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Good afternoon from Kentucky Speedway
07-07-2006 12:53 pm
Good afternoon everyone, welcome to TrackSideLive! coverage of the Built Ford Tough 225 from Kentucky Speedway, presented exclusively at TruckSeries.com by our friends at Fastenal. It is a wonderful afternoon here in northern Kentucky as the sun is shining brightly, there is a nice gentle breeze blowing across the track, and temperatures are expected to be pleasant, perhaps reaching the mid 80s. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams are finishing up preparations for practice, which should start at 2 pm ET. We'll have all the action from the track as it happens, so stick around.
Entry List Updates
07-07-2006 12:57 pm
The original entry list showed 39 teams entered, but with the withdrawal of the No. 51 Chevrolet by Billy Ballew Motorsports, we are down to 38 teams in the running for the 36 spots in the starting lineup for the Built Ford Tough 225.
Brad Keselowski is in the No. 02 Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet this week while Kelly Sutton recuperates from her injuries sustained in a crash last week in Kansas.
Wayne Edwards is listed in the No. 07 US Restoration Chevrolet for Green Light Racing.
Kevin Grubb moves into the No. 15 Chevrolet for Billy Ballew, replacing Kyle Krisiloff. Sponsorship is from Woodard Pools.
Todd Shafer is back to attempt his first race since Mansfield in the No. 19 Westerman Co. & Truck Insurance 4-U Ford.
Michel Jourdain is in the No. 50 Roush Racing Ford, meaning David Ragan is in the No. 6 Scotts Ford.
Justin Allgaier is entered for the third week in the No. 63 Dave Porter Truck Sales Ford.
J.C. Stout is entered in the No. 91 Hunter's Hope Foundation Chevrolet for the first time since attempting Gateway in April.
Built Ford Tough 225 Fast Facts
07-07-2006 1:04 pm
Race No. 13 of 25
Kentucky Speedway, 1.5-mile asphalt tri-oval
Race Length: 150 laps/225 miles
Posted Awards: $746,240
2005 Winner: Dennis Setzer
2005 Pole sitter: Bill Lester
Kansas Wrap
07-07-2006 1:06 pm
Don't forget, we have a complete wrapup of all the goings-on from the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 from Kansas Speedway in our Fastenal Race Report.
You can listen to all of the action by clicking here
, and of course you can browse our complete audio archive by entering the
TrackSideLive! archive here
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Only Two Doing Double Duty
07-07-2006 1:14 pm
Only two drivers will be attempting double duty here this weekend, in the ARCA REMAX Series race and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. Both Justin Allgaier and Erin Crocker will attempt both races. Crocker is locked into the Truck race but must qualify on speed for the ARCA race while Allgaier is locked into the ARCA race but must qualify the Truck on speed.
Truck info...
07-07-2006 1:19 pm
Here are some tidbits about some of the Trucks being raced here this weekend:
Erin Crocker is driving the same truck she qualified second earlier this season at Charlotte...the truck Erik Darnell is racing is a brand new chassis that has never been raced...the truck David Ragan is driving is the same truck which carried him to a sixth-place finish in Kansas; the team had orginally planned on bringing the truck they ran at Texas but changed their plan after a strong run last week...Michel Jourdain is driving the truck David Ragan ran 19th with at Michigan...Mike Skinner is running his favorite truck here this weekend, a truck that has carried him to four poles and two top-five finishes; he's run it at Charlotte, Texas, Michigan, and Kansas...Boston Reid is driving the truck has last ran at to a 17th-place finish at Michigan...
Today's Schedule
07-07-2006 1:31 pm
10 am ET: NCTS Garage opens
3:15-4:14 pm ET: NCTS First Practice
4:25-4:55 pm ET: NCTS Rookie Practice
7 - 8 pm ET: NCTS Final Practice
9 pm ET: ARCA REMAX Series race
Top-3 Sweep
07-07-2006 1:34 pm
Last week's Blue Oval top-3 in Kansas with Ford drivers Terry Cook, Rick Crawford, and Marcos Ambrose sweeping the top three was the second such finish for any manufacturer in 2006. The other top-3 sweep was by Toyota at Gateway, and was in fact a top-5 sweep when Todd Bodine, Ted Musgrave, David Reutimann, Jack Sprague, and Johnny Benson placed a Tundra in all five top positions.
Kentucky Speedway Track Facts
07-07-2006 2:05 pm
Kentucky Speedway opened in July 2000 as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series played to a packed house. The 1.5-mile tri-oval seats approximately 80,000 fans, and it is expected that nearly 60,000 will show up for tomorrow's race, which is always one of the biggest draws on the NCTS calendar.
The track features 14 degrees of banking in the turns, and the frontstretch tri-oval is banked at 8 degrees. The frontstretch is 1,662 feet long, while the backstretch is 1,600 feet long. The backstretch is banked at just 4 degrees.
Kentucky Track Records
07-07-2006 2:14 pm
Qualifying: Bill Lester, 30.313 seconds/178.141 miles per hour; July 2005
Race: Mike Bliss, 1 hour, 34 minutes, 4 seconds/143.515 miles per hour; July 2002
Most wins: 1 - Greg Biffle, Scott Riggs, Mike Bliss, Carl Edwards, Bobby Hamilton, Dennis Setzer
Most Poles: 1 - Bryan Reffner, Mike Bliss, Jason Leffler, Jon Wood, Bill Lester
Most Top-5s: 4 - Dennis Setzer
Most Top-10s: 4 - Dennis Setzer, Ted Musgrave
Most Lead Changes: 14 - July 2001
Most Leaders: 9 - July 2003
Fewest Leaders: 5, Twice - Most recently July 2004
Most Cautions: 9 - June 2000
Fewest Cautions: 3 - July 2002
Most Caution Laps: 49 - June 2000
Fewest Caution Laps: 12 - July 2002
Most Lead Lap Finishers: 18 - July 2002
Fewest Lead Lap Finishers: 9, Twice - Most recently July 2002
Most Running at Finish: 29, Twice - Most recently July 2005
Fewest Running at Finish: 20 - July 2003
Most Laps Led by Winner: 133 - Bobby Hamilton, July 2004
Fewest Laps Led by Winner: 6 - Dennis Setzer, July 2005
Most Wins by Manufacturer: 2 - Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford
Closest Margin of Victory: 0.179 second, July 2004
Greatest Margin of Victory: 18.197 seconds, July 2002
Practice Underway
07-07-2006 3:20 pm
The teams have been on track for about 10 minutes with no incidents, and the TrackSideLive! camera was out gathering some images of the drivers as they made their way out onto the speedway. Ryan Moore, Kraig Kinser, and Ted Musgrave led the charge onto the track when the light flashed green, but it's David Starr, Bobby Hamilton, Jr., and Rick Crawford on top of the charts just moments in. We'll have a complete timing update shortly.
