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Bristol Motor Speedway | Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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finish - of the tough trucks and even tougher drivers of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
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Good Morning from Bristol!
08-23-2006 8:28 am
Good morning from Bristol Motor Speedway! It is going to be a very busy and very loud day here in Thunder Valley as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series teams prepare for their double-header later this evening. It should be a picture perfect day in the Blue Ridge Mountains as it is expected to reach into the mid 80s with very little chance of rain today. Earlier forecasts called for a 50-50 shot of showers, but weathercasters have revised their forecast and are now saying the area should be dry through Sunday. We will have all of the action throughout the day leading up to and including practice, and of course we will bring you Live! Bud Pole Qualifying at 5:30 pm ET. We will have complete pre- and post-race coverage as well so stick with us throughout the day right here at TrackSideLive!
Today's Track Schedule
08-23-2006 8:34 am
7 am ET: NCTS Garage Opens
9 am - 10:50 am: USAR Hooter's Pro Cup Practice
11 am - 12 n: NCTS Practice
12:30 pm - 1 pm: NCTS Rookie Practice
1 pm - 2 pm: NCTS Final Practice
3 pm: USAR Hooter's Pro Cup Qualifying
5:30 pm: NCTS Bud Pole Qualifying (all positions, 2 laps)
6:55 pm: Start, Food City 150 USAR Hooter's Pro Cup Race (150 laps, 79.95 miles)
8:45 pm: NCTS Pre-race Ceremonies and Driver Introductions
9:15 pm: Start, O'Reilly 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race (200 laps, 106.6 miles)
Keller to Assist Crocker
08-23-2006 8:40 am
NASCAR Busch Series veteran Jason Keller has been retained by Evernham Motorsports to assist in the setup of the No. 98 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge for its regular driver Erin Crocker. Keller will take the controls throughout the first practice to give the team a solid baseline for Crocker. The driver changes will not be much of an issue since Keller and Crocker are virtually the same height. The seat insert that Crocker uses will be removed for Keller, which will allow him to slip in and out easily.
Crew Chief Changes for Musgrave
08-23-2006 8:45 am
There is a new crew chief for the No. 9 Team ASE Toyota and defending series champion Ted Musgrave. Tom Ackerman has left the Germain Racing team, which has allowed former ppc Racing crew chief Rick Gay to assume the leadership role for Musgrave. Gay worked with Terry Cook in 2005 before moving over to work with ppc's NBS program and driver John Andretti in 2006.
Picture Time...
08-23-2006 8:49 am
The sun is shining at the NCTS teams are hard at work, so it seems like a great time to head out and get some pictures of the teams getting their trucks through tech. We'll take a spin up and down pit lane with the camera and get back to give you some more updates shortly.
Hooter's Practice Action-packed So Far
08-23-2006 9:39 am
Just about 45 minutes into USAR Hooter's Pro Cup practice and we have seen a day's worth of action so far. The action started on the second hot lap of practice as Matt Carter spun and hit the wall coming out of four - right where your intrepid pit reporter was out taking pictures. Seconds later, two more cars arrived on the scene with Randy Gentry hopping over a wheel of another car and nearly turning over. About 10 minutes later, Scott Davis spun off turn four and popped the inside wall on the frontstretch - again, right where the intrepid TruckSeries.com reporter was standing on pit road. To prevent further excitement, I have moved back into the infield media center in efforts to keep these drivers from aiming their vehicles at where I am standing!
NCTS Entry List Updates
08-23-2006 9:48 am
The No. 02 Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet and driver
Kelly Sutton
has withdrawn from the O'Reilly 200...
Mark Martin
is back in the No. 6 Scott's Ford...
Travis Kittleson
follows up his first career series start last week in Nashville with a return performance in the No. 07 Bob Steele Chevrolet/Fans1st.com Chevolet...
Joey Miller
is back for his final ride in the No. 12 Curb Records Toyota...
Kyle Busch
takes the seat of the No. 15 Bowen Family Homes Chevrolet for Billy Ballew Motorsports...
David Ragan
slides from the No. 6 Ford over to the No. 50 Roush Racing Ford this week...
Brad Keselowski
returns to the series this week wheeling the No. 63 Dave Porter Truck Sales Ford...
Chuck Maitlen
is back for his second attempt in the No. 89 BlueOx/Bellacino's Pizza Chevrolet.
BMS Track Facts
08-23-2006 10:17 am
Here is the low-down on Bristol Motor Speedway...
