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THE RACE: MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY - Cool City Customs 200

Truck Series Race #10 of 25 for the 2008 season

Last Race - Texas Motor Speedway
Next Race - The Milwaukee Mile

Race: Saturday, June 14, 2007 at Michigan Int'l Speedway

Length: 100 Laps, 200 Miles

2007 Winner: Travis Kvapil

2007 Pole: Travis Kvapil

TV: SPEED - Prerace: 2:30pm/et; Race: 300pm/et

Radio: MRN

Announcers: Rick Allen, Phil Parsons

Pit Reporters: Ray Dunlap, Adam Alexander

Pre-race Host: Krista Voda

Practice Dates/Times

Practice: Friday, June 13, 2008; 10:15am - 11:35am, Final 1:30 - 3:00pm

Qualifying Info

Qualifying: Saturday, June 14, 2008 10:35am

Goodyear Tire Notes

Tire:
Goodyear Wrangler Speedway Radials (Craftsman Truck)

Number of Tires:
Craftsman Truck: Left-side - 325
Right-side - 325

Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4134
Right-side -- D-4148

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

Left Front -- 22 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi
Right Front -- 45 psi; Right Rear -- 42 psi

Notes:
Teams in both NASCAR series will run the same tire codes at Michigan this weekend, though the Sprint Cup tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while the Craftsman Tuck tires will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . these teams ran this exact combination of left- and right-side tires at Dover two weeks ago . . . compared to the tire codes run at Michigan in 2007, there have been slight changes to the left-side construction to improve grip and performance, as well as to the right-side compound to improve treadwear . . . in addition to Michigan and Dover, Nationwide (this weekend) and Craftsman Truck (July 19) teams are scheduled to run this specific tire set-up at Kentucky this season . . . this left-side code (D-4134) will also be run with a different right-side code at Texas and Chicagoland . . . as on all NASCAR's ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Michigan . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.(Goodyear PR)(6-12-2008)

Entry, Practice, Qualifying and Race Information

Darnell wins at Michigan: A close finish, but #99-Erik Darnell beat #23-Johnny Benson to the finish line to win the Cool City Customs 200 at Michigan Int'l Speedway. It was Darnell's second series win; the first win for Ford in 2008. On the last lap #51-Kyle Busch got into the rear of point leader #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. Hornaday spun, but no caution was thrown relegating him to a 23rd place finish. Rounding out the top ten were #22-Scott Speed, #30-Todd Bodine, #10-Brendan Gaughan, #6-Colin Braun, #51-Kyle Busch, #5-Mike Skinner, #8-Chad McCumbee, #60-Terry Cook. There were 15 lead changes among 8 drivers; 4 cautions for 14 laps.(Unofficial)(6-14-2008)
Race Awards:
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award : Erik Darnell, #99 (23 Places)
Keystone Light Pole Award: Mike Skinner, #5 (174.944 mph)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Todd Bodine, #30
Mobil1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Johnny Benson, #23
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Scott Speed, #22
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Erik Darnell, #99
Wix Filters Lap Leader Award: Todd Bodine, #30 (39 Laps)
(NASCAR PR)(6-14-2008)

NASCAR Race Number 10
Unofficial Race Results for the Cool City Customs 200 - Saturday, June 14, 2008
Michigan International Speedway - Brooklyn, MI - 2 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 100 Laps - 200 Miles - Purse: $625,826 OFFICIAL(6-16-2008)

Finish	Start	Trk #	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	Bonus	Award	Status	Times	# Led
1	11	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	100	190	5	$58,375	Running	1	25
2	8	23	Johnny Benson	Exide Batteries Toyota	100	175	5	$39,375	Running	2	8
3	5	22	Scott Speed #	Red Bull Toyota	100	170	5	$26,670	Running	2	17
4	3	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	100	170	10	$20,260	Running	5	39
5	25	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	100	155		$15,810	Running
6	19	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	100	150		$14,210	Running
7	6	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee/NOS Toyota	100	146		$11,510	Running
8	1	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	100	147	5	$15,585	Running	1	1
9	4	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	100	138		$13,635	Running
10	14	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	100	139	5	$15,060	Running	1	1
11	21	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar/Power Stroke Diesel Ford	100	130		$13,560	Running
12	26	71	Donny Lia #	Nationrides.com Chevy	100	127		$13,410	Running
13	7	9	Justin Marks #	crocs Toyota	100	124		$13,335	Running
14	15	21	Jon Wood	Air Force Ford	100	121		$13,285	Running
15	20	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Ideal Door Chevy	100	118		$14,385	Running
16	17	18	Dennis Setzer	Melling Performance Dodge	100	115		$13,210	Running
17	23	46	Regan Smith	Chevy	100	112		$10,860	Running
18	10	09	Bobby East	Zaxby's Ford	100	109		$13,285	Running
19	22	13	Shelby Howard	Bobcat Chevy	100	106		$13,035	Running
20	18	7	T.J. Bell Jr.	TRG Motorsports Chevy	100	103		$13,510	Running
21	16	4	Stacy Compton	Suburban CJD Dodge	100	100		$11,935	Running
22	12	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon Toyota	100	97		$11,685	Running
23	9	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	100	99	5	$10,660	Running	2	8
24	13	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	99	91		$10,635	Running
25	27	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	99	88		$10,610	Running
26	24	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	99	85		$10,585	Running
27	28	40	Chad Chaffin	Westerman Companies Chevy	99	82		$10,560	Running
28	30	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	99	79		$10,535	Running
29	29	12	Mario Gosselin	Crashedtoys.com Chevy	99	81	5	$10,510	Running	1	1
30	2	2	Jack Sprague	RVs.com Chevy	92	73		$10,485	Running
31	31	74	Nick Tucker	Dodge	16	70		$10,460	Valve Springs
32	33	07	J.C. Stout	ASI Limited Chevy	15	67		$10,435	Brakes
33	34	73	Rick Markle	Dodge	7	64		$10,410	Engine
34	32	0	Chris Jones	ASI Limited Chevy	6	0		$10,360	Driveshaft

