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THE RACE: O'Reilly 200 - BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Truck Series Race #16 of 25 for the 2007 season

Race: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at Bristol Motor Speedway

Length: 200 Laps, 106.6 Miles

Track Layout: .533-mile oval

Race Purse: $501,074

2006 Winner: Mark Martin

2006 Pole: Mark Martin

TV: SPEED - 7:30pm/et

Radio: MRN

Announcers: Rick Allen, Phil Parsons

Pit Reporters: Ray Dunlap, Adam Alexander

Pre-race Host: Krista Voda

Practice Dates/Times

Practice:
Tuesday, August 21, 2007, 1:00 - 5:00pm
Wednesday, August 22, 2007, 10:00 - 11:00am and 12 noon - 1:00pm

Qualifying Date/Time

Qualifying:
Wednesday, August 22, 2007, 4:00pm

Goodyear Tire Notes

Entry, Practice, Qualifying and Race Information

Benson wins at Bristol! Pit strategy and smart driving were the key ingredients for #23-Johnny Benson's win in the O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Crew chief Trip Bruce made the decision to make their lone pit stop later in the race, taking on four tires; restarting in 17th position. With less than 30 laps to go, the second place truck of #51-Kyle Busch got loose causing both he and then race leader, #6-Travis Kvapil to spin. Benson cleared the spin, and went on to take the lead and capture the win. Benson also received the $8,000 bonus from Craftsman in celebration of their 50th Anniversary. Following the spin, Kvapil worked his way back to finish in the 11th position Rounding out the top ten were #77-Brendan Gaughan in second, #21-Mark Martin third, #5-Mike Skinner fourth, #14-Rick Crawford fifth, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. sixth, #4-Mike Bliss seventh, #60-Jack Sprague eighth, #2-Cale Gale ninth, #50-Danny O'Quinn tenth. There were 4 lead changes among 3 drivers and 10 caution flags for 56 laps. The new surface at Bristol provided great side-by-side racing throughout the entire race.(8-22-2007)

Race Awards:
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Johnny Benson, #23
Mobil1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Johnny Benson, #23
Checkers/Rally's Double Drive Through: Matt Crafton, #88 (38.759 seconds)
Budweiser Pole Award: Travis Kvapil, #6 (121.136 mph)
Wix Filters Lap Leader Award: Johnny Benson, #23 (84 Laps)
Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award: Willie Allen, #13
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award : Willie Allen, #13 (10 Places)(NASCAR Media)(8-22-2007)

Bristol Motor Speedway - Bristol, TN - .53 Mile Paved
Craftsman Truck Series
Unofficial Race Results for the O'Reilly 200 - Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Finish	Start	Trk #	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	Bonus	Award	Status
1	8	23	Johnny Benson	Exide Batteries Toyota	200	190	5	$60,300	Running
2	2	77	Brendan Gaughan	South Point Hotel Chevy	200	175	5	$28,175	Running
3	10	21	Mark Martin	Mark Martin Ford Ford	200	165		$20,725	Running
4	5	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	200	160		$14,750	Running
5	11	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Intl. Ford	200	155		$13,250	Running
6	14	33	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	Camping World Chevy	200	150		$11,300	Running
7	16	4	Mike Bliss	Open Joist Dodge	200	146		$8,900	Running
8	7	60	Jack Sprague	Con-way Freight Toyota	200	142		$11,100	Running
9	15	2	Cale Gale	Camping World Chevy	200	138		$8,800	Running
10	13	50	Danny O'Quinn	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	200	134		$4,450	Running
11	1	6	Travis Kvapil	K & N Filters Ford	200	140	10	$12,750	Running
12	20	88	Matt Crafton	Menards / Turtle Wax Ice Chevy	200	127		$12,900	Running
13	6	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	200	124		$10,750	Running
14	3	47	Regan Smith	Ginn Resorts Chevy	200	121		$8,450	Running
15	9	51	Kyle Busch	Flanders Beef Patties Chevy	200	118		$9,250	Running
16	29	1	David Green	RFMS / RedHorseRacing.net Toyota	200	115		$10,550	Running
17	27	10	David Starr	MaxxForce Intl. Diesel Power Ford	200	112		$10,500	Running
18	17	18	Ken Schrader	Fastenal Dodge	200	109		$10,450	Running
19	22	13	Willie Allen #	Pork / ThorSport Racing Chevy	200	106		$13,200	Running
20	21	49	Bradley Riethmeyer	BlackwaterUSA.com Dodge	200	103		$8,100	Running
21	34	00	A.J. Allmendinger	Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota	200	100		$10,750	Running
22	23	40	Brandon Miller	Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy	200	97		$10,275	Running
23	33	09	Joey Clanton #	Zaxby's Ford	200	94		$10,250	Running
24	12	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	199	91		$11,225	Running
25	28	08	Shane Sieg	People Against Drugs Chevy	196	88		$8,925	Running
26	18	75	Dennis Setzer	Spears Mfg. Co. Chevy	180	85		$8,875	Running
27	30	9	Ted Musgrave	Germain Toyota / Team ASE Toyota	158	82		$7,850	Accident
28	26	07	Tim Sauter #	Lester Buildings Chevy	143	79		$7,825	Running
29	25	16	Derrike Cope	Xpress Motorsports Ford	134	76		$7,775	Accident
30	36	71	Bryan Silas	Shell Rotella T Chevy	131	73		$7,750	Running
31	4	22	Ryan Mathews	Chimney Rock Cattle Co. Toyota	127	70		$7,315	Running
32	19	59	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking Toyota	120	67		$7,250	Running
33	35	15	Nate Monteith	Graceway Pharmaceuticals Chevy	118	64		$7,225	Handling
34	24	7	Jason White #	Hooters Energy Drink Dodge	88	61		$7,200	Clutch
35	31	8	Chad McCumbee	thegpsstore.com / Garmin Chevy	35	58		$7,175	Accident
36	32	46	Timothy Peters	Tahoe Smokeless Chevy	33	55		$7,141	Accident

Race Comments:	Before an estimated crowd of 50,000, Johnny Benson won the O'Reilly 200, his seventh career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory.Before the green flag the the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #00 A.J. Allmendinger (impound); #49 Bradley Riethmeyer (missing drivers meeting).
Failed to Qualify:	(1) 54 Brian Sockwell #.
Time of Race:	01 Hrs, 29 Mins
Average Speed:	71.331 MPH
Margin of Victory:	.790 Seconds
Caution Flags:	10 for 56 laps: Laps: 3-5 (#45 spun turn 4); 35-45 (#22 accident frontstretch); 71-74 (Debris); 104-108 (Oil on track); 116-120 (Debris frontstretch); 125-128 (#16, #40 accident turn 4); 160-166 (Debris); 172-178 (#16 accident turn 4); 181-184 (#6, #51 accident turn 4); 190-195 (#30 spin turn 2).
Lead Changes:	4 among 3 drivers: T. Kvapil 1-16; B. Gaughan 17-41; J. Benson 42-104; T. Kvapil 105-179; J. Benson 180-200.