BMS is a 0.533-mile oval with turns banked an incredible 36 degrees, the steepest in American motorsports. Even the straightaways are banked here, and although they appear flat on television they are tilted at 16 degrees. For a quick comparison, the turns at California Speedway are banked at 14 degrees.
Both straightaways are just 650 feet long, not giving anyone any time to rest here at all.
The 200-lap race distance is 106.5 miles, one of the shortest races we run all season long. Only the 200-lap/105.2-mile fall race at Martinsville is shorter.
BMS Track Records
08-23-2006 10:22 am
1 Lap - Ken Schrader, 15.118 seconds/126.922 miles per hour, Aug. 25, 2004
200 Laps - Travis Kvapil, 1 hour, 12 mins, 1 sec/88.813 mph, Aug. 20, 2003
Most Wins: Ron Hornaday, 2
Most Poles: Ron Hornaday and Mike Skinner, 2
Most Top-5s: Jack Sprague, 4
Most Top-10s: Jack Sprague, 6
Most Lead Changes: 6/99, 7
Most Leaders: 6/99, 6
Fewest leaders: 6/97, 1
Most Cautions: 6/97, 11
Fewest Cautions: three times, 6, most recently 8/05
Most Caution Laps: 6/97, 69
Fewest Caution Laps: 8/03, 27
Most Lead Lap Finishers: twice, 17
Fewest Lead Lap Finishers: 6/95, 8
Most Running at Finish: 8/05, 31
Most Laps Led by a Winner: 200, Ron Hornaday, 6/97
Fewest Laps Led by a Winner, 2, Travis Kvapil, 8/03
Closest Margin of Victory: 0.130 seconds, 6/95
Widest Margin of Victory: 4.416 seconds, 6/99
Hooter's Cup Practice...
08-23-2006 10:35 am
Winding down the Hooter's Cup practice leading up to the start of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice and there are several names with NASCAR and particularly Truck Series connections entered in the Food City 150.
Joey Lagano, former protege of Mark Martin and member of the Joe Gibbs Racing development program currently leads. Lagano is still below the age limit for a NCTS ride, but is someone many team owners are keeping a close eye on in hopes of landing him in a seat. Former NCTS part-time competitor Shane Wallace sits second, with former Spears Motorsports driver Bobby Gill in 7th. Dale Earnhardt's new Busch driver Shane Huffman is ninth, while another former part-timer in the NCTS Michael Ritch is 12th. Justin Hobgood is 14th, Carl Long 15th, Jody Lavender 20th, Rick Markle 22nd, Billy Bigley, Jr. 23rd, Bill Manfull 38th and Chris Fontaine 39th.
Hooter's Cup speeds are nearly a full second slower than times expected in the NCTS. Lagano's fast time is 16.092 seconds.
Starting Position of the Winner
08-23-2006 10:51 am
1st - 2 wins
2nd - 2 wins
3rd - 2 wins
5th - 1 win
12th - 1 win
Practice Up Next!
08-23-2006 10:56 am
The NCTS practice is about to kick off. We will be here to cover it all, so stick with us. We will also have some additional images throughout, and as soon as it's finished we'll scour the garage to get some audio interviews with the drivers as well. Keep it locked on TrackSideLive! for all the news and notes from BMS...
Earnhardt and Skinner Have Meeting
08-23-2006 11:06 am
Kerry Earnhardt spun off turn two and collected Mike Skinner. No report on damage to either ride, and we will track that info down as quick as we can. We are already back under green.
Darnell Spins on Frontstretch
08-23-2006 11:18 am
Erik Darnell just did a quick loop on the frontstretch without hitting anything. The red flag is out for a quick checkup of the surface. We should be green monentarily.
Practice 1 Rundown 1
08-23-2006 11:27 am
1. Peters 119.843
2. Martin 119.589
3. Skinner 119.410
4. Musgrave 119.351
5. Bliss 119.225
6. Gaughan 119.202
7. Starr 119.062
8. Crafton 118.951
9. Reutimann 118.944
10. Hamilton, Jr. 118.606
11. Bodine 118.349
12. Hornaday 118.291
13. Almirola 118.247
14. Benson 118.204
15. Chaffin 118.167
16. Cook 117.957
17. Keller/Crocker 117.768
18. Sprague 117.682
19. Ambrose 117.509
20. Crawford 117.272
21. Busch 117.093
22. Darnell 117.000
23. Kinser 116.971
24. Earnhardt 116.957
25. Keselowski 116.893
26. Ragan 116.865
27. Miller 116.765
28. Setzer 116.482
29. Kittleson 115.982
30. Sanders 115.347
31. Reid 114.589
32. East 114.364
33. Moore 110.913
34. Lester 105.319
35. Maitlen 96.919
Just Back to Green
08-23-2006 11:32 am
Here is the series of events that put us under red: Chuck Maitlen was dropping oil on the track, causing Sammy Sanders to push out of the groove and scrape the wall. As Erik Darnell came off turn four, he crossed the oil and went for a long slide down the frontstretch. The track crew spent several minutes cleaning the concrete surface and we are back to green flag action.