Race Comments:	Before an estimated crowd of 63,000, Erik Darnell won the Cool City Customs 200, his second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #33 Hornaday (engine change).
Failed to Qualify:	N/A
Time of Race:	1 Hrs, 25 Mins, 27 Secs.
Average Speed:	140.433 MPH
Margin of Victory:	0.005 Seconds
Caution Flags:	4 for 14 laps: Laps: 3-5 (Debris); 46-50 (Debris); 60-62 (#9 spun turn 2); 95-97 (#15 accident turn 3).
Lead Changes:	15 among 8 drivers: M. Skinner (Pole); T. Bodine 1-22; S. Speed # 23-34; T. Bodine 35-36; J. Benson 37; T. Cook 38; R. Hornaday Jr. 39-40; M. Gosselin 41; S. Speed # 42-46; T. Bodine 47; J. Benson 48-54; T. Bodine 55-62; M. Skinner 63; T. Bodine 64-69; R. Hornaday Jr. 70-75; E. Darnell 76-100.

Benson leads point standings; first time: #23-Johnny Benson took the lead in the driver point standings with 1422 points; 15 points ahead of second place #30-Todd Bodine. This is the first time Benson has led the points in his NCTS career. Rounding out the top ten are; #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #88-Matt Crafton, #14-Rick Crawford, #5-Mike Skinner, #8-Chad McCumbee, #2-Jack Sprague, #60-Terry Cook, #99-Erik Darnell.(Unofficial)(6-14-2008)

Points Report
Michigan International Speedway
Cool City Customs 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 6/14/2008 @ 5:02 PM Eastern OFFICIAL(6-16-2008)

