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Martinsville Speedway | October 20, 2007
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10-15-2007 6:06 pm
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Event Schedule
Good morning from Soggy Martinsville!
10-19-2007 10:04 am
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Good morning from soggy Martinsville Speedway where persistent showers have dampened the track but not the spirits of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams and drivers assembled for this morning practice session scheduled for 11:00 am ET. No official changes have been made to today's schedule, but its unlikely we'll get on-track at 11.
Practice Delayed But Not Forgotten
10-19-2007 11:20 am
All scheduled practice sessions are on-hold until the weather clears out and it takes approximately 45 minutes to dry the track once the rain subsides. NASCAR has indicated we'll wait out the weather all day in order to give the teams and drivers time to practice. Furthermore, NASCAR is willing to come in tomorrow morning before Bud Pole Qualifying at 11: 10 am ET and run a practice session.
Twelve (12) teams need to qualify on time and NASCAR is determined to provide at least one practice session prior to qualifying on Saturday morning. Teams outside the Top-30 in Owner Points are required to qualify on time in order to make the 36 truck field.
Practice Schedule Updated
10-19-2007 12:23 pm
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With an eye towards the sky, NASCAR has revised today's practice session for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series along with Nextel Cup Series practice and qualifying.
Once the track is dry and ready for racing, Nextel Cup practice will run until 2:30 pm ET. Truck series practice will get underway at 2:40 pm until 4:00 pm ET. Nextel Cup qualifying will be held at 4:45 pm ET.
Weather permitting, Saturday's schedule remains unchanged.
Entry List Updated
10-19-2007 12:43 pm
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for the updated, final official NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series entry list for the Kroger 200.
Track Was Hot, Now its Not
10-19-2007 1:34 pm
Nextel Cup Series practice has been delayed once again due a quick cloud burst that soaked the racing surface. The good news is that skies have cleared enough to allow jet dryers back onto the track and we expect to resume Cup practice shortly.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice is still on for 2:40 pm ET.
TruckShots Gallery Updated
10-19-2007 1:42 pm
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for our first round of TruckShots images from the garage area at Martinsville Speedway.
Trucks On Track
10-19-2007 2:45 pm
Rain cancelled the final portion of Nextel Cup Series practice, allowing the jet dryers to prepare the track for today's one and only NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series session.
Track is hot at 2:46 pm ET
Gordon in #77
10-19-2007 2:54 pm
NASCAR sought out the driver of the #77 Chevrolet and confirmed that Robby Gordon rather than Brendan Gaughan is in the #77 truck. UPDATE: Gaughan is back on track in the #77 Chevrolet.
Caution Flag is Out for Weather
10-19-2007 3:00 pm
NASCAR has put out the caution flag for rain reported on the racetrack.
Back Under Green
10-19-2007 3:03 pm
Practice is back underway here at Martinsville Speedway. #60 Jack Sprague has jumped up to the top of the leaderboard followed by #59 Terry Cook, #1 Jason Leffler, #33 Ron Hornaday, Jr and #5 Mike Skinner.
Franchitti Leads the Go or Go Home Pack
10-19-2007 3:06 pm
In 20th place, #41 Dario Franchitti is leading the Go or Go Home drivers that need to qualify on time.
20) #41 Dario Franchitti
21) # 2 Clint Bowyer
29) #51 Kyle Busch
30) #29 Scott Lynch
32) #7 Jason White
33) #17 Michael McDowell
36) #71 Hermie Sadler
37) #42 Tim Cowen
39) #53 Joe Ruttman
40) #32 Cory Collum
41) #58 John Coffman
42) #06 Davin Scites
Top-15 Rundown
10-19-2007 3:26 pm
1) #33 Hornaday, 93.516 mph
2) #60 Sprague, 93.483
3) #88 Crafton, 93.483
4) #18 Setzer, 93.414
5) #59 Cook, 93.368
6) #4 Bliss, 93.350
7) #1 Leffler, 93.212
8) #15 Hamlin, 93.175
9) #5 Skinner, 93.102
10)#6 Kvapil, 93.042
11)#9 Musgrave, 93.042
12)#2 Bowyer, 93.001
13)#14 Crawford, 92.988
14)#30 Bodine, 92.969
15)#09 Clanton, 92.965
Bowyer Leads Drivers That Must Qualify on Time
10-19-2007 3:30 pm
13) #2 Clint Bowyer, 93.001 mph
20) #41 Dario Franchitti, 92.633
25) #51 Kyle Busch, 92.335
29) #29 Scott Lynch, 91.994
33) #17 Michael McDowell, 91.416
Where's Jacques?
10-19-2007 3:35 pm
Jacques Villeneuve has completed 55 laps of practice and is currently 27th in the #27 with a fast lap at 92.330 mph.
