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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Race
#25 | Ford 200
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, FL
Friday, November 16, 2007
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In a year where Lady Luck rarely rode with Terry Cook, the fates again played a dirty trick on the veteran driver in the final NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race of the season at Homestead Miami Speedway last weekend. "We had one of the fastest trucks on the track, but we pitted under green and the caution came out almost immediately afterward," said Cook, who finished 20th in the NCTS season finale. "That's pretty much been our luck most of the season. If there was bad luck to be had, it almost always seemed to find us."
(Team PR Photo)
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. (No. 33 Camping World Chevrolet) collected a record $370,119 in point fund awards along with special awards of $52,000 during Monday's Champions Award ceremonies to bring his 2007 season total to $1,137,044, a new single-season record. Hornaday, the second driver to win three series championships, was honored along with Kevin Harvick Inc. owners Kevin and DeLana Harvick and crew chief Rick Ren. Both KHI and Ren are celebrating their first championship.
(VPS Motorimages Photo)
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The wheels literally came off Mike Skinner's quest for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship during Friday night's season-ending Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. As a result, Ron Hornaday Jr. captured the crown for the third time in his eight-season NCTS career. Skinner entered Friday's race with a 29-point lead over Hornaday in the standings, but he had problems early in the 134-lap race when he came to the pits because he thought he felt his right front tire going flat, putting him a lap behind the rest of the field. Then midway through the race, Skinner's left rear tire went flat and the entire wheel came off the truck before he could reach the pits, forcing time-consuming repairs and dropping him well off the pace. Hornaday stayed out of trouble the rest of the way and went on to finish seventh, giving him the championship by 54 points.
The wheels literally came off Mike Skinner's quest for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship during Friday night's season-ending Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. As a result, Ron Hornaday Jr. captured the crown for the third time in his eight-season NCTS career. Skinner entered Friday's race with a 29-point lead over Hornaday in the standings, but he had problems early in the 134-lap race when he came to the pits because he thought he felt his right front tire going flat, putting him a lap behind the rest of the field.
Johnny Benson also was smiling after he passed Kyle Busch on the final lap during a green-white-checkered finish to pick up his fourth victory of the season. Busch, who had won two of the previous three NCTS races, came in second, followed by Rick Crawford in third, Kevin Harvick fourth and Jason Leffler fifth. It appeared during those final 20 laps that Busch was heading for his third NCTS victory in four races. But a late wreck brought out an untimely caution flag for Busch, setting up a green-white-checkered finish that allowed Benson to snatch away the victory. Busch said he knew when the late caution flag came out that he would have a hard time keeping the lead on the restart. Benson's victory helped him secure third place in the final point standings. Todd Bodine finished fourth in the standings and Rick Crawford was fifth. Willie Allen clinched Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors. Allen was the top-finishing rookie in five races this season and placed 15th in the overall standings.
Davis Starr's sixth-place finish in Friday's race enabled him to move up two spots to 10th place in the final point standings. Justin Marks finished the race in eighth place, Regan Smith was ninth and Dave Blaney 10th. Pole-sitter Jon Wood came in 13th, while Jacques Villeneuve spun and hit the wall on lap 80 and finished 36th.
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The wheels literally came off Mike Skinner's quest for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship during Friday night's season-ending Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. As a result, Ron Hornaday Jr. captured the crown for the third time in his eight-season NCTS career. Skinner entered Friday's race with a 29-point lead over Hornaday in the standings, but he had problems early in the 134-lap race when he came to the pits because he thought he felt his right front tire going flat, putting him a lap behind the rest of the field. Then midway through the race, Skinner's left rear tire went flat and the entire wheel came off the truck before he could reach the pits, forcing time-consuming repairs and dropping him well off the pace. Hornaday stayed out of trouble the rest of the way and went on to finish seventh, giving him the championship by 54 points.
(VPS Motorimages Photo)
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Mike Skinner and Ron Hornaday Jr. will be close enough to keep an eye on each other at the start of the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, as their battle for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship goes down to the final race of the season. Meanwhile, the entire field will have to keep an eye on Jon Wood, who took the pole position for Friday's race with the only qualifying run faster than 173 mph. Wood, who was the final driver to qualify, turned a fast lap around the 1½-mile track in 31.180 seconds for an average speed of 173.188. That was good enough to beat out second-place Johnny Benson (172.872) and third-place Jacques Villeneuve (172.150).
(VPS Motorimages Photo)
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The Toyota Tundra will reach a milestone at the start of Friday's Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and Mike Skinner is hoping the manufacturer will have even more to celebrate at the end of the race. But Ron Hornaday Jr. and Chevrolet have other plans. Friday's race will mark the 100th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start for the Toyota Tundra, which debuted in the series at the beginning of the 2004 season. In 99 races, Tundra drivers have registered 37 victories and captured 49 pole positions. Leading the way for Toyota this season has been Skinner, who has five victories, 17 top-five finishes and 20 top-10s, and currently holds a slim 29-point lead in the series standings heading into the season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Skinner is seeking his first NCTS championship since winning it all in the inaugural season in 1995.
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For the 12th time in 13 seasons, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title fight is coming down to the final race of the season, as only 29 points separate former champions Mike Skinner (1995) and Ron Hornaday Jr. ('96, '98) heading into Friday night's race at Homestead. "The 'X' factor for this race will be help from teammates," said SPEED pit reporter Ray Dunlap. "We saw at Phoenix that Hornaday got some help from Kevin Harvick and Harvick will be in the Homestead race again. From my viewpoint, Hornaday and Skinner have raced each other all year long, so let them race each other only at the end. But it's a business, as well, and you've got to look at doing whatever you can to get that championship for your sponsors. I just hope that one of those ancillary trucks entered doesn't make a difference in who wins the title. I hope Mike and Ron can race each other and let the best man win." (VPS Motorimages)
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When the green flag waves to start Friday night's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, it will mark the 100th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCTS) start for the Toyota Tundra, which debuted in the series at the beginning of the 2004 season. During the past four years, 10 teams and 39 drivers have combined to make a total of 846 starts for Toyota in the Craftsman Truck Series. In 99 races, Tundra drivers have registered 37 victories and captured 49 pole positions. "It's a great milestone for Toyota to make our 100th start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series," said Jim Aust, vice president - motorsports, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. "When we joined the series in 2004, we knew the key to our success would be aligning ourselves with the right people in the garage. The accomplishments we've achieved in our first 100 races are a result of the dedication of the teams and drivers that have campaigned Tundras over the past four seasons, as well as the hard work of everyone at TRD (Toyota Racing Development)." (Worth Canoy/VPS Motorimages Photos)
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