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THE RACE: O'REILLY RACEWAY PARK - Power Stroke Diesel 200
presented by AAA Hoosier Insurance

Truck Series Race #14 of 25 for the 2008 season

Last Race - Kentucky Speedway
Next Race - Nashville Superspeedway

Race: Friday, July 25, 2008 at O'Reilly Motorsports Park

Length: 200 Laps, 137 Miles

Track Layout: .686 mile oval

TV: SPEED - Prerace: 7:30pm/et; Race: 8:00pm/et

Radio: MRN

Announcers: Rick Allen, Phil Parsons

Pit Reporters: Ray Dunlap, Adam Alexander

Pre-race Host: Krista Voda

Practice Dates/Times

Practice: Friday, July 25, 2008; First practice 10:00 - 11:15am; Final Practice 11:45am - 1:00pm

Qualifying Date/Time

Qualifying: Friday, July 25, 2008 4:30pm

Goodyear Tire Notes

Tire:
Goodyear Wrangler Intermediate Radials (Craftsman Truck)

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 -- 25 psi; Left Rear -- 25 psi
Right Front -- 25 psi; Right Rear -- 25 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 12 psi; Left Rear -- 12 psi
Right Front -- 23 psi; Right Rear -- 21 psi

Notes:
Teams in both the NASCAR Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series will run the same tire set-up 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 Goodyear has brought these tire codes to O'Reilly Raceway Park, though teams in these two series have raced them already in 2008 . . . this exact combination of left- and right-side tire codes has been run by Nationwide Series teams earlier this season at Phoenix, Richmond, Milwaukee, New Hampshire and Gateway . . . Craftsman Truck teams have already run this tire set-up at Milwaukee and Memphis . . . as on most NASCAR's ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at ORP.(Goodyear PR)(7-24-2008)

Entry, Practice Qualifying & Race Information

Benson wins at ORP: Back-to-back wins for #23-Johnny Benson as he took the checkers for the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park; his first win at ORP. This is Benson's third win this season, his 12th career victory in 114 Truck Series races. #33-Ron Hornaday (second) posted his 10th top-10 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series finish in 14 starts this season. Erik Darnell (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 14 starts. Rounding out the top ten were #88-Matt Crafton, #13-Shelby Howard, #10-Brendan Gaughan, #7-T.J. Bell, #51-Kyle Busch, #71-Donny Lia. Tough night for #14-Rick Crawford, after he appeared to be headed for a top-three finish, but dropped to 12th place with less than five laps to go after suffering carburetor problems. There were 4 lead changes among 3 drivers and 11 caution flags for 48 laps.(Unofficial) (7-25-2008)

Race Awards:
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award: Shelby Howard, #13 (13 Places)
Keystone Light Pole Award: Bobby East, #09 (108.602 mph)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Ron Hornaday, Jr., #33
Mobil1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Johnny Benson, #23
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Donny Lia, #71
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Johnny Benson, #23
Wix Filters Lap Leader Award: Ron Hornaday, Jr., #33 (153 Laps)
(NASAR PR)(7-25-2008)

NASCAR Race Number 14
Race Results for the Power Stroke Diesel "200" - Friday, July 25, 2008
O'Reilly Raceway Park - Clermont, IN - .686 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 137.2 Miles - Purse: $556,112(OFFICIAL)(7-28-2008)

Finish	Start	Trk #	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	Bonus	Award	Status	Times	Laps Led
1	8	23	Johnny Benson	Vemma Toyota	200	190	5	$58,125	Running	2	43
2	4	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	VFW Chevy	200	180	10	$36,700	Running	2	153
3	3	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	200	165		$26,320	Running
4	11	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Johns Manville Chevy	200	160		$17,160	Running
5	6	13	Shelby Howard	FarmPaint.com Chevy	200	155		$17,035	Running
6	15	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	200	150		$13,435	Running
7	17	7	TJ Bell Jr.	Iams/Home 4 the Holidays Chevy	200	146		$12,310	Running
8	12	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink Toyota	200	142		$9,885	Running
9	24	71	Donny Lia #	NationRides.com Chevy	200	138		$13,060	Running
10	9	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	200	134		$13,435	Running
11	13	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	200	130		$11,935	Running
12	7	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Truck Corral/Powerstroke Diesel Ford	200	127		$12,135	Running
13	27	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	200	124		$11,810	Running
14	28	81	Landon Cassill	GoDaddy.com Chevy	200	121		$9,535	Running
15	5	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	200	118		$12,685	Running
16	23	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	200	115		$11,835	Running
17	2	2	Jack Sprague	American Commercial Lines Chevy	200	112		$11,385	Running
18	30	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	200	109		$11,310	Running
19	1	09	Bobby East	Zaxby's Ford	200	111	5	$13,160	Running	1	4
20	32	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	200	103		$11,910	Running
21	16	22	Michael Annett	Pilot Travel Centers Toyota	200	100		$9,660	Running
22	14	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	200	97		$9,585	Running
23	20	4	Stacy Compton	Wabash Valley Chrysler Dodge	199	94		$8,535	Running
24	26	21	Keven Wood	The Barnhill Group Ford	198	91		$8,460	Running
25	19	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene-Ergon Toyota	198	88		$8,435	Running
26	10	18	Dennis Setzer	Tahoe Dodge	197	85		$8,385	Running
27	31	07	Sean Murphy	ASI Limited Chevy	196	82		$8,360	Running
28	25	12	Mario Gosselin	crashedtoys.com Chevy	177	79		$8,335	Transmission
29	21	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	162	76		$8,310	Accident
30	18	9	Justin Marks #	Crocs Toyota	151	73		$8,295	Accident
31	22	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	136	70		$8,285	Accident
32	34	73	Nick Tucker	Dodge	19	0		$8,270	Engine
33	33	74	Derrike Cope	Dodge	9	64		$8,260	Power Steering
34	29	0	Johnny Chapman	ASI Limited Chevy	2	0		$8,250	Rear End

