THERE FROM THE BEGINNING: Martinsville (Va.) Speedway is one of only five tracks still remaining on the NASCAR Truck Series schedule that was competed on during the inaugural 1995 season.  Sprague has had success at the paperclip shaped track. In 15 starts Sprague has amassed three poles, one win, six top-five and eight top-10 finishes.  

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY: Sprague returns to Martinsville (Va.) Speedway with something to prove.  Last fall, Sprague started the Kroger 200 from the pole.  Leading 26 of the 200 laps, Sprague battled rival Truck Series veteran Mike Skinner for the win narrowly missing a trip to victory lane by 0.729 seconds.  Sprague and the

No. 2 RVs.com team roll into Martinsville (Va.) Speedway hoping to recapture last season's magic and grab the victory.

STELLAR STATS: Sprague's record at Martinsville is a phenomenal one.  Sprague has led 12.1 percent of all Truck Series laps completed, second only to last year's winner Mike Skinner.  Sprague has the second highest drivers' rating and clocks in as the fastest driver under green flag conditions.  Sprague also has the highest average running position at the mid-point of all Martinsville events at 4.3. 

TOP OF THE CHARTS: Sprague and the No. 2 RVs.com Chevrolet team headed to Martinsville (Va.) Speedway two weeks ago for the final scheduled NASCAR Truck Series test session of 2008.  During the day's first test session Sprague topped the charts with a lap of 20.062.  Day two of testing brought much of the same result as Sprague lit-up the board during the morning session timing in quickest with a lap of 19.792.  Sprague hopes to top last year's finish and get his first win of 2008 this weekend at Martinsville.

HOMETOWN ADVANTAGE: Very few of the teams currently competing in NASCAR's three divisions are located very far out of the Mooresville/Concord, N.C. area.  Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) is based approximately 45 minutes southwest of the Martinsville area in Kernersville, N.C. KHI Co-owner DeLana Harvick hails from the Kernersville N.C. area.     

CHASSIS HISTORY: The No. 2 RVs.com team will be using chassis No. 021 this weekend at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.  This truck was the primary machine raced at California in February.  Sprague and the No. 2 RVs.com team tested this chassis two weeks ago and topped the charts during both days at the famous paperclip shaped .526-mile oval. 

STAPLE GOODS: On an average weekend the famous Martinsville hot dog is consumed by thousands of fans, crew members and drivers.  A poll of the No. 2 RVs.com team found that on an average Martinsville weekend the team eats approximately 100 hot dogs. "When you go to Martinsville you always have to have a hot dog," said spotter Andy Houston. "They may look gross but they are filling!"

MARTINSVILLE APPEARANCES: Sprague will be signing autographs at the Chevrolet Midway display on Saturday, March 27 at 11:10 a.m., EST.

Jack Sprague Quotes:

LAST FALL YOU NARROWLY MISSED A TRIP TO VICTORY LANE; TAKE US BACK TO THOSE LAST FEW LAPS? "It was one of those races that we didn't have many long green flag runs.  We would run one or two laps before another caution came out.  My truck took a few laps to come in, where Mike's truck was good on short spurts which is what it took to win last year.  I think it is one of those races that I probably should have won, but didn't."

THE TRUCK SERIES HAS BEEN COMING TO MARTINSVILLE (VA.) SPEEDWAY SINCE IT BEGAN; WHAT MAKES THIS TRACK SO EXCITING? "Martinsville is just one of those old school places.  It is good old hard-nosed short-track racing.  Martinsville is a place where you can beat, bang, route and gouge and it is acceptable. The competition is also so close that it makes it fun."

YOU HAVE BECOME VERY WELL KNOWN FOR YOUR SUCCESS AT SHORT TRACKS; WHAT'S YOUR SECRET? "I think it is simply because short-track racing is what I grew up on.  The ironic part is that when I first started truck racing I was really good on the oval tracks. It took me until August 1997 at the old Nashville half-mile to get my first short-track win."

Ernie Cope Quotes:

MARTINSVILLE IS THE FIRST SHORT TRACK THE TRUCK SERIES HAS VISITED THIS SEASON; WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS AT THIS TRACK? "I expect to perform like we should be doing every week.  I would like to see our team be competitive all day and run in the top five."

BRAKES ARE USUALLY A PROBLEM AT MARTINSVILLE; WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT TEAMS DO TO ALLEVIATE THAT ISSUE? "Typically teams run extra blowers in the truck, anything that we can do to cool down the brakes.  Brake overheating leads to brake malfunctioning.  We like to do all we can to baby the brakes, even if that means sacrificing something else that we might do at other tracks." 

HOW MANY FAMOUS MARTINSVILLE HOT DOGS HAVE YOU EATEN IN ONE RACE WEEKEND? "Last year we kept count and I think I was up to about 20 hot dogs over the race weekend.  I love those things!"