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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Race
#5 | O'Reilly Auto Parts
250
Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, Kansas
Saturday, April 28, 2007
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Kelly Sutton made her first start of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season this past weekend at the Kansas Speedway for the running of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 on Saturday. Rain on Friday canceled the second practice session. "The rain canceling the second practice really hurt us," Sutton said. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Clay Rogers returned to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wars Saturday afternoon at the Kansas Speedway after nearly a 2-year absence, rallying from a series of early-race problems to score a 21st place finish for his Key Motorsports mates in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250.
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Blake Bjorklund, Haas CNC Racing developmental driver, exited early from the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway this past weekend. This was Bjorklund’s fifth appearance in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
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After struggling for much of Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, Matt Crafton recalled some advice he received from the late Davey Allison. "I told Bud (No. 88 crew chief Haefele) on the radio that some days it's better to be lucky than good," said Crafton, who rebounded from a 30th place start to finish 10th. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Rick Crawford and his Circle Bar/Power Stroke Diesel by International team rolled into Kansas Speedway for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250, fresh from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Spring Break looking to keep the momentum going from a solid start to the 2007 season. Over the years, the Kansas Speedway has become one of the Power Stroke Diesel teams favorites venues. Crawford leads all drivers in laps led and last year the team finished in the runner up position. For the 2007 installment of the O'Reilly Auto parts 250 crew chief Kevin "Cowboy" Starland tapped the teams newest down force chassis CB-21 better known as "Black Jack". Black Jack was built as a clone to the team's "Flying Monkey" chassis, that earned its name at this track last year by passing trucks faster than the flying monkeys from the Wizard of Oz. While the team had a new truck, the goal was the same, follow the yellow brick road to victory lane. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Jack Sprague continues to prove why he is the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' only three-time Series' Champion. Sprague entered Kansas Speedway for Saturday afternoon's running of the O'Reilly 250 and quickly worked his way past his competition from his 14th place starting spot and into the top-three by the drop of the checkered flag. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Aaron Fike's No. 1 Tribute to Virginia Tech Toyota was as strong as a Midwestern tornado on Saturday at Kansas Speedway, allowing the Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender to lead laps, run among the top-three for most of the race, close out the evening with a solid 8th place finish, and grab the Raybestos' Rookie of the Race award in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Ron Hornaday's No. 33 Chevrolet Silverado was fast from the moment it unloaded at the Kansas Speedway. He started the race from the eighth position and brought home his second sixth-place finish in a row. "Our Chevrolet Silverado was fast in the first practice, and even though the second practice was cancelled due to rain, we still qualified our No. 33 truck in the top 10," said Hornaday. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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After becoming the first driver in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history to win three races in a row on two occasions, Mike Skinner wanted to go down in the record book as the first driver to win four races in a row. The red-hot No. 5 Toyota Tundra dominated the first practice session Friday at Kansas Speedway. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Scott Lynch, in the No. 63 Cooper Bussmann sponsored Ford Truck for the first time, drove a conservatively aggressive race to bring home a top-20 finish.
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Joe Ruttman made his first start in the No. 18 Fastenal Dodge for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race this weekend at Kansas Speedway and found many challenges along the way. Rain forced the NCTS officials to cancel one of the scheduled two practices on Friday allowing Ruttman only one hour of practice.
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Dodge Development Driver Chase Miller finished 19th in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway on Saturday. It was Miller’s 15th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event and his first visit to Kansas Speedway. Miller battled an extremely tight race truck when his front splitter was knocked off in the opening laps of the event.
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Bill Lester and the Billy Ballew Motorsports team headed to the Kansas Speedway for the running of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event hoping to improve their recent spell of bad luck. Lester made some progress on accomplishing that goal, bringing the No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports Gorilla Rack Chevrolet Silverado home in 16th position.
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David Starr and his International MaxxForce Diesel team spent NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series version of Spring Break testing and prepping to improve on their season best finish in Martinsville. The team tested their newest Circle Bar Chassis, CB-9, at Pocono during the break.
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Mission Accomplished. Those two words seemed to spiral from the entire Fast Track Racing team at Kansas Speedway last Saturday afternoon when Bryan Silas, a rookie in the ARCA RE/MAX Series made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut. "This is a day I'll never forget," said Silas of his NCTS debut. "I learned an awful lot out there today and it will only help me for future truck races." (Charles Krall/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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Cale Gale was behind the wheel of the No. 2 Kevin Harvick Inc.(KHI), Chevrolet Silverado for his second NASCAR Truck Series race of the season. The truck was fast right from the start, but brake trouble ended a great run, and Gale was only able to complete 82 of the 167 laps of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250.
