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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Race
#2 | San Bernardino County
200
California Speedway
Los Angeles, California
Friday, February 23, 2007
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Each week Checkers/Rally's recognizes the pit crew that spent the least amount of time on pit road during the race. Quick stops and quick thinking on pit road put the Circle Bar/Power Stroke Diesel Ford F-150 in the top 10 and earned the team the Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge Award for the San Bernardino County 200 at California. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Coming off another top 10 finish to start the season in Daytona, the Circle Bar/Power Stroke Diesel loaded its newest chassis into the hauler for the San Bernardino 200 at California Speedway. "It was a quiet run for our Ford, but on the last few laps we made some bold moves for our F-Series pickup... It wasn't a top-10 truck, but we fought hard all night long," said Crawford. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Mike Skinner (No. 5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) rewrote history on Friday when he became the first California native to win a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at California Speedway. In fact, Golden State drivers finished one-two in the track's 11th series race as fellow champion Ron Hornaday Jr. (No. 33 AES HR Solutions Chevrolet) chased Skinner to the checkered flag. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race from Fontana saw a 96-percent ratings increase in Men 18-34 according to Nielsen Media Research, as SPEED continues to experience rapid growth with younger audiences. “We have an experienced, well-informed on-air team covering the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and we continue to elevate our network efforts to support its growing popularity,” said Hunter Nickell, SPEED Executive VP & General Manager.
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Kraig Kinser and his Morgan-Dollar Motorsports (MDM) team were hoping to leave the California Speedway with a top-5 or top-10 finish, but Kinser just wasn’t dealt the right cards when the green flag flew Friday night.
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Racing has a way of sometimes not producing results to match the effort. That proved to be the case for driver Terry Cook and his HT Motorsports team this weekend as they soldiered to a 30th-place finish in the San Bernardino 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at California Speedway.
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Ron Hornaday finished second Friday night in the No. 33 AES HR Solutions Chevrolet Silverado after a chaotic restart. Hornaday known as the master of restarts, took off fast as usual, while Mark Martin, who was in first, was unable to get up to speed as quickly. Hornaday, unable to stop, tapped the rear bumper of Martin's No. 21 truck sending him spinning into the grass. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Friday night's San Bernardino County 200 was raced under the lights at California Speedway. Todd Bodine, driving the No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Tundra, was among the top-drivers throughout the evening, particularly during the mid-section of the race when he could often be found between the third and fifth positions. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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After finishing second last weekend in the eighth-closest finish in NASCAR history at Daytona, Johnny Benson and his team were ready to take on California Speedway. The team struggled somewhat during both practice sessions; however, after making adjustments to the No. 23 Toyota Tundra, the team began to make great progress during the final practice session. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Kevin Harvick started the San Bernardino County 200 from the 21st position and finished in the top-10. "I had a lot of fun out there tonight. Kind of got the front all torn up, which caused it to push getting in the turns. The guys did a great job on our Camping World Silverado from practice getting everything turned around."
-Kevin Harvick
(VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Chad McCumbee and the No. 08 theGPSStore.com / Garmin Chevrolet team headed to California for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event with a lot of hope and momentum stemming off of their 13th-place finish at Daytona. That momentum ran into a temporary wall at the flat, two-mile track on Friday night.
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Matt Crafton raced to an 11th place finish in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series San Bernardino County 200 at California Motor Speedway on Friday, a bittersweet ending to his Golden State homecoming.
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With a new team and a new teammate David Starr and his MaxxForce International Diesel Ford F-150 had a plan to attack the San Bernardino 200 at California Speedway. Starr and his Circle Bar teammate Rick Crawford would make the trek to the 2 mile with 2 completely different set ups under their Fords.
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Mark Martin came to California still riding a wave of momentum after a strong performance in last week's Daytona 500 which saw him finish just a few feet behind winner Kevin Harvick. The defending winner of the San Bernardino County 200,
Martin was making his 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut with the Wood/jtg Racing team, and he picked up where he left off here last season. He was the dominant driver all night long, leading throughout the middle and late stages of the race and pulling away from all challengers. It almost looked like his eighth career Truck Series win was in the bag. But a tangle on a late-race restart with second-place driver Ron Hornaday sent Martin sliding through the grass and opened the door for Mike Skinner just enough to allow the 1995 series champion to slide through and claim the lead. Skinner made a clean restart with two laps remaining and was able to hold off Hornaday to take the 20th win of his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career.
