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Good Morning from The Mile!
06-23-2006 9:30 am
Good morning from the oldest speedway in America, the beautiful and historic Milwaukee Mile. It is a glorious day here in southern Wisconsin as the sun is shining down brightly, there is a gentle breeze, some puffy white clouds are off in the distance, and we are expecting high temperatures in the low to mid 70s today, with temps in the upper 60s at race time. We have a lot on tap today as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practices, qualifies, and then goes for 200 miles in the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 at 9:15 pm ET. We'll have all the news and notes from the garage, Live! Bud Pole Qualifying, and a ton of pre- and post-race coverage for you throughout the day, so stick with us here at TrackSideLive!, exclusively at TruckSeries.com.
Bowling for Tools
06-23-2006 9:33 am
Series sponsor Craftsman hosted a bowling night for series drivers last night at Bluemound Bowl in nearby Brookfield, and it was weel-received by drivers and media alike. There were nearly 20 drivers on hand, including Brendan Gaughan, Boston Reid, Matt Crafton, Kerry Earnhardt, Dennis Setzer, Kraig Kinser, Aric Almirola, David Ragan, Erik Darnell, Michel Jourdain, Kyle Krisiloff, Johnny Benson, Bill Lester, NCTS communications manager Owen Kearns, series PR reps Judy Dominick, Chip Wile, Jayson Kaplan, Rory Connellan, Jennifer Blake, Mike Snow, Speed Channel personalities Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Ray Dunlap, and several local media personalities.
Krisiloff scored the night's high game for the drivers with a 199 in his first game, which he promptly followed with a 93 (yes, that's without the 1 in front of it). Phil Parsons also rolled a 199 and followed with a 157 to take overall honors, while Ray Dunlap's 147 was good enough for media honors.
Bluemound Bowl also measures speed of the ball at moment of impact with the pins, and that was a heated competition as well. Darnell put one down at 26.4 early on, but was blown away later in the night by Reid who scorched the lanes at 34.1.
The most important thing for the night, to quote newspapers from days gone by, was that a good time was had by all.
Today's Track Schedule
06-23-2006 10:26 am
Here is the schedule for today's track activity at The Milwaukee Mile (all times Eastern):
12n - 1p: NCTS Practice
1:30p - 2p: NCTS Rookie Practice
2p - 3p: NCTS Final Practice
6:30p: Live! Bud Pole Qualifying (2 laps, all positions)
8:30p: Trucks to grid
9p: NCTS Driver Introductions
9:15p: NCTS Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200
Entry List Updates
06-23-2006 10:33 am
There are a few additions to our regular weekly entry:
Johnny Sauter is here in the No. 51 Bowen Family Homes Chevrolet
Mike Wallace is back in the NCTS, wheeling the No. 31 Brevak Racing Dodge
Michel Jourdain is in the No. 50 Roush Racing Ford
David Ragan moves to the No. 6 Scott's Ford
Timothy Peters is back in the No. 4 Dodge Motorsports Dodge
The No. 04 Dodge out of the BHR stables is not here this week
Bobby Hamilton Update
06-23-2006 10:44 am
Everyone is wondering how Bobby Hamilton is progressing in his cancer treatments, so we spoke to a BHR rep to bring you the news. "He is feeling better each and every day," said Amanda Jones, pr rep for the team. "The doctors say the medicines will be out of his body in the next week or so, and he'll start to feel a lot better. He's starting to do exercises to build up his strength, and he is truly in a recovery period."
Hamilton has been busy, staying active in the management of the BHR team and receiving visitors. Richard Petty, Kyle Petty, and Robbie Loomis paid a visit to check in on the 2004 NCTS champion.
Continued best wishes to Bobby from all of us at TruckSeries.com.
Practice Up Next
06-23-2006 11:52 am
We are just a few short minutes away from the start of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice here at The Milwaukee Mile. We'll have timing updates throughout and keep you abreast of all the action if and when it happens here at the track. Stick with us and keep it locked here to TrackSideLive!
Trucks on Track
06-23-2006 12:00 pm
The first trucks have taken to the track and we are underway with the first one hour practice session. Johnny Sauter, Steve Park, Johnny Benson, and several others have already made their way to the track as many more are in line to make their first laps.
Prac 1 Rundown 1
06-23-2006 12:13 am
1. Sprague, 30.028 secs.
2. Hornaday, 30.205
3. Benson, 30.259
4. Sauter, 30.412
5. Skinner, 30.421
6. Krisiloff, 30.432
7. Peters, 30.480
8. Setzer, 30.488
9. Starr, 30.490
10. Bodine, 30.494
11. Ragan, 30.514
12. Gaughan, 30.532
13. Bliss, 30.577
14. Musgrave, 30.584
15. Crafton, 30.598
16. Reutimann, 30.636
17. Earnhardt, 30.705
18. Darnell, 30.802
19. Park, 30.890
20. McCumbee, 30.919
21. Moore, 31.157
22. Cook, 31.162
23. Jourdain, 31.231
24. East, 31.326
25. Reid, 31.992
26. Crocker, 32.354
Red for Bungee Cord in T1
06-23-2006 12:27 pm
A quick red flag is out to retrieve a bungee cord from turn one. We'll hustle to a scoring monitor and get you a timing report momentarily...
Prac 1 Rundown 2
06-23-2006 12:33 am
Green flag back out after the brief debris caution.
