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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Race
#20 | John Deere 250
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Alabama
Saturday,
October 7, 2006
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Mike Wallace powered his No. 15 GEICO Chevrolet to the front of the field at Talladega Superspeedway last Saturday in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event, but an incident on the last lap deterred all chances at a victory and relegated the Billy Ballew Motorsports entry to a 26th place finish. "It's a shame we were robbed out of a top-five finish," said Wallace following the event. (High Sierra Photo)
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In 1969 Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, the first episode of the Brady Bunch aired, Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf Coast and a skinny kid from Mobile, Alabama made his first trip to Talladega Superspeedway. Thirty-seven years and thousands of racing miles later that skinny kid from Mobile returned to Talladega to realize a dream. (High Sierra Photo)
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David Starr and the Red Horse Racing Toyota team were caught up in a last lap accident in the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday afternoon. The wreck caused severe damage to the right side of the No. 11 Toyota and resulted in a 24th-place finish for Starr and the team. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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They came, they saw and while it’s open to question whether any competitor would admit he or she conquered, all nonetheless gave high marks to Talladega Superspeedway and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ inaugural John Deere 250.
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Jack Sprague and the Con-way Freight Toyota team were sidelined early in the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Talladega when their motor expired, relegating the No. 60 team to a 33rd-place finish. "Our Con-way Freight Toyota had been awesome since we got on the track at Talladega," Sprague said. "We just can't seem to get any luck going our way." (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Mark Martin won a wild John Deere 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway Saturday, overcoming an early overheating problem, a rival's illegal pass and two last-lap crashes to win his fifth race of the season in just 10 NCTS starts. The race was the first time the Truck Series ever raced at the newly repaved 2.66-mile Alabama Superspeedway, and by all accounts, it was a rousing success, with clean, hard racing until the event's final lap. "I think the guys did a spectacular job," said Martin, who now has won Truck, Busch and Cup series races at four different tracks; Talladega, Bristol, California and Dover. "It was a really, really great race. It was a clean race. The pavement worked well. I was really concerned about it and the drivers did a spectacular job today. They didn't get over their heads or get too aggressive." (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Dennis Setzer and the entire NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series put on quite a show in the very first truck race at Talladega Superspeedway. The carnage and multi-vehicle crashes that usually make up a race at the famed 2.66-mile Superspeedway were virtually non-existent.
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Robert Richardson earned his career-best NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series finish Saturday night in the series' inaugural visit to the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway. Richardson started the event in the 35th position and when the checkered flag flew on the event, he posted an outstanding 16th place finish. (High Sierra Photo)
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Thirteen NASCAR NEXTEL Cup teams, the largest field to date, tested NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow at Talladega Superspeedway on Monday. The test followed Sunday’s UAW-500.
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In one of the most anticipated races in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history, Ted Musgrave drove the No. 9 Team ASE Toyota Tundra to a third-place finish in the John Deere 250, the series inaugural race at Talladega Superspeedway. "It was a good show other than that last lap deal that wrecked all those trucks back there," Musgrave said. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Mark Martin overcame early overheating woes then held off two dozen rivals Saturday to become the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series winner at Talladega. Martin, who started from the Budweiser Pole, led the first five laps of the John Deere 250 but went a lap down after a plastic tear-off covered the grille of his Scotts Ford sending the truck to pit road on lap 16. The race's first of seven cautions at lap 24, however, allowed Martin to regain his lost serial and begin a methodical march through the field. Martin took the lead for the fourth and final time on the 91st of 94 laps. powering past defending NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Ted Musgrave at the head of the 2.66-mile track's backstretch. Musgrave had inherited the point at lap 86 after Germain Racing partner Todd Bodine was black-flagged for going below the out-of-bounds line in Turn 1 as he passed Martin's Ford.
