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Kansas Speedway - O'Reilly Auto Parts 250
Preliminary Entry List (Unofficial)
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Wed, April 25, 2007 @ 04:37 PM Eastern

Entry	Truck #	Driver	Team	Owner
1	00	Josh Wise	Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota	Darrell Waltrip
2	1	Aaron Fike #	RFMS-Red Horse Racing Toyota	Tom DeLoach
3	2	Cale Gale	Kevin Harvick Inc., 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	K&N Filters Ford	Jack Roush
7	7	Jason White #	Hooters Energy Drink Chevy	J.L. Pennington
8	07	Tim Sauter #	Lester Buildings Chevy	Gene Christensen
9	8	Blake Bjorklund #	MRD Motorsports Chevy	Dave Malcolmson
10	08	Chad McCumbee	The GPS Store Chevy	Bobby Dotter
11	9	Ted Musgrave	ASE/Germain Motors Toyota	Robert Germain
12	09	Stacy Compton	Zaxby's Ford	Tad Geshickter
13	10	David Starr	Int'l/MaxxForce 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	Kenny Hendrick	TBA Chevy	Dave Fuge
18	18	Joe Ruttman	Fastenal Dodge	Lois Vance
19	21	Kelly Bires #	Air Force/Bush's Beans Ford	Eddie Wood
20	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	Gail Davis
21	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	Stephen Germain
22	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	AES HR Solutions Chevy	Delana Harvick
23	36	Tyler Walker #	360 OTC Toyota	Bill Davis
24	40	Clay Rogers	Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy	Curtis Key
25	46	Travis Kittleson	Bob Steele Chevrolet Chevy	David Dollar
26	47	Kraig Kinser	Ginn Resorts Chevy	David Dollar
27	50	T.J. Bell	Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford	Jack Roush
28	51	Kelly Sutton	Teva Copaxone Chevy	Billy Ballew
29	59	Terry Cook	Melling Engine Parts/Harris Trucking Toyota	James Harris Jr.
30	60	Jack Sprague	Con-way Freight Toyota	Jeff Wyler
31	63	Scott Lynch	Cooper Bussman Ford	Mike Mittler
32	71	Bryan Silas	PBG/Fast Track Chevy	Andy Hillenburg
33	75	Dennis Setzer	Spears Manufacturing Chevy	Wayne Spears
34	77	Brendan Gaughan	South Point Hotel Chevy	Michael Gaughan
35	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Energizer Chevy	Rhonda Thorson
36	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	Jack Roush
		#Raybestos Rookie

News & Notes Part I - Kansas Speedway:
A collection of familiar faces will join six series champions in Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway. Perhaps the most notable driver returning to action is Joe Ruttman (#18 Fastenal Dodge). Ruttman has competed in six full seasons in the Craftsman Truck Series, and has finished no worse than sixth in the standings. He finished second in 1995, the series' inaugural season. Ruttman, 62, already is in the record books as the oldest driver to win a race in the Craftsman Truck Series. He has 13 career wins, the last coming in at Pikes Peak in May 2001 when he was 56 years and 6 months old.

Another notable name making her season debut is Kelly Sutton (#51 Team Copaxone Chevy). Sutton has been a series regular since making her debut in 2003. Sutton holds the record for most starts (51) and most winnings ($442,882) by a female competitor. Her start will mark the sixth consecutive year that a female driver has competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

The two series veterans will be joining arguably the deepest field in series history. Six former champions are among the many teams in the running to win the 2007 championship. Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota), the series' first champion, is the current standings leader over defending champion Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota). Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 AES Chevy), champion in 1996 and 1998, is fourth in the standings. Ted Musgrave (#9 Team ASE Toyota), the 2005 champion, is fifth, one point behind Hornaday. Jack Sprague (#60 Con-Way Freight Toyota), the series' only three-time champion, is sixth, and 2003 champion Travis Kvapil (#6 K&N Filters Ford) is ninth. Bodine (2005) is the only champion to win at Kansas Speedway. There have been no repeat winners in six races at the track.