1. Sprague, 29.934
2. Hamilton, Jr., 30.115
3. Crawford, 30.180
4. Benson, 30.193
5. Hornaday, 30.205
6. Ragan, 30.252
7. Almirola, 30.253
8. Bliss, 30.288
9. Sauter, 30.326
10. Crafton, 30.331
11. Skinner, 30.355
12. Rich Bickle (Krisiloff), 30.432
13. Lester, 30.472
14. Peters, 30.480
15. Reutimann, 30.485
16. Starr, 30.490
17. Bodine, 30.494
18. Darnell, 30.525
19. Cook, 30.531
20. Gaughan, 30.532
21. Park, 30.536
22. Ambrose, 30.577
23. Musgrave, 30.581
24. Moore, 30.671
25. Kinser, 30.714
26. Earnhardt, 30.747
27. McCumbee, 30.787
28. East, 30.815
29. Sutton, 30.829
30. Miller, 30.851
31. Jourdain, 31.065
32. Allgaier, 31.345
33. Reid, 31.415
34. Crocker, 31.840
Richardson and Wallace are lined up to make their first laps of the day.
Prac 1 Rundown 3
06-23-2006 12:45 pm
Another quick caution for debris, and we're already back to green:
1. Sprague, 29.934
2. Hamilton, Jr., 30.115
3. Benson, 30.152
4. Crawford, 30.180
5. Hornaday, 30.205
6. Skinner, 30.234
7. Ragan, 30.252
8. Almirola, 30.253
9. Bliss, 30.288
10. Lester, 30.322
11. Sauter, 30.326
12. Crafton, 30.331
13. Musgrave, 30.357
14. Setzer, 30.374
15. Bickle, 30.432
16. Ambrose, 30.477
17. Peters, 30.480
18. Reutimann, 30.485
19. Starr, 30.490
20. Bodine, 30.494
21. Darnell, 30.525
22. Cook, 30.531
23. Gaughan, 30.532
24. Park, 30.536
25. Moore, 30.671
26. Kinser, 30.714
27. Earnhardt, 30.747
28. McCumbee, 30.787
29. East, 30.815
30. Sutton, 30.829
31. Miller, 30.851
32. Jourdain, 31.065
33. C. Wimmer, 31.117
34. Allgaier, 31.121
35. M. Wallace, 31.337
36. Reid, 31.415
37. Crocker, 31.840
38. Richardson, No Time
Bickle Making Laps; Keselowski Chief Wrench on 63
06-23-2006 12:51 pm
Rich Bickle is making some laps this morning in the No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports Chevrolet, his years of experience here at The Milwaukee Mile helping develop a baseline setup for Kyle Krisiloff. Meanwhile, former NCTS race winning driver and crew chief Bob Keselowski is here offering his expertise to MB Motorsports No. 63 Ford and Justin Allgaier.
Rookie Practice Up Next
06-23-2006 1:20 pm
The first practice has concluded with Jack Sprague on top of the charts. Next up for the Truck Series teams is rookie practice, immediately followed by the final practice leading up to Live! Bud Pole Qualifying. We'll have the news and notes from each session exclusively here at TrackSideLive!
Rookie Prac Rundown
06-23-2006 1:42 pm
1. Darnell, 30.373
2. Earnhardt, 30.463
3. Almirola, 30.536
4. Ragan, 30.586
5. Kinser, 30.648
6. Krisiloff, 30.724
7. Miller, 30.790
8. Moore, 30.790
9. Ambrose, 30.790
10. Crocker, 30.874
11. McCumbee, 31.218
12. Jourdain, 31.253
13. Richardson, 31.266
14. Reid, 31.316
15. East, 31.346
Pics and Audio
06-23-2006 1:47 pm
Check out the Sights and Sounds Box on the right side of the TrackSideLive! page for continued audio and image updates. We have interviews with Johnny Sauter, Joey Miller, Boston Reid, and Timothy Peters posted, and we'll track down many more drivers once the practice sessions are over. The TruckShots! gallery is starting to fill up, and once we recharge the batteries we'll have many more images for you as well.
