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THE RACE: AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY [CALIFORNIA] - Stater Bros. & San Bernardino County 200

Truck Series Race #2 of 25 for the 2008 Season

Next Race - Atlanta Motor Speedway
Last Race - Daytona Int'l Speedway

Race: Saturday, February 23, 2007 at Auto Club Speedway [California]

Length: 100 Laps, 200 miles

Track Layout:2.0-mile banked paved speedway

Race Purse: $675,476

2007 Winner: Mike Skinner

2007 Pole: Carl Edwards

TV: Fox 3:00pm/et [Live]

Radio:MRN

Announcers: Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Darrell Waltrip

Pit Reporters: Ray Dunlap, Adam Alexander

Pre-race Host: Krista Voda

Practice Dates/Times

Practice: Thursday, February 21, 2008; 3:30 - 5:30pm/et. Final Practice 6:00 - 7:00pm/et

Qualifying Info

Qualifying: Friday, February 22, 2008, 4:40pm/et

Goodyear Tire Notes

Tire:
Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials

Number of Tires:
Left-side - 400
Right-side - 400

Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4146
Right-side -- D-4150
Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.3 in.
Right-side -- 88.6 in.

Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi
Right Front -- 48 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 22 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi
Right Front -- 45 psi; Right Rear -- 42 psi

Notes:
Teams in all three NASCAR series will be running the same tire codes at California this weekend, though the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while those for the Craftsman Truck Series will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . this is the first time that Goodyear has brought either of theses two tire codes to the race track . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at California . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.(Goodyear PR)(2-22-2008)

Entry, Practice, Qualifying and Race Information

Kyle Busch the winner in California: Kyle Busch driving the #51-Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota was the winner of the San Bernardino County 200 at Auto Club Speedway. Busch led the most laps on the day, and it was his first victory Truck Series victory at Auto Club Speedway. This is Busch's seventh win in 38 Craftsman Truck Series races; his first victory and second top-ten finish in two races in 2008. Rounding out the top ten were #30-Todd Bodine second, #23-Johnny Benson third, #60-Terry Cook fourth, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. fifth, #59-Ted Musgrave sixth, #09-Travis Kvapil seventh, #5-Mike Skinner eighth, #6-Colin Braun ninth, #22-Phillip McGilton tenth. #5-Mike Skinner had engine problems that started on Lap 2; first caution diagnosed with a loose plug wire, and Skinner came back to finish eighth. The first rookie [9th] #6-Colin Braun. There were 10 lead changes among 8 driers and 3 cautions for 9 laps. (2-23-2008)
Race Awards:
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award : Terry Cook, #60 (26 Places)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Kyle Busch, #51
Mobil1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Todd Bodine, #30
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Colin Braun, #6
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Kyle Busch, #51
Wix Filters Lap Leader Award: Todd Bodine, #30 (25 Laps)(NASCAR Media)(2-23-2008)

NASCAR Race Number 2
Unfficial Race Results for the San Bernardino County 200 - Saturday, February 23, 2008
Auto Club Speedway - Fontana, CA - 2 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 100 Laps - 200 Miles - Purse: $675,476 (Official)(2-25-2008)