Skinner Follow-Up
08-23-2006 11:34 am
Kerry Earnhardt spun off turn two, and as the drivers scrambled to avoid, Mike Skinner got into the back of his teammate Bill Lester. Lester's truck was undamaged in the incident, but Skinner's Jeff Hensley-led crew is busy affecting repairs to the nose of the No. 5 Toyota.
Practice 1 Rundown 2
08-23-2006 11:46 am
1. Martin 120.120
2. Peters 119.843
3. Starr 119.440
4. Skinner 119.410
5. Musgrave 119.351
6. Bliss 119.239
7. Gaughan 119.202
8. Crafton 118.951
9. Reutimann 118.944
10. Bodine 118.907
11. Benson 118.863
12. Hornaday 118.863
13. Cook 118.716
14. Hamilton, Jr. 118.606
15. Sprague 118.569
16. Almirola 118.540
17. Busch 118.510
18. Keselowski 118.510
19. Chaffin 118.423
20. Keller/Crocker 118.160
21. Ambrose 117.509
22. Ragan 117.408
23. Miller 117.387
24. Setzer 117.379
25. Crawford 117.272
26. Darnell 117.000
27. Kinser 116.971
28. Earnhardt 116.957
29. Lester 116.630
30. Kittleson 115.982
31. East 115.716
32. Moore 115.576
33. Sanders 115.347
34. Reid 115.036
35. Richardson 110.067
36. Maitlen 96.919
Practice 1 Over; Quick Top-10
08-23-2006 12:00 pm
Here is a look at the top ten as we have just wrapped up the first practice. Look for a complete results sheet momentarily in the Event Box:
1. Peters 120.195
2. Martin 120.120
3. Musgrave 119.850
4. Starr 119.813
5. Bliss 119.581
6. Benson 119.447
7. Skinner 119.410
8. Sprague 119.395
9. Crawford 119.239
10. Gaughan 119.202
Bubble Bursters
08-23-2006 12:04 am
Here are the seven drivers that are vying for the six open positions in the starting field this evening and how they fared in first practice:
Here is who would be in based on practice times:
17. Brad Keselowski 118.752
23. Joey Miller 117.833
26. David Ragan 117.444
30. Ryan Moore 116.185
34. Sammy Sanders 115.758
36. Robert Richardson 114.378
Here is who would be out:
37. Chuck Maitlen 96.919
Rookies on Track
08-23-2006 12:32 pm
After allowing Jason Keller to make some laps in the first practice, Erin Crocker was the first to wheel out onto the speedway for the rookie-only session. As soon as the track went green Sammy Sanders took a quick loop off turn four to put us under the red. No contact reported and we should be green again momentarily.
Peters Scrubs the Wall in Final Moments of Practice
08-23-2006 12:35 pm
Timothy Peters gave credence to the old racing addage that a loose race car (or obviously in our case, a truck) is a fast race car. Peters got loose off turn four in the final moments of the first practice and scraped the wall, slightly scuffing the right side of the No. 4 Dodge Motorsports Dodge. The team is making a quick check of the right side for damage and applying some tape to hide the battle scars, but the truck should be sound for final practice at the top of the hour.
Rookie Rundown
08-23-2006 12:57 am
Here is a look at the rookie rundown just moments before the rest of the field joins them:
1. Almirola 119.522
2. Ambrose 119.299
3. Crocker 118.401
4. Miller 118.204
5. Reid 118.044
6. Sanders 117.993
7. Kinser 117.631
8. McCumbee 117.588
9. East 117.229
10. Darnell 117.100
11. Moore 116.765
12. Kittleson 116.552
13. Earnhardt 116.298
14. Richardson 114.548
Crocker brushed the wall and pancaked the right side of the No. 98 Dodge.
Busch Back at Loudon
08-23-2006 1:05 pm
Kyle Busch will be back in the seat of the No. 15 Chevrolet at New Hampshire International Speedway. Busch is making his third start of the season in Ballew's truck, picking up one win earlier this season at Charlotte. Busch was eleventh on the charts in the first session, and it currently awaiting to make his way out onto the track for the second session.