Prac 1 Rundown 1
07-07-2006 3:26 pm
1. Starr 171.581
2. Miller 171.510
3. Musgrave 171.385
4. Earnhardt 171.233
5. Hamilton, Jr. 171.179
6. Crawford 170.913
7. Reutimann 170.654
8. Almirola 170.234
9. Crafton 170.181
10. Gaughan 170.100
11. Crocker 170.041
12. Ragan 169.833
13. Darnell 169.817
14. Allgaier 169.817
15. Ambrose 169.753
16. Bliss 169.753
17. East 169.364
18. Sprague 169.263
19. Skinner 169.168
20. Chaffin 169.152
21. Bodine 169.004
22. Grubb 168.392
23. Setzer 168.156
24. Benson 168.083
25. Jourdain 168.041
26. Moore 167.572
27. Cook 166.816
28. Kinser 165.812
29. Richardson 165.761
30. Stout 159.967
31. Edwards 156.826
Prac 1 Rundown 2
07-07-2006 3:44 pm
1. Reutimann 172.513
2. Crafton 172.057
3. Ambrose 171.985
4. Almirola 171.630
5. Starr 171.581
6. Musgrave 171.554
7. Miller 171.510
8. Peters 171.483
9. Ragan 171.401
10. Darnell 171.396
11. Bliss 171.358
12. Sprague 171.276
13. Earnhardt 171.233
14. Hamilton, Jr. 171.179
15. Benson 170.983
16. Crawford 170.913
17. Crocker 170.897
18. Gaughan 170.632
19. East 170.546
20. Allgaier 169.817
21. Grubb 169.790
22. Hornaday 169.609
23. Bodine 169.497
24. Reid 169.412
25. Skinner 169.168
26. Chaffin 169.152
27. Lester 168.829
28. Keselowski 168.761
29. Cook 168.550
30. Setzer 168.492
31. Moore 168.313
32. Jourdain 168.198
33. Kinser 166.909
34. Richardson 166.888
35. McCumbee 165.817
36. Edwards 163.741
37. Stout 159.967
Prac 1 Rundown 3
07-07-2006 4:07 pm
Like time slipping through the hourglass...we are closing in on the close of the first hour of practice. Here is the rundown with a few moments to go:
1. Crawford 174.786
2. Bliss 172.800
3. Reutimann 172.513
4. Starr 172.502
5. Musgrave 172.348
6. Earnhardt 172.254
7. Crafton 172.057
8. Benson 172.046
9. Ambrose 171.985
10. Ragan 171.936
11. Darnell 171.827
12. Almirola 171.630
13. Miller 171.510
14. Peters 171.483
15. Sprague 171.276
16. East 171.260
17. Hamilton, Jr. 171.238
18. Crocker 170.897
19. Skinner 170.821
20. Gaughan 170.632
21. Keselowski 170.600
22. Chaffin 170.352
23. Bodine 170.299
24. Hornaday 170.223
25. Grubb 169.988
26. Lester 169.966
27. Allgaier 169.817
28. Reid 169.412
29. Jourdain 169.199
30. Moore 168.708
31. Cook 168.550
32. Setzer 168.492
33. Kinser 167.572
34. Edwards 167.266
35. Richardson 166.888
36. McCumbee 166.651
37. Stout 161.233
Reutimann's Rig Late
07-07-2006 4:12 pm
David Reutimann's truck arrived late to the Kentucky Speedway after the tractor pulling the transporter broke down en route. The team was able to disconnect the tractor pulling Joey Miller's transporter, which had already arrived at the speedway, and sent it back to pick up Reutimann's trailer. The delay in getting here hasn't seemed to hurt as Reutimann has been at or near the front of the charts throughout the first practice.
Rookie Practice Underway
07-07-2006 4:24 pm
The rookies - and drivers not registered or not eligibe for the Raybestos Rookie program but have never raced here previously in a Truck - are on track for their 30-minute practice. We'll have updates and a rundown soon.
Rookie Rundown 1
07-07-2006 4:35 pm
1. Earnhardt 172.640
2. Ambrose 172.629
3. Almirola 171.685
4. Kinser 169.651
5. Darnell 169.501
6. Jourdain 168,998
7. Grubb 167.963
8. Moore 167.426
9. Stout 161.866
Rookies Done; ARCA Qualifying Up Next
07-07-2006 4:47 pm
The rookies have just wound up their practice with Kerry Earnhardt on top of the charts. We'll have a complete rundown posted to the event box shortly. The ARCA teams are scheduled to qualify starting at the top of the hour, and the NCTS drivers will take to the track for their final hour of practice at 7 pm ET. We'll have all the action during that practice, and we'll get some audio clips with the drivers leading up to it so stick around.
Talladega Nights for Lester
07-07-2006 5:03 pm
Bill Lester is carrying the Rally's colors this weekend, and Rally's is promoting the new Will Farrell NASCAR-themed movie "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" here this weekend. Lester is the defending pole winner here at Kentucky.
Trucks Heading to Track
07-07-2006 6:54 pm
The drivers are lining up on pit road, ready to roll for the final hour of practice for the Built Ford Tough 225. The light has just flickered to green, and we will have all of the updates for you, including timing updates, throughout. Stick with us, we have audio headed your way shortly as well.
