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THE RACE: THE MILWAUKEE MILE - Camping World RV Sales 200

Truck Series Race #11 of 25 for the 2008 season

Last Race - Michigan Int'l Speedway
Next Race - Memphis Motorsports Park

Race: Friday, June 20, 2008 at The Milwaukee Mile

Length: 200 Laps, 200 Miles

TV: SPEED/TV - Prerace: 8:30pm/et; Race: 9:00pm/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 20, 2008; 12:00 - 1:15pm/et; Final 1:45pm - 3:00pm/et

Qualifying Date/Time

Qualifying: Friday, June 20, 2008; 6:30pm/et

Goodyear Tire Notes

Tire:
Goodyear Wrangler Speedway Radials

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

Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4174
Right-side -- D-4176
Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.4 in.
Right-side -- 88.7 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 -- 14 psi; Left Rear -- 12 psi
Right Front -- 27 psi; Right Rear -- 24 psi

Notes:
Teams in both the NASCAR Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series will run the same tire codes at Milwaukee this weekend, though the Nationwide tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while the Craftsman Truck tires will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . this is the first time that Goodyear has brought this combination of left- and right-side tires to Milwaukee . . . NASCAR teams have run this tire set-up at several tracks already in 2008, with this being Goodyear's intermediate/flat track set-up . . . in all, major NASCAR teams will run this tire combination at Gateway, Indianapolis Raceway Park, Memphis, Phoenix and Richmond this season . . . as on most NASCAR's ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Milwaukee.(Goodyear PR)(6-20-2008)

Entry, Practice, Qualifying & Race Information

Benson wins at Milwaukee: After starting from the pole and leading the most laps, #23-Johnny Benson easily beat second place finisher #88-Matt Crafton to the checkered flag to win the Camping World RV Sales 200 at The Milwaukee Mile. This was Benson's third consecutive win at Milwaukee; his tenth career win. Rick Crawford had a strong run going, leading several laps, but a late race penalty for speeding on pit road sent him to the tail end of the line. Crawford finished in 8th place. Rounding out the top ten were #46-Landon Cassill, #99-Erik Darnell, #30-Todd Bodine, #22-Michael Annett, #33-Ron Hornaday, #14-Rick Crawford, #60-Terry Cook. #5-Mike Skinner. There were 10 lead changes among 6 drivers and 6 caution flags for 27 laps.(6-20-2008)

NASCAR Race Number 11
Unofficial Race Results for the Camping World Rv Sales 200 - Friday, June 20, 2008
Milwaukee Mile - West Allis, WI - 1 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 200 Miles - Purse: $556,112(OFFICIAL)(6-23-2008)

Finish	Start	Trk #	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	Bonus	Award	Status	Times	#Led
1	1	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	200	195	10	$64,450	Running	3	130
2	10	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Super Clean Chevy	200	175	5	$35,650	Running	1	1
3	23	46	Landon Cassill	GoDaddy.com Chevy	200	165		$25,095	Running
4	13	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	200	165	5	$17,035	Running	2	32
5	17	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	200	160	5	$15,460	Running	1	2
6	14	22	Michael Annett	Pilot Travel Centers Toyota	200	150		$13,010	Running
7	6	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	200	146		$13,510	Running
8	2	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Corral/Power Stroke Diesel Ford	200	147	5	$13,010	Running	2	33
9	12	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	200	138		$12,285	Running
10	3	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	200	134		$13,610	Running
11	15	18	Dennis Setzer	Dodge Dodge	200	130		$11,710	Running
12	19	51	Mike Bliss	Miccosukee Resrts/NOS Energy Drnk	200	127		$9,285	Running
13	5	2	Jack Sprague	RVs.com Chevy	200	124		$13,235	Running
14	8	13	Shelby Howard	Bobcat Chevy	200	121		$11,335	Running
15	9	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon, Inc Toyota	199	123	5	$13,385	Running	1	2
16	7	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXX-FORCE Diesel Ford	199	115		$11,435	Running
17	26	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	198	112		$11,285	Running
18	11	09	John Wes Townley	Zaxby's Ford	197	109		$10,960	Running
19	20	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trckng Toyota	197	106		$10,910	Running
20	29	3	Chrissy Wallace	Germain Toyota Toyota	197	103		$9,310	Running
21	28	21	Keven Wood	Air Force Ford	197	100		$9,560	Running
22	30	71	Donny Lia #	NationRides.com Chevy	197	97		$9,485	Running
23	22	11	David Starr	Pit-Now.com Toyota	197	94		$8,435	Running
24	25	4	Stacy Compton	Bryden Motors Dodge	197	91		$8,385	Running
25	24	9	Justin Marks #	Construct Corps Toyota	196	88		$8,360	Running
26	27	07	Sean Murphy	Baird Creek Outfitter Chevy	196	85		$8,335	Running
27	16	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	195	82		$8,310	Running
28	31	85	Brent Raymer	Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Ford	195	79		$8,285	Running
29	18	7	T.J. Bell, Jr	HomeForTheHldys/Hthcliffs Chev	193	76		$8,260	Running
30	35	40	Paul Poulter	Key Motorsports Chevy	188	73		$8,235	Running
31	4	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	106	70		$8,210	Accident
32	21	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	105	67		$8,185	Accident
33	32	74	Nick Tucker	Dodge	74	64		$8,160	Brakes
34	36	73	Larry Gunselman	Dodge	17	61		$8,135	Engine
35	34	89	Ryan Seaman	Lafferty Performance Chevy	14	0		$8,110	Driveline
36	33	0	Johnny Chapman	Chevy	6	0		$8,064	Vibration