Final Prac Rundown 1
06-23-2006 2:21 pm
1. Sprague, 30.231
2. Krisiloff, 30.302
3. Hornaday, 30.331
4. Sauter, 30.387
5. Skinner, 30.410
6. Jourdain, 30.471
7. Musgrave, 30.490
8. Benson, 30.499
9. Crafton, 30.507
10. Hamilton, Jr., 30.549
11. Crawford, 30.561
12. Darnell, 30.561
13. Reutimann, 30.561
14. Bliss, 30.602
15. Gaughan, 30.649
16. Lester, 30.662
17. Earnhardt, 30.689
18. Kinser, 30.701
19. Bodine, 30.736
20. Peters, 30.756
21. East, 30.774
22. Starr, 30.798
23. Cook, 30.800
24. Setzer, 30.817
25. Park, 30.872
26. Ragan, 30.887
27. Allgaier, 30.970
28. Ambrose, 31.041
29. Reid, 31.051
30. Sutton, 31.061
31. Wallace, 31.174
32. Richardson, 31.290
33. Crocker, 31.541
34. McCumbee, 31.597
Final Prac Rundown 2
06-23-2006 2:40 pm
1. Hornaday, 30.080
2. Sprague, 30.231
3. Crawford, 30.292
4. Krisiloff, 30.302
5. Sauter, 30.387
6. Benson, 30.397
7. Skinner, 30.410
8. Ambrose, 30.450
9. Jourdain, 30.471
10. Musgrave, 30.490
11. Crafton, 30.507
12. Park, 30.517
13. Hamilton, Jr., 30.549
14. Darnell, 30.561
15. Reutimann, 30.561
16. Bliss, 30.602
17. Allgaier, 30.647
18. Gaughan, 30.649
19. Miller, 30.656
20. Lester, 30.662
21. Earnhardt, 30.689
22. Kinser, 30.701
23. Almirola, 30.702
24. Cook, 30.736
25. Bodine, 30.736
26. Peters, 30.756
27. Starr, 30.764
28. East, 30.774
29. Setzer, 30.791
30. Ragan, 30.887
31. Reid, 31.051
32. Sutton, 31.061
33. Wallace, 31.174
34. Richardson, 31.217
35. Wimmer, 31.240
36. Crocker, 31.464
37.McCumbee, 31.597
Clean and Green So Far
06-23-2006 2:47 pm
We have been clean and green since the start of final practice, and for that matter since the start of rookie practice at 1:30 pm ET. There are just a few moments left in final practice leading up to qualifying for the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200. Look for a complete time and speed report posted to the event box seconds after the session ends.
Milwaukee Winners
06-23-2006 2:49 pm
Here are the previous winners at The Milwaukee Mile:
1995: Mike Skinner
1996: Jack Sprague
1997: Ron Hornaday
1998: Mike Bliss
1999: Greg Biffle
2000: Kurt Busch
2001: Ted Musgrave
2002: Terry Cook
2003: Brendan Gaughan
2004: Ted Musgrave
2005: Dennis Setzer
Milwauke Pole Winners
06-23-2006 4:17 pm
1995: Mike Skinner, 112.535 mph
1996: Mike Bliss, 118.265 mph
1997: Jack Sprague, 119.178 mph
1998: Jack Sprague, 120.530 mph
1999: Greg Biffle, 121.102 mph
2000: Kurt Busch, 120.518 mph
2001: Jack Sprague, 120.692 mph
2002: Terry Cook, 119.784 mph
2003: Terry Cook, 119.996 mph
2004: Ted Musgrave, 121.98 mph
2005: Jack Sprague, 121.98 mph
Milwaukee Track Facts
06-23-2006 4:31 pm
The Milwaukee Mile is a true oval, 1.0 miles in length. The turns are banked at 9.25 degrees, while the straightaways are banked at 2.5 degrees. Each straightaway is 1,265 feet in length, just 65 feet short of making the turns and the straightaways equal in length.
Ted Musgrave is the qualifying record holder at 29.645 seconds/121.980 miles per hour. Dennis Setzer set the race record here last summer when he won in 1 hour, 49 minutes, and 11 seconds/109.907 mph.
The Mile Records
06-23-2006 4:43 pm
Most Wins: Ted Musgrave, 2
Most Poles: Jack Sprague, 4
Most Top-5s: Jack Sprague, 6
Most Top-10s: Jack Sprague, 8
Most Lead Changes: 1996, 17
Most Leaders: 7, three times
Fewest Leaders: 3, twice
Most Cautions: 1996, 3
Fewest Cautions: 2005, 1
Most Caution Laps: 1996, 47
Fewest Caution Laps: 2005, 4
Most Lead Lap Finishers: 1998, 19
Fewest Lead Lap Finishers: 2005, 4
Most Running at Finish: 2005, 32
Fewest Running at Finish: 1996, 17
Most Laps Led by a Winner: Kurt Busch, 2000, 157
Fewest Laps Led by a Winner: Brendan Gaughan, 2003, 56
Most Wins by Manufacturer: 4, Chevrolet and Ford
Closest Margin of Victory: 2002, Terry Cook over Jason Leffler, 0.102 seconds
Widest Margin of Victory: 2003, Brendan Gaughan over Jason Leffer, 11.477 seconds
New Craftsman Motorsports Display Debuts at Milwaukee
06-23-2006 5:49 pm
Fans looking for fun before the green flag drops at the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) race Friday can have their first look at the new interactive display from Craftsman Motorsports. Where else could they see the inner workings of a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race truck as it literally spins 360 degrees upside down?
Short of actually being a member of a NASCAR pit crew, this may be the closest race fans get to the behind-the-scenes action in the garage. And the first 3000 fans who visit the display and register will receive a $5 Sears reward card and other Craftsman Official Tools of NASCAR items while supplies last. The Craftsman interactive display is making a 16-city tour to the remaining 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races. The tour will visit all 25 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Races in 2007 as well as various NASCAR fan events throughout the year.
The interactive display is an 8,000 square foot, two-trailer fan experience with:
*Three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in-motion racing simulators.
*Autograph sessions with drivers Kraig Kinser and Dennis Setzer.
*The only place fans can see the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Trophy on display.
*A NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race truck cut in half to reveal all the inner workings, and mounted on a “rotisserie” so fans can view it at any angle as well as view a Craftsman Crew Chief work on the truck, with fan participation.
*Interactive games and competitions -- see how you compare to a NASCAR jackman with the Craftsman Jackman Challenge or how fast you can tighten a spark plug with the Craftsman ergo flex-head quick release ratchet.