Top-5 and Five
10-19-2007 3:51 pm
Top-5 drivers plus Top-5 driver snapshot of those that need to qualify on time indicated in
Green
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1) #33 Hornaday, 94.303 mph - Current Championship Point Leader
2) #18 Setzer, 93.980
3) #59 Cook, 93.961
4) #60 Sprague, 93.784
5) #9 Musgrave, 93.766
9) #2 Bowyer, 93.290
10)#29 Lynch, 93.262
24)#51 Busch, 92.669
25)#41 Franchitti, 96.663
27)#17 McDowell, 92.497
Caution Flag Flies Again
10-19-2007 3:53 pm
NASCAR has brought the action to a halt here at Martinsville due to rain.
Back Under Green
10-19-2007 4:02 pm
We're back under green here at Martinsville Speedway with NASCAR giving the teams and drivers every possible chance to turn laps here in the one and only practice session prior to Bud Pole Qualifying tomorrow morning at 11:10 am ET.
Practice Concludes with Sprague On Top
10-19-2007 4:18 pm
1) #60 Jack Sprague, 94.870 mph
2) #6 Travis Kvapil, 94.609
3) #59 Terry Cook, 94.406
4) #14 Rick Crawford, 94.336
5) #88 Matt Crafton, 94.326
6) #33 Ron Hornaday, 94.303
7) #4 Mike Bliss, 94.167
8) #1 Jason Leffler, 94.111
9) #5 Mike Skinner, 94.045
10)#18 Dennis Setzer, 93.980
Good Morning from Sunny Martinsville!
10-20-2007 9:27 am
Steve Keller/TruckSeries.com Photo
Good morning from sunny Martinsville Speedway! It's bright and pleasant with barely a cloud in the sky. Temperatures are expected to reach the low 70's by the time we take the green flag at 3:16 pm ET, but tune in at 2:30 pm ET for the NCTS Set-Up pre-race show on SPEED with Krista Voda.
Track Schedule
10-20-2007 10:03 am
Live! Bud Pole Qualiying
will be online here at TruckSeries.com and today's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying will be televised Live! on SPEED at 11:00 am ET.
11:10am
NCTS Qualifying
(Two Laps, All Positions)
Live! on SPEED
12:30pm NCTS Driver / Crew Chief Meeting (Goodyear Tent)
2:30pm NCTS Driver Introductions - Security Clear Pit Road
Live! on SPEED
3:00pm NCTS Race (200 Laps, 105.2 Miles)
Live! on SPEED
#77 South Point Team Honoring Crew Member's Mom
10-20-2007 11:06 am
The No. 77 South Point Chevrolet Silverado will carry a special decal on the deck lid this weekend at Martinsville that says “Good Luck and Get Well, Diane,” in honor of rear tire carrier Kevin Andersen’s mother.
Diane Anderson was placed on the National Transplant Society’s list on Friday as she awaits a new lung. Diane Andersen is one of over 90,000 Americans on the National Transplant Waiting List.
To find out more about the National Transplant Society or how to become an organ donor, visit
www.organdonor.org
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Kroger 200 Race Updates (1 - 10)
10-20-2007 3:17 pm
10. Third caution is out on Lap 43 for debris in Turn 2 - looks like a bumper cover. #09, #30 and #16 come down pit road.
9. Green Flag on lap 41, #59 Terry Cook leads #60 - One truck a lap down is the #08.
8. Caution Flag on Lap 34; #29 Lynch spins in Turn four after contact with #16. #29 is back under power and drives off.
7. Back to Green Flag racing; #59, 29, 60, 6, 5, 14, 10, 88, 1, 33, 4, 9, 47, 23 and 15.
6. #59 Terry Cook does not pit and is the race leader. #29 follows suit and is currently 2nd.
5. #60 Jack Sprague pits under caution for fuel only.
4. Lap 24 Caution, #16 Brian Scott spins in turn 2, no contact and Scott drives off.
3. #60 Jack Sprague continues to lead and is about to put #08 Chris Jones a lap down.
2. With 5 laps in the books, the field has formed a single line; #60, 88, 15, 5, 6, 14, 1, 4, 09, 9, 33 and 40.
1. Green, green, green. #60 Jack Sprague leads the field with #88 Matt Crafton in tow.
No. 08 will fall back due to an engine change.
Invocation 3:07 pm ET
Kroger 200 Race Updates (11 - 20)
10-20-2007 3:41 pm
20. Lap 115 Restart; #59, 60, 5, 14, 88, 33, 15, 6, 51 and 10
19. Lap 112 Running Order under caution; #59, 60, 5, 14, 88, 33, 15, 6, 10 and 51 in 10th.
18. Lap 107 Caution; #41 Franchitti spins in Turn 3 as #09 Clanton gets under him. #18 Setzer tags #41 and then the #75 makes contact as the #41 backs up the track in the middle of turns 3 and 4.
17. Championship Spotlight: #5 Mike Skinner is 3rd and #33 Ron Hornaday, Jr. is sixth. Skinner has a one point lead over Hornaday at this time in the event.
16. Lap 81 Running Order; #59, 60, 5, 6, 14, 10, 88, 33, 51, 15. #27 Villeneuve is 16th and #41 Franchitti is currently 15th.
