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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Race
#9 | Sam's Town 400
Texas Motor Speedway
Ft. Worth, Texas
Friday, June 8, 2007
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Stacy Compton has appeared in two less races than all but one driver ahead of him in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standings. Yet, the wily veteran still holds a top-20 ranking with five drivers behind him having more starts. His 10th place at Texas Motor Speedway in the No. 21 Bush's Baked Beans Ford last Friday night gave him the second one of the year. Even though the finish and points standing looks great on paper, it still isn't enough to make Compton a happy driver. In typical competitive-driver fashion, the native of Grit, Va. commented on his latest top-10 endeavor; which wasn't for lack of effort on anyone's part. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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NASCAR announced today that Kevin Starland, crew chief of the No. 14 Ford driven by Rick Crawford in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, has been fined due to rule violations this past week at Texas Motor Speedway. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Ryan Mathews showed how cool, calm and collected he could be under difficult circumstances, despite having never competed at Texas Motor Speedway. The handling of Mathews’ truck was tight during the practice sessions Thursday, yet he slowly worked his way up the speed charts.
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Mike Skinner and the No. 5 Toyota Tundra team headed to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend with hopes of furthering their lead in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship standings. Skinner and his team were among the fastest on the speed charts during both practice sessions Thursday.
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Johnny Benson and the No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra headed to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend with hopes of redeeming itself after a blown engine in last year’s Texas which event resulted in a DNF (Did Not Finish).
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Bill Lester made his best start in the 2007 season in the NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Series Friday night at the Texas Motor Speedway for the running of the Sam’s Town 400.
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The resiliency for which Matt Crafton and the No. 88 Menards Chevrolet Silverado team is known was on display again at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday, as Crafton wheeled to a 7th place finish in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Sam’s Town 400.
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SPEED will interrupt regularly scheduled programming Wednesday morning, June 13 at 10 ET in anticipation of a live press conference from JR Motorsports about the future plans of NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. At 11 a.m. ET.
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The last 2 races for Rick Crawford and his Circle Bar/Power Stroke Diesel by International team have produced the worst finishes of 2007 with some of the team's best trucks. They cut a tire leading the race in Mansfield, then tangled with a lapped truck at Dover running 2nd. That was the bad news, the good news was their Ford F-150 was upfront in both races. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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After two promising practice sessions and a solid starting spot in the Friday night event, Joe Ruttman and the Open Joist Dodge Racing Team were ready for the start of the Sam’s Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. But things don’t always go according to plan.
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The 2007 season had gotten off to a rough start for David Star and his International MaxxForce Diesel team. When they had good trucks they had bad luck and bad finishes. Having been on the road almost nonstop since the announcement of his new team, Starr was looking forward to the friendly confines of Texas Motor Speedway. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Ted Musgrave fought to find the handle early on during Friday's Sam's Town 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, but a quick change by crew chief Rick Gay and the team on the final pit stop allowed Musgrave to recover to bring the No. 9 Team ASE Toyota home ninth. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Aaron Fike and the Red Horse Racing team had another strong performance on Friday night as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series two-stepped into Texas for the Sam’s Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Ron Hornaday dominated the Sam’s Town 400, leading 117 of 169 laps. His No. 33 Camping World Chevrolet was fast on the long runs keeping him in front of the field for most of the race. But a late pit stop for fuel and tires cost Hornaday track position.
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Haas CNC Racing developmental driver Blake Bjorklund made his ninth appearance in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. The No. 8 MRD/Hass Chevrolet truck looked different as it took on a new paint scheme and sponsor this weekend, Sweet Baby Rays. It was a successful weekend for both the team and new sponsor.
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Kelly Sutton headed into her third race of her four race schedule in the No. 51 Team COPAXONE® (glatiramer acetate injection) Chevrolet Silverado with high hopes for her run Sam’s Town 400 at the Texas Motor Speedway last Friday.
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Ken Schrader and the Fastenal Racing Team made the best of a weekend filled with obstacles by finishing eighth in the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Originally, the veteran was scheduled to race at Pocono Raceway with the Nextel Cup Series, but a last minute change in plans allowed him to climb behind the wheel of the No. 18 Fastenal Dodge.
