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The Milwaukee Mile | June 24, 2005
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Welcome to Milwaukee
06-24-2005 10:32 am
Welcome to The Milwaukee Mile for round 11 of the 2005 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the Toyota Tundra 200. It is warm and muggy, seriously warm and muggy, with temperatures expected to reach the upper 90s and heat indexes expected to surpass 105. There is a chance that we could have some showers/thunderstorms pop up, but we should be good to go for practice, qualifying, and the race. We'll keep you updated throughout the morning and afternoon, so keep it locked on to TrackSideLive! right here at TruckSeries.com.
Milwaukee Track Facts
06-24-2005 10:38 am
Here are the stats on The Milwaukee Mile:
The track is a one-mile pancake flat oval with 9.25 degrees of banking in the turns and 2.5 degrees of banking on the straightaways. The front and back straights are 1,265 feet long. The track is located on the grounds of Wisconsin State Fair Park, and is one of the series charter tracks. This is the 11th NCTS race to be held at The Milwaukee Mile. Last season, Ted Musgrave won to become the track's first multiple winner in the NCTS.
Milwaukee Records
06-24-2005 10:48 am
The existing track record at The Milwaukee Mile is 29.513 seconds/121.980 miles per hour set by Ted Musgave in qualifying last year.
The race record is 1 hour, 49 minutes, 24 seconds/109.689 miles per hour set by Brendan Gaughan in 2003.
Pole and Race Winners
06-24-2005 10:52 am
Here are the pole and race winners here at Milwaukee, dating back to the first NCTS race here in 1995.
1995: Pole, Mike Skinner, 112.535 mph; Race, Mike Skinner (1)
1996: Pole, Mike Bliss, 118.265 mph; Race, Jack Sprague (8)
1997: Pole, Jack Sprague, 119.178 mph; Race, Ron Hornaday (5)
1998: Pole, Jack Sprague, 120.530 mph; Race, Mike Bliss (2)
1999: Pole, Greg Biffle, 121.102 mph; Race, Greg Biffle (1)
2000: Pole, Kurt Busch, 120.518 mph; Race, Kurt Busch (1)
2001: Pole, Jack Sprague, 120.692 mph; Race, Ted Musgrave (3)
2002: Pole, Terry Cook, 119.784 mph; Race, Terry Cook (1)
2003: Pole, Terry Cook, 119.996 mph; Race, Brendan Gaughan (2)
2004: Pole, Ted Musgrave, 121.980 mph; Race, Ted Musgrave (1)
Milwaukee MFR Wins
06-24-2005 10:59 am
Ford: 4 wins
Chevrolet: 3 wins
Dodge: 3 wins
Entry List Updates
06-24-2005 11:22 am
Here are the updates to our "normal" weekly entry list:
Chris Fontaine in the No. 4 BHR Dodge
Bobby Hamilton is in his normal No. 04 Dodge, but is sponsorless here this weekend
Chris Wimmer is entered in the No. 07 Green Light Racing Chevrolet
Rich Bickle is back in the No. 08 Green Light Racing Chevrolet
Defending Busch Series champion Martin Truex, Jr. is entered in the No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports Chevrolet
Bill Lester is carrying the Waste Management colors on his No. 22 Toyota
Brandon Bendele is again in the No. 24 Mighty Motorsports Chevrolet
Todd Bodine makes the move back into the No. 30 Germain-Arnold Toyota
Johnny Sauter is in the No. 43 Curb-Agajanian Racing Chevrolet
Robert Pressley is carrying the Edy's Ice Cream colors this weekend on the No. 59 HT Motorsports Dodge
Chad Chaffin moves over to the No. 60 Toyota now being fielded by Wyler Racing.
Alex Yontz returns to the series for the first time since Mansfield in the No. 61 Yontz Racing Chevrolet
Justin Allgaier is again entered in the No. 63 Mittler Brothers Machine and Tool Ford.
Regan Smith returns to the seat of the No. 65 Glynn Motorsports Dodge
Tom Powers is entered in the No. 89 Lafferty Motorsports Chevrolet
J.C. Stout is entered in the No. 91 Chevrolet
There are 41 teams entered here for the 36 starting positions.
