07-08-2006 | TruckSeries.com Report
Johnny Benson, Bill Davis Racing, No. 23 Bill Davis RacingTundra: Did you have any chance of running down the leaders? "Without the damage, I could have maybe run down the leaders. But, with the damage I didn't have a chance. It was a great run for us. You should never complain about getting a top-five finish." Ted Musgrave, Germain Racing, No. 9 Team ASE/Germain Toyota Tundra: Mike Skinner, Bill Davis Racing, No. 5 Toyota Tundra:
How was your night? "It wasn't too bad. It started off real good. Then on that one restart, someone running second or third brake-checked everybody, and everyone ran into each other. It knocked our nose off and it really killed our Tundra. I'm not going to complain though because we finished fourth, but that ruined any chances we had of winning. We kept running as hard as we could. It got real hot when I knocked the nose in. I think it hurt the engine just a little bit."
How was your night? "It was a hard fought battle. The tires were really, really hard. I could see that everyone had trouble sliding around, especially in groups of five or six trucks. A guy out front in clean air could run away from everyone else. I proved that towards the end of the race when I broke free and was running down the leaders. Tonight was all about having clean air and track position. We just felt shy of a top-five - and that's what we always look for, but we learned a little bit tonight that we can build on."
What happened? "I'm fine. Our little Tundra is not that good right now, and that's an unfortunate thing. I guess everybody was racing real hard there. Mom always told me if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything. But, I'm so proud of being able to drive for Bill and Gail Davis and drive a Toyota Tundra. It seems like we have a pretty good piece every night."