Race Comments:	Before an estimated crowd of 25,000, Johnny Benson won the Camping World RV Sales 200, his 10th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory. Before the green flag the the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #40 Paul Poulter (engine change), #71 Donny Lia (adjustments outside of impound).
Failed to Qualify:	N/A
Time of Race:	2 Hrs, 13 Mins, 48 Secs.
Average Speed:	89.686 MPH
Margin of Victory:	2.530 Seconds
Caution Flags:	6 for 27 laps: Laps: 9-11 (#22 spun turn 4); 79-82 (#40 stall); 96-98 (Debris); 100-104 (#2, 5, 6, 10, 11, 16, 33, 59, 71 accident turn 4); 146-154 (Weather [Red Flag, Lap 150, 25:44]); 158-160 (#03, #8 accident turn 1).
Lead Changes:	10 among 6 drivers: J. Benson (Pole); R. Crawford 1-3; J. Benson 4-77; T. Bodine 78-79; J. Benson 80-82; E. Darnell 83-96; M. Mitchell # 97-98; E. Darnell 99-116; R. Crawford 117-146; M. Crafton 147; J. Benson 148-200.

Benson increases points lead: #23-Johnny Benson increased his points following Milwaukee with a total of 1617 points; 50 ahead of second place #30-Todd Bodine. Rounding out the top ten are; #88-Matt Crafton, #33-Ron Hornaday, #14-Rick Crawford, #5-Mike Skinner, #60-Terry Cook, #99-Erik Darnell, #2-Jack Sprague, #8-Chad McCumbee. Complete driver point standings are posted on the Milwaukee Race Page.(Unofficial)(6-20-2008)

Points Report
The Milwaukee Mile
Camping World RV Sales 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Friday, 6/20/2008 @ 11:11 PM Eastern (OFFICIAL)(6-23-2008)