Entry List Updates
06-24-2005 11:22 am
Here are the updates to our "normal" weekly entry list:
Chris Fontaine in the No. 4 BHR Dodge
Bobby Hamilton is in his normal No. 04 Dodge, but is sponsorless here this weekend
Chris Wimmer is entered in the No. 07 Green Light Racing Chevrolet
Rich Bickle is back in the No. 08 Green Light Racing Chevrolet
Defending Busch Series champion Martin Truex, Jr. is entered in the No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports Chevrolet
Bill Lester is carrying the Waste Management colors on his No. 22 Toyota
Brandon Bendele is again in the No. 24 Mighty Motorsports Chevrolet
Todd Bodine makes the move back into the No. 30 Germain-Arnold Toyota
Johnny Sauter is in the No. 43 Curb-Agajanian Racing Chevrolet
Robert Pressley is carrying the Edy's Ice Cream colors this weekend on the No. 59 HT Motorsports Dodge
Chad Chaffin moves over to the No. 60 Toyota now being fielded by Wyler Racing.
Alex Yontz returns to the series for the first time since Mansfield in the No. 61 Yontz Racing Chevrolet
Justin Allgaier is again entered in the No. 63 Mittler Brothers Machine and Tool Ford.
Regan Smith returns to the seat of the No. 65 Glynn Motorsports Dodge
Tom Powers is entered in the No. 89 Lafferty Motorsports Chevrolet
J.C. Stout is entered in the No. 91 Chevrolet
There are 41 teams entered here for the 36 starting positions.
In on speed...
06-24-2005 11:33 am
There are 11 teams that need to race their way into the field based upon their qualifying speed, and only six positions available:
No. 02 Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet
No. 9 Germain-Arnold Toyota
No. 24 Mighty Motorsports Chevrolet
No. 31 Brevak Racing Dodge
No. 43 Curb-Agajanian Chevrolet
No. 60 Wyler Racing Toyota
No. 63 Mittler Bros. Racing Ford
No. 65 Glynn Motorsports Dodge
No. 89 Lafferty Motorsports Chevrolet
No. 91 Stout Racing Chevrolet
Today's Schedule
06-24-2005 11:38 am
One day shows are always busy, and today is no different. Here is the schedule for the day:
12 n - 1 pm ET: NCTS Practice
2 pm - 3 pm ET: NCTS Final Practice
6:30 pm ET: NCTS Bud Pole Qualifying (Two Laps, All Positions)
7:45 pm ET (approx): NCTS Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
8:30 pm ET: Trucks to Grid
9 pm ET: Driver Intros
9:15 pm ET: NCTS Toyota Tundra 200 (200 laps, 200 miles)
Practice up next
06-24-2005 11:45 am
We are just moments away from the first practice here at The Milwaukee Mile. Keep it locked on to TruckSeries.com as we will bring you all of the action and news of note during both one-hour sessions this afternoon as we lead up to Live! Bud Pole Qualifying at 6:30 pm ET this evening.
Morning TruckShots Already Up
06-24-2005 11:47 am
We already have a batch of images up in the TruckSeries.com TruckShots! gallery. Lots of action in the NCTS garage, and some cool pics of the Grand National Vintage cars that are also on the docket here this afternoon. Look to the right side of the page in the Sights and Sounds Box and click on TruckShots to check 'em out!
Newsmaker Audio Up Too!
06-24-2005 11:50 am
The three biggest newsmakers so far this week took some time out of their busy morning and chatted with us, and we have interviews with ride swappers Chad Chaffin and Todd Bodine as well as defending NASCAR Busch Series champion Martin Truex, who takes the reins of Billy Ballew's No. 15 Chevy this week. Look to the right in the Sights and Sounds Box for the exclusive audio.
Practice 1 Underway
06-24-2005 11:54 am
The first practice is underway with Todd Kluever, Robert Huffman, Terry Cook and Tracy Hines among the first on the speedway. We'll keep you updated...