(David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Ken Schrader piloted the No. 18 Fastenal Dodge to a 15th finishing position in the San Bernardino County 200 on Friday night at California Speedway. Schrader, making his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at California Speedway, picked up his first top-15 finish of the 2007 season. "The No. 18 Fastenal Dodge was a lot of fun to race tonight," said Schrader after the event. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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The No. 4 Open Joist Team and Driver Chase Miller had one goal heading into the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series San Bernardino County 200 - finish the race and bring the truck home in one piece. Miller did just that by posting a 15th place finish in the 100-lap event at California Speedway on Friday night.
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After a strong fourth-place finish in Daytona, Mike Skinner and the No. 5 team were looking forward to running at Skinner's home track, California Speedway. The team knew it had one of the strongest trucks in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, particularly at this speedway, and it proved that point Thursday afternoon during practice. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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The unofficial owner points following the San Bernadino County 200 at California Speedway, the second race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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Tyler Walker and the No. 36 360 OTC Toyota Tundra headed to California Speedway with a brand new truck and hopes of redeeming themselves. The team knew it would have to dodge trouble all night in order to have a strong finish.
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Handling issues hamper hopes of a top-10 finish for Bill Lester and the No.15 Billy Ballew Motorsports NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team Friday night at the California Speedway. The Billy Ballew Motorsports team was riding high after an 11th place finish last week at the Daytona International Speedway and hoped to duplicate that success when Lester went out for his qualifying run Friday afternoon.
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Spinning out Mark Martin, arguably one of NASCAR's most popular drivers, is a bit like being the man who shot Santa Claus. And Ron Hornaday Jr. hated that the nose of his AES HR Solutions Chevrolet tagged the rear bumper of Martin's truck on lap 96, sending the Bad Boy Mowers Ford into California Speedway's infield and out of the lead of Friday's San Bernardino County 200. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Aaron Fike led the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' Raybestos' rookie class at California Speedway after leading rookie practice, out-qualifying his challengers, and scoring the Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award for his performance in the San Bernardino County 200 on Friday night at the 2-mile Superspeedway. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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For the second week in a row, NASCAR veteran Mark Martin left a racetrack wishing that the race had ended just a few laps before the checkered flag actually fell. The Daytona 500 runner-up, who lost to Kevin Harvick by two one-hundredths last week in NASCAR's biggest race, was spun around on a restart by Ron Hornaday Jr. with five laps remaining in California Speedway's San Bernardino County 200 and was again detoured from making a trip to victory lane. The beneficiary of the mayhem between Martin and Hornaday was NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series veteran Mike Skinner, whose Bill Davis Racing-owned Toyota Tundra team took home the trophy on a cold, crisp night in southern California. Skinner, who was ahead of Hornaday as the caution flag fell when Martin spun, held off Hornaday's No. 33 AES HR Solutions Chevrolet for a green-white-checkered shootout over the final two laps. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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No driver and team experienced racing’s dramatic ups and downs more than Brendan Gaughan and his South Point Racing team this weekend at California Speedway. Gaughan and his Las Vegas-based race team wanted to prove their West coast dominance during Friday night’s San Bernardino County 200; and when the team qualified fifth for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, it looked like the team could be a force during the event.
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With a disappointing finish at Daytona one week ago still fresh on their minds, Erik Darnell and the Northern Tool + Equipment team headed to California Speedway looking to recover some of their lost ground. After fighting a loose truck all night, Darnell was left frustrated again with a 13th-place finish.
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After a wild Daytona finish, Travis Kvapil was looking forward to getting to California Speedway and having another strong run. Kvapil fought cooling weather conditions and a loose truck all night, ultimately settling for a 16th-place finish.