Skinner's consistency hard to beat in points race: #5-Mike Skinner's fourth place finish brings his total in the driver point standings to 2,661; 92 points ahead of second place, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. Rounding out the top ten are #6-Travis Kvapil, #30-Todd Bodine, #14-Rick Crawford, #23-Johnny Benson, #60-Jack Sprague, #9-Ted Musgrave, #88-Matt Crafton, #99-Erik Darnell.(8-22-2007)

Bristol Motor Speedway - O'Reilly 200
Points Report
UNOFFICAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Wednesday, 8/22/2007 @ 10:36 PM Eastern UNOFFICAL

Pos	Driver	BPts	Pts	Ldr
1	Mike Skinner	100	2681	0
2	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	55	2589	-92
3	Travis Kvapil	60	2425	-256
4	Todd Bodine	30	2346	-335
5	Rick Crawford	20	2196	-485
6	Johnny Benson	25	2159	-522
7	Jack Sprague	10	2027	-654
8	Ted Musgrave	20	1957	-724
9	Matt Crafton	5	1949	-732
10	Erik Darnell	15	1875	-806
11	David Starr	0	1863	-818
12	Brendan Gaughan	15	1794	-887
13	Dennis Setzer	5	1781	-900
14	Terry Cook	5	1700	-981
15	Ken Schrader	0	1689	-992
16	Tim Sauter #	10	1583	-1098
17	Bill Lester	5	1550	-1131
18	Willie Allen #	5	1524	-1157
19	Aaron Fike	5	1487	-1194
20	Chad McCumbee	20	1436	-1245
21	Blake Bjorklund	5	1355	-1326
22	Mike Bliss	0	1330	-1351
23	Stacy Compton	0	1321	-1360
24	Kraig Kinser	0	1186	-1495
25	Ryan Mathews	0	1146	-1535
26	Joey Clanton #	0	1117	-1564
27	Jason White #	0	957	-1724
28	A.J. Allmendinger	10	855	-1826
29	T J Bell, Jr	0	808	-1873
30	Mark Martin	15	648	-2033
31	Tyler Walker	0	585	-2096
32	Kelly Bires	0	572	-2109
33	Kyle Busch	15	560	-2121
34	Kevin Harvick	0	523	-2158
35	Josh Wise	0	518	-2163
36	David Green	0	509	-2172
37	Clay Rogers	0	455	-2226
38	Chase Miller	0	452	-2229
39	Cale Gale	0	417	-2264
40	Brandon Miller	0	385	-2296
41	Jon Wood	0	375	-2306
42	Peter Shepherd	0	352	-2329
43	Brad Keselowski	5	329	-2352
44	Kevin Hamlin	0	322	-2359
45	Scott Lynch	0	319	-2362
46	J C Stout	0	316	-2365
47	Bryan Silas	0	304	-2377
48	Kenny Hendrick	0	286	-2395
49	Shane Huffman	0	279	-2402
50	Bradley Riethmeyer	0	267	-2414
51	Regan Smith	0	263	-2418
52	Jack Smith	0	252	-2429
53	Carl Edwards	0	251	-2430
54	Danny O'Quinn	0	246	-2435
55	Kelly Sutton	0	231	-2450
56	Clint Bowyer	5	221	-2460
57	Christoher Fontaine	0	215	-2466
58	Derrike Cope	0	210	-2471
59	Aric Almirola	0	206	-2475
60	Morgan Shepherd	0	201	-2480
61	Timothy Peters	0	193	-2488
62	Joe Ruttman	0	170	-2511
63	Wayne Edwards	0	146	-2535
64	Frank Kreyer	0	140	-2541
65	Travis Kittleson	0	134	-2547
66	Ken Butler	0	119	-2562
67	Benny Gordon	0	118	-2563
68	Brandon Knupp	0	109	-2572
69	Bobby Labonte	0	109	-2572
70	Eric Norris	0	103	-2578
71	Scott Lagasse	0	100	-2581
72	Shane Sieg	0	88	-2593
73	Jimmy Simpson	0	85	-2596
74	Keven Wood	0	82	-2599
75	Justin Labonte	0	82	-2599
76	Daniel Pope	0	76	-2605
77	Tim Cowen	0	73	-2608
78	Chris Wimmer	0	73	-2608
79	Brad Mueller	0	73	-2608
80	Dana White	0	67	-2614
81	Larry Foyt	0	67	-2614
82	Casey Kingsland	0	67	-2614
83	Paul Menard	0	64	-2617
84	Brett Thompson	0	64	-2617
85	Nate Monteith	0	64	-2617
86	Boston Reid	0	58	-2623
87	Tim Schendel	0	58	-2623
88	Mike Wallace	0	55	-2626
89	Justin Hobgood	0	55	-2626
90	Kevin Lepage	0	55	-2626
91	Pierre Bourque	0	55	-2626
92	Johnny Chapman	0	0	-2681
93	Blake Mallory	0	0	-2681
94	Bobby Dotter	0	0	-2681
95	Randy MacDonald	0	0	-2681

Bristol Motor Speedway O'Reilly 200
Owner Points Following Race # 16
UNOFFICIAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Wednesday, 8/22/2007 @ 10:07 PM Eastern UNOFFICIAL

