Jon Wood, driver of the No. 21 Bubba Burger Ford F-150 returns to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for this weekend's Built Ford Tough 225 presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers at Kentucky Speedway. Wood has four top-15 finishes at Kentucky in the truck series. In 2003, he won the pole position.

Jon Wood - No. 21 Bubba Burger Ford F-150: Welcome back to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. How does it feel to be in the truck here at Kentucky Speedway? "The Kentucky Speedway is a race track that I've always been excited about going to, whether it be in a truck or Busch car. Obviously this weekend's Built Ford Tough 225 is sponsored by the Cincinnati Ford Dealers, so that makes it a little more special for me as a Ford driver and the Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Team. And I'm not going to lie; this is a big paying race. That always comes into account as well. It's fun to know the truck that I'm going to driving is very capable of whatever I'm capable of doing. It has already established itself as one of the most sought after trucks in the Truck Series."

Have you set goals for the remainder of the season? "I haven't set any goals per se, but I do have very high expectations of myself because there is no weak link in the team right now. The pit crew is awesome. The truck has been great. We've had a few issues, it's been a little bit of a snake pit at sometimes, from a finishing standpoint, but that's been all luck. That's not of anybody's doing. I'm overly eager to get racing again and very happy to be back."

John Monsam - No. 21 Crew Chief: Thoughts on Kentucky? "We've had success here in the past and I don't see any reason why we can't pick-up where we left off. We've had good trucks this year and I'm happy to give Jon a truck that we can contend with. That's what it's all about, racing for the top-fives and the wins. We haven't had as many good finishes that we would have liked, but we've run well. At a place like Kentucky, you've got to put it all together. We really haven't been able to put it all together earlier in the year. We've had a lot of pieces on different days hopefully, we'll be able to put all the pieces together this weekend and fight for the win. We ran this truck in Texas, Stacy Compton finished in the top-10; Kelly Bires ran the truck in Atlanta and finished in the top-10; and at Kansas, we were running third and broke an engine after our last pit stop. That was really disappointing because we passed the truck running in second three times. So, we may not have been able to beat the 99 [Erik Darnell] for the win, but we would have been able to run with him at the front. It was very disappoint to have blown-up, we really wanted to race John Quinn [crew chief, No. 99] and those guys - we're old friends."

Is Kentucky a favorite track for the Wood Brothers/JTG Team? "As far as racing in Kentucky, we enjoy racing here because it is a newer track. The garages are nice; the facility is really nice. The people are very hospitable. The fans are great and they really enjoy racing.

Rick Crawford, driver of the No. 14 Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford F-150, makes his 260th career start this weekend at the Built Ford Tough 225 presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers at Kentucky Speedway. Crawford sits fifth in the championship points.

You finished here second last year, in the past this has been a fairly decent race track for Circle Bar Racing, what are we looking for this year? Are you going to pick up that one spot you were looking for last year? "Yes, it sounds easy, all I have to do is pass one truck. But it's not. We have 35 other competitors here at the Kentucky Speedway for the Built Ford Tough 225 presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers. You never know, last year we qualified 21st and marched straight to the front and stayed in the top-five all night long. We ended up running second. Qualifying is not necessarily a premium, but the race track lends to multi-grooves. So, whoever gets their truck working the best at the end is going to have the better run. You have to put yourself in the right position for track position. But as far as having a strong team, the Circle Bar Racing team with Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International has brought a race truck to each and every race that is capable of winning. I feel pretty good about my chances tomorrow night."

After six races into the season, people thought that Toyota would have their way with everybody and no one would have a shot to beat them week in and week out. We have now seen a very competitive race up front, particularly with the Fords. What is it about the Ford program; in particular, the second quarter of the season that really has seems to hit a stride. "I can tell you exactly what the Ford Motor Company program has done. Ford Motor Company is a dedicated company that drives on auto racing. When they decided to in bring factory support to their teams; they want their teams running up front. The teams have to take responsibility and are serious about it. And you know the teams they are helping are serious about racing, it's just the history of Ford Motor Company. If we compete, we want to win. Winning is everything. We're not rolling over by any means. We are not giving up. We are not waving the white flag. We're going for the checkered flag. We're going to win on Saturday and Sunday to be able to sell Ford trucks on Monday morning."

A lot of questions have been raised by the fans, is in reference to some of the penalties here in the Truck Series. People are wondering the difference in the penalty between Ted Musgrave's infraction in Milwaukee versus Kurt Busch's penalty in Dover. You've been around the Truck Series as long as anybody, what is your take on some of the penalties that we have seen, not only in the Truck Series but NASCAR overall? Are they a little too harsh or are they about where you think they should be? "Well, NASCAR has been around for many years and they're out to get your attention. And if they feel like they've let slack in that rope, for so long they seem to favor their drivers. Their drivers are putting on a show for the fans. But if the driver gets out of hand, NASCAR has a way to get them back in touch. I feel like the team or the drivers put themselves in that situation so he must face the consequences of NASCAR. Sometimes you need to take the slack way out. But I understand as a driver, as a competitor, we're probably not the most high thought athletes out there when it comes to a pressure situation, as far as anger is concerned. It seems to show because a driver's got his life on the line, he's got a team to look out for, and a sponsor to look out for and things like that. So things are going to happen. You're going to say things and things are going to happen inside the race car, but the smarter mind will prevail and NASCAR won't have to touch them."

Like you said earlier, all you have to do is pick up one spot. Is that easier said that done or do you have a solid shot to win here this weekend. "I came here with the confidence and the attitude to win this race because last year, we were so close and we saw another manufacturer in victory lane. It was the Built Ford Tough 225 and our team is extremely Built Ford Tough, but the following week we won at ORP and that was the Power Stroke Diesel by International Race so we were able to come back there. Two weeks worth of racing last year was pretty good. We take one race at a time and we came to Kentucky to win here."