Finish	Start	Trk #	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	Bonus	Award	Status
1	20	51	Kyle Busch	San Bernardino County Toyota	100	195	10	$62,300	Running
2	4	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	100	175	5	$44,550	Running
3	3	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	100	170	5	$30,320	Running
4	10	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	100	160		$21,310	Running
5	1	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	100	160	5	$19,110	Running
6	17	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	100	150		$15,935	Running
7	22	09	Travis Kvapil	Zaxby's Ford	100	151	5	$16,410	Running
8	2	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	100	142		$16,010	Running
9	6	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	100	138		$16,410	Running
10	18	22	Phillip McGilton #	3Wide Life Toyota	100	134		$16,360	Running
11	14	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	100	135	5	$14,610	Running
12	12	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	100	127		$14,410	Running
13	8	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	100	124		$14,360	Running
14	5	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	100	126	5	$14,110	Running
15	9	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Quaker State Chevy	100	118		$15,360	Running
16	13	18	Dennis Setzer	Melling Select Dodge	100	120	5	$13,735	Running
17	34	47	AJ Allmendinger	Morgan Dollar Motorsports Chevy	100	0		$11,360	Running
18	27	8	Chad McCumbee	MRD Motorsports Chevy	99	109		$13,585	Running
19	16	20	Scott Lagasse Jr.	JTG Racing Ford	99	106		$13,560	Running
20	29	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon Chevy	99	103		$11,985	Running
21	15	4	Stacy Compton	Carl Burger's Dodge Dodge	99	100		$13,510	Running
22	30	2	Jack Sprague	RVs.com Chevy	99	97		$11,235	Running
23	25	16	Brian Scott #	Shark Energy Drink/Albertsons	99	94		$12,210	Running
24	21	07	Mike Bliss	ASI Limited Chevy	99	91		$11,185	Running
25	19	13	Shelby Howard	ThorSport Racing Chevy	99	88		$12,160	Running
26	32	71	Donny Lia #	TRG Motorsports Chevy	99	85		$11,135	Running
27	23	46	Erin Crocker	foneGear46.com Chevy	97	82		$11,110	Running
28	26	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	97	79		$11,060	Running
29	24	7	Andy Lally #	TRG Motorsports Chevy	97	76		$11,035	Running
30	28	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	97	73		$10,995	Running
31	31	29	Scott Lynch	Jasper Engines Dodge	79	70		$10,985	Engine
32	11	21	Jon Wood	Air Force Ford	73	67		$10,975	Running
33	7	9	Justin Marks #	Crocs Toyota	56	64		$10,960	Running
34	33	44	Morgan Shepherd	Key Motorsports Chevy	7	0		$10,950	Handling
35	35	0	Butch Miller	ASI Limited Chevy	3	0		$10,915	Vibration

Race Comments:	Before an estimated crowd of 37,000 - Kyle Busch won the San Bernardino 250 - his seventh NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #23 Benson (unapproved impound adjustment); #47 Allmendinger (drivers change).
Failed to Qualify:	N/A
Time of Race:	01 Hrs, 22 Mins, 00 Secs.
Average Speed:	146.341 MPH
Margin of Victory:	1.415 Seconds
Caution Flags:	3 for 9 laps: Laps: 6-8 (#9 accident backstretch); 15-17 (Debris); 46-48 (Debris)
Lead Changes:	10 among 8 drivers: R. Hornaday Jr. 1-15; T. Bodine 16-22; K. Busch 23-57; T. Bodine 58-75; K. Busch 76-80; J. Benson 81-83; T. Kvapil 84; E. Darnell 85; R. Crawford 86; D. Setzer 87-89; K. Busch 90-100

Busch leads driver point standings: #51-Kyle Busch is atop the driver point standings following the San Bernardino 200 with 365; 20 points ahead of #30-Todd Bodine in second place. Rounding out the top ten are #23-Johnny Benson third, #11-David Starr fourth, #14-Rick Crawford fifth, #22-Phillip McGilton sixth, #8-Chad McCumbee seventh, #18-Dennis Setzer eighth, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. ninth, #4-Stacy Compton tenth.(Unofficial)(2-23-2008)

Points Report
Auto Club Speedway
San Bernardino County 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 2/23/2008 @ 2:02 PM Pacific(Official)(2-25-2008)