Pos	Driver	BPts	Pts	Ldr	Starts	Pole	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	DNFs	Winnings
1	Johnny Benson	30	1422	0	10	1	0	5	7	0	$231,920
2	Todd Bodine	35	1407	-15	10	0	1	5	6	2	$263,130
3	Ron Hornaday Jr.	65	1401	-21	10	2	2	5	6	0	$283,830
4	Matt Crafton	5	1375	-47	10	0	1	4	5	0	$215,955
5	Rick Crawford	5	1361	-61	10	0	0	3	5	0	$157,710
6	Mike Skinner	20	1349	-73	10	2	0	3	8	0	$158,910
7	Chad McCumbee	15	1314	-108	10	0	0	2	6	0	$163,340
8	Jack Sprague	20	1304	-118	10	1	0	3	5	0	$174,405
9	Terry Cook	15	1303	-119	10	0	0	2	5	0	$145,955
10	Erik Darnell	25	1270	-152	10	1	1	3	3	2	$180,065
11	Dennis Setzer	30	1237	-185	10	0	1	1	3	2	$172,465
12	David Starr	15	1230	-192	10	0	0	2	4	2	$166,640
13	Kyle Busch	40	1205	-217	8	1	2	4	6	0	$269,365
14	Brendan Gaughan	0	1200	-222	10	0	0	2	3	1	$145,735
15	Colin Braun #	5	1200	-222	10	0	0	1	4	1	$144,510
16	Ted Musgrave	5	1141	-281	10	0	0	0	3	1	$126,855
17	Justin Marks #	5	1101	-321	10	1	0	0	1	1	$132,625
18	Donny Lia #	5	1049	-373	9	0	1	1	2	1	$139,180
19	Shelby Howard	10	1045	-377	10	0	0	0	1	1	$123,675
20	Stacy Compton	0	997	-425	10	0	0	0	2	1	$121,575
21	Scott Speed #	10	985	-437	8	0	1	2	4	2	$159,205
22	Brian Scott #	0	963	-459	10	0	0	0	1	2	$115,625
23	Jon Wood	0	926	-496	9	0	0	0	2	1	$116,605
24	Chad Chaffin	5	912	-510	10	0	0	0	0	1	$107,570
25	Jason White	15	865	-557	10	0	0	0	0	3	$109,085
26	Marc Mitchell #	0	791	-631	8	0	0	0	0	1	$91,080
27	Andy Lally	0	767	-655	8	0	0	0	0	2	$92,125
28	Travis Kvapil	5	675	-747	5	0	0	1	3	0	$67,800
29	Scott Lagasse	0	665	-757	8	0	0	0	0	2	$84,855
30	Shane Sieg	0	494	-928	5	0	0	0	0	2	$61,650
31	Phillip McGilton	0	491	-931	4	0	0	0	1	0	$56,415
32	Landon Cassill	0	456	-966	4	0	0	0	1	0	$47,065
33	Ryan Lawler	5	372	-1050	4	0	0	0	0	2	$46,540
34	Bobby East	0	342	-1080	3	0	0	0	1	1	$39,705
35	Ken Schrader	0	284	-1138	2	0	0	1	1	0	$22,120
36	J.C. Stout	0	271	-1151	4	0	0	0	0	3	$39,640
37	Erin Crocker	0	203	-1219	2	0	0	0	0	0	$28,670
38	Timothy Peters	0	194	-1228	2	0	0	0	0	0	$16,945
39	Butch Miller	0	189	-1233	4	0	0	0	0	4	$39,762
40	Scott Lynch	0	185	-1237	2	0	0	0	0	1	$25,995
41	T.J. Bell Jr.	0	173	-1249	2	0	0	0	0	1	$23,920
42	Jack Smith	5	169	-1253	2	0	0	0	0	0	$18,220
43	Mike Bliss	0	155	-1267	2	0	0	0	0	1	$24,545
44	P J Jones	0	152	-1270	2	0	0	0	0	1	$24,495
45	Mario Gosselin	5	142	-1280	2	0	0	0	0	1	$20,945
46	Sean Murphy	0	138	-1284	1	0	0	0	1	0	$9,710
47	Tim Cowen	0	119	-1303	2	0	0	0	0	1	$14,870
48	Wayne Edwards	0	112	-1310	2	0	0	0	0	1	$25,286
49	Aric Almirola	0	112	-1310	1	0	0	0	0	0	$14,135
50	Regan Smith	0	112	-1310	1	0	0	0	0	0	$10,860
51	Larry Foyt	0	109	-1313	1	0	0	0	0	0	$14,785
52	Chrissy Wallace	0	109	-1313	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,510
53	Denny Hamlin	5	105	-1317	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,360
54	Justin Hobgood	0	103	-1319	1	0	0	0	0	0	$15,285
55	Keven Wood	0	97	-1325	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,110
56	Scotty Crockett	0	94	-1328	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,085
57	John Wes Townley	0	82	-1340	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,935
58	Brian Sockwell	0	76	-1346	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,360
59	Nick Tucker	0	70	-1352	3	0	0	0	0	3	$31,180
60	Brent Raymer	0	70	-1352	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,565
61	John Mickel	0	70	-1352	1	0	0	0	0	1	$8,310
62	Benny Gordon	0	70	-1352	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,485
63	Joey Clanton	0	67	-1355	1	0	0	0	0	1	$13,410
64	Ryan Seaman	0	64	-1358	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,585
65	Rick Markle	0	64	-1358	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,410
66	Michelle Theriault	0	58	-1364	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,410
67	Derrike Cope	0	55	-1367	1	0	0	0	0	1	$8,198
68	A J Allmendinger	0	0	-1422	1	0	0	0	0	0	$11,360
69	Gary St Amant	0	0	-1422	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,910
70	Jennifer Cobb	0	0	-1422	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,460
71	Larry Gunselman	0	0	-1422	2	0	0	0	0	2	$20,670
72	Morgan Shepherd	0	0	-1422	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,950
73	Chris Jones	0	0	-1422	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,360

Owner Points Following Race # 10
Michigan International Speedway
Cool City Customs 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 6/14/2008 @ 5:03 PM Eastern OFFICIAL(6-16-2008)

