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| O'Reilly 200
Memphis Motorsports Park | June 30, 2007
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Good Afternoon from Memphis!
06-29-2007 4:00 pm
Good afternoon the warm and humid Mid-South! The sun is shining brightly here in Memphis, but there are clouds brewing on the horizon and just like any day when the heat and humidity is this high, there is a chance for some pop-up thunderstorms. There is just a 30 percent chance of rain, but a 100 percent chance that the heat and humidity will make for miserable working conditions for the teams and drivers at the track this afternoon. We'll have complete coverage of today's three practice sessions, including timing and speed reports, and of course we'll immediately update any action on the track as it happens, so stick with us!
Memphis Track Facts
06-29-2007 4:57 pm
Memphis Motorsports Park is a 0.75-mile D-shaped oval. The turns are banked at a near-flat 11 degrees, with the straightaways banked at just 4 degrees which is just enough to allow any rain water to run to the bottom. The backstretch is 1,100 feet long and is the only truly straight section of the track.
MMP has been a part of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule since 1998.
Memphis Track Records
06-29-2007 4:58 pm
Qualifying - 1 lap/0.75 miles: Greg Biffle, May 1999, 22.474 seconds/120.139 miles per hour
Race - 200 laps/150 miles: Travis Kvapil, June 2002, 1 hour, 41 minutes, 3 seconds/89.065 miles per hour
More Memphis Records
06-29-2007 5:00 pm
Most wins - 2, Jack Sprague
Most poles - 3, Jack Sprague
Most top-5s - 7, Dennis Setzer
Most top-10s - 8, Dennis Setzer
Most lead changes - 10, June 2003
Most lead drivers - 6, three times, most recently June 2003
Fewest lead drivers - 4, three times, most recently July 2005
Most cautions - 13, July 2005
Fewest cautions - 7, twice, most recently June 2003
Most caution laps - 59, May 1999
Fewest caution laps - 32, June 2002
Most lead lap finishers - June 2004
Fewest lead lap finishers - 12, June 2003
Most running at finish - 35, July 2006
Fewest running at finish - 22, June 2001
Most laps led by a race winner - 117, Travis Kvapil, June 2002
Fewest laps led by a race winner - 5, Jack Sprague, May 2000
Most wins by a manufacturer - 4, Chevrolet
Closest margin of victory - 0.115 second, June 2003, Ted Musgrave over Travis Kvapil
Widest margin of victory - 1.608 seconds, June 2001, Dennis Setzer over Scott Riggs
Where Do You Want to Start?
06-29-2007 5:02 pm
There are 36 starting positions available tomorrow night during qualifying. However, if history means anything here at Memphis, if you want to go to victory lane you're going to need to qualify in the top five to make it happen. No driver has ever won the race here at Memphis with a starting position outside the top five.
1998 - Ron Hornaday, started third
1999 - Greg Biffle, started first
2000 - Jack Sprague, started fifth
2001 - Dennis Setzer, started fourth
2002 - Travis Kvapil, started third
2003 - Ted Musgrave, started third
2004 - Bobby Hamilton, started third
2005 - Brandon Whitt, started first
2006 - Jack Sprague, started first
Outside of races in 2000 and 2001, every winner has come from either first or third starting position. No winner has ever come from second starting position. We'll see during tomorrow's
Live! Bud Pole Qualifying
who will line up first and third and see of that streak continues here this weekend.
Repeat Winners?
06-29-2007 5:03 pm
There has been one repeat winner here at Memphis, that being Jack Sprague who won in 2000 and again last year in 2006. However, Sprague won driving for two different teams - Hendrick Motorsports in 2000 and Wyler Racing in 2006. Sprague is back again this year in the No. 60 Toyota for Wyler, and looking at the race history that means he likely will not go to victory lane again this year. No team owner has ever picked up more than one win in the NCTS' nine-year history at Memphis.
1998 - Dale Earnhardt Inc.