Crossover dirt causing some nervousness
06-24-2005 11:56 am
The backstretch crossover has some dirt scattered across the speedway, just as the drivers are getting set to enter turn three. It is making for some nervous moments in the early moments of practice as several drivers have reported feeling a little skittish coming across the sand.
They Said It, Prac 1 No 1
06-24-2005 11:57 am
Terry Cook, No. 10 Ford: "It's really tight through the center and really good off."
Todd Kluever, No. 50 Ford: "It's trying to pick up the left front corner of the truck. We must have a lot of rebound in those shocks."
Steve Park, No. 62 Dodge: "It's chattering the tires through the middle and I am a little tight up off the corner."
They Said It Prac 1 No 2
06-24-2005 12:01 pm
David Reutimann, No. 17 Toyota: "It's tight coming off the corner under throttle."
Tony "Rambo" Liberati, crew chief, No. 77 Dodge: "Warm those rotors up and get some heat in those tires and then we'll let you get after it."
Matt Crafton, No. 88 Chevrolet: "I would try adding some wedge to help it rotate in the corner."
Prac 1 Rundown 1
06-24-2005 12:07 pm
1. Bodine, 119.709
2. Reutimann, 119.063
3. Sprague, 118.402
4. Truex, 118.180
5. Starr, 117.967
6. Skinner, 117.759
7. Musgrave, 117.348
8. Crafton, 117.321
9. Huffman, 117.294
10. Bickle, 117.260
11. Gaughan, 117.146
12. Lester, 117.142
13. Keselowski, 117.028
14. Montgomery, 116.987
15. Crawford, 116.906
16. Park, 116.902
17. Cook, 116.667
18. Kluever, 116.652
19. Hines, 116.629
20. Pressley, 116.238
21. Craven, 116.163
22. Sutton, 115.592
23. Benson, 115.566
24. Smith, 115.263
25. Spencer, 114.957
26. Fontaine, 114.950
27. Yontz, 113.640
28. Wimmer, 113.048
29. Stout, 112.391
30. Bendele, 112.108
31. Wimmer, 111.604
Hamilton Shaking Down the No. 8; Has Problems to Bring Out Red
06-24-2005 12:10 pm
Bobby Hamilton is shaking down the No. 8 Dodge for Deborah Renshaw and had problems on the speedway coming out of turn four. He locked the truck down and slid on to pit road, nearly clipping the pit wall and coming to a stop in the middle of pit road. NASCAR has thrown the red flag to assist the crew in moving the truck out of the way.
Green Back Out
06-24-2005 12:19 pm
After a 10 minute delay, trucks are back out on the speedway. We have about 33 minutes left in the first session, and then an hour break before we fire up for Final Practice.
Fiddleback Going to Auction
06-24-2005 12:21 pm
After the demise of the No. 66 Fiddleback Racing team, the remnants of that operation will be auctioned off Tuesday July 12th at 6 pm ET by the Gavel Auction company. More info can be found at
www.gavelauction.com
.
Prac 1 Rundown 2
06-24-2005 12:29 pm
1. Bodine, 30.073
2. Chaffin, 30.166
3. Reutimann, 30.236
4. Hornaday, 30.266
5. Hamilton, 30.352
6. Sprague, 30.378
7. Whitt, 30.384
8. Gaughan, 30.417
9. Truex, 30.462
10. Crafton, 30.463
11. Starr, 30.477
12. Skinner, 30.527
13. Sezter, 30.585
14. Craven, 30.637
15. Keselowski, 30.667
16. Musgrave, 30.678
17. Spencer, 30.686
18. Huffman, 30.692
19. Bickle, 30.701
20. Lester, 30.732
21. Kluever, 30.746
22. Park, 30.770
23. Montgomery, 30.774
24. Hines, 30.783
25. Crawford, 30.794
26. Pressley, 30.816
27. Cook, 30.857
28. Benson, 30.907
29. Fontaine, 30.909
30. Tucker, 30.950
31. Sutton, 31.072
32. Wimmer, 31.152
33. Allgaier, 21.226
34. Smith, 31.233
35. Stout, 31.348
36. Yontz, 31.679
37. Bendele, 32.006
Still Clean and Green
06-24-2005 12:43 pm
After Hamitlon's problems in the No. 8 Dodge earlier in the session, we have gone uninterrupted throughout the rest of the session. There are about 8 minutes remaining in the first practice, and we will have a rundown posted for you as soon as the trucks come to a stop in the garage.
