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05-13-2008
COMPTON: New Experience at Lowe's for Dodge Driver
● The Virginia native will be making his 16th start at Lowe's Motor Speedway
this weekend, but his first in trucks. He has five Sprint Cup Series and 10
Nationwide starts.
● The No. 4 Dodge will be sporting the Crown Dodge of Fayetteville paint scheme
this weekend. The Crown Dodge of Fayetteville dealership was the outstanding
sales performer selling more Dodge vehicles than all the surrounding dealerships
winning the prize to sponsor Compton's No. 4 Dodge Ram.
● Compton will pilot "Swinger" this weekend at LMS. This chassis is new to the
BHR stable and will be making its first start this weekend.
● In case you missed it last week check out Lori Hamilton on CNN.com. Visit
www.cnn.com/health for a recent
interview with Hamilton concerning the risks of Head and Neck Cancer.
Are all laps around LMS the same, we're getting ready to find out: "It was just
a couple of days ago that I realized I have never made a lap at Lowe's in a
truck. After a while you tend to forget where all you have raced at and what
type of vehicle you raced in. I don't think it will hurt us in any way because I
have tons of laps in a cup car and a nationwide car there. The key to winning
the race at Lowe's is going to be having strong horsepower behind you and an
aero-balanced truck. It sounds a lot easier than it will be and with a one day
show you have to unload on your game. I expect we will see a race very similar
to Kansas several weeks ago. We will run wide open around the entire race track
in both qualifying and in the race. Tires will most likely not be an issue which
will allow us the freedom to pass."
Building a Team, one rung at a time: "One luxury of the truck series is the time
off we get compared to the other two series. Last Friday was our last off week
for over a month so we took the guys out of the shop to a team building camp
near my house in Virginia. We had the time of our lives. The two pit crews
competed against each other and a trophy was given at the end of the day to the
team with the most points. We had to climb a rock wall, climb a timed vertical
obstacle course and then jump off the top of a telephone pole grabbing onto a
trapeze bar. I tell you for a guy who is afraid of heights that was an extremely
big deal. I have never been so nervous before in my life. We ended the day
playing paint ball and having competitions with the teams protecting their
drivers. I was really proud of the guys and how they encouraged each other
during each event. They would not let you give up even if you wanted to. We came
there as two teams, but we left as one."
Stacy Compton Career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stats
● Career NCTS Starts: 106
● NCTS Wins: 2
● NCTS Pole: 9
● NCTS Top five finishes: 26
● Top 10 finishes: 48
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