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(Glenn Smith/High Sierra Photo)
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It was a weekend of "firsts" at Talladega Superspeedway, and the fans loved it. The UAW-Ford 500 event weekend was the best-attended fall event in the track's history. On Friday, fans witnessed the first competitive miles on a brand new racing surface, the Food World 250 ARCA RE/MAX Series race. Open wheel star Juan Pablo Montoya made his first stock car start driving for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, and posted his first top-3 finish. On Saturday, NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series rookie David Gilliland posted the fastest speed of 191.712 mph during Discount Food Mart Qualifying, taking his first career pole award. Later that afternoon, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers lined up at the start/finish line for a group photo to commemorate the start of the track's first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, the John Deere 250. Mark Martin's name will be listed as the first winner of a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. (Glenn Smith/High Sierra Photo)
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The 1995 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion Mike Skinner and his No. 5 Toyota Tundra team had two reasons to look forward to Saturday's event at Talladega Superspeedway, Skinner has experienced much success at the 2.66-mile superspeedway, and he would be driving the same truck that finished fourth at Daytona International Speedway earlier this season. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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The event at Talladega has been marked on the No. 23 Exide Batteries Toyota Tundra team's calendar all year. The team knew it must avoid the "big one" in order to keep its championship hopes alive. There are many unknowns when racing at a superspeedway, and Johnny Benson and his team knew they had a challenge ahead of them when they arrived at the 2.66-mile high-banked track. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series arrived in Alabama for the inaugural John Deere 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, and Bill Lester and his Bill Davis Racing team looked forward to their first crack at the 2.66-mile superspeedway. Lester earned one of his best starting spots of the season for the event, but engine problems just past the halfway point of the event forced him to retire from the race.
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A late race mechanical failure turned Chad McCumbee's Saturday afternoon sour at Talladega Superspeedway. "We had a top 10 truck and we were just waiting for the last 20 laps to make our move towards the front", said McCumbee.
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As a multi-truck wreck happened in turn three of the last lap in the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, Chevy Silverado veteran drivers Ron Hornaday, No 33 AES HR Solutions Silverado and Dennis Setzer, No. 85 Shell Rotella T Silverado wove their way through the melee to score the ninth and 10th finishing positions respectively.
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David Ragan and the No. 50 Roush Racing team started the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway from the second position and managed to avoid a last-lap wreck and hold on for a strong seventh place finish. "We had an awesome truck," said Ragan. "This is the most fun that I've had all year, it was a blast to drive." (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Dodge Development driver Chase Miller was not sure what to expect as he headed into the inaugural John Deere 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday. Before Wednesday of this week he had never seen Talladega Superspeedway and had no superspeedway experience on his resume.
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Bobby Hamilton Jr. overcame a bizarre mishap that badly damaged the front end of his No. 18 Fastenal Dodge in the early stages of the John Deere 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday afternoon.
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On Saturday afternoon, before a huge, excited Alabama crowd, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series made its debut at Talladega Superspeedway. On the freshly repaved surface, the No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota Tundra, steered by championship points leader Todd Bodine, finished in fourth place, picking up some valuable points in the tight championship battle. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is on its way to record attendance in 2006 thanks to the decision to replace Richmond International Raceway's Thursday night race with a Saturday inaugural date at Talladega Superspeedway. An estimated 80,000 fans crowded into the mammoth stadium to see trucks tackle 2.66 miles of freshly laid asphalt. (Christina Ramzel/High Sierra Photo)
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Mark Martin overcame early overheating woes then held off two dozen rivals Saturday to become the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series winner at Talladega. Martin, who started from the Budweiser Pole, led the first five laps of the John Deere 250 but went a lap down after a plastic tear-off covered the grille of his Scotts Ford sending the truck to pit road on lap 16. The race's first of seven cautions at lap 24, however, allowed Martin to regain his lost serial and begin a methodical march through the field. Martin took the lead for the fourth and final time on the 91st of 94 laps. powering past defending NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Ted Musgrave at the head of the 2.66-mile track's backstretch. Musgrave had inherited the point at lap 86 after Germain Racing partner Todd Bodine was black-flagged for going below the out-of-bounds line in Turn 1 as he passed Martin's Ford. (Glenn Smith/High Sierra Photo)
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Derrike Cope has driven in NASCAR's top three divisions on and off for 24 different seasons, and that experience showed signs of paying off in dividends for the No. 40 Key Motorsports entry in Saturday's John Deere 250, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, the first ever truck series event held at the mammoth and very fast, 2.66-mile high-banked Talladega tri-oval. (VPS Motorimages)
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After qualifying in the top 20 for the Inaugural John Deere 250 race at Talladega Superspeedway, Scott Lagasse carefully maneuvered his way around the 2.66-mile-oval before his engine expired on lap 33 ending his afternoon.
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Erik Darnell came to Talladega full of enthusiasm, looking forward to repeating his Daytona successes in the first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Unfortunately for Darnell and his No. 99 Northern Tool + Equipment team, it was not to be.
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David Reutimann finished sixth behind the wheel of his No. 17 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota in the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Talladega. In his first time racing at the 2.66-mile tri-oval before an estimated crowd of 80,000, Reutimann earned his 15th top-10 finish of the season and he maintained third-place in the championship points standings. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Bobby East started 22nd last Saturday at the John Deere 250 in his State Fair Corn Dogs/Edy's Dibs Ford F-150 at the Talladega Superspeedway. He finished 23rd. "That was wild. Until that last lap, it was a lot of fun. The trucks were so fun to drive; we had so much power.