Pos	Owner	Trk#	Pts	Ldr
1	Bill Davis	5	2,681	--
2	Delana Harvick	33	2,589	-92
3	Jack Roush	6	2,425	-256
4	Steve Germain	30	2,346	-335
5	Tom Mitchell	14	2,196	-485
6	Gail Davis	23	2,159	-522
7	Bob Germain	9	2,077	-604
8	Jeffrey Wyler	60	2,027	-654
9	Tom Deloach	1	1,996	-685
10	Rhonda Thorson	88	1,949	-732
11	Tad Geschickter	09	1,886	-795
12	Jack Roush	99	1,875	-806
13	Gregory Pollex	10	1,863	-818
14	Michael Gaughan	77	1,794	-887
15	Wayne Spears	75	1,781	-900
16	Lois Vance	18	1,777	-904
17	Lois Vance	4	1,771	-910
18	Eddie Wood	21	1,735	-946
19	Bill Davis	22	1,731	-950
20	James Harris, Jr	59	1,700	-981
21	Jack Roush	50	1,657	-1,024
22	Billy Ballew	15	1,614	-1,067
23	Gene Christensen	07	1,583	-1,098
24	Darrell Waltrip	00	1,574	-1,107
25	Bobby Dotter	08	1,569	-1,112
26	David Dollar	47	1,543	-1,138
27	Duke Thorson	13	1,524	-1,157
28	Curtis Key	40	1,520	-1,161
29	David Fuge	16	1,476	-1,205
30	Dave Malcolmson	8	1,413	-1,268
31	J L Pennington	7	1,291	-1,390
32	Delana Harvick	2	1,237	-1,444
33	Billy Ballew	51	1,019	-1,662
34	Michael Mittler	63	565	-2,116
35	Andy Hillenburg	71	490	-2,191
36	David Dollar	46	382	-2,299
37	Curtis Key	44	332	-2,349
38	Donald Stout	91	316	-2,365
39	Tracy Trotter	49	252	-2,429
40	Jim Rosenblum	28	210	-2,471
41	Phil Bonifield	86	186	-2,495
42	Shelly Brevak	31	131	-2,550
43	Scott Upshaw	95	119	-2,562
44	James Blankenbaker	53	119	-2,562
45	Bob Cowen	42	113	-2,568
46	David Ervin	64	85	-2,596
47	Jerry Reary	54	80	-2,601
48	Gene Christensen	06	76	-2,605
49	Jeff Milburn	76	73	-2,608
50	James Lynch	29	64	-2,617
51	Richard Thompson	61	64	-2,617
52	Rick Germain	03	55	-2,626
53	Rick Jones	87	43	-2,638

Kvapil pole winner at Bristol: #6-Travis Kvapil will start from the pole for the O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway after posting a speed of 121.36 mph. This is Kvapil's second pole in 2007. Rounding out the top ten were #77-Brendan Gaughan second, #47-Regan Smith third, #22-Ryan Matthews fourth, #5-Mike Skinner fifth, #99-Erik Darnell sixth, #60-Jack Sprague seventh, #23-Johnny Benson eighth, #51-Kyle Busch ninth, with #21-Mark Martin in tenth; first Dodge [16th] #4-Mike Bliss; first rookie [22nd] #13-Willie Allen. DNQ-#54-Brian Sockwell.(8-22-2007)

Bristol Motor Speedway - O'Reilly 200
Starting Line
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Wed, August 22, 2007 @ 04:49 PM Eastern

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	6	Travis Kvapil	K & N Filters Ford	15.840	121.136
2	77	Brendan Gaughan	South Point Hotel Chevy	15.859	120.991
3	47	Regan Smith	Ginn Resorts Chevy	15.860	120.984
4	22	Ryan Mathews	Chimney Rock Cattle Co. Toyota	15.870	120.907
5	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	15.874	120.877
6	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	15.901	120.672
7	60	Jack Sprague	Con-way Freight Toyota	15.915	120.566
8	23	Johnny Benson	Exide Batteries Toyota	15.938	120.392
9	51	Kyle Busch	Flanders Beef Patties Chevy	15.959	120.233
10	21	Mark Martin	Mark Martin Ford Ford	15.969	120.158
11	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Intl. Ford	15.984	120.045
12	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	15.991	119.992
13	50	Danny O'Quinn	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	16.002	119.910
14	33	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	Camping World Chevy	16.011	119.843
15	2	Cale Gale	Camping World Chevy	16.013	119.828
16	4	Mike Bliss	Open Joist Dodge	16.018	119.790
17	18	Ken Schrader	Fastenal Dodge	16.056	119.507
18	75	Dennis Setzer	Spears Mfg. Co. Chevy	16.080	119.328
19	59	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking Toyota	16.111	119.099
20	88	Matt Crafton	Menards / Turtle Wax Ice Chevy	16.161	118.730
21	49	Bradley Riethmeyer	BlackwaterUSA.com Dodge	16.171	118.657
22	13	Willie Allen #	Pork / ThorSport Racing Chevy	16.182	118.576
23	40	Brandon Miller	Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy	16.184	118.562
24	7	Jason White #	Hooters Energy Drink Chevy	16.186	118.547
25	16	Derrike Cope	Xpress Motorsports Ford	16.188	118.532
26	07	Tim Sauter #	Lester Buildings Chevy	16.222	118.284
27	10	David Starr	MaxxForce Intl. Diesel Power Ford	16.225	118.262
28	08	Shane Sieg	People Against Drugs Chevy	16.239	118.160
29	1	David Green	RFMS / RedHorseRacing.net Toyota	16.246	118.109
30	9	Ted Musgrave	Germain Toyota / Team ASE Toyota	16.255	118.044
31	8	Chad McCumbee	thegpsstore.com / Garmin Chevy	16.288	117.805
32	46	Timothy Peters	Tahoe Smokeless Chevy	16.344	117.401
33	09	Joey Clanton #	Zaxby's Ford	16.509	116.228
34	00	A.J. Allmendinger	Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota	Owner Points
35	15	Nate Monteith	Graceway Pharmaceuticals Chevy	Owner Points
36	71	Bryan Silas	Shell Rotella T Chevy	16.353	117.336
DNQ - # 54 Brian Sockwell #

Sprague fastest in final practice: #60-Jack Sprague was the fastest during the final practice session at Bristol with a speed of 120.732 followed by #5-Mike Skinner second, #6-Travis Kvapil third, #23-Johnny Benson fourth, #10-David Starr fifth. Rounding out the top ten were #47-Regan Smith, #2-Cale Gale, #77-Brendan Gaughan, #50-Danny O'Quinn, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr; first Dodge [13th] #18-Ken Schrader. All 37 trucks were on track for the session. Shortly after the session started, #47-Smith spun out in Turn 2, no damage to the truck.(8-22-2007)

