NCTS CAREER STATS

• Only three-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion – 1997, 1999, 2001
• Leading NCTS money winner exceeding $4.946 million in winnings-needs just $53,211 to top $5 million-first to do so in NCTS
• Only driver to start all 170 events as NCTS full-time competitor 1995-2001
• Holds series records for total top-five and top-ten finishes in NCTS
• Holds series records for most races with lead lap finishes (144-79.0%) and races running at the finish (167-91.3%)
• Second on all time NCTS win list (needs 2 wins to tie, 3 to be all-time series winner)
• Second on all time NCTS starts list - 183
• IWX Racing defending NCTS Championship team
• IWX Racing winner of two consecutive NCTS championships – 2002 and 2003

JACK SPRAGUE QUOTES:
ON GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY:  “I love Gateway. It is a driver’s track with the configuration being different at each end.  If you have a pretty neutral truck you can get it through both ends pretty decent even through they are so different.  You have to shift in one and two so grip is really important to keep the truck glued down.  If you have a truck that is very good in one and two, you will be ok in three and four.”

ON TEAM’S SUCCESS AT GATEWAY: “You have to have a team who understands how to give you the truck you need here and I have that with our No. 16 Chevy Trucks Silverado team.  They had great runs with both Bliss and Kvapil, which is a huge confidence thing for a driver.  We feel like we are ready to give it a heck of a run this weekend.”

ON MOMEMTUM FROM KENTUCKY FINISH: “Luck is part of success in racing. But the team’s preparation to put you in a position to capitalize on opportunities and make your own luck is the critical part of racing success.  We had all of those in Kentucky. Now we move on to Gateway with positive momentum and the monkey off our back and keep doing what we did last weekend.”

SPRAGUE NCTS CAREER TRIVIA TIDBITS

• Has won from the pole five times in NCTS competition (183 starts)
• Has started in top-three 69 times resulting in 39 top-three finishes (56.52%) (183 starts)
  19 wins; 13 seconds; 7 thirds
• Has started in top-five 96 times resulting in 63 top-five finishes (65.62%) (183 starts)
  20 wins; 20 seconds; 9 thirds; 6 fourths; 8 fifths
• Has started in top-ten 151 times resulting in 122 top-ten finishes (80.79%) (183 starts)
  23 wins; 28 seconds; 17 thirds; 11 fourths; 15 fifths; 6 sixths; 4 sevenths; 7 eighths; 6 ninths; 5 tenths
• Has only started out of the top-fifteen 15 times (182 starts)
• Has only finished out of the top-fifteen 31 times (182 starts)

#16 CHEVY TRUCKS SILVERADO

THE RACEDAY CREW:
Team Manager: Dave Fuge
Crew Chief: Chris Showalter
Jackman: Pat Bernall
Gasman: John Figler
Front tire changer: Scott Punch
Rear tire changer: Michael Byrd
Engineer: Shane Martin
Tire Specialist: Jason Guntorius
Pit Support/Catch tires: Terry Lynch
Front tire carrier: Jeffrey Reeves
Rear tire carrier: Billy Fredell
2nd gascan: Tom Gomez
Catchcan: Jason Pasch
Scorer: Sara Dykehouse
Statistician: Dawn Fuge
Spotter: Dave Fuge
Engine Maintenance: Bobby Jones

CREW NOTES: Randy Dean is still on injured reserve with a ligament injury to his middle finger on his left hand.  For the third week in a row, the team will have a substitute jackman to be named soon.