1999 - Roush Racing
2000 - Hendrick Motorsports
2001 - Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
2002 - Xpress Motorsports
2003 - Ultra Motorsports
2004 - Bobby Hamilton Racing
2005 - Clean Line Racing (now Red Horse Racing)
2006 - Wyler Racing
Memphis Top-5s
06-29-2007 5:04 pm
Here are the drivers that have racked up top-5 finishes in the previous nine NCTS races at Memphis Motorsports Park, listed in the order in which they scored their first top-5:
Ron Hornaday 2
Jay Sauter 2
Jimmy Hensley
Joe Ruttman 2
Rick Crawford
Greg Biffle 2
Kevin Harvick
Stacy Compton
Dennis Setzer 7
Jack Sprague 2
Mike Wallace
Steve Grissom
Scott Riggs
Chad Chaffin
Coy Gibbs
Travis Kvapil 2
Terry Cook
Ted Musgrave 3
Jason Leffler
Jon Wood
Carl Edwards 2
Bobby Hamilton
Shane Hmiel
Brandon Whitt
David Reutimann
Brendan Gaughan
David Starr
Erik Darnell
Matt Crafton
Mike Bliss
Today's Schedule
06-29-2007 5:05 pm
Here is the schedule for today here at MMP:
1 pm ET: NCTS Haulers Enter
3 pm ET: NCTS Garage Opens
4 pm ET: NCTS Rookie & Spotter Meetings
5 pm ET: NCTS Drawing for Qualifying Order
6 - 7 pm ET: NCTS Practice
7 - 7:30pm ET: NCTS Rookie Practice
7:30 pm ET: NCTS Autograph Session
8:45 - 9:45 pm ET: NCTS Final Practice
11 pm ET: NCTS Garage Closes
Practice Up Next
06-29-2007 5:41 pm
The teams are busy warming the fluids and making their final preparations before we roll out for the first hour of practice for tomorrow's O'Reilly 200 here at Memphis Motorsports Park. Stick around, we'll have all the action and timing updates periodically throughout.
Practice Underway
06-29-2007 6:04 pm
Practice just started, with Ken Schrader, Kevin Hamlin, Ron Hornaday, Todd Bodine, and Brad Keselowski rolling off pit road first. So far, just seven minutes in, Travis Kvapil has the top spot on the scoring pylon followed by Mike Skinner, Hornaday, Keselowski, and Dennis Setzer. We'll have a complete rundown in a few moments.
Practice 1 Rundown 1
06-29-2007 6:10 pm
1. Kvapil 116.214
2. Crawford 116.209
3. Crafton 116.149
4. Skinner 115.989
5. Hornaday 115.954
6. Keselowski 115.949
7. Allen 115.557
8. Setzer 115.369
9. Bodine 115.153
10. Lester 115.016
11. Gaughan 114.881
12. Starr 114.864
13. Schrader 114.855
14. Sauter 114.786
15. Darnell 114.728
16. Almirola 114.716
17. Clanton 114.165
18. Mathews 114.049
19. McCumbee 113.809
20. Kinser 113.190
21. Fontaine 113.160
22. Cook 113.089
23. Wood 112.985
24. Hamlin 112.906
25. Butler 112.005
Entry List Updates
06-29-2007 6:17 pm
Here are the updates to the normal weekly entry list:
Wayne Edwards is here to fill the field in the No. 0 Chevrolet...Ken Butler III gets the call to hold the wheel of the No. 00 Toyota this weekend...Kevin Hamlin is back in the No. 4 Dodge...Bobby Dotter will also fill the field in the No. 06 Chevrolet...Joey Clanton gets to hop back in the No. 09 Ford...Brad Keselowski is here to sub for Ted Musgrave in the No. 9 Toyota...Chris Fontaine is back in the No. 16, which this week is a Chevrolet...Keven Wood is here making his series debut in the No. 21 Ford...Stacy Compton is subbing for Chad Chaffin during practice and will race if Chaffin can't make it here in time tomorrow in the No. 40 Chevrolet...Peter Shepherd is back in the No. 50 Ford...Aric Almirola returns to the site of his NASCAR debut in the No. 51 Chevrolet...Bradley Riethmeyer is entered in the No. 53 Dodge...Dana White is here in the No. 86 Chevrolet.
Practice 1 Rundown 2
06-29-2007 6:25 pm
1. Sprague 116.931
2. Keselowski 116.369
3. Kvapil 116.214
4. Crawford 116.209
5. Crafton 116.149
6. Cook 116.099
7. Skinner 115.989
8. Hornaday 115.954
9. Sauter 115.567
10. Allen 115.557
11. Fike 115.498
12. Bodine 115.390
13. Setzer 115.360
14. Mathews 115.207
15. Lester 115.016
16. Gaughan 114.991
17. Starr 114.864
18. Schrader 114.855
19. Darnell 114.728
20. Almirola 114.718
21. Kinser 114.549
22. Shepherd 114.329
23. Clanton 114.194
24. Compton 114.030
25. Hamlin 113.943
26. McCumbee 113.804
27. Fontaine 113.675
28. Benson 113.241
29. Wood 112.505
30. Bjorklund 112.289
31. Butler 112.005
32. White 112.001
Top Ten Unchanged
06-29-2007 6:38 pm
As it is at virtually every track we go to, the top ten has stayed static throughout the middle stages of this session. We'll look for the positions to start to scramble in the final 15 minutes. We'll completely update the rundown one more time in the next ten minutes or so.
Clean and Green So Far
06-29-2007 6:49 pm
Just ten minutes remain in the first practice and we've been clean and green so far. We'll post a scoring update momentarily.