Bristol Motor Speedway - O'Reilly 200
NCTS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR)
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Wed, August 22, 2007 @ 01:05 PM Eastern

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	60	Jack Sprague	Con-way Freight Toyota	15.893	120.732
2	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	15.894	120.725
3	6	Travis Kvapil	K & N Filters Ford	15.920	120.528
4	23	Johnny Benson	Exide Batteries Toyota	15.950	120.301
5	10	David Starr	MaxxForce Intl. Diesel Power Ford	15.980	120.075
6	47	Regan Smith	Ginn Resorts Chevy	15.982	120.060
7	*2	Cale Gale	Camping World Chevy	15.987	120.023
8	77	Brendan Gaughan	South Point Hotel Chevy	16.010	119.850
9	50	Danny O'Quinn	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	16.014	119.820
10	33	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	Camping World Chevy	16.036	119.656
11	22	Ryan Mathews	Chimney Rock Cattle Co. Toyota	16.067	119.425
12	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	16.070	119.403
13	18	Ken Schrader	Fastenal Dodge	16.071	119.395
14	21	Mark Martin	Mark Martin Ford Ford	16.072	119.388
15	*46	Timothy Peters	Tahoe Smokeless Chevy	16.079	119.336
16	75	Dennis Setzer	Spears Mfg. Co. Chevy	16.088	119.269
17	88	Matt Crafton	Menards / Turtle Wax Ice Chevy	16.113	119.084
18	09	Joey Clanton #	Zaxby's Ford	16.157	118.760
19	16	Derrike Cope	Xpress Motorsports Ford	16.162	118.723
20	4	Mike Bliss	Open Joist Dodge	16.167	118.686
21	00	A.J. Allmendinger	Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota	16.171	118.657
22	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	16.189	118.525
23	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Intl. Ford	16.192	118.503
24	40	Brandon Miller	Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy	16.209	118.379
25	*7	Jason White #	Hooters Energy Drink Dodge	16.221	118.291
26	59	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking Toyota	16.229	118.233
27	13	Willie Allen #	Pork / ThorSport Racing Chevy	16.240	118.153
28	1	David Green	RFMS / RedHorseRacing.net Toyota	16.253	118.058
29	07	Tim Sauter #	Lester Buildings Chevy	16.277	117.884
30	9	Ted Musgrave	Germain Toyota / Team ASE Toyota	16.282	117.848
31	8	Chad McCumbee	thegpsstore.com / Garmin Chevy	16.312	117.631
32	15	Nate Monteith	Graceway Pharmaceuticals Chevy	16.350	117.358
33	*51	Kyle Busch	Flanders Beef Patties Chevy	16.449	116.651
34	*49	Bradley Riethmeyer	BlackwaterUSA.com Dodge	16.450	116.644
35	*71	Bryan Silas	Shell Rotella T Chevy	16.466	116.531
36	*54	Brian Sockwell #	Lowdermilk Electric/Rearyracin Dodge	16.634	115.354
37	08	Shane Sieg	People Against Drugs Chevy	16.659	115.181
*Required to qualify on time

Brendan Gaughan atop charts for first practice session: #77-Brendan Gaughan was the fastest on track at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 120.725 followed by #47-Regan Smith second, #60-Jack Sprague third, #6-Travis Kvapil fourth, #99-Erik Darnell fifth. Rounding out the top ten were #23-Johnny Benson, #5-Mike Skinner, #22-Ryan Matthews, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #14-Rick Crawford; first Dodge [23rd] #49-Bradley Riethmeyer. There were 36 trucks on track for the first session of the day; changes were being made to the #4 truck of Mike Bliss and they did not make it out.(8-22-2007)

Bristol Motor Speedway - O'Reilly 200
NCTS Practice 1
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Wed, August 22, 2007 @ 11:07 AM Eastern

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	77	Brendan Gaughan	South Point Hotel Chevy	15.894	120.725
2	47	Regan Smith	Ginn Resorts Chevy	15.903	120.656
3	60	Jack Sprague	Con-way Freight Toyota	15.938	120.392
4	6	Travis Kvapil	K & N Filters Ford	15.956	120.256
5	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	15.997	119.947
6	23	Johnny Benson	Exide Batteries Toyota	16.000	119.925
7	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	16.031	119.693
8	22	Ryan Mathews	Chimney Rock Cattle Co. Toyota	16.078	119.343
9	33	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	Camping World Chevy	16.087	119.276
10	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Intl. Ford	16.090	119.254
11	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	16.098	119.195
12	21	Mark Martin	Mark Martin Ford Ford	16.109	119.114
13	08	Shane Sieg	People Against Drugs Chevy	16.111	119.099
14	59	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking Toyota	16.112	119.091
15	50	Danny O'Quinn	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	16.130	118.958
16	10	David Starr	MaxxForce Intl. Diesel Power Ford	16.130	118.958
17	16	Derrike Cope	Xpress Motorsports Ford	16.132	118.944
18	88	Matt Crafton	Menards / Turtle Wax Ice Chevy	16.137	118.907
19	9	Ted Musgrave	Germain Toyota / Team ASE Toyota	16.145	118.848
20	*7	Jason White #	Hooters Energy Drink Dodge	16.153	118.789
21	13	Willie Allen #	Pork / ThorSport Racing Chevy	16.167	118.686
22	*51	Kyle Busch	Flanders Beef Patties Chevy	16.172	118.650
23	*49	Bradley Riethmeyer	BlackwaterUSA.com Dodge	16.179	118.598
24	07	Tim Sauter #	Lester Buildings Chevy	16.183	118.569
25	*46	Timothy Peters	Tahoe Smokeless Chevy	16.194	118.488
26	1	David Green	RFMS / RedHorseRacing.net Toyota	16.213	118.349
27	*2	Cale Gale	Camping World Chevy	16.234	118.196
28	00	A.J. Allmendinger	Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota	16.237	118.175
29	09	Joey Clanton #	Zaxby's Ford	16.238	118.167
30	75	Dennis Setzer	Spears Mfg. Co. Chevy	16.243	118.131
31	18	Ken Schrader	Fastenal Dodge	16.255	118.044
32	*71	Bryan Silas	Shell Rotella T Chevy	16.303	117.696
33	15	Nate Monteith	Graceway Pharmaceuticals Chevy	16.330	117.502
34	8	Chad McCumbee	thegpsstore.com / Garmin Chevy	16.348	117.372
35	40	Brandon Miller	Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy	16.380	117.143
36	*54	Brian Sockwell #	Lowdermilk Electric/Rearyracin Dodge	16.516	116.178
*Required to qualify on time