Pos	Driver	BPts	Pts	Ldr	Starts	Pole	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	DNFs	Winnings
1	Johnny Benson	40	1617	0	11	2	1	6	8	0	$296,370
2	Todd Bodine	40	1567	-50	11	0	1	6	7	2	$278,590
3	Matt Crafton	10	1550	-67	11	0	1	5	6	0	$251,605
4	Ron Hornaday Jr.	65	1547	-70	11	2	2	5	7	0	$297,340
5	Rick Crawford	10	1508	-109	11	0	0	3	6	0	$170,720
6	Mike Skinner	20	1483	-134	11	2	0	3	9	0	$172,520
7	Terry Cook	15	1441	-176	11	0	0	2	6	0	$158,240
8	Erik Darnell	30	1435	-182	11	1	1	4	4	2	$197,100
9	Jack Sprague	20	1428	-189	11	1	0	3	5	0	$187,640
10	Chad McCumbee	15	1396	-221	11	0	0	2	6	0	$171,650
11	Dennis Setzer	30	1367	-250	11	0	1	1	3	2	$184,175
12	David Starr	15	1324	-293	11	0	0	2	4	2	$175,075
13	Brendan Gaughan	0	1315	-302	11	0	0	2	3	1	$157,170
14	Colin Braun #	5	1270	-347	11	0	0	1	4	2	$152,720
15	Ted Musgrave	5	1247	-370	11	0	0	0	3	1	$137,765
16	Kyle Busch	40	1205	-412	8	1	2	4	6	0	$269,365
17	Justin Marks #	5	1189	-428	11	1	0	0	1	1	$140,985
18	Shelby Howard	10	1166	-451	11	0	0	0	1	1	$135,010
19	Donny Lia #	5	1146	-471	10	0	1	1	2	1	$148,665
20	Stacy Compton	0	1088	-529	11	0	0	0	2	1	$129,960
21	Brian Scott #	0	1030	-587	11	0	0	0	1	3	$123,810
22	Scott Speed	10	985	-632	8	0	1	2	4	2	$159,205
23	Jason White	15	977	-640	11	0	0	0	0	3	$120,370
24	Jon Wood	0	926	-691	9	0	0	0	2	1	$116,605
25	Marc Mitchell #	5	914	-703	9	0	0	0	0	1	$104,465
26	Chad Chaffin	5	912	-705	10	0	0	0	0	1	$107,570
27	Andy Lally	0	767	-850	8	0	0	0	0	2	$92,125
28	Travis Kvapil	5	675	-942	5	0	0	1	3	0	$67,800
29	Scott Lagasse	0	665	-952	8	0	0	0	0	2	$84,855
30	Landon Cassill	0	621	-996	5	0	0	1	2	0	$72,160
31	Shane Sieg	0	494	-1123	5	0	0	0	0	2	$61,650
32	Phillip McGilton	0	491	-1126	4	0	0	0	1	0	$56,415
33	Ryan Lawler	5	372	-1245	4	0	0	0	0	2	$46,540
34	Bobby East	0	342	-1275	3	0	0	0	1	1	$39,705
35	Ken Schrader	0	284	-1333	2	0	0	1	1	0	$22,120
36	Mike Bliss	0	282	-1335	3	0	0	0	0	1	$33,830
37	J C Stout	0	271	-1346	4	0	0	0	0	3	$39,640
38	T.J. Bell, Jr	0	249	-1368	3	0	0	0	0	1	$32,180
39	Sean Murphy	0	223	-1394	2	0	0	0	1	0	$18,045
40	Chrissy Wallace	0	212	-1405	2	0	0	0	0	0	$17,820
41	Erin Crocker	0	203	-1414	2	0	0	0	0	0	$28,670
42	Keven Wood	0	197	-1420	2	0	0	0	0	0	$17,670
43	Timothy Peters	0	194	-1423	2	0	0	0	0	0	$16,945
44	John Wes Townley	0	191	-1426	2	0	0	0	0	0	$18,895
45	Butch Miller	0	189	-1428	4	0	0	0	0	4	$39,762
46	Scott Lynch	0	185	-1432	2	0	0	0	0	1	$25,995
47	Jack Smith	5	169	-1448	2	0	0	0	0	0	$18,220
48	P J Jones	0	152	-1465	2	0	0	0	0	1	$24,495
49	Michael Annett	0	150	-1467	1	0	0	0	1	0	$13,010
50	Brent Raymer	0	149	-1468	2	0	0	0	0	0	$15,850
51	Mario Gosselin	5	142	-1475	2	0	0	0	0	1	$20,945
52	Nick Tucker	0	134	-1483	4	0	0	0	0	4	$39,340
53	Tim Cowen	0	119	-1498	2	0	0	0	0	1	$14,870
54	Wayne Edwards	0	112	-1505	2	0	0	0	0	1	$25,286
55	Aric Almirola	0	112	-1505	1	0	0	0	0	0	$14,135
56	Regan Smith	0	112	-1505	1	0	0	0	0	0	$10,860
57	Larry Foyt	0	109	-1508	1	0	0	0	0	0	$14,785
58	Denny Hamlin	5	105	-1512	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,360
59	Justin Hobgood	0	103	-1514	1	0	0	0	0	0	$15,285
60	Scotty Crockett	0	94	-1523	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,085
61	Brian Sockwell	0	76	-1541	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,360
62	Paul Poulter	0	73	-1544	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,235
63	John Mickel	0	70	-1547	1	0	0	0	0	1	$8,310
64	Benny Gordon	0	70	-1547	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,485
65	Joey Clanton	0	67	-1550	1	0	0	0	0	1	$13,410
66	Ryan Seaman	0	64	-1553	2	0	0	0	0	2	$18,695
67	Rick Markle	0	64	-1553	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,410
68	Larry Gunselman	0	61	-1556	3	0	0	0	0	3	$28,805
69	Michelle Theriault	0	58	-1559	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,410
70	Derrike Cope	0	55	-1562	1	0	0	0	0	1	$8,198
71	A J Allmendinger	0	0	-1617	1	0	0	0	0	0	$11,360
72	Gary St Amant	0	0	-1617	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,910
73	Jennifer Cobb	0	0	-1617	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,460
74	Morgan Shepherd	0	0	-1617	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,950
75	Chris Jones	0	0	-1617	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,360
76	Johnny Chapman	0	0	-1617	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,064

Owner Points Following Race # 11
The Milwaukee Mile
Camping World RV Sales 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Friday, 6/20/2008 @ 11:18 PM Eastern UNOFFICIAL(6-23-2008)