Race Comments:	Before an estimated crowd of 30,000 - Johnny Benson won the Power Stroke Diesel 200, his 12th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory and first at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s)dropped to the rear of the field: #59 Musgrave (Unapproved adjustments during impound).
Failed to Qualify:	N/A
Time of Race:	1 Hrs, 49 Mins, 58 Secs.
Average Speed:	74.859 MPH
Margin of Victory:	0.484 Seconds
Caution Flags:	11 for 48 laps: Laps: 40-43 (#7 spun turn 3); 86-90 (#16 spun turn 4); 115-119 (debris.); 123-126 (#4, #09 accident frontstretch); 128-133 (#9 spun backstretch); 136-139 (#8 accident turn 1.);154-157 (#9 accident turn 3); 163-168 (#16 accident backstretch); 175-178 (#15 accident turn 1);188-191 (#2,6,30,60 accident turn 2);197-198 (#22 accident turn 4).
Lead Changes:	4 among 3 drivers: B. East 1-4; R. Hornaday Jr. 5-86; J. Benson 87-90; R. Hornaday Jr. 91-161; J. Benson 162-200.

Benson remains points leader: #23-Johnny Benson leads the points with 2071 with a 15 point lead over second place, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. Rounding out the top ten are #88-Matt Crafton, #14-Rick Crawford, #5-Mike Skinner, #30-Todd Bodine, #99-Erik Darnell, #60-Terry Cook, #2-Jack Sprague, #11-David Starr.(Unofficial)(7-25-2008)

Points Report
O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
Power Stroke Diesel 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Friday, 7/25/2008 @ 9:40 PM Eastern(OFFICIAL)(7-28-2008)