Pos	Owner	Trk#	Pts	Ldr	Starts
1	Gail Davis	23	1,422	0	10
2	Billy Ballew	51	1,414	-8	10
3	Steve Germain	30	1,407	-15	10
4	Delana Harvick	33	1,401	-21	10
5	Rhonda Thorson	88	1,375	-47	10
6	Tom Mitchell	14	1,361	-61	10
7	Bill Davis	5	1,349	-73	10
8	Dave Malcolmson	8	1,314	-108	10
9	Delana Harvick	2	1,304	-118	10
10	Jeffrey Wyler	60	1,303	-119	10
11	Jack Roush	99	1,270	-152	10
12	Bill Davis	22	1,260	-162	10
13	Clay Campbell	18	1,237	-185	10
14	Tom Deloach	11	1,230	-192	10
15	Tom Mitchell	10	1,200	-222	10
16	Jack Roush	6	1,200	-222	10
17	Jack Roush	09	1,166	-256	10
18	Jim Harris	59	1,141	-281	10
19	Kevin Buckler	71	1,113	-309	10
20	Bob Germain	9	1,101	-321	10
21	David Dollar	46	1,099	-323	10
22	Duke Thorson	13	1,045	-377	10
23	Eddie Wood	21	1,023	-399	10
24	Billy Ballew	15	1,017	-405	10
25	Lori Hamilton	4	997	-425	10
26	Joe Scott	16	963	-459	10
27	Kevin Buckler	7	940	-482	10
28	Curtis Key	40	912	-510	10
29	Ken Smith	07	902	-520	10
30	Bobby Dotter	08	865	-557	10
31	Tad Geschickter	20	665	-757	8
32	Michael Mittler	63	321	-1,101	4
33	Ken Schrader	52	284	-1,138	2
34	Michelle Gosselin	12	236	-1,186	3
35	Gene Christensen	0	189	-1,233	6
36	James Lynch	29	185	-1,237	2
37	Kevin Payne	73	174	-1,248	4
38	Jim Rosenblum	28	161	-1,261	1
39	Donald Stout	91	143	-1,279	2
40	Jerry Reary	54	128	-1,294	1
41	Derrike Cope	74	125	-1,297	5
42	Bob Cowen	42	119	-1,303	2
43	Shelly Brevak	31	109	-1,313	1
44	Rick Germain	3	109	-1,313	1
45	David Dollar	47	106	-1,316	2
46	William Bishop	53	103	-1,319	1
47	Steve Stallings	17	88	-1,334	1
48	Chrissie Raymer	85	70	-1,352	1
49	Johnny Dangerfield	66	70	-1,352	1
50	Chris Lafferty	89	64	-1,358	1
51	Beverly Mittler	36	61	-1,361	1

Pit Stall Selections

Skinner wins pole at Michigan: #5-Mike Skinner was the fastest qualifier with a speed of 174.944 to win the pole for the Cool City Customs 200 at Michigan Int'l Speedway. This is Skinner's second pole in 2008; his 44th career pole. Rounding out the top ten were; #2-Jack Sprague, #30-Todd Bodine, #8-Chad McCumbee, #22-Scott Speed, #51-Kyle Busch, #9-Justin Marks, #23-Johnny Benson, #33-Ron Hornaday, #09-Bobby East.(6-14-2008)

Starting Line Up
Michigan International Speedway
Cool City Customs 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, June 14, 2008 @ 11:41 AM Eastern

Pos	Trk#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	41.156	174.944
2	2	Jack Sprague	RVs.com Chevy	41.157	174.940
3	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	41.158	174.936
4	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	41.200	174.757
5	22	Scott Speed #	Red Bull Toyota	41.239	174.592
6	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink	41.259	174.507
7	9	Justin Marks #	crocs Toyota	41.299	174.338
8	23	Johnny Benson	Exide Batteries Toyota	41.311	174.288
9	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	41.319	174.254
10	09	Bobby East	Zaxby's Ford	41.324	174.233
11	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	41.344	174.149
12	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon Toyota	41.381	173.993
13	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	41.418	173.837
14	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	41.431	173.783
15	21	Jon Wood	Air Force Ford	41.511	173.448
16	4	Stacy Compton	Suburban Chrysler Jeep Dodge Dodge	41.550	173.285
17	18	Dennis Setzer	Melling Performance/Dodge Dodge	41.604	173.060
18	7	T.J. Bell Jr.	TRG Motorsports Chevy	41.630	172.952
19	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	41.643	172.898
20	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Ideal Door Chevy	41.658	172.836
21	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Truck Corral/Power Stroke Diesel	41.709	172.625
22	13	Shelby Howard	Bobcat Chevy	41.749	172.459
23	46	Regan Smith	Chevy	41.826	172.142
24	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	41.891	171.875
25	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	41.897	171.850
26	71	Donny Lia #	Nationrides.com Chevy	42.051	171.221
27	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	42.105	171.001
28	40	Chad Chaffin	Westerman Companies Chevy	42.156	170.794
29	12	Mario Gosselin	Crashedtoys.com Chevy	42.200	170.616
30	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	42.440	169.651
31	74	Nick Tucker	Dodge	42.551	169.209
32	0	Chris Jones	ASI Limited Chevy	42.743	168.449
33	07	J.C. Stout	ASI Limited Chevy	43.639	164.990
34	73	Rick Markle	Dodge	44.480	161.871
DNQ-None

