TEAM CHEVY SILVERADO INSIDE THE GARAGE AT KANSAS SPEEDWAY-DAYNE PIERANTONI,
GM RACING SILVERADO PROGRAM MANAGER, NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES:"Our Chevrolet teams are really looking forward to making the trip to Kansas
Speedway. Last year we saw a dominating performance by the two KHI entries
with Ron Hornaday emerging as the race winner. This year our Silverados
have shown a lot of muscle on the 1.5-mile to two-mile tracks and I am
expecting that to continue in Kansas.
"Our GM engineers have been working closely with our teams in order to
exploit the capabilities of GM's race engineering tools and facilities.
These efforts coupled with the experience and hard work of our key teams
have really been paying dividends in the performance of our Chevys on the
track."
"With respect to Kansas, given the high speeds and relatively flat corners
the aero and engine packages are critical. We have continued to refine our
package in the wind tunnel and our teams are well prepared and have a good
understanding of the specifics of their trucks. On the engine side, PME
continues to develop our Chevy engines and provides race winning power each
and every week. As always, our Chevy Silverados are coming Kansas to win."
SILVERADO ON THE TRACK - KANSAS SPEEDWAY:
Team Chevy Silverado drivers have won three (3) of the eight (8)
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Kansas Speedway
Ron Hornaday, Jr., No. 33 Copart Silverado, is the defending winner
and pole sitter at Kansas
Has two (2) top-five and two (2) top-10 finishes this year.
Matt Crafton, No. 88 Menard's Silverado, has three (3) top-10
finishes this year in four (4) races
Chad McCumbee, No. 07 Silverado will reunite with sponsor
TheGPSStore/Garmin at Kansas
Finished seventh (7th) last year
Ricky Carmichael, No. 4 Monster Energy / KHI All-Stars Silverado
will be back in action at Kansas
Team Chevy has three drivers in the top-10 point standings:
Hornaday - 3rd
Crafton - 5th
McCumbee - 8th
Chevrolet NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Statistics
After 14 seasons of competition in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
(1995-2008), Chevrolet Silverado holds the following records:
* Most race victories: 142 (of 342 possible 1995-2008 - 41.5%)
* Most manufacturers championships: Six of 14 (1995-98, 2002, 2005)
* Most drivers championships: Nine of 14 (1995-1999, 2001-03, 2007)
Chevrolet NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champions
* 1995 - Mike Skinner
* 1996 - Ron Hornaday, Jr.
* 1997 - Jack Sprague
* 1998 - Ron Hornaday, Jr.
* 1999 - Jack Sprague
* 2001 - Jack Sprague
* 2002 - Mike Bliss
* 2003 - Travis Kvapil
* 2007 - Ron Hornaday, Jr.
2008 Stats
Chevy Silverado drivers scored 10 wins in the 25-race schedule
Ron Hornaday, Jr.- Six (6) wins
Matt Crafton - One (1) win
Kevin Harvick - One (1) win
Ryan Newman - One (1) win
Donny Lia - One (1) win
The battle for the championship came down to the final event of the season
at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Hornaday finished second in the standings by a
mere seven (7) points.