First Practice Rundown 3
06-29-2007 6:53 pm
1. Sprague 116.634
2. Keselowski 116.369
3. Kvapil 116.214
4. Crawford 116.209
5. Crafton 116.149
6. Cook 116.099
7. Skinner 115.989
8. Hornaday 115.954
9.Sauter 115.567
10. Allen 115.557
11. Fike 115.498
12. Bodine 115.390
13. Setzer 115.360
14. Mathews 115.207
15. Lester 115.015
16. Gaughan 114.991
17. Kinser 114.983
18. Starr 114.864
19. Schrader 114.855
20. Darnell 114.825
21. Almirola 114.718
22. Shepherd 114.329
23. Clanton 114.194
24. Benson 114.155
25. Compton 114.030
26. Hamlin 113.943
27. McCUmbee 113.804
28. Fontaine 113.675
29. Wood 112.905
30. Butler 112.559
31. Bjorklund 112.280
32. White 112.001
33. Riethmeyer 106.249
34. White 106.145
Red and Black Flags Waving; Session Over
06-29-2007 7:00 pm
The red and black flags are out ending the first practice. Jack Sprague was the fastest, with Brad Keselowski, Brendan Gaughan, Travis Kvapil, and Rick Crawford following. We'll have a complete time and speed report posted to the event bot and the front page of TruckSeries.com shortly.
Low Pressure in Left Sides
06-29-2007 7:02 pm
If you have paid attention to NASCAR racing since the evolution and introduction of the radial tire, you've heard teams talk about starting on low tire pressure. The theory is they start on lower pressures and run a couple of laps and allow the heat generated to build to the optimal operating pressures. Here is what the tires look like before they go out on track. Notice the flex in the sidewall at the bottom:
Rookies Rockin' at MMP
06-29-2007 7:15 pm
We are halfway through the rookie-only practice session here at Memphis. So far, just five drivers have been on the track. Here is how they stand:
1. Mathews 117.147
2. Shepherd 115.633
3. Clanton 115.065
4. Fontaine 114.030
5. White 113.369
Rookie Rundown 2
06-29-2007 7:26 pm
Several more rookies have taken to the track in the last ten minutes. Here is how they stand:
1. Mathews 117.147
2. Allen 115.741
3. Shepherd 115.622
4. Hamlin 115.355
5. Clanton 115.065
6. Fike 114.908
7. Butler III 114.150
8. Fontaine 114.030
9. Wood 113.612
10. White 113.369
11. Bjorklund 113.061
12. Riethmeyer 111.235
Birthday Boys
06-29-2007 7:29 pm
A couple of NCTS drivers celebrated birthdays between Milwaukee and Memphis. Milwaukee winner Johnny Benson turned 44 on Wednesday, while 1995 series champion Mike Skinner turned 50 on Thursday.
Final Practice Up Next at 8:45 pm ET
06-29-2007 7:34 pm
The rookie practice just ended with Ryan Mathews still on top of the charts after turning the fastest lap of the day at 117.147 mph. The final practice is going to roll off at 8:45 pm ET, and there will be an on-track autograph session starting at 7:45 pm ET here. We'll go gather some images and audio during the session, and be back with you to cover final practice shortly.
Final Practice Underway
06-29-2007 8:58 pm
A great crowd of MMP season ticket holders turned out for the on-track autograph session that wrapped up about 15 minutes ago. In the past few moments, we just rolled off with the final 60 minutes of practice for tomorrow's O'Reilly 200. We'll have some images of the autograph session and the start of practice shortly, and of course we'll update all the action for you from this session as well.
Final Practice Rundown 1
06-29-2007 9:08 pm
1. Mathews 115.895
2. Shepherd 115.119
3. Crawford 115.109
4. Sprague 115.060
5. Keselowski 114.947
6. Crafton 114.884
7. Almirola 114.786
8. Allen 114.786
9. Benson 114.664
10. Sauter 114.645
11. Kvapil 114.421
12. Kinser 114.387
13. Skinner 114.104
14. Fike 114.040
15. Gaughan 113.914
16. Schrader 113.905
17. Hornaday 113.838
18. Cook 113.751
19. Hamlin 113.727
20. Darnell 113.723
21. Setzer 113.718
22. Clanton 113.713
23. Bodine 113.655
24. Starr 113.646
25. Compton 113.345
26. Bjorklund 113.255
27. Lester 113.170
28. Fontaine 112.749
29. Butler 112.693
30. Wood 112.608
31. McCumbee 111.843
32. White 111.469
33. Riethmeyer 111.143
34. Edwards 108.290
35. White 104.830
Final Practice Rundown 2
06-29-2007 9:24 pm
1. Keselowski 117.015
2. Hornaday 116.898
3. Mathews 115.895
4. Shepherd 115.119
5. Crawford 115.109
6. Sprague 115.060
7. Crafton 114.884
8. Almirola 114.786
9. Allen 114.786
10. Benson 114.664
11. Sauter 114.645
12. Kvapil 114.421
13. Hamlin 114.397
14. Kinser 114.387
15. Skinner 114.194
16. Fike 114.040
17. Gaughan 113.914
18. Schrader 113.905
19. Darnell 113.876
20. Cook 113.751
21. Setzer 113.718
22. Clanton 113.713
23. Bodine 113.655
24. Starr 113.646
25. Lester 113.398
26. Compton 113.345
27. Bjorklund 113.113.255
28. Butler 112.693
29. Wood 112.608
30. White 111.977
31. McCumbee 111.849
32. Riethmeyer 111.666
33. Edwards 108.290
34. Dotter 107.591
35. White 104.030
Final Practice In the Books
06-29-2007 10:07 pm
Final practice has just concluded with Canadian rookie Peter Shepherd on top of the sheets. Brad Keselowski ended up second after leading the field most of the session, with Ron Hornaday, Willie Allen, and Matt Crafton rounding out the top five. We'll have a complete results sheet posted to the event bot and on the main page shortly.