Bodine quickest in Happy Hour: #30-Todd Bodine was the fastest in the final practice session for the Cool City Customs 200 at Michigan with a speed of 175.396. Rounding out the top ten were #9-Justin Marks, #11-David Starr, #2-Jack Sprague, #22-Scott Speed, #59-Ted Musgrave, #8-Chad McCumbee, #18-Dennis Setzer, #51-Kyle Busch, #23-Johnny Benson; first Ford [12th] #99-Erik Darnell. There were 34 cars on track for the final practice session.(6-13-2008)

NCTS Final Practice
Michigan International Speedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, June 13, 2008 @ 03:00 PM Eastern

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	41.050	175.396	28
2	9	Justin Marks	crocs Toyota	41.115	175.119	28
3	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	41.348	174.132	24
4	2	Jack Sprague	RVs.com Chevy	41.356	174.098	36
5	22	Scott Speed	Red Bull Toyota	41.468	173.628	14
6	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	41.481	173.573	21
7	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	41.496	173.511	20
8	18	Dennis Setzer	Melling Performance/Dodge Dodge	41.518	173.419	29
9	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink Toyota	41.521	173.406	21
10	23	Johnny Benson	Exide Batteries Toyota	41.537	173.339	27
11	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	41.538	173.335	9
12	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	41.548	173.294	28
13	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	41.559	173.248	25
14	7	T.J. Bell Jr.	TRG Motorsports Chevy	41.559	173.248	20
15	6	Colin Braun	Con-way Freight Ford	41.580	173.160	35
16	09	Bobby East	Zaxby's Ford	41.629	172.956	31
17	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	41.701	172.658	26
18	46	Regan Smith	Chevy	41.767	172.385	26
19	16	Brian Scott	Albertsons Chevy	41.800	172.249	39
20	4	Stacy Compton	Surburban Chrysler Jeep Dodge Dodge	41.837	172.096	32
21	21	Jon Wood	Air Force Ford	41.852	172.035	20
22	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	41.863	171.990	28
23	10	Brendan Caughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	41.882	171.912	20
24	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Ideal Door Chevy	41.898	171.846	33
25	15	Marc Mitchell	Hyprene Ergon Toyota	41.905	171.817	33
26	13	Shelby Howard	Bobcat Chevy	41.917	171.768	24
27	40	Chad Chaffin	Westerman Companies Chevy	41.955	171.612	21
28	*12	Mario Gosselin	Crashedtoys.com Chevy	41.977	171.523	25
29	71	Donny Lia	Nationrides.com Chevy	41.989	171.473	21
30	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	42.912	167.785	21
31	07	J.C. Stout	ASI Limited Chevy	43.226	166.566	3
32	*0	Chris Jones	ASI Limited Chevy	43.253	166.462	7
33	*74	Nick Tucker	Dodge	43.338	166.136	4
34	*73	Rick Markle	Dodge	45.652	157.715	10

Marks leads first practice session: #9-Justin Marks led the first abbreviated practice session for the Cool City Customs 200 at Michigan with a speed of 174.868. Rounding out the top ten were #30-Todd Bodine, #2-Jack Sprague, #4-Stacy Compton, #22-Scott Speed, #5-Mike Skinner, #59-Ted Musgrave, #23-Johnny Benson, #15-Marc Mitchell, #33-Ron Hornaday; first Ford [13th] #21-Jon Wood. There were 31 trucks on track for the first session.(6-13-2008)

NCTS Practice 1
Michigan International Speedway
Cool City Customs 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, June 13, 2008 @ 12:14 PM Eastern

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	9	Justin Marks #	crocs Toyota	41.174	174.868	6
2	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	41.270	174.461	3
3	2	Jack Sprague	RVs.com Chevy	41.367	174.052	3
4	4	Stacy Compton	Suburban Chrysler Jeep Dodge Dodge	41.462	173.653	9
5	22	Scott Speed #	Red Bull Toyota	41.483	173.565	11
6	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	41.489	173.540	13
7	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	41.515	173.431	10
8	23	Johnny Benson	Exide Batteries Toyota	41.523	173.398	9
9	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon Toyota	41.526	173.385	13
10	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	41.548	173.294	11
11	18	Dennis Setzer	Melling Performance/Dodge Dodge	41.553	173.273	5
12	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink	41.558	173.252	6
13	21	Jon Wood	Air Force Ford	41.646	172.886	8
14	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Int'l Diesel Ford	41.671	172.782	10
15	9	Bobby East	Zaxby's Ford	41.687	172.716	14
16	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	41.718	172.587	3
17	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	41.748	172.463	8
18	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	41.804	172.232	13
19	13	Shelby Howard	Bobcat Chevy	41.814	172.191	10
20	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	41.908	171.805	10
21	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	41.910	171.797	8
22	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	41.928	171.723	7
23	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	42.033	171.294	4
24	46	Regan Smith	Chevy	42.044	171.249	8
25	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Ideal Door Chevy	42.088	171.070	13
26	71	Donny Lia #	Nationrides.com Chevy	42.247	170.426	10
27	8	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	42.362	169.964	7
28	40	Chad Chaffin	Westerman Companies Chevy	42.492	169.444	11
29	7	T.J. Bell Jr.	TRG Motorsports Chevy	42.500	169.412	10
30	*12	Mario Gosselin	Crashedtoys.com Chevy	42.728	168.508	3
31	7	J.C. Stout	ASI Limited Chevy	43.829	164.275	2
*Required to qualify on time