Bodine still leads
06-24-2005 12:45 pm
Bodine is still atop the charts, with Chaffin second and Hamilton now third. Reutimann and Hornaday round out the top-5, with the top-15 remaining the same.
That concludes this session...
06-24-2005 12:53 pm
The call has come over the NASCAR radio channels..."Okay, that concludes this practice session for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, we will get back at it in one hour." Stay tuned for a complete rundown, which should be available momentarily.
Prac 1 Results
06-24-2005 1:01 pm
Click here for the first practice times
No No. 43; No. 89 Needs to Practice
06-24-2005 1:04 pm
It looks like the No. 43 Curb-Agajanian Racing Chevrolet scheduled to be piloted by Johnny Sauter has been withdrawn.
The only truck not to make a practice run in the first session was the No. 89 Chevrolet driven by Tom Powers. Powers needs to make an appearance on the track in the second session to be eligible to make a qualifying attempt later this evening.
With the 66 out, the 38 moves in
06-24-2005 1:10 pm
Now that the No. 66 Fiddleback Racing team is officially closed down and not here this weekend, that moves the No. 38 Red Horse Racing team into the top-30 teams that are eligible to be locked in to tonight's event. NASCAR rules allow for teams outside of the top-30 in owner points to be eligible if one of the top-30 teams do not show up, as is the case here.
A little irony, anyone?
06-24-2005 1:31 pm
How ironic is it that the two drivers involved in the week's ride swapping find themselves first and second after the first practice session? Anyone ese out there want to see Todd Bodine and Chad Chaffin line up next to one another on the front row for tonight's race and see who comes out first exiting turn 2?
Most laps
06-24-2005 1:33 pm
Who turned the most laps in the first session?
Stout, 41
Fontaine, 39
Yontz, 38
Sutton, 31
Kluever, 30
Sprague, 26
Starr, 25
Tucker, 25
Huffman, 22
Crawford, 22
Pressley, 22
Final Practice Up Next
06-24-2005 1:42 pm
The teams are buttoning up the adjustments on their trucks and getting ready for the final hour of practice for the Toyota Tundra 200. Stay right here for continuing updates as the action unfolds, right here at TrackSideLive! presented by Team ASE.
On the Bubble...
06-24-2005 1:47 pm
With 40 trucks now entered, who would be on the bubble among the 10 teams that need to qualify based upon their time trial speed?
Chad Chaffin is well ahead of the pack, coming in second in Practice 1. The next driver that needs to qualify in was Nick Tucker in the Brevak Racing Dodge in 23rd position. Shige Hattori was third and would be locked in, sitting 29h overall in Practice 1. Then it starts getting tight. Kelly Sutton was fourth, Justin Allgaier fifth, and the last driver in on speed would be Regan Smith in the No. 65 Dodge. Sutton is 33rd, Allgaier 34th, and Smith 35th. Missing the field would be Stout, Yontz, Bendele, and Powers.
Stout was 0.156 seconds behind Smith.
Final Practice is underway
06-24-2005 1:53 pm
The first trucks have rolled onto the famed Milwaukee Mile, led by Tracy Hines, David Starr, Jack Sprague, Dennis Setzer, and Regan Smith. We'll have all the news and notes as it happens, keep your browser locked here!
Lots of Traffic Early On
06-24-2005 1:56 pm
The track is very busy in the early moments of practice. Most teams were fighting tight conditions in the first practice, and with the heat of the day usually making the track loose, they expect the trucks to get even tighter during race conditions this evening. We should see lots of long runs and lots of chassis adjustments in this second session.