Pos	Driver	BPts	Pts	Ldr	Starts	Pole	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	DNFs	Winnings
1	Johnny Benson	60	2071	0	14	3	3	8	10	1	$454,930
2	Ron Hornaday Jr.	85	2056	-15	14	2	3	7	10	0	$409,250
3	Matt Crafton	10	2040	-31	14	0	1	8	9	0	$336,630
4	Rick Crawford	10	1916	-155	14	0	0	4	7	0	$217,625
5	Mike Skinner	25	1914	-157	14	3	0	3	12	0	$218,775
6	Todd Bodine	40	1867	-204	14	0	1	6	7	3	$311,995
7	Erik Darnell	30	1846	-225	14	1	1	6	6	2	$273,055
8	Terry Cook	15	1825	-246	14	0	0	2	7	0	$199,145
9	Jack Sprague	20	1787	-284	14	1	0	3	6	0	$224,945
10	David Starr	15	1749	-322	14	0	0	4	6	2	$225,580
11	Dennis Setzer	30	1739	-332	14	0	1	2	4	2	$232,080
12	Chad McCumbee	15	1657	-414	14	0	0	2	6	2	$204,755
13	Brendan Gaughan	0	1641	-430	14	0	0	2	4	2	$191,650
14	Colin Braun #	5	1579	-492	14	0	0	1	4	2	$189,500
15	Ted Musgrave	5	1577	-494	14	0	0	0	3	1	$175,945
16	Kyle Busch	45	1502	-569	10	1	2	4	8	0	$296,260
17	Shelby Howard	10	1491	-580	14	0	0	1	2	2	$174,867
18	Donny Lia #	5	1472	-599	13	0	1	1	3	1	$186,045
19	Stacy Compton	5	1448	-623	14	0	0	0	3	1	$168,265
20	Justin Marks #	5	1423	-648	14	1	0	0	1	3	$169,975
21	Brian Scott #	0	1297	-774	14	0	0	0	1	5	$158,290
22	Jason White	15	1283	-788	14	0	0	0	0	3	$155,475
23	Chad Chaffin	5	1224	-847	13	0	0	0	0	1	$140,700
24	Marc Mitchell #	5	1210	-861	12	0	0	0	1	2	$140,920
25	Jon Wood	0	1056	-1015	10	0	0	0	2	1	$132,965
26	Scott Speed	10	985	-1086	8	0	1	2	4	2	$159,205
27	Andy Lally	0	767	-1304	8	0	0	0	0	2	$92,125
28	Landon Cassill	0	742	-1329	6	0	0	1	2	0	$81,695
29	Travis Kvapil	5	675	-1396	5	0	0	1	3	0	$67,800
30	Scott Lagasse	0	665	-1406	8	0	0	0	0	2	$84,855
31	Shane Sieg	0	632	-1439	6	0	0	0	1	2	$74,085
32	Bobby East	5	595	-1476	5	1	0	0	2	1	$65,700
33	TJ Bell Jr.	0	592	-1479	6	0	0	0	1	1	$68,110
34	Ryan Lawler	5	584	-1487	6	0	0	0	0	2	$70,585
35	Michael Annett	5	555	-1516	4	0	0	1	2	0	$92,105
36	Phillip McGilton	0	491	-1580	4	0	0	0	1	0	$56,415
37	Keven Wood	0	361	-1710	4	0	0	0	0	1	$35,115
38	J C Stout	0	329	-1742	5	0	0	0	0	4	$50,750
39	Sean Murphy	0	305	-1766	3	0	0	0	1	0	$26,405
40	Timothy Peters	0	300	-1771	3	0	0	0	0	0	$29,280
41	John Wes Townley	0	291	-1780	3	0	0	0	0	0	$32,130
42	Ken Schrader	0	284	-1787	2	0	0	1	1	0	$22,120
43	Mike Bliss	0	282	-1789	3	0	0	0	0	1	$33,830
44	Chrissy Wallace	0	276	-1795	3	0	0	0	0	1	$29,130
45	Willie Allen	0	224	-1847	2	0	0	0	0	0	$26,545
46	Mario Gosselin	5	221	-1850	3	0	0	0	0	2	$29,280
47	Brent Raymer	0	210	-1861	3	0	0	0	0	1	$27,060
48	Erin Crocker	0	203	-1868	2	0	0	0	0	0	$28,670
49	Tim Cowen	0	198	-1873	3	0	0	0	0	1	$23,905
50	Butch Miller	0	189	-1882	4	0	0	0	0	4	$39,762
51	Scott Lynch	0	185	-1886	2	0	0	0	0	1	$25,995
52	Scotty Crockett	0	176	-1895	2	0	0	0	0	0	$17,145
53	Jack Smith	5	169	-1902	2	0	0	0	0	0	$18,220
54	P J Jones	0	152	-1919	2	0	0	0	0	1	$24,495
55	Nick Tucker	0	134	-1937	6	0	0	0	0	6	$56,470
56	Derrike Cope	0	119	-1952	2	0	0	0	0	2	$16,458
57	Wayne Edwards	0	112	-1959	3	0	0	0	0	2	$34,111
58	Aric Almirola	0	112	-1959	1	0	0	0	0	0	$14,135
59	Regan Smith	0	112	-1959	1	0	0	0	0	0	$10,860
60	Larry Foyt	0	109	-1962	1	0	0	0	0	0	$14,785
61	Denny Hamlin	5	105	-1966	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,360
62	Justin Hobgood	0	103	-1968	1	0	0	0	0	0	$15,285
63	Justin Allgaier	0	91	-1980	1	0	0	0	0	0	$12,060
64	Jennifer Cobb	0	85	-1986	2	0	0	0	0	1	$22,420
65	Brian Sockwell	0	76	-1995	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,360
66	Paul Poulter	0	73	-1998	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,235
67	John Mickel	0	70	-2001	1	0	0	0	0	1	$8,310
68	Benny Gordon	0	70	-2001	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,485
69	Joey Clanton	0	67	-2004	1	0	0	0	0	1	$13,410
70	Ryan Seaman	0	64	-2007	2	0	0	0	0	2	$18,695
71	Rick Markle	0	64	-2007	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,410
72	Larry Gunselman	0	61	-2010	3	0	0	0	0	3	$28,805
73	Michelle Theriault	0	58	-2013	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,410
74	A J Allmendinger	0	0	-2071	1	0	0	0	0	0	$11,360
75	Gary St Amant	0	0	-2071	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,910
76	Chris Jones	0	0	-2071	2	0	0	0	0	2	$19,270
77	Johnny Chapman	0	0	-2071	2	0	0	0	0	2	$16,314
78	Morgan Shepherd	0	0	-2071	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,950

