm ET, but we are here and we're going to get you some of the stats and analysis to get you ready for tonight's Chex 400. Keep it locked to TruckSeries.com for all the news you can use from Texas!
Best Finish, Texas Spring Race
06-10-2005 3:33 pm
Here is the best finish in the spring race at Texas for each driver in the starting field here this evening:
Brendan Gaughan, 3 starts, 1st
Dennis Setzer, 7 starts, 1st
Jack Sprague, 6 starts, 1st
Ted Musgrave, 4 starts, 2nd
Rick Crawford, 8 starts, 3rd
David Reutimann, 1 start, 3rd
David Starr, 7 starts, 3rd
Chad Chaffin, 2 starts, 5th
Robert Pressley, 2 starts, 6th
Matt Crafton, 4 starts, 7th
Bobby Hamilton, 2 starts, 7th
Terry Cook, 8 starts, 9th
Ron Hornaday, 3 starts, 10th
Steve Park, 1 start, 10th
Bill Lester, 3 starts, 11th
Mike Skinner, 1 start, 11th
Tracy Hines, 1 start, 16th
Chase Montgomery, 1 start, 17th
Brandon Whitt, 1 start, 22nd
Brad Keselowski, 1 start, 25th
Robert Huffman, 1 start, 28th
Kelly Sutton, 1 start, 30th
Here are the first time starters in the spring race at TMS: Johnny Benson, Deborah Renshaw, Ricky Craven, Steve Park, Eric Norris, Jimmy Spencer, Shige Hattori, Clay Rogers, Timothy Peters, Johnny Chapman, Todd Kluever, Todd Bodine, Jimmy Kite, Johnny Sauter, Blake Mallory.
Best Finish, Texas Overall
06-10-2005 3:39 pm
Here is the overall best finish at Texas for all the drivers in the field here at Texas:
Todd Bodine, 1 start, 1st
Brendan Gaughan, 5 starts, 1st (4 times)
Dennis Setzer, 13 starts, 1st (2 times)
Jack Sprague, 10 starts, 1st
Johnny Benson, 1 start, 2nd
Rick Crawford, 14 starts, 2nd
Ted Musgrave, 8 starts, 2nd
Bobby Hamilton, 4 starts, 3rd
David Reutimann, 2 starts, 3rd
David Starr, 13 starts, 3rd
Chad Chaffin, 5 starts, 5th
Terry Cook, 14 starts, 6th
Robert Pressley, 4 starts, 6th
Matt Crafton, 8 starts, 7th
Ron Hornaday, 4 starts, 10th
Steve Park, 2 starts, 10th
Tracy Hines, 3 starts, 11th
Bill Lester, 6 starts, 11th
Mike Skinner, 2 starts, 11th
Brandon Whitt, 3 starts, 15th
Chase Montgomery, 2 starts, 17th
Eric Norris, 6 starts, 17th
Brad Keselowski, 1 start, 25th
Robert Huffman, 2 starts, 28th
Kelly Sutton, 2 starts, 30th
Johnny Chapman, 1 start, 31st
Deborah Renshaw, 1 start, 34th
Drivers making their first career NCTS start at Texas: Ricky Craven, Jimmy Spencer, Clay Rogers, Todd Kluever, Timothy Peters, Jimmy Kite, Johnny Sauter, Blake Mallory
TMS Texas Race Summary
06-10-2005 4:21 pm
There have been 14 previous races here at TMS, and here is a statistical summary:
Average Starting Position of Winner: 6.14; Highest: 22; Lowest: 1st
Number of Drivers on Lead Lap at Finish: 11; Highest: 22; Lowest: 6
Average Number of Lead Changes: 10.4; Highest: 15; Lowest: 1
Average Number of Lead Drivers: 6.21; Highest: 10; Lowest: 2
Average Number of Caution Flags: 5.71; Highest: 9; Lowest: 3
Average Number of Caution Laps: 29.9; Highest: 26; Lowest: 12
Cumulative Average Speed: 127.026; Highest: 148.959; Lowest: 111.018
2005 Laps Led
06-10-2005 4:30 pm
Here is the breakdown of lap leaders so far in 2005:
Total Laps Run 1335
Ron Hornaday 281
Ted Musgrave 158
Bobby Hamilton 125
Kyle Busch 96
Jack Sprague 74
Mike Skinner 72
Shane Hmiel 70
Bobby Labonte 64
David Starr 58
Terry Cook 38
David Reutimann 34
Chad Chaffin 24
Ricky Craven 17
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
Kerry Earnhardt 1
Sean Murphy 1
Rick Bickle 1
YTD Analysis
06-10-2005 4:39 pm
Here is the 2004 to 2005 comparison:
Point Spread, 1-5: 2004, 191; 2005, 116
Point Spread, 1-10: 2004, 249; 2005, 242
Winning Makes
Chevrolet: 2004, 3; 2005, 4
Dodge: 2004, 3; 2005, 4
Ford: 2004, 2; 2005, 0
Toyota: 2004, 0; 2005, 0
Number of Race Winners: 2004, 6; 2005, 6
Average Start of Winner: 2004, 5.88; 2005, 14.9
Number of Pole Winners: 2004, 6; 2005, 7
Cumulative Lead Changes: 2004, 76; 2005, 73
Average Leaders per Race: 2004, 5.24; 2005, 6.75
Total Laps Under Caution: 2004, 387; 2005, 340
Average Cautions per Race: 2004, 7.75; 2005, 8.63
Current Year MFR Performance
06-10-2005 4:54 pm
Chevrolet: 4 wins, 2 poles, 14 top-5, 29 top-10, 675 laps led