Audio
07-07-2006 6:55 pm
There are five audio interviews for you in our Sights and Sounds Box to the right side of the TrackSideLive! page. We talked at length to Marcos Ambrose, who differentiated a V8 Supercar and his ride here in the Truck Series, talked to Chad Chaffin about his new ride with HT Motorsports, and talked to Chad McCumbee about his remarkable consistency since taking the reins of the Green Light Racing Chevrolet. Todd Bodine grades his season to this point, and Brad Keseloeski talks about his ride with Sutton Motorsports and updates Kelly Sutton's condition as well. Click on each driver's name to listen!
Miller Grazes Turn Four Wall
07-07-2006 6:59 pm
Joey Miller pushed up out of the groove coming out of four and pancaked the side of the No. 12 Curb Records Toyota. He has brought that truck to the attention of his crew. We are still green on the track.
Final Practice Rundown 1
07-07-2006 7:08 pm
A quick red flag is out for an orange cone knocked down at the start finish line. Here is the rundown:
1. Earnhardt 177.421
2. East 174.284
3. Starr 173.930
4. Musgrave 173.773
5. Benson 173.745
6. Ragan 173.255
7. Reutimann 173.155
8. Crawford 173.010
9. Skinner 172.723
10. Hamilton, Jr. 172.712
11. Setzer 172.348
12. Bliss 172.177
13. Ambrose 172.150
14. Crafton 172.117
15. Chaffin 172.002
16. Bodine 171.843
17. Kinser 171.723
18. Reid 171.701
19. Peters 171.434
20. Hornaday 171.429
21. Darnell 171.200
22. Almirola 171.157
23. Crocker 171.032
24. Lester 170.919
25. Sprague 170.805
26. Keselowski 170.735
27. Moore 170.213
28. Cook 169.465
29. Jourdain 169.353
30. Grubb 169.025
31. Miller 168.771
32. Allgaier 167.520
33. Richardson 167.302
34. Edwards 165.868
35. Shafer 143.301
Final Prac Rundown 2
07-07-2006 7:32 pm
1. Earnhardt 177.421
2. Musgrave 174.430
3. East 174.284
4. Skinner 173.963
5. Starr 173.930
6. Benson 173.745
7. Reutimann 173.611
8. Crawford 173.539
9. Ragan 173.444
10. Chaffin 173.422
11. Crafton 173.299
12. Ambrose 173.282
13. Bliss 172.988
14. Hamilton, Jr. 172.712
15. Gaughan 172.695
16. Almirola 172.579
17. Setzer 172.518
18. Bodine 172.381
19. Hornaday 172.161
20. Darnell 171.871
21. Peters 171.821
22. Kinser 171.723
23. Reid 171.701
24. Lester 171.603
25. Keselowski 171.450
26. Sprague 171.363
27. Grubb 171.287
28. Cook 171.271
29. Crocker 171.070
30. McCumbee 170.589
31. Moore 170.213
32. Jourdain 170.106
33. Allgaier 169.327
34. Miller 168.771
35. Richardson 168.539
36. Edwards 165.868
37. Stout 162.187
38. Shafer 154.830
Final Practice Rundown 3
07-07-2006 7:48 pm
Just a few moments remain. Here is the rundown:
1. Earnhardt 177.421
2. Benson 175.211
3. Chaffin 174.498
4. Musgrave 174.430
5. Skinner 174.323
6. East 174.284
7. Starr 173.930
8. Reutimann 173.611
9. Crawford 173.539
10. Ragan 173.444
11. Keselowski 173.433
12. Crafton 173.299
13. Ambrose 173.282
14. Bliss 172.988
15. Grubb 172.822
16. Hamilton, Jr. 172.712
17. Darnell 172.712
18. Gaughan 172.695
19. Almirola 172.579
20. Setzer 172.518
21. Bodine 172.381
22. Lester 172.287
23. Miller 172.216
24. Hornaday 172.161
25. Peters 171.821
26. Sprague 171.734
27. Kinser 171.723
28. Reid 171.701
29. Crocker 171.363
30. Cook 171.271
31. McCumbee 170.632
32. Moore 170.213
33. Jourdain 170.106
34. Allgaier 169.977
35. Richardson 168.539
36. Edwards 165.868
37. Stout 162.338
38. Shafer 160.152
Earnhardt Holds Top Spot
07-07-2006 7:55 pm
Kerry Earnhardt was able to hold the top spot as the red and black flags have fallen over the Kentucky Speedway. Musgrave, Reutimann, and Ambrose rounded out the top five. Earnhardt is feeling under the weather suffering from a bad head cold, so this performance will definitely have him feeling better. Results will be posted to the Event Box shortly.
Earnardt Leads Speed Charts; Qualifying Next Up Tomorrow
07-07-2006 9:09 pm
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams are done for the day here at Kentucky Speedway, but we still have a lot on tap here the rest of the weekend. Live! Bud Pole Qualifying comes your way tomorrow at 4:15 pm ET, and then we'll kick off our pre-race coverage leading up to the Built Ford Tough 225, round 13 of the 2006 season.
Kerry Earnhardt was the quickest on the day in the No. 13 ThorSport Racing Chevrolet, leading a resurgent Ted Musgrave, Johnny Benson, David Reutimann, and Marcos Ambrose. Chad Chaffin made an impressive return to the series with a sixth-place showing in the final session, while Mike Skinner, Bobby East, David Starr, and former Busch Series regular Kevin Grubb rounded out the top ten.
Eight drivers are fighting for the six non-guaranteed starting positions in tomorrow's lineup:
Earnhardt was first, Kraig Kinser 28th, Michel Jourdain 30th, Ryan Moore 31st, Justin Allgaier 34th, and Robert Richardson 35th as those six drivers would have made the field if it was set based upon practice times. Both JC Stout and Todd Shafer are looking for additional speed leading up to tomorrow's roll for the pole.
There were no on-track incidents in the practice sessions here at Kentucky today.
We will pick up TrackSideLive! coverage from Kentucky Speedway and the Built Ford Tough 225 tomorrow at 2 pm ET.
Good night everybody!
Race Day in Kentucky
07-08-2006 1:52 pm
Good afternoon everyone, welcome to our raceday coverage of the Biuilt Ford Tough 225 from Kentucky Speedway. We have a lot on tap for you this afternoon as we lead up to Live! Bud Pole Qualifying at 4:15 pm ET. We'll preview tonight's race, and once the checkered hits the breeze we'll stay deep into the night to bring you all the post race coverage we possibly can. Stick around throughout the afternoon and into the evening, we'll have it all from Kentucky for you right here!
