The drop of the green flag at the start of the City of Mansfield 250 at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, May 2006. (David M. Vaughn Photo)

Countdown to 300; Musgrave Wins 200th at Memphis: Jimmy Smith, appropriately as it turned out, was cited as the only owner to have competed in every NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race prior to the green flag dropping on the June 21, 2003 O'Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park. When the series' 200th race ended nearly two hours later, it was Ultra Motorsports' Smith and his driver Ted Musgrave accepting the accolades in Victory Lane.

Musgrave, who started his No. 1 Team Mopar Dodge on the inside of the third row, battled five other drivers in an extremely competitive race over the .75-mile oval. Musgrave ultimately led 102 of the 200 laps, taking the lead for good at lap 187 from Bud Pole winner Jon Wood, who earlier set at one-lap qualifying record of 86.097 mph. The final top three - Musgrave, Travis Kvapil and Dennis Setzer - will suit up for next week's 300th race at Dover International Speedway as will at least six other drivers who participated in race No. 200.

Manufacturers' Standings: Chevrolet Earns First Win
Ron Hornaday Jr.'s win was the first of the year for Chevrolet, moving the manufacturer into a tie for second in the standings with Ford. Erik Darnell (No. 99 Northern Tool-Equipment Ford) earned the first victory for Ford at Kansas Speedway.

Toyota continues to lead all manufacturers in points (48) and wins (four). Mike Skinner has three victories and Jack Sprague has one.

Ren Ties Record For Wins With Different Drivers
Friday night's win was a special one for crew chief Rick Ren, who tied a series record for wins with different drivers. Ron Hornaday Jr. was the fifth different driver Ren has led to victory, tying John Monsam for the most different drivers. Ren's first win came with Rick Carelli at Bristol Motor Speedway in 1996. Carelli is now Hornaday's spotter. Ironically, Hornaday and Carelli both won races with Monsam.

The win was the 12th of Ren's career, tying him with Fred Graves for fourth all-time. All 12 of Graves' wins were with Hornaday.

Ren has five wins with Johnny Benson (No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota), three with Andy Houston, two with Travis Kvapil (No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford) and one with Carelli.

Skinner Looks For Fifth Straight Pole: Mike Skinner (No. 5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) grabbed his fourth consecutive pole last Friday, but is still a ways from matching his own series record. In 1995, the series' inaugural year, Skinner put together a streak of eight consecutive poles, a record that still stands.

Skinner's first pole came at Tucson Raceway Park in the series' second race. He went on to earn the pole in seven of the next eight events - qualifying was rained out at I-70 Speedway. The streak was broken by Ron Hornaday Jr., who grabbed the top spot at Colorado National Speedway in the 11th race.

Despite winning eight straight poles, Skinner did not always start first. A series rule inverted the field for several races. During the stretch, Skinner won four races.

Mansfield To Host Parade: The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series transporters will participate in a parade through the city of Mansfield before parking at Mansfield Motorsports Park.

The parade will begin at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 24 at Sears at Richland Mall. The transporters will proceed to Park Avenue W in downtown Mansfield for the Mansfield Street Festival from 4-8 p.m. before heading to the track.

This Week's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Leaders
(Through 6 races of the 25-race season)
Points leader - Mike Skinner (1,052)
Driver Rating - Mike Skinner (128.8)
Winnings - Mike Skinner ($242,950)
Laps led - Mike Skinner (444)
Victories - Mike Skinner (3)
Budweiser Poles - Mike Skinner (4)
Top-five finishes - Mike Skinner (5)
Top-10 finishes - 3 drivers with 6
Raybestos Rookie Leader - Aaron Fike (19 over Tyler Walker)
Races led - Mike Skinner (6)
Weeks in Top 10 - 9 drivers tied with 5

Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings

	Driver	Points
1.	Aaron Fike	70
2.	Tyler Walker	51
3.	Willie Allen	49
4.	Blake Bjorklund	44
4.	Tim Sauter	44
6.	Joey Clanton	40
7.	Kelly Bires	37
8.	Jason White	13
9.	Casey Kingsland	5
10.	Brian Sockwell	1

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Manufacturers' Championship
Toyota - 48
Chevrolet - 33
Ford - 33
Dodge - 18

Fast Facts
Next Race: Ohio 250
The Place: Mansfield Motorsports Park
The Date: May 26
The Time: 1 p.m. (ET)
TV: FOX, 1 p.m. (ET)
Track Layout: .5-mile paved oval
Race Purse: $491,235
2006 Winner: Ron Hornaday Jr.
2006 Pole: Qualifying not held due to inclement weather

No.	Driver	Pts
1	Skinner	1,052
2	Bodine	967
3	Hornaday	946
4	Crawford	911
5	Musgrave	882
6	Crafton	829
7	Sprague	795
8	Kvapil	782
9	Fike	765
10	Benson	7358