Pos	Driver	BPts	Pts	Ldr
1	Kyle Busch	10	365	0
2	Todd Bodine	15	345	-20
3	Johnny Benson	10	340	-25
4	David Starr	0	284	-81
5	Rick Crawford	5	281	-84
6	Phillip McGilton #	0	261	-104
7	Chad McCumbee	0	255	-110
8	Dennis Setzer	5	254	-111
9	Ron Hornaday Jr.	10	253	-112
10	Stacy Compton	0	250	-115
11	Erik Darnell	10	240	-125
12	Terry Cook	0	233	-132
13	Brian Scott #	0	232	-133
14	Ted Musgrave	0	229	-136
15	Marc Mitchell #	0	227	-138
16	Mike Skinner	5	223	-142
17	Matt Crafton	0	209	-156
18	Colin Braun #	0	208	-157
19	Justin Marks #	0	206	-159
20	Andy Lally #	0	206	-159
21	Shelby Howard	0	206	-159
22	Erin Crocker	0	203	-162
23	Jack Sprague	0	203	-162
24	Scott Lagasse Jr.	0	191	-174
25	Brendan Gaughan	0	188	-177
26	Scott Lynch	0	185	-180
27	Jason White	5	175	-190
28	Mike Bliss	0	155	-210
29	Travis Kvapil	5	151	-214
30	Jon Wood	0	149	-216
31	Chad Chaffin	0	134	-231
32	Wayne Edwards	0	112	-253
33	Larry Foyt	0	109	-256
34	Justin Hobgood	0	103	-262
35	Shane Sieg	0	94	-271
36	Donny Lia #		85	-280
37	Joey Clanton	0	67	-298
38	P J Jones	0	58	-307

Owner Points Following Race # 2
Auto Club Speedway
San Bernardino County 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 2/23/2008 @ 2:21 PM Pacific(Official)(2-25-2008)

Pos	Owner	Trk#	Pts	Ldr	Attempts
1	Billy Ballew	51	365	0	2
2	Steve Germain	30	345	-20	2
3	Gail Davis	23	340	-25	2
4	Tom Deloach	11	284	-81	2
5	Tom Mitchell	14	281	-84	2
6	Bill Davis	22	261	-104	2
7	Dave Malcolmson	8	255	-110	2
8	Lori Hamilton	18	254	-111	2
9	Delana Harvick	33	253	-112	2
10	Lori Hamilton	4	250	-115	2
11	Jack Roush	99	240	-125	2
12	Jeffrey Wyler	60	233	-132	2
13	Joe Scott	16	232	-133	2
14	James Harris, Jr	59	229	-136	2
15	Billy Ballew	15	227	-138	2
16	Bill Davis	5	223	-142	2
17	Jack Roush	09	218	-147	2
18	Rhonda Thorson	88	209	-156	2
19	Jack Roush	6	208	-157	2
20	Bob Germain	9	206	-159	2
21	Kevin Buckler	7	206	-159	2
22	Duke Thorson	13	206	-159	2
23	David Dollar	46	203	-162	2
24	Delana Harvick	2	203	-162	2
25	Tad Geschickter	20	191	-174	2
26	Tom Mitchell	10	188	-177	2
27	James Lynch	29	185	-180	2
28	Ken Smith	07	185	-180	2
29	Bobby Dotter	08	175	-190	2
30	Kevin Buckler	71	149	-216	2
31	Eddie Wood	21	149	-216	2
32	Curtis Key	40	134	-231	2
33	Jim Rosenblum	28	112	-253	1
34	Shelly Brevak	31	109	-256	1
35	William Bishop	53	103	-262	1
36	Michael Mittler	63	58	-307	1
37	Jerry Reary	54	52	-313	1
38	David Dollar	47	0	-365	1
39	Curtis Key	44	0	-365	1
40	Gene Christensen	0	0	-365	1

Qualifying canceled - field set by owner points: 2007 Champion #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. will start from the pole for the San Bernardino 200. Rounding out the top ten; #5-Mike Skinner, #23-Johnny Benson, #30-Todd Bodine, #14-Rick Crawford, #6-Colin Braun, #9-Justin Marks, #11-David Starr, #88-Matt Crafton, #60-Terry Cook.(2-22-2008)
Note: Late driver change -- A.J. Allmendinger in the #47 replacing Brandon Whitt.(2-23-2008)

Starting Line Up
Auto Club Speedway [California]
San Bernardino County 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, February 22, 2008 @ 04:18 PM Pacific