Owner Points Following Race # 14
O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
Power Stroke Diesel 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Friday, 7/25/2008 @ 9:20 PM Eastern(OFFICIAL)(7-28-2008)

Pos	Owner	Trk#	Pts	Ldr	Starts
1	Gail Davis	23	2,071	0	14
2	Delana Harvick	33	2,056	-15	14
3	Rhonda Thorson	88	2,040	-31	14
4	Billy Ballew	51	1,976	-95	14
5	Tom Mitchell	14	1,916	-155	14
6	Bill Davis	5	1,914	-157	14
7	Steve Germain	30	1,867	-204	14
8	Jack Roush	99	1,846	-225	14
9	Jeffrey Wyler	60	1,825	-246	14
10	Bill Davis	22	1,815	-256	14
11	Delana Harvick	2	1,787	-284	14
12	Tom Deloach	11	1,749	-322	14
13	Clay Campbell	18	1,739	-332	14
14	Dave Malcolmson	8	1,657	-414	14
15	Tom Mitchell	10	1,641	-430	14
16	Jack Roush	09	1,628	-443	14
17	Randy Moss	81	1,609	-462	14
18	Jack Roush	6	1,579	-492	14
19	Jim Harris	59	1,577	-494	14
20	Kevin Buckler	71	1,536	-535	14
21	Duke Thorson	13	1,491	-580	14
22	Lori Hamilton	4	1,448	-623	14
23	Billy Ballew	15	1,436	-635	14
24	Bob Germain	9	1,423	-648	14
25	Eddie Wood	21	1,417	-654	14
26	Kevin Buckler	7	1,359	-712	14
27	Joe Scott	16	1,297	-774	14
28	Curtis Key	40	1,297	-774	14
29	Bobby Dotter	08	1,283	-788	14
30	Ken Smith	07	1,281	-790	14
31	Tad Geschickter	20	665	-1,406	8
32	Michael Mittler	63	412	-1,659	5
33	Michelle Gosselin	12	397	-1,674	5
34	Derrike Cope	74	338	-1,733	8
35	Ken Schrader	52	284	-1,787	2
36	Rick Germain	03	276	-1,795	3
37	Kevin Payne	73	235	-1,836	6
38	Jim Rosenblum	28	213	-1,858	1
39	Chrissie Raymer	85	210	-1,861	3
40	Donald Stout	91	201	-1,870	3
41	Bob Cowen	42	198	-1,873	3
42	Steve Stallings	17	194	-1,877	2
43	Bobby Dotter	0	189	-1,882	9
44	James Lynch	29	185	-1,886	2
45	Jerry Reary	54	128	-1,943	1
46	Shelly Brevak	31	109	-1,962	1
47	David Dollar	46	106	-1,965	2
48	William Bishop	53	103	-1,968	1
49	Johnny Dangerfield	66	70	-2,001	1
50	Chris Lafferty	89	64	-2,007	3
51	Beverly Mittler	36	61	-2,010	1
52	Dwayne Tatman	37	0	-2,071	1
53	Rick Jones	87	0	-2,071	1
54	Curtis Key	44	0	-2,071	1

Pit Stall Selections

East wins pole at ORP: #09-Bobby East was the fastest qualifier with a speed of 108.602 to win the Keystone Light Pole for the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park. It was the first pole for East in 29 Series starts. Rounding out the top ten were; #2-Jack Sprague, #99-Erik Darnell, #33-Ron Hornaday, #6-Colin Braun, #13-Shelby Howard, #14-Rick Crawford, #23-Johnny Benson, #5-Mike Skinner, #18-Dennis Setzer. DNQ-none.(7-25-2008)

Starting Line Up
O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
Power Stroke Diesel 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, July 26, 2008 @ 04:28 PM Eastern