Compton to Wheel No. 40
06-29-2007 10:24 pm
Stacy Compton was originally slated to drive the No. 40 Chevrolet only during today's practice and tomorrow's qualifying sessions in place of Chad Chaffin, but those plans have changed and Compton will now drive in the race as well. Chaffin will stay in New Hampshire and concentrate on his Cup car which he successfully qualified into Sunday's race.
Stacy is a veteran in every sense of the word, and we know he can help us, said crew chief Gary Showalter. Chad was also a good fit for us, but it would have been very difficult for us to make both drivers comfortable in the same race truck considering their size differences and the amount of time we would have had to make seat adjustments in the truck then there was the cost of getting him here. Curtis made the right decision to stay with one driver, and I think Stacy will do a good job for us, Showalter added.
We're Out for the Night; Check Out TruckShots! and Audio!
06-29-2007 10:25 pm
We are going to call it a night from here at the Memphis Motorsports Park. We have a ton of TruckShots! images for you to check out, and a couple of handfuls of audio clips for you to listen to as well.
Click here to check out the TruckShots!
Click here to check out our VPS Motorimages gallery
We also have audio clips with Aric Almirola, Matt Crafton, Brendan Gaughan, Kevin Hamlin, Brad Keslowski, Peter Shepherd, Ken Schrader, Mike Skinner, and Jack Sprague. Shepherd and Keselowski paced the final practice session, while Crafton was fifth.
Click on the Podtrac player to the right side of the TrackSideLive! page and then click on the driver's name to listen. We'll get more driver audio tomorrow once the garage opens. Don't forget, Live! Bud Pole Qualifying comes your way at 6 pm ET tomorrow. See you all tomorrow afternoon!
Good Afternoon from Memphis
06-30-2007 2:50 pm
Good afternoon from Memphis Motorsports Park! We have a very full day on the docket as the teams are ready to roll through the room of doom for tech inspection, then we go with Live! Bud Pole Qualifying at 6 pm ET. After we set the 36-truck starting field, we move into race mode for the O'Reilly 200.
The weather is the same as yesterday, warm and humid with a chance of thunderstorms. There are some t-storm watches in the area, but locals say the weather is loving to the south and we should be good to go throughout the day.
Stick around, we'll have complete coverage of all the activity from here at the track throughout the day.
MMP NCTS Best Finish
06-30-2007 2:59 pm
Here are the drivers that have made at least one previous NCTS start here at Memphis, and their best previous finish:
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1st
Travis Kvapil 1st
Dennis Setzer 1st
Jack Sprague 1st
Terry Cook 2nd
Erik Darnell 2nd
Matt Crafton 3rd
Brendan Gaughan 3rd
Stacy Compton 4th
Rick Crawford 5th
David Starr 5th
Johnny Benson 9th
Mike Skinner 9th
Brad Keselowski 14th
Todd Bodine 15th
Bill Lester 17th
Aric Almirola 18th
Bobby Dotter 18th
Dana White 20th
Chad McCumbee 22nd
Wayne Edwards 23rd
Peter Shepherd 23rd
Kraig Kinser 27th
MMP NCTS First Timers
06-30-2007 3:08 pm
Here are the drivers making their first NCTS start at Memphis:
Willie Allen
Ken Butler III
Blake Bjorklund
Joey Clanton
Aaron Fike
Chris Fontaine
Kevin Hamlin
Ryan Mathews
Bradley Riethmeyer
Tim Sauter
Ken Schrader
Jason White
Keven Wood
The only driver making his series debut here this weekend is Keven Wood.
MMP NCTS Races Summary
06-30-2007 3:15 pm
The average start of the winner is 2.67. The lowest any driver has ever started and gone on to win was fifth. The pole starter has won three times, including the last two races.
The average number of lead lap finishers is 18. The most was 26 in 2004, the fewest was 12 in 2003.
The average number of lead changes is 7.44. The most was 10 in 2003, the fewest was 3 in 1998.
The average number of lead drivers is 5.11. The most was 6 in 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2006. The fewest was 4 in 1998, 2004, and 2005.