Richardson Loops It in Turn 2
08-23-2006 1:10 pm
Robert Richardson just took a quick spin in turn two to bring out the red flag. He didn't make contact with anything, fired it up and drove it back to the pits. The green flag is already back out.
Final Practice Rundown 1
08-23-2006 1:28 pm
We've been out enjoying the incredible sounds of Bristol while the final practice has run its first 25 minutes incident free. Here is the rundown:
1. Martin 122.279
2. Sprague 120.740
3. Starr 120.437
4. Reutimann 120.316
5. Bodine 120.211
6. Gaughan 120.135
7. Musgrave 120.060
8. Skinner 119.932
9. Hamilton 119.828
10. Busch 119.775
11. Bliss 119.671
12. Almirola 119.665
13. Benson 119.328
14. Ambrose 119.306
15. Crawford 119.128
16. Crafton 118.907
17. Chaffin 118.841
18. Hornaday 118.738
19. Keselowski 118.657
20. Moore 118.650
21. Sanders 118.196
22. Peters 118.189
23. Miller 118.167
24. Reid 118.015
25. McCumbee 117.935
26. Setzer 117.935
27. Lester 117.928
28. Darnell 117.833
29. Kinser 117.588
30. Kittleson 117.300
31. Ragan 116.836
32. East 116.312
33. Richardson 115.660
34. Earnhardt 115.590
35. Cook 114.878
Red for Oil
08-23-2006 1:34 pm
Track action has come to a halt as NASCAR and BMS track crews are out searching for oil. Several drivers have mentioned the track becoming slick, and NASCAR has decided to be safe than sorry and it out for a quick track inspection. We should be green shortly.
Back to Green; Red Back Out for Setzer's Spin
08-23-2006 1:45 pm
We just went to green but the red flashed back on for a quick spin by Dennis Setzer. No contact was made and we should be back to green momentarily.
Final Practice Rundown 2
08-23-2006 1:46 pm
1. Skinner 123.024
2. Martin 122.279
3. Sprague 120.740
4. Starr 120.437
5. Reutimann 120.316
6. Bodine 120.211
7. Gaughan 120.135
8. Bliss 120.113
9. Musgrave 120.060
10. Hornaday 119.865
11. Hamilton 119.828
12. Busch 119.775
13. Almirola 119.656
14. Benson 119.328
15. Ambrose 119.306
16. Crawford 119.128
17. Crafton 118.907
18. Keselowski 118.870
19. Chaffin 118.841
20. Moore 118.650
21. Miller 118.635
22. Peters 118.584
23. McCumbee 118.262
24. Sanders 118.196
25. Reid 118.015
26. Setzer 117.935
27. Lester 117.928
28. Darnell 117.833
29. Kinser 117.588
30. Kittleson 117.300
31. Ragan 116.836
32. East 116.312
33. Richardson 115.660
34. Earnhardt 115.590
35. Cook 114.878
36. Maitlen 109.577
Almirola First Truck Wallbanger
08-23-2006 1:51 pm
Aric Almirola has just crashed in turn two. We will follow up on the cause of the incident, the condition of the truck shortly.
UPDATE:
Almirola got loose entering turn one and backed it into the wall between turns one and two. There is moderate damage to the rear of the truck, and the Spears Motorsports team is already busy beating out the damage.
Final Practice Top-10
08-23-2006 2:13 pm
Here is a look at the top ten in final practice:
1. Bliss 124.170
2. Reutimann 123.618
3. Gaughan 123.594
4. Musgrave 123.491
5. Busch 123.285
6. Skinner 123.024
7. Hornaday 122.913
8. Sprague 122.858
9. Benson 122.835
10. Hamilton, Jr. 122.764
Look for complete rundowns of both the rookie-only session and final practice to be posted to the Event Box momentarily.
Chuck on Sirius Speedway
08-23-2006 2:23 pm
If you are a subscriber to Sirius Satellite Radio, check out MRN Radio's Sirius Speedway at 5 pm ET and listed to TruckSeries.com's own Charles Krall discuss all the action at the track here in Bristol with Dave Moody.
Audio Coming Shortly
08-23-2006 3:22 pm
Stick around, we are collecting and sending some driver audio...we will return shortly!
Check Out TruckShots!
08-23-2006 3:52 pm
We have been all over the pit road here at Bristol Motor Speedway today, and have the TruckShots! to prove it! There are a couple hundred images already bursting from the seams of the TruckShots! gallery and many more yet to come. Look to the right side of the TrackSideLive! page to the Sights and Sounds box and click on TruckShots! to check them out.
Audio!