Pos	Trk#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	09	Bobby East	Zaxby's Ford	22.740	108.602
2	2	Jack Sprague	American Commercial Lines Chevy	22.760	108.506
3	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	22.773	108.444
4	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	VFW Chevy	22.799	108.321
5	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Frieght Ford	22.800	108.316
6	13	Shelby Howard	FarmPaint.com Chevy	22.853	108.065
7	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar/Powerstroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	22.877	107.951
8	23	Johnny Benson	Vemma Toyota	22.882	107.928
9	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	22.885	107.913
10	18	Dennis Setzer	Tahoe Dodge	22.916	107.767
11	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Johns Manville Chevy	22.917	107.763
12	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink Toyota	22.932	107.692
13	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	22.948	107.617
14	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	22.958	107.570
15	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	22.963	107.547
16	22	Michael Annett	Pilot Travel Centers Toyota	22.971	107.509
17	7	TJ Bell Jr.	Iams/Home 4 the Holidays Chevy	23.065	107.071
18	9	Justin Marks #	Crocs Toyota	23.104	106.891
19	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene-Ergon Toyota	23.110	106.863
20	4	Stacy Compton	Wabash Valley Chrysler Dodge	23.123	106.803
21	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	23.168	106.595
22	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	23.196	106.467
23	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	23.205	106.425
24	71	Donny Lia #	NationRides.com Chevy	23.276	106.101
25	12	Mario Gosselin	crashedtoys.com Chevy	23.320	105.901
26	21	Keven Wood	The Barnhill Group Ford	23.355	105.742
27	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	23.381	105.624
28	81	Landon Cassill #	GoDaddy.com Chevy	23.431	105.399
29	0	Johnny Chapman	ASI Limited Chevy	23.443	105.345
30	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	23.521	104.996
31	07	Sean Murphy	ASI Limited Chevy	23.603	104.631
32	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	23.662	104.370
33	74	Derrike Cope	Dodge	23.743	104.014
34	73	Nick Tucker	Dodge	23.756	103.957
DNQ - None.

Braun quickest in Happy Hour: #6-Colin Braun led the final practice session at O´Reilly Raceway Park with a speed of 107.201. Rounding out the top ten were; #5-Mike Skinner, #14-Rick Crawford, #88-Matt Crafton, #10-Brendan Gaughan, #2-Jack Sprague, #18-Dennis Setzer, #7-T.J. Bell, #09-Bobby East, #22-Michael Annett.(7-25-2008)

NCTS Final Practice
O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
Power Stroke Diesel 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, July 26, 2008 @ 11:58 AM Eastern

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	23.037	107.201	46
2	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	23.053	107.127	33
3	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar/Powerstroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	23.114	106.844	40
4	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Johns Manville Chevy	23.138	106.734	34
5	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	23.142	106.715	37
6	2	Jack Sprague	American Commercial Lines Chevy	23.147	106.692	34
7	18	Dennis Setzer	Tahoe Dodge	23.149	106.683	38
8	7	TJ Bell Jr.	Iams/Home 4 the Holidays Chevy	23.198	106.457	39
9	09	Bobby East	Zaxby's Ford	23.202	106.439	43
10	22	Michael Annett	Pilot Travel Centers Toyota	23.227	106.325	40
11	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	23.244	106.247	28
12	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	VFW Chevy	23.246	106.238	34
13	13	Shelby Howard	FarmPaint.com Chevy	23.252	106.210	39
14	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	23.268	106.137	42
15	21	Keven Wood	The Barnhill Group Ford	23.306	105.964	58
16	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	23.330	105.855	43
17	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	23.362	105.710	38
18	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	23.370	105.674	32
19	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	23.370	105.674	38
20	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	23.393	105.570	45
21	4	Stacy Compton	Wabash Valley Chrysler Dodge	23.405	105.516	23
22	71	Donny Lia #	NationRides.com Chevy	23.408	105.502	34
23	*12	Mario Gosselin	crashedtoys.com Chevy	23.420	105.448	29
24	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene-Ergon Toyota	23.420	105.448	43
25	81	Landon Cassill #	GoDaddy.com Chevy	23.444	105.340	42
26	23	Johnny Benson	Vemma Toyota	23.505	105.067	37
27	9	Justin Marks #	Crocs Toyota	23.505	105.067	52
28	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink Toyota	23.555	104.844	52
29	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	23.587	104.702	35
30	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	23.595	104.666	35
31	07	Sean Murphy	ASI Limited Chevy	23.596	104.662	37
32	*73	Nick Tucker	Dodge	24.287	101.684	30
33	*0	Johnny Chapman	ASI Limited Chevy	24.389	101.259	11
*Required to qualify on time

Benson fastest in first practice: #23-Johnny Benson was the fastest with a speed of 106.155 to lead the first practice session at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Rounding out the top ten were; #4-Stacy Compton, #09-Bobby East, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #13-Shelby Howard, #88-Matt Crafton, #6-Colin Braun, #2-Jack Sprague, #16-Brian Scott, #5-Mike Skinner. There were 33 trucks on track for the first session.(7-25-2008)

NCTS Practice 1
O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
Power Stroke Diesel 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, July 26, 2008 @ 10:14 AM Eastern