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It's been exactly one year and 25 races since defending series champion Todd Bodine celebrated a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win in Victory Lane. His last win came in epic fashion, defeating Mike Skinner at Texas Motor Speedway on the final lap after rallying from a one-lap deficit in the middle stages of the race. Although he earned the series title, Bodine freely admits his team stumbled over the final stages of the 2006 season. Those stumbles are officially history as Bodine drove the No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota to victory in the Sam's Town 400 again in come-from-behind fashion. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Todd Bodine made a remarkable comeback from an early engine problem to win the Sam's Town 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Friday at Texas Motor Speedway. Bodine started from the pole but slowed on the 35th lap and fell from third to 18th. He made several pit stops and his Germain Racing team thought it was a carburetor problem, but were never able to find it. "We think maybe some trash got in the jet," Bodine said, "but we didn't find it. Somehow, it cleaned itself out." Bodine's Toyota had to race from the back of the field in the 1.5-mile track and steadily climbed into the top 10. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Thirty is an old newspaper term denoting end of story. For Toyota and Todd Bodine, 30 represents a successful mid-point in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competition. Bodine's victory in Friday night's Sam's Town 400 was Toyota's 30th win. Bodine, of course, drives the No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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T.J. Bell greatly anticipated returning to Texas Motor Speedway and putting his hard hit at Dover last week behind him. Bell had a solid run going for much of the race and looked to be in line for a top-10 finish, but spotter error resulted in Bell making contact with another truck.
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Erik Darnell was confident that he and his Northern Tool + Equipment team would be contenders for the win at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night. Unfortunately, an engine part failure ended Darnell’s chance for victory just 16 laps into the event.
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Despite a Top 10 finish, Stacy Compton left the Texas Motor Speedway Friday feeling dejected. Called into action just before the Sam's Town 200 by Wood Brothers/JTG Racing, the veteran driver said the No. 21 Bush's Baked Beans Ford was capable of a lot more. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Terry Cook knew he didn't have the best truck in the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, but that didn't prevent the veteran driver and his HT Motorsports team from scoring a top finish in Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event. (Team PR Photo)
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At the start of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, Tim Sauter felt that his new team at Green Light Racing would be capable of running competitively in the top-15 each and every race. It took nine races, but Tim Sauter and the Lester Buildings Silverado recorded their first top-15 finish of the season Friday evening in the Sam’s Town 400 at the Texas Motor Speedway.
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After earning his second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series "Bud Pole Award" in Thursday evening's qualifying session, Todd Bodine, the defending Truck Series champ, won at Texas Motor Speedway for the fourth time, backing up last June's win in the Sam's Town 400 and bringing Toyota's Truck Series win count to thirty. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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For Joey Clanton, the difference between a Top-10 finish and a 17th-place finish was a flip-of-a-coin decision. A correct guess would have given the driver of the No. 09 Zaxby’s Ford a chance to win last Friday night’s Sam’s Town 200 at the Texas Motor Speedway. A bad guess means finishing a couple laps down.
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Brendan Gaughan brought his favorite race truck to his favorite race track this weekend in hopes of giving his South Point Racing team a solid finish and a boost in the championship points standings. But once again, bad luck bit the Las Vegas-based race team – and Gaughan left Texas Motor Speedway with a wrecked race truck and a 24th place finish.
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Crew Chief Gary Showalter had predicted that driver Clay Rogers would have a strong race truck for the running of Friday night’s Sam’s Town 400K NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX.
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They say everything is bigger in Texas and it looked like Travis Kvapil and the No. 6 K & N Filters team were going to come up with a big win. With just five laps to go, Kvapil was leading when his big win turned into a bigger disappointment after Todd Bodine spun him into sixth place and right out of victory lane. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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The lap summary report of the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, the ninth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The unofficial owner points following the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, the ninth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The unofficial driver points following the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, the ninth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The unofficial results of the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, the ninth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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Ron Hornaday, Jr., No. 33 Camping World Silverado, stayed solidly in the hunt for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship with a fourth place finish in the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Hornaday dominated the majority of the race and led the most laps. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Todd Bodine won the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway in the No. 30 Tundra for Germain Racing, his 11th-career victory in Tundra and his 11th-career NCTS win. The win by Bodine marks Toyota's 30th victory in NCTS competition. This is Bodine's first victory since winning at Texas last June. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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It's been exactly one year and 25 races since defending series champion Todd Bodine celebrated a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win in Victory Lane. His last win came in epic fashion, defeating Mike Skinner at Texas Motor Speedway on the final lap after rallying from a one-lap deficit in the middle stages of the race. Although he earned the series title, Bodine freely admits his team stumbled over the final stages of the 2006 season. Those stumbles are officially history as Bodine drove the No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota to victory in the Sam's Town 400 again in come-from-behind fashion. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Todd Bodine won last year's championship despite failing to visit Victory Lane after the June 9 Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Bodine, who had victory in a headlock from late 2005 through mid-2006, hopes to break a 24-race drought when the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series returns to Fort Worth on Friday. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Matt Crafton hopes the high banks and fast track of Texas Motor Speedway will serve as a turnaround from recent misfortune in the Sam’s Town 400 on Friday night. “It bothers the heck out of you to run well and not have the strong finishes to show for it, which was the case the last couple of weeks,” Crafton said.