Kentucky Weather
07-08-2006 1:57 pm
It's a little warmer and feels a touch muggier than it did yesterday here in Kentucky, but it is still a very pleasant day here. Temps will again reach into the 80s, and there are some puffy white clouds that occasionally drift in front of the sun to give everyone a little shade every now and then. The wind isn't blowing like it was yesterday, so the lack of the soft breeze makes it feel a little warmer still. There is no threat of rain, and it should be a perfect night for racing.
Prelims on the Quarter Mile
07-08-2006 2:00 pm
Yesterday it was the ARCA REMAX Series that was on track with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Today the USAC Ford Focus Midgets are in the infield quarter-mile throughout the afternoon. Many of the NCTS team members have taken an opportunity to walk up to the fence to watch for a few moments as the frontstretch of the quarter-mile is actually pit road of the 1.5-mile.
Earnhardt Under the Weather
07-08-2006 2:03 pm
What makes Kerry Earnhardt's solid performance yesterday all the more impressive is that he has been under the weather all weekend, suffering from a bad cold. "I feel okay, I just don't sound okay," Earnhardt said yesterday prior to second practice, in which he was the quickest.
More Wall Scrapers
07-08-2006 2:07 pm
As we reported yesterday during practice, Joey Miller pancaked the side of the No. 12 Curb Records Toyota in happy hour. The Waltrip Motorsports team banged out the damage and Miller's truck has already been through pre-qualifying inspection.
Another driver that knocked the new off his truck was Kevin Grubb. Grubb's No. 15 Woodard Pools Chevrolet showed some scuff marks on the right rear corner, indicating and up-close-and-personal meeting with the fence.
Another truck that showed some damage to the right rear but wasn't scuffed up was the No. 6 Scott's Ford of David Ragan. The rear quarter behind the tire appeared to have been damaged and repaired, but there are no tell-tale scrapes that would lead to believe he was up against the fence.
Rough Weekend for PR Reps
07-08-2006 2:11 pm
It has been a rough weekend off the track for a couple of the NCTS public relations reps.
Jeffrey Sturek, PR man for Terry Cook, showed up with some scrapes on his nose, the result of a swimming pool accident. When reminded that Mike Bliss won here at Kentucky in 2002 - and went on to the series championship that season - after breaking his nose in a charity softball game, Cook suggested Sturek finish the job and take one for the team.
Jayson Kaplan, PR rep for the Germain Racing team, showed up this afternoon with his left thumb wrapped in a bandage. Kaplan won't discuss details, but serveral members of his team have their theories, including a wild bar fight after hours last night.
We like giving our friends on the PR side a little ribbing now and then, get well soon guys.
Kentucky Best Finishes
07-08-2006 2:26 pm
Here is each driver in the field, and his or her best career Kentucky NCTS finish:
Mike Bliss 1st
Dennis Setzer 1st
Todd Bodine 2nd
Ted Musgrave 2nd
Jack Sprague 2nd
David Reutimann 3rd
David Starr 3rd
Matt Crafton 4th
Rick Crawford 4th
Mike Skinner 4th
Chad Chaffin 5th
Terry Cook 6th
Johnny Benson 9th
Brendan Gaughan 11th
Bill Lester 12th
Ron Hornaday 14th
Brad Keselowski 18th
David Ragan 19th
Wayne Edwards 27th
Timothy Peters 28th
Drivers attempting their first start at Kentucky in a Truck: Justin Allgaier, Aric Almirola, Marcos Ambrose, Erin Crocker, Erik Darnell, Kerry Earnhardt, Bobby East, Kevin Grubb, Bobby Hamilton, Jr., Michel Jourdain, Jr., Kraig Kinser, Chad McCumbee, Joey Miller, Ryan Moore, Boston Reid, Robert Richardson, Todd Shafer, J.C. Stout
Kentucky Top-5s
07-08-2006 2:39 pm
Here are the drivers that have scored top-five finishes at Kentucky Speedway in the Truck Series:
Dennis Setzer - 4
Jack Sprague - 3
Ted Musgrave - 2
Jason Leffler - 2
Matt Crafton
Jon Wood
David Starr
Travis Kvapil
Robert Pressley
Mike Skinner
Bobby Hamilton
Rick Crawford
David Reutimann
Chad Chaffin
Scott Riggs
Carl Edwards
Joe Ruttman
Greg Biffle
Mike Bliss
Todd Bodine
Mike Wallace
Marty Houston
Bryan Reffner
Kentucky NCTS Races Siummary
07-08-2006 2:42 pm
00: Winner - Biffle, started 2nd, 98.385; Pole - Reffner, 168.460
01: Winner - Riggs, started 3rd, 113,525; Pole - Sprague, 167.115
02: Winner - Bliss, started 2nd, 143.515; Pole - Leffler, 168.303
03: Winner - Edwards, started 5th, 122.393; Pole - Wood, 169.641
04: Winner - Hamilton, started 3rd, 122.600; Pole - Qualifying canceled
05: Winner - Setzer, started 18th, 117.747; Pole - Lester, 178.141
The average start of the winner is 5.5.
The average number of lead lap finishers here is 13. The most ever was in 2000 with 18, the fewest ever was in 2002 with just 8.
The lead changes hands an average of 10 times. The most ever was in 2001 with 14 while the fewest was 6 in 2004.
The average number of leaders is 6.5. The most lead drivers was in 2003 when 9 drivers held the top spot, while jusyt 5 drivers led in 2000 and 2004.
The caution comes out an average of 6.5 times per race. The most was 9 in the inaugural race here in 2000. The fewest was just 3 cautions in 2002. The pace truck leads the field for an average of 31.5 laps, with the most caution laps being 49 in 2000. The fewest was just 12 in 2002.
Benson and Crawford Streaking
07-08-2006 2:52 pm
Rick Crawford's streak of 210 consecutive NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts ended here last season with a crash in qualifying. He enters the Kentucky race this season on a different streak. Crawford has currently scored a top-ten finish in each of the last five races dating back to Dover in June. Crawford is one of two drivers to have scored top ten runs in each of those five races - Dover, Texas, Michigan, Milwaukee, and Kansas. Crawford's current streak of runs has him fifth in the championship standings.
