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THE RACE: DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY - Chevy Silverado 250

Truck Series Race #1 of 25 for the 2008 Season

Race: Friday, February 15, 2008 at Daytona Int'l Speedway

Length: 100 Laps, 250 miles/100 laps

Track Layout: 2.5-mile tri-oval

Race Purse: $875,448

2007 Winner: Jack Sprague

2007 Pole: Jack Sprague

TV: SPEED NCTS Setup begins at 7:30pm; race set to start at 8:00pm/et

Radio: MRN

Announcers: Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip

Pit Reporters: Ray Dunlap, Adam Alexander

Pre-race Host: Krista Voda

Practice Dates/Times

First practice: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 -- 4:30pm/et [Live on SPEED]

Final pratice: Thursday, February 14, 2008 -- 11:30am/et [Live on SPEED]

Qualifying Info

Qualifying: Thursday, February 14, 2008 -- 7:10pm/et [Live on SPEED]

Goodyear Tire Notes

Tire:
Goodyear Wrangler Superspeedway Radials

Number of Tires:
Left-side - 400
Right-side - 400

Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4000
Right-side -- D-4006

Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.9 in.
Right-side -- 88.4 in.

Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi
Right Front -- 55 psi; Right Rear -- 50 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 27 psi; Left Rear -- 27 psi;
Right Front -- 48 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi

Estimated Pit Window:
Every 48-52 laps, based on fuel mileage

Notes:
Teams in both the NASCAR Nationwide and Craftsman Series will run the same tire codes at Daytona this weekend, though the Nationwide Series tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while those for the Craftsman Truck Series will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be running different tire codes at Daytona this weekend . . . teams in the Nationwide and Truck series ran this same combination of left- and right-side tires at Daytona last season as well . . . this left-side code (D-4000) first ran at Daytona in February 2006, while this right-side code debuted at Talladega in April 2006 . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Daytona . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.(Goodyear PR)(2-15-2008)

Entry, Practice, Qualifying and Race Information

Bodine wins at Daytona: #30-Todd Bodine held of a last lap charge by Johnny Benson & Kyle Busch to win the Chevy Silverado 250 at Daytona. It was Bodine's first win at Daytona. Rounding out the top ten were #51-Kyle Busch, #23-Johnny Benson, #11-David Starr, #14-Rick Crawford, #4-Stacy Compton, #8-Chad McCumbee, #9-Justin Marks, #16-Brian Scott, #18-Dennis Setzer. The first rookie [8th] #9-Justin Marks. The "big-one" occurred early on at lap 18 collecting seven trucks; with #5-Mike Skinner, #21-Jon Wood & #10-Brendan Gaughan among those extensively damaged. On the restart, another incident involving five more trucks before one lap was completed. Defending champion #33- Ron Hornaday also had troubles sending him to the garage around lap 45. Pole-sitter #99-Erik Darnell, after leading much of the race, had problems following the final pit stop, and while trying to get to pit road the #9 of Justin Marks got into the back of Darnell, ending the evening for Darnell. There were 5 lead changes among five drivers and 5 caution flags for 21 laps.(2-15-2008)

Race Awards:
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award : Dennis Setzer, #18 (19 Places)
Keystone Light Pole Award: Erik Darnell, #99 (176.529 mph)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Todd Bodine, #30
Mobil1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Todd Bodine, #30
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Justin Marks, #9
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Todd Bodine, #30
Wix Filters Lap Leader Award: Todd Bodine, #30 (49 Laps)(NASCAR Media)(2-15-2008)

NASCAR Race Number 1
Official Race Results for the Chevy Silverado "250" - Friday, February 15, 2008
Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, FL - 2.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 100 Laps - 250 Miles - Purse: $875,448 (Official 2-18-2008)
REVISED(2-20-2008)

Finish	Start	Trk #	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	Bonus	Award	Status
1	12	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	100	170	10	$96,850	Running
2	21	51	Kyle Busch	NOS Energy Drink Toyota	100	170		$58,450	Running
3	