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This is the first time that Goodyear has brought this specific combination of left and right side tires to Texas, however, Craftsman Truck teams did run this left side code (D-4008) with a different right side at Texas last season. (Charles Krall/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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Long time Collin County resident, NASCAR team President, businessman and philanthropist Gene Christensen will announce his Republican candidacy for Texas’ 4th Congressional District on Friday June 8th, at the Texas Motor Speedway.
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"We unloaded good and just made minor adjustments all through practice, just tuning on it. I think it will be pretty good for the race. We were really good on old tires during practice and obviously our starting spot for the race tomorrow is good, so we'll have to see."
-Todd Bodine, Qualified 1st
(Charles Krall/TruckSeries.com Photo)
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These guys have done a great job and the truck was much better tonight than it was in practice. I wasn't sure if it was going to stick there in the corner, but it did. I know Rick Ren and the guys will have a great Silverado under me tomorrow night for the race."
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Ron Hornaday, Qualified 6th
(VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Mike Skinner was again the man to beat in Bud Pole Qualifying for the Sam's Town 400 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. But unlike the previous six Truck races, someone was actually able to turn a lap quicker than Skinner in time trials meaning the 1995 series champion's run at his own record for most consecutive poles has come to an end. Todd Bodine, who defeated Skinner here on the final lap to win this race last year, again proved to be the foil by running just 0.081 seconds quicker to earn his first pole of the 2007 season. Bodine was the fastest driver in both practice sessions earlier in the afternoon and backed it up in qualifying. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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The starting lineup by row of the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, the ninth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The fastest qualifying lap times at the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, the ninth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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Trucks or cars in all NASCAR touring divisions will have special decals this weekend in memory of Bill France.
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The fastest lap times from final practice at the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, the ninth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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The fastest lap times from first practice at the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, the ninth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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Kelly Sutton, coming off a disappointing day at the Mansfield Motorsports Park, looks to redeem herself at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend for the running of the Sam’s Town 400 Friday night. “It was the bad luck of an early draw,” Sutton said.
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After a lap-one accident took Bill Lester and the No. 15 Christian Debt Consolidation Chevrolet Silverado out of contention last week at Dover International Speedway, Lester heads to Texas Motor Speedway looking for redemption.
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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is heading west to the great state of Texas this weekend for the running of the Sam’s Town 400. Tim Sauter and team will take the Lester Buildings Chevy Silverado to the fast one and a half mile track outside of Fort Worth, while one of Green Light Racing’s team owners is ready to announce a run for US Congress at the track this weekend.
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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is just one of four major racing series that graces the highbanks of Texas Motor Speedway. The Trucks share the stage with the Indy Cars in June, then are the opening act of a tripleheader weekend with the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series cars in November. Even with all of the racing action that takes place at the "Great American Speedway," the Texas fans continue to turn out and support the Truck Series in what is always one of the biggest crowds of the season. The 60,000-plus people in attendance on Friday night for the Sam's Town 400 can expect some of the hardest racing at some of the highest speeds the series will turn all season long. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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The official qualifying order for the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, the ninth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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Joey Clanton isn’t asking for much – just an improvement by one finishing position at this Friday night’s Sam’s Town 400 at the Texas Motor Speedway. Under normal circumstances, that’s not an unusually difficult goal, especially for the No. 09 Zaxby’s Ford. But following a second-place finish last week at Dover, Del., an improvement means the Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford has to wind up in Victory Lane.