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A weather system that moved through the Kansas City area yesterday spawned several minor tornados, but the only tornado in the region today was Roush Fenway Racing's Erik Darnell as he dominated the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at the Kansas Speedway to score his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory. The performance was so dominant that he did something almost as mythical in NASCAR competition as the Land of Oz: he won by over 10 seconds. Darnell's official margin of victory over second-place finisher Rick Crawford was 10.440 seconds. Darnell's win completed a stellar weekend for the second-year driver out of Beach Park, Illinois. He also finished second in yesterday's ARCA REMAX Series race. "I think all of the laps I got yesterday in the ARCA race helped me out today just because I was able to get a feel for what the truck was going to do later in the afternoon," the winner said in victory lane. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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With Erik Darnell's victory, nine of 11 series Raybestos rookies of the year have made it into the win column the exceptions being Mike Stefanik (1999) and Todd Kluever (2005). Darnell won in his 31st start - fewest by rookies-of-the-year failing to win in their freshman seasons. He nosed out Roush Fenway Racing stable mate Greg Biffle, whose first victory in 1999 came in his 33rd race. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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After posting his best NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series finish (eighth) last time out at Martinsville Speedway, Tyler Walker wanted to show his fierce presence once again at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway.
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After posting their third top-10 finish of the season in the most recent event, Johnny Benson and his 360 OTC Toyota Tundra expected more at Kansas Speedway. Benson qualified 20th. When the green flag waved for the start of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250, Benson and his crew were on a mission. Benson picked off positions one by one and leapt into the top 10 by lap 25. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Erik Darnell started at the back Saturday in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway. He didn't stay there long. Darnell was impressive from the drop of the green flag, driving through the field to his first truck series victory in 31 starts. The Roush Fenway Racing driver led 92 of 167 laps on the 1.5-mile track and finished 10.440 seconds in front of runner-up Rick Crawford. Darnell qualified in 10th position, but his No. 99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford was forced to start at the back of the 36-truck field for making unapproved adjustments. "From the start, I was able to drive through the field," Darnell said. "We stalled out at about eighth or ninth place. We made our first pit stop and (crew chief) John Quinn made the right call on a change. I was able to drive past Jack Sprague for the lead. The truck was unbelievable. Anybody could have driven it." (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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For the second straight Craftsman Truck Series race Tim Sauter went for a roller-coaster ride up and down the standings Saturday at the Kansas Speedway. Sauter’s ride ended on a downswing as a late race accident left the No. 07 Lester Buildings Silverado in 30th place behind first-time winner Erik Darnell.
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In a 167-lap race that featured very long green-flag runs, Todd Bodine, driver of the #30 Lumber Liquidators Tundra, drove a truck that was good enough for a win. He finished seventh in Saturday evening's O'Reilly's Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway as Eric Darnell took the victory. "At the end of the race, we had the fastest truck on the track," said Bodine. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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For most of Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 250, it appeared Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate Kelly Bires was headed to a career-best Top-Five finish. A blown engine, however, changed all that in a flash.
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Only one thing could help Stacy Compton salvage a good finish in Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at the Kansas Speedway – a good race truck. Despite making an unscheduled pit stop for a loose wheel, Compton managed to rally the No. 09 Zaxby’s Ford F-150 to a 14th-place finish.
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A fast truck, some solid pit strategy, and a little luck proved to be the right combination for Terry Cook as he steered his HT Motorsports Toyota Tundra to a ninth-place finish in the O'Reilly 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway Saturday. "This team has had a natural progression getting better every week," said Cook. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Erik Darnell scored his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win in dominating fashion at Kansas Speedway on Saturday. After posting a 10th place qualifying effort, the No. 99 Northern Tool + Equipment team was sent to the rear of the field for unapproved impound adjustments. The 24-year-old driver overcame adversity to pick up the win by 10.440 seconds. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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The No. 6 K & N Filters F-150, with Travis Kvapil behind the wheel, was a top contender throughout the weekend at Kansas Speedway. Kvapil had a strong practice session on Friday followed by a fourth place qualifying effort Saturday afternoon. Kvapil started the race strong but a green flag pit stop cycle cost him a lap which would ultimately land him in the 13th finishing position.