Pos	Trk#	Driver	Team	Owner
1	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	Delana Harvick
2	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	Bill Davis
3	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	Gail Davis
4	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	Steven Germain
5	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	Tom Mitchell
6	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	Jack Roush
7	9	Justin Marks #	Crocs Toyota	Bob Germain
8	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	Tom Deloach
9	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Quaker State Chevy	Rhonda Thorson
10	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	Jeff Wyler
11	21	Jon Wood	Air Force Ford	Eddie Wood
12	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	Tom Mitchell
13	18	Dennis Setzer	Melling Select Dodge	Lori Hamilton
14	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	Jack Roush
15	4	Stacy Compton	Carl Burger's Dodge Dodge	Lori Hamilton
16	20	Scott Lagasse Jr.	The Nicholson Group Ford	Tad Geschickter
17	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	James Harris
18	22	Phillip McGilton #	3Wide Life Toyota	Bill Davis
19	13	Shelby Howard	ThorSport Racing Chevy	Duke Thorson
20	51	Kyle Busch	San Bernardino County Toyota	Billy Ballew
21	07	Mike Bliss	ASI Limited Chevy	Ken Smith
22	9	Travis Kvapil	Zaxby's Ford	Jack Roush
23	46	Erin Crocker	foneGear46.com Chevy	David Dollar
24	7	Andy Lally #	TRG Motorsports Chevy	Kevin Buckler
25	16	Brian Scott #	Shark Energy Drink/Albertsons Chevy	Joe Scott
26	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	Curtis Key
27	8	Chad McCumbee	MRD Motorsports Chevy	David Malcolmson
28	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	Bobby Dotter
29	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon Chevy	Billy Ballew
30	2	Jack Sprague	RVs.com Chevy	Delana Harvick
31	29	Scott Lynch	Jasper Engines Dodge	James Lynch
32	71	Donny Lia #	TRG Motorsports Chevy	Kevin Buckler
33	44	Morgan Shepherd	Key Motorsports Chevy	Curtis Key
34	47	AJ Allmendinger	Chevy	David Dollar
35	0	Butch Miller	ASI Limited Chevy	Gene Christensen

Skinner paces Happy Hour: #5-Mike Skinner set the pace for the final practice session for the San Bernardino County 200 with a speed of 174.899 followed by #8-Chad McCumbee second, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. third, #51-Kyle Busch fourth, #30-Todd Bodine fifth, #6-Colin Braun sixth [first rookie], #60-Terry Cook seventh, #99-Erik Darnell eighth, #09-Travis Kvapil ninth, #2-Jack Sprague tenth. The first Dodge; [14th] #18-Dennis Setzer.(2-21-2008)

NCTS Final Practice
Auto Club Speedway [California]
San Bernardino County 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, February 21, 2008 @ 07:02 PM Eastern

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	41.169	174.889	14
2	8	Chad McCumbee	MRD Motorsports Chevy	41.302	174.326	9
3	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	41.405	173.892	18
4	51	Kyle Busch	San Bernardino County Toyota	41.498	173.502	5
5	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	41.541	173.323	16
6	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	41.560	173.244	17
7	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	41.578	173.169	12
8	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	41.680	172.745	21
9	09	Travis Kvapil	Zaxby's Ford	41.725	172.558	21
10	*2	Jack Sprague	RVs.com Chevy	41.812	172.199	14
11	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	41.816	172.183	14
12	*15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon Chevy	41.890	171.879	16
13	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	41.958	171.600	17
14	18	Dennis Setzer	Melling Select Dodge	41.981	171.506	16
15	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	41.999	171.433	18
16	13	Shelby Howard	ThorSport Racing Chevy	42.002	171.420	19
17	21	Jon Wood	Air Force Ford	42.037	171.278	11
18	22	Phillip McGilton #	3Wide Life Toyota	42.051	171.221	31
19	16	Brian Scott #	Shark Energy Drink/Albertsons Chevy	42.112	170.973	21
20	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Quaker State Chevy	42.122	170.932	16
21	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	42.134	170.883	20
22	9	Justin Marks #	Crocs Toyota	42.152	170.810	29
23	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	42.184	170.681	10
24	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	42.386	169.867	20
25	4	Stacy Compton	Carl Burger's Dodge Dodge	42.433	169.679	14
26	46	Erin Crocker	foneGear46.com Chevy	42.560	169.173	16
27	*29	Scott Lynch	Jasper Engines Dodge	42.803	168.213	12
28	*71	Donny Lia #	Chevy	42.891	167.867	20
29	20	Scott Lagasse Jr.	The Nicholson Group Ford	43.087	167.104	14
30	7	Andy Lally #	TRG Motorsports Chevy	43.089	167.096	21
31	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	43.446	165.723	15
32	*0	Butch Miller	ASI Limited Chevy	44.398	162.169	4
33	*47	Brandon Whitt	Chevy	44.427	162.064	2
34	*44	Morgan Shepherd	Key Motorsports Chevy	45.014	159.950	2
35	07	Mike Bliss	ASI Limited Chevy	0.000	0.000	0
*Required to qualify on time