Pos	Owner	Trk#	Pts	Ldr	Starts
1	Gail Davis	23	1,617	0	11
2	Steve Germain	30	1,567	-50	11
3	Rhonda Thorson	88	1,550	-67	11
4	Delana Harvick	33	1,547	-70	11
5	Billy Ballew	51	1,541	-76	11
6	Tom Mitchell	14	1,508	-109	11
7	Bill Davis	5	1,483	-134	11
8	Jeffrey Wyler	60	1,441	-176	11
9	Jack Roush	99	1,435	-182	11
10	Delana Harvick	2	1,428	-189	11
11	Bill Davis	22	1,410	-207	11
12	Dave Malcolmson	8	1,396	-221	11
13	Clay Campbell	18	1,367	-250	11
14	Tom Deloach	11	1,324	-293	11
15	Tom Mitchell	10	1,315	-302	11
16	Jack Roush	09	1,275	-342	11
17	Jack Roush	6	1,270	-347	11
18	David Dollar	46	1,264	-353	11
19	Jim Harris	59	1,247	-370	11
20	Kevin Buckler	71	1,210	-407	11
21	Bob Germain	9	1,189	-428	11
22	Duke Thorson	13	1,166	-451	11
23	Billy Ballew	15	1,140	-477	11
24	Eddie Wood	21	1,123	-494	11
25	Lori Hamilton	4	1,088	-529	11
26	Joe Scott	16	1,030	-587	11
27	Kevin Buckler	7	1,016	-601	11
28	Ken Smith	07	987	-630	11
29	Curtis Key	40	985	-632	11
30	Bobby Dotter	08	977	-640	11
31	Tad Geschickter	20	665	-952	8
32	Michael Mittler	63	321	-1,296	4
33	Ken Schrader	52	284	-1,333	2
34	Michelle Gosselin	212	236	-1,381	3
35	Kevin Payne	73	235	-1,382	5
36	Rick Germain	03	212	-1,405	2
37	Derrike Cope	74	189	-1,428	6
38	Gene Christensen	0	189	-1,428	7
39	James Lynch	29	185	-1,432	2
40	Jim Rosenblum	28	161	-1,456	1
41	Chrissie Raymer	185	149	-1,468	2
42	Donald Stout	191	143	-1,474	2
43	Jerry Reary	154	128	-1,489	1
44	Bob Cowen	142	119	-1,498	2
45	Shelly Brevak	31	109	-1,508	1
46	David Dollar	47	106	-1,511	2
47	William Bishop	153	103	-1,514	1
48	Steve Stallings	117	88	-1,529	1
49	Johnny Dangerfield	166	70	-1,547	1
50	Chris Lafferty	89	64	-1,553	2
51	Beverly Mittler	36	61	-1,556	1
52	Dwayne Tatman	137	0	-1,617	1
53	Curtis Key	44	0	-1,617	1

Pit Stall Selections

Benson wins pole at Milwaukee: Current points leader, #23-Johnny Benson was the fastest qualifier with a speed of 121.082 to win the pole for the Camping World RV Sales 200 at Milwaukee. This is Benson's second pole of the season; his fourth career. Rounding out the top ten were; #14-Rick Crawford, 5-Mike Skinner, #6-Colin Braun, #2-Jack Sprague, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #10-Brendan Gaughan, #13-Shelby Howard, #15-Marc Mitchell, #88-Matt Crafton. DNQ-None.(6-20-2008)

Starting Line Up
The Milwaukee Mile
Camping World RV Sales 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, June 21, 2008 @ 07:38 PM Eastern

Pos	Trk#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	29.732	121.082
2	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Truck Corral/Power Stroke Diesel Ford	29.810	120.765
3	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	29.825	120.704
4	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	29.843	120.631
5	2	Jack Sprague	RVs.com Chevy	29.866	120.538
6	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	29.913	120.349
7	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXX-FORCE Diesel Ford	29.958	120.168
8	13	Shelby Howard	Bobcat Chevy	30.017	119.932
9	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon, Inc Toyota	30.055	119.780
10	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Super Clean Chevy	30.080	119.681
11	09	John Wes Townley	Zaxby's Ford	30.137	119.454
12	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	30.155	119.383
13	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	30.161	119.359
14	22	Michael Annett	Pilot Travel Centers Toyota	30.223	119.115
15	18	Dennis Setzer	Dodge Dodge	30.251	119.004
16	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	30.321	118.730
17	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	30.332	118.687
18	7	T.J. Bell, Jr	Home For The Holidays/Heathcliff's Chevy	30.358	118.585
19	51	Mike Bliss	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink	30.370	118.538
20	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	30.376	118.515
21	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	30.379	118.503
22	11	David Starr	Pit-Now.com Toyota	30.389	118.464
23	46	Landon Cassill	GoDaddy.com Chevy	30.434	118.289
24	9	Justin Marks #	Construct Corps Toyota	30.470	118.149
25	4	Stacy Compton	Bryden Motors Dodge	30.601	117.643
26	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	30.636	117.509
27	07	Sean Murphy	Baird Creek Outfitter Chevy	30.646	117.470
28	21	Keven Wood	Air Force Ford	30.670	117.379
29	03	Chrissy Wallace	Germain Toyota Toyota	30.845	116.713
30	71	Donny Lia #	NationRides.com Chevy	30.870	116.618
31	85	Brent Raymer	Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Ford	30.930	116.392
32	74	Nick Tucker	Dodge	31.284	115.075
33	0	Johnny Chapman	Chevy	31.751	113.382
34	89	Ryan Seaman	Lafferty Performance Chevy	32.660	110.227
35	40	Paul Poulter	Key Motorsports Chevy	Owner Points
36	73	Larry Gunselman	Dodge	32.663	110.216
DNQ-None

