Michigan International Speedway - Truck Series 200
Craftsman Truck Series - Practice 1
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, June 15, 2007 @ 11:25 AM Eastern
| Pos |
# |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Speed |
| 1 |
5 |
Mike Skinner |
Toyota Tundra Toyota |
39.782 |
180.986 |
| 2 |
6 |
Travis Kvapil |
K & N Engineering Ford |
39.945 |
180.248 |
| 3 |
33 |
Ron Hornaday Jr. |
Camping World Chevy |
40.388 |
178.271 |
| 4 |
60 |
Jack Sprague |
Con-way Freight Toyota |
40.429 |
178.090 |
| 5 |
21 |
Mark Martin |
Ford |
40.481 |
177.861 |
| 6 |
*51 |
Kyle Busch |
Flanders Beef Patties Chevy |
40.517 |
177.703 |
| 7 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
PowerStroke Diesel by Int'l Ford |
40.560 |
177.515 |
| 8 |
9 |
Ted Musgrave |
Team ASE Toyota |
40.601 |
177.336 |
| 9 |
*2 |
Kevin Harvick |
Camping World Chevy |
40.624 |
177.235 |
| 10 |
30 |
Todd Bodine |
Lumber Liquidators Toyota |
40.646 |
177.139 |
| 11 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards Chevy |
40.652 |
177.113 |
| 12 |
13 |
Willie Allen # |
ThorSport Chevy |
40.655 |
177.100 |
| 13 |
99 |
Erik Darnell |
Northern Tool + Equipment Ford |
40.674 |
177.017 |
| 14 |
15 |
Bill Lester |
Christian Debt Consolidation Chevy |
40.676 |
177.009 |
| 15 |
10 |
David Starr |
Int'l/MAXXForce Diesel Ford |
40.869 |
176.173 |
| 16 |
23 |
Johnny Benson |
Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota |
40.893 |
176.069 |
| 17 |
77 |
Brendan Gaughan |
South Point Hotel Chevy |
40.896 |
176.056 |
| 18 |
00 |
AJ Allmendinger |
Red Bull Toyota |
40.897 |
176.052 |
| 19 |
18 |
Ken Schrader |
Fastenal Dodge |
40.947 |
175.837 |
| 20 |
59 |
Terry Cook |
Harris Trucking Toyota |
41.034 |
175.464 |
| 21 |
09 |
Stacy Compton |
Zaxby's Ford |
41.045 |
175.417 |
| 22 |
47 |
Kraig Kinser |
Ginn Resorts Chevy |
41.083 |
175.255 |
| 23 |
75 |
Dennis Setzer |
Spears Mfg. Co. Chevy |
41.194 |
174.783 |
| 24 |
36 |
Ryan Mathews |
Toyota |
41.200 |
174.757 |
| 25 |
50 |
T.J. Bell |
Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford |
41.339 |
174.170 |
| 26 |
1 |
Aaron Fike # |
RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota |
41.376 |
174.014 |
| 27 |
4 |
Bobby Labonte |
Open Joist Dodge |
41.491 |
173.532 |
| 28 |
08 |
Chad McCumbee |
TheGPSStore/Garmin Chevy |
41.494 |
173.519 |
| 29 |
07 |
Tim Sauter # |
Lester Buildings/ASI Chevy |
41.519 |
173.415 |
| 30 |
40 |
Clay Rogers |
Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy |
41.591 |
173.114 |
| 31 |
16 |
Boston Reid |
Xpress Motorsports Ford |
41.907 |
171.809 |
| 32 |
8 |
Blake Bjorklund # |
HAAS CNC Machine Tools Chevy |
42.133 |
170.887 |
| 33 |
*46 |
Travis Kittleson |
Bob Steele Chevolet Chevy |
42.186 |
170.673 |
| 34 |
*71 |
Bryan Silas |
Notrax/PBG Chevy |
42.210 |
170.576 |
| 35 |
*91 |
J.C. Stout |
Sterling Truck Corp. Chevy |
42.217 |
170.547 |
| 36 |
*7 |
Jason White # |
Hooters Energy Drink Chevy |
42.892 |
167.863 |
| 37 |
*86 |
Kevin Lepage |
888-KARPORT.com Chevy |
43.144 |
166.883 |
| *Required to qualify on time |
Michigan International Speedway -- Truck Series 200
Craftsman Truck Series Entry List
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, June 15, 2007 @ 08:49 AM Eastern
| Entry |
Trk# |
Driver |
Team |
