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THE RACE: Casino Arizona 150 - PHOENIX INT'L RACEWAY

Truck Series Race #24 of 25 for the 2007 season

Race: Friday, November 9, 2007 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway

Length: 150 Laps, 150 Miles

Track Layout: 1.0 - oval

Race Purse: $519,413

2006 Winner: Johnny Benson

2006 Pole: Johnny Benson

TV: SPEED - 7:30pm/et

Radio: MRN

Announcers: Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip

Pit Reporters: Ray Dunlap, Adam Alexander

Pre-race Host: Krista Voda

Practice Dates/Times

Practice: Thursday, November 8, 2007; 6:45 - 7:45pm/et, 7:45 - 8:15pm/et (rookies) and 8:30 - 9:30pm/et (Happy Hour)

Qualifying Info

Qualifying:Friday, November 9, 2007; 4:45pm/et

Goodyear Tire Notes

Tire:
Goodyear Wrangler Intermediate Radials

Number of Tires:
Left-side - 350
Right-side - 350

Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4104
Right-side -- D-4106

Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.4 in.
Right-side -- 88.6 in.

Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 20 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi
Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 30 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 15 psi; Left Rear -- 13 psi
Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 27 psi

Notes:
Teams in all three NASCAR series will run the same tire codes at Phoenix this weekend, though the Nextel Cup and Busch Series tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while the Craftsman Truck tires will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . this is the same specific combination of left- and right-side tires that Goodyear brought for Nextel Cup and Busch teams to run at Phoenix this past April . . . in addition to Phoenix, teams in all three of NASCAR's major series ran this tire set-up at Richmond and New Hampshire in 2007 . . . Busch and Craftsman Truck Series teams also ran this set-up at Milwaukee, Gateway, Indianapolis Raceway Park and Memphis (Busch only) this season . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Phoenix.(Goodyear PR)(11-8-2007)

Entry, Practice, Qualifying and Race Information

Kyle Busch wins at Phoenix: Another wild night for the Truck Series, but #51-Kyle Busch managed to hang onto the lead following a restart with just six laps to go at Phoenix Int'l Raceway to pick up the win. This was Busch's second win for the 2007 season and sixth career win in the Truck Series. A runner-up finish by #33-Ron Hornaday saw #5-Mike Skinner's points lead cut in half. An earlier problem in the pits around lap 40 had Skinner drop from running second to restarting eighteenth. Skinner came back to finish eighth. #4-Mike Bliss had the best finish of the season for Bobby Hamilton Racing with a third place finish. Rounding out the top ten were #1-Jason Leffler, #2-Kevin Harvick, #30-Todd Bodine, #23-Johnny Benson, #5-Mike Skinner, #18-Dennis Setzer. There were five lead changes among 5 driveres and 13 caution flags for 46 laps.(Unofficial)(11-9-2007)

Race Awards:
Budweiser Pole Award: Mike Skinner, #5 (131.301 mph)
Checkers/Rally's Double Drive Through: Ron Hornaday, Jr., #33 (97.346 Seconds)
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award : Clay Rogers, #75 (17 Places)
Mobil1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Todd Bodine, #30
Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award: Willie Allen, #13
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Kyle Busch, #51
Wix Filters Lap Leader Award Ron Hornaday, Jr., #33 (19 Laps)(NASCAR PR)(11-9-2007)

NASCAR Race Number 24
Unofficial Race Results for the Casino Arizona 150 - Friday, November 9, 2007
Phoenix International Raceway - Phoenix, AZ - 1 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 150 Laps - 150 Miles - Purse: $519,413