Only Johnny Benson has matched, and even exceeded that streak, adding another top ten finish at Mansfield to stretch his streak to six. Benson's hot streak - which includes two wins - has pushed him to third in the standings.
Interestingly enough, Crawford and Terry Cook were at the back of the top ten in Milwaukee, with Crawford ninth and Cook tenth. The order was reversed at the front of the field at Kansas, with Cook first and Crawford second.
2006 Laps Led
07-08-2006 3:12 pm
1. Mark Martin 321
2. Mike Skinner 276
3. Todd Bodine 260
4. Ron Hornaday 233
5. Kyle Busch 181
6. David Starr 124
7. David Reutimann 111
8. CLint Bowyer 84
9. Johnny Benson 79
10. Rick Crawford 67
11. Terry Cook 57
12. Ted Musgrave 36
13. Dennis Setzer 30
14. Bobby Hamilton, Jr. 28
15. Jack Sprague 24
16. Kyle Krisiloff 16
17. Bobby Labonte 10
18. Mike Bliss 10
19. Jon Wood 6
20. Kerry Earnhardt 5
21. Bill Lester 3
22. Brad Keselowski 2
24. Kevin Hamlin, Chad Chaffin, Chad McCumbee, Matt Crafton, Kelly Sutton, Marcos Ambrose 1
2006 Key Race Stats
07-08-2006 3:36 pm
Avg Start of Winner: 8.1 Low: 1 High: 20
Avg Lead Changes: 10.3 Low: 2 High: 21
Avg Lead Drivers: 5.5 Low: 2 High: 9
Avg Caution Flags: 8.8 Low: 4 High: 18
Avg Caution Laps: 38.6 Low: 17 High: 85
Avg Running at Finish: 32.2 Low: 27 High: 35
Avg Did Not Finish: 3.8 Low: 1 High: 9
Avg Lead Lap Finishers: 21.8 Low: 13 High: 30
Largest Margin of Victory: 3.154 seconds
Smallest Margin of Victory: 0.112 seconds
2006 Mfr. Performance
07-08-2006 3:45 pm
Chevrolet: 2 wins, 1 pole, 9 top-5, 31 top-10, 568 laps led
Dodge: 0 wins, 1 pole, 2 top-5, 8 top-10, 39 laps led
Ford: 4 wins, 1 pole, 12 top-5, 29 top-10, 454 laps led
Toyota: 6 wins, 7 poles, 37 top-5, 52 top-10, 913 laps led
Statistical Summary 2005 vs. 2006
07-08-2006 3:50 pm
Avg start of winner: 2005 - 12.4; 2006 - 8.08
Cumulative lead changes: 2005 - 117; 2006 - 123
Avg lead changes per race: 2005 - 9.75; 2006 - 10.3
Avg leaders per race: 2005 - 7.17; 2006, 5.5
Total laps under caution: 2005 - 420; 2006, 463
Avg cautions per race: 2005 - 7.58; 2006, 8.83
Live! Qualifying Up Next
07-08-2006 4:16 pm
Log on to our
Live! Bud Pole Qualifying
coverage, which kicks off NOW! We'll rejoin TrackSideLive! coverage from Kentucky Speedway following qualifying.
Two to the Back
07-08-2006 7:13 pm
Two drivers will drop to the back of the field for the start tonight. Kraig Kinser scrubbed the wall on his second lap, and his team was forced to make repairs during impound, which is a violation of NASCAR rules. Terry Cook will tie Rick Crawford's "Iron Man" streak here tonight, and he too will be forced to come from the back after a post-qualifying engine change.
Built Ford Tough 225 Pit Assignments
07-08-2006 7:16 pm
Starting at pit out and ending at pit in:
Ambrose
Moore
East
Setzer
Reid
Sprague
Crocker
Darnell
Break in pit wall
Earnhardt
Grubb
Gaughan
Keselowski
Hornaday
Hamilton, Jr.
Almirola
Stout
Benson
Break in pit wall
Lester
Jourdain
Open Stall/Scoring Camera
Open Stall
Reutimann
Musgrave
Break in pit wall
Skinner
McCumbee
Starr
Cook
Crafton
Kinser
Miller
Edwards
Bodine
Break in pit wall
Peters
Chaffin
Crawford
Allgaier
Bliss
Ragan
Built Ford Tough 225 Race Updates 1-10
07-08-2006 7:56 pm
10. Lap 12 - Ambrose opens up the lead even more as Reutimann pushes towards the wall off turn two. Jourdain slips under and takes second. Crawford looks under Miller for 20th as the field for the most part is single file.
9. Lap 9 - Ambrose leads by over a second over Reutimann, Jourdain, Ragan and Earnhardt. Keselowski gets loose in two and shoots up the track but keeps it going in the right direction. Edwards has been showering sparks off the nose since the restart and comes to the pits for attention.
8. Lap 5 - Restart. The top 12 are single file, but Crafton hops to the outside and picks up a couple of positions through one and two. Lester shoots the gap down the backstretch between teammates Benson and Skinner.
7. Lap 4 - Kinser reports a problem sent him up the track into the truck outside of him to key the crash. Coming to the green.
6. Lap 3 - Kinser and Allgaier come to the pits with damage to the rear of their machines. Edwards is rolling with slight damage to the right rear of his truck. Bodine, Chaffin, Crocker, and Cook come to pit road. Ambrose leads Reutimann, Jourdain, Ragan, Earnhardt, Darnell, Benson, Lester, Skinner, Peters, Musgrave, Grubb, Gaugahn, East, Starr, Crafton, Hornaday, Almirola, Miller and McCumbee in the top-20.
5. Green flag is out. Ambrose jumps out to the lead as Earnhardt and Reutimann go into one side by side. Reutimann keeps second and Earnhardt holds third to the line. Jourdain takes third as trouble breaks out as Edwards, Kinser, and Allgaier crash in turn two.
4. One to go signal being given; next time by we'll see the green.
3. Trucks are rolling off pit road. 150 laps/225 miles to go. Two drivers to the back: Cook and Kinser for an engine change and body damage repair respectively. All trucks have cleared pit road and the field is taking shape on the backstretch.