Official Entry List: There are 34 trucks on the official entry list for the Cool City Custom 200 at Michigan Int'l Speedway. Complete entry list is posted on the Michigan Race Page.(6-13-2008)
Note: T.J. Bell returns to the #7 TRG Motorsports Chevy.(6-10-2008)
Note 2: #0-Chris Jones added and J.C. Stout as driver for the #07 for SS-Green Light Racing.(6-13-2008)

Entry List
Michigan International Speedway
Cool City Customs 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, June 13, 2008 @ 09:28 AM Eastern

Entry	Trk#	Driver	Team	Owner	Crew Chief
1	*0	Chris Jones	ASI Limited Chevy	TBA	TBA
2	2	Jack Sprague	RVs.com Chevy	Delana Harvick	Ernie Cope
3	4	Stacy Compton	Suburban Chrysler Jeep 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	J.C. Stout	ASI Limited Chevy	Ken Smith	Bobby Dotter
7	7	T.J. Bell Jr.	TRG Motorsports Chevy	Kevin Buckler	Butch Hylton
8	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	Bobby Dotter	Doug Howe
9	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	David Malcolmson	Randy Dean
10	09	Bobby East	Zaxby's Ford	Jack Roush	Chad Norris
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	*12	Mario Gosselin	Crashedtoys.com Chevy	Michelle Gooselin	Mario Gosselin
15	13	Shelby Howard	Bobcat Chevy	Duke Thorson	Chris Rice
16	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	Tom Mitchell	Kevin Starland
17	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon Toyota	Billy Ballew	Doug George
18	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	Joe Scott	David Fuge
19	18	Dennis Setzer	Melling Performance/Dodge Dodge	Clay Campbell	Marcus Richmond
20	21	Jon Wood	Air Force Ford	Eddie Wood	John Monsam
21	22	Scott Speed #	Red Bull Toyota	Bill Davis	Doug Wolcott
22	23	Johnny Benson	Exide Batteries Toyota	Gail Davis	Trip Bruce
23	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	Steven Germain	Mike Hillman Jr.
24	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	Delana Harvick	Rick Ren
25	40	Chad Chaffin	Westerman Companies Chevy	Curtis Key	Lance Hooper
26	46	Regan Smith	Chevy	David Dollar	Eric Phillips
27	51	Kyle Busch	MiccosukeeResorts/NOS Energy Drink	Billy Ballew	Richie Wauters
28	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	James Harris	Danny Rollins
29	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	Jeff Wyler	John Quinn
30	71	Donny Lia #	Nationrides.com Chevy	Kevin Buckler	Jason Miller
31	*73	Rick Markle	Dodge	Kevin Payne	Rich Markle
32	*74	Nick Tucker	Dodge	Derrike Cope	Del Markle
33	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Ideal Door Chevy	Rhonda Thorson	Bud Haefele
34	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	Jack Roush	Matt Puccia
*Required to qualify on time

Truck Series News & Notes - Michigan Int'l Speedway

Benson Has Momentum On His Side In Return To Home Track:

Grand Rapids, Mich., native Johnny Benson (#23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota) rides a wave of momentum following his third-place finish in Friday's Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. The past five races have produced a steady climb up the point chart from ninth to third. Saturday's Cool City Customs 200 may be the spark that carries the 44-year-old Benson to the #1 position in the standings.

Benson got his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory at Michigan Int'l Speedway in 2006. He finished ninth last year - his third top-10 performance in four visits to the two-mile superspeedway. "We are slowly moving up in the points and hopefully that will continue this weekend," said Benson. "We started the season out strong and then got into a string of bad luck, but it looks like this Tundra is back on track now." Benson started the season with a pair of third-place finishes but slowly has been digging out of the hole created by a 30th in Atlanta and a 25th at Martinsville. Historically speaking, Benson should be a solid favorite this week. Michigan has a pair of repeat winners. And, Benson is the only driver to get his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck win at MIS. "I love going home to race at Michigan. It's always fun to race in front of my family and friends," he said. "Plus, MIS is just a great track to run on anyway."