Finish	Start	Trk #	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	Bonus	Award	Status
1	8	51	Kyle Busch	Flanders Beef Patties Chevy	150	190	5	$50,700	Running
2	9	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	150	175	5	$36,150	Running
3	10	4	Mike Bliss	Open Joist Dodge	150	175	10	$20,200	Running
4	5	1	Jason Leffler	RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota	150	160		$12,250	Running
5	4	2	Kevin Harvick	Camping World Chevy	150	160	5	$11,175	Running
6	6	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	150	150		$14,200	Running
7	7	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	150	146		$11,650	Running
8	1	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	150	147	5	$13,400	Running
9	31	18	Dennis Setzer	Fastenal Dodge	150	138		$11,550	Running
10	16	60	Jack Sprague	Con-way Freight Toyota	150	134		$12,700	Running
11	12	9	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE Toyota	150	130		$11,300	Running
12	20	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l	150	127		$11,675	Running
13	24	77	Brendan Gaughan	South Point Hotel Chevy	150	124		$11,125	Running
14	2	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Johns Manville Chevy	150	121		$11,375	Running
15	25	50	T.J. Bell	Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford	150	118		$11,550	Running
16	15	75	Clay Rogers	Spears Mfg. Chevy	150	115		$13,100	Running
17	11	13	Willie Allen #	ThorSport Chevy	150	112		$11,900	Running
18	23	16	Brian Scott	Strutmasters/TruckSeries.com Ford	150	109		$10,850	Running
19	14	27	Jacques Villeneuve	UNICEF Toyota	150	106		$10,800	Running
20	29	21	Jon Wood	Bush's Baked Beans/Ravenswood	150	103		$11,200	Running
21	18	59	Terry Cook	Vanguard National Trailer Corp	150	100		$10,675	Running
22	19	40	Chad Chaffin	Westerman Companies/Alice	150	97		$10,625	Running
23	3	6	Travis Kvapil	K&N Filters Ford	150	94		$9,275	Running
24	27	07	Tim Sauter #	Lester Buildings Chevy	150	91		$9,175	Running
25	32	03	Justin Marks	Grand Properties Toyota	150	88		$8,075	Running
26	36	49	Bradley Riethmeyer	Trotter Racing Dodge	150	85		$7,975	Running
27	33	08	Chris Jones	Robert's American Gourmet Snacks	150	82		$7,850	Running
28	21	29	Scott Lynch	Jasper Engines/Baja Motorsport	150	79		$7,750	Running
29	35	8	Travis Dassow	MRD Motorsports Chevy	150	76		$7,650	Running
30	34	15	Andrew Myers	Neo Synthetic Chevy	144	73		$7,550	Running
31	28	00	Andy Lally	Army Reserve Toyota	136	70		$7,525	Accident
32	26	09	Stacy Compton	Zaxby's Ford	135	67		$7,500	Accident
33	22	61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking, Inc. Dodge	87	64		$7,475	Accident
34	13	47	Regan Smith	Ginn Resorts Chevy	55	61		$7,450	Accident
35	17	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	41	58		$7,425	Accident
36	30	10	David Starr	Int'l MAXX FORCE Diesel	34	55		$7,378	Accident

Race Comments:	Before an estimated crowd of 30,000 - Kyle Busch won the Casino Arizon 150, his sixth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #08 Jones, #40 Chaffin (engine change).
Failed to Qualify:	(2) 31 Tim Schendel, 7 Jason White
Time of Race:	01 Hrs, 48 Mins, 09 Secs.
Average Speed:	83.218 MPH
Margin of Victory:	0.479 Seconds
Caution Flags:	13 for 46 laps: Laps: 5-6 (#10,16 accident turn 3); 15-18 (#30 spun frontstretch); 23-25 (#09 spun turn 2.); 37-39 (#10 spun turn 1); 43-50 (#99 accident turn 3 [Red 5:22-Lap 48]); 56-60 (#6,47 accident frontstretch); 72-74 (#29 accident frontstretch); 81-83 (#61 accident turn 3); 98-100 (#08 spun turn 4); 106-108 (#29 spun backstretch); 128-130 (#15 accident turn 4); 138-140 (#00,09,27 accident frontstretch [Red 16:30-Lap 137]); 142-144 (Debris).
Lead Changes:	5 among 5 drivers: M. Skinner 1-18; K. Harvick 19-35; M. Bliss 36-53; R. Hornaday Jr. 54-72; M. Bliss 73-108; K. Busch 109-150.

Skinner's points lead cut in half: #5-Mike Skinner held onto the points lead following Phoenix with 3865 but his lead was cut in half and now leads second place #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. by just 29 points. Rounding out the top ten are #6-Travis Kvapil, #30-Todd Bodine, #23-Johnny Benson, #14-Rick Crawford, #9-Ted Musgrave, #88-Matt Crafton, #60-Jack Sprague #99-Erik Darnell. Complete driver point standings are posted on the Phoenix Race Page.(Unofficial)(11-9-2007)

Phoenix International Raceway - Casino Arizona 150
Craftsman Truck Series - Driver Points Report
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Friday, 11/9/2007 @ 8:39 PM US UNOFFICAL