Skinner leads first practice session: #5-Mike Skinner was the fastest on track for the first practice session at Las Vegas with a speed of 173.477 followed by #51-Kyle Busch second, #30-Todd Bodine third, #23-Johnny Benson fourth, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. fifth, #60-Terry Cook sixth, #8-Chad McCumbee seventh, #11-David Starr eighth, #2-Jack Sprague ninth, #15-Marc Mitchell tenth [also first rookie]. The first Ford [12th] #21-Jon Wood; 1st Dodge [19th] #18-Dennis Setzer.(2-21-2008)

NCTS Practice 1
Auto Club Speedway [California]
San Bernardino County 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, February 21, 2008 @ 05:29 PM Eastern

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	41.504	173.477	27
2	51	Kyle Busch	San Bernardino County Toyota	41.541	173.323	25
3	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	41.599	173.081	25
4	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	41.602	173.069	18
5	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	41.637	172.923	28
6	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	41.859	172.006	20
7	8	Chad McCumbee	MRD Motorsports Chevy	41.885	171.899	19
8	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	41.930	171.715	9
9	*2	Jack Sprague	RVs.com Chevy	41.981	171.506	11
10	*15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon Chevy	42.010	171.388	16
11	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	42.038	171.274	30
12	21	Jon Wood	Air Force Ford	42.054	171.208	22
13	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	42.093	171.050	30
14	22	Phillip McGilton #	3Wide Life Toyota	42.100	171.021	27
15	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	42.220	170.535	29
16	9	Justin Marks #	Crocs Toyota	42.245	170.434	31
17	09	Travis Kvapil	Zaxby's Ford	42.267	170.346	8
18	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	42.309	170.177	48
19	18	Dennis Setzer	Melling Select Dodge	42.313	170.160	10
20	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	42.410	169.771	12
21	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Quaker State Chevy	42.422	169.723	16
22	7	Andy Lally #	TRG Motorsports Chevy	42.478	169.500	27
23	20	Scott Lagasse Jr.	Ford	42.517	169.344	20
24	16	Brian Scott #	Shark Energy Drink/Albertsons Chevy	42.585	169.074	37
25	07	Mike Bliss	ASI Limited Chevy	42.678	168.705	20
26	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	42.775	168.323	19
27	46	Erin Crocker	foneGear46.com Chevy	42.845	168.048	27
28	13	Shelby Howard	ThorSport Racing Chevy	42.887	167.883	34
29	*29	Scott Lynch	Jasper Engines Dodge	42.893	167.860	17
30	*71	Donny Lia #	Chevy	42.932	167.707	37
31	4	Stacy Compton	Carl Burger's Dodge Dodge	42.948	167.645	16
32	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	43.202	166.659	21
*Required to qualify on time

Entry List
Auto Club Speedway [California]
San Bernardino County 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, February 21, 2008 @ 03:52 PM Eastern