Skinner paces Happy Hour: #5-Mike Skinner lead the final practice session for the Camping World RV Sales 200 at Milwaukee with a speed of 120.124. Rounding out the top ten were; #2-Jack Sprague, #33-Ron Hornaday, #99-Erik Darnell, #13-Shelby Howard, #14-Rick Crawford, #4-Stacy Compton, #09-John West Townley, #6-Colin Braun, #8-Chad McCumbee. There were 36 trucks on track for the final session.(6-20-2008)

NCTS Final Practice
The Milwaukee Mile
Camping World RV Sales 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, June 20, 2008 @ 02:02 PM Central

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	29.969	120.124	25
2	2	Jack Sprague	RVs.com Chevy	30.091	119.637	20
3	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	30.273	118.918	40
4	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	30.280	118.890	27
5	13	Shelby Howard	Bobcat Chevy	30.305	118.792	28
6	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Truck Corral/Power Stroke	30.338	118.663	18
7	4	Stacy Compton	Bryden Motors Dodge	30.359	118.581	41
8	09	John Wes Townley	Zaxby's Ford	30.374	118.522	36
9	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	30.377	118.511	36
10	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	30.388	118.468	17
11	18	Dennis Setzer	Dodge Dodge	30.388	118.468	22
12	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXX-FORCE Diesel Ford	30.412	118.374	30
13	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	30.442	118.258	35
14	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	30.443	118.254	45
15	11	David Starr	Pit-Now.com Toyota	30.447	118.238	33
16	46	Landon Cassill	GoDaddy.com Chevy	30.450	118.227	42
17	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Super Clean Chevy	30.488	118.079	33
18	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	30.498	118.041	20
19	7	T.J. Bell, Jr	Home For The Holidays/Heathcliff's	30.547	117.851	5
20	51	Mike Bliss	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink	30.557	117.813	15
21	22	Michael Annett	Pilot Travel Centers Toyota	30.567	117.774	26
22	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	30.679	117.344	28
23	21	Keven Wood	Air Force Ford	30.724	117.172	49
24	71	Donny Lia #	NationRides.com Chevy	30.775	116.978	23
25	07	Sean Murphy	Baird Creek Outfitter Chevy	30.780	116.959	24
26	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	30.813	116.834	35
27	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	30.851	116.690	31
28	*03	Chrissy Wallace	Germain Toyota Toyota	30.890	116.543	38
29	9	Justin Marks #	Construct Corps Toyota	30.944	116.339	24
30	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon, Inc Toyota	31.093	115.782	25
31	40	Paul Poulter	Key Motorsports Chevy	31.116	115.696	34
32	*74	Nick Tucker	Dodge	31.554	114.090	2
33	*85	Brent Raymer	Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Ford	31.867	112.970	26
34	*0	Johnny Chapman	Chevy	31.928	112.754	5
35	*73	Larry Gunselman	Dodge	32.465	110.889	7
36	*89	Ryan Seaman	Lafferty Performance Chevy	33.202	108.427	9
*Required to qualify on time

Hornaday leads first practice: #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. lead the first practice session at The Milwaukee Mile with a speed of 118.835. Rounding out the top ten were #2-Jack Sprague, #5-Mike Skinner, #99-Erik Darnell, #23-Johnny Benson, #59-Ted Musgrave, #30-Todd Bodine, #10-Brendan Gaughan, #7-T.J. Bell, #88-Matt Crafton; first Dodge [15th] #4-Stacy Compton. There were 35 trucks on track for the session.(6-20-2008)

NCTS Practice 1
The Milwaukee Mile
Camping World RV Sales 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, June 20, 2008 @ 12:20 PM Central

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	30.294	118.835	35
2	2	Jack Sprague	RVs.com Chevy	30.421	118.339	32
3	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	30.461	118.184	38
4	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	30.513	117.982	31
5	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	30.529	117.921	24
6	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	30.538	117.886	12
7	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	30.554	117.824	29
8	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXX-FORCE Diesel Ford	30.575	117.743	32
9	7	T.J. Bell, Jr	Home For The Holidays/Heathcliff's	30.590	117.686	21
10	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Super Clean Chevy	30.630	117.532	31
11	11	David Starr	Pit-Now.com Toyota	30.642	117.486	25
12	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Truck Corral/Power Stroke	30.653	117.444	33
13	9	Justin Marks #	Construct Corps Toyota	30.665	117.398	27
14	51	Mike Bliss	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink	30.670	117.379	35
15	4	Stacy Compton	Bryden Motors Dodge	30.714	117.210	17
16	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	30.724	117.172	37
17	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	30.741	117.107	19
18	13	Shelby Howard	Bobcat Chevy	30.747	117.085	37
19	18	Dennis Setzer	Dodge Dodge	30.752	117.066	30
20	09	John Wes Townley	Zaxby's Ford	30.786	116.936	40
21	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	30.865	116.637	28
22	22	Michael Annett	Pilot Travel Centers Toyota	30.893	116.531	32
23	46	Landon Cassill	GoDaddy.com Chevy	30.912	116.460	50
24	40	Paul Poulter	Key Motorsports Chevy	30.996	116.144	40
25	71	Donny Lia #	NationRides.com Chevy	31.020	116.054	34
26	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	31.064	115.890	24
27	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon, Inc Toyota	31.128	115.652	39
28	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	31.172	115.488	16
29	*03	Chrissy Wallce	Germain Toyota Toyota	31.276	115.104	54
30	21	Keven Wood	Air Force Ford	31.428	114.548	53
31	07	Sean Murphy	Baird Creek Outfitter Chevy	31.438	114.511	17
32	*74	Nick Tucker	Dodge	31.584	113.982	3
33	*85	Brent Raymer	Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Ford	31.632	113.809	62
34	*73	Derrike Cope	Dodge	33.983	105.935	4
35	*89	Ryan Seaman	Lafferty Performance Chevy	0.000	0.000	0
*Required to qualify on time