-Bobby East
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The inaugural event at Talladega Superspeedway proved to be a successful race for Chad Chaffin and his No. 59 Harris Trucking Motorsports team. A last lap crash created some confusion at the conclusion of the John Deere 250, but when the smoke cleared Chaffin was home free with his first top-10 finish at Talladega Superspeedway. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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The closing laps of the inaugural Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway looked a lot like the closing laps of the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. Thankfully for Brendan Gaughan, Talladega had a much sweeter ending. "We were better than a 12th place truck but I went back too late in the race and it was my own fault," Gaughan said. (Christina Ramzel/High Sierra Photo)
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Marcos Ambrose has come away from his first race at a superspeedway with a solid finish after today’s John Deere 250 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. Ambrose finished in 17th position and was the second-highest finishing Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender.
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The race penalty report of the John Deere 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, the twentieth race of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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Johnny Benson led twice for 32 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in the John Deere 250. Benson took the honor for the third time in 2006 and for the second time in the last three races. He has led 13 times in seven races for a total of 264 laps. Benson finished 11th in the race after being involved in an accident on the final lap.
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Mark Martin scored a resilient yet dominant win in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' debut performance at the Talladega Superspeedway, coming from a lap down to drive the No. 6 Scott's Ford to its fifth win of the 2006 season in Satruday's John Deere 250. Martin started from the pole and led early before coming to pit road with overheating problems and falling off the lead lap. Martin was able to race his way back onto the lead lap and knifed his way through the field, getting up front on a restart with four laps remaining. Martin was able to stay in front of the action behind as five wide racing going into turn three on the final lap caused a hard crash involving Mike Wallace, Derrike Cope, David Starr, and Dennis Setzer that forced the race to end under the caution. Martin faced a stiff challenge from Todd Bodine with less than 10 laps to go, but a controversial call on lap 85 had the potential to shake up not only the race results but the championship standings as well. (Nate Mecha/High Sierra Photo)
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The lap summary report of the John Deere 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, the twentieth race of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The unofficial owner points following the John Deere 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, the twentieth race of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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Mark Martin took the checkered flag for the sixth time in his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career with today's victory. Martin won the pole and went to victory lane in the inaugural truck series race at Talladega Superspeedway, and now has wins at the 2.66-mile track in all three of NASCAR's major touring series. (High Sierra Photo)
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"When we had drafting help we ran well. We didn't have drafting help most of the time. It was just so tough out there. Our truck wasn't good enough to lead and it definitely wasn't good enough to make runs on people and try to pass by myself. It was a frustrating day for sure. It was a big chess match but every time I made a move it was the wrong move."
-Aric Almirola
(Steve Keller/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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"From where I was it was a clean pass. That's the problem with having a rule that's an interpretation of a rule. When I got alongside Mark (Martin) I was above the yellow line. He turned and pulled me below the yellow line. The interpretation is if you start the pass below the yellow line. I didn't start to pass below the yellow line."
-Todd Bodine
(Steve Keller/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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The unofficial driver points following the John Deere 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, the twentieth race of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The unofficial results of the John Deere 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, the twentieth race of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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Mark Martin picked up his fifth win of 2006 in the John Deere 250 as a last lap crash wreaked havoc in turn three. Martin's win is certain, but virtually every position from second on back is in question as NASCAR officials review timing and scoring loops and video replays to determine who was running where at the time of the final caution. Mike Wallace and Derrike Cope were both turned right head-on into the turn three wall in separate incidents at the exact same time, with Cope nearly turning over as both trucks suffered severe damage. TruckSeries.com will be here throughout as NASCAR sorts out the results. A full report will follow. (High Sierra Photo)
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"I am sure the wind affected us quite a bit from yesterday. You can tell there is a pretty strong headwind out there down the back straight away. It is the same for everybody. There weren't any big gusts. Qualifying isn't a big deal."
-Dennis Setzer, Qualified 26th
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Mike Skinner leads the WIX Filters Lap Leader standings over Todd Bodine (7-3) entering Saturday’s John Deere 250 at Talladega. Skinner is hoping to capture the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award for the second consecutive season. He has led more laps (493) and more miles (738.17) than any other Craftsman Truck Series driver this season.
