| Pos. |
# |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Speed |
1 |
5 |
Mike Skinner |
Toyota Tundra Toyota |
30.444 |
182.105 |
2 |
30 |
Todd Bodine |
Lumber Liquidators Toyota |
30.654 |
180.857 |
3 |
9 |
Ted Musgrave |
Team ASE/Germain Toyota |
30.849 |
179.714 |
4 |
*2 |
Clint Bowyer |
Camping World Chevy |
30.924 |
179.278 |
5 |
23 |
Johnny Benson |
Exide Toyota |
30.955 |
179.099 |
6 |
13 |
Willie Allen # |
National Pork Board Chevy |
30.965 |
179.041 |
7 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards/Quaker State Chevy |
30.976 |
178.977 |
8 |
21 |
Kelly Bires # |
Bush's Baked Beans Ford |
31.019 |
178.729 |
9 |
60 |
Jack Sprague |
Con-way Freight Toyota |
31.029 |
178.672 |
10 |
75 |
Dennis Setzer |
Spears Mfg. Co. Chevy |
31.034 |
178.643 |
11 |
36 |
Tyler Walker # |
360 OTC Toyota |
31.052 |
178.539 |
12 |
1 |
Aaron Fike # |
RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota |
31.081 |
178.373 |
13 |
15 |
Bill Lester |
Bowen Family Homes Chevy |
31.084 |
178.355 |
14 |
77 |
Brendan Gaughan |
South Point Hotel Chevy |
31.10 |
178.264 |
15 |
18 |
Ken Schrader |
Fastenal Dodge |
31.107 |
178.224 |
16 |
4 |
Chase Miller |
Open Joist Dodge |
31.115 |
178.178 |
17 |
6 |
Travis Kvapil |
K & N Engineering Ford |
31.125 |
178.120 |
18 |
47 |
Kraig Kinser |
Ginn Resorts Chevy |
31.159 |
177.926 |
19 |
09 |
Joey Clanton # |
Zaxby's Ford |
31.178 |
177.818 |
20 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford |
31.247 |
177.425 |
21 |
08 |
Chad McCumbee |
The GPS Store/Garmin Chevy |
31.275 |
177.266 |
22 |
99 |
Erik Darnell |
Northern Tool + Equipment Ford |
31.279 |
177.244 |
23 |
10 |
David Starr |
Int'L/MaxxForce Diesel Ford |
31.324 |
176.989 |
24 |
*50 |
T.J. Bell |
Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford |
31.357 |
176.803 |
25 |
33 |
Ron Hornaday Jr. |
AES HR Solutions Chevy |
31.497 |
176.017 |
26 |
00 |
AJ Allmendinger |
Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota |
31.506 |
175.966 |
27 |
16 |
Stacy Compton |
Melling Engine Parts Ford |
31.611 |
175.382 |
28 |
59 |
Terry Cook |
Harris Trucking Toyota |
31.614 |
175.365 |
29 |
*8 |
Blake Bjorklund # |
MRD Motorsports Chevy |
31.627 |
175.293 |
30 |
*7 |
Brad Keselowski |
Hooters Energy Drink Chevy |
31.935 |
173.603 |
31 |
*78 |
Johnny Chapman |
Green Light Racing Chevy |
31.940 |
173.575 |
32 |
07 |
Tim Sauter # |
Lester Buildings/TSG/ASI Limited |
32.112 |
172.646 |
33 |
*95 |
Wayne Edwards |
NRG Cases Ford |
33.706 |
164.481 |
34 |
*44 |
Shane Huffman |
Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy |
35.742 |
155.112 |
35 |
40 |
Mike Bliss |
Sile Stone/Atlanta Hilton Chevy |
37.379 |
148.319 |
*Required to qualify on time |
Atlanta Motor Speedway -- American Commercial Lines 200
Entry List
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, March 15, 2007 @ 01:47 PM Pacific Time
| Entry |
Truck # |
Driver |
Team |
Owner |
1 |
00 |
AJ Allmendinger |
Red Bull Toyota |
Darrell Waltrip |
2 |
1 |
Aaron Fike |
RFMS Toyota |
Tom DeLoach |
3 |
2 |
Clint Bowyer |
Camping World Chevy |
Delana Harvick |
4 |
4 |
Chase Miller |
Open Joist Dodge |
Lois Vance |
5 |
5 |
Mike Skinner |
Toyota Tundra Toyota |
Bill Davis |
6 |
6 |
Travis Kvapil |
Roush Fenway Racing Ford |
Jack Roush |
7 |
7 |
Brad Keselowski |
Hooters Energy Drink Chevy |
J.L. Pennington |
8 |
07 |
Tim Sauter |
Lester Buildings Chevy |
Gene Christensen |
9 |
8 |
Blake Bjorkland |
Blue Ox Chevy |
David Malcolmson |
10 |
08 |
Chad McCumbee |
The GPS Store/Garmin Chevy |
Bobby Dotter |
11 |
9 |
Ted Musgrave |
Team ASE Toyota |
Bob Germain |
12 |
09 |
Joey Clanton |
Zaxby's Ford |
Tad Geschickter |
13 |
10 |
David Starr |
Int'l MaxxForce Diesel Ford |
Greg Pollex |
14 |
13 |
Willie Allen |
ThorSport Racing Chevy |
Duke Thorson |
15 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford |
Tom Mitchell |
16 |
15 |
Bill Lester |
TBA Chevy |
Billy Ballew |
17 |
16 |
Stacy Compton |
Melling Engine Parts Ford |
David Fuge |
18 |
18 |
Ken Schrader |
Fastenal Dodge |