Official Entry List: There are 36 trucks on the final entry for the Camping World RV Sales 200 at Milwaukee. Added: #0-Johnny Chapman, SS-Greenlight Racing Chevy; #89-Ryan Seaman, Lafferty Motorsports Chevy.(6-20-2008)

Entry List
The Milwaukee Mile Camping World RV Sales 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, June 20, 2008 @ 09:40 AM

Entry	Trk#	Driver	Team	Owner	Crew Chief
1	*0	Johnny Chapman	Chevy	Gene Christensen	Jim Schneider
2	2	Jack Sprague	RVs.com Chevy	Delana Harvick	Ernie Cope
3	*03	Chrissy Wallce	Germain Toyota Toyota	Richard Germain	Mike Abner
4	4	Stacy Compton	Bryden Motors Dodge	Lori Hamilton	Bryant Frazier
5	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	Bill Davis	Jeff Hensley
6	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	Jack Roush	MIke Beam
7	07	Sean Murphy	Baird Creek Outfitter Chevy	Ken Smith	Bobby Dotter
8	7	T.J. Bell, Jr	Home For The Holidays/Heathcliff's Chevy	Kevin Buckler	Butch Hylton
9	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	Bobby Dotter	Doug Howe
10	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	David Malcolmson	Randy Dean
11	09	John Wes Townley	Zaxby's Ford	Jack Roush	Chad Norris
12	9	Justin Marks #	Construct Corps Toyota	Bob Germain	Jason Overstreet
13	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXX-FORCE Diesel Ford	Tom Mitchell	Bryan Berry
14	11	David Starr	Pit-Now.com Toyota	Tom DeLoach	Jamie Jones
15	13	Shelby Howard	Bobcat Chevy	Duke Thorson	Chris Rice
16	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Corral/Power Stroke Diesel Ford	Tom Mitchell	Kevin Starland
17	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon, Inc Toyota	Billy Ballew	Doug George
18	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	Joe Scott	David Fuge
19	18	Dennis Setzer	Dodge Dodge	Clay Campbell	Marcus Richmond
20	21	Keven Wood	Air Force Ford	Eddie Wood	John Monsam
21	22	Michael Annett	Pilot Travel Centers Toyota	Bill Davis	Doug Wolcott
22	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles 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	Paul Poulter	Key Motorsports Chevy	Curtis Key	Lance Hooper
26	46	Landon Cassill	GoDaddy.com Chevy	David Dollar	Eric Phillips
27	51	Mike Bliss	Miccosukee Resorts/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	Derrike Cope	Dodge	Kevin Payne	Rich Markle
32	*74	Nick Tucker	Dodge	Derrike Cope	Del Markle
33	*85	Brent Raymer	Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Ford	Christina Raymer	Pete Raymer
34	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Super Clean Chevy	Rhonda Thorson	Bud Haefele
35	*89	Ryan Seaman	Lafferty Performance Chevy	Chris Lafferty	Chris Lafferty
36	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	Jack Roush	Matt Puccia
*Required to qualify on time

Truck Series News & Notes - Milwaukee Mile

Darnell Wins In Michigan

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 17, 2008) – If you’re going to break a winless streak, might as well do it in style.

Roush Fenway Racing, Ford and driver Erik Darnell (#99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford) had all been winless nine races into the 2008 season.

On Saturday, in the Irish Hills of Michigan, Darnell broke the drought, winning the Cool City Customs 200 in a side-by-side dash down the frontstretch to the checkered flag. Darnell edged Johnny Benson (#23 Exide Batteries Toyota) by .005 seconds, the closest finish in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history since implementation of electronic scoring.

“I think the finish was a little more exciting than I wanted it to be,” said Darnell. “It definitely makes for exciting racing, the way these trucks go around here.”

Runner-up Benson held on and gave it his all. “I saw the win in grasp and got beat at the line,” Benson said of his mad dash to the checkered flag. “The fans couldn’t have seen a better race. I don’t think it’s going to get any better than that.”

It’s been 29 races since Darnell visited Victory Lane. His first NASCAR career win came in 2007 at Kansas Speedway. His win marks the 49th win for Jack Roush and Roush Fenway Racing in the series.

A Ford hadn’t won since Travis Kvapil’s victory in Las Vegas last September.