Chaffin's Situation
06-24-2005 2:01 pm
Chad Chaffin finds himself in the unenviable position of needing to race his way into the race here this evening. Due to the late acquisition of equipment, Chaffin is listed here as a post-entry and is not eligible for owner points or driver points. That situation may change as the team makes their case with NASCAR officials in Daytona Beach at a later date. They plan to discuss with NASCAR officials the possibility of carrying over Fiddleback Racing's owner points to the "new" team as well as the possibility of earning points based upon their finish here tonight. The team may try to make a comparison between the situation Mike Skinner had last season as his team moved from the now-defunct Bang! Racing organization to Bill Davis Racing. It is doubtful any resolution to this situation will be reached here this week.
UPDATE: Now hearing that the situation has been resolved and the team will start fresh with no owner points. Also, they will remain as a post-entry and not receive points for competing here this weekend.
Final Practice Rundown 1
06-24-2005 2:11 pm
1. Chaffin, 30.371
2. Bodine, 30.561
3. Setzer, 30.593
4. Hines, 30.618
5. Reutimann, 30.666
6. Park, 30.667
7. Sprague, 30.689
8. Musgrave, 30.695
9. Whitt, 30.736
10. Gaughan, 30.743
11. Crawford, 30.804
12. Hattori, 30.841
13. Lester, 30.846
14. Cook, 30.851
15. Hornaday, 30.857
16. Skinner, 30.869
17. Crafton, 30.872
18. Truex, 30.872
19. Keselowski, 30.890
20. Craven, 30.900
21. Pressley, 30.938
22. Kluever, 30.954
23. Montgomery, 30.985
24. Bickle, 31.039
25. Tucker, 31.043
26. Benson, 31.050
27. Huffman, 31.056
28. Starr, 31.065
29. Wimmer, 31.070
30. Yontz, 31.228
31. Smith, 31.294
32. Fontaine, 31.324
33. Sutton, 31.356
34. Spencer, 31.386
35. Bendele, 31.516
36. Stout, 31.611
37. Renshaw, 31.630
38. Allgaier, 31.687
Heat causing handling issues
06-24-2005 2:21 pm
Many drivers are fighting slippery track conditions as they try to find the setup that will take them to the front here this evening. "No one looks comfortable out there from what I am sitting," said Todd Kluever over his team radio. "Looks to me like a lot of guys are pushing. It is really slick out there because of all of this heat."
Powers Withdrawn
06-24-2005 2:26 pm
The No. 89 Lafferty Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Tommy Powers has been withdrawn. That leaves 39 trucks fighting for the 36 starting positions.
Final Practice Rundown 2
06-24-2005 2:33 pm
1. Reutimann, 30.289
2. Hamilton, 30.332
3. Tucker, 30.344
4. Chaffin, 30.371
5. Bodine, 30.561
6. Setzer, 30.593
7. Hines, 30.618
8. Park, 30.667
9. Sprague, 30.689
10. Musgrave, 30.695
11. Whitt, 30.736
12. Gaughan, 30.743
13. Crawford, 30.804
14. Hattori, 30.841
15. Lester, 30.846
16. Cook, 30.851
17. Hornaday, 30.857
18. Skinner, 30.869
19. Crafton, 30.872
20. Truex, 30.872
21. Keselowski, 30.890
22. Craven, 30.900
23. Pressley, 30.938
24. Kluever, 30.954
25. Montgomery, 30.985
26. Bickle, 31.039
27. Benson, 31.050
28. Huffman, 31.056
29. Starr, 31.065
30. Wimmer, 31.070
31. Smith, 31.200
32. Bendele, 31.208
33. Yontz, 31.228
34. Fontaine, 31.324
35. Sutton, 31.356
36. Spencer, 31.386
37. Stout, 31.611
38. Renshaw, 31.630
39. Allgaier, 31.646
Mock Qualifying Runs going on now
06-24-2005 2:48 pm
It's always fun to watch the teams make their mock qualifying runs and see how it changes the speed charts. Just in the past few moments, Jack Sprague, Mike Skinner, Matt Crafton and Brendan Gaughan all jumped into the top-4 positions. Look for more changes as we still have a few more moments in the session. We have a red flag on the track now for debris in turn one, and if we go back green look for more changes at the top.