Skinner leads open practice session at Bristol: #5-Mike Skinner was the fastest on track with a speed of 121.313 followed by #99-Erik Darnell second, #88-Matt Crafton third, #4-Mike Bliss fourth, #6-Travis Kvapil fifth. Rounding out the top ten were #22-Ryan Matthews, #47-Regan Smith, #14-Rick Crawford, #50-Danny O'Quinn, #1-David Green.(8-21-2007)

Bristol Motor Speedway - O'Reilly 200
Craftsman Truck Series Open Practice Session Speeds
(Bristol Motor Speedway PR)(August 21, 2007)

Pos	#	Driver	Time	Speed
1	5	Mike Skinner	15.817	121.313
2	99	Erik Darnell	16.035	119.663
3	88	Matt Crafton	16.038	119.641
4	4	Mike Bliss	16.072	119.388
5	6	Travis Kvapil	16.082	119.314
6	22	Ryan Mathews	16.089	119.262
7	47	Regan Smith	16.104	119.151
8	14	Rick Crawford	16.112	119.091
9	50	Danny O'Quinn	16.113	119.084
10	1	David Green	16.129	118.966
11	60	Jack Sprague	16.132	118.944
12	8	Shane Sieg	16.134	118.929
13	23	Johnny Benson	16.144	118.855
14	59	Terry Cook	16.169	118.672
15	10	David Starr	16.169	118.672
16	30	Todd Bodine	16.188	118.532
17	0	A.J. Allmendinger	16.189	118.525
18	9	Ted Musgrave	16.224	118.269
19	8	Brad Keselowski	16.226	118.255
20	21	Kelly Bires	16.230	118.226
21	33	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16.244	118.124
22	71	Brian Silas	16.251	118.073
23	13	Willie Allen #	16.261	118.000
24	2	Cale Gale	16.270	117.935
25	46	Timothy Peters	16.273	117.913
26	7	Tim Sauter #	16.300	117.718
27	75	Dennis Setzer	16.307	117.667
28	77	Brendan Gaughan	16.308	117.660
29	16	Derrike Cope	16.381	117.136
30	51	Kyle Busch	16.381	117.136
31	18	Mike Bliss	16.428	116.801
32	49	Bradley Riethmeyer	16.434	116.758
33	54	Brian Sockwell #	16.441	116.708
34	15	Nate Monteith	16.474	116.474
35	7	Jason White #	16.515	116.185
36	9	Joey Clanton #	16.542	115.996
37	40	Brandon Miller	16.608	115.535

Bristol Motor Speedway - O'Reilly 200
Craftsman Truck Series Entry List
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Wed, August 22, 2007 @ 09:22 AM Eastern

Entry	Trk#	Driver	Team	Owner
1	00	A.J. Allmendinger	Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota	Darrell Waltrip
2	1	David Green	RFMS / RedHorseRacing.net Toyota	Tom DeLoach
3	*2	Cale Gale	Camping World Chevy	Delana Harvick
4	4	Mike Bliss	Open Joist Dodge	Lois Vance
5	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	Bill Davis
6	6	Travis Kvapil	K & N Filters Ford	Jack Roush
7	07	Tim Sauter #	Lester Buildings Chevy	Gene Christensen
8	*7	Jason White #	Hooters Energy Drink Chevy	J.L. Pennington
9	08	Shane Sieg	People Against Drugs Chevy	Bobby Dotter
10	8	Chad McCumbee	thegpsstore.com / Garmin Chevy	David Malcolmson
11	09	Joey Clanton #	Zaxby's Ford	Tad Geschickter
12	9	Ted Musgrave	Germain Toyota / Team ASE Toyota	Bob Germain
13	10	David Starr	MaxxForce Intl. Diesel Power Ford	Greg Pollex
14	13	Willie Allen #	Pork / ThorSport Racing Chevy	Duke Thorson
15	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Intl. Ford	Tom Mitchell
16	15	Nate Monteith	Graceway Pharmaceuticals Chevy	Billy Ballew
17	16	Derrike Cope	Xpress Motorsports Ford	David Fuge
18	18	Ken Schrader	Fastenal Dodge	Lois Vance
19	21	Mark Martin	Mark Martin Ford Ford	Eddie Wood
20	22	Ryan Mathews	Chimney Rock Cattle Co. Toyota	Bill Davis
21	23	Johnny Benson	Exide Batteries Toyota	Gail Davis
22	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	Steven Germain
23	33	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	Camping World Chevy	Delana Harvick
24	40	Brandon Miller	Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy	Curtis Key
25	*46	Timothy Peters	Tahoe Smokeless Chevy	David Dollar
26	47	Regan Smith	Ginn Resorts Chevy	David Dollar
27	*49	Bradley Riethmeyer	BlackwaterUSA.com Dodge	Tracy Trotter
28	50	Danny O'Quinn	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	Jack Roush
29	*51	Kyle Busch	Flanders Beef Patties Chevy	Billy Ballew
30	*54	Brian Sockwell #	Lowdermilk Electric/Rearyracin Dodge	Jerry Reary
31	59	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking Toyota	James Harris
32	60	Jack Sprague	Con-way Freight Toyota	Jeff Wyler
33	*71	Bryan Silas	Shell Rotella T Chevy	Andy Hillenburg
34	75	Dennis Setzer	Spears Mfg. Co. Chevy	Wayne Spears
35	77	Brendan Gaughan	South Point Hotel Dodge	Michael Gaughan
36	88	Matt Crafton	Menards / Turtle Wax Ice Chevy	Rhonda Thorson
37	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	Jack Roush
*Required to qualify on time

NASCAR News & Notes - Bristol - August 20, 2007:

New surface offers familiar challenge for contenders: Wednesday night's O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway will present a new challenge to drivers familiar with the 0.533-mile oval. A recently-completed resurfacing project has given the track a new concrete surface that will force teams to make adjustments to compete for the win. The changes to the track include variable banking added in the corners to make the transitions to the straight-aways smoother, and a three-foot widening of the track. Teams tested their trucks on the new surface in July and drivers generally came away impressed. But the question remains, how will the new surface affect the racing? "My initial reaction was, 'Wow, that will be a project'," said Rick Gay Jr., crew chief for the #9 Team ASE/Germain Toyota driven by Ted Musgrave. "Now, after seeing the job they did with the track, it's still Bristol, but with less bumps. They did a nice job. The track looks different, but it's really the same Bristol - and that's a good thing." Gay was able to guide Musgrave to second on the time chart during the July test with a top lap of 119.321 mph. The duo trailed Travis Kvapil (#6 K&N Filters Ford) who ran a top lap of 119.626 mph.