South Point Racing Crew Member Keeps Eye On NFL Draft: Chris Justice is one of a growing number of ex-football players who are joining NASCAR as over-the-wall crew members. Justice, the tire specialist and catch can man for the #77 South Point Racing Chevy of Brendan Gaughan, was a starting defensive back for Wake Forest University from 1997-2001.

In The Loop:
Skinner, Bodine top Kansas Charts. Kansas Speedway might be the site where the 1-2 battle between Mike Skinner and reigning Craftsman Truck Series champion Todd Bodine comes to a head. Skinner leads Bodine by 94 points and is coming off a completely dominating performance at the last Craftsman Truck race at Martinsville Speedway on March 31. But the stage is set this weekend for a duel that could foreshadow the rest of the season. Bodine won at Kansas two years ago and earned a near-perfect Driver Rating of 145.6 in the process (a perfect rating is 150.0). His average Kansas Driver Rating is best of any driver running in Saturday's race - 125.6. Bodine's Average Running Position at Kansas - 5.700 - is also tops of any driver this weekend. Bodine also leads the field in Fastest Laps Run (61), Green Flag Speed, Laps in the Top 15 (304) and Speed in Traffic. But Skinner's not far behind. Skinner has the second-best Average Running Position (6.036), Driver Rating (122.5), Green Flag Speed and Speed in Traffic, all marks just behind Bodine. He is third in Fastest Laps Run with 34 and is tied with Bodine for the most Laps in the Top 15 with 304.

This Week's Craftsman Truck Series Leaders: (through 4 races of the 25-race season)
Points leader - Mike Skinner (745)
Driver Rating - Mike Skinner (134.4)
Winnings - Mike Skinner ($209,850)
Laps led - Mike Skinner (365)
Victories - Mike Skinner (3)
Budweiser Poles - Mike Skinner (2)
Top-five finishes - Mike Skinner (4)
Top-10 finishes - 4 drivers with 4
Raybestos Rookie Leader - Aaron Fike (10 over Joey Clanton)
Races led - Mike Skinner (4)
Weeks in Top 10 - 9 drivers tied with 4

Raybestos Rookie Of The Year Standings:
1) Aaron Fike, 45
2) Joey Clanton, 35
3) Aaron Fike, 32
4) Willy Allen, 32
5) Kelly Bires, 31
6) Blake Bjorklund, 31
7) Tim Sauter, 28
8) Casey Kingsland, 5
9) Josh White, 4
10) Brian Sockwell, 1

Manufacturers' Championship Standings:
Toyota, 36
Chevy, 20
Ford, 20
Dodge, 12

News & Notes Part II:
Crawford Honored...Rick Crawford (#14 Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford) was inducted into the Mobile, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday joining the likes of Hank Aaron, Willie McCovey and Kenny Stabler. Crawford was the 75th athlete elected to the HOF, and the first from the motorsports world. Skinner Hosts News Crew...Standings leader Mike Skinner and his wife Angie hosted a crew from CBS News Sunday Morning last week. National correspondent Tracy Smith visited Daytona International Speedway and was given a ride around the track by Skinner in a Richard Petty Driving Experience race car. The segment, which will air on May 13, focuses on why NASCAR is appealing to women. White Lands Full-time Ride...Jason White has signed a deal with Pennington Motorsports to drive the #7 Hooter's Energy Drink Chevy for the remainder of the 2007 season. White finished 35th in the Daytona 500 driving for MB Motorsports. White finished 13th at Martinsville in 2001, his highest career finish in 12 series starts.(NASCAR PR)(4-23-2007)

Additional Kansas Truck Series Race Info at:
kansasspeedway.com
espn.go.com
NASCAR.com
truckseries.com

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Kansas Speedway - O'Reilly Auto Parts 250
Race Results
Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services, April 30, 2007 (Official)