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T.J. Bell had high hopes for his weekend at Kansas Speedway. Having previous experience at the 1.5-mile track in Craftsman Truck Series competition, Bell expected big things for his Heathcliff’s Cat Litter team. Things seemed to be going his way until a cut tire eliminated him from contention in the closing stages of the race.
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Ted Musgrave started strong but was forced to make a late race rally to finish Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in the 12th position. Musgrave's Germain Racing No. 9 Team ASE Toyota took the green flag ninth, but quickly knifed his way towards the top five. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 Kansas Speedway Penalty Report.
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Six Tundra drivers finished in the top-10 of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250. Pole sitter Mike Skinner led the first 58 laps of the race. Other Tundra drivers to lead a lap include Aaron Fike (six laps, 67-72) and Jack Sprague (10 laps, 73-81 and 111). Mike Skinner leads the Craftsman Truck Series point hunt following Kansas with 905 points. 2006 Champion Todd Bodine is second (-108). (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Erik Darnell took the checkered flag for the first time in his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career with today's victory at Kansas Speedway. Darnell qualified 10th, but was forced to start at the rear of the field for an unapproved adjustment during the impound period. (Charles Krall/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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Ron Hornaday, Jr., No. 33 AES HR Solutions Silverado, easily had a top-three truck today in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway and ran that way the first one-third of the 167-lap race. But a pit road speeding pass-through penalty put him a lap down to the leaders he has just been battling. (Charles Krall/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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The unofficial results of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, the fifth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The unofficial owner points following the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, the fifth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The unofficial driver points following the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, the fifth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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A weather system that moved through the Kansas City area yesterday spawned several minor tornados, but the only tornado in the region today was Roush Fenway Racing's Erik Darnell as he dominated the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at the Kansas Speedway to score his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory. The performance was so dominant that he did something almost as mythical in NASCAR competition as the Land of Oz: he won by over 10 seconds. Darnell's official margin of victory over second-place finisher Rick Crawford was 10.440 seconds. Darnell's win completed a stellar weekend for the second-year driver out of Beach Park, Illinois. He also finished second in yesterday's ARCA REMAX Series race. "I think all of the laps I got yesterday in the ARCA race helped me out today just because I was able to get a feel for what the truck was going to do later in the afternoon," the winner said in victory lane. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Mike Skinner is on one of the hottest streaks in the history of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He's won three consecutive races, the last two of which came after starting from the pole. While it's yet to be determined whether or not he can continue his winning streak, he continued his strong qualifying performances by taking his third consecutive pole in qualifying for the O'Reilly 250 at Kansas Speedway. Skinner also won the pole for this race last year. Skinner ran a fast lap of 31.629 seconds/170.729 miles per hour in his Bill Davis Racing No. 5 Toyota Tundra Toyota to earn his 33rd career NCTS Bud Pole Award. Skinner nipped his BDR teammate Tyler Walker for the top spot, with Walker's lap of 31.650 seconds/170.616 miles per hour good for outside the front row in the No. 36 360 OTC Toyota. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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The official starting lineup of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, the fifth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The official qualifying fastest lap times of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, the fifth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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Rain cancelled the second and final scheduled NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) practice session for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway. At the conclusion of the first practice, Ron Hornaday, Jr., No. 33 AES HR Solutions Silverado, was fourth in the order of the 36 trucks on hand for the 167-lap/250-mile race scheduled for 5:00 p.m. CDT Saturday. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Rick Crawford, driver of the No. 14 Ford F-150, was honored by his hometown of Mobile, Ala., last weekend when he was inducted into the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame, the first auto racer to receive the distinction. Crawford, who has posted top-10 finishes in the past three truck series races at Kansas Speedway spoke about being honored last weekend and his outlook for this weekend's race. (Steve Keller/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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The official qualifying Order of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, the fifth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The official rookie practice fastest lap times of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, the fifth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The official first practice fastest lap times of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, the fifth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has been silent since the fourth race of the 2007 four weeks ago at Martinsville Speedway. That silence will be broken this weekend as the series returns to action for round five at Kansas Speedway. Track officials, due to the request of the fans and competitors alike, have moved the event from the sweltering heat of July to the last week of April hoping for cooler temperatures, and with the forecast calling for high temperatures in the low to mid 70s the next two days, it seems that goal will be accomplished. The question surrounding the weather has been answered. Now, the next question to be answered is "can Toyota be stopped?" NASCAR officials have mandated a different intake manifold for the Tundra brigade in hopes of eliminating the horsepower advantage the Toyotas had on the rest of the field. Friday's practice sessions as well as Saturday's qualifying will shed some light on that, but only after 167 laps Saturday evening will we truly know. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Aaron Fike will make his fifth career start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at the drop of the green flag for the start of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 on Saturday. Although Fike has never raced at Kansas Speedway in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, he does have two starts under his belt at the 1.5-mile tri-oval in the NASCAR Busch Series. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Most people would love a month-long vacation. Not Kelly Bires. The driver of the No. 21 Bush's Baked Beans Ford F-150 is happiest when he's racing. The last thing he wanted was a four-week break in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. "We've used the time wisely. John (Monsam, crew chief) has gone over every square inch of every truck," said Bires. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Stacy Compton has an unusual way to stay sharp during the month-long break in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule. He talks about it. Compton, one of the color analysts at ESPN, supplements his need for speed with a lot of studio work for the popular cable network. If he's not racing, he's talking about it. (Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images Photo)
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Tim Sauter will make his third career start at the Kansas Speedway when the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series heads to the one and a half mike speedway in the nation's heartland. Sauter's two previous starts at Kansas were in the NASCAR Busch Series where he has averaged an 18th place finish. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Cooper Bussmann joins MB Motorsports at Kansas Speedway for the first of 6 NASCAR Craftsman Truck races in 2007. Scott Lynch will handle the driving duties for all the Cooper Bussmann sponsored races. Scott Lynch, 26 years old, started his racing career at age 16 in his home state of Idaho. In 1999, at 19, he was the Southwest Tour Rookie of the Year. (Team PR Photo)
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For the second race in a row, T.J. Bell heads to the track with experience on his side. He has made two starts at the speedway, one each in the Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Busch Series. "I've been to Kansas before, so I'm looking forward to going back to a place where I've got some experience and I've ran well at in the past," said Bell. (NASCAR Images Photo)
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No. 6 K&N Filters Ford F-150 driver Travis Kvapil has four Craftsman Truck Series starts at Kansas Speedway, where he has recorded three top-10 finishes. "Kansas is a great racetrack. I feel like I've got a good idea of what it takes to make a truck go fast there. It's a fun place to race, you've got multiple grooves and can race three-wide," said Kvapil. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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ARCA RE/MAX Series Rookie-of-the-Year candidate Bryan Silas sticks around Kansas Speedway to make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut this Saturday. Silas will also make his 11th career ARCA start Friday evening at Kansas. "I am looking forward to being a part of something huge on Saturday. NASCAR is my future. It's where I want to be," said Silas. (Team PR Photo)
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Momentous milestones will be made in racing when Billy Ballew Motorsports takes to the track at the Kansas Speedway fielding two diversity drivers in Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. When Kelly Sutton and Bill Lester compete this weekend, this will mark the first time an African American and a female driver will compete on the same team. (Team PR Photo)
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Ted Musgrave likes driving Kansas Speedway quite a bit. In his first two trips to the track in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, he finished second and fifth. "The track really is set to carry into the future. Kansas Speedway is a beautiful track, and for both fans and competitors, it does a good job of meeting everyone's needs," said Musgrave. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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After a rocky start to the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS), Kraig Kinser is more than ready to tackle the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway. Kinser and his Morgan-Dollar Motorsports (MDM) team are bringing chassis No. 038, a brand-new machine that has only previously been tested at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in January. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Chase Miller will be making his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at Kansas Speedway on Saturday. "It's very easy to assume how you think a race track will look like, feel like and even how it will react. I have watched an in-car camera tape from last year's race and raced a lot of races at Kansas Speedway on my PlayStation over our break to help me prepare." said Miller. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Erik Darnell will make his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at Kansas Speedway on Saturday in the No. 99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford F-150. Darnell will perform double-duty this weekend, racing in the ARCA RE/MAX Series and Craftsman Truck Series races. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Kansas Speedway is a good race track for Todd Bodine, driver of the No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota Tundra. Bodine won the Truck Series race there in 2005, and finished seventh in 2006 en route to his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship title. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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As Sutton prepares to re-enter the world of racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the first time in 13 events she will also be a part of history as she joins six other female drivers scheduled to compete at the Kansas Speedway April 27-29, 2007.
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Matt Crafton likely sums up the thoughts of all NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers as he gears for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway on Saturday and a resumption of the race season following a lengthy scheduling lull.