Short track races short on repeat winners: The only thing more difficult than winning a short- track race in the Craftsman Truck Series is winning more than once on a short track. Since 2001, only three drivers have won more than one short-track race in the same season - Jack Sprague (#60 Conway Freight Toyota) (2006 - Memphis Motorsports Park and Martinsville Speedway), Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) (2005 - Bristol and Richmond International Raceway) and Dennis Setzer (#75 Spears Manufacturing Chevy) (2003 - Mesa Marin Raceway, Martinsville and South Boston Speedway).

That does not bode well for the winners of the first four short-track races this season. Skinner (Martinsville), Setzer (Mansfield Motorsports Park), Travis Kvapil (Memphis) and Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 Camping World Chevy) (O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis) are all seeking their second short- track win of the season. Each driver except Setzer has won previously at Bristol. Hornaday is the only driver to have multiple wins (two) in the nine series races at the track. Hornaday also leads the series with 17 short- track wins. He has wins at every short track currently on the schedule except for Martinsville.

Skinner hits miles led milestone: In 15 races this season, only one thing has remained a constant - Mike Skinner leading a lap. Skinner has led the field in every race this season, including 102 laps during the last race at Nashville Superspeedway. Those laps led on the 1.333-mile track pushed Skinner's miles led to over 1,000 for the season, the fifth time the feat has been accomplished in series history. Skinner previously had reached 1,000 miles led in 1996 and finished third in the standings. It was the only time a driver led over 1,000 miles and failed to win the championship. Skinner has led the most laps in seven races this season. He has won four of those seven (California Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Martinsville and Kentucky Speedway.) The bonus points he has accumulated from running up front have helped pad his tight points lead over Ron Hornaday Jr. Skinner's 82-point lead can be attributed to his 100 bonus points compared to 55 for Hornaday. As impressive as his laps led streak is this season, the streak actually stretches back to 2006. Skinner has at least one lap led in every race since Atlanta Motor Speedway last October, a streak of 19 consecutive races.

Etc:

Martin Goes For Repeat … Mark Martin (#21 Mark Martin Ford) will try to become the third driver to successfully defend a win from last season. Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota) (Texas Motor Speedway) and Johnny Benson (#23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota) (Milwaukee Mile) were the first two drivers to win races this season in which they were the defending champions. Martin led 164 of the 200 laps at Bristol last season and held off Bodine by 0.149 seconds for his fourth win. Martin is winless in four starts this season. He won six of the 14 races he entered last season, including the first two races of the season. His six wins were a series high.

KHI Threesome All Winners … Long before Rick Ren was leading Ron Hornaday Jr. to Victory Lane, the long-time series crew chief led Rick Carelli to his first of four career wins. The duo won at Bristol Motor Speedway in 1996; Hornaday finished eighth in that race. Hornaday went on to win the next two races at Bristol - Carelli finished fourth and 30th. Hornaday is the fifth different driver Ren has led to victory, tied for a series record with John Monsam, crew chief of the #21 Mark Martin Ford. Monsam won a race with both Hornaday and Carelli.

Gale Back In Action … Cale Gale (No.2 Camping World Chevy) returns to the track for his fourth of five scheduled races. His best finish is 14th in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. Team owner Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer and Daniel Pope II have also driven the #2 Chevy this season.

Gaughan Ties The Knot … Series veteran Brandon Gaughan (#77 South Point Resort Chevy) married girlfriend Tatum Hayes on Saturday. "I'm happy," Gaughan said. "We had a beautiful wedding and reception in Vail, Colo., near my family's house. It was an absolutely gorgeous day - couldn't have asked for anything better. I'm happy to have her and excited to put my name on the list of married drivers now. I guess I'm no longer a 'Young Gun' officially."

Craftsman 80th Anniversary … By leading the 80th lap of last week's race at Nashville, Mike Skinner earned an $8,000 bonus provided by Sears Craftsman in honor of the company's 80th anniversary. The bonus money also will be given to the leader of the 80th lap at Bristol. "It would be great if we could lead again on the 80th lap," Skinner said. "The fact that Craftsman puts up an award for that just speaks volumes about them. It is a great opportunity. Hopefully, we are leading the 80th lap in Bristol and the last one as well."

On The Right Track … The O'Reilly 200 has been won from the pole on three occasions, most recently by Mark Martin in 2006. Only one Bristol winner has started outside the top five - Travis Kvapil, who started 12th in 2003.

Manufacturers' Standings:

Chevy tops Bristol win list: Although Mark Martin won last year's race at Bristol in a Ford, Toyotas were at the top of the finishing order with the manufacturer grabbing the remaining four spots in the top five. Todd Bodine, whose runner-up finish was his second consecutive at the track, was the top-finishing Toyota.

Mike Skinner gave Toyota its only win at Bristol in 2005. Chevy has five Bristol wins and Ford has three. Toyota enjoys a 15-point lead in the Manufacturers' Standings over Chevy. Travis Kvapil's Nashville win pulled Ford within one point of Chevy for second place.

Standings:
Toyota, 105
Chevy, 90
Ford, 89
Dodge, 46

In The Loop:

Martin's driver rating almost perfect: The story coming into the rare Wednesday night Craftsman Truck Series race continues to be Ron Hornaday Jr.'s pursuit of elusive points leader Mike Skinner. The chase continues, but looking at recent history, the gap may widen after the mid-week action.

Bristol looks like the perfect place for Skinner to rebound from a sub-par performance in his last visit to a short track - he finished 20th at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Skinner has had tremendous success there over the last two years (he won this race in 2005). He has a Driver Rating of 134.3, an Average Running Position of 3.7 and a series-high 59 Fastest Laps Run.