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For the second week in a row, NASCAR veteran Mark Martin left a racetrack wishing that the race had ended just a few laps before the checkered flag actually fell. The Daytona 500 runner-up, who lost to Kevin Harvick by two one-hundredths last week in NASCAR's biggest race, was spun around on a restart by Ron Hornaday with five laps remaining in the San Bernardino County 200 and was again detoured from making a trip to victory lane. The beneficiary of the mayhem between Martin and Hornaday was NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series veteran Mike Skinner, who took home the trophy on a cold, crisp night in southern California. Skinner, who was ahead of Hornaday as the caution flag fell when Martin spun, held off Hornaday's No. 33 AES HR Solutions Chevrolet for a green-white-checkered shootout over the final two laps. The win was the 20th of Skinner's career and he is the first California native to win at the Los Angeles area track. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Ted Musgrave drove the Germain Racing No. 9 Team ASE Toyota to a fifth-place finish in Friday night's San Bernardino County 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at California Speedway. Musgrave, a three-time California winner, picked up his first top-five finish of the season and combined with a ninth-place effort in the season opener last week at Daytona, is currently sixth in the series championship standings. Fellow Toyota driver Mike Skinner won the event. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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An exceptional driving performance by veteran Mike Bliss and some late-race pit strategy helped the No. 40 Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet Silverado to a 10th place finish in Friday night's San Bernardino County 200 at the California Speedway. It was the first-ever top 10 finish for Key Motorsports in 26 career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series San Bernadino County 200 California Speedway Penalty Report.
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Mike Skinner led four times for 43 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in the San Bernardino County 200. Skinner took the honor for the first time in 2007. Skinner has led six times in two races this season for a total of 52 laps.
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Ron Hornaday, Jr., No. 33 AES HR Solutions Silverado, came within just .554 of a second of winning the San Bernardino County 200 in his home state of California. In the second consecutive dramatic green-white-checkered finish in as many NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races, the two-time series' champion battled Mike Skinner for the win. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Tonight's victory by Mike Skinner is the 27th win for a Toyota Tundra in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Tonight's win was Skinner's 20th career Craftsman Truck Series victory. Skinner has four wins driving a Toyota Tundra. All four of Skinner's wins in a Tundra have come in the No. 5 Bill Davis Racing Tundra. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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The officlap summary report of the San Bernadino County 200 at California Speedway, the second race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The unofficial driver points following the San Bernadino County 200 at California Speedway, the second race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The unofficial results of the San Bernadino County 200 at California Speedway, the second race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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Aaron Fike finished 18th and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the first time this season. “We could never get my truck to turn the whole race. I thought we had a better truck than that. I’m proud of all my guys. I thought they gave me a better truck than that but I did what I could do with it. I just couldn’t turn the whole race .”
-Aaron Fike
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"It was a lot of fun. It was just real loose the whole night. It was some wild racing. That was crazy. I couldn't believe it when I saw Mark get turned right there. That was a crazy finish. Congratulations to Mike Skinner and those guys, but mostly I just had a really good time and can't wait to race tomorrow night."
-Carl Edwards No. 50 Ford F-150 (Finished 4th)
(VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Brendan Gaughan, No. 77 South Point Racing Silverado qualified fifth for the San Bernardino County 200 at California Speedway giving Silverado three race trucks in the top-10 starting spots for the 100-lap/200-mile race. Ron Hornaday, Jr., No. 33 AES HR Solutions Silverado will start sixth with Dennis Setzer, No. 75 Spears Manufacturing Silverado rolling off in the 10th position. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Mark Martin came to California still riding a wave of momentum after a strong performance in last week's Daytona 500 which saw him finish just a few feet behind winner Kevin Harvick. The defending winner of the San Bernardino County 200, Martin was making his 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut with the Wood/jtg Racing team, and he picked up where he left off here last season. He was the dominant driver all night long, leading throughout the middle and late stages of the race and pulling away from all challengers. It almost looked like his eighth career Truck Series win was in the bag. But a tangle on a late-race restart with second-place driver Ron Hornaday sent Martin sliding through the grass and opened the door for Mike Skinner just enough to allow the 1995 series champion to slide through and claim the lead. Skinner made a clean restart with two laps remaining and was able to hold off Hornaday to take the 20th win of his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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The official starting lineup of the San Bernadino County 200 at California Speedway, the second race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The official qualifying times of the San Bernadino County 200 at California Speedway, the second race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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Carl Edwards was strong last week in Daytona, running up front and pulling the pack even after transmission problems left him several laps in arrears. Edwards continues to exert strength in his limited NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series appearances in 2007, qualifying on the pole in the No. 50 Roush Racing Ford for tonight's San Bernardino County 200 at California Speedway. Edwards turned a fast lap of 40.827 seconds/176.354 miles per hour to take his fourth career Truck Series Bud Pole Award. Edwards nipped the series' strongest qualifier for the top spot as Mike Skinner will start outside the front row after turning a 40.890 second/176.082 mile per hour lap in the No. 5 Toyota Tundra Toyota. Skinner's lap was just one one-thousandth of a second faster than his Bill Davis Racing teammate Tyler Walker. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series comes to the ultra-fast and competitive California Speedway for round 2 of the 2007 season. The wide racing surface and sweeping banked turns provide ample racing room for two- and even three-wide racing. The 200-mile race should offer some great side-by-side racing, and will be the first glimpse at what we can expect the racing to be like at the intermediate tracks which make up a sizeable portion of the schedule. Here is a look at who to watch and what to watch for at California Speedway: A.J. Allmendinger, No. 00 Red Bull Toyota: Allmendinger had a rough week in Daytona, missing the field for the Daytona 500 and languishing mid-pack in the Truck Series race. He seemed to struggle in practice at California, and could find it a tough task to race into the top-15. Aaron Fike, No. 1 RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota: Fike showed composure by running up front at Daytona, and carried that momentum to a solid performance in practice at California. (Charles Krall/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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The official final practice times of the San Bernardino County 200 at California Speedway, the second race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The official rookie practice times of the San Bernardino County 200 at California Speedway, the second race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The official first practice times of the San Bernardino County 200 at California Speedway, the second race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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Aaron Fike was the top Raybestos Rookie in both practice sessions today at California Speedway. Fike posted the ninth-best speed in the final practice this afternoon, which was cut short by rain. “I think our Toyota Tundra is pretty fast. We were in the top-10 in both practices and I thought that was pretty good. All the other guys in front of me have got a billion laps around here."
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The official qualifying order of the San Bernardino County 200 at California Speedway, the second race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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Haas CNC Racing developmental driver Blake Bjorklund made his debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series last weekend at Daytona. Bjorklund's debut was not what he had envisioned. He stuck to the back, trying to avoid the "big one" waiting to make the move late in the race. Unfortunately, he was collected in a three truck incident with just twenty laps to go. (VPS Motorimages Photos)
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Matt Crafton returns home to The Golden State for Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series San Bernardino County 200 at California Speedway looking to build on the momentum established from his first top-10 finish at Daytona last week. "We left Daytona with a nice finish for the first time, and it feels good to start the season strong," said Crafton, who finished 8th at DIS. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Teams in all three NASCAR series will run the same tire codes this weekend, though the Nextel Cup and Busch Series tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while the Craftsman Truck tires will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler."
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Six of the 10 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races held at California Speedway have been won by a driver who now sits behind the wheel of a Tundra. Jack Sprague claimed wins at California in 1998 and 1999, and Ted Musgrave had a three-year winning streak (2001-2003). Todd Bodine won the California race behind-the-wheel of a Tundra in 2004. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Veteran Ken Schrader will be making his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at California Speedway on Friday evening. In 1999 he competed in the NCTS event at California Speedway. He qualified 11th and finished 36th after a crash on lap 17 ended his day. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Mike Skinner will once again return to his hometown for the San Bernadino County 200. He was born in Ontario, Calif. and raised in Susanville, Calif., which is right outside of Fontana. "I absolutely love going to California Speedway," said Skinner. "Even though we have struggled there in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, I still think it is the best place in the world." (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Dodge Development Driver Chase Miller will be making his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at California Speedway on Friday. The San Bernardino County 200 will mark Miller’s 10th NCTS career start. In his previous nine races Miller has an average starting position of 17th and a finishing position of 26th.
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Lester Buildings team is Looking to Improve on Daytona Finish
- After beginning the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series campaign with a tough 28th place finish at the season opener at Daytona, Tim Sauter is looking forward to his return to the California Speedway, a fast two-mile D-shaped oval located just east of Los Angeles.
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Green Light Racing Prepares for Next Event in Craftsman Truck Series
- As the saying goes, It’s always sunny in California. And Chad McCumbee hopes that things stay sunny for his No. 08 theGPSstore.com / Garmin Chevrolet. His team is fresh off of a 13th-place finish at Daytona International Speedway, and now they are heading to California Speedway.
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Kraig Kinser is no stranger to the California Speedway, but 2007 will mark the first time Kinser will see the green flag at the 2-mile, D-shaped oval, after narrowly missing the 36-truck field in 2006. "I am getting pumped up about heading to California this week," Kinser said. The track is so fast, and last year I got some good practice time getting adjusted to the track." (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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When Ted Musgrave, driver of the No. 9 Team ASE Toyota Tundra, first raced at California Speedway in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race truck, he started 12th and won. In his next two Truck Series trips to the Los Angeles-area race track, he improved his starting finish by one place each visit, and maintained a strangle-hold on victory lane. In 2004, Musgrave’s winning streak was broken, but not his power-ranking at California Speedway.