Finish	Start	Trk #	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	Bonus	Award	Status
1	10	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool-Equipment Ford	167	195	10	$57,500	Running
2	19	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	167	175	5	$40,375	Running
3	14	60	Jack Sprague	Con-way Freight Toyota	167	170	5	$27,575	Running
4	20	23	Johnny Benson	360 OTC Toyota	167	160		$16,800	Running
5	1	5	Mike Skinner	Tundra Toyota	167	160	5	$17,325	Running
6	8	33	Ron Hornaday Jr	AES HR Solutions Chevy	167	150		$14,075	Running
7	23	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	167	146		$14,925	Running
8	12	1	Aaron Fike #	Red Horse Racing Toyota	167	147	5	$14,850	Running
9	11	59	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking Toyota	167	138		$14,275	Running
10	30	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Marvel Mystery Oil Chevy	167	134		$15,250	Running
11	33	77	Brendan Gaughan	South Point Hotel Chevy	167	130		$13,675	Running
12	9	9	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Germain Toyota	166	127		$13,550	Running
13	4	6	Travis Kvapil	K & N Filters Ford	166	124		$13,475	Running
14	16	09	Stacy Compton	Zaxby's Ford	166	121		$13,425	Running
15	17	10	David Starr	Int'l MAXX Force Diesel Ford	166	118		$14,250	Running
16	31	15	Bill Lester	Gorilla Rack Chevy	166	115		$15,100	Running
17	15	00	Josh Wise	Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota	166	112		$10,975	Running
18	5	13	Willie Allen #	Thorsport Racing Chevy	165	109		$13,175	Running
19	7	4	Chase Miller	Open Joist Dodge	165	106		$13,125	Running
20	34	63	Scott Lynch	Cooper Bussman Ford	164	103		$11,250	Running
21	26	40	Clay Rogers	Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy	164	100		$11,775	Running
22	21	50	T.J. Bell	Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford	164	97		$11,750	Running
23	2	36	Tyler Walker #	360 OTC Toyota	164	94		$10,725	Running
24	25	47	Kraig Kinser	VFW/Ginn Resorts Chevy	163	91		$10,700	Running
25	27	18	Joe Ruttman	Fastenal Dodge	163	88		$10,675	Running
26	24	75	Dennis Setzer	Spears Mfg. Chevy	163	85		$10,650	Running
27	13	08	Chad McCumbee	TheGPSStore.com Chevy	162	82		$10,625	Running
28	32	7	Jason White #	Hooters Energy Drink Chevy	161	79		$10,600	Running
29	36	71	Bryan Silas	Gateway Ins./PicernMilitary Housing	160	76		$10,550	Running
30	18	07	Tim Sauter #	Lester Buildings Chevy	154	73		$10,525	Accident
31	3	21	Kelly Bires #	Air Force/Bush's Baked Beans Ford	120	70		$10,500	Engine
32	6	2	Cale Gale	Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevy	82	67		$10,475	Brakes
33	28	51	Kelly Sutton	Team Copaxone Chevy	71	64		$10,450	Suspension
34	29	8	Blake Bjorklund #	Haas CNC Machine Tools Chevy	56	61		$10,425	Overheating
35	35	16	Kenny Hendrick	Xpress Motorsports Chevy	47	58		$10,400	Transmission
36	22	46	Travis Kittleson	Bob Steele Chevy Chevy	18	55		$10,371	Accident

Kansas Speedway -- O'Reilly Auto Parts 250
Driver Point Standings following Race #5 (Unofficial)
Provided by NASCAR Statistics -- Saturday, 4/28/2007 @ 8:45 PM Eastern