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	23	Johnny Benson	Vemma Toyota	23.264	106.155	36
2	4	Stacy Compton	Wabash Valley Chrysler Dodge	23.314	105.928	27
3	09	Bobby East	Zaxby's Ford	23.319	105.905	41
4	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	VFW Chevy	23.321	105.896	40
5	13	Shelby Howard	FarmPaint.com Chevy	23.326	105.873	33
6	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Johns Manville Chevy	23.356	105.737	36
7	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Frieght Ford	23.359	105.724	46
8	2	Jack Sprague	American Commercial Lines Chevy	23.363	105.706	22
9	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	23.400	105.538	32
10	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	23.409	105.498	29
11	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	23.410	105.493	13
12	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar/Powerstroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	23.415	105.471	33
13	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	23.427	105.417	48
14	18	Dennis Setzer	Tahoe Dodge	23.436	105.376	45
15	71	Donny Lia #	NationRides.com Chevy	23.438	105.367	33
16	7	TJ Bell Jr.	Iams/Home 4 the Holidays Chevy	23.441	105.354	46
17	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink Toyota	23.453	105.300	41
18	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	23.462	105.260	46
19	22	Michael Annett	Pilot Travel Centers Toyota	23.476	105.197	41
20	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	23.481	105.174	28
21	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	23.491	105.130	31
22	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	23.509	105.049	34
23	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	23.514	105.027	42
24	9	Justin Marks #	Crocs Toyota	23.568	104.786	55
25	81	Landon Cassill #	GoDaddy.com Chevy	23.575	104.755	44
26	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene-Ergon Toyota	23.594	104.671	45
27	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	23.604	104.626	31
28	*12	Mario Gosselin	crashedtoys.com Chevy	23.734	104.053	41
29	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	23.742	104.018	45
30	21	Keven Wood	The Barnhill Group Ford	23.770	103.896	59
31	07	Sean Murphy	ASI Limited Chevy	23.924	103.227	25
32	*74	Derrike Cope	Dodge	24.054	102.669	15
33	*0	Johnny Chapman	ASI Limited Chevy	0.000	0.000	0
*Required to qualify on time

Entry List
O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
Power Stroke Diesel 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, July 26, 2008 @ 09:15 AM Eastern

Entry	Trk#	Driver	Team	Owner	Crew Chief
1	*0	Johnny Chapman	ASI Limited Chevy	TBA	TBA
2	2	Jack Sprague	American Commercial Lines Chevy	Delana Harvick	Ernie Cope
3	4	Stacy Compton	Wabash Valley Chrysler Dodge	Lori Hamilton	Bryant Frazier
4	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	Bill Davis	Jeff Hensley
5	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Frieght Ford	Jack Roush	MIke Beam
6	07	Sean Murphy	ASI Limited Chevy	Ken Smith	Bobby Dotter
7	7	TJ Bell Jr.	Iams/Home 4 the Holidays 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	FarmPaint.com Chevy	Duke Thorson	Chris Rice
16	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar/Powerstroke 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	Tahoe Dodge	Clay Campbell	Marcus Richmond
20	21	Keven Wood	The Barnhill Group Ford	Eddie Wood	John Monsam
21	22	Michael Annett	Pilot Travel Centers Toyota	Bill Davis	Doug Wolcott
22	23	Johnny Benson	Vemma Toyota	Gail Davis	Trip Bruce
23	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	Steven Germain	Mike Hillman Jr.
24	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	VFW Chevy	Delana Harvick	Rick Ren
25	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	Curtis Key	Lance Hooper
26	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink Toyota	Billy Ballew	Richie Wauters
27	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	James Harris	Danny Rollins
28	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	Jeff Wyler	John Quinn
29	71	Donny Lia #	NationRides.com Chevy	Kevin Buckler	Jason Miller
30	*73	Nick Tucker	Dodge	Kevin Payne	Rick Markle
31	*74	Derrike Cope	Dodge	Derrike Cope	Rick Markle
32	81	Landon Cassill #	GoDaddy.com Chevy	Randy Moss	Eric Phillips
33	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Johns Manville 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 - O'Reilly Raceway Park

Points Battle Is Hot

As the summer heats up, so does the Championship points battle. Just when you think a driver might pull away with any kind of lead, the competition proves otherwise.

Johnny Benson (#23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota) returns to the top of the point standings this week after his win at Kentucky Speedway. Hot on his heels is Matt Crafton (#88 Menards Chevy), who is by far enjoying his best season in the series.

How close is Crafton? He only has one point separating him from Benson.

This is not the closest one-two spread, however, for the series after 13 races. Brendan Gaughan (#10 Int'l MAXX-FORCE Diesel Ford) and Travis Kvapil were tied at this point in 2003. Kvapil went on to win the championship.

Making series history, though, is the spread between first and fifth (101 points) and first and 10th (227). The previous closest were 107 points (2002) and 233 points (2003), respectively. A year ago, the differences were 507 and 751.

What a difference a year can make.

Consistency could turn up the heat in the already hot points battle. Both Benson and Crafton are tied with seven for the most top-five finishes.