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A strong contingent of drivers with California ties will lead Team Chevy Silverado to California Speedway. The February 23, 2007 San Bernardino County 200 is the second event on the 25-race 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) schedule will be the 11th NCTS race at the Fontana, CA two-mile semi-banked, very fast track. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Casey Kingsland will make his first appearance of the 2007 season this Friday night behind the wheel of the No.7 Hooters Energy Drink Chevy Silverado. The San Bernardino County 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at California Speedway will also mark the Las Vegas native's first appearance at the famed two-mile track. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Bill Lester and the Billy Ballew Motorsports team ride into the California Speedway on momentum from the season opening NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race last week at the Daytona International Speedway.
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Joey Clanton was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the February 16 Chevy Silverado 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Clanton finished sixth and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors in the first race of the 2007 season.
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Erik Darnell will make his second career start at California Speedway on Friday in the No. 99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford F-150. The No. 99 Northern Tool + Equipment team will be taking chassis 41 to Daytona. This chassis last raced at Homestead-Miami Speedway last November, where Darnell started fifth and finished third.
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Travis Kvapil heads to California Speedway fresh off a third-place finish at Daytona. Kvapil last competed at California Speedway in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competition in 2004. He won the pole for the 200-lap event, but finished 18th.
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Todd Bodine went from running a dismal, intermittent race schedule in 2004, to joining Germain Racing during its entry into the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The combination of team and driver came out of the gate with two top-five finishes in their first three starts, and a win in their fourth appearance at California Speedway. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Aaron Fike will make his second career start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and first at California Speedway at the drop of the green flag for the start of the San Bernardino County 200 on Friday. Although Fike has never competed in a Toyota truck at California Speedway, he has raced 274 laps around the Southern California track in a NASCAR Busch Series ride. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Jack Sprague on Night Racing in So. Cal:
“California Speedway is a really cool place to race. I have always been a big fan of night races so I am looking forward to racing there under the lights again. I think night racing is a better race for the fans; it brings a whole new dimension to how the trucks look on the track."
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Feb. 23: “Auto Club 500” Bud Pole Qualifying broadcast starts at 6:00 pm EST. Updates will be at 6:30, 6:50, 7:10, 7:30 and 7:50 pm EST. Co-anchored by Barney Hall and Joe Moore. Listen locally on KTDD-AM 1350. Feb. 23: “San Bernardino County 200” NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series broadcast starts at 8:30 pm EST. Co-anchored by Barney Hall and Joe Moore. Listen locally on KTDD-AM 1350.
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A confident Ron Hornaday returns to his former home state of California with a brand new truck. In 2006, the No. 33 team had mechanical difficulties, which resulted in a 32nd place finish. After having a highly successful first race with new crew chief Rick Ren atop the pit box in Daytona, the No. 33 AES HR Solutions Chevrolet crew is ready to tackle the 2-mile track course on Friday. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Mark Martin (No. 21 Ford) won't have to wait long for another chance to beat Kevin Harvick (No. 2 Camping World Chevrolet). The two drivers will be among the favorites for Friday night's San Bernardino County 200 at California Speedway. Martin dominated last year's race, leading 63 of the 106 laps, en route to capturing the checkered flag.
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Travis Kvapil, driver of the No. 6 Ford F-150, made a successful return to NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competition last week with his third-place finish in the season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway. Kvapil, who is piloting the No. 6 Ford that Mark Martin drove to victory in last season's first two races, shared his thoughts on the outcome of last Friday's race and the changes to the series since he last competed in 2004.
Looking back at the outcome of the truck race last week, were you aware that someone could pass under the yellow line at the finish of the race?
"I guess going into the truck race, I didn't give it any thought. I never thought about it, and I don't know if it's ever really come into a situation where it needed to be addressed. I'm assuming after the truck race that NASCAR came up with a clarification for it, and I guess I haven't heard what the clarification is."
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Carl Edwards will return to the seat of the No. 50 Ford F-150 this weekend at California Speedway. "I am very excited about having a second shot driving the No. 50 Ford F-150 at one of my favorite tracks, California Speedway. The two-mile oval is very fast and driving the truck there should be a lot of fun."
-Carl Edwards
(David M. Vaughn Photo)
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