Michigan By The Numbers:
1 - Number of races won from the pole (2007)
3 - Roush Fenway Racing's track-best win total
6 - Most top-10 finishes, by Dennis Setzer
13 - Most leaders (2005)
18 - Most lead changes (2004)
30 - Most finishers on the lead lap (2006)
154.004 - Fastest series race (July 26, 2003)

Hornaday Wins In Texas; Point Lead Changes Fourth Straight Time:

Have a good race, the elevator goes up. Have a bad one and it's definitely a trip to the bargain basement. And so it goes with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2008. Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 Camping World Chevy) won Friday's Sam's Town 400 in his 11th try and finally checked off Texas Motor Speedway from his "to-do" list. Hornaday now has won on all but one of the schedule's 1.5-mile speedways and can finish the job in September at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

It was an express ride down for Rick Crawford (#14 Power Stroke Diesel Ford), who found the Lone Star state anything but hospitable. Crawford, the point leader going in, fell all the way to sixth following a finish of 21st.

The race marked the fourth consecutive time the point lead has changed.

Kevin Harvick Inc., Ballew Motorsports Top Owners' Points:

With more than a third of the season complete, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series owners' championship standings continue to shift. A week ago Tom Mitchell's #14 team held the top spot. Mitchell's time in front, like that of his driver Rick Crawford, was short-lived.

Kevin Harvick Inc. and Billy Ballew Motorsports bypassed both Mitchell and the #88 ThorSport Racing team to rank one-two entering week 10 of the 2008 season. Their lead, however, hardly is comfortable. DeLana Harvick, with Hornaday in the seat, is 34 points ahead of Ballew's multiple driver effort spearheaded by Busch, with Rhonda Thorson's Menards Chevy, driven by Matt Crafton, 45 out.

Just 71 points separate KHI and Mitchell, who slipped all the way to seventh after Crawford's potential top-five performance was doomed by an accident caused by a cut tire. KHI (first and sixth) and Bill Davis Racing (fourth and eighth) are the only teams boasting two trucks in the current top 10.

Michigan Had Immediate Impact on Craftsman Trucks:

It didn't take long for drivers from the state of Michigan to make an impact on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series - even though Michigan Int'l Speedway didn't become part of the schedule until 1999. Two competitors - Butch Miller (#0 ASI Limited Chevy) and Jack Sprague (#2 American Commercial Lines Chevy) - were in the field for the Feb. 5, 1995 series debut at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. Sprague finished sixth in an unsponsored Chevy with Miller's Jim Herrick-owned Ford seventh. The rest, as they say, is history.

Later in the year, Miller edged Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) at Colorado National Speedway. His only series victory - confirmed by rerunning CBS' videotape - remains closest in series history at .001 seconds. "My first question," said Miller, a partner in SS Green Light Racing, "was, 'did I win?'"

Sprague, meanwhile, caught the eye of Rick Hendrick, who put him in a Budweiser-backed Chevy after the driver's original owner folded his operation. Sprague, of course, has gone on to win three championships and 28 races. He returns to his home track this week fifth in points. "It would mean so much for me to win at Michigan Int'l Speedway," said Sprague. "I think it would bring things full circle; winning here locally when I first started and now being able to win at one of the highest levels of NASCAR competition would be pretty cool."

Etc:

Case Of Déjà Vu - Sort Of … Texas fans got what they came for as Kyle Busch (#51 Miccosukee/NOS Toyota) charged from the rear to challenge Hornaday in Texas Motor Speedway's fifth consecutive green-white-checker finish. It reversed March's order in Atlanta where Busch prevailed over Hornaday in a similar shoot-out. "We finished second for Billy Ballew and that's what matters most," said Busch before jetting back to Pocono Raceway.

First-Time Winner Hex Continues … Scott Speed (#22 Red Bull Toyota) became the third first-time winner to finish outside the top 10 in his next start. Speed, who flew from Pocono with Busch, was involved in a pair of accidents and finished 26th. Lowe's winner Crafton was 12th at Mansfield while Mansfield victor Donny Lia (#71 NationRide.com/Zurich Chevy) ranked 17th at Dover.

Texas And The Long And Short Of It … It took Ted Musgrave (#59 Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota) 14 attempts to finally get a win at Texas Motor Speedway - most by any driver at a series track. Hornaday's 11 starts ranks #3 behind Musgrave and Sprague, who picked up a victory at Martinsville Speedway in his 13th attempt. Yet, drivers Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota), Kenny Irwin Jr. and Clint Bowyer won at TMS in their first appearances. So it goes.

No Defense This Week … Defending winner Travis Kvapil, who also won in 2004, won't be in the field at Michigan. Bobby East will drive the #09 Zaxby's Ford following an eighth-place finish in Texas.

Previous winners Benson, Brendan Gaughan (#10 Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford) and Dennis Setzer (#18 Dodge) will compete.

Marks Breaks Pole Drought:

Justin Marks (#9 Construct Corps Toyota) won the Keystone Light Pole at Texas Motor Speedway with a fast lap of 176.951 mph to become the first Raybestos candidate to grab the #1 spot since Erik Darnell (#99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford) at Nashville in 2006. Marks wound up 14th in the Sam's Town 400 to rank second to Colin Braun (#6 Con-way Freight Ford) after nine rounds of competition.