Ford and Roush are no strangers to winning at Michigan. Ford holds the most wins by a manufacturer with four.

Greg Biffle brought back-to-back wins in the first two years the series raced at the track. Last year’s Michigan race was one of Kvapil’s four 2007 victories .

It’s A Numbers Game For 2008

Erik Darnell’s impressive win at Michigan adds to the numbers that are stacking up this season.

To date, the series has seen eight different winners in the first 10 races. Of those eight drivers, three—Matt Crafton (#88 Menards Chevy), Donny Lia (#71 TRG Chevy), and Scott Speed (#22 Red Bull Toyota)—scored their first win in the series, and two of those, Speed and Lia, are Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidates.

Not only is the series seeing a rotation of different drivers in Victory Lane, but five of those drivers were guided by crew chiefs who had never ended the race with the checkered flag. Matt Puccia (#99), Doug Wolcott (#22 Red Bull Toyota), Bud Haefele (#88 Menards Chevy), Jason Miller (#71 TRG Chevy) and Marcus Richmond (#18 BHR VA Dodge) each have celebrated in Victory Lane so far this season.

The championship has been a virtual merry-go-round with the lead changing five times among four drivers in as many races.

Benson is the latest leader by 15 points over 2006 champion Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota). This is the first time Benson has headed the NASCAR Craftsman Truck standings.

Etc. & Quotable

Bliss Is Back … Mike Bliss will jump behind the wheel of the #51 Miccosukee Resorts Toyota this weekend. Bliss, the 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion, knows his way around the mile track. He won the pole in 1996 and took the checkered flag in 1998. “I am excited to race in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series again,” said Bliss, who is fighting for the NASCAR Nationwide Series title. “I really enjoy driving in the truck series, there is a lot of competition out there and they are a lot of fun to drive,” he added.

“The #51 Billy Ballew Motorsports truck looks to be the truck to beat this season and I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do this week in Milwaukee.”Bliss knows what this team is after this year. “I’ve had some success at the track and I hope I can bring home a strong finish for Billy Ballew and keep him up there in the Owners Points Championship standings.”

The driver will have the talented guidance of crew chief Richie Wauters. Wauters, a Green Bay, Wis., native, is looking forward to racing at home. Its always nice to be in Milwaukee with my family and friends there,” he said. “We always try to run the best we can; we race for the wins,” he added. “We are bringing the truck we won with in Phoenix so it should be a great race.” Wauters is also looking forward to working with Bliss. “He is a competitive driver in every series he has run in and has had some great finishes in Milwaukee, not to mention a win,” he said.
Wallace Duo … The Wallace family will be in force at The Mile. Chrissy Wallace will return to the series in the #03 Germain Toyota. Her father, Mike Wallace, driver of the #7 GEICO Toyota in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and former winner at the track, will spot for his youngest daughter in Friday night’s race. “Really, everything I know about Milwaukee has come from my dad,” said Chrissy. “He’s talked about how the track is and what you gotta do to get a good lap there. I’m confident (crew chief) Mike Abner and the Germain Racing crew will have a very good Germain Toyota for me to race, and I look forward to bringing home a good finish,” added the driver. Chrissy Wallace made her series debut at Martinsville in March where she finished 18th.
Mile Masters … The leader of wins at mile-long tracks among both active and inactive drivers is Ron Hornaday Jr. with nine victories—one on every one of the seven tracks on which he has competed since 1995. Right behind him is his teammate, Jack Sprague, with seven. Active drivers with three or more mile-track victories are Benson with four; and Ted Musgrave, Mike Skinner and Dennis Setzer with three each. What does this have to do with this Mile? These drivers have all found Victory Lane.
Grab Your Bowling Shoes … A tradition continues in Milwaukee. For the fifth year, the NCTS “Bowling Bonanza” will take place on Thursday, June 19. Spearheaded by Toyota, teams of drivers, their crew members, friends, family and the media will compete for strikes and spares. All in good fun, of course. “I’m looking forward to bowling with the media this week. It’s a great opportunity to get together and just hang out,” said Justin Marks (#9 Construct Corps Toyota), who hopes to show his skills on the lanes just as on the track this week.
Double Duty … Bliss and several other drivers will run between truck and Nationwide Series garages this weekend in Milwaukee.

Terry Cook (#60 Wyler.com Toyota) will hop back and forth from his fulltime truck ride over to pilot the #91 Chevy.

Young driver Landon Cassill will return to the #46 Morgan-Dollar Chevy in addition to his NASCAR Nationwide Series duties.

Rookies Hang Tough In Michigan

Rookies continue to hang tough among the veterans. Scott Speed (#22 Red Bull Toyota) and Colin Braun (#6 Con-way Freight Ford) kept their trucks among the top 10 at Michigan. Speed ended the day with a third-place finish while Braun started and finished in sixth.

Justin Marks makes a jump in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year points battle, moving up to second behind Braun.