Lois Vance |
19 |
21 |
Kelly Bires |
U.S. Air Force Ford |
Eddie Wood |
20 |
23 |
Johnny Benson Jr |
Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota |
Gail Davis |
21 |
30 |
Todd Bodine |
Lumber Liquidators Toyota |
Stephen Germain |
22 |
33 |
Ron Hornaday Jr |
Allstates Employer Services Chevy |
Delana Harvick |
23 |
36 |
Tyler Walker |
360 OTC Toyota |
Bill Davis |
24 |
40 |
Mike Bliss |
Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy |
Curtis Key |
25 |
44 |
Shane Huffman |
Sile Stone USA Chevy |
Curtis Key |
26 |
47 |
Kraig Kinser |
Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevy |
David Dollar |
27 |
50 |
T.J. Bell |
Heathcliff Ford |
Jack Roush |
28 |
59 |
Terry Cook |
Melling Eng. Parts/Harris Trucking Toyota |
James Harris |
29 |
60 |
Jack Sprague |
Con-way Freight Toyota |
Jeff Wyler |
30 |
75 |
Dennis Setzer |
Spears Manufacturing Chevy |
Wayne Spears |
31 |
77 |
Brendan Gaughan |
South Point Chevy |
Michael Gaughan |
32 |
78 |
Johnny Chapman |
TBA Chevy |
Gene Christensen |
33 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards / Energizer Chevy |
Rhonda Thorson |
34 |
95 |
Wayne Edwards |
NRG Ford |
Scott Upshaw |
35 |
99 |
Erik Darnell |
Northern Tool+Equipment Ford |
Jack Roush |
(#-denotes rookie)
(NASCAR PR)(3-15-2007)
News & Notes Part I - Atlanta:
Longevity and experience add up in impressive fashion for two Craftsman Truck Series drivers this week. Jack Sprague (#60 Con-way Freight Toyota) and Rick Crawford (#14 Power Stroke Diesel Ford) will start their 250th series event Friday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway - the American Commercial Lines 200. No other drivers have started as many events - the Craftsman Truck Series is in its 13th season - and only two of their series peers have started more than 200 events. Those drivers are Terry Cook (#59 Harris Trucking Toyota) with 242 starts, and Dennis Setzer (#75 Spears Motorsports Chevy) with 219 starts.
The only three-time series champion, Sprague drives for Wyler Racing. He leads the standings heading to Atlanta and possesses quite a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history. Sprague, who competed in the first series event in 1995, remained fulltime through 2001. He spent the 2002 and 2003 series in Nextel Cup Series and Busch Series competition before returning to the Craftsman Truck Series prior to the 2004 season. Sprague won his series titles in 1997, '98 and 2001. He also ranks second on the all-time victory list with 28.
Crawford, who drives for Circle Bar Racing, is similarly accomplished. He began his Craftsman Truck Series career in January 1997 and has five career victories. His most memorable came in the 2003 season-opener at Daytona International Speedway, where Crawford triumphed in a three-wide, side-by-side finish. The 2002 series runner-up, Crawford has finished in the top 10 four times in 10 previous seasons. He's also enjoying rejuvenation. Crawford finished ninth last year after two seasons out of the top 10, and credits crew chief Kevin "Cowboy" Starland with the turn-around.
News & Notes - Part II
More On Sprague And Crawford ... Statistical similarities abound between Jack Sprague and Rick Crawford, who will make their 250th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts Friday at Atlanta: both drivers have held the consecutive starts record - Sprague at 170 (from 1995-2001) and Crawford at 210 (from 1997 until 2005). Both drivers also have won the season-opener at Daytona in three-wide, side-by-side finishes; Sprague did it this February. Both drivers also have won at .526-mile Martinsville Speedway, considered the series' most difficult short track. Crawford has spent his entire series career with owner Tom Mitchell, a Texas truck-stop operator who's never seen him race in person. In contrast, Sprague has competed for Bruce "Pee Wee" Griffin (starts 1-13), Rick Hendrick (starts 14-170), Steve Coulter/Dave Fuge (starts 171-217) and Jeff Wyler (starts 218 to 249).