Three-time and reigning series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 Camping World Chevy) is sitting in third, only five points from first. He heads to O’Reilly Raceway Park as the defending race winner.

Also to consider, the field this Friday night will consist of seven previous ORP winners. Six of those previous winners are in the top 10 in points: Hornaday Jr., Rick Crawford (#14 Circle Bar Truck Corral/Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford), Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota), Terry Cook (#60 Wyler.com Toyota), Jack Sprague (#2 ACL Chevy) and Dennis Setzer (#18 BHR VA Dodge).

It’s fair to say any of these drivers could find their way to Victory Lane and once again shuffle the points.

BDR One-Two Punch At Kentucky

Bill Davis Racing maintains its status in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series as a force to reckon with.

After a slow start, Johnny Benson is stepping up the heat as the season crosses the halfway point. Benson claimed win number two for 2008 at Kentucky Speedway Saturday. The win, his first at the speedway, is the driver’s 11th in 113 series races.

Right behind the veteran driver was teammate Michael Annett (#22 Pilot Travel Toyota), who finished second in just his third start.

BDR’s Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) captured the pole for Saturday’s race, his 45th Keystone Light Pole Award in 167 career series races. After battling back and forth with Kyle Busch (#51 Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink Toyota) for the lead, Skinner ended his night in seventh.

Benson’s victory was the 20th in the series for Bill Davis and Co. BDR is #2 in wins among active teams, one more than Bobby Hamilton Racing VA. Roush Fenway Racing has the most with 49 wins. Since joining the series in 2004, BDR’s 20 wins are the most by any team during the five-year period.

Atop The Pit Box With Rick Ren

Championship Crew Chief Rick Ren will be heading into familiar territory this weekend. The Danville, Ill., native grew up just across the Indiana state line, not far from what he calls his “home tracks.”

The experienced crew chief has 33 years of racing under his belt and plenty of success to show for it, including leading his driver Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 Camping World Chevy) to a third NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship last season.

The two and their team look to defend their 2007 win at ORP this weekend.

“Last year I won at ORP with Hornaday and that was big for me,” said Ren. “We had a great truck and Ron drove the wheels off of it.”

The win was even a little more special coming so close to home.

“Anytime you win at Indy, whether it be at the Brickyard or ORP, it’s a big deal,” said Ren. “There is so much history there and it’s a place that every driver, crew chief and crew member wants to win at; it’s a very prestigious win.”

Ren thinks his team has a good shot to wind up in Victory Lane this Friday night.

“ORP is one those tracks that fits Ron Hornaday’s driving style perfectly,” he said. “It’s almost all about the driver at this track, but the truck has to be set up so your driver can be aggressive. The drivers that are aggressive are able to make their way up to the front at ORP.”

Etc.

Rowdy At ORP … Kyle Busch (#51 Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Toyota) will make it back-to-back weekends in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Busch is coming off a solid run at Kentucky, but one that only produced a top-10 finish and not a win. The driver would like to take the Billy Ballew truck back to Victory Lane, and soon.

“It’s a great opportunity to run with Billy Ballew Motorsports,” said Busch. “I’m always excited to get back in this series, race with all the competitors out there, and hopefully come out with a victory.”

The team has had fast trucks, but not producing the outcomes they’d like to see. After Kentucky, though, the driver thinks they’re back on track.

“We do what we can on limited resources,” Busch said, “so we try go out there and win all the races so we can keep this going.”
Most Popular Driver … For the first time in series history, voting for the honor of Most Popular Driver is in the hands of the fans. NASCAR.com is the polling place for the competition. More than 22,000 votes have been cast since voting began July 5.

Kentucky Not So Nice To Rookies

The Blue Grass State proved a little tricky for this year’s rookie class.

Colin Braun (#6 Con-Way Freight Ford) started the evening rolling off in the third spot. However an incident on-track left the driver finishing 16th.

Marc Mitchell (#15 Hyprene Ergon Toyota) might have thought the track was out to get him. The driver had an eventful day starting with a spin on his second qualifying lap, causing the team to move to a back-up truck. Even though his first qualifying lap had him positioned to start the race in sixth, Mitchell made the move to the rear of the field.

The driver and team didn’t let the rough day get to them. He fought his way to a ninth-place finish, making him the highest-finishing rookie of the race.

Trouble also found Justin Marks (#9 Construct Corps Toyota) who started the night strong and ran among the top 10 for most of the first part of the race.

The Germain Racing rookie looks to put Kentucky behind him, though, as he heads to the short track in Indiana.

“After a testing session at the Motor Mile recently, and after how our team worked so well at Kentucky, I feel good about going into the O’Reilly Raceway Park weekend,” he said. “With the test I had an opportunity to open my eyes to short-track racing and I am anxious to take another shot at it.”