Pos	Driver	BPts	Pts	Ldr
1	Mike Skinner	145	3865	0
2	Ron Hornaday Jr.	90	3836	-29
3	Travis Kvapil	75	3411	-454
4	Todd Bodine	45	3404	-461
5	Johnny Benson	40	3367	-498
6	Rick Crawford	30	3358	-507
7	Ted Musgrave	25	3074	-791
8	Matt Crafton	5	2933	-932
9	Jack Sprague	20	2886	-979
10	Erik Darnell	25	2784	-1081
11	Dennis Setzer	5	2775	-1090
12	David Starr	0	2771	-1094
13	Brendan Gaughan	15	2770	-1095
14	Terry Cook	15	2568	-1297
15	Willie Allen #	10	2445	-1420
16	Tim Sauter #	20	2367	-1498
17	Mike Bliss	10	2119	-1746
18	Chad McCumbee	25	2075	-1790
19	Ken Schrader	0	1913	-1952
20	Stacy Compton	5	1632	-2233
21	Joey Clanton	5	1585	-2280
22	Bill Lester	5	1550	-2315
23	Ryan Mathews	0	1494	-2371
24	Aaron Fike	5	1487	-2378
25	T.J. Bell	0	1457	-2408
26	Jason White	0	1404	-2461
27	Blake Bjorklund	5	1355	-2510
28	Jon Wood	10	1303	-2562
29	Kyle Busch	40	1286	-2579
30	Kraig Kinser	0	1186	-2679
31	Clay Rogers	0	1155	-2710
32	Regan Smith	0	981	-2884
33	Josh Wise	0	962	-2903
34	A J Allmendinger	10	916	-2949
35	Scott Lynch	0	893	-2972
36	David Green	5	832	-3033
37	Mark Martin	15	808	-3057
38	Chad Chaffin	0	701	-3164
39	Kevin Harvick	5	683	-3182
40	Brian Scott	0	609	-3256
41	Tyler Walker	0	585	-3280
42	Kelly Bires	0	572	-3293
43	Jacques Villeneuve	0	555	-3310
44	Jason Leffler	0	552	-3313
45	Cale Gale	0	514	-3351
46	Brandon Miller	0	467	-3398
47	Chase Miller	0	452	-3413
48	Shane Sieg	0	437	-3428
49	Kevin Hamlin	0	434	-3431
50	Derrike Cope	0	413	-3452
51	J C Stout	0	392	-3473
52	Clint Bowyer	5	391	-3474
53	Bryan Silas	0	371	-3494
54	Bradley Riethmeyer	0	352	-3513
55	Peter Shepherd	0	352	-3513
56	Brad Keselowski	5	329	-3536
57	Kenny Hendrick	0	286	-3579
58	Justin Marks	0	279	-3586
59	Shane Huffman	0	279	-3586
60	Aric Almirola	0	273	-3592
61	Travis Kittleson	0	268	-3597
62	Jack Smith	0	252	-3613
63	Carl Edwards	0	251	-3614
64	Danny O'quinn, Jr	0	246	-3619
65	Kelly Sutton	0	231	-3634
66	Wayne Edwards	0	222	-3643
67	J R Norris	0	218	-3647
68	Brett Thompson	0	216	-3649
69	Christoher Fontaine	0	215	-3650
70	Justin Labonte	0	209	-3656
71	Morgan Shepherd	0	201	-3664
72	Timothy Peters	0	193	-3672
73	Chris Jones	0	182	-3683
74	Travis Dassow	0	173	-3692
75	Joe Ruttman	0	170	-3695
76	Mike Wallace	0	167	-3698
77	Andy Lally	0	167	-3698
78	Frank Kreyer	0	140	-3725
79	Dana White	0	131	-3734
80	Kenny Wallace	0	124	-3741
81	Ken Butler	0	119	-3746
82	Benny Gordon	0	118	-3747
83	Brandon Knupp	0	109	-3756
84	Bobby Labonte	0	109	-3756
85	Denny Hamlin	0	106	-3759
86	Eric Norris	0	103	-3762
87	Donny Lia	0	103	-3762
88	Scott Lagasse	0	100	-3765
89	Boris Jurkovic	0	100	-3765
90	Brandon Whitt	0	94	-3771
91	Buddy Lazier	0	91	-3774
92	Jimmy Simpson	0	85	-3780
93	Keven Wood	0	82	-3783
94	Daniel Pope	0	76	-3789
95	Andrew Myers	0	73	-3792
96	Tim Cowen	0	73	-3792
97	Chris Wimmer	0	73	-3792
98	Brad Mueller	0	73	-3792
99	Peyton Sellers	0	70	-3795
100	Larry Foyt	0	67	-3798
101	Casey Kingsland	0	67	-3798
102	Patrick Sheltra	0	67	-3798
103	Paul Menard	0	64	-3801
104	Nate Monteith	0	64	-3801
105	Marc Mitchell	0	64	-3801
106	Dario Franchitti	0	64	-3801
107	Johnny Chapman	0	61	-3804
108	Colin Braun	0	61	-3804
109	Boston Reid	0	58	-3807
110	Tim Schendel	0	58	-3807
111	Hermie Sadler	0	58	-3807
112	Kevin Lepage	0	55	-3810
113	Justin Hobgood	0	55	-3810
114	Pierre Bourque	0	55	-3810
115	Michael McDowell	0	0	-3865
116	Bobby Dotter	0	0	-3865
117	Blake Mallory	0	0	-3865
118	Randy Macdonald	0	0	-3865

Owner Points Following Race # 24
Phoenix International Raceway - Casino Arizona 150
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Friday, 11/9/2007 @ 8:40 PM US UNOFFICIAL