The caution flag waves an average of 8.78 times for an average of 43.6 laps. The most caution flags was 13 in 2005, and the most caution laps was 59 in 1999. The fewest caution flags was 7 in 2001, 2003, and 2006. The fewest number of caution laps was 30 in 2006.
The cumulative average speed is 81.211 mph. The fastest race was in 2006 at 88.367 mph; the slowest was in 2005 at 71.182 mph.
How Many Drivers...
06-30-2007 3:29 pm
Q. How many drivers have made at least one NCTS start at MMP?
A. A total of 162.
Q. How many have won races?
A. Eight - Ron Hornaday, Greg Biffle, Jack Sprague (2), Dennis Setzer, Travis Kvapil, Ted Musgrave, Bobby Hamilton, Brandon Whitt
Q. How many have top-5 finishes?
A. 30 - Biffle (2), Mike Bliss, Chad Chaffin, Stacy Compton, Tery Cook, Matt Crafton, Rick Crawford, Erik Darnell, Carl Edwards (2), Brendan Gaughan, Coy Gibbs, Steve Grissom, Bobby Hamilton, Kevin Harvick, Jimmy Hensley, Shane Hmiel, Ron Hornaday, Jr. (2), Travis Kvapil (2), Jason Leffler, Ted Musgrave (3), David Reutimann, Scott Riggs, Joe Ruttman (2), Jay Sauter (2), Jack Sprague (2), David Starr, Mike Wallace, Brandon Whitt, Jon Wood
Q. How many have scored top-10 finishes?
A. 46 - Wayne Anderson, John Andretti, Ron Barfield, Johnny Benson, Rich Bickle, Greg Biffle (3), Mike Bliss, Chad Chaffin (2), Stacy Compton, Terry Cook (4), Matt Crafton (5), Rick Crawford (3), Erik Darnell, Carl Edwards (2), Brendan Gaughan (2), Coy Gibbs (2), Steve Grissom, Bobby Hamilton (3), Kevin Harvick, Ricky Hendrick, Jimmy Hensley (2), Shane Hmiel, Ron Hornaday, Jr. (3), Andy Houston, Todd Kluever, Travis Kvapil (2), Jason Leffler (2), Kenny Martin, Butch Miller, Ted Musgrave (4), Lance Norick, David Ragan, Bryan Reffner, David Reutimann (2), Scott Riggs, Brian Rose, Joe Ruttman (2), Jay Sauter (2), Dennis Setzer (8), Jack Sprague (5), David Starr (3), Randy Tolsma (2), Mike Wallace (2), Brandon Whitt, Jon Wood (2).
2007 Lap Leaders
06-30-2007 3:53 pm
1. Skinner 638
2. Hornaday 308
3. Kvapil 119
4. Martin 118
5. Busch 116
6. Darnell 97
7. Benson 90
8. Bodine 82
9. Crawford 80
10. Crafton 68
11. Sprague 26
12. Bowyer 17
13. Setzer 12
14. McCumbee 8
15. Allmendinger 8
16. Fike 6
17. Gaughan 5
18. Musgrave 2
19. Sauter 2
20. Cook 2
21. Bjorklund 1
Bonus Points
06-30-2007 3:59 pm
Skinner 70
Hornaday 30
Kvapil 25
Bodine 25
Crawford 20
Benson 20
Martin 15
McCumbee 15
Busch 15
Darnell 15
Sprague 10
Sauter 10
Allmendinger 10
Bowyer 5
Setzer 5
Fike 5
Gaughan 5
Cook 5
Crafton 5
Bjorklund 5
Statistical Summary
06-30-2007 4:02 pm
Avg start position of winner: 5.55
2006: 8.36
Cumulative lead changes: 100
2006: 107
Avg lead changes per race: 9.09
2006: 9.73
Avg lead drivers per race: 5.09
2006: 5.27
Total laps under caution: 443
2006: 427
Avg cautions per race: 7.45
2006: 8.91
Weather an Issue at MMP
06-30-2007 5:46 pm
We talked about the possibility of some thunderstorms when we started our updates earlier this afternoon, and it looks like the possibility has increased tremendously in the last hour. There is a severe storm warning for the counties surrounding the track, with heavy rain in several nearby communities. There has been some rain in some of the outlying parking lots, but so far the actual track area itself has stayed dry with the exception of some very light sprinkles. The tech line is still open as teams are preparing for qualifying, and we haven't yet heard an announcement regarding a delay or change to the afternoon schedule. We'll keep you abreast of the weather and how it's impacting us here at the track as best we can.
Live! Bud Pole Qualifying Next!
06-30-2007 6:00 pm
We're going to move over to our Live! Bud Pole Qualifying coverage at 6 pm ET.
Click here to check it out!
Also, check out Live! Bud Pole Qualifying on SPEED this week from Memphis Motorsports Park.