08-23-2006 4:04 pm
Check out the Sights and Sounds Box for driver audio following today's practice session.
Brendan Gaughan tells us how the No. 77 Dodge team has turned the corner, and tells us what it takes to get around a place as tough as Bristol. Bobby Hamilton, Jr. spoke to us about his second straight strong performance on concrete in Tennessee, and the importance of a good qualifying effort at Bristol. Chad McCumbee tells us what kept him off the track throughout much of the first practice and how that might affect him later on this evening. We also met up with Joey Miller and he told us what he has going on following tonight, his final ride in the No. 12 Toyota. Timothy Peters spoke out his strong performance in the first practice which saw him at the top of the sheet, and the importance of the qualifying draw here this afternoon. We tracked down David Ragan and got his thoughts on running the No. 50 Ford this weekend, and asked him if having a wily veteran like Mark Martin on his team is an asset for he and his fellow rookie teammate Erik Darnell. David Reutimann also spoke with us about the necessity of power steering in Thunder Valley, and says while he doesn't think his truck is as flat-out fast as it was last year, he has a better outlook for the race.
We also met up with Lance Hooper, crew chief for the No. 13 ThorSport Racing Chevrolet, and got the low-down on what type of setup it takes to be successful on the World's Fastest Halfmile.
Click on each name to listen.
Showalter Looking
08-23-2006 4:19 pm
Gary Showalter is here even though the No. 02 Sutton Motorsports team has closed up shop. Showalter said he expects the assets of the Sutton team to be sold by the end of next week.
"There are a couple of new teams starting next year that are looking at the trucks," he said. "And a Cup team is looking at the hauler as a practice hauler. I expect by the end of next week everything will be sold out."
Showalter is here assisting Barry Dodson and the Key Motorsports team this week.
Bristol Best Finishes
08-23-2006 4:26 pm
Here is each driver entered here at BMS and his or her best finish:
Johnny Benson 4th, 05
Mike Bliss 11th, 05
Todd Bodine 2nd, 05
Kyle Busch 5th, 05
Chad Chaffin 7th, 03
Terry Cook 14th, 98
Matt Crafton 3rd, 04
Rick Crawford 3rd, 03
Brendan Gaughan 4th, 03
Ron Hornaday 1st, 98
Brad Keselowski 18th, 05
Bill Lester 14th, 04
Ted Musgrave 6th, 05
Timothy Peters 19th, 05
David Ragan 30th, 04
David Reutimann 11th, 04
Dennis Setzer 5th, 03
Mike Skinner 1st, 05
Jack Sprague 1st, 99
David Starr 7th, 04
Here are the drivers making their first NCTS attempt at Bristol: Aric Almirola, Marcos Ambrose, Erin Crocker, Erik Darnell, Kerry Earnhardt, Bobby East, Kraig Kinser, Travis Kittleson, Chuck Maitlen, Mark Martin, Chad McCumbee, Joey Miller, Ryan Moore, Boston Reid, Robert Richardson, Sammy Sanders
BMS NCTS Race History
08-23-2006 4:54 pm
There have been eight NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races held at Bristol Motor Speedway.
1995 - Pole, Mike Skinner, 118.738 mph; Race, Joe Ruttman, 72.408 mph
1996 - Pole, Mike Skinner, 117.805 mph; Race, Rick Carelli, 83.992 mph
1997 - Pole, Ron Hornaday, 119.910 mph; Race, Ron Hornaday, 70.583 mph
1998 - Pole, Ron Hornaday, 121.213 mph; Race, Ron Hornaday, 80.883 mph
1999 - Pole, Greg Biffle, 120.831 mph; Race, Jack Sprague, 75.380 mph
2003 - Pole, Ted Musgrave, 123.562 mph; Race, Travis Kvapil, 88.813 mph
2004 - Pole, Ken Schrader, 126.922 mph; Race, Carl Edwards, 74.495 mph
2005 - Pole, David Reutimann, 126.553 mph, Race, Mike Skinner, 83.390 mph
BMS Averages
08-23-2006 4:55 pm
Here are the averages from the eight previous NCTS races held at Bristol Motor Speedway:
Avg start of winner: 6 High: 12 Low: 1
Avg lead lap finishers: 12 High: 17 Low: 8
Avg lead changes: 3.38 High: 7 Low: 0
Avg leaders: 3 High: 5 Low: 1
Avg caution flags: 8 High: 11 Low: 6
Avg caution laps: 44.4 High: 69 Low: 27
Cumulative avg speed: 78.743 High: 88.813 Low: 70.583
Short Track Points
08-23-2006 5:05 pm
There have been four NCTS races on short tracks so far this season. Here is how the top ten in points look for those four races:
1. Starr 650 points, 1 win, 3 top-5, 3 top-10
2. Hornaday 636, 1 win, 3 top-5, 3 top-10
3. Bliss 612, 3 top-5, 4 top-10
4. Setzer 598, 1 top-5, 4 top-10
5. Crafton 588, 2 top-5, 3 top-10
6. Darnell 563, 1 top-5, 2 top-10
7. Sprague 551, 1 win, 1 top-5, 2 top-10
8. Musgrave 538, 1 top-5, 2 top-10
9. Crawford 526, 1 win, 1 top-5, 1 top-10
10. Bodine 514, 1 top-10
Discuss the Race Online!