Entry	Trk#	Driver	Team	Owner	Crew Chief
1	*0	Butch Miller	ASI Limited Chevy	Gene Christensen	Mike Davis
2	*2	Jack Sprague	RVs.com Chevy	Delana Harvick	Ernie Cope
3	4	Stacy Compton	Carl Burger's Dodge Dodge	Lori Hamilton	Bryant Frazier
4	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	Bill Davis	Jeff Hensley
5	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	Jack Roush	MIke Beam
6	07	Mike Bliss	ASI Limited Chevy	Ken Smith	Bobby Dotter
7	7	Andy Lally #	TRG Motorsports Chevy	Kevin Buckler	Butch Hylton
8	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	Bobby Dotter	Doug Howe
9	8	Chad McCumbee	MRD Motorsports Chevy	David Malcolmson	Steve Genenbacher
10	09	Travis Kvapil	Zaxby's Ford	Jack Roush	John Quinn
11	9	Justin Marks #	Crocs Toyota	Bob Germain	Jason Overstreet
12	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	Tom Mitchell	Bryan Berry
13	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	Tom DeLoach	Jamie Jones
14	13	Shelby Howard	ThorSport Racing Chevy	Duke Thorson	Lance Hooper
15	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	Tom Mitchell	Kevin Starland
16	*15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon Chevy	Billy Ballew	Doug George
17	16	Brian Scott #	Shark Energy Drink/Albertsons Chevy	Joe Scott	David Fuge
18	18	Dennis Setzer	Melling Select Dodge	Lori Hamilton	Marcus Richmond
19	20	Scott Lagasse Jr.	The Nicholson Group Ford	Tad Geschickter	Gary Cogswell
20	21	Jon Wood	Air Force Ford	Eddie Wood	John Monsam
21	22	Phillip McGilton #	3Wide Life Toyota	Bill Davis	Doug Wolcott
22	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	Gail Davis	Trip Bruce
23	*29	Scott Lynch	Jasper Engines Dodge	James Lynch	Larry Pryor
24	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	Steven Germain	Mike Hillman Jr.
25	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	Delana Harvick	Rick Ren
26	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	Curtis Key	Gary Showalter
27	*44	Morgan Shepherd	Key Motorsports Chevy	Curtis Key	Tommy Morgan
28	46	Erin Crocker	foneGear46.com Chevy	David Dollar	Eric Phillips
29	*47	Brandon Whitt	Chevy	DAvid Dollar	Kurt Binkley
30	51	Kyle Busch	San Bernardino County Toyota	Billy Ballew	Richie Wauters
31	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	James Harris	Danny Rollins
32	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	Jeff Wyler	George Church
33	*71	Donny Lia #	Chevy	Kevin Buckler	Jason Miller
34	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Quaker State Chevy	Rhonda Thorson	Bud Haefele
35	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	Jack Roush	Matt Puccia
*Required to qualify on time

Truck Series News & Notes - Auto Club Speedway [California]

Daytona drought finally over for Todd Bodine: It required 34 tries - over 17 years as a driver and three as a crew member - for Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota) to win a race at Daytona Int'l Speedway. Bodine held off the final lap charges of Kyle Busch (#51 NOS Energy Drink Toyota) and Johnny Benson (#23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota) to win the Feb. 15 Chevy Silverado 250 and join elder brother Geoffrey as a winner at the World Center of Racing. Geoffrey Bodine won the 1986 Daytona 500. Bodine, the 2006 series champion, has won 13 times since October 2004, the most by any competitor over the five-season span. The victory was the 13th for crew chief Mike Hillman Jr., whose five-year winning streak matches Danny Gill as second-longest in series history. Only Dennis Connor has a longer streak - six years between 1996 and 2001.

Hornaday, Skinner start the season in deep hole: Last year's down-to-the-wire championship battle between Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 Camping World Chevy) and Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) took a bit of a detour in Daytona. Both drivers failed to finish among the top 20, Hornaday's truck felled by mechanical trouble and Skinner the victim of a lap 18 backstretch melee. The two will have to stage comebacks of dramatic proportions if they intend to reprise their epic 2007 struggle.