Pos	Driver	BPts	Pts	Ldr
1	Mike Skinner	35	905	0
2	Todd Bodine	10	797	-108
3	Rick Crawford	10	777	-128
4	Ron Hornaday Jr.	5	751	-154
5	Jack Sprague	10	734	-171
6	Ted Musgrave	10	727	-178
7	Johnny Benson	10	703	-202
8	Matt Crafton	0	683	-222
9	Travis Kvapil	10	653	-252
10	Erik Darnell	15	651	-254
11	Aaron Fike #	5	644	-261
12	Stacy Compton	0	575	-330
13	Brendan Gaughan	5	573	-332
14	Dennis Setzer	0	567	-338
15	David Starr	0	527	-378
16	Terry Cook	0	523	-382
17	Willie Allen #	0	503	-402
18	Chad McCumbee	10	498	-407
19	Bill Lester	0	476	-429
20	Tyler Walker #	0	467	-438
21	Chase Miller	0	452	-453
22	Blake Bjorklund #	5	433	-472
23	Ken Schrader	0	427	-478
24	Kelly Bires #	0	426	-479
25	Kraig Kinser	0	425	-480
26	Tim Sauter #	0	413	-492
27	A J Allmendinger	5	375	-530
28	Mike Bliss	0	374	-531
29	Joey Clanton	0	358	-547
30	Kevin Harvick	0	302	-603
31	T.J. Bell	0	276	-629
32	Carl Edwards	0	251	-654
33	Brad Keselowski	0	209	-696
34	Cale Gale	0	188	-717
35	Clint Bowyer	5	160	-745
36	Timothy Peters	0	138	-767
37	Jason White #	0	137	-768
38	Morgan Shepherd	0	125	-780
39	Josh Wise	0	112	-793
40	Brandon Knupp	0	109	-796
41	Mark Martin	10	104	-801
42	Scott Lynch	0	103	-802
43	Clay Rogers	0	100	-805
44	Joe Ruttman	0	88	-817
45	Jimmy Simpson	0	85	-820
46	Frank Kreyer	0	79	-826
47	Bryan Silas		76	-829
48	Wayne Edwards	0	67	-838
49	Larry Foyt	0	67	-838
50	Casey Kingsland	0	67	-838

Kansas Speedway -- O'Reilly Auto Parts 250
Owner Points Following Race # 5
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 4/28/2007 @ 8:46 PM Eastern (Unofficial)

Pos	Owner	#	Pts	Ldr
1	Bill Davis	5	905	--
2	Steve Germain	30	797	-108
3	Tom Mitchell	14	777	-128
4	Delana Harvick	33	751	-154
5	Jeffrey Wyler	60	734	-171
6	Bob Germain	9	727	-178
7	Gail Davis	23	703	-202
8	Rhonda Thorson	88	683	-222
9	Jack Roush	6	653	-252
10	Jack Roush	99	651	-254
11	Delana Harvick	2	650	-255
12	Tom Deloach	1	644	-261
13	Tad Geschickter	09	606	-299
14	Michael Gaughan	77	573	-332
15	Wayne Spears	75	567	-338
16	Jack Roush	50	527	-378
17	Gregory Pollex	10	527	-378
18	James Harris, Jr	59	523	-382
19	Lois Vance	18	515	-390
20	Duke Thorson	13	503	-402
21	Bobby Dotter	08	498	-407
22	Darrell Waltrip	00	487	-418
23	Billy Ballew	15	476	-429
24	Curtis Key	40	474	-431
25	Bill Davis	36	467	-438
26	David Fuge	16	461	-444
27	Eddie Wood	21	454	-451
28	Lois Vance	4	452	-453
29	Dave Malcolmson	8	433	-472
30	David Dollar	47	425	-480
31	J L Pennington	7	419	-486
32	Gene Christensen	07	413	-492
33	Curtis Key	44	271	-634
34	David Dollar	46	248	-657
35	Michael Mittler	63	161	-744
36	Jim Rosenblum	28	155	-750
37	Billy Ballew	51	128	-777
38	Scott Upshaw	95	119	-786
39	David Ervin	64	85	-820
40	Andy Hillenburg	71	76	-829
41	Tracy Trotter	49	52	-853
42	Jerry Reary	54	49	-856
43	Rick Jones	87	43	-862
44	Bob Cowen	42	40	-865

Kansas Speedway -- O'Reilly Auto Parts 250
Starting Lineup
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, April 28, 2007 @ 03:50 pm/et