Pos	Owner	Trk#	Pts	Ldr
1	Bill Davis	5	3,865	0
2	Delana Harvick	33	3,836	-29
3	Jack Roush	6	3,411	-454
4	Steve Germain	30	3,404	-461
5	Gail Davis	23	3,367	-498
6	Tom Mitchell	14	3,358	-507
7	Bob Germain	9	3,194	-671
8	Tom Deloach	1	2,965	-900
9	Rhonda Thorson	88	2,933	-932
10	Jeffrey Wyler	60	2,886	-979
11	Eddie Wood	21	2,823	-1,042
12	Lois Vance	18	2,816	-1,049
13	Lois Vance	4	2,787	-1,078
14	Jack Roush	99	2,784	-1,081
15	Gregory Pollex	10	2,771	-1,094
16	Michael Gaughan	77	2,770	-1,095
17	Tad Geschickter	09	2,665	-1,200
18	Wayne Spears	75	2,587	-1,278
19	James Harris, Jr	59	2,568	-1,297
20	Bill Davis	27	2,519	-1,346
21	Billy Ballew	15	2,451	-1,414
22	Duke Thorson	13	2,445	-1,420
23	Darrell Waltrip	00	2,373	-1,492
24	Jack Roush	50	2,367	-1,498
25	Gene Christensen	07	2,367	-1,498
26	David Dollar	47	2,328	-1,537
27	Curtis Key	40	2,303	-1,562
28	David Fuge	16	2,288	-1,577
29	Dave Malcolmson	8	2,225	-1,640
30	Bobby Dotter	08	2,183	-1,682
31	Billy Ballew	51	1,869	-1,996
32	J L Pennington	7	1,818	-2,047
33	Delana Harvick	2	1,664	-2,201
34	Michael Mittler	63	793	-3,072
35	Andy Hillenburg	71	691	-3,174
36	Rick Germain	03	446	-3,419
37	James Lynch	29	410	-3,455
38	Donald Stout	91	392	-3,473
39	David Dollar	46	382	-3,483
40	Tracy Trotter	49	337	-3,528
41	Curtis Key	44	332	-3,533
42	Phil Bonifield	86	250	-3,615
43	Richard Thompson	61	216	-3,649
44	Jim Rosenblum	28	210	-3,655
45	Jeff Milburn	76	198	-3,667
46	Bob Cowen	42	162	-3,703
47	Shelly Brevak	31	162	-3,703
48	Gene Christensen	06	122	-3,743
49	Scott Upshaw	95	119	-3,746
50	James Blankenbaker	53	119	-3,746
51	Andy Belmont	12	119	-3,746
52	Bill Davis	36	103	-3,762
53	Jerry Reary	54	101	-3,764
54	David Ervin	64	85	-3,780
55	Kerry Scherer	41	64	-3,801
56	Rick Jones	87	43	-3,822
57	Kevin Collum	32	43	-3,822
58	Courtney Coffman	58	37	-3,828

Record-breaking pole for Mike Skinner: #5-Mike Skinner was the fastest on track for the Casino Arizona 150 with a speed of 131.301 making it the eleventh pole for Skinner in 2007 and breaking the record for the most poles in one season. Rounding out the top ten were #88-Matt Crafton, #6-Travis Kvapil, #2-Kevin Harvick, #1-Jason Leffler, #30-Todd Bodine, #23-Johnny Benson, #51-Kyle Busch, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #4-Mike Bliss. DNQ; #31-Tim Schendel, #7-Jason White.(11-9-2007)

Phoenix International Raceway - Casino Arizona 150
NCTS Starting Lineup
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, November 09, 2007 @ 03:45 PM

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	27.418	131.301
2	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Johns Manville Chevy	27.441	131.191
3	6	Travis Kvapil	K&N Filters Ford	27.444	131.176
4	2	Kevin Harvick	Camping World Chevy	27.467	131.066
5	1	Jason Leffler	RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota	27.515	130.838
6	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	27.549	130.676
7	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	27.555	130.648
8	51	Kyle Busch	Flanders Beef Patties Chevy	27.578	130.539
9	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	27.644	130.227
10	4	Mike Bliss	Open Joist Dodge	27.656	130.171
11	13	Willie Allen #	ThorSport Chevy	27.669	130.110
12	9	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE Toyota	27.674	130.086
13	47	Regan Smith	Ginn Resorts Chevy	27.781	129.585
14	27	Jacques Villeneuve	UNICEF Toyota	27.812	129.441
15	75	Clay Rogers	Spears Mfg. Chevy	27.841	129.306
16	60	Jack Sprague	Con-way Freight Toyota	27.842	129.301
17	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	27.889	129.083
18	59	Terry Cook	Vanguard National Trailer Corp Toyota	27.893	129.065
19	40	Chad Chaffin	Westerman Companies/Alice Cooperstown	27.902	129.023
20	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	27.921	128.935
21	29	Scott Lynch	Jasper Engines/Baja Motorsport Dodge	27.985	128.640
22	61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking, Inc. Dodge	27.993	128.604
23	16	Brian Scott	Strutmasters/TruckSeries.com Ford	28.011	128.521
24	77	Brendan Gaughan	South Point Hotel Chevy	28.025	128.457
25	50	T.J. Bell	Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford	28.034	128.415
26	09	Stacy Compton	Zaxby's Ford	28.047	128.356
27	07	Tim Sauter #	Lester Buildings Chevy	28.059	128.301
28	00	Andy Lally	Army Reserve Toyota	28.092	128.150
29	21	Jon Wood	Bush's Baked Beans/Ravenswood Ford	28.097	128.128
30	10	David Starr	Int'l MAXX FORCE Diesel Ford	28.138	127.941
31	18	Dennis Setzer	Fastenal Dodge	28.192	127.696
32	3	Justin Marks	Grand Properties Toyota	28.272	127.334
33	08	Chris Jones	Robert's American Gourmet Snacks	28.296	127.226
34	15	Andrew Myers	Neo Synthetic Chevy	28.374	126.877
35	8	Travis Dassow	MRD Motorsports Chevy	Owner Points
36	49	Bradley Riethmeyer	Dodge	28.534	126.165
DNQ;#31-Tim Schendel; #-7 Jason White