We'll be back on TrackSideLive! as soon as the field is set for the O'Reilly 200.
MMP Bud Pole Fast Facts
06-30-2007 7:29 pm
Brad Keselowski earned his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Bud Pole Award, his first in 42 starts; his best career series start was seventh, here at Memphis in 2006...Keselowski will make his third start of 2007 here tonight; his best previous qualifying effort was 28th at Atlanta in March...this race has been won by the pole starter the past two seasons and three times overall in it's nine year history and no driver starting outside the top five has ever won...Ron Hornaday will start second; it is the fifth time he has started on the front row this season...Mike Skinner was third for his 10th consecutive top-five start...Willie Allen was fourth, also a career best for the Bon Aqua, Tennessee native...Bill Lester was fifth, his best career qualifying effort on a short track.
Backup Truck for the No. 00
06-30-2007 8:14 pm
After a crash in qualifying left his primary truck with a damaged rear clip, Ken Butler and the No. 00 Toyota team have had to pull out the backup truck for the O'Reilly 200. The crew is just about finished with the final preparations on the truck and should have it through tech and on the grid in plenty of time for the start of the race.
Weather Clearing; Green Slated for 9 pm ET
06-30-2007 8:19 pm
The clouds that threatened and loomed large over the Memphis Motorsports Park prior to and during qualifying have started to dissipate. In fact, as the Musco lights start to take effect there is some blue sky to be seen off in the distance. We should be good to go for a green flag dtart shortly after 9 P.M. Eastern.
O'Reilly 200 Pit Assignments
06-30-2007 8:22 pm
Here are the pit stall assignments for the O'Reilly 200, starting with the first pit stall at the exit of pit road and ending with the final pit stall at the entrance to pit road:
Keselowski
Sprague
Riethmeyer
Lester
Open stall
Hornaday
Benson
Schrader
Kvapil
Open stall
Allen
Fontaine
J. White
Fike
Open stall
Gaughan
Sauter
Compton
Almirola
McCumbee
Mathews
Break in pit wall/Start Finish Line
Skinner
Wood
Kinser
Dotter
Crafton
Shepherd
Open stall
Darnell
Hamlin
Bjorklund
Cook
Butler
Starr
Open stall
Bodine
D. White
Crawford
W. Edwards
Clanton
Setzer
O'Reilly 200 in Memory of Bobby Hamilton
06-30-2007 8:56 pm
The great people at Dover Motorsports and Memphis Motorsports Park are running tonight's O'Reilly 200 in memory of the 2004 race winner and 2004 series champion Bobby Hamilton. The track renamed one of the roads leading into the property Bobby Hamilton Blvd.
Also, the BHR team will serve as the grand marshall and give the command to start the engines here tonight. In addition, the governor of Tennessee Bill Bredesen proclaimed today, June 30, 2007 to be "Bobby Hamilton Day" here in the Volunteer State.
O'Reilly 200 Race Updates 1-10
06-30-2007 9:03 pm
10. Lap 17 - Crawford has made no less than five stops for repairs, including replacing a damaged battery.
9. Lap 15 - Still under caution as NASCAR is sending the jet dryers around to get the track clean.
8. Lap 10 - Benson has some damage to the right side of his machine. Keselowski continues to lead. We'll have a complete field rundown shortly.
7. Lap 8 - Crawford and Benson go side by side and Benson gets loose and slides into Crawford who pounds the wall coming out of turn two. There is heavy damage to the rear of Crawford's truck.
6. Lap 5 - Lester gets the spot and Allen drops back to race Gaughan for sixth. Keselowski leads Skinner, Lester, Hornaday, and Gaughan.
5. Lap 3 - Allen and Lester race for fourth and fifth.
4. Green flag. Skinner looks inside but Keselowski pulls ahead to lead into turns one and two. Kes leads the first lap.
3. First pace lap is complete. Pit road speed is 35 mph, pace truck speed is 40 mph.
2. The trucks are rolling off the grid on pit road.
1. Engines have been started. No drivers are reported to be going to the back. There will be three laps on the initial roll-off.
O'Reilly 200 Race Updates 11-20
06-30-2007 9:33 pm
20. Lap 58 - Skinner is still chasing down Hornaday, now again right on the back bumper. The lead duo again start to negotiate traffic. Hornaday goes wide allowing Skinner to dip inside in a race for the lead.
19. Lap 56 - Mathews is on the move to the front, now racing Gaughan for sixth. The field is now spread around the entire track.
18. Lap 52 - Hornaday is now leading by 0.3 seconds on Skinner with Keselowski a second back. Bjorklund, Fontaine, Compton, Wood and Hamlin are within a handful of seconds of being a lap down.
17. Lap 47 - Lapped traffic has put Skinner and Keselowski right on Hornaday's bumper. Darnell is three seconds behind the battle for the lead in fourth, with Gaughan now fifth.