Renshaw Wrecks Late in Session
06-24-2005 2:52 pm
With just a couple of moments remaining in the session, Deborah Reshaw had a problem in turn four and made contact with the outside wall. Renshaw climbed into the ambulance and is being taken to the infield care center for evaluation. We will follow up on her condition as soon as that information is available.
Results posted
06-24-2005 3:09 pm
The crack TruckSeries.com staff is all over it! While we here at the track were covering the Renshaw accident in turn four, the guys in the office grabbed the ball and ran with it and have Final Practice results posted.
Click here to see who was fast and who needs to pick it up or pack it up.
Renshaw Taken for Evaluation
06-24-2005 3:13 pm
The Milwaukee Mile's public relations director Jim Tretow has announced to the media in attendance that Deborah Renshaw, who was involved in an accident in turn four near the conclusion of the final practice here today, has been taken to a local hospital as a precautionary measure. No word what, if any, her injuries may be. If we receive any further updates, we will bring them to you as soon as we receive them.
Renshaw Update
06-24-2005 4:41 pm
Deborah Renshaw is still at a local hospital being evaluated for precautionary measures after a crash in the final practice. Renshaw had just left the pits with new tires when she got up out of the groove and impacted the wall with the right side of the truck. Still no word on what, if any, her injuries may be although she did get out of the truck under her own power.
If Renshaw cannot make it back for the race this evening, Timothy Peters will suit up and take the reins of the No. 8 Easy Care Dodge.
Post Practice Audio
06-24-2005 4:49 pm
It's a hot day and the drivers are seeking refuge in their transporters or even their motorcoaches, but the TrackSideLive! microphones are everywhere! We tracked down several of the drivers we expect to be a factor here, and some of the pleasant surprises of the two early practice sessions, and you can hear their comments by checking out the Sights and Sounds box to the right.
Renshaw Back at Track; Decision to Race Made Soon
06-24-2005 5:09 pm
Deborah Renshaw is back at the track following some precautionary X-rays at a local hospital following a crash in the final practice.
"I am okay," she said. "I got my foot knocked around the pedals when it hit and it hurts really bad. They said I have some torn ligaments. They told me not to race, but I am going to get in the truck and see how bad it is. If it hurts too much, we'll put Timothy (Peters) in the truck."
Inspection Line Busy
06-24-2005 6:00 pm
The inspection line is very busy, with the line stretching back almost as far as the eye can see. Live! Bud Pole Qualifying is coming your way next at the bottom of the hour, so keep it right here for all the action.
Truex Missed Drivers Meeting; To The Back
06-24-2005 8:18 pm
Martin Truex is scheduled to start 24th, but due to missing the driver's meeting he will be relegated to the back of the field on the start.
We are in hurry up mode
06-24-2005 8:50 pm
NASCAR and Milwaukee Mile track officials have moved into the hurry up mode. It appears weather may be moving in, and they are doing everything they can do to get the race started.
Race Updates 1-10
06-24-2005 8:54 pm
10. Lap 40 - Rundown by number: 16, 46, 30, 6, 77, 50, 6, 1, 75, 5, 17, 14, 88, 22, 38, 59, 29, 10, 65, 99, 12, 60, 04, 13, 15, 07, 62, 2, 23, 18 Everyone else is a lap or more down.
9. Lap 30 - Lightning is seen in the distance beyond turns three and four.
8. Lap 20 - Rundown: Sprague, Setzer, Bodine, Gaughan, Kluever, Hornaday, Musgrave, Starr, Skinner, Reutimann
Crawford, Crafton, Lester, Whitt, Pressley, Keselowski, Cook, Smith, Craven
Huffman, Chaffin, Hamilton, Hines, Truex, Wimmer, Park, Spencer, Benson, Montgomery
Fontaine, Bickle, Allgaier, Renshaw, Stout, Yontz, and Tucker
Wimmer and Park made contact in turn three, losing several positions and lots of ground. The leaders are in lapped traffic. Setzer is pressuring Sprague for the lead.