Hornaday must return to his 1997-98 Bristol form if he wants to make up ground. He won back-to-back Bristol races in 1997 and 1998, but has struggled at Bristol since returning to the series fulltime in 2005. With finishes of 14th in 2005 and 27th in 2006, Hornaday earned a Driver Rating of 79.6, an Average Running Position of 14.6 and 236 Laps in the Top 15 (59%).

Two new, yet familiar faces will race Wednesday - Nextel Cup Series regulars Mark Martin and Kyle Busch (#51 Chevy). Martin, who started and ended last year's Bristol race in first, earned tremendous stats. He had a near-perfect Driver Rating of 148.9 (maximum is 150.0), an Average Running Position of 2.7, 28 Fastest Laps Run and ran all 200 laps in the top 15. Busch finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in 2005 and 2006 at Bristol. He has an average Bristol Driver Rating of 103.0 and an Average Running Position of 10.5. He also has 22 Fastest Laps Run (third-most) and 343 Laps in the Top 15 (third-most).

Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings:
1. Tim Sauter, 123
2. Willie Allen, 115
3. Blake Bjorklund, 110
4. Joey Clanton, 91
5. Jason White, 77
6. Kelly Bires, 49
7. Peter Shepherd, 32
8. Kevin Hamlin, 26
9. Casey Kingsland, 5
10. Brian Sockwell, 1

This Week's Craftsman Truck Series Leaders: (through 15 races of the 25-race season)
Points leader - Mike Skinner (2,521)
Driver Rating - Mike Skinner (123.1)
Winnings - Mike Skinner ($526,850)
Laps led - Mike Skinner (912)
Victories - Mike Skinner (4)
Bud Poles - Mike Skinner (8)
Top-five finishes - Mike Skinner (12)
Top-10 finishes - Mike Skinner, Ron Hornaday Jr. (14)
Raybestos Rookie Leader - Tim Sauter (8 points over Willie Allen)
Races led - Mike Skinner (15)
Weeks in Top 10 - Nine drivers tied with 15

On Deck: Gateway International Raceway

The Craftsman Truck Series will make its annual trip to Gateway International Raceway next Saturday, Sept. 1 for the Dodge Ram Tough 200. Todd Bodine held off Ted Musgrave by 0.433 seconds for the victory last year.

Bodine's win pushed him past Mark Martin into first place in the standings, a a position Bodine held for the remainder of his championship season. Musgrave won the race in 2005 to become the first repeat winner at the Madison, Ill., track (he also won in 2001).

David Ragan, whose #6 Ford was first in owner points going into the race, started at the front of the pack after qualifying was rained out.(NASCAR Media)(8-20-2007)

NASCAR News & Notes - August 13, 2007

John Monsam: check the Lineup card on a weekly basis: If you think your job changes day-to-day, consider that of Wood Brothers/JTG Racing crew chief John Monsam. Monsam, a seven-time winner in the Craftsman Truck Series, backs not one driver, but so far in 2007 has fielded entries for five different competitors. The task is daunting but Monsam has proved up to the challenge. Four of his five charges have posted top-10 finishes and the #21 Ford, owned by Eddie Wood, is 20th in Owner Point Standings. "Their styles are different," said Monsam.

Recently, Monsam was asked to describe in a few words his charges:
Mark Martin - "Succinct; directly to the point. He's here to win and he's intense."
Stacy Compton - "Rejuvenated. He enjoys the Craftsman Truck Series and his spirit is happy to be here."
Kelly Bires (who has moved to the Busch Series): "Enthusiastic. He wants to experience everything right now."
Jon Wood: "I know what he's thinking and he knows what I'm thinking." Monsam is particularly excited about reuniting with Wood. The pair won twice in 2003 with Roush Fenway Racing and has two top 10s in three starts.

Fun Fact: Monsam shares series record (with Rick Ren) for wins with five different drivers.

It's difficult, if not impossible, to become a repeat winner: Based on his 2006 finish, Johnny Benson (#23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota) entered the Toyota Tundra 200 as the pre-race favorite. Like so many before him in the series, Benson came away disappointed. He not only failed to win, but exited early due to an accident and finished 30th.

Travis Kvapil (#6 K&N Filters Ford) became Nashville Superspeedway's seventh consecutive different winner as the 1.333-mile track continued as one of 10 series tracks without a repeat winner.

Homestead-Miami Speedway and New Hampshire International Speedway have held 11 races since 1996 without the same driver hoisting the winner's trophy. Each looks for a 12th different winner later this year.

Nashville is one of seven tracks adding a new winner in 2007. Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) became Atlanta Motor Speedway's sixth different winner in March. The track hosts its seventh race in October.

Craftsman Truck Series current tracks without repeat winner:
Homestead-Miami, 11
New Hampshire, 11
Daytona, 8
Dover, 8
Kentucky, 8
Kansas, 7
Nashville Superspeedway, 7
Atlanta, 6
Mansfield, 3
Talladega, 1

Waiting for someone to make a mistake: It certainly wasn't this way in 2006 when Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota) and Johnny Benson effectively staggered to the finish. Bodine won the title by building an early lead and held off Benson, who failed to take advantage of Bodine's late season slump. That's not going to be the case this year, says Bodine, who currently ranks fourth in the standings to leader Mike Skinner. There are just too many good teams - and former Craftsman Truck Series champions - in the mix to win a title by picking up a point here and a point there. "I've said all along that the only way any of us are going to gain points is if somebody has a bad race and wrecks and finishes at the back," said Bodine following his fifth-place finish at Nashville Superspeedway. "We're all going to be top-five trucks every week and when that's the way it is, you don't gain points; you just move around a little bit. It's going to take a big mistake on somebody's part to change that." So far, neither Skinner nor current runner-up Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 Camping World Chevy) show any signs of blinking. Skinner added five points to his lead at Nashville, despite finishing third to Hornaday's second. The margin stands at 82. Skinner has led every race, accumulating 45 more bonus points than Hornaday. He leads the series with 13 top-five finishes. Skinner and Hornaday have finished outside the top 10 just once each.