Lastly, Sprague can claim the most unusual sponsor. St. John's Catholic Church in Princeton, Wis., sponsored his truck for two 1995 races to raise money for a new boiler. Industry connections led the church to Sprague's team, which prompted over $2,500 in contributions, according to the pastor, Father Dale Grubba.
Double Duty At Atlanta...Two Nextel Cup Series drivers will participate in Friday's Craftsman Truck Series event at Atlanta. They are Clint Bowyer (#2 Camping World Chevy) and Ken Schrader (#18 Fastenal Dodge). No Atlanta Winning Streak...Of the five events held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, none has spawned a repeat winner. Former winners who try to erase that fact this week are Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 AES HR Solutions Chevy), who won the spring 2005 event; reigning series champion Todd Bodine (#30 Germain Racing Toyota), who won the spring 2006 event and Mike Bliss (#40 Key Motorsports Chevy), who won the fall 2006 event. Kyle Busch, who won the fall 2005 event, won't compete this weekend. The late Bobby Hamilton, the 2004 series champion, won the spring 2004 event.
Raybestos Rookie Of The Year Standings:
A year ago, Erik Darnell (#99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford) finished eighth at Atlanta Motor Speedway and went on to claim Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors. Rookie point standings: Aaron Fike, 21; Willie Allen, 16;
Joey Clanton, 16; Kelly Bires, 15; Blake Bjorklund, 15; Tim Sauter, 15; Tyler Walker, 14; Casey Kingsland, 5; Josh White, 4.
This Week's Craftsman Truck Series Leaders: (thru 2 races of the 25-race season)
Points leader - Jack Sprague (355)
Driver Rating - Mike Skinner (121.4)
Winnings - Jack Sprague ($122,700)
Laps led - Mike Skinner (52)
Victories - Jack Sprague, Mike Skinner (1)
Budweiser Poles - Jack Sprague, Carl Edwards (1)
Top-five finishes - Jack Sprague, Mike Skinner (2)
Top-10 finishes - Seven drivers tied with 1
Raybestos Rookie Leader - Aaron Fike (5 over 2 drivers)
Races led - Johnny Benson, Mike Skinner (2)
Weeks in Top 10 - Seven drivers tied with 2
Etc:
Georgetown grad Brendan Gaughan keeps one eye on NCAA Tournament. March Madness - otherwise known as the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament - invites all sorts of bracket wizards. But none may be as excited about this week's opening-round games as Brendan Gaughan (#77 South Point Hotel Chevy), who views the tournament in a different light. A Georgetown University graduate, Gaughan played as a reserve on the 1994-97 men's squad, a teammate to luminaries such as Allen Iverson, Othello Harrington and Jerome Williams. The fact he's actually participated in March Madness only heightens its appeal. His Final Four picks include his beloved Hoyas, Ohio State, Kansas and Wisconsin.
In the Loop:
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series returns to the track this weekend for the first of two trips to Atlanta Motor Speedway. And let's just say the series is making it count. Craftsman Truck regulars will mingle with a few Nextel Cup regulars on what many describe as the fastest track on the circuit. Joining the likes of Jack Sprague, Mike Skinner and Todd Bodine will be Nextel Cup familiar faces Ken Schrader and Clint Bowyer. But figuring out who will come out on top in the American Commercial Lines 200 isn't as easy as one might guess.
In the past at Atlanta, the Craftsman Truck regulars have battled for pride and have succeeded. In the past two years (four races), a regular has won the Atlanta event three times despite Nextel Cup regulars often crashing the party. The lone Nextel Cup winner at Atlanta is Kyle Busch, who won in 2005. In that race, Busch scored an impressive Driver Rating of 136.2 and had an Average Running Position of 2.885. Beyond that, it's the Craftsman Truck regulars' show. In two Atlanta races, Erik Darnell has the second best Average Running Position with a 6.554 and the second best average Driver Rating of 109.3. Behind him in the average Driver Rating stats are Johnny Benson (108.4) and Todd Bodine (108.0). Last year, Todd Bodine and Mike Bliss won the two races at Atlanta.
Three brands have one races in Atlanta. With Manufacturers' Championship runner-up Ford winless at Atlanta Motor Speedway, odds favor Toyota retaining or increasing its current lead in the standings. Ford got close a year ago when Todd Bodine edged Mark Martin's F-150 truck to halt the latter's two-race winning streak. Actually, Chevy is the favorite at AMS, having won three of the past four races. Bobby Hamilton's Dodge was the race's first winner in 2004.
Manufacturers' Championship 2007 Point Standings:
Toyota, 18
Ford, 10
Chevy, 10
Dodge, 6
(NASCAR PR)(3-12-2007)
Additional Atlanta Truck Series Race Info at:
atlantamotorspeedway.com
espn.go.com
NASCAR.com
truckseries.com