15. Restart Lap 75, #23 Benson mixing it up with the leaders to get back on the lead lap.
14. Restart Lap 70 and right back under caution when #1 Jason Leffler spins in Turn 2. #75 Rogers narrowly avoids the #1 truck. Running order under caution; #59, 60, 5, 6, 14, 10, 88, 33, 51, 4.
13. Caution Lap 64, #23 Benson turns #47 Smith in Turn 2. Benson has damage on front right, much of which caused by backing off the #47 truck, peeling the bumper cover back in the process.
12. Lap 54 Running Order: #59, 60, 6, 5 14, 10, 1, 88, 33, 51, 4, 9, 47, 23, 15, 07, 40, 27 and 41. Villeneuve is currently 18th and Franchitti is 19th.
11. Restart Lap 47: #59 Terry Cook still out front over #60. #2 Clint Bowyer spins in turn 1 - no caution and Bowyer is back on track.
Kroger 200 Race Updates (21 - 30)
10-20-2007 4:18 pm
30. Caution Lap 174 for the #8 spinning in Turn 4.
29. Restart Lap 171 Running Order: #5 Skinner, 60, 14, 88, 33, 6, 15, 10, 4, 1
28. Restart Lap 165 and we have another caution when the #51 spins in Turn 2. Villeneuve uninjured, treated and released from the infield care center in good spirits.
27. Lap 159 Caution. #27 crashes down the front stretch after contact with #2 and then the #1 truck. #41 Dario Franchitti is out of the race due a rear end failure.
26. Lap 154 Restart: #5 Mike Skinner leads the field into Turn 1.
25. Lap 146: #50 Colin Braun spins in turn two, now limping his way back to pit road. UPDATE: #50 needed to be towed back to the garage after coming to a stop in Turn 2.
24. Lap 139 Running Order; #5 Skinner, 60, 14, 88, 59, 33, 6, 15, 51, 10
23. #59 Cook pushes high in Turn 1, #60 Sprague gets by and Skinner overtakes them both for the lead coming off Turn 4.
22. Restart Lap 125 Running order; #59 Terry Cook continues to lead #60, 5, 14, 88, 33, 15, 6, 51, 10.
21. Caution Lap 120, #18 Setzer spins in Turn 2 with help from #2 Bowyer.
Kroger 200 Race Updates (31 - 40)
10-20-2007 4:49 pm
38. #5 Mike Skinner wins as the field wrecks behind him in Turn 4. Unofficial Top-10: #5, 60, 33, 10, 14, 4, 40, 9, 18 and 23. Skinner unofficially takes over the point lead by one over Hornaday.
37. Restart Lap 198: #5 Skinner leads 60, 88, 33 and 14
36. Championship Spotlight: With the field parked on the backstretch under a red flag; #5 Skinner is currently first and #33 Ron Hornaday, Jr. is fifth. Skinner has a 21 point lead over Skinner with seven laps remaining. UPDATE: The track has been cleared and the trucks are rolling under caution.
35. The action has come to a halt here at Martinsville Speedway while crews clear debris and fluids off the frontstretch. #07 Tim Sauter who took the brunt of the impact from #09 Joey Clanton - both drivers have been evaluated and released from the infield care center - both are uninjured.
34. Caution Lap 192: Big crash on the front stretch that brings out the red flag. Contact between the #07 and #6 trucks collects 09, 75, 30, 99, 29 and 1..
33. Restart Lap 191: #5 Skinner leads the single file restart with #60 Sprague charging hard.
32. Caution #12 on Lap 181 for a crash in Turn 2 involving the #1 truck. Running Order under caution with 14 laps to go; #5, 60, 88, 14, 33, 10, 6, 4, 30, 07, 2, 13, 9, 40, 29.
31. Restart Lap 178: Skinner continues to lead.
Unofficial Results
10-20-2007 5:44 pm
Unofficial results, NASCAR scoring indicates that Skinner has an 11 point lead over Hornaday.
1) # 5 Mike Skinner
2) #60 Jack Sprague
3) #33 Ron Hornaday, Jr.
4) #10 David Starr
5) #14 Rick Crawford
6) # 4 Mike Bliss
7) #40 Chad Chaffin
8) # 9 Ted Musgrave
9) #18 Dennis Setzer
10) #23 Johnny Benson
11) #77 Brendan Gaughan
12) #00 Justin Labonte
13) # 6 Travis Kvapil
14) #13 Willie Allen
15) #16 Brian Scott
16) #21 Jon Wood
17) # 2 Clint Bowyer
18) #88 Matt Crafton
19) #15 Denny Hamlin
20) #30 Todd Bodine
21) #08 Chris Jones
22) # 8 Travis Dassow
23) #29 Scott Lynch
24) #99 Erik Darnell
25) # 1 Jason Leffler
26) #75 Clay Rogers
27) #07 Tim Sauter
28) #09 Joey Clanton
29) #59 Terry Cook
30) #17 Michael McDowell
31) #51 Kyle Busch
32) #27 Jacques Villeneuve
33) #41 Dario Franchitti
34) #50 Colin Braun
35) #71 Hermie Sadler
36) #47 Regan Smith
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