Owner |
| 1 |
00 |
AJ Allmendinger |
Red Bull Toyota |
Darrell Waltrip |
| 2 |
1 |
Aaron Fike # |
RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota |
Tom DeLoach |
| 3 |
*2 |
Kevin Harvick |
Camping World Chevy |
Delana Harvick |
| 4 |
4 |
Bobby Labonte |
Open Joist Dodge |
Lois Vance |
| 5 |
5 |
Mike Skinner |
Toyota Tundra Toyota |
Bill Davis |
| 6 |
6 |
Travis Kvapil |
K&N Engineering Ford |
Jack Roush |
| 7 |
07 |
Tim Sauter # |
Lester Buildings/ASI Chevy |
Gene Christensen |
| 8 |
*7 |
Jason White # |
Hooters Energy Drink Chevy |
J.L. Pennington |
| 9 |
08 |
Chad McCumbee |
TheGPSStore/Garmin Chevy |
Bobby Dotter |
| 10 |
8 |
Blake Bjorklund # |
HAAS CNC Machine Tools Chevy |
David Malcolmson |
| 11 |
09 |
Stacy Compton |
Zaxby's Ford |
Tad Geschickter |
| 12 |
9 |
Ted Musgrave |
Team ASE Toyota |
Bob Germain |
| 13 |
10 |
David Starr |
Int'l/MAXXForce Diesel Ford |
Greg Pollex |
| 14 |
13 |
Willie Allen # |
ThorSport Chevy |
Duke Thorson |
| 15 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
PowerStroke Diesel by Int'l Ford |
Tom Mitchell |
| 16 |
15 |
Bill Lester |
Christian Debt Consolidation Chevy |
Billy Ballew |
| 17 |
16 |
Boston Reid |
Xpress Motorsports Ford |
David Fuge |
| 18 |
18 |
Ken Schrader |
Fastenal Dodge |
Lois Vance |
| 19 |
21 |
Mark Martin |
Ford |
Eddie Wood |
| 20 |
23 |
Johnny Benson |
Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota |
Gail Davis |
| 21 |
30 |
Todd Bodine |
Lumber Liquidators Toyota |
Steven Germain |
| 22 |
33 |
Ron Hornaday Jr. |
Camping World Chevy |
Delana Harvick |
| 23 |
36 |
Ryan Mathews |
Toyota |
Bill Davis |
| 24 |
40 |
Clay Rogers |
Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy |
Curtis Key |
| 25 |
*46 |
Travis Kittleson |
Bob Steele Chevolet Chevy |
David Dollar |
| 26 |
47 |
Kraig Kinser |
Ginn Resorts Chevy |
David Dollar |
| 27 |
50 |
T.J. Bell |
Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford |
Jack Roush |
| 28 |
*51 |
Kyle Busch |
Flanders Beef Patties Chevy |
Billy Ballew |
| 29 |
59 |
Terry Cook |
Harris Trucking Toyota |
James Harris |
| 30 |
60 |
Jack Sprague |
Con-way Freight Toyota |
Jeff Wyler |
| 31 |
*71 |
Bryan Silas |
Notrax/PBG Chevy |
Andy Hillenburg |
| 32 |
75 |
Dennis Setzer |
Spears Mfg. Co. Chevy |
Wayne Spears |
| 33 |
77 |
Brendan Gaughan |
South Point Hotel Chevy |
Michael Gaughan |
| 34 |
*86 |
Dana White |
888-KARPORT.com Chevy |
Phil Bonifield |
| 35 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards Chevy |
Rhonda Thorson |
| 36 |
*91 |
J.C. Stout |
Sterling Truck Corp. Chevy |
Donald Stout |
| 37 |
99 |
Erik Darnell |
Northern Tool + Equipment Ford |
Jack Roush |
| *Required to qualify on time |
News & Notes - Michigan Int'l Speedway
Benson looks to repeat in front of home crowd: Last year at Michigan Int'l Speedway, Johnny Benson (#23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota) was able to deliver his first series win for his hometown fans. The win helped jump-start his season and propelled him to a second-place finish in the standings. Benson is currently eighth in the standings and could use a similar bump this weekend. After last year's win at Michigan, Benson went on to capture four more victories. Benson is hoping to earn his first of this year at home.