08-20-2006 5:22 pm
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Cook to Backup
08-23-2006 6:46 pm
Terry Cook crashed coming out of turn four on his second qualifying lap, damaging the rear of the No. 10 Ford. Cook's ppc Racing crew is already hard at work preparing his backup truck in time for the 9:15 pm ET start.
Starr to the Back
08-23-2006 6:49 pm
David Starr scraped the wall out of turn four on his qualifying lap and his team was forced to make repairs to the No. 11 Toyota. Due to the unapproved adjustments, Starr will be forced to drop to the back on the start as well.
2006 Key Race Stats
08-23-2006 7:01 pm
Avg start of winner: 9.1 High: 22 Low: 1
Avg lead changes: 9.7 High: 21 Low: 2
Avg lead drivers: 5.6 High: 9 Low: 2
Avg caution flags: 8.8 High: 18 Low: 4
Avg caution laps: 38.4 High: 87 Low: 17
Avg running at finish: 31.9 High: 35 Low: 27
Avg did not finish: 4.1 High: 13 Low: 1
Avg lead lap finishers: 21.0 High: 30 Low: 13
2005 vs 2006 Year-to-Date
08-23-2006 7:17 pm
Avg start of winner:
2005, 10.9
2006, 9.06
Cumulative lead changes:
2005, 149
2006, 155
Avg lead changes per race:
2005, 9.31
2006, 9.69
Avg leaders per race:
2005, 6.63
2006, 5.63
Total laps under caution:
2005, 578
2006, 614
Avg caution flags per race:
2005, 7.81
2006, 8.81
Manufacturer Year-to-Date
08-23-2006 7:21 pm
Chevrolet: 3 wins, 1 pole, 16 top-5, 42 top-10, 734 laps led
Dodge: 0 wins, 1 pole, 4 top-5, 10 top-10, 44 laps led
Ford: 5 wins, 4 poles, 17 top-5, 41 top-10, 698 laps led
Toyota: 8 wins, 8 poles, 43 top-5, 67 top-10, 1201 led
2006 Laps Led
08-23-2006 7:23 pm
Mike Skinner 351
Mark Martin 321
Ron Hornaday 307
Todd Bodine 281
Jack Sprague 193
Kyle Busch 181
Rick Crawford 154
David Starr 126
David Reutimann 124
Johnny Benson 87
Clint Bowyer 84
Dennis Setzer 81
David Ragan 77
Marcos Ambrose 65
Terry Cook 62
Mike Bliss 49
Ted Musgrave 36
Bobby Hamilton, Jr. 28
Kyle Krisiloff 16
Erik Darnell 11
Bobby Labonte 10
Jon Wood 6
Kerry Earnhardt 5
Bill Lester 3
Boston Reid 3
Brad Keselowski 2
Brendan Gaughan 2
Chad McCumbee 2
Matt Crafton 2
Kevin Hamlin 1
Chad Chaffin 1
Kelly Sutton 1
O'Reilly 200 Pit Assignments
08-23-2006 8:07 pm
Here are the pit assignments for tonight's O'Reilly 200:
Frontstretch, starting in turn one and ending in turn four...
Martin
Sprague
Hornaday
Earnhardt
Crawford
Empty stall
Almirola
Musgrave
Crafton
Bodine
Empty stall
Gaughan
Darnell
Lester
Keselowski
Empty stall
Busch
Crocker
Starr
Reid
Skinner
Empty stall
Backstretch, starting in turn three...
Bliss
East
Kinser
Chaffin
Empty stall
Benson
McCumbee
Kittleson
Peters
Empty stall
Hamilton Jr.
Ragan
Setzer
Richardson
Cook
Empty stall
Ambrose
Sanders
Miller
Moore
Reutimann
Winless Streaks...