7. Lap 11 - Seter closes in on Sprague as they pull away from the rest of the field. The top-5 is scattered across the front stretch and the leader is a full straightaway ahead of sixth. The rest of the field is tightly knotted.
6. Lap 8 - Kluever moves to fifth as Hornaday and Musgrave spend five laps side by side for sixth before Musgrave takes the spot. Truex is up to 27th.
5. Lap 5 - Kluever and Musgrave are hard at it for fifth, with Hornaday making it three wide off turn two.
4. Sprague is on the hammer at the start and pulls out to a 10-length lead. Setzer moves into second after running side by side with Bodine for a lap and a half.
3. All 36 trucks have cleared the grid. They are now forming the 18 rows of 2 for the start.
2. Engines have been started, we are ready to go racing for 200 laps at the Milwaukee Mile!
1. The invocation has been given and the National Anthem has been performed. We are moments away from the command to start engines.
Toyota Tundra 200 Race Updates 11-20
06-24-2005 9:29 pm
20 - Lap 100 - We are official should it rain. Clean and green to this point. Setzer leads Sprague, Musgrave, Hornaday and Gaughan, the only trucks on the lead lap.
19. Lap 90 - Setzer leads Sprague, Huffman, Musgrave, Hornaday, Gaughan, Smith, Kluever, and Reutimann. Craven nabbed for speeding, but he misses the commitment line as he comes to the pits for his pass thru penalty.
18. Lap 82 - Setzer pits and Reutimann leads as he stays out. Craven runs dry coming to pit road and loses valuable time as his crew pushes him down pit road. Hines has the hood up as he is stopped on pit road.
17. Lap 75 - Both Skinner and Bodine tagged for speeding and have to come back to pit road as most of the field is making its way to the pits for service.
16. Lap 68 - Setzer leads by more than two seconds as Skinner comes to pit road for the first of what could be a round of green flag pit stops. 32 laps to go before we are "official".
15. Lap 60 - Rundown by number: 46, 16, 30, 6, 1, 77, 50, 17, 75, 14, 59, 04, 62, 88, 60, 99, 10, 5, 12, 22, 23, 13, 2, 38, 4, 15, 29, 07, 63, 8, 91
14. Lap 55 - Musgrave passes Gaughan for fifth. Setzer leads Sprague, Bodine, and Hornaday.
13. Lap 51 - Musgrave passes Kluever on the outside through three and four to take sixth. Mongtomery is off the pace, on and off pit road several times. Yontz has also pitted several times and has falled well off the lead lap.
12. Lap 50 - Halfway to an "official" race with weather on the way. Truex is now 24th, one lap down.
11. Lap 43 - Setzer catches Sprague in traffic and moves around the outside in turns one and two to take the lead.
Toyota Tundra 200 Updates 21-30
06-24-2005 10:04 pm
28. Lap 180 - Setzer still leads Sprague as we have just 20 laps to go.
27. Lap 155 - Setzer again leads off the restart as Reutimann falls off the pace and runs at the tail of the pack.
26. Lap 145 - Sezter and Sprague pit alone as Hornaday and Musgrave stay out. Musgrave comes to pit road for service on lap 146 leaving Hornaday to stay out and lead a lap before pitting for his service. There is still heavy lightning off in the distance over turns three and four.
25. Lap 142 - Benson does a half spin in turn one and brings out the first caution of the night. Reutimann will receive the free pass and rejoin the lead lap, giving us five trucks to battle for the win.
24. Lap 141 - Huffman behind the wall.
23. Lap 125 - 46, 16, 1, 6, 17, 77, 62, 75, 50, 04, 30, 10, 65, 23, 59, 14, 88, 38, 2, 5, 22, 60, 07, 15, 12 8, 99, 63, 29, 4, 31, 08, 91, 61, 13, 18
22. Lap 112 - Setzer and Sprague run just a few truck lengths apart and are in a class of their own. Musgrave is third a full half lap back, while Hornaday is fourth, two thirds of a lap down.
21. Lap 108 - Lightning again off in the distance over three and four as Setzer pressures Gaughan to put the fifth place driver a lap down.