Wayne and Connie Spears reach 300 races: Wayne and Connie Spears, owners of Spears Motorsports, will become the first owners to reach 300 races this weekend. The Spears are the only owners to field a team in each of the series' 13 seasons, including the inaugural race at Phoenix Int'l Raceway in 1995. The Spears gave Kevin Harvick (#2 Camping World Chevy) his first permanent ride in a NASCAR national series in 1997, when he ran 13 of the season's 26 events. The following year, Harvick competed full-time for Spears Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series and the Grand National Division, West Series. He won the West Series championship that year, clinching the title in the final race of the year at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was during Harvick's title run that the Spears missed two Craftsman Truck Series races to attend the West Series races. Spears Motorsports has four wins, three by David Starr (#10 Int'l MAXX Force Diesel Ford) between 2002 and 2004. Current driver Dennis Setzer (#75 Spears Manufacturing Chevy) won the Ohio 250 last month at Mansfield Motorsports Park.
Terry Cook (#59 Harris Trucking Toyota) will hit a major milestone this weekend when he becomes the third driver in series history to compete in 250 races. Cook has competed in 231 consecutive races, a series record. He has started every race since the beginning of 1998.
Etc: Poles, Politics and Pulling Double-Duty
Skinner's Pole streak ends…Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) saw his streak of consecutive Budweiser Poles end at six last Friday, two short of the series record he set in 1995. Skinner was knocked off the pole by Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota) by 0.081 of-a-second. Skinner is the most proficient qualifier in series history. He has 38 career poles in 138 starts, leading 2nd place Jack Sprague by eight poles. Skinner set the series record with eight consecutive poles in 1995, the series' inaugural season. He went on to win four of those races. Skinner won two of the six races he started on the pole this season. He has won seven races from the pole in his career, one short of Sprague's series record.
Team owner hits political road…Gene Christensen, owner of Green Light Racing, announced his candidacy to run for U.S. Congress on Friday. The Colin County resident is seeking to represent Texas' 4th Congressional District. Green Light Racing fields two trucks in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series - the #07 Lester Buildings Chevy driven by Tim Sauter and the #08 GPSStore.com Chevy driven by Chad McCumbee. In addition to his duties as owner and president of Green Light Racing, Christensen is a businessman and philanthropist. He is the Executive Director of People Against Drugs and the Affordable Public Housing Agency.
Nextel Cup Stars go Truckin' … At least six Nextel Cup Series stars will trade in their cars for trucks this weekend to compete in the Michigan 200. AJ Allmendinger (#00 Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota), Kevin Harvick, Bobby Labonte (#4 Open Joist Dodge), Ken Schrader (#18 Fastenal Dodge), Mark Martin (#21 Ford), and Kyle Busch (#51 Chevy) are all expected to compete in Saturday's race. Martin and Labonte finished two-three to Johnny Benson at Michigan last year.
Toyota leads Manufacturers' Standings:
Todd Bodine became the first Toyota driver to go to Victory Lane since Mike Skinner won at Martinsville in March. With the win, Toyota was able to stretch its lead in the Manufacturers' Standings to 12 points over Chevy. Chevy had closed the gap to seven points after reeling off three straight victories - two by Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 Camping World Chevy). Hornaday Jr. was the top finishing Chevy on Friday, but the manufacturer lost points after finishing behind a Toyota and a Ford. Rick Crawford finished third in Friday's race, the highest finish for a Ford. Ken Schrader finished eighth, the highest for a Dodge.
Manufacturers' Championship
Toyota, 67
Chevy, 55
Ford, 48
Dodge, 28
In the loop:
Skinner and Bodine stay near top of Loop Data; the hits just keep on coming for Mike Skinner. Skinner's pre-race numbers for last Friday's race at Texas Motor Speedway were near or at the top of most of the Loop Data statistics. He finished second. Now, Skinner returns to a track where he has had similar success - Michigan Int'l Speedway. In two races at the track, Skinner has an average Driver Rating of 114.1 (third-best), an Average Running Position of 8.026 (third-best) and the third-fastest Green Flag Speed at Michigan over the past two years. He also has 182 Laps in the Top 15, which