Dodge: 4 wins, 2 poles, 12 top-5, 20 top-10, 311 laps led
Ford: 0 wins, 1 pole, 8 top-5, 16 top-10, 109 laps led
Toyota: 0 wins, 2 poles, 6 top-5, 15 top-10, 240 laps led
Pit Road Assignments
06-10-2005 5:28 pm
Here is how pit road is laid out for tonight's Chex 400, starting at pit exit with stall 1 and ending at pit entrance with stall 36:
Skinner
Park
Craven
Montgomery
Sprague
Pressley
Whitt
Renshaw
Kluever
Peters
Starr
Break in Pit Wall
Benson
Spencer
Mallory
Musgrave
Gaughan
Norris
Chapman
Rogers
Lester
Scoring Camera/Start-Finish Line
Empty Stall
Crawford
Opening
Chaffin
Hines
Hornaday
Kite
Bodine
Crafton
Sauter
Setzer
Break in Pit Wall
Huffman
Hattori
Cook
Keselowski
Hamilton
Sutton
Reutimann
Chevrolet
Dodge
Ford
Toyota
TMS Impound Proceedure
06-10-2005 5:55 pm
All trucks returned to directly to pit road following qualifying. Teams were allowed to remove tape from the grille. The trucks were then pushed directly to the garage.
After they were parked, two crew members were allowed to cover the truck with one truck cover and then leave immediately.
Generators were allowed first thing when the garage opened this afternoon.
Trucks are permitted out of the garage at 6:30 pm ET. Team members are not allowed into the garage until instructed to do so by a NASCAR official.
Final adjustments must be completed under direct supervision of a NASCAR official. This will take place from 6:30 pm ET - 8 pm ET.
Here are the approved adjustments:
Add/remove tape from grille
Prime oil system
Oil heater transfer valves may be adjusted
Trucks may be started
Track bar may be adjusted using track bar/frame end adjuster only
Remove windshield tear off(s)
Set tire pressure
Install radio
Add water bottle
Add five gallons of fuel
Shocks may be adjusted (clicks only)Rear wedge bolts may be adjusted at the height sticks only
Trucks will be taken across the height station before they are moved to the grid
Teams are allowed five cans of fuel.
The following are unapproved adjustments:
Rear sway bars cannot be added or hooked up
Trucks cannot be jacked up unless approved
Hoods cannot be opened unless approved
Rear spoilers cannot be adjusted
Tires cannot be changed
Any unauthorized change will result in the loss of starting position; driver will start the race from the back of the field.
Drivers Meeting Notes
06-10-2005 7:39 pm
Here are the notes from the NCTS Driver/Crew Chief meeting...
NCTS Director Wayne Auton did not go through the usual driver's meeting routing, he kept it short and sweet, giving the bare essentials.
Driver intros are 7:55 pm CT...generators removed at 8 pm CT...the invocation is scheduled for 8:10 pm CT, the Star Spangled Banner at 8:11 pm CT, and the command to start engines for 8:18 pm CT...there will be three pace laps on the initial roll-off...45 miles per hour on pit road, the caution truck will run 55 mph...NASCAR again cautioned drivers if they must come to pit road to avoid an accident they must continually reduce their speed or they may receive a penalty for speeding on pit road...pit road speed starts 150 feet before the first pit box and ends 150 feet past the last pit box...the leader must maintain pace car speed coming to the restart, no reducing speed...the minimum speed is 34.28 seconds..."Drivers, remember, tonight we're asking you to walk across the stage and introduce yourselves, so please remember your names!"...Terry Cook asked what the proceedure was for green flag pit stops, and Auton instructed the drivers to keep all four tires under the white line all the way through turn two before blending into traffic on the backstretch..."Drivers, give yourselves some room out there tonight. This is a long race, 250 miles. You won't win it on the first lap. We have 374 turns to go here tonight, don't lose this race on the first one. These trucks all look really nice when your crews unload them, and we've had to load up a bunch of trucks that have been torn up for no good reason here lately. Don't make your crews burn the midnight oil to make it to Michigan."