Hornaday trails Bodine by 102 points while Skinner is 114 back: History shows it can be done. Mike Bliss (#07 ASI Limited Chevy) left Daytona facing a 121-point deficit in 2002 and won the championship. Hornaday is facing another issue, the elusive back-to-back championship. While he and Kevin Harvick Inc. teammate Jack Sprague (#2 RVs.com Chevy) have won three titles apiece, neither they nor any other competitors have been able to fashion back-to-back championships. Hornaday is in familiar territory. Only once has a champion gone to the second race of the season with a greater deficit. That would be Hornaday, 107 back in 1997. He wound up fifth.

Doing the double 'Out West': California Speedway hosts an historic NASCAR national series doubleheader Saturday when, for the first time, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series races are scheduled for the same day. The NCTS event is the first of two races to be aired by FOX on broadcast television in 2008. The schedule: NCTS San Bernardino County 2:00-3 p.m. ET FOX; NSS Stater Bros. 3:00-7:30 p.m. ET ESPN2. Kyle Busch and Mike Bliss are slated to compete in both races. Bliss won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' inaugural race at the track in 1997.

Ted Musgrave, 'The Man' at California Speedway, eyes record-matching performance: Nobody's been any better at California Speedway than Ted Musgrave (#59 Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota). Musgrave won the first three NASCAR Craftsman Truck races he ran at the 2.0-mile speedway from 2001 to 2003 and narrowly missed a victory the following year, finishing second to Jack Sprague. Musgrave is perfect in one respect: He's seven-for-seven in top-five finishes in Fontana. Last year's fifth-place performance - pretty decent by most standards - is the 51-year-old's "worst" finish. Musgrave had no "luck" at Daytona where he was part of an 11-truck accident and finished 28th. Thus, the trip to Southern California couldn't come at a better time.

Musgrave is driving for H-T Motorsports, a team still seeking its first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory. The Jim Harris-owned team, based in Virginia, collected back-to-back second-place finishes at Bristol and Richmond in 2003. Then driver Robert Pressley was third in that year's three-wide Daytona finish with Rick Crawford (#14 Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford) and Travis Kvapil. A victory would be a first for the team. It also would allow Musgrave to match a series record for victories at a single track. The record is held jointly by Brendan Gaughan (#10 Int'l MAXX Force Diesel Ford) and Todd Bodine. Both scored four victories at Texas Motor Speedway.

This week's Craftsman Truck Series leaders: (through one races of the 25-race season)
Points leader - Todd Bodine (195)
Driver Rating - Todd Bodine (130.2)
Winnings - Todd Bodine ($96,850)
Laps led - Todd Bodine (49)
Victories - Todd Bodine (1)
Keystone Light Poles - Erik Darnell (1)
Top-five finishes - Five drivers with one
Top-10 finishes - Ten drivers with one
Raybestos Rookie Leader - Justin Marks (2 points over Brian Scott)
Races led - Mike Skinner (18)
Weeks in Top 10 - Nine drivers tied with 19

Toyota sweeps Daytona:

Todd Bodine wasn't the only Toyota driver celebrating at Daytona. In fact, the 2006-07 manufacturers' champion put a Tundra truck in the four top finishing positions. That's the best Toyota has finished at Daytona since joining the series in 2004. A Toyota also won the Chevy Silverado 250 last year. With the victory, Toyota takes a three-point lead in the 2008 Manufacturers' Championship. Ford is second followed by Dodge and Chevy. Toyota is the defending winner at California Speedway with two victories in the past four races. Dodge counts four wins and could break a victory drought that extends to the early part of the 2005 season.

2008 Raybestos Rookie class off to fast start:
It's rare when rookies excel at a track like Daytona Int'l Speedway but this year's class of Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidates were solid performers in last week's Chevy Silverado 250. Two drivers - Justin Marks (#9 Construct Corps Toyota) and Brian Scott (#15 Shark Energy Drink/Albertsons Chevy - finished eighth and 10th. Five of the six entered freshman candidates finished 13th or higher, completing all 100 laps of the 250-mile race. Marks is the first week standings leader by two points over Scott. Looking forward to this week, there's good news and bad for the freshman class. Kurt Busch won as a rookie in 2000 but a Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate hasn't posted a top-five finish since. The most recent best finish, sixth, was turned in by David Reutimann in 2004.