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Kansas Speedway announced today that country singer-songwriter Dusty Drake, who’s current single is “Say Yes,” will perform the national anthem prior to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on April 28.
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With the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series heading to Kansas Speedway for the seventh time in series history, Tundra drivers are hoping to capture their second win and third straight pole at the track. Todd Bodine drove his No. 30 Germain Racing Toyota Tundra to victory lane at Kansas in 2005. Tundra drivers Mike Skinner (2006) and Bill Lester (2005) have both earned pole positions at the track. (Charles Krall/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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After a three-week layoff, Team Chevy Silverado gets back on-track Saturday for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway. The 167-lap/250-mile race is round five of the 25-race NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) season and the seventh time the Chevy pickup truck racers will visit the 1.5-mile facility just west of Kansas City, Kansas. (Steve Keller/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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Erik Darnell will attempt to make his first ARCA RE/MAX Series start at Kansas Speedway on Friday afternoon. Darnell has one start at the 1.5-mile track, coming last July in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race.
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Apr. 28:
“O’Reilly Auto Parts 250” NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Broadcast starts at 5:30 pm EDT, 4:30 pm CDT. Co-anchored by Eli Gold and Dan Hubbard. Listen locally on KCSP-AM 610.
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Jack Sprague has many accomplishments to his name, including wins at 14 of 22 tracks on the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule, but he has not yet won at Kansas. "I like racing at Kansas, it is a cool place. I had a great run there in 2001 and was leading with about 40 to go and the engine let go, but my teammate, Ricky Hendrick went on to win so that was cool," said Sprague. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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The O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at the Kansas Speedway will mark the fourth start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) for Travis Kittleson. Kittleson will be behind the wheel of the No. 46 Bob Steele Chevrolet Silverado at the 1.5-mile tri-oval speedway. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Joe Ruttman will be making his 169th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at Kansas Speedway on Saturday. Ruttman has one previous NCTS start at Kansas. He qualified sixth and finished 24th after experiencing alternator problems. The O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 will mark Ruttman's first NCTS start since 2002. (Steve Keller/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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The official entry list of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, the fifth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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Aaron Fike was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 31 Kroger 250 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Fike grabbed a seventh-place finish, his first top-10 and best effort in four Craftsman Truck Series races. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second time this season.
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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series returns to Kansas Speedway for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250, the fifth event of the 2007 season. While Mike Skinner looks to set a series record with his fourth consecutive win, fellow Toyota driver Terry Cook tries to repeat as last years winner. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Brendan Gaughan can't explain it. He doesn't even begin to try and come up with an answer for why he likes Kansas Speedway or many of the other 1.5-mile race tracks that fill the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule. "All I really know is that I like big tracks," Gaughan said. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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This will be Tyler Walker's first attempt to race at the Kansas Speedway. "I have never raced at the Kansas Speedway, but I have heard it is fast and easy to move around on. We need to have another solid finish this week and hopefully this 360 OTC Toyota Tundra can get it done," said Walker. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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The O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 will be Johnny Benson's 80th career start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. "Kansas is one of the tracks I really like to race on during the year. Kansas is a very smooth and fast track. You carry a lot of speed into the corners and have the ability to run on either the top or the bottom of the racetrack and still be fast," said Benson. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Last year Mike Skinner sat on the pole at Kansas en route to eight poles total last year. "We ran well there last year, qualified on the pole and had a shot at winning the race until our pit strategy didn't pan out. Jeff (Hensley, crew chief) and I have come up with a different plan this time and hopefully we can go in there and come out with a top-5 or top-10 finish," said Skinner. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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The last time Terry Cook visited Kansas Speedway, he wound up in Victory Lane celebrating his sixth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory. "It was one of those weekends where even when things went wrong, we overcame them easily," said Cook of his win in the 2006 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Cale Gale will pilot the No. 2 Chevrolet Silverado for the second time this season. Gale is currently scheduled to compete in three additional NASCAR Truck Series events for Kevin Harvick Inc. this season. "I want to thank Kevin and DeLana (Harvick) for deciding to run the truck at Kansas. I appreciate the opportunity," said Gale. (Photo: Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)
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The Kansas Speedway is a relatively new track on the NASCAR Truck Series schedule for Ron Hornaday. “The Kansas Speedway is a newer track, and it reminds me of Chicagoland (Ill.). It is a mile-and- a-half track and with the new coil binding setup, you hope you have the | |