Hamilton and Sauter to the back for missing meeting
06-10-2005 7:48 pm
Both Bobby Hamilton and Johnny Sauter will forfeit their starting positions for missing the drivers meeting. Hamiltin was scheduled to start 31st, while Sauter was to roll off 33rd.
Trucks Coming to Grid
06-10-2005 8:50 pm
After a late Indy Car practice, the Trucks are finally moving to the grid. Driver intros are underway and here is a huge crowd on hand. We'll have all the race updates for you starting shortly...
Chex 400 Race Updates 1-10
06-10-2005 8:52 pm
10. Lap 6 - Chaffin moves to the inside of Lester to take fifth. Hornaday and Huffman close in to put pressure on for sixth. Cook and Craven side by side for 11th. NASCAR is checking turns one and two for fluid. Spotters don't report anything.
9. Lap 3 - Benson moves into fourth with Lester in fifth. Cook has moved up to thirteenth. Sprague and Setzer run side by side, the first battle for position, in 9th and 10th.
8. Green is out. Skinner leads off turn two. Spencer goes three wide back in the pack. Skinner leads lap one over Starr, Crawford, Lester and Benson.
7. One to go signal has been given. Hamilton, Sauter, and Hines to the back.
6. Trucks are rolling. There are three pace laps on the initial roll-off. The field is broken up into two packs to allow the entire field to get an accurate pit speed tach reading. Everyone has cleared the grid.
5. The command has just been given. Engines have fired.
4. The invocation and the National Anthem have just been completed. Drivers are strapping in. The command to start engines is just minutes away.
3. Chase Montgomery has picked up some sponsorship for the No. 18 Dodge. Road Loans has come on board for tonight's race.
2. To the back: Tracy Hines (unapproved adjustment); Bobby Hamilton (missed drivers meeting); Johnny Sauter (engine change)
1. The last truck is being pushed into place. The drivers are continuing to walk across the stage, each one introducing him/herself to the crowd. There is a massive crowd on hand, upwards of 50,000. The sun is setting, temps are cooling off, but the breeze is still blowing stiffly from turn two towards turn four. Race time temperature is 87 degrees.
Chex 400 Race Updates 11-20
06-10-2005 9:25 pm
20. Lap 41 - Benson comes to second. Skinner leads by half a straightaway. Sprague is third, with Hornaday and Musgrave the top-5. Starr, Cook, Crawford, Crafton, and Setzer are the top-10.
19. Lap 35 - Huffman comes to pit road for left side tires.
18. Lap 34 - Green flag. Sprague leads Skinner but Skinner dives into turn three on the ourside to retake the lead at the completion of lap 35. Spencer and Whitt run side by side for 6th.
17. Lap 32 - Pit stops: Sprague leads off pit road, ahead of Skinner, Whitt, Crawford, Musgrave, Benson, Spencer, Hornaday, Starr, Crafton, Chaffin, Craven, Huffman, Cook, Setzer, Reutimann, Hamilton, Gaughan, Renshaw, Norris, Sauter, Kluever, Park, Montgomery, Peters, Keselowski, and Rogers. Peters returned to pit road and is at the tail of the longest line.
16. Lap 28 - Chapman blows an engine coming out of turn four and comes to a stop in the grass entering turn one. He hopes out of the truck in a very big hurry but appears to be uninjured. Skinner leads Crawford, Chaffin, Benson, Hornaday, Sprague, Starr, Setzer, Huffman, Craven, Cook, Whitt, Lester, Bodine, Musgrave, Crafton, Spencer, Rogers, Renshaw, and Norris.
15. Lap 19 - Chaffin passes Benson for third. The top-10 are: Skinner, Crawford, Chaffin, Benson, Starr, Hornaday, Sprague, Huffman, Setzer, and Craven.
14. Lap 17 - Hines comes to pit road to have some tape removed from the grille.
13. Lap 15 - Benson sweeps underneath Starr to take over third. Pressley comes back to pit road for a pass thru penalty for being to fast on pit road.
12. Lap 12 - Pressley off the pace and comes to pit road.
11. Lap 9 - Craven reports catching a piece of the wall off turn 2. He continues on in 10th place.
Chex 400 Race Updates 21-30
06-10-2005 9:48 pm
30. Lap 77 - Norris pits to give the lead back to Skinner. Setzer, Chaffin, Hornaday and Benson are the top-5 for the restart. One to go signal is out.
