KVAPIL: Comfortable With New Truck at Charlotte
05-12-2008 8:36 pm

Travis Kvapil on racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway:
"To win at Lowe's you've got to have a good handling package and good downforce in the corners, and with the new engine package these trucks have you really have to get down the straightaway good.

Fortunately we have great Roush/Yates horsepower. It takes the whole package to win at Lowe's and you can't make any mistakes. All these truck races are relatively short so you only get one, or two chances to make adjustments. Starting up front will be important, but more than anything the handling and the horsepower will make the difference.

"We're taking a new truck that we shook down at Darlington a few weeks ago. We worked the bugs out of it and got comfortable with it, and it had really good speed so we're excited about taking it to the track. It had really good wind tunnel numbers and all the data we have on this truck shows it's going to be strong. I feel like we can go to Charlotte and win."

Crew chief Chad Norris on racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway:
"We're excited to have Travis back in the truck, and we're taking a new truck to Lowe's that he was able to test at Darlington a few weeks ago. It was fast at the test, and all the numbers we have from the wind tunnel back up what we saw at the test. We weren't happy with the truck we had in Atlanta, so we decided Lowe's would be the perfect place to debut a new truck with a lot of speed. With a little luck on our side, I think we'll have a great run."

Travis Kvapil Fast Facts:
● In three starts at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the Craftsman Truck Series, Kvapil has one top-five and two top-10 finishes. He has completed 100 percent of his laps there (406 of 406), and has an average starting position of 10.7 and average finish of 8.3.

● In three starts in the Zaxby's Ford F-150 this season, Kvapil has earned two top-10 finishes.

● Lowe's is the fourth of 11 races Kvapil is scheduled to run in the No. 09 Zaxby's Ford F-150.