Toyota Tundras have made three starts at New Hampshire International Speedway, earning two wins (2004 and 2006) with Travis Kvapil and Johnny Benson, along with seven top-five finishes and one pole position (2006).
Tundra drivers have won from the pole each of the past two years at Memphis Motorsports Park in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) competition. Brandon Whitt earned his first career NCTS win at Memphis in 2005, while Jack Sprague made his way to victory lane last year for his second career win at the three-quarter mile speedway.
Mike Skinner will celebrate his 50th birthday on June 28. The current NCTS championship point leader has captured 22 NCTS wins and 39 NCTS poles during his career. This season Skinner has earned seven poles and three wins, as well as leading at least one lap in every race this season in his No. 5 Tundra for Bill Davis Racing.
"Memphis is just a little different track," says Sprague, driver of the No. 60 Con-way Freight Tundra. "Turns one and two are certainly different corners than turns three and four. You have to compromise so you can get around both corners well, and that's hard to do. The first time I won there -- it was quite a bit of luck. The second time I won there it wasn't luck. We had a great truck last year, but it's just a hard track to get a hold of because it eats tires. It gets real slippery and you've got to be handling well to stay in the groove. I think it favors drivers that have been there a few times before and know what to expect. If you haven't -- it will certainly surprise you."
Tundra drivers hold six of the top-10 spots in the NCTS championship point standings. After 11 races, Skinner continues to sit atop the point standings for Bill Davis Racing. Tundra drivers trailing Skinner in the standings are Bodine (third), Ted Musgrave (sixth), Johnny Benson (seventh), Sprague (eighth), and rookie Aaron Fike (ninth). Tundras have earned nine poles and six wins in the first 11 races this season.