08-23-2006 8:14 pm
Last year, Mike Skinner broke a winless streak in the NCTS that dated back to the 1996 season. Here is a look at other drivers that are working on winless streaks heading into tonight's O'Reilly 200:
Brendan Gaughan 42
Chad Chaffin 39
Ted Musgrave 36
Dennis Setzer 26
Mike Bliss 25
David Reutimann 25
Mike Skinner 23
David Starr 12
Todd Bodine 7
Terry Cook 4
Ron Hornaday 3
Jack Sprague 2
Kyle Busch 1
Rick Crawford 1
Mark Martin 1
Mike Helton Talks...
08-23-2006 8:18 pm
The TruckSeries.com microphones were present when TruckSeries.com TrackSide Editor sat down with NASCAR President Mike Helton to discuss the key to the city of Bristol that Bobby Hamilton will receive tomorrow evening as a part of Food City Speed Fest here in Bristol. Helton talks about how much Hamilton means to the NASCAR community, how inspirational Hamilton has been during his fight against cancer, and if he believes the drivers of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will behave themselves this evening.
Trucks on Grid
08-23-2006 8:49 pm
Looking down pit road from the turn one banking is an incredible sight.
Eric Clapton in the House
08-23-2006 8:54 pm
Legendary rock and roll guitarist Eric Clapton is here this evening, sharing the atmosphere of pre-race activities on the Bristol Motor Speedway frontstretch with the drivers and crews.
Let's Get Ready to Race!
08-23-2006 8:58 pm
The O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway is coming your way NEXT!!! Stick with us here at TruckSeries.com as we bring you real-time updates to compliment SPEED's live coverage. Once the checkered falls we will stick around for as much post-race as we can get you. Stay with us all night long!
O'Reilly 200 Race Updates 1-10
08-23-2006 9:10 pm
10. Lap 58 - Top ten: Skinner, Bliss, Hamilton, Peters, Crawford, Busch, Setzer, Keselowski, Martin and Lester.
9. Lap 48 - Martin up to 11th. Benson follows to 12th.
8. Lap 43 - Skinner leads by 1.1 seconds over Crawford.
7. Lap 29 - Earnhardt received the free pass. Some teams coming to pit road, incluing Martin, Almirola, Hornaday, Sprague, Crafton, and others. Skinner leads Crawford, Bliss, Hamilton, Peters, Setzer, Keselowski, East, Lester, Busch, Kinser, Moore, Reutimann, Martin, Benson, Almirola, Bodine, Musgrave, McCumbee, Ambrose, Sprague, Chaffin, COok, Darnell, Kittleson, Crafton, Miller, Starr, Earnhardt and Gaughan.
6. Lap 25 - Skinner has chopped off half of Martin's lead. Bodine finally makes his way past Ambrose. Ragan spins off turn four to bring out the second caution on lap 28.
5. Lap 17 - Martin leads by one second over Skinner, Gaughan, Crawford, Bliss, Benson, Hamilton, Peters, Almirola, Ambrose, Bodine, Chaffin, Keselowski, Hornaday, and Setzer. After pitting, Busch is up to 25th. Reutimann has moved to 33rd.
4. Lap 9 - Restart. Reutimann comes out of the pits just ahead of the leader Martin. Crawford putting on heat for third racing with Gaughan.
3. Lap 5 - Martin, Gaughan, Skinner, Crawford, Bliss, Benson, Almirola, Hamilton, Peters, Ambrose and Bodine. Busch pits with a flat right front tire, giving up seventh.
2. Martin leads off the start. Starr dips there wide to pass on the start after dropping to the back. Richardson shows some smoke, and the caution is out after three laps. Starr penalized for jumping the start with a pass through penalty but picks up the free pass on the caution. Debris is on the backstretch following the Richardson incident.
1. Engines have fired. Two drivers fall to the back, David Starr (unapproved adjustment) and Terry Cook (backup truck). Pit road speed is 35 miles per hour. Drivers must come down both pit roads under caution, but only the pit road on which their stall is during green flag conditions. Three pace laps tonight before the green.