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June 8:
“Sam’s Town 400” NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series broadcast starts at 8:30 pm EDT. Co-anchored by Mike Bagley and Dan Hubbard. Listen locally on KLLI-FM 105.3
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Stacy Compton always has been the consummate teammate. That's why he was eager to drive the No. 21 Bush's Baked Beans Ford this Friday night at the Texas Motor Speedway. Compton will drive in place of Kelly Bires, who will be at the Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday making his NASCAR Busch Series debut. (VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Chris Wimmer will be returning to Texas Motor Speedway for the running of the Sam's Town 400. It will be Wimmer's first start of the 2007 season and his 21st career start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Wimmer will drive the No. 76 Automotive Fabrication Chevrolet for Jeff Milburn Racing. (Ben D'Avanza Photo)
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There's more bad news for those NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers chasing standings leader Mike Skinner. Not only does Skinner have a large lead, but after this weekend's Texas race, that lead may be even tougher to overcome. (High Sierra Photo)
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Ken Schrader will be making his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night. Schrader has 13 NASCAR Nextel Cup starts and two NASCAR Busch Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway. He has one top 10 in both series.
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Ruttman climbs behind the wheel of the No. 4 Open Joist Dodge this weekend. It will be his second start for BHR this season and his first in the No. 4 Dodge. Ruttman drove the No. 18 Dodge earlier this season in Kansas. He finished in the 25th position. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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David Starr spends a great deal of time crisscrossing the country as the driver of the International MaxxForce Diesel Ford F-150 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series but when he's not racing his roots are firmly planted in his native Texas. Starr doesn't just reside in Texas, he takes an active role in the community. (PR Photo)
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Victory at Texas Motor Speedway has eluded Ron Hornaday Jr.; it's one of the few tracks on which the 1996 and 1998 champion has failed to win. Coming off last week's victory at Dover International Speedway - Hornaday's second in three races - crew chief Rick Ren hopes to help fill the vacant line in his driver's resume. (David M. Vaughn Photo)
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Brendan Gaughan remains a bit mystified as to how and why he was able to win a record, four consecutive races at Texas Motor Speedway. Knowing that would put an end to the frustration that dogged the 31-year-old Gaughan since the championship slipped through the team's fingers in the final race of 2003. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Aaron Fike was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 1 AAA Insurance 200 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. Fike finished 10th, his third top-10 finish of the season and claimed top rookie honors for the fifth time this season.
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Tundras have been strong at the Texas Motor Speedway, earning a total of three wins, all by Todd Bodine in the No. 30 Tundra for Germain Racing (2004, 2005 and 2006), and a total of four poles, all by Mike Skinner (2004, 2005-2 and 2006) in the No. 5 Tundra. Tundras have also earned a total of 10 top-five finishes in five starts at the speedway.
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Gary Showalter, the new Crew Chief at Key Motorsports, is normally a quiet, reserved person who seldom is boastful. A powerful motor, some set-up changes and revisions to the team’s No. 40 Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet Silverado for this weekend’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race has Showalter a little bit excited about his team’s chances at the Texas Motor Speedway.
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The first of two annual visits to Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) is next on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) schedule for Team Chevy Silverado. Since the inaugural NCTS race at the impeccable TMS facility in 1997, Silverado drivers have visited victory lane seven times, more than any other manufacturer.
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T.J. Bell will make his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Start at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. Bell has also made one start in the NASCAR Busch Series at Texas. “Texas is a great racetrack, I really enjoy racing there. We had a great run at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in the Heathcliff’s Cat Litter Ford a few weeks back, hopefully we can do the same in Texas," said Bell.
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Erik Darnell will make his third career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday in the No. 99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford F-150. “Texas is one of my favorite places to race. We had a tough finish in this race last year, but rebounded well in the fall race," said Darnell.
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Aaron Fike will make his ninth career start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) at the drop of the green flag for the start of the Sam’s Town 400 on Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway. In his eight previous NCTS starts, Fike has only finished outside of the top-20 once. He has accumulated three top-10 finishes and has led six laps this year.
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To say Terry Cook is a veteran of Texas Motor Speedway would be an understatement. “I’ve raced in every one of the 18 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races held at Texas Motor Speedway,” said Cook, driver of the No. 59 HT Motorsports Toyota Tundra.
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Jack Sprague has ran in all three of NASCAR’s top-tier divisions at TMS and has amassed 17 starts, over 2,505 laps, two wins, eight top-five and ten top-10 finishes there over the course of his career. Sprague has led 216 laps at TMS in a Craftsman Truck Series ride.
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The official entry list for the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, the ninth race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
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