*Have your photo taken with a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Truck or a video taken inside the truck and email it to friends and family instantly.
*Visit “Tools of the Trade” interactive stations and learn how Craftsman tools are used in the NASCAR garage, and how fans can use them back in their home garage.
*Official Tools of NASCAR Premium items.
The display makes its debut here at Milwaukee this weekend.
Who Needs in on Speed?
06-23-2006 5:53 pm
There are eight drivers fighting for the six non-guaranteed starting positions in the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200. Here are their fastest times from practice, with the session it was turned in parenthesis:
Sauter, 30.001 (Final)
Lester, 30.322 (First)
Earnhardt, 30.463 (Rookie)
Jourdain, 30.471 (Final)
Wallace, 30.607 (Final)
Allgaier, 30.647 (Final)
Moore, 30.671 (First)
Richardson, 30.895 (Rookie)
Drivers listed in green would be in had these times been turned in qualifying
, drivers listed in red would miss the field.
Sparkies Out in Force
06-23-2006 6:08 pm
No one has more dedicated fans than Steve Park, and the Sparkies are out in force here in Milwaukee. Park had the longest line for autographs earlier today, and as he usually does, took time out for pictures with as many fans as he could. All the drivers were out spending time with the fans here at Milwaukee today as there are hundreds of people in the garage getting up close and personal with their favorite drivers. It's one of the few opportunities the fans have throughout the year to spend time this close with the teams and drivers, which makes it a favorite stop for most everyone involved.
Live! Bud Pole Qualifying Up Next!
06-23-2006 6:16 pm
It has been an uneventful afternoon here at The Milwaukee Mile so far as practice was clean and green with only some stoppages for debris slowing the action on the track. With no incidents, no one has had to go to a backup truck, and we haven't heard of any engine changes to this point to report on either.
Things are about to heat up at the bottom of the hour as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rolls for the pole as we get ready for
Live! Bud Pole Qualifying for the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200
. We'll rejoin you with more TrackSideLive! coverage from the Milwaukee Mile as soon as qualifying concludes. Click on the link above to join our live qualifying updates.
Templates Catch Hamilton in Inspection
06-23-2006 8:05 pm
The nose on Bobby Hamilton's No. 18 Fastenal Dodge had problems making NASCAR inspectors happy, and while the team was able to make repairs to the truck, the team wasn't able to make them in time to make a qualifying run. Hamilton, who was second quickest in the first practice, will start 35th tonight.
Transmission Change Sends Moore to Back
06-23-2006 8:09 pm
Key Motorsports was forced to change a transmission prior to qualifying, meaning Ryan Moore - under NASCAR penalty - will be forced to start from the rear at the drop of the green flag.
Pit Assignments
06-23-2006 8:43 pm
Here are the pit assignments for the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200, starting in turn one at pit exit and ending at the entrance to pit road coming off turn four:
Hornaday
Almirola
Moore
Ragan
Richardson
Bliss
Musgrave
McCumbee
Kinser
Lester
Crafton
Ambrose
Wimmer
Miller
Earnhardt
Gaughan
East
Darnell
Skinner
Break in pit wall
Sauter
Allgaier
Benson
Open Stalls/ Start-Finish Line/Scoring Cameras
Sprague
Cook
Krisiloff
Reid
Crawford
Crocker
Starr
Peters
Park
Sutton
Setzer
Reutimann
Hamilton, Jr.
Bodine
Mile Races Summary
06-23-2006 8:52 pm
There have been eleven NCTS races at The Milwaukee Mile since 1995. Here are the averages:
Start of winner: 2.65 High: 8 Low: 1 (5 times)
Finishers on lead lap: 11 High: 19 Low: 4
Lead changes: 8.91 High: 17 Low: 5
Lead drivers: 5.09 High: 7 Low: 3 (twice)
Caution flags: 5.18 High: 13 Low: 1
Caution flag laps: 21.1 High: 47 Low: 4
Cumulative average speed: 98.315 High: 109.907 Low: 83.230
Milwaukee Best Finishes
06-23-2006 8:58 pm
Bliss, 1st
Cook, 1st
Gaughan, 1st
Hornaday, 1st
Musgrave, 1st
Setzer, 1st
Skinner, 1st
Sprague, 1st
Crawford, 3rd
Park, 4th
Starr, 6th
Benson, 7th
Crafton, 9th
Lester, 12th
Reutimann, 23rd
Sutton, 25th
Darnell, 26th
Hamilton, Jr., 33rd
Bodine, 34th
Drivers making their first start here: Sauter, Almirola, Ragan, Ambrose, Krisiloff, Miller, Earnhardt, Moore, Reid, Peters, East, McCumbee, Kinser, Crocker, Wimmer, Richardson
2006 MFR Performance
06-23-2006 9:03 pm
Chevrolet: 2 wins, 0 poles, 7 top-5, 28 top-10, 441 laps led
Dodge: 0 wins, 1 pole, 1 top-5, 6 top-10, 39 laps led
Ford: 3 wins, 1 pole, 9 top-5, 23 top-10, 386 laps led
Toyota: 5 wins, 6 poles, 33 top-5, 43 top-10, 741 laps led
2006 Season Averages
06-23-2006 9:05 pm
Start of winner: 8.8
Lead changes per race: 9.5
Lead drivers per race: 5.0
Cautions per race: 8.9
Caution laps per race: 39.0
Running at finish per race: 31.4
Did not finish per race: 4.3
Lead lap finishers per race: 21.8
Let's Go Race!