29. Lap 75 - Pit stops: Skinner leads off pit road with Setzer, Chaffin, Hornaday and Benson the top-5. Cook is sixth, followed by Starr, Sprague, Craven, Crafton, Hamilton, Sauter, Whitt, Renshaw, Peters, Reutimann, Musgrave and Rogers. Norris stays out to lead lap 76.
28. Lap 73 - Hattori crashes into the inside wall after spinning off turn two. Caution 2 is out. Montgomery receives the free pass.
27. Lap 70 - Rundown: Skinner, Benson, Hornaday, Cook, Starr, Sprague, Chaffin, Sezter, Craven, Crafton, Sauter, Hamilton, Musgrave, Renshaw, Whitt, Rogers, Norris, Peters, Montgomery, Park, Crawford
26. Lap 66 - Bodine returns to the track 36 laps down after replacing a rear gear during the first round of pit stops. Spencer comes to pit road for an uncheduled stop.
25. Lap 61 - Gaughan, Kluever, Keselowski, Kite all lapped. Skinner clear of traffic. Benson in that group now. Chaffin up to seventh, passing Musgave and bringing Setzer with him.
24. Lap 58 - Skinner in traffic. He leads Benson by 2 seconds. Chaffin moving his way forward in the top-10, passing Setzer and Crafton in the last two laps.
23. Lap 54 - Skinner closing in on Spencer, Hattori, Kite, Hines, Kluever, Keselowski, and Gaughan.
22. Lap 50 - Rundown: Skinner, Benson, Hornaday, Sprague, Starr, Cook, Musgrave, Crafton, Setzer, Craven, Chaffin, Hamilton, Sauter, Renshaw, Whitt, Lester, Reutimann, Park, Norris, Rogers
21. Lap 46 - Crawford off the pace. He reports to his team that he has an engine problem that "comes and goes." He has changed ignition boxes.
Chex 400 Race Updates: 31-40
06-10-2005 10:09 pm
40. Lap 95 - Quicky yellow. Setzer, Craven, and Reutimann only lead lap trucks to pit.
39. Lap 94 - Yellow back out...trucks are rolling. Chaffin, Huffman, and Hamilton are on pit road for repairs after contact on the track.
38. Red Flag Rundown: Skinner, Hornaday, Cook, Benson, Starr, Sprague, Crafton, Sauter, Setzer, Whitt, Rogers, Musgrave, Reutimann, Craven, Renshaw, Hamilton, Chaffin, Norris, Gaughan
37. Lap 93 - Montgomery makes hard contact with the inside wall entering turn one and then bounces hard into the turn one wall with the right side. The red flag is out as safety crews attend to him on the speedway. The red is out because of the position of Montgomery's truck, which is blocking turn one. Montgomery got a nudge and spun out of control into the inside wall, which he hit hard with the driver's side. He has been taken to the care center for evaluation.
36. Lap 91 - Hattori released from care center. Green flag out. Skinner leads but Hornaday is all over him. Cook challenges for third. Peters penalized for a lap for pulling up to pit.
35. Lap 90 - Pit strategy differs among the leaders. Craven comes in with Mugrave as most of the lapped down trucks come to the pits. The rest of the leaders stay out.
34. Lap 88 - Peters scrapes the fence in turn four to bring out the third caution of the night. There is no apparent damage, he comes to pit road for right side tires. Gaughan receives the free pass.
33. Lap 85 - Benson makes a strong move insie Hornaday with lapped traffic on the frontstretch to take over second spot.
32. lap 80 - Hornaday to second. Benson and Cook race for third in heavy lapped traffic.
31. Lap 77 - Restart. Skinner spins the tires and stacks the field up behind. Chaffin is off the pace, he may have had contact with another truck in the melee.
Chex 400 Race Updates 41-50
06-10-2005 10:32 pm
50. Lap 128 - Cook is stuck in traffic, allowing Sprague to narrow the gap. Sprague is now on Cook's rear bumper.
49. Lap 120 - Hornaday dives low off turn two and takes over the lead. It is the first time all night someone has passed Skinner on the track. Gaughan on pit road for a replacement battery. Crafton passes Benson for fifth.
48. Lap 119 - Sprague passes Benson for fourth. Crafton now closing in to battle for fifth.
47. Lap 117 - Gaughan off the pace with electrical problems. Coming to pit road to possibly change the battery. He was running 15th.