Harvick fastest in Happy Hour: #2-Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the final practice session for the Casino Arizona 150 with a speed of 131.262 followed by #51-Kyle Busch second, #60-Jack Sprague third, #9-Ted Musgrave fourth, #5-Mike Skinner fifth. Rounding out the top ten were #6-Travis Kvapil, #21-Jon Wood, #3-Ron Hornaday Jr., #09-Stacy Compton, #99-Erik Darnell. First Dodge; #4-Mike Bliss [19th]; two slowest #49-Bradley Riethmeyer, #7-Jason White. There were 37 trucks on track for the final practice session.(11-8-2007)

Phoenix International Raceway -Casino Arizona 150
NCTS Final Practice (HAPPY HOUR)
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, November 08, 2007 @ 07:32 PM

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	*2	Kevin Harvick	Camping World Chevy	27.426	131.262
2	*51	Kyle Busch	Flanders Beef Patties Chevy	27.630	130.293
3	60	Jack Sprague	Con-way Freight Toyota	27.658	130.161
4	9	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE Toyota	27.706	129.936
5	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	27.738	129.786
6	6	Travis Kvapil	K&N Filters Ford	27.775	129.613
7	21	Jon Wood	Bush's Baked Beans/Ravenswood Ford	27.782	129.580
8	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	27.806	129.468
9	09	Stacy Compton	Zaxby's Ford	27.858	129.227
10	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	27.944	128.829
11	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	27.947	128.815
12	59	Terry Cook	Vanguard National Trailer Corp Toyota	27.952	128.792
13	13	M. Crafton/ W. Allen #	ThorSport Chevy	27.964	128.737
14	77	Brendan Gaughan	South Point Hotel Chevy	27.991	128.613
15	1	Jason Leffler	RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota	27.994	128.599
16	18	Dennis Setzer	Fastenal Dodge	28.013	128.512
17	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	28.021	128.475
18	*29	Scott Lynch	Jasper Engines/Baja Motorsport Dodge	28.025	128.457
19	4	Mike Bliss	Open Joist Dodge	28.077	128.219
20	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	28.117	128.036
21	47	Regan Smith	Ginn Resorts Chevy	28.131	127.973
22	27	Jacques Villeneuve	UNICEF Toyota	28.152	127.877
23	16	Brian Scott	Strutmasters/TruckSeries.com Ford	28.220	127.569
24	10	David Starr	Int'l MAXX FORCE Diesel Ford	28.266	127.361
25	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Johns Manville Chevy	28.276	127.316
26	07	Tim Sauter #	Lester Buildings Chevy	28.292	127.244
27	00	Andy Lally	Army Reserve Toyota	28.308	127.173
28	50	T.J. Bell	Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford	28.328	127.083
29	75	Clay Rogers	Spears Mfg. Chevy	28.328	127.083
30	15	Andrew Myers	Chevy	28.334	127.056
31	*31	Tim Schendel	Mathews Archery/TexPar Energy Dodge	28.356	126.957
32	40	Chad Chaffin	Westerman Companies/Alice Cooperstown	28.426	126.645
33	*03	Justin Marks	Grand Properties Toyota	28.602	125.865
34	08	Travis Dassow	MRD Motorsports Chevy	28.730	125.305
35	*61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking, Inc. Dodge	28.774	125.113
36	*49	Bradley Riethmeyer	Dodge	29.017	124.065
37	*7	Jason White #	GunBroker.com Dodge	29.254	123.060
*Required to qualify on time

Harvick leads first practice: #2-Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the first practice session at Phoenix with a speed of 129.375 followed by #09-Stacy Compton second, #88-Matt Crafton third, #30-Todd Bodine fourth, and #51-Kyle Busch fifth. Rounding out the top ten were #1-Jason Leffler, #60-Jack Sprague, #23-Johnny Benson, #77-Brendan Gaughan and #5-Mike Skinner. First Dodge was #4-Mike Bliss [12th; two slowest were; #8-Travis Dassow, #7-Jason White. There were 38 trucks on track for the first session.(11-8-2007)

Phoenix International Raceway - Casino Arizona 150
NCTS Practice 1
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, November 08, 2007 @ 05:46 PM