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Mark Martin just keeps on trucking, in more ways than one. Hours after Martin, 47, announced that he will continue driving in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series next year on a part-time basis, he went out and captured his third pole position of the 2006 season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
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"It's 'typical Talladega', you just drive around and look at the scenery because it's only going to run so fast in qualifying. You're 'flat-out' here all day long. Any time you come down here, the only time you aren't on the gas pedal is when you're on pit road."
-Johnny Benson
(High Sierra Photo)
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Mark Martin, driver of the No. 6 Ford F-150, returned to the Craftsman Truck Series after a one-race hiatus and grabbed his third pole of the season in qualifying for Saturday's John Deere 250. He is joined David Ragan, his Roush Racing teammate, on the front row for tomorrow's inaugural truck series race at the 2.66-mile speedway (52.682 seconds, 181.770 mph). (High Sierra Photo)
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Erik Darnell in the No. 99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford was the top Raybestos Rookie Qualifier at Talladega. Darnell will start sixth in Saturday's race, his seventh top-10 start of the 2006 season. He was the only Raybestos Rookie to qualify inside the top-10. Darnell leads McCumbee by 39 points (173-134) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering Saturday's race at Talladega. (High Sierra Photo)
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Mark Martin turned the fastest lap in Friday's Bud Pole Qualifying for the John Deere 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Martin, who earned his third pole of the season in the No. 6 Scott's Ford, was the only driver to eclipse the 182 mile per hour barrier, turning a lap of 52.523 seconds/182.320 miles per hour. Martin also started from the pole position in the season opener at Daytona, Talladega's sister track. In the two previous races in which Martin started from the pole position he followed up with a win. He won both at Daytona to start the season and backed it up with a win from the pole at Bristol in August. Martin, who announced earlier in the day that he is leaving the Roush organization after 19 years, will shoot for his fifth win of the season on Saturday. Martin's Roush teammate David Ragan will line up alongside outside the front row. (Christina Ramzel/High Sierra Photo)
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The official starting lineup by row of the John Deere 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, the twentieth race of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season.
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The official final qualifying times of the John Deere 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, The twentieth race of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season.
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"Our Silverado is driving really good. It does depend on who is behind you or you are behind how fast you are. Drives good right now, we will see how it races. The track is just ultra smooth; it is just as smooth as they said it was."
-Dennis Setzer
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It has been 14 years since Hueytown, Alabama native, Davey Allison, rolled his 28 Havoline Ford to victory lane at Talladega Superspeedway. On Thursday, the Circle Bar Truck Corral Team started their quest to put another Alabama native, Rick Crawford into victory lane in the John Deere 250. Having cut his racing teeth on the short racks of Alabama, Talladega is hallowed ground for Crawford. “As a kid I could only dream about racing at the big track,” said Crawford.
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As a product of short-track racing, the Talladega Superspeedway is an enigma for Bobby East. East and his State Fair Corn Dog/Edy's Dibs Ford F-150 will be on the 2.66-mile, high-banked speedway for this Saturday's John Deere 250. It will be his first race on a track larger than two miles. "When you're young and turning laps on the short tracks in the Midwest, you always wonder what it's like to be at Talladega," East said.
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The first ever official laps for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Talladega Superspeedway are in the books as two and a half hours of practice were held on Thursday in preparation for Saturday's John Deere 250, the inaugural series event at the 2.66-mile tri-oval. While the action was heated and intense on the track and speeds were near 195 miles per hour, the drivers were able to complete both full field sessions and the rookie session without incident. Speeds broached the 192 mph barrier in the first session, but the "Happy Hour" session later in the day saw average speeds nearly touch 194 mph as Bobby Hamilton, Jr. turned the fastest lap of the day in the No. 18 Fastenal Dodge at 49.366 seconds/193.980 miles per hour in the draft. Bobby East was second on the timing sheet in the No. 21 Edy's Dibs Ford with a lap of 49.414/193.791 mph. (High Sierra Photo)
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Bobby East was the top Raybestos Rookie in the John Deere 250 Happy Hour. Three Raybestos Rookies posted times among the top-10 in the final practice session for the John Deere 250: Bobby East (second), Marcos Ambrose (fifth) and Kerry Earnhardt. "We know our truck sucks up real good compared to other people."
-Bobby East
(High Sierra Photo)
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It was announced yesterday that Wood Brothers/JTG Racing would promote driver Marcos Ambrose to the Busch Series in 2007. Ambrose, who currently drives the No. 20 Ford F-150 in the Craftsman Truck Series, is the first native of Australia to compete full time in one of NASCAR's major touring series and has amassed one pole and two top-three finishes in 16 races. (Charles Krall, TruckSeries.com Photo)
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The official qualifying order of the John Deere 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, The twentieth race of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season.