46. Lap 114 - Top-10: Skinner, Hornaday, Cook, Benson, Sprague, Crafton, Musgrave, Starr, Rogers, and Sauter.
45. Lap 110 - Skinner catches lapped traffic out of turn four allowing Hornaday and Cook to close in. Hornaday has passed for second and is quickly strarting to close in on the leader. Chase Montgomery is awake and alert in the infield care center and will be transported via ground ambulance to a local hospital for further evaluation.
44. Lap 106 - Hornaday is closing on Cook for second, while Skinner leads by 20 truck lengths. Sprague catches and passes Starr for fifth.
43. Lap 102 - Sprague and Crafton fight hard for sixth. The leaders are all single file.
42. Lap 97 - Restart. Skinner gets a better jump on Hornaday but it stuck to the outside of lapped Spencer. Cook joins in to make it a three way battle for the lead. Cook moves to second as Benson races Hornaday for thrid.
41. Lap 96 - Hamilton has damage to the right front nose. The team has cut a piece of another nosepiece and attempted to cover the damage.
Chex 400 Race Updates 51-60
06-10-2005 10:50 pm
60. Lap 158 - Sprague passes Skinner for third whle Park pits and gives up second. reutimann pits and gives up the lead. Sprague leads with Skinner, Benson, Setzer, and Crafton the top-5. Park will return to pit road for a pass thru for speeding.
59. Lap 154 - Setzer pits, as does Norris. Benson passes Crafton for eighth. Reutimann leads Park while Sprague has caught Skinner and is pressuring him for third.
58. Lap 150 - Craven pitsand comes back on the track between Sprague and Crafton.
57. Lap 147 - Sezter, reutimann, Craven, Norris, and Park are the top-5 and have not made green flag stops. Skinner leads the group that has pitted, in front of Sprague, Crafton, Benson, Hornaday, and Cook.
56. Lap 146 - Sezter has 10 laps of fuel remaining. it is the first time he has led since Daytona.
55. Lap 140 - Whitt and Sauter pit. Musgrave penalized for a missing lug nut. Crafton pits on lap 141 for right side tires and one can of fuel. Setzer takes over the lead.
54. Lap 138 - Starr comes to pit road as Musgrave follows. Crafton still leads. They are discussing a two-tire strategy with less than 30 laps to go.
53. Lap 135 - Hornaday pits from the lead. Sperague follows as Crafton takes the lead.
52. Lap 133 - Benson and Cook pit.
51. Lap 131 - Green flag stops start as Skinner comes to pit road for four tires.
Chex 400 Race Updates 61-
06-10-2005 11:08 pm
61. Sprague wins! More to follow...
61. Lap 162 - Sprague leads and his pulling away from Benson.
Unofficial Results: Chex 400
06-10-2005 9:33 pm
1. Sprague
2. Benson
3. Setzer
4. Skinner
5. Crafton
6. Hornaday
7. Cook
8. Rogers
9. Starr
10. Reutimann
11. Sauter
12. Norris
13. Craven
14. Musgrave
15. Whitt
16. Park
17. Hamilton
18. Renshaw
19. Crawford
20. Keselowski
21. Spencer
22. Lester
23. Chaffin
24. Kite
25. Kluever
26. Hines
27. Gaughan
28. Huffman
29. Sutton
30. Bodine
31. Pressley
32. Peters
33. Montgomery
34. Mallory
35. Hattori
36. Chapman
Sprague Scores Big Win in Texas
06-11-2005 12:37 am
Jack Sprague fought his way to the front of the field following his final, green flag pit stop to beat Johnny Benson in Friday night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chex 400K at Texas Motor Speedway. The victory was the first of the season and 25th for the three-time series champion, whose Chevrolet finished 1.286 seconds - about six truck lengths - ahead of Benson's Toyota Tundra. Sprague, who started seventh in the 36-truck field, became the first driver to win at least once in eight different seasons. He averaged 144.844 mph and won $72,850.
Sprague also won the race in 2001 and was fifth a year ago. He led twice including the final nine laps when David Reutimann pitted to give up the top spot.
Dennis Setzer, the 250.5-mile race's defending winner, finished third in a Chevy, followed by Mike Skinner's Toyota and the Chevrolet of Matt Crafton. Skinner was the dominant driver, leading 116 of 167 laps, but faded with handling problems in the late going.
Ron Hornaday Jr., Terry Cook, Clay Rogers, David Star and Reutimann completed the top 10 with 11th place Johnny Sauter also completing all 167 laps.
There were nine lead changes among seven drivers with four cautions consuming 15 laps.
Ted Musgrave continues to hold the championship lead after nine of 25 scheduled events - by 17 points over Ricky Craven. Craven finished 13th and Musgrave 14th.
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