06-23-2006 9:07 pm
Our quick pre-race statistical look at the season is over...up next is the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200! Get the TV tuned to Speed, tune the radio to MRN, and lock it on to TrackSideLive for complete coverage of the race, up next!!!
Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 Race Updates 1-10
06-23-2006 9:16 pm
10. Lap 33 - Hornaday continues to lead by 1.6 seconds over Benson who has passed both Sprague and Sauter. Skinner stays fifth. Cook, Crawford, Bodine, Almirola, and Darnell round out the top ten.
9. Lap 29 - Crafton takes 12th from Ragan. Ragan is talking to his crew about adjustments on the first stop to loosen up his truck.
8. Lap 21 - Benson looks to the outside as he races Sprague for third. Hornaday leads Sauter, Sprague, Benson, Skinner, Cook, Crawford, Almirola, Bodine, Darnell, Bliss, Ragan, Crafton, Reutimann, Musgrave, Ambrose, Starr, Miller, Setzer, Krisiloff, Lester, Peters, Park, Gaughan, Reid, Hamilton, Jr., McCumbee, Moore, Earnhardt, Kinser, East, Allgaier, Crocker, Wimmer, Richardson, and Sutton. Sutton is the only driver off the lead lap. Cook has moved up four positions, Hamilton up nine.
7. Lap 17 - Sutton spins in turn four without drawing a caution.
6. Lap 13 - Hornaday leads by nearly a full second as the field starts to string out single file around the speedway.
5. Lap 9 - Crawford gives the bumper to Bodine in a race for 8th and 9th. Crawford takes the spot.
4. Lap 6 - Hornaday leads Sauter, Sprague, Benson, Skinner, Almirola, Bodine, Ragan, Cook, Ambrose, Crawford, Darnell, Bliss, Krisiloff, Reutimann, Musgrave, Miller, Lester, Starr, Crafton, Gaughan, Park, Earnhardt, Reid, Setzer, McCumbee, Peters, Sutton, Kinser, Moore, Allgaier, East, Wimmer, Hamilton, Crocker, and Richardson to the restart.
3. Lap 2 - Caution is out for debris on the backstretch. We've already matched the number of cautions for the entire 2005 Milwaukee race.
2. Green is out. Hornaday gets the jump on the start. Sauter moves past Sprague into second.
1. Engines have been fired. Trucks should roll from the grid shortly. Pit road speed is 35 mph. Pace truck speed is 40 mph. Minumum lap time to stay on track is 33.71 seconds. Pit speed starts 135 feet before first stall, ends 60 feet after last stall. Restart point is the double red line outside turn four.
Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 Race Updates 11-20
06-23-2006 9:46 pm
20. Lap 77 - Lead lap trucks pit. Reutimann leads Bliss, Sprague, Benson, Setzer, Hornaday, Skinner, Sauter, Almirola, Cook, Bodine, Gaughan, Starr, Ragan, Darnell, East, Park, Ambrose, Peters, Crafton, Crawford, Musgrave, Miller, Lester, and Reid on the lead lap. Ragan busted for speeding and drops to the tail of the longest line. Reutimann stayed out, Bliss took fuel only as did Benson and Setzer.
19. Lap 76 - Twenty-four trucks remain on the lead lap. Caution out for the third time as Hamilton, Jr. spins off turn four in front of a pack of trucks. No one makes contact and Hamilton drives away. Reid receives the free pass to rejoin the lead lap.
18. Lap 71 - Hamilton's luckless season continues as battery woes drop him off the pace and off the lead lap. Horanday leads Sprague, Benson, Cook, and Bliss.
17. Lap 64 - Benson falls back to third as Sprague dives under to take second.
16. Lap 61 - Crawford didn't take tires on his pit stop and is free falling through the field. He's back to 12th. Benson gets bottled up behind Richardson off turn two and Hornaday sweeps past outside to retake the lead.
15. Lap 55 - Benson knocks on Hornaday's door for the lead. He looks to the outside off turn two to take the lead going into three. Hornaday fights back and nips the curb off four, letting Benson lead aty the stripe. Hornaday falls back to second as Benson pulls into the lead.
14. Lap 48 - Hamilton is up to 22nd. Bodine is challening Crawford for fifth. Benson has closed to within half a second of leader Hornaday.
13. Lap 42 - Hornaday gets the jump on the restart and moves into the lead before turn one. Crawford, Benson, Sprague, and Cook round out the top five.
12. Lap 38 - Leaders all pit. Tight quarters on pit road as Skinner and Sauter both have to back up to make it out of their stalls. Kinser and Earnhardt too fast leaving, will be penalized to the rear. Crawford leads Hornaday, Benson, Sprague, Cook, Bodine, Almirola, Sauter, Bliss, Reutimann, Crafton, Skinner, Starr, Ambrose, Musgrave, Park, Miller, Ragan, Setzer, Darnell, Peters, McCumbee, Hamilton, Moore, Reid, Gaughan, East, Lester, Krisiloff, Kinser, Earnhardt, and Allgaier. Wimmer, Richardson, and Crocker are all a lap down. Sutton is off the track. One to go to the restart just given.
