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03-28-2006
Setzer No. 85 Chevy Preview: Martinsville
- Dennis Setzer is the only two-time winner at Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Setzer took the checkered flag in the spring events in 2002 and 2003.
- Four teams - Morgan-Dollar Motorsports, Richard Childress Racing, Roush Racing and Ultra Motorsports - have won Martinsville Speedway events with multiple drivers. David Dollar's Morgan-Dollar Motorsports is the outright owner leader at the southern Virginia track with three victories - two by Dennis Setzer (2002 & 2003) and one by Bobby Labonte (2005).
- Dennis Setzer owns two of the three fastest laps turned at Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2005. His 94.686 mph lap was the fastest of all drivers in 2005.
- 2006 will be Dennis Setzer's 8th full season of competition in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
- Dennis Setzer and Morgan-Dollar Motorsports have a new look and new number in 2006. Morgan-Dollar Motorsports' famous number 46 was changed to 85 this year in an effort to support their new sponsorship programs.
- In 192 NCTS career starts, Setzer has 16 wins; 70 top-five finishes; 123 top-10 finishes; has led 56 races and sat on the pole three times.
- Setzer has finished 2nd in the championship the past three seasons coming up 9 points short in 2003, 46 points short in 2004 and 55 points back in 2005.
- Setzer has seven NASCAR Nextel Cup Series starts and 102 NASCAR Busch Series career starts and scored two NBS victories (South Boston 1994, Hickory 1994)
NCTS RECORDS
- Setzer is the only driver with at least one win in eight (8) consecutive seasons in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series - dating 1998 to 2005. Setzer is also one of only two drivers to score a win in eight (8) different seasons.
- Tied with Ted Musgrave and Greg Biffle for fourth on all-time NCTS win list
- Second leading money winner in NCTS history with $4,316,566 in winnings through California '06
Dennis Setzer Past Martinsville Results
| YEAR |
START |
FINISH |
STATUS |
$ WON |
| 2005 Aut |
5th |
19th |
Running |
$8,565 |
| 2005 Spr |
9th |
33rd |
Running |
$6,690 |
| 2004 Aut |
2nd |
2nd |
Running |
$29,100 |
| 2004 Spr |
10th |
2nd |
Running |
$27,125 |
| 2003 Aut |
3rd |
3rd |
Running |
$17,590 |
| 2003 Spr |
5th |
1st |
Running |
$42,810 |
| 2002 |
33rd |
1st |
Running |
$41,610 |
| 2001 |
17th |
19th |
Running |
$7,940 |
| 2000 |
26th |
4th |
Running |
$13,600 |
| 1999 |
4th |
15th |
Running |
$6,990 |
| 1998 |
17th |
6th |
Running |
$6,025 |
| 1995 |
21st |
26th |
Engine |
$1,800 |
2001 - 2005 Morgan Dollar Motorsports #46 & #85
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STARTS |
WINS |
TOP-FIVE |
TOP-TEN |
DNF |
POLES |
PTS/FIN |
MONEY |
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121 |
11 (9.1%) |
49 (40.5%) |
81 (66.9%) |
5 (4.1%) |
2 |
4.2 |
$3,059,660 |
Dennis Setzer Martinsville Quotes Regargding the race track: "It's really great to get back to some short track racing, and what better place than my favorite track - Martinsville Speedway. We've had some good runs there and have gotten some big wins at that track over the past few years, but last year was really not that great. We had a couple of cut tires in the first event and a lot of things to overcome in the second race. I think our best finish was nineteenth and we had one of thirty-third. So, a really uncharacteristic year for us at Martinsville in 2005.
Martinsville is a great track for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to compete on and it's a great race for the fans to watch. The track is in really great condition with the changes that they have made there. The racing is back in the hands of the driver. It's all about horsepower, braking and set up. Aerodynamics is totally out of the formula. We are looking to score a win here in our E85 FlexFuel Silverado to get some momentum going for the remainder of the season."
Career Starts - 195... Top-10 Finishes - 124 (64%)... Top-5 Finishes - 70 (37%) Career Wins - 16 (Bakersfield - 1998; Nashville, New Hampshire, Texas - 1999; Nazareth - 2000; Memphis - 2001; Martinsville - 2002; Bakersfield, Martinsville, South Boston - 2003; Lowe's, Texas 2004; Michigan, Milwaukee, Kentucky, IRP - 2005) Career Poles - 3 (IRP 1999, Kansas & Richmond 2001)
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