16. Lap 45 - Starr and Sauter race hard side by side for 12th, with Crafton and Almirola battling for 13th right behind.
15. Lap 42 - Hornaday has maintained a 0.5 second lead over Skinner with Keselowski another half second back. The top ten as it stands now is Hornaday, Skinner, Keselowski, Gaughan, Darnell, Kvapil, Mathews, Lester, Fike and Bodine.
14. Lap 29 - Hornaday leads Skinner, Keselowski, Gaughan, Darnell, Lester, Fike, Kvapil, Mathews, Allen, Bodine, Starr, Sauter, Almirola, Crafton, Sprague, Setzer, COok, Benson, Shepherd, Hamlin, Kinser, Schrader, Clanton, Wood, McCumbee, Compton, FOntaine, Butler, Bjorklund, White, Riethmeyer, and Crawford. D. White, Dotter, and Edwards are off the track.
13. Lap 22 - Hornaday leads Skinner, Keselowski, Gaughan, and Lester. Still working on getting a complete rundown.
12. Lap 20 - Hornaday lifts up the rear of Keselowski's truck on the restart, getting Kes out of shape and snatching the lead away.
11. One to go signal given. Keselowski leads Hornaday, Skinner, Lester, and Gaughan.
O'Reilly 200 Race Updates 21-30
06-30-2007 9:52 pm
30. Lap 97 - Coming to halfway, Kvapil leads Hornaday, Skinner, Keselowski, Mathews, Sprague, Fike, Benson, Bodine, Lester, Starr, Kinser, Darnell, Sauter, Almirola, Cook, Setzer, Crafton, Shepherd, Gaughan, Hamlin, Allen, Schrader, Fontaine, Compton, and McCumbee on the lead lap.
29. Lap 93 - Kvapil dips inside and takes the lead from Hornaday. Skinner, Keselowski, and Mathews round out the top five.
28. Lap 90 - Kvapil is one truck length back on leader Hornaday.
27. Lap 85 - Hornaday has some breathing room over Kvapil, with Skinner and Keselowski 2.3 seconds back. Mathews is up to fifth with Sprague, Fike, Lester, benson, and Bodine the rest of the top ten.
26. Lap 81 - Skinner lost second to Kvapil while showing his displeasure to Hornaday.
25. Lap 74 - Skinner leads off pit road followed by Hornaday, Kvapil, Keselowski, Mathews, Fike, Sprague, Lester, Benson, Starr, Bodine, Darnell, Kinser, Cook, Sauter, SHepherd, Crafton, Setzer, Shcrader, Almirola, McCumbee, Hamlin, Allen, Crafton, Gaughan, Fontaine, and Compton. Restart on lap 76 and Hornaday sneaks past for the lead and the two make contact all the way down the backstretch. Hornaday's truck now has a piece of bumper hanging down off the back.
24. Lap 72 - Pits are open. We'll update the complete running order after stops are complete.
23. Lap 70 - Skinner leads Keselowski, Hornaday, Darnell, Kvapil, Mathews, Gaughan, Lester, Fike, and Bodine as the caution waves for Clanton.
22. Lap 65 - Keselowski has chopped the lead down to 0.7 seconds. We are about halfway through a fuel run, but if we see a caution soon teams will pit for some new rubber.
21. Lap 62 - Keselowski now looks inside of Hornaday in a race for second. Hornaday is having a hard time keeping his truck down on the bottom. Darnell has chased down the leaders and is racing for third. Skinner is now out ahead by 1.1 seconds.
O'Reilly 200 Race Updates 31-40
06-30-2007 10:10 pm
40. Lap 160 - Keselowski narrowly avoids contact as Cook, Fontaine, and Hamlin almost crash in front of him. That puts Kvapil right back on his tail.
39. Lap 151 - Butler has been seen and released from the infield care center.
38. Lap 148 - Keselowski chases down Kvapil in traffic and takes over the lead.
37. Lap 140 - Kvapil is now nearly a second ahead of Keselowski, with Hornaday 4.4 seconds back in third. They are about five seconds behind the first of the trucks to be lapped.
36. Lap 136 - Kvapil now opens up a half second lead on Keselowski. Hornaday takes third, cleanly this time, from Skinner, with Sprague fifth.
35. Lap 130 - Keselowski has chased down Kvapil for the lead. He's just a length off the rear deck of the leader.
34. Lap 124 - Kvapil leads Keselowski (who just passed Skinner for second), Skinner, Hornaday, Sprague, Fike, Mathews, Gaughan, Benson, Starr, Bodine, Darnell, Lester, Almirola, Cook, Kinser, Shepherd, Setzer, Crafton, Hamlin, Sauter, Allen, Schrader, Fontaine, Compton, and McCumbee.
33. Lap 116 - Wholesale pit stops. We'll update the rundown as soon as the field is settled.
32. Lap 112 - Caution out for the third time after Butler gets nosed into the backstretch wall. Hard hit for Butler, but he walks away to the ambulance. Pit stops for some are expected.