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The official final practice times of the John Deere 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, The twentieth race of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season.
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The official rookie practice times of the John Deere 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, The twentieth race of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season.
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The official first practice times of the John Deere 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, The twentieth race of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season.
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Matt Crafton heads for Talladega Superspeedway and Saturday's John Deere 250, the first-ever NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the 2.66 mile, high-banked behemoth, with his sights set on returning the No. 88 Menards Silverado to its familiar spot inside the top-ten. "We need a solid, top-ten run at Talladega to turn things around a little bit," said Crafton. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Through 19 of 26 races in the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, things have remained relatively normal. Even the season opener at Daytona was more calm than usual. The racing has been good, there have been numerous different winners, and yes, even some fender-benders from time to time, all of which are expected in the Truck Series. Sure, there have been moments when tempers have risen and we've seen a few things we didn't expect, but for the most part, the season has been a run-of-the-mill year. The next race at Talladega Superspeedway has the potential to change all of that. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Several NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers will greet fans and sign autographs at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday, Oct. 6 at the Craftsman Mobile Marketing Unit behind the Anniston Grandstand near Entrance Plaza 3. The autograph session is set for 2 to 3 p.m. The drivers will make the appearance shortly after the conclusion of Alabama Beef Producers Qualifying.
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Erin Crocker finished 27th in the season opening race at Daytona. This weekend's race at Talladega will be Crocker's third start on a superspeedway. "I am looking for a solid finish at Talladega. The Cheerios/Betty Crocker team has been working hard to make improvements since Daytona."
-Erin Crocker
(Ronda Greer Photo)
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Marcos Ambrose has excelled on the fast 1.5-mile speedways in his rookie NASCAR season, but this weekend's race at Talladega will be something different all together. "The goal is just to get out of this weekend in one piece," said Ambrose. "Talladega is a hairy, scary, fast place and the biggest speedway I've ever raced on, so I'm a little apprehensive." (Ronda Greer Photo)
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points leader Todd Bodine is anxious to see how the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway will go. "I love plate racing. For some reason, I've always been pretty good at it. At Daytona, for example, I've started 28th or 30th several times and in about ten laps I was leading. It's a lot of fun," smiled Bodine. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Terry Cook, driver of the No. 10 Ford F-150, has no qualms about racing at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series makes its inaugural visit to the 2.66-mile speedway. Cook, who in seven races at Daytona, the only other track over two miles in length on the circuit, has one pole and six top-10 finishes, spoke about adding a superspeedway to the schedule and the evolution of the truck series from its short-track racing roots.
How big of an impact has the addition of Talladega been to the Truck Series schedule?
"It's big, and all you have to do is look at the entry blank and look at the purse that they're paying. If it's not the second-largest purse of the year, it's right near the second-largest purse of the year. Daytona is by far the jewel, but if you look at the pay scale, Talladega is probably the second-highest paying race."
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Dunlap Says, 'It could be the greatest race we've ever had in the Truck Series'
- SPEED will be broadcasting LIVE from the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. SPEED pre-race begins Saturday, Oct. 7 at 2:30 pm, E.T., with Rick Allen handling play by play, as Phil Parsons and NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and network regular Michael Waltrip provide color. Insiders Krista Voda and Ray Dunlap will be joined by NASCAR driving veteran Hermie Sadler for insights from pit road. The newly paved Talladega Superspeedway has a long history of side-by-side racing whenever the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series or Busch Series takes to the track. But many feel this race has the potential to raise that competitive bar a little higher. "The trucks put on a great show at Daytona," said Chris Long, SPEED VP of Studio Productions.
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After a disappointing race two weeks ago at Las Vegas, Green Light Racing driver Chad McCumbee is ready for redemption as his No. 08 The GPS Store/Garmin team and the rest of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series prepare for the inaugural John Deere 250 at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Robert Richardson heads to Talladega with high hopes for the inaugural NASAR Craftsman Truck Series race. Richardson will be making his second trip to the 2.66-mile tri-oval Talladega Superspeedway hoping to improve the string of bad luck the team has been experiencing.
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Homestead-Miami Speedway announced today that it will host the first Homestead-Miami Speedway Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Sprint Nextel Wednesday, November 15th, 2006. The Classic, which will be held at the world famous Doral Golf Resort and Spa, is an exciting new addition to the week of festivities celebrating NASCAR Ford Championship Weekend and the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season finale.
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