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	5	Mike Skinner	Tundra Toyota	31.629	170.729
2	36	Tyler Walker #	360 OTC Toyota	31.650	170.616
3	21	Kelly Bires #	Air Force/Bush's Baked Beans Ford	31.804	169.790
4	6	Travis Kvapil	K&N Filters Ford	31.884	169.364
5	13	Willie Allen #	Thorsport Racing Chevy	31.910	169.226
6	2	Cale Gale	Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevy	31.950	169.014
7	4	Chase Miller	Open Joist Dodge	31.952	169.004
8	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	AES HR Solutions Chevy	31.964	168.940
9	9	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Germain Toyota	32.136	168.036
10	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool-Equipment Ford	32.146	167.984
11	59	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking Toyota	32.245	167.468
12	1	Aaron Fike #	Red Horse Racing Toyota	32.264	167.369
13	08	Chad McCumbee	TheGPSStore.com Chevy	32.267	167.354
14	60	Jack Sprague	Con-way Freight Toyota	32.282	167.276
15	00	Josh Wise	Aaron's Lucky Dog Toyota	32.282	167.276
16	09	Stacy Compton	Zaxby's Ford	32.292	167.224
17	10	David Starr	Int'l MAXX Force Diesel Ford	32.307	167.146
18	07	Tim Sauter #	Lester Buildings Chevy	32.320	167.079
19	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	32.332	167.017
20	23	Johnny Benson	360 OTC Toyota	32.351	166.919
21	50	T.J. Bell	Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford	32.412	166.605
22	46	Travis Kittleson	Bob Steele Chevy Chevy	32.443	166.446
23	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	32.490	166.205
24	75	Dennis Setzer	Spears Mfg. Chevy	32.552	165.888
25	47	Kraig Kinser	VFW/Ginn Resorts Chevy	32.596	165.664
26	40	Clay Rogers	Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy	32.696	165.158
27	18	Joe Ruttman	Fastenal Dodge	32.746	164.906
28	51	Kelly Sutton	Team Copaxone Chevy	32.793	164.669
29	8	Blake Bjorklund #	Haas CNC Machine Tools Chevy	32.842	164.424
30	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Marvel Mystery Oil Chevy	32.859	164.339
31	15	Bill Lester	Gorilla Rack Chevy	32.877	164.249
32	7	Jason White #	Hooters Energy Drink Chevy	33.270	162.308
33	77	Brendan Gaughan	South Point Hotel Chevy	33.467	161.353
34	63	Scott Lynch	Cooper Bussman Ford	33.548	160.963
35	16	Kenny Hendrick	Xpress Motorsports Chevy	34.311	157.384
36	71	Bryan Silas	Gateway Ins./Picern Military Housing	34.940	154.551

Race Comments:

Before an estimated crowd of 81,687, Erik Darnell won the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250, his first career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: # 00 Wise (engine change), #13 Allen (engine change), #8 White (unapproved adjustments), #50 Bell (unapproved adjustments), #77 Gaughan (unapproved adjustments), #99 (unapproved adjustments).

Failed to Qualify:

Time of Race:

2Hrs, 00 Mins, 49 Secs. Average Speed: 124.405 MPH; Margin of Victory: 10.440 Seconds

Caution Flags:

5 for 25 laps: Laps: 8-10 (#40 spin); 21-24 (#46 accident turn 3); 73-78 (#23, 51 accident backstretch); 111-114 (#07 accident turn 1); 121-128 (#21 fluid on track).

Lead Changes:

7 among 5 drivers: M. Skinner 1-58; R. Crawford 59; E. Darnell 60-66; A. Fike # 67-72; J. Sprague 73-81; E. Darnell 82-110; J. Sprague 111; E. Darnell 112-167.

Top 10 Driver Points:

(1) M. Skinner 905;(2) T. Bodine 797;(3) R. Crawford 777;(4) R. Hornaday Jr. 751;(5) J. Sprague 734;(6) T.Musgrave 727;(7) J. Benson 703;(8) M. Crafton 683;(9) T. Kvapil 653;(10) E. Darnell 651.