NASCAR Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings after 13 races of the 2008 season:

1. Colin Braun, 133
2. Donny Lia, 117
3. Justin Marks, 116
4. Brian Scott, 102
5. Marc Mitchell, 91
6. Andy Lally, 62
7. Scott Speed, 61
8. Phillip McGilton, 38

Director’s Take: Wayne’s Words

“You will find one of the most enthusiastic crowds on the circuit at O’Reilly Raceway Park. To have all three national series racing in one of the biggest racing towns in the country, it’s really cool to see all the fans come out to the track. “They come early and stay late. Fans will start arriving at 7 a.m. to reserve their spots for the race that doesn’t even start until the evening. Not only are the fans great at ORP, but this short track has produced some of the most memorable races. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has been racing at ORP since the series began in 1995. Right off the bat in the first race, on the last lap coming to the checkers, a truck going for second spun across the frontstretch, hit a light pole and knocked out the lights.

“In 1998 we had the “White Glove” incident. Sprague battled to win the race but not without taking out his now teammate, Ron Hornaday.Sprague was battling a loose truck. As he went to save his truck, he took out Hornaday. An in-car camera caught Sprague’s white-gloved hands as he jerked the wheel. He doesn’t wear white gloves any more. 2004 gave the crowd a wild finish. Chad Chaffin made a three-wide pass on the last lap to win the race.With the awesome crowd, all the many great stories that go with this historic place and the tough racing we always have, Friday is go to be nothing less than exciting.”
— Wayne Auton, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Director.

This Week’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Leaders
(Through 13 races of the 25-race season)
Points leader – Johnny Benson (1,881)
Driver Rating – Ron Hornaday Jr. (112.7)
Laps led – Ron Hornaday Jr. (561)
Victories – Ron Hornaday Jr. (3)
Keystone Light Poles – Johnny Benson, Mike Skinner with three
Top-five finishes – Johnny Benson, Matt Crafton with seven
Top-10 finishes – Mike Sinner (11)
Raybestos Rookie Leader – Colin Braun
Races led – Ron Hornaday Jr. (11)
Weeks in Top 10 – Three drivers with 13

Most Consecutive Different Winners By Track
(Current Streak)
Homestead-Miami Speedway, 12*
Daytona Int'l Speedway, 9*
Dover Int'l Speedway, 9*
Kentucky Speedway, 9*
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 9
O’Reilly Raceway Park, 9
*Never had repeat winner

In The Loop: Who’s Your Pick?

Can the streak continue?

All signs point to yes.

There have been nine different winners in the last nine NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races at O’Reilly Raceway Park. There’s an excellent chance that after this weekend’s race there, it’ll be 10-for-10.

The reason: Todd Bodine, Johnny Benson, Erik Darnell, Ted Musgrave and Matt Crafton.

None of those five drivers have visited ORP’s Victory Lane. The statistics suggest that might change this weekend.

Bodine has finished in the top 10 in the last two ORP races, and over the last three has a Driver Rating of 96.8 and an Average Running Position of 9.9.

Benson, winner of two out of the last three races this season, is arguably the hottest driver in the series. Over the past three years at ORP – which includes a runner-up finish last year – Benson has a Driver Rating of 93.5 and an Average Running Position of 12.4.

Darnell is two-for-two in top 10s at ORP, with a best finish of seventh (last season). In his ORP career, he has a Driver Rating of 94.5 and an Average Running Position of 10.1.

Crafton, one point out of the series lead, would take the points lead leap with a win at ORP. He finished fourth in 2005, but stumbled the last two seasons with finishes outside the top 10. Over that three-race span, he has a Driver Rating of 92.3 and an Average Running Position of 9.9.

Musgrave may be the dark horse of the bunch. He has finished inside the top 10 at ORP only twice in seven races. Over the past three years, he has a Driver Rating of 93.4 and an Average Running Position of 10.3.

Manufacturers' Battle

As the season moves past the halfway mark, Chevy holds on to its lead, but just like the drivers’ points battle, the manufacturers’ lead has been cut to a one point hold. ORP has been proven battle ground for Chevy, holding the most wins with seven.

Dodge and Ford both have wins at the short track as well. Toyota is the odd man out with no wins to its name in the series.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2008 Manufacturers' Championship Point Standings
following Race 13 of 25 at Kentucky Speedway:

Chevy, 88
Toyota, 87
Ford, 63
Dodge, 48

Up Next:

After what will surely be a tough battle at ORP, the series will take a week break before the trucks roll to Nashville Superspeedway. Last year’s winner, Travis Kvapil, won’t be in the field to defend his win. Only one previous winner will be there in two weeks and that’s Johnny Benson. On a hot streak, Benson could take home another guitar to add to his growing collection of hardware.(NASCAR PR)(7-21-2008)