31. Lap 104 - Hornaday is now 1.3 seconds behind Skinner, with Skinner nearly six seconds back in third.
O'Reilly 200 Race Updates 41-50
06-30-2007 10:38 pm
49. Lap 197 - Kvapil ahead by a second over Hornaday and Sprague.
48. Lap 193 - Keselowski comes to the pits with flat spotted tires. Kvapil now leads Hornaday, Sprague, Skinner and Fike. Mathews, Benson, Bodine, Darnell, and Sauter round out the top ten. Crafton is eleventh, with Lester, Starr, Almirola, Shepherd, Kinser, and Keselowski on the lead lap.
47. Lap 191 - Kvapil gets into the back and spins Keselowski out of the lead. Caution is out.
46. Lap 186 - Keselowski makes a great save after some slight contact off turn four to maintain the lead.
45. Lap 181 - Keselowski still maintains a three length lead on Kvapil. Hornaday is five seconds back with Sprague and Skinner the rest of the top five. Fike is sixth, with Mathews, Benson, Bodine, and Darnell the top ten.
44. Lap 175 - Kvapil uses Setzer to close back in on the rear deck but Keselowski maintains the lead.
43. Lap 171 - Kvapil leads but Keselowski does a cross over and takes the lead back the next time around.
42. Lap 169 - Traffic still an issue at the front as Kvapil continues to pressure for the lead.
41. Lap 164 - Kvapil is still right on Keselowski's deck as they try to put a lap on Fontaine.
O'Reilly 200 Unofficial Results
06-30-2007 10:58 pm
1. Kvapil
2. Sprague
3. Hornaday
4. Skinner
5. Fike
6. Mathews
7. Benson
8. Bodine
9. Darnell
10. Crafton
11. Sauter
12. Lester
13. Starr
14. Kinser
15. Shepherd
16. Keselowski
17. Almirola
18. Schrader
19. Setzer
20. Fontaine
21. Hamlin
22. Gaughan
23. Allen
24. Compton
25. Bjorklund
26. McCumbee
27. Wood
28. Crawford
29. Cook
30. Clanton
31. J. White
32. Riethmeyer
33. Butler
34. D. White
35. Dotter
36. Edwards
Kvapil Steals Memphis Win
06-30-2007 10:58 pm
Travis Kvapil knocked Brad Keselowski out of the lead with eight laps remaining and led the rest of the way to win the O'Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park. It is Kvapil's second win of the year and the second in the past four races. Jack Sprague made a charge to finish second ahead of Ron Hornaday, Mike Skinner and Aaron Fike. After starting from the pole position and dominating the last 50 laps of the race, Keselowski ended the night in 16th position.
TruckSeries.com will have a complete report to follow.
Crawford Update
07-01-2007 12:53 am
Rick Crawford suffered some chemical burns to his backside after battery acid was sprayed throughout the cockpit after his lap 8 accident tonight. He was treated and released from the infield care center following the race.
"I had battery acid all over me," he said. "It looked like it exploded on the left rear and it was all over the inside of the truck. The tire took out the left side sheet metal, the battery, and all the interior sheet metal. The battery was destroyed but the motor kept running. We had to change the battery out, and I felt someone touch me on the pit stop. I know they didn't reach in the truck, so what it was they were reaching in trying to secure the battery on something. Then I knew the firewall and stuff was blown out of the truck."
O'Reilly 200 Fast Facts
07-01-2007 1:10 am
Travis Kvapil scored his seventh career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win in his 108th series start; it's his second win of the season and his seventh top ten finish of the year...Kvapil's average finish now improves to 8.3...Kvapil becomes the second two-time winner at MMP, joining Jack Sprague won became the first two-timer last year; Kvapil also won here in 2002...Sprague finished second to pick up his fifth top-five finish of the year...Hornaday was third for his sixth top-five of the year...Kvapil's average speed of 91.806 miles per hour broke his own record of 89.065 mph set back in 2002.
Good Night from Memphis
07-01-2007 1:14 am
They are turning the lights off here at Memphis, and we need to call it a night. Again, Memphis Motorsports Park has given us one of the most dramatic races of the season. Congratulations go out to Travis Kvapil on his win tonight, but we also need to congratulate Brad Keselowski on a wonderful drive and his ability to handle defeat with dignity.
Thanks to Doug Franklin, Blake Johnson, and everyone here at MMP for their terrific hospitality and all the assistance they have provided throughout the weekend.
Please take the time to check out our overflowing image galleries! VPS Motorimages has provided us nearly 500 pics from throughout the weekend, and of course we have our own TruckShots! gallery for you to browse as well. While your looking at the pics, click on the Podtrac player to listen to the post-race lowdown from Kvapil, Sprague, Hornaday, Fike, Crafton, and Keselowski.
That's it for now, see you in a couple weeks from the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky! Good night everybody!
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