Toyota Tundra 200 Unofficial Results
06-24-2005 10:47 pm
1. Setzer
2. Sprague
3. Musgrave
4. Hornaday
5. Gaughan
6. Hamilton
7. Park
8. Crawford
9. Kluever
10. Cook
11. Starr
12. Spencer
13. Whitt
14. Pressley
15. Lester
16. Skinner
17. Chaffin
18. Crafton
19. Truex
20. Smith
21. Craven
22. Wimmer
23. Reutimann
24. renshaw
25. Fontaine
26. Allgaier
27. Keselowski
28. Bickle
29. Tucker
30. Stout
31. Huffman
32. Hines
33. Montgomery
34. Bodine
35. Benson
36. Yontz
Toyota Tundra 200 Fast Facts
06-25-2005 12:17 am
Dennis Setzer picks up his second win of 2005 and second in succession; he won last last week in Michigan...Setzer now has 14 career NCTS wins in 178 races...the win unofficially gives Setzer the points lead by 35 over Hamilton; the last time Setzer was the NCTS point leader was after the fall race last season in Martinsville...Setzer's previous best finish here in Milwaukee was second in 1995; he now has four top-5s and five top-10s here...Setzer started third and is the ninth driver in eleven races to win from the top-3...Setzer is the third multiple race winner of 2005, joining Bobby Hamilton and Kyle Busch...Setzer's average speed was 109.907 miles per hour, a new race record...the win is the third this season for owner David Dollar; in addition to last week in Michigan, Morgan-Dollar Motorsports picked up a win with Bobby Labonte at Martinsville.
Unofficial Top-10
06-25-2005 12:27 am
Here are the unofficial top-10 in the NCTS points:
1. Setzer
2. Hamilton, -35
3. Musgrave, -44
4. Hornaday, -121
5. Craven, -141
6. Spencer, -177
7. Sprague, -186
8. Cook, -198
9. Crafton, -230
10. Starr, -242
Unofficial Owners Points, Who's In and Who's Not
06-25-2005 12:31 am
A quick look at the owner's points to see who is locked in at Kansas and who needs to race their way in:
26. Darrell Waltrip Motorsports No. 12, 1019
27. Green Light Racing No. 08, 1017
28. ThorSport Racing No. 13, 974
29. Red Horse Racing No. 38, 968
30. Bobby Hamilton Racing No. 18, 965
31. BHR2 No. 8, 950*
32. Sutton Motorsports No. 02, 878
35. Mighty Motorsports No. 24, 633
Teams in 33rd (Morgan-Dollar Motorsports No. 47) and 34th (Germain-Arnold Racing No. 9) are not eligible due to not entering all of the events in 2005.
While the BHR2 No. 8 is 31st in owner points, they will be locked into the field this coming week in Kansas. The series rules call for the top-30 ELIGIBLE owners to be locked in to the field, and with the demise of the Fiddleback Racing No. 66 team earlier in the week, that means the next highest team in the standings now becomes eligible.
Let's Put a Period on It
06-25-2005 12:44 am
Dennis Setzer became the 10th different NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winner at The Milwaukee Mile with his victory in Friday night's Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200. Setzer passed pole starter Jack Sprague on the 44th of 200 laps around the one-mile oval - a position he abdicated only twice during pit stops. He beat Sprague by 3.993 seconds to record his 14th win on the series and second in succession. He averaged a race record 109.907 mph as a single caution consumed five laps. Ted Musgrave finished third in a Dodge, followed by Ron Hornaday Jr. and Brendan Gaughan. Setzer took an unofficial championship lead of 35 points over Bobby Hamilton, who finished sixth. There were five lead changes among four drivers.
With that, we're going to call it a night. Much thanks to all of the staff at The Milwaukee Mile for their hospitality, and we look forward to getting back after it in Kansas City this Friday when the NCTS is back in action with practice and qualifying for the O'Reilly 250. Keep it locked on to TruckSeries.com for all the news throughout the week and lock your browsers on to TrackSideLive! presented by Team ASE for all the action from Kansas. Until next weekend, good night everybody!
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