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| Chevy Race Notes: Martinsville
04-01-2006 | TruckSeries.com Report
Team Chevy driver Matt Crafton posted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career-best finish taking the checkered flag of the Kroger 250 in third behind the wheel of the No. 88 Menard's Silverado. Mike Bliss brought the No. 16 Xpress/IWX Silverado to the finish at Martinsville Speedway in fifth position. Clint Bowyer, No. 07 Jack Daniel's Silverado finished seventh and Dennis Setzer brought the No. 85 E85 FlexFuel Silverado home in ninth. David Starr (Toyota) was the winner followed by Ted Musgrave (Toyota). Mark Martin (Ford) finished fourth between the Silverado drivers of Crafton and Bliss. Matt Crafton, No. 88 Menards Silverado, Started 21st, Finished 3rd: I can't thank Chevrolet and my team enough, and we have been adding people here and there, and I really think that we are building a lot of momentum for the rest of the season." Mike Bliss, No. 16 Xpress Motorsports Silverado, Started 12th, Finished 5th: Good momentum for you guys. "We just need to keep doing this and we need to go Monday and try to get going for the next race. You know, its always one race at a time and Martinsville was a good points day for us. You mentioned the traffic out there. You know there were thirteen boys out there that had never seen this place before. How much patience do you have to use? "You have to use a lot, on restarts especially. These guys were using the bottom groove; you know they were using the bottom so much and wouldn't move up and use the outside. You know, they were racing for the lucky dog and I've got my spotter yelling at their spotter, and I know how it is but that's kind of embarrassing to have this many cautions." Ron Hornaday No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet Silverado, Started 14th, Finished 14th: Dennis Setzer, No. 85 Chevrolet E85 FlexFuel Silverado, Started 23rd, Finished 9th: We got tight there in the end and it was hard to stay up under somebody and complete the pass. There were tons of times we were under or beside a truck and the caution came out and we had to do it all over again. I dont think I remember ever running that many laps under caution." What about the late race contact with the 17 truck. "I got a run under him a couple of times. On that last deal, I got under him, he chopped back down across the front of me and I had to lock the brakes up and it spun us both. I hate it for David and it cost us several positions too. Then on the last restart we just didn't have anything left for the other trucks. We brought it home in one piece but this was not the kind of race we like to have here." Kyle Krisiloff, No 15 ditech.Com/Krud Kutter Silverado, Started 18th, Finished 23rd: Aric Almirola, No. 75 Spears Manufacturing Silverado, Started 16th, Finished 18th: Kraig Kinser, No. 29 Ginn Club & Resorts Silverado, Started 33rd, Finished 29th: Did you feel like you had a target on your back out there today? "Sure a little bit, but I saw a lot of bumpers, front and rear torn off out there today. So I'd say there are a lot of people leaving here today that thought they had a target on their back. Any laps are good laps at this stage and we're looking forward to going to a little bigger track in a few weeks to Gateway. Hopefully we can go out there and get some better finishes than the one we got today."
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