Marks looks to carry that momentum to Milwaukee, a track where he has some experience. After leading 59 laps, Marks finished second in the 2007 ARCA RE/MAX Series race at The Mile.

“I’m excited about getting back to The Mile. We ran really well there last year and led a bunch of laps,” said Marks. “The track races really well, it’s fun and unique. I feel like I can get around The Mile pretty good and I’m anxious to see what we can do with the truck there,” he added.

The Germain Racing driver can’t rest too easily. He’s got the same number of points as Donny Lia (#71 TRG Chevy).

Both drivers finished in the top-15 at Michigan. Marks was 13th. Lia came on strong at the finish to land the 12th spot.

After 10 races of the 2008 season:

1. Colin Braun 107
2. Justin Marks, 89
3. Donny Lia, 89
4. Brian Scott,77
5. Andy Lally,69
6. Scott Speed,61
7. Marc Mitchell,60
8. Phillip McGilton, 38

Up Next:

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will end its run of seven consecutive races as competitors head to the land of blues, BBQ and Graceland. The competition in the June 28 O’Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park figures to be as hot as the weather.

Last year’s winner, Travis Kvapil, moved to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and won’t be able to defend his second victory at the 3/4-mile track.

Still, four former winners of five races expect to compete in the season’s third short-track race.

In The Loop:

Johnny Benson picked the right time to grab the points lead.

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has had four different points leaders in the past four races. That trend my end this weekend.

Benson has been phenomenal at Milwaukee, winning the last two races there and racking up some impressive statistics.

Over those two wins, Benson had a Driver Rating of 140.6, an Average Running Position of 2.4, 94 Fastest Laps Run and has run all 400 Laps in the top 15.

But Benson has plenty of competition in hot pursuit. Probably the biggest threat to his points lead is Ron Hornaday Jr., who sits 21 points back in third place and is also very strong at Milwaukee.

Hornaday holds some of the top stats at Milwaukee since 2005. He leads the series and Driver Rating (121.0) and is second in Average Running Position (4.9), Fastest Laps Run (74) and Laps in the Top 15 percentage (95.8 percent).

Also watch for a strong run from Jack Sprague, who is looking to break a 34-race winless drought. Sprague is second in Milwaukee Driver Rating with 117.7 and first in Average Running Position (3.4) and Laps in the Top 15 percentage (99.3 percent) and fourth in Fastest Laps Run (59). Sprague won at Milwaukee in 1996 and has scored seven top-fives in 11 starts there. He is also a qualifying wizard at Milwaukee, starting in the top 10 in all 11 of his starts at the one-mile track.

This Week’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Leaders
(Through 10 races of the 25-race season)

Points leader – Johnny Benson (1,422)
Driver Rating – Kyle Busch (119.0)
Laps led – Ron Hornaday Jr. with 422
Victories – Kyle Busch, Ron Hornaday, Jr. (2)
Keystone Light Poles – Ron Hornaday Jr., Mike Skinner (2)
Top-five finishes – Three drivers with five
Top-10 finishes – Mike Skinner with eight
Raybestos Rookie Leader – Colin Braun (by 18 over two drivers)
Races led – Ron Hornaday Jr. (10)
Weeks in Top 10 – Three drivers with 10

Momentum For Ford; Mile Magic For Toyota

Chevy and Ford each have won four times at The Milwaukee Mile. The manufacturer snapped a long winless streak in Michigan, although a Ford last visited The Mile’s Victory Lane in 2002 with Terry Cook.

Toyota, with the help of Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) and Johnny Benson (#23 Exide Batteries Toyota) have dominated The Mile over the past two seasons. Skinner has held the pole and Benson has won the previous two races.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2008 Manufacturers' Championship Point Standings following Race 10 of 25:

Chevy 67
Toyota    65
Ford       50
Dodge     38

Director’s Take: Wayne’s Words

“Going back to The Milwaukee Mile is always a special trip. It’s one of four tracks that have been on the schedule since 1995 and it’s the first race I worked as the Series Director.

“I’d heard how competitive this new series was and little did I know what we’d see that day. What we saw was one of the most dramatic races any fan could ask for.

“Mike Skinner had Richard Childress’s black #3 firing on all cylinders but it almost wasn’t enough. Dennis Setzer, one of my neighbors from the Hickory, N.C., area, had a part-time opportunity and did he make the most of it.

“The race was just 125 laps and for the last 25 it was Skinner, then Setzer, then Skinner, Setzer again and finally—with two laps from the end—Mike put away the victory by less than a third of a second.

“Nobody could believe it; I couldn’t believe it.

“But I knew right then that I’d come to the right place to race and nothing has happened to change that opinion. In fact, it’s not opinion any longer; it’s fact.

“What’s neat about the whole day is that 13 years later many of the same drivers who ran up front—Skinner, Setzer, Jack Sprague, and Ron Hornaday Jr.— are the ones to beat on Friday night.

“I certainly couldn’t have predicted that. But there’s never anything predictable about the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Not in 1995; not today.” — Wayne Auton, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Director

(NASCAR PR)(6-17-2008)

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