11. Lap 36 - Sutton spins off the second turn and makes contact with the inside wall on the backstretch. Caution is out for the second time of the night. Sutton and Park made contact off turn two sending her into a spin. Setzer reports a vibration under braking. Allgaier receives the free pass to rejoin the lead lap.
Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 Race Updates 21-30
06-23-2006 10:17 pm
30. Lap 119 - Bodine dips inside on the restart and takes the lead off turn four to lead for the first time today. Miller spins in turn one out of fifth place. Caution is out for the eighth time.
29. Lap 116 - The lead lap trucks all pit and hope to stretch it to the end. Starr stayed out. Bodine, Almirola, and Miller all pitted but took either two tires or no tires. Hornaday is fifth, the first with four tires. Sprague, Peters, Benson, Darnell, Bliss, Reutimann, Lester, Musgrave, Crawford, Setzer, Ragan, Krisiloff, Ambrose, Cook, Skinner, Sauter, McCumbee, Park, Gaughan, Reid, East, Crocker, and Moore are the lead lap trucks.
28. Lap 113 - Wimmer stalls through turns one and two and the caution is out for the seventh time. The teams have a decision to make now as they are on the absolute outside edge of their pit window. Do they come now or do they wait and hope for another caution?
27. Lap 105 - Sprague, Bliss, Benson, Reutimann, Hornaday, Bodine, Setzer, Almirola, Musgrave, Crawford, Darnell, Skinner, Ambrose, Ragan, Miller, Peters, Cook, East, McCumbee, Lester, Sauter, Starr, Krisiloff, Park, Crocker, Gaughan, and Reid are the lead lap runners.
26. Lap 103 - "We were three wide going into one and I knew they were there. They got together under me and one of them slid up into me and around we went," Crafton said. Crafton climbed out and it watching his crew make repairs. Sprague leads Bliss, Benson, Reutimann, and Hornaday.
25. Lap 96 - Almirola punts Starr going into one and Starr wiggles into Crafton who pounds the wall going into turn one. Crafton's truck is heavily damaged but he is able to drive back to the pits. Caution is out for the sixth time.
24. Lap 91 - Fifth caution of the day as Richardson has a tire go down and sheds debris all over the speedway. Bliss leads Sprague, Reutimann, Benson, Setzer, Hornaday, Skinner, Bodine, Starr, Almirola, Crafton, Cook, Ambrose, Musgrave, Crawford, Darnell, Ragan, East, Miller, McCumbee, Park, Lester, Peters, Sauter, Gaughan, and Reid on the lead lap. Crocker, Moore, Kinser, Allgaier, Earnhardt, and Krisiloff are one lap down, Wimmer, and Richardson two laps down, Hamilton Jr. four laps down, and Sutton is five laps off the pace.
23. Lap 88 - Bliss looks to the outside of Reutimann for the lead on the restart.
22. Lap 85 - Sauter comes to pit road giving up 15th for tires after locking up the brakes to avoid Earnhardt.
21. Lap 81 - Restart. Sauter locks up the brakes going into turn one throwing the field into disarray behind him. Caution out for the fourth time as Earnhardt loops it and several drivers nearly make hard contact but all avoid. McCumbee picks up the free pass. Reutimann leads Bliss, Sprague, Benson, Setzer, Hornaday, Skinner, Almirola, Bodine and Cook.
Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 Race Updates 31-40
06-23-2006 10:57 pm
40. Lap 171 - Benson leads Hornaday, Sprague, Bliss, Reutimann, Setzer, Crawford, Cook, Starr, Sauter, Skinner, Lester, Ambrose, McCumbee, Park, Peters, Gaughan, Almirola, East, Crocker, Reid, Bodine, Moore, Miller, Allgaier, Musgrave, Kinser, Darnell, Krisiloff, Ragan, Hamilton, Richardson, Sutton, Earnhardt, Crafton, and Wimmer.
39. Lap 165 -Bodine spins in turn two after contact with Crocker. Caution out for the ninth time.
38. Lap 161 - Benson takes the lead off turn four and droves off by five lenghths.
37. Lap 154 - Crafton returns to the track 47 laps off the pace.
36. Lap 151 - Benson is now a quarter of a second off Hornaday's back bumper. Musgrave is off the pace, being lapped by leader Hornaday and second place Benson.
35. Lap 144 - Benson has closed to within a second of Hornaday. Sprague, Bliss, Reutimann, Crawford, Setzer, Cook, Bodine, and Peters are the top ten.
34. Lap 133 - Benson up to second as Earnhardt gets the black flag for smoke. Hornaday leads by 1.25 seconds.
33. Lap 132 - Smoke out of Ragan's truck as he comes to the pits for the second time in three laps. Right front tire down on the No. 6.
32. Lap 127 - Sprague goes around Bodine to take second as Benson cracks the top five. Ragan comes to pit road for an unscheduled stop. Benson sweeps around Bodine to take third.
31. Lap 124 - Hornaday passes Almirola to take over second as Sprague looks inside to take over third. Peters holds the fifth position, the second straight week the No. 4 truck has had a strong run. Hornaday battles Bodine for the lead, taking the position going into the third turn.
Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 Race Updates 41 -
06-23-2006 11:28 pm
47. Lap 200 - Benson wins two in a row! Bliss, Hornaday, Sprague, and Reutimann the top five.
46. Lap 195 - Bliss takes over second. Benson closes in on a five second lead.
45. Lap 193 - Bliss is on Hornaday's tail fighting for second. Benson leads by four seconds.
44. Lap 186 - Bliss and Sprague go two laps side by side before Bliss finally previals and takes the third spot. Benson, Hornaday, Bliss, Sprague, Reutimann, Setzer, Starr, Crawford, Cook, and Peters are the top ten.