2. Charlie Daniels has just complete the Star Spangled Banner; up next is the command to get the engines cranked and get us underway.
1. The drivers have been introduced to the large crowd on hand here at Kentucky Speedway. The rest of the opening ceremonies are up next, the Invocation and Anthem. The drivers were paraded around the speedway in a convoy that included several restored Model T's and Model A's.
Built Ford Tough 225 Race Updates 11-20
07-08-2006 8:31 pm
20. Lap 39 - Reutimann, McCumbee, and Moore race three wide into one. Skinner slips into the battle and takes the spot from Reutimann. Ambrose starts to pull away and has a third of a straightaway lead on Gaughan already.
19. Lap 37 - Cook takes fourth from Reid, Ragan and Bliss are making their move forward after pit stops. Chaffin continues to pressure Gaughan for second as Lester drops off the pace with a sour-sounding engine.
18. Lap 34 - The lead changes for the first time today as gaughan powers past Ambrose off turn four. Ambrose comes back to take the lead into one as Gaughan went high as he completed lap 35. The lead swapping has allowed Chaffin to move up and run off Gaughan's rear bumper.
17. Lap 32 - Ambrose leads on the restart as the field again goes four wide into turn one. Cook is on the move as he moves into fifth. Ambrose and Gaughan pull away from Chaffin as the field mixes it up from sixth on back.
16. Lap 30 - Ambrose leads Gaughan, Chaffin, Reid, Moore, Crocker, Cook, Sprague, McCumbee, Bliss, Ragan, Musgrave, Crafton, Jourdain, Reutimann, Lester, Skinner, Earnhardt, Hornaday, Darnell, Starr, Miller, Crawford, Almirola, Bodine, Grubb, Keselowski, Peters, Hamilton, Setzer, Benson, and Stout. Hearing Earnhardt will drop to the back after a tire got loose on pit road.
15. Lap 28 - East gets loose in three and backs hard into the wall. There is damage to the rear of his machine and he comes to the attention to his team. He did a great job keeping it along the wall and not involving many more drivers behind him. Ambrose stays ahead of Jourdain, Reutimann, Gaughan, Ragan, Earnhardt, Lester, Musgrave, and Hornaday. Pits are open, Ambrose and Gaughan stay out as the rest of the lead pack comes to the pits.
14. Lap 23 - Green flag is out. The field stacks up five wide going into one behind Earnhardt. Everyone makes it out the other side and Ambrose, Jourdain, and Reutimann break away over Gaughan, Ragan, and Earnhardt. Lester, Musgrave, Darnell, Hornaday, Skinner, Grubb, Benson, East, Crawford, Bliss, Peters, Bodine, Keselowski and Starr round out the top 20.
13. Lap 21 - Pits are open, but Ambrose, Jourdain and most of the top 20 stay out. Almirola, Bliss, Starr, Bodione, Chaffin, Reid, Moore, Hamilton, Miller, Crocker, Sprague, Cook, McCumbee, and Crafton all pit. Setzer also pits, and it is an extended stop as the team goes under the hood to make a shock adjustment. Crafton also had the hood up and a right front spring adjustment. Sprague comes back to the pits along with Crafton on lap 22.
12. Lap 19 - Edwards gets loose in two and backs into the wall, shooting down directly in front of Earnhardt. Earnhardt makes a great move to avoid and Edwards is the only driver involved. Caution is out for the second time tonight.
11. Lap 15 - Ambrose leads by nearly a straightaway. Jourdain is 10 lengths ahead of Reutimann, who has Ragan on his back bumper. They are 10 lengths ahead of Earnhardt, who will soon have to deal with Benson. Ambrose is about to put Stout a lap down.
Built Ford Tough 225 Race Updates 21-30
07-08-2006 8:53 pm
30. Lap 67 - Skinner takes second from Crawford in turn three. Hornaday leads by 15 lengths and Skinner is closing.
29. Lap 63 - Three wide for second as Reid, Skinner, and Crawford race for it. Crawford takes the spot over Reid and Skinner. Grubb takes fifth as Earnhardt holds sixth. Starr pushes Earnhardt out of the groove and takes sixth and Earnhardt loses four spots.
28. Lap 60 - One to go signal given. Keselowski gives up fifth to come to pit road. Hornaday, Reid, Skinner, Crawford, Earnhardt, Grubb, Jourdain, Starr, Cook, Ragan, Ambrose, Bliss, Musgrave, Sprague, Miller, Crafton, Setzer, Bodine, Almirola, Hamilton, McCumbee, Moore, Darnell, Reutimann, Crocker, Peters, Keselowski, Lester, Benson, and Gaughan come to the green.
27. Lap 58 - Reutimann, Gaughan, and Darnell come to pit road with Benson, Crocker, Peters, and Chaffin.
26. Lap 57 - Chaffin gets tapped off turn four and slides through the grass to bring out the fifth caution of the night. Gaughan was showing some smoke after the restart after contact on the restart.
25. Lap 54 - Restart. Reid tries to move to the outside to block Hornaday, but Hornaday dips low as soon as he passed the stripe to take the lead. Reid now fights Skinner for second. More three wide racing down the backstretch from fifth on back.
24. Lap 52 - Reid leads for the first time in his NCTS career. One to go signal is given. The top 8 drivers did not come to pit road. Lester had to change a battery during a green flag stop.
23. Lap 51 - Most of the lead group pits. Reid stays out with Hornaday, Skinner, Reutimann, Keselowski, Earnhardt, and Darnell. Grubb leads Jourdain, Crawford, Gaughan, Ambrose, Cook, Bliss, Miller, Ragan, Starr, Musgrave, Sprague, Chaffin, Crafton, Almirola, Hamilton, Setzer, Bodine, Moore, Peters, Crocker, Benson, and McCumbee.
22. Lap 46 - Ambrose leads Gaughan, Chaffin, Ragan, Cook, Reid, Hornaday, Bliss, Skinner, Sprague, Reutimann, Grubb, McCumbee, Musgrave, Moore, Jourdain, Crafton, Starr, Keselowski, Crawford, Benson, Setzer, Earnhardt, Darnell, Bodine, Hamilton, Almirola, Peters, Miller, and Crocker. Debris is reported on the backstretch as the caution comes out for the fourth time.