O'Reilly 200 Race Updates 11-20
08-23-2006 9:41 pm
20. Lap 107 - Kittleson gets loose off turn four and narrowly avoids the concrete.
19. Lap 93 - Restart. Martin leads Benson, Bodine, Musgrave, Sprague, Starr, Chaffin, Almirola, Gaughan, and Skinner.
18. Lap 89 - Ragan picks up the free pass. Crocker finds the concrete and drops debris, the actual cause of the caution.
17. Lap 88 - Hornaday spins off turn two and causes the fifth caution.
16. Lap 82 - Cook and Crafton are at it again, this time off turn four. Cook again manages to save it and continue on.
15. Lap 78 - Only Richardson is off the track. Martin leads Benson, Bodine, Hornaday, Musgrave, Sprague, Chaffin, Starr, Almirola, Gaughan, COok, Crafton, Skinner, Bliss, Hamilton, Peters, Busch, Miller, Setzer, Reutimann, Darnell, Crawford, Lester, Kinser, Keselowski, Earnhardt, McCumbee, Kittleson, Ragan, Reid, East, Ambrose, Sanders, Crocker, and Moore.
14. Lap 72 - Cook and Crafton knock heads off turn two. Both keep going straight but Ambrose gets turned into the turn two wall. Caution out for the fourth time.
13. Lap 71 - Hornaday picks up the spot from Almirola, who gets pushed out of the groove and loses another spot to Musgrave.
12. Lap 64 - Earnhardt picks up the free pass again. Skinner reports brake trouble with the No. 5. Skinner pits with the rest of the field that stayed out on the last caution. Martin retakes the lead with Benson, Almirola, Bodine, Hornaday, Musgrave, Sprague, Chaffin, Starr, Gaughan, Cook, Crafton, Miller, Darnell, McCumbee, Skinner, Bliss, Hamilton, Peters, Busch, Setzer, Crawford, Reutimann, Lester, Kinser, Keselowski, and Earnhardt on the lead lap. Kittleson, Ragan, Reid and East are one down, Sanders, Moore and Crocker two down. Green is out.
11. Lap 63 - Ryan Moore spins off turn four. Look for the rest of the field to pit and plan to go the rest of the way.
O'Reilly 200 Race Updates 21-30
08-23-2006 10:02 pm
32. Martin holds off Bodine on the last lap to win! Musgrave third with Benson and Starr the top-5.
31. Lap 192 - Almirola gets turned and goes hard into the inside wall on the front stretch. Almirola's truck is damaged heavily on the nose.
30. Lap 186 - Martin leads Bodine, Musgrave, Benson, Starr, Skinner, Bliss, Busch, Hamilton, Reutimann the top ten.
29. Lap 182 - Sprague loses the right front and pops the fence in turn two. Caution out for the eighth time.
28. Lap 173 - Musgrave takes third from Benson.
27. Lap 160 - Busch up to tenth.
26. Lap 152 - Martin leads Bodine, Benson, Musgrave, Sprague, Starr, Skinner, Bliss, Hamilton, Chaffin, Reutimann, Gaughan, Crafton, Busch, Crawford, Lester, Cook, Setzer, Miller, Ragan, Hornaday, Darnell, Earnhardt, Reid, Almirola, Kinser, McCumbee, Sanders, Ambrose, East, Kittleson, Moore, Keselowski, Peters, Crocker, and Richardson.
25. Lap 148 - Setzer tags McCumbee who slides off turn two. Caution is out for the sixth time.
24. Lap 132 - Martin leads Benson, Bodine, Musgrave, Sprague, Starr, Skinner, Bliss, Chaffin, Hamilton, Gaughan, Peters, Reutimann, Almirola, Crafton, Cook, Crawford, Lester, McCumbee, Darnell, Ragan, Busch, Earnhardt, Setzer, Miller, Hornaday, Kinser, Reid, Keselowski, Sanders, Ambrose, East, Kittleson, Moore, Crocker, and Richardson.
23. Lap 126 - Keselowski spins down the frontstretch with no contact. He fires it up and continues on. Reid picks up the free pass. No one should pit unless they have a problem.
22. Lap 117 - Martin leads by 0.8 seconds over Benson, Bodine, Musgrave, Sprague, Starr, Chaffin, Skinner, Bliss, and Gaughan.
21. Lap 111 - Starr pressures Sprague for fifth. A strong recovery from the pass thru penalty on the opening lap.
O'Reilly 200 Unofficial Results
08-23-2006 10:48 pm
1. Martin
2. Bodine
3. Musgrave
4. Benson
5. Starr
6. Busch
7. Skinner
8. Bliss
9. Hamilton
10. Reutimann
11. Chaffin
12. Crafton
13. Crawford
14. Setzer
15. Ragan
16. Lester
17. Gaughan
18. Darnell
19. Miller
20. Earnhardt
21. Cook
22. Sanders
23. Sprague
24. Kinser
25. McCumbee
26. Ambrose
27. Hornaday
28. Reid
29. East
30. Kittleson
31. Moore
32. Almirola
33. Peters
34. Keselowski
35. Crocker
36. Richardson
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