43. Lap 181 - Bliss moves under Sprague to take over third. Sprague fights hard in the outside groove but Bliss is relentless on the bottom. Sprague holds him off for now to keep third.
42. Lap 176 - Hornaday moves to the outside into one but Benson slams the door shut and holds the lead. He has a five length lead as the front two pull away from Sprague in third.
41. Lap 173 - Jet blowers are out on the track blowing the rubber debris off the track for the final sprint to the checkered.
Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 Unofficial Results
06-23-2006 11:47 pm
1. Benson
2. Bliss
3. Hornaday
4. Sprague
5. Reutimann
6. Peters
7. Setzer
8. Starr
9. Crawford
10. Cook
11. Skinner
12. Sauter
13. Almirola
14. McCumbee
15. Lester
16. Park
17. East
18. Ambrose
19. Gaughan
20. Bodine
21. Moore
22. Allgaier
23. Miller
24. Musgrave
25. Crocker
26. Reid
27. Darnell
28. Kinser
29. Krisiloff
30. Ragan
31. Hamilton, Jr.
32. Sutton
33. Richardson
34. Crafton
35. Earnhardt
36. Wimmer
How's This for Numerology
06-24-2006 1:28 am
Johnny Benson won in truck No. 23 on June 23rd, and utilized pit stall 23 today. Sometimes the numbers just all line up!
Audio!
06-24-2006 1:29 am
There's a ton of post-race audio for you to check out at your leisure...
Johnny Benson, No. 23 Toyota Ceritified Used Vehicles Toyota, finished first: "It was amazing to be able to win at MIS and then here at Milwaukee. It's great to be able to that here in the Midwest. I want to go and win down south out west and out east next. I want to get greedy!"
Rick Ren, winning crew chief: "I used to drive racecars. I won 130 races as a driver, so I know what a driver is looking for. We don't have any need for egos. We're just two guys out there trying to win races."
Mike Bliss, No. 16 IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet, finished second: "Catching him and getting around him were going to be two different things. We threw a lot of stuff at the truck and everything we did didn't make it turn. We made an educated guess and it turned good all night. That was the key."
Ron Hornaday, No. 33 Kevin Harvick, Inc. Chevrolet, finished third: "If we made changes we might have tightened it up too much. We'll take third. I burned the tires off it and that's my fault. But we'll take third and be happy with it."
Jack Sprague, No. 60 Con-way Freight Toyota, finished fourth: "I am grateful, but man, I want to win a race. I thought in practice we had a shot at it. We were just way way tight in the center. When we had to put on tires with 85 laps to go I knew that was it for us."
David Reutimann, No. 17 Team Tundra Toyota, finished fifth: "I am happy. The guys did a great job. We kept beating on it and making adjustments, and with everything else you do on pit stops we were still able to pick up spots on pit road."
Timothy Peters, No. 4 Dodge Motorsports Dodge, finished sixth: "If not for slipping in some oil that might be two top ten finishes in a row. I hope we had all of our bad luck out of the way. We started off last year good and it went bad on us. Hopefully this year it's the opposite and we start off bad and finish good."
We also spoke to Dennis Setzer, Chad McCumbee, and Marcos Ambrose...click on each name in the Sights and Sounds Box to the right side of the page to listen.
Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 Fast Fasts
06-24-2006 1:40 am
Johnny Benson picks up his second career and his second consecutive NCTS win; he won last week at his home track at Michigan...with his win, six drivers have won their first two career races in back-to-back fashion; Kyle Busch was the last to accomplish that feat with wins at Charlotte and Dover in 2005...Mark Martin also won consecutive races in 2006, winning at Daytona and California...Benson's best previous NCTS finish at Milwaukee was seventh in 1995; he won the ASA race here in 1993...Benson started fourth; his best previous start was 12th, also in 1995...Benson's win is his 20th career NCTS top-five finish...Benson's win also pushes him unofficially into third in the championship standings...
Owners: Who's In; Who's Out
06-24-2006 1:50 am
Here are those fighting in and around the 30th, and final, locked in position in the NCTS owner's standings:
In:
26. Ballew Motorsports 15 989
27. Wood/jtg 20 987
28. Evernham 98 956
29. Sutton 02 941
30. Morgan-Dollar 46 913
Out:
31. Bill Davis Racing 22 904
32. ThorSport 13 892
34. Key 40 805
35. Richardson 1 761
All other teams are ineligible for a guaranteed starting position.
Benson Takes Two with Milwaukee Win
06-24-2006 1:54 am
Benson Takes Two with Win in Milwaukee
After coming close to victory several times in his first 58 starts but never taking home the winner's trophy, Johnny Benson has more than made amends by picking up his second consecutive NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory in Saturday night's Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200. The 1995 NASCAR Busch Series champion took the lead for the final time on lap 160 and led convincingly the rest of the way, holding off 2002 series champion Mike Bliss by 2.249 seconds to take home the $55,500 winner's purse.