21. Lap 43 - Lester continues to motor around, apparently on seven cylinders. Ambrose puts him a lap down. Cook and Ragan are running single file hoping to make some ground up on the top three.
Built Ford Tough 225 Race Updates 31-40
07-08-2006 9:17 pm
40. Lap 108 - Grubb and Reutimann come together just past the start finish line, and Grubb's truck showers sparks entering turn one.
39. Lap 102 - Ragan also leads for the first time in his career. Cawford runs second with Musgrave third. Sprague is up to fourth, followed by Setzer, Jourdain, Cook, Ambrose, Keselowski, Grubb, Reutimann, Gaughan, Benson, McCumbee, Miller, Darnell, Chaffin, Hamilton, and Crafton.
38. Lap 97 - Skinner peels off and comes to pit road. Earnhardt spins entering the pits but keeps going and does not draw a caution. Hornaday leads lap 99 but he comes to the pits and gives the lead to Ragan.
37. Lap 92 - Moore takes the No. 40 to the garage. Skinner leads Hornaday, Crawford, Ragan, Starr, Grubb, Musgrave, Earnhardt, Sprague, Cook, Jourdain, Setzer, Ambrose, Reutimann, Keselowski, McCumbee, Gaughan, Benson, Hamilton, Miller, Darnell, Chaffin, Crafton, and Lester. Starr comes to the pits for tires and fuel.
36. Lap 88 - Reid drops from fourth to pit road. Many drivers now looking to the outside groove in the turns, even outside the darkened grooves on both ends. Bliss also comes to pit road.
35. Lap 85 - Musgrave had a big wiggle in turn four underneath Grubb and nearly loses control. He maintained control but lost two posts as a result, dropping to ninth.
34. Lap 82 - Skinner leads Hornaday by half a second but has pulled out to the distance of turns three and four over third place Crawford.
33. Lap 77 - Skinner looks inside down the backstretch and takes the top spot going into three to lead lap 78. Ragan, Grubb, Earnhardt and Musgrave run side by side two rows deep in one for position.
32. Lap 75 - Halfway. Just like the old days, Hornaday and Skinner race for the lead as Skinner is now on Hornaday's bumper.
31. Lap 72 - Ambrose makes a heads up move and whoas it up as Earnhardt and Musgrave were pressuring for eighth. Ambrose runs tenth but does a good job maintaining control after a close call in traffic.
Built Ford Tough 225 Race Updates 41- 58
07-08-2006 9:38 pm
58. Lap 150 - Ron Hornaday Wins the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky
57. Lap 149 - Crawford and Gaughan swap positions again on the final lap as Benson continues his charge forward
56. Lap 148 - Hornaday pulls away as Gaughan and Crawford swap positions.
55. Lap 146 - Musgrave takes sixth from Crafton who battles Starr for seventh.
54. Lap 142 - Restart. Gaughan challenges Crawford for second. Crawford fights back on the inside. Benson now moves in as Gaughan clears for second. Ragan takes fifth from Crafton.
53. Lap 139 - Hornaday, Crawford, Gaughan, Benson, Crafton, Ragan, Darnell, Musgrave, Bodine, Starr, Reutimann, Sprague, Miller, Reid, Chaffin, Bliss, and Cook are the lead lap trucks.
52. Lap 138 - Keselowski spins off turn four and comes to rest at the start finish line. Keselowski can't get it rolling until the caution comes out. Cook rejoins the lead lap.
50. Lap 135 - Skinner tells Speed Channel "not all the squirrels are up in the trees." restart. Hornaday jumps Crawford by three lengths as Gaughan fights Benson for third.
49. Lap 134 - Skinner seen and released from the care center.
48. Lap 130 - Skinner is out under his own power. Hornaday leads Benson, Gaughan, Darnell, Ragan, Crafton, Musgrave, Bodine, Reutimann, Starr, Sprague, Reid, Chaffin, Miller and Bliss. Those are the trucks by our unofficial count on the lead lap.
47. Lap 129 - Absolute mayhem as Skinner and Setzer crash in turn two. Skinner goes head on into the wall, doing heavy damage to the No. 5.
46. Restart. It is a hornets nest ahead of Skinner on the restart.
45. Lap 121 - Jourdain spins through the grass in a similar spin to Chaffin's. Ambrose hits the grass to avoid with no damage. Caution is out for the sixth time. Crafton was on pit road when the caution came out, but passed through to remain on the lead lap. Benson, Gaughan, and Darnell have not pitted. Skinner, Crawford and Hornaday have and are also on the lead lap. Crafton was on pit road and is seventh, the final truck on the lead lap. ragan will get the free pass and rejoin the lead lap. Musgrave, Chafffin, Starr, Reid, Sprague, Bliss, Setzer, Cook, Keselowski, Bodine, Reutimann, Grubb, Ambrose, Jourdain, Hamilton, Almirola, and McCumbee will all be ahead of the leader on the restart as they are trapped behind the pace truck but ahead of the leader due to pit stops.
44. Lap 119 - Benson takes over the lead as ragan pits.
43. Lap 117 - Ambrose pits. Ragan comes to the pits with Crawford, who gets loose trying to get his truck slowed down. Crawford must take only two tires as he leaves considerably sooner than Ragan.
42. Lap 113 - Sprague pits with Miller and Musgave . Jourdain also pits but must follow the lapped truck of Stout down pit road. Miller pulls out of his stall and Jourdain must brake to make way. Setzer, Bodine, and Grubb also pit.
41. Lap 110 - Ragan still leads Crawford, Musgrave, Sprague and Setzer. Cook comes to pit road with Hamilton and McCumbee.