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	*2	Kevin Harvick	Camping World Chevy	27.826	129.375
2	09	Stacy Compton	Zaxby's Ford	27.831	129.352
3	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Johns Manville Chevy	27.838	129.320
4	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	27.863	129.204
5	*51	Kyle Busch	Flanders Beef Patties Chevy	27.877	129.139
6	1	Jason Leffler	RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota	27.896	129.051
7	60	Jack Sprague	Con-way Freight Toyota	27.918	128.949
8	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	27.946	128.820
9	77	Brendan Gaughan	South Point Hotel Chevy	27.949	128.806
10	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	27.971	128.705
11	47	Regan Smith	Ginn Resorts Chevy	27.990	128.617
12	6	Travis Kvapil	K&N Filters Ford	27.992	128.608
13	9	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE Toyota	28.003	128.558
14	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	28.027	128.448
15	4	Mike Bliss	Open Joist Dodge	28.036	128.406
16	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	28.103	128.100
17	59	Terry Cook	Vanguard National Trailer Corp Toyota	28.156	127.859
18	*31	Tim Schendel	Mathews Archery/TexPar Energy Dodge	28.179	127.755
19	10	David Starr	Int'l MAXX FORCE Diesel Ford	28.195	127.682
20	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	28.215	127.592
21	50	T.J. Bell	Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford	28.247	127.447
22	21	Jon Wood	Bush's Baked Beans/Ravenswood Ford	28.273	127.330
23	18	Dennis Setzer	Fastenal Dodge	28.318	127.128
24	07	Tim Sauter #	Lester Buildings Chevy	28.323	127.105
25	*29	Scott Lynch	Jasper Engines/Baja Motorsport Dodge	28.371	126.890
26	40	Chad Chaffin	Westerman Companies/Alice Cooperstown	28.389	126.810
27	27	Jacques Villeneuve	UNICEF Toyota	28.401	126.756
28	13	Willie Allen #	ThorSport Chevy	28.411	126.711
29	75	Clay Rogers	Spears Mfg. Chevy	28.477	126.418
30	00	Andy Lally	Army Reserve Toyota	28.549	126.099
31	15	Andrew Myers	Chevy	28.573	125.993
32	16	Brian Scott	Strutmasters/TruckSeries.com Ford	28.630	125.742
33	*03	Justin Marks	Grand Properties Toyota	28.664	125.593
34	*61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking, Inc. Dodge	28.928	124.447
35	08	Chris Jones	Robert's American Gourmet Snacks	29.037	123.980
36	*49	Bradley Riethmeyer	Dodge	29.073	123.826
37	8	Travis Dassow	MRD Motorsports Chevy	29.242	123.111
38	*7	Jason White #	GunBroker.com Dodge	29.568	121.753
*Required to qualify on time

Phoenix International Raceway Casino Arizona 150
Craftsman Truck Series Entry List
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, November 08, 2007 @ 03:16 PM Central

Entry	Trk#	Driver	Team	Owner
1	00	Andy Lally	Army Reserve Toyota	Darrell Waltrip
2	1	Jason Leffler	RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota	Tom DeLoach
3	*2	Kevin Harvick	Camping World Chevy	Delana Harvick
4	*03	Justin Marks	Grand Properties Toyota	Richard Germain
5	4	Mike Bliss	Open Joist Dodge	Lois Vance
6	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	Bill Davis
7	6	Travis Kvapil	K&N Filters Ford	Jack Roush
8	07	Tim Sauter #	Lester Buildings Chevy	Gene Christensen
9	*7	Jason White #	GunBroker.com Dodge	J.L. Pennington
10	08	Chris Jones	Robert's American Gourmet Snacks	Bobby Dotter
11	8	Travis Dassow	MRD Motorsports Chevy	David Malcolmson
12	09	Stacy Compton	Zaxby's Ford	Tad Geschickter
13	9	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE Toyota	Bob Germain
14	10	David Starr	Int'l MAXX FORCE Diesel Ford	Greg Pollex
15	13	Willie Allen #	ThorSport Chevy	Duke Thorson
16	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	Tom Mitchell
17	15	Andrew Myers	Chevy	Billy Ballew
18	16	Brian Scott	Strutmasters/TruckSeries.com Ford	David Fuge
19	18	Dennis Setzer	Fastenal Dodge	Lois Vance
20	21	Jon Wood	Bush's Baked Beans/Ravenswood Ford	Eddie Wood
21	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	Gail Davis
22	27	Jacques Villeneuve	UNICEF Toyota	Bill Davis
23	*29	Scott Lynch	Jasper Engines/Baja Motorsport Dodge	James Lynch
24	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	Steven Germain
25	*31	Tim Schendel	Mathews Archery/TexPar Energy Dodge	Shelly Brevak
26	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	Delana Harvick
27	40	Chad Chaffin	Westerman Companies/Alice Cooperstown	Curtis Key
28	47	Regan Smith	Ginn Resorts Chevy	David Dollar
29	*49	Bradley Riethmeyer	Dodge
30	50	T.J. Bell	Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford	Jack Roush
31	*51	Kyle Busch	Flanders Beef Patties Chevy	Billy Ballew
32	59	Terry Cook	Vanguard National Trailer Corp Toyota	James Harris
33	60	Jack Sprague	Con-way Freight Toyota	Jeff Wyler
34	*61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking, Inc. Dodge	Rich Thompson
35	75	Clay Rogers	Spears Mfg. Chevy	Wayne Spears
36	77	Brendan Gaughan	South Point Hotel Chevy	Michael Gaughan
37	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Johns Manville Chevy	Rhonda Thorson
38	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	Jack Roush
*Required to qualify on time

Truck Series News & Notes - Phoenix:

Championship battle reminiscent of series beginning: The scene is familiar - the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season winding down at Phoenix Int'l Raceway; Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) holding a slim lead in the point standings; and Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 Camping World Chevy) fighting to catch Skinner. The first time it happened, Skinner won the final race of the season at Phoenix to lock up the series' inaugural championship. Thirteen years later, he is looking for similar results. Skinner enters Friday's Casino Arizona 150 57 points ahead of Hornaday. A late race accident at Texas dropped Hornaday from a sure top-five finish to 18th place. Skinner, who entered the race four points behind Hornaday, finished third. It was the sixth time in the last seven races that the points lead has changed hands.The 57 point differential is the fifth-closest in series history with two races remaining, and the closest since 2004 when Bobby Hamilton led Dennis Setzer (#18 Fastenal Dodge) by seven points.

Skinner and Hornaday are the only two drivers with a mathematical chance to win the title. Skinner has an outside chance of clinching the title at Phoenix. Skinner will emerge from Phoenix the champion if he wins the race and leads the most laps and Hornaday finishes 36th with zero laps led.

Three-Time Champion Sprague to Join Kevin Harvick Inc. in 2008: Kevin Harvick Inc. will have at least five championship years of experience next season between its two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams. Jack Sprague (#60 Con-way Freight Toyota), a three-time series champion, will drive the #2 Chevy next season, joining two-time champion Ron Hornaday Jr. Sprague is second on the all-time wins (28) and poles (32) lists and holds the series records for most career top-five and top-10 finishes. Hornaday holds the series record with 33 wins.

Musgrave ends 66-Race winless streak: Ted Musgrave (#9 Team ASE Toyota) was able to breathe a sigh of relief when he crossed the start/finish line to win the Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway. The victory ended a 66-race winless drought for Musgrave, who had last won at Gateway Int'l Raceway in April 2005. The streak was third longest among active competitors. Musgrave went on to win the series championship that season, holding off Dennis Setzer and Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota). The championship was the first for team owner Jim Smith, an original owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Musgrave joined Smith's Ultra Motorsports in 2001 after 10 seasons in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. He won seven races in his first season, finishing second in the standings to Jack Sprague. Musgrave won 16 races in five seasons for Ultra Motorsports before Smith retired his team. Musgrave joined Germain Racing in 2006 but went winless for the first time in his series career. Bodine, his new teammate, won three races and the series championship. Musgrave, who has announced he will not return to Germain in 2008, felt that he still had something to prove to the team. "It's like unfinished business," Musgrave said. "If you're with a team and don't win a race for them, it leaves you with a feeling that you didn't do your job."

Longest Current Winless Streaks: (Among drivers with at least one 2007 start)
Driver Races Last Win Track
K. Schrader, 83, 4/15/95 - Saugus
B. Gaughan, 74, 10/11/03 - Texas
S. Compton, 56, 8/23/98 - Heartland
C. Chaffin, 53, 8/6/04 - ORP
D. Starr, 43, 4/1/06 - Martinsville

NCTS Etc:

Kyle Busch plans for quadruple-duty ... Kyle Busch (#51 Flanders Beef Patties Chevy) has raced in a Craftsman Truck in five of the last six series races and will add another this Friday at Phoenix. Busch has put together an impressive record in his 34 series races. He has five career victories, including one this year at Atlanta Motor Speedway and 20 top-10 finishes. Busch plans to take the 'triple-duty' moniker to a new level this week. In addition to racing in all three NASCAR national series events at Phoenix this weekend, Busch will compete in a late model race in his native Las Vegas.

Mike Skinner led five laps at Atlanta Motor Speedway to extend his record of races led in a season to 21 out of a possible 22 races. The only race Skinner failed to lead a lap was at Bristol Motor Speedway. The previous record was 19 races shared by Greg Biffle in 1999 and Jack Sprague in 2001. Skinner still has a ways to go, however, to catch the season records for miles and laps led. He currently has led 1,041 laps and 1,130.81 miles. He set the laps led in a season mark with 1,533 in 1996. Sprague has the most miles led with 1,443.02 in 2001.

Phoenix Int'l Raceway lays claim to the most multiple winners - five - at a single track. Four of those winners - Jack Sprague (1996-97), Mike Skinner (1995), Ron Hornaday Jr. (1998-99) and Kevin Harvick (#2 Camping World Chevy) (2002-03) - are among eight competitors with Phoenix victories (a combined 13) on their resumes who have entered the Casino Arizona 150.

Raybestos Rookie Award Going Down to the Wire:

The closest three-way battle in the series' Raybestos Rookie of the Year award moves to Phoenix with Willie Allen (#13 ThorSport Chevy) holding a six-point lead over Joey Clanton (#09 Zaxby's Ford) and Tim Sauter (#07 Lester Buildings Chevy). Sauter collected his first top-10 finish - 10th - in Texas where Allen ran 11th and Clanton 32nd.