Benson was forced to deal with a dominant Ron Hornaday throughout the night on his way to the victory. Hornaday, who started from the pole, led a race high 102 laps but fought a loose condition in the latter stages of the race. Eventually Benson was able to size up Hornaday's weakness and take advantage, driving off to nearly a five second lead within twenty laps to go. Hornaday was not able to hold off a fast-closing Mike Bliss, who darted into second with with seven laps to go and chopped Benson's advantage in half, but ran out of laps before he could make a run for the lead and the win.
After going winless for so long in the Truck Series, Benson is overwhelmed with the success he and his Bill Davis Race team have found recently with the No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehciles Toyota.
"It's almost too much to handle," Benson said in victory lane. "Winning at MIS last week was big, no doubt about it. Winning here at Milwaukee is equally as big. This is one of the most historic race tracks in the world, and to be able to win here is a very big deal. I was fortunate enough to win here in the ASA several years ago, and to come back and win here with the Truck is incredible. It's close to home, which is nice too. I've won two here in the Midwest, now we need to get some of these wins down south and out west too."
Bliss was closing quickly in the No. 16 IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet, but ran out of laps before he could mount a challenge for the win. For Bliss, the performance was impressive after difficult practice and qualifying sessions earlier in the day.
"We really struggled here earlier today," Bliss said. "Dave (Fuge) always had a good setup here and ran well here with (Jack) Sprague here last year. But that didn't work this year and we were out to lunch. I know they made some changes because it really ran well on the long run late in the race. We got it to where it would rotate in the corner and we were really good late in the race. You never know what to expect when you're racing Sprague and Hornaday like that. They won't wreck you but they'll drive you hard. If we didn't have to race Sprague so hard we might have been able to chase down Johnny, but catching and passing is two different things."
Hornaday was relegated to third at the finish in the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet after leading more than half the race.
"We learned some things here today that are going to make this team stronger," Hornaday said. "We just got too loose to run with Johnny at the end. But Wally Rogers and all of these kids we have on this team are all very young and willing to learn. We don't have an official crew chief on this team yet, but we have a lot of people who are stepping in to help out, and they deserve to have runs like this here tonight. I just wish we could have given them a win."
Jack Sprague finished fourth in the No. 60 Con-way Freight Toyota. Sprague forced a smile after the checkered, happy to finish among the top five but for a three-time series champion looking for his first win in over a year, anything less than a trip to victory lane is disappointing.
"Fourth is okay, but man, I want to win a race," Sprague said. "I mean, yeah, we were okay. I just want to give these guys a win. The Wyler's came into this series a year ago here in Milwaukee, and I thought today was the day we were going to get it. We raced hard with Bliss there late. I raced here in that truck last year and I know they always have a good setup. I fought hard with him, but he had a good truck because once he got passed me he motored on to Hornaday and blew past him too."
David Reutimann finished fifth in the No. 17 Team Tundra Toyota. Combined with an uncharacteristic performance by point leader Todd Bodine, Reutimann now closes the gap by fifty points in the chase for the NCTS championship.
"Fifth is okay, but I want to win," Reutimann said. "We did some things to the truck that didn't make it very happy. We've always run well with that truck, so it's not the truck it's what we did to it. But we were able to beat on it enough to get it to do what we wanted and we came out of here with a pretty good finish."
Timothy Peters finished a career-best sixth in the No. 4 Dodge Motorsports Dodge, the best finishing Dodge driver on the evening. Defending race winner Dennis Setzer was seventh in the No. 85 GM FlexFuel Chevrolet, Rick Crawford was ninth in the No. 14 Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford, and Terry Cook rounded out the top ten in the No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford.
Aric Almirola was the highest finishing Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate, finishing 13th in the No. 75 Spears Motorsports Chevrolet.
There were nine cautions for 37 laps, slowing the average speed tp 85.673 miles per hour. The only serious incident of the evening was on a restart on lap 96 when Matt Crafton was tapped by David Starr, who in turn was tapped by Almirola entering turn one. Crafton's No. 88 Menards Chevrolet slammed hard into the SAFER barrier in turn one, doing significant damage to the left rear. Crafton was able to drive back to the garage and salvaged a 34th-place finish, 49 laps off the pace. Others involved in incidents on the night inlcuded Bobby Hamilton, Jr. - who had just returned to the track after an extended green flag stop to replace a dead battery - who spun off turn four, Kerry Earnhardt, Joey Miller, Kelly Sutton, and point leader Todd Bodine - who spun in turn two after a tap from Erin Crocker to bring out the final caution of the night.
Bodine continues to lead Reutimann in the championship standings as Benson moves into third. Ted Musgrave has fallen back to fourth, Sprague sits fifth, Bliss sixth, Setzer seventh, Crawford eighth, Starr ninth, and Hornaday jumps into the top ten for the first time this season.
Next up for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at the Kansas Speedway on Saturday July 1. TruckSeries.com will have complete event coverage starting on Friday June 30, including TrackSideLive! practice and qualifying updates, as well as comprehensive pre- and post-race coverage as well.
Lights Off, We're on the Move to Kansas
06-24-2006 1:54 am
It's closing on 2 am Eastern and the kind folks at The Milwaukee Mile are calling it a night. Much thanks to Jim Tretow and the entire PR staff at The Mile for their assistance and wonderful hospitality again this year. Milwaukee is always a great place to come, and this year was no exception.
We're calling it a night...we'll see you next Friday morning from the Kansas Speedway as we kick off coverage of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250. Until then, good night everybody!
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