Unofficial Results
07-08-2006 10:18 pm
1. Hornaday
2. Crawford
3. Gaughan
4. Benson
5. Ragan
6. Musgrave
7. Crafton
8. Starr
9. Darnell
10. Bodinbe
11. Sprague
12. Reutimann
13. Miller
14. Reid
15. Bliss
16. Cook
17. Chaffin
18. McCumbee
19. Ambrose
20. Setzer
21. Grubb
22. Almirola
23. Earnhardt
24. Hamilton
25. Peters
26. Jourdain
27. Crocker
28. Lester
29. Stout
30. Keselowski
31. Skinner
32. Moore
33. Edwards
34. East
35. Kinser
36. Allgaier
Owners: Who's In, Who's Out
07-09-2006 12:24 am
26. Ballew 15 1206
27. Evernham 98 1153
28. Green Light 07 1123
29. Bill Davis 22 1077
30. ThorSport 13 1074
31. Sutton 02 1074
32. Morgan-Dollar 1029
33. Key 40 933
34. Richardson 1 895
Hornaday Scored 29th Career Win in Kentucky
07-09-2006 12:41 am
Hornaday Wins 29th Career Truck Series Race in Kentucky
Ron Hornaday drove the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet to victory in Saturday night's Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Hornaday started 22nd on the night, avoided trouble when leader Mike Skinner was involved in a turn two crash with lapped traffic, and held off a determined Rick Crawford to take his second victory of 2006. Hornaday's previous victory came at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway in May.
Hornaday's lucky break was Skinner's bad break. Skinner, who had the dominant truck on the night, restarted the race in the lead on lap 126, but was buried deep in the field due to several drivers being trapped on the tail end of the lead lap when a caution came out in the midst of a round of green flag pit stops. On lap 129, Skinner turned sideways in a pack of trucks after he and Dennis Setzer came together. Skinner fought to regain control, but made hard contact with the nose of his truck with the backstretch wall. Hornaday took the lead and was never headed, although he held back a furious charge by Crawford and Brendan Gaughan over the final 9 laps.
"I saw Rick and Brendan on my back bumper and I was surprised," Hornaday said. "I had it on the floor the entire time those final laps - I never lifted it once - and those guys were still catching me. I thought we still had 10 laps to go because I never saw the flagman give the five to go signal so I was pretty relieved to see the white flag. Rick and Brendan got to racing for second, and I was hoping Johnny Benson would get in there and make it a three way race too. We finally got it loose enough on one of these big speedways. I can't thank everyone at Kevin Harvick Incorporated enough."
Hornaday credits a mid-season conversation with his team owner for the resurgence in his team after a slow start to 2006.
"We got off to a slow start this season," he said. "We had a loose wheel at Daytona, and there's nothing you can really do about that. But after that, we never seemed to run the way we did in 2005. I got a phone call from Kevin and he told me he and Delana would do everything they could to get this program turned around. It's all new people here from last year. All of those guys from the Truck team last season are working on the Busch program and the Truck team has a bunch of great young kids now. We still get a lot of help from Wally and the guys, but Stacy Johnson and everyone with us here, we're just having a great time right now."
For Crawford, he picks up his second consecutive runner-up finish in Tom Mitchell's No. 14 Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford, and it comes at the track which jumped up and bit him last season.
"We had a great truck here this weekend and once again we made some bold moves out there on the track to get us a second place finish," Crawford said. "I used to think about coming back here to Kentucky and what happened here last season a lot. But once we got here, I never once thought about it while I was out on the track. I could have looked left off turn two and looked at the spot where we crashed, but I never did. We had a great race with my good friend Brendan there late in the race, and were able to get second again. We're close to a win, all we need is one more spot. I'm a big Elvis fan, maybe we can pick that Elvis trophy up next week in Memphis."
For Gaughan, his third place finish in the No. 77 Orleans Racing Dodge was his best finish since a third-place run at Memphis last summer.
"How about that, we finally had to go to the media center after a race," Gaughan joked. "What an incredible night for the Orleans team. We had great pit stops all night long, and this thing ran the high groove perfectly all night too. Rambo (crew chief Tony Liberati) made great pit calls and we brought it home. This team has been under a lot of pressure. There's pressure from Michael Gaughan to run well and there's pressure from Dodge to run well. There's pressure to run well and attract a sponsor to this team. We found an old shock package that brought truck number one - Lonestar, the oldest truck in our fleet - to life. I'm telling those guys to JB Weld those shocks to this truck and we'll be good to go on the mile and a halfs the rest of the season."
Johnny Benson finished fourth in the No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota, his seventh consecutive top ten Truck Series finish.
"We knocked the nose clean off if it when someone up front brake checked us on a restart," Benson said. "I got hit hard from behind and I hit the guy in front of me really hard. We had it all taped up, and even got up and led the race there for a while, even if it was by default under pit stops. We're not racing for points yet, we want to go out and win races, but we had a good points night and got the best finish we could tonight."
David Ragan finished fifth to score his first career top-five Truck Series finish in the No. 6 Scott's Ford, in front of defending series champion Ted Musgrave in the No. 9 Team ASE Toyota, Matt Crafton in the No. 88 Menards Chevrolet, David Starr in the No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota, Erik Darnell in the No. 99 Roush Racing Ford, and Todd Bodine in the No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota.
The race was slowed by eight cautions for 33 laps, holding the average speed to just 118.110 miles per hour. The race got off to a slow start when Kraig Kinser had trouble in turn one on lap 2, collecting Justin Allgaier and Wayne Edwards in the process. Edwards was able to continue but brought out the second caution of the night when he crashed on his own in turn two on lap 23. Bobby East crashed in turn three on lap 29, while solo spins by Chad Chaffin and then Michel Jourdain on laps 59 and 123 also brought out the caution. After the Skinner and Setzer incident on lap 130, the final caution was caused by a slide through the frontstretch grass by Brad Keselowski on lap 139. All drivers involved in incidents were seen and released at the track's infield care center.
Todd Bodine continues to lead the series championship standings over Johnny Benson by 144 points heading into the next series event at Memphis Motorsports Park next Saturday night. David Reutimann slips to third, with Ted Musgrave and Rick Crawford rounding out the top five. With the win, Ron Hornaday moved to sixth in the standings, with David Starr seventh, Terry Cook eighth, Jack Sprague ninth, and Dennis Setzer tenth.
Next up for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is the O'Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park. TruckSeries.com will have complete event coverage starting Friday July 14 with practice coverage, and qualifying and race coverage coming on Saturday July 15.
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