2007 Raybestos Rookie of the Year Points:
1. Willie Allen, 155
2. Joey Clanton, 149
3. Tim Sauter, 149
4. Jason White, 122
5. Blake Bjorklund, 110

Several Drivers Still in Running for Top-10 Finish, Trip to Banquet:

Just as intriguing as the back-and-forth battle for the championship is the constant shuffling of the 10th position in the point standings. Six drivers are currently fighting for the eighth through 10th positions in the standings and the prestige that comes with a top-10 season finish. The top 10 drivers will be honored at the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series awards banquet at The Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Fla., on Nov. 19 and finishing in the top 10 is a goal for many drivers. Currently, Erik Darnell (#99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford) holds the coveted 10th position. Darnell finished 14th at Texas to pass David Starr (#10 Int'l MAXX FORCE Diesel Ford) by 10 points.

Brendan Gaughan (#77 South Point Resort Chevy) posted his second runner-up finish of the season to move up one spot to 12th. He is currently 80 points behind Darnell. Gaughan passed Dennis Setzer in the standings after Setzer's 15th-place Texas finish.

Matt Crafton (#88 Menards Chevy) and Jack Sprague currently hold the eighth and ninth positions, respectively. Neither driver's position is safe by any regards. Crafton sits just 86 points ahead of Darnell and is only 96 points in front of Starr. Sprague finds himself in a more precarious situation. He is only 36 points from dropping out of the top 10. Both Crafton and Sprague have been in the top 10 in the standings each week this season.

In The Loop:

Mike Skinner's on-again-off-again affair with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points lead is back on - and in a big way. Skinner is back in front, leading Ron Hornaday Jr. by 57 points. It's the largest lead first place has had over second since after the Bristol race eight races ago. But Skinner cannot grow complacent, especially this weekend. Both have two wins at the track, and according to the pre-race Phoenix Loop Data statistics, Skinner and Hornaday have near identical stats over the past two races there.

Here is the tale of the tape:
Driver Rating: Skinner edges Hornaday, 107.9 to 106.6
Average Running Position: Hornaday nips Skinner, 7.6 to 8.1
Fastest Laps Run: Skinner leads Hornaday, 13 to 6
Laps in the Top 15: Hornaday leads Skinner, 296 to 281 (out of 300)

Johnny Benson, the defending champion of this race, is another driver to watch this weekend. He has a Driver Rating of 127.9, an Average Running Position of 5.4 and has spent 263 of the 300 laps over the past two years in the top 15. He also leads all drivers in Fastest Laps Run with 51.

But the most consistent Phoenix driver over the past two years has been Todd Bodine, who won there in 2005 and finished fourth last year. Of those drivers who have raced in each of the past two Phoenix races, Bodine leads in Driver Rating (128.8) and Average Running Position (2.9), and is the only driver to spend all 300 laps in the top 15. Additionally, Bodine has 46 Fastest Laps Run, which is second-most on the series.

More Phoenix Notes:

Phoenix Int'l Raceway is one of just four tracks to host series races in all 13 seasons of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Three drivers - Mike Skinner (1995), Jack Sprague (1997) and Ron Hornaday Jr. (1998) won at Phoenix in their championship seasons. Three other series champions - Mike Bliss (1998), Greg Biffle (2001) and Todd Bodine (2005) also have wins at the track.

Since 2001, every champion has posted a top-10 finish in Phoenix. But only once - Sprague in 2001 - has the champion finished higher than the final standings' #2 driver.

Joe Ruttman is Phoenix Int'l Raceway's oldest winner at age 53 years 0 months on Nov. 2, 1997. Sprague is the track's youngest at age 31 years eight months on April 21, 1996.

Mike Skinner is the first driver to reach $700,000 in season winnings before the addition of post-season awards.

Manufacturers' Preview - Phoenix:

Toyota hopes to add a 13th victory in the season's final two races, breaking its personal best of 12 wins in 2006 that was matched in Texas. Toyota has won 16 Bud Poles this season - one fewer than the record 17 by Chevy in 1995.

Manufacturers' Championship 2007 Point Standings
Toyota, 166
Chevy, 138
Ford, 129
Dodge, 73

This Week's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Leaders: (through 23 races of the 25-race season)
Points leader - Mike Skinner (3,718)
Driver Rating - Mike Skinner (117.9)
Winnings - Mike Skinner ($714,550)
Laps led - Mike Skinner (1,081)
Victories - Mike Skinner (5)
Bud Poles - Mike Skinner (9)
Top-five finishes - Mike Skinner (17)
Top-10 finishes - Ron Hornaday Jr. (20)
Raybestos Rookie Leader - Willie Allen (6 points over Joey Clanton, Tim Sauter)
Races led - Mike Skinner (22)
Weeks in Top 10 - Nine drivers tied with 22

On Deck: Homestead-Miami Speedway

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wraps up its 13th season at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 200 on Nov. 16.

Mark Martin won last year's race as Todd Bodine clinched his championship. There have been 11 different winners in the 11 races at the track.

Mike Skinner has one top five and two top 10s in five Homestead races and Ron Hornaday Jr. has one win, three top fives and six top 10s in seven Homestead races.(NASCAR PR)(11-5-2007)

Additional Phoenix Truck Series Race Info at:
phoenixraceway.com
espn.go.com
NASCAR.com
truckseries.com

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