Marc Mitchell (#15 Hyprene Ergon Inc. Toyota) led all rookies in Texas with a 12th-place effort, the best of his short NASCAR Craftsman Truck career. He is scheduled to parachute with the U.S. Army "Golden Knight" team on Tuesday.

Brian Scott (#16 Albertsons Chevy) was 13th - his best performance since taking ninth in the season opener in Daytona Beach.

NCTS Raybestos Rookie of the Year Standings after nine races of the 2008 season:
1. Colin Braun, 92
2. Justin Marks, 81
3. Donny Lia, 80
4. Brian Scott, 71
5. Andy Lally, 62
6. Marc Mitchell, 53
7. Scott Speed, 42
8. Phillip McGilton, 38

In The Loop:

Could one race relegate Rick Crawford to "afterthought" status? Crawford, the points leader going into last Friday's race at Texas Motor Speedway, suffered a 21st-place finish at Texas and dropped like a stone in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standings. Now, Crawford's mired in sixth, 71 points behind leader Ron Hornaday Jr. But all is not lost.

Crawford's strong at Michigan. He's finished in the top 10 in each of the last three races - all sixth-place finishes - and overall has five top-10 finishes in eight career races at the two-mile track. Over those last three top-10 finishes, Crawford has an average Driver Rating of 99.2, an Average Running Position of 10.4, nine Fastest Laps Run, 158 Green Flag Passes, and had a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 80.8 percent.

Also watch for hometown favorite Johnny Benson. Benson finds his name near the top of a number of statistical categories. Thanks to a win in 2006 and a ninth-place finish last season, Benson earned an average Michigan Driver Rating of 93.2, an Average Running Position of 11.8, 10 Fastest Laps Run and a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 70.5 percent.

And Kyle Busch should be a factor. Busch, again pulling triple duty, finished second in both of his trips to Michigan (2005 and 2007). He has a Driver Rating of 119.5, an Average Running Position of 6.0 and 22 Fastest Laps Run - all of which are best among those competing in this weekend's race.

This Week's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Leaders through nine races of the 25-race season:
Points leader - Ron Hornaday Jr. (1,302)
Driver Rating - Kyle Busch (121.3)
Laps led - Ron Hornaday Jr. (414)
Victories - Kyle Busch, Ron Hornaday Jr. (2)
Keystone Light Poles - Ron Hornaday Jr. (2)
Top-five finishes - Ron Hornaday Jr. with three
Top-10 finishes - Mike Skinner with seven
Raybestos Rookie Leader - Colin Braun
Races led - Ron Hornaday Jr. (9)
Weeks in Top 10 - Three drivers with nine

Director's Take: Wayne's Words:

"No one is going to mistake Brooklyn, Mich., for Daytona Beach, Fla. - after all, they're about 900 miles apart - but in 2004, when we had a record 18 lead changes, a couple of crew chiefs came over after the race and said they looked up and could have sworn there must have been palm trees growing in the infield. "Michigan Int'l Speedway is Daytona North as far as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is concerned. It's fast, wide and offers great drafting opportunities, just like the speedway in Florida. "The 18-degree banking allows drivers to try different lines and not just hug the bottom groove. A fast exit from Turn 2 launches a truck down a more than 2,000-foot backstretch where the slingshot definitely comes into the picture. "We've frequently seen three and even four-wide packs come out of Turn 4. The start-finish line camera is a definite must to be sure the right leader is called at the stripe. "A rookie driver never has won at Michigan but the track is wide enough to give the first-time drivers the opportunity to get up to speed. A small mistake isn't as critical here as it might be someplace else." - Wayne Auton, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Director.

Michigan Rewind: Gaughan Sets Record:

Brendan Gaughan was red-hot in 2003, winning six times including the Cool City Customs 200 at a record average speed of 154.004 mph. The battle that day was between Gaughan and veteran Robert Pressley, who'd won the race the previous year. "I was on the high side; he was on the bottom," said Gaughan. "The tough thing was to know if you were clear or unclear. "I said I'd follow him and not block him into the wall. We charged our way through the field." After a final, green flag stop, Gaughan emerged with a 12-second lead and ultimately the victory. Gaughan is winless in 85 starts and hopes this is the week it ends. "We'll get back to Victory Lane and we'll cherish it all the more having gone through a lot of bad spots," he said.

NCTS 2008 Manufacturers' Championship Point Standings following Race 8 of 25:
Chevy, 63
Toyota, 59
Ford, 42
Dodge, 34

This Week's Milestones:

Three drivers reach series career milestones this week in Michigan;
Todd Bodine - 100th start
David Starr - 200th start
Terry Cook - 275th start

Up Next:

The series returns to another track that's been on the schedule each year since 1995 - The Milwaukee Mile. There have been 13 races and two multiple winners. Ted Musgrave won in 2001 and 2004. Johnny Benson goes for three wins in a row on Friday, June 20. Eight previous winners are expected to compete.
(NASCAR Media)(6-9-2008)

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