2008 Manufacturers' Championship Point Standings:
Toyota, 9
Ford, 6
Dodge, 4
Chevy, 3

In the loop:

There were quite a few first-race jitters for some of the regular NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series front-runners. Reigning champion Ron Hornaday Jr., Mike Skinner and Ted Musgrave all failed to finish in the top 20. This Saturday's race at California Speedway may provide an opportunity to right the leaky ship - all three have solid statistics at the 2-mile track.

In seven starts there, Musgrave has never finished outside the top five. He won three consecutive races there from 2001-03. Since 2005, he has a Driver Rating of 108.0, an Average Running Position of 8.0, 17 Fastest Laps Run and a series-high 277 Laps in the Top 15 (90.5 percent). Musgrave will look to improve on a 28th-place finish at Daytona.

Skinner, who finished 29th at Daytona, usually fares well at the intermediate tracks - he had a perfect Driver Rating of 150.0 at Kentucky Speedway last season. Last season, Skinner won at California and since 2005 has a Driver Rating of 106.4, an Average Running Position of 7.6, 28 Fastest Laps Run and 248 Laps in the Top 15.

Another eye-opening finish was the 25th-place result by 2007 series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. Hornaday looks to rebound with another solid finish at California - he finished second last season and has placed in the top 10 in five of six starts there.

Since 2005, Hornaday has an average Driver Rating of 95.1, an Average Running Position of 13.2 and 203 Laps in the Top 15 (66.3 percent).

300 just a number: Roush Fenway Racing made its 300th consecutive start on Feb. 15 at Daytona Int'l Speedway. The number proved to be just a number - without magic. Although pole starter Erik Darnell led 45 laps and appeared to have the truck to beat, he was consigned to a DNF along with the team's other two trucks. It has been six races since the series' most successful team has scored a top-10 finish.

Etc:

California dreamin' … Three California drivers have won a total of seven races at four tracks since the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' inception in 1995. Two are entered in this week's San Bernardino County 200. Mike Skinner is a three-time winner at California Speedway, the old Mesa Marin Raceway and Infineon Raceway. Ron Hornaday Jr.'s three victories came at Mesa Marin and Infineon.

California add … Four of the 1995 schedule's 20 races were held at facilities in the Golden State. The series no longer competes at Infineon Raceway. Mesa Marin and Saugus Speedway no longer exist. Chicken Or Feathers … Last season's top 10 elite drivers were either at the top or bottom of the finish of the 2008 opener at Daytona; four finished among the top 10; four finished outside the top 20. Two - Johnny Benson and Rick Crawford - go to the year's second race occupying the same positions, third and fifth, in which they concluded 2007.

This time he's old enough … The last time Kyle Busch showed up for a truck race at California Speedway, in 2001, the then-16-year-old driver was deemed too young to race because of sponsorship restrictions. If he wins, it will mark the second time that siblings have won series races at the same track. Kurt Busch won in 2000. Both Busch brothers have series wins at Dover Int'l Speedway.

The Daytona-California two-step … Since the two tracks went back-to-back on the schedule in 2005, Mark Martin is the only driver to win both races. Martin did it in 2006 and came close to making it three wins in a row a year ago before a late race restart skirmish took the veteran driver out of contention.

Streaking Crew Chiefs: seven crew chiefs have won races in four or more consecutive seasons:
Dennis Connor 6, 1996-2001
Danny Gill 5, 2000-2004
Mike Hillman Jr 5, 2004-2008
Barry Dodson 4, 1995-1998
Gene Nead 4, 2002-2005
Fred Wanke 4, 1998-2001
Richie Wauters 4, 2004-2007
(NASCAR Media)(2-18-2008)

Additional California Truck Series Race Info at:
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NASCAR.com
truckseries.com

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