Skinner nabs first lap 80 award: Appropriately enough - he's led every race - Mike Skinner headed lap 80 of Nashville Superspeedway's Toyota Tundra 200 and collected the first of two $8,000 bonus awards posted by Craftsman in honor of the brand's 80th year. It didn't come easy as Skinner and Ted Musgrave (#9 Team ASE Toyota) dueled for the lead from lap 70. Skinner, who led his record-extending 19th series race, edged Musgrave by about a truck length on the money lap. "Craftsman does a great job of supporting the series," said Skinner. "All of us drivers really appreciate that." Teams will have one more shot at the $8,000 prize that will be posted for the lap 80 leader of the August 22 O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. [Race winner Mark Martin led Bristol's 80th lap in 2006.]

NCTS Etc:

Can 50 be far away? That's the question for Roush Fenway Racing after the team captured its 47th Craftsman Truck Series race in Nashville. With 10 races remaining, it's possible based on the team having won slightly more than a quarter - four - of the year's first 15 races.

The Featherlite Award, based on a driver's improvement from one race to the next, can be considered consolation for a bad finish. So far, 15 different drivers have won the $1,800 award. That's right, there have been no repeat winners. Jon Wood prevailed at Nashville, following up a 28th place at O'Reilly Raceway Park with a finish of sixth.

Series crew chief leader Dennis Connor has yet to score a victory with Circle Bar Racing but David Starr's fourth-place finish in the #10 International/MaxxForce Diesel Ford proves that Connor has lost none of the savvy with which he has collected 26 victories. He ordered a two-tire change on the team's final pit stop that advanced Starr from ninth to second. "Dennis made a great call," said Starr, who enjoyed his best finish with the team. "We knew if we had track position that we'd have a shot at (a top five)."

Former Craftsman Truck Series champions have won 12 of the season's first 15 races. All six past champions running a full schedule rank among the top 10 with Skinner, Hornaday and Kvapil first through third. Skinner's eighth Bud Pole of the season at Nashville was his record-extending 40th pole. The 50-year-old veteran holds the single-season record of 10 set in his 1995 championship season. Skinner fast qualified on eight occasions in 2006.

Bodine's Germain Racing team will enter Saturday's NASCAR Busch Series Carfax 250 at Michigan International Speedway. The team's Camry led in its debut last month at Gateway.

Manufacturers Championship:

Ford takes fourth '07 victory at Nashville: Ford climbed to within a single point of the runner-up spot in the Craftsman Truck Series Manufacturers' Championship standings with its fourth victory of the year in Nashville. Chevy, which trails leader Toyota by 15 points, also has won four times. Toyota ranked third among finishers for only the third time in 2007. The last time Toyota last third truck maker at Michigan in mid-June.

Championship Standings:
Toyota, 105
Chevy, 90
Ford, 89
Dodge, 46

In The Loop:

Ron Hornaday Jr. finished ahead of Mike Skinner at Nashville last weekend, yet still lost ground on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points leader.

Skinner had one of the most dominating performances of a non-winner ever. Skinner led a race-high 102 of 150 laps, yet finished behind both Hornaday and eventual victor Travis Kvapil. Skinner padded his points cushion to 82 points over second-place Hornaday. Skinner's statistics at Nashville were phenomenal - the only thing missing was a trip to Victory Lane. He had the top Driver Rating (141.7), the top Average Running Position (1.7) and the fastest average Green Flag Speed (154.988 mph).

Kvapil did surpass Skinner in Fastest Laps Run. Kvapil turned the fastest lap 41 times; Skinner did it 26 times. In the win, Kvapil had a Driver Rating of 133.7, an Average Running Position of 4.8, an average Green Flag Speed of 154.883 mph and spent all 150 laps in the top 15. (Four drivers ran the entire race in the top 15 - Kvapil, Skinner, Hornaday and Todd Bodine.)

With the strong performance, Skinner added to his series-leading season-to-date Loop Data stats. He now has a Driver Rating of 123.1, an Average Running Position of 4.4, 357 Fastest Laps Run and has run 2,377 of 2,506 Laps in the Top 15.

Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings:
Joey Clanton (#09 Zaxby's Ford) trails Raybestos Rookie of the Year leader Tim Sauter (#07 Lester Buildings/ASI Limited Chevy) by 31 points but don't count the Georgia competitor out of the run for the title. That's because Clanton hasn't competed in 14 races yet and likely will accumulate points at a greater rate than Sauter, who can only add to his total by improving on previous finishes. Clanton qualified fourth at Nashville Superspeedway, a season-best, and finished 10th to lead Raybestos candidates competing in the Toyota Tundra 200. The race was Clanton's ninth of 2007.

Rookie Point Standings:
1. Tim Sauter, 123
2. Willie Allen, 115
3. Blake Bjorklund, 110
4. Joey Clanton, 91
5. Jason White, 77
6. Kelly Bires, 49
7. Peter Shepherd, 32
8. Kevin Hamlin, 26
9. Casey Kingsland, 5
10. Brian Sockwell, 1

This Week's Craftsman Truck Series Leaders: (through 15 races of the 25-race season)
Points leader - Mike Skinner (2,521)
Driver Rating - Mike Skinner (123.1)
Winnings - Mike Skinner ($526,850)
Laps led - Mike Skinner (912)
Victories - Mike Skinner (4)
Bud Poles - Mike Skinner (8)
Top-five finishes - Mike Skinner (12)
Top-10 finishes - Mike Skinner, Ron Hornaday Jr. (14)
Raybestos Rookie Leader - Tim Sauter (8 points over Willie Allen)
Races led - Mike Skinner (15)
Weeks in Top 10 - Nine drivers tied with 15

Up Next: Bristol Motor Speedway:

One of the biggest mid-week attractions in motorsports will be staged for the fifth time August 22 when the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series invades the reconfigured Bristol Motor Speedway. Upwards of 60,000 fans will head for Thunder Valley to witness what has become a "can't miss" event on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck schedule.

This year's race - the 10th at the East Tennessee facility - will be the first for NASCAR on Bristol's new, compound banking. The previous concrete surface was removed after March's NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Food City 500. Two days of testing several weeks ago found 2003 O'Reilly 200 winner Travis Kvapil atop the speed charts with a lap of 119.626 mph, closely followed by fellow NASCAR Craftsman Truck champion Ted Musgrave at 119.321.

Mark Martin is the defending winner of the O'Reilly 200 and is expected to compete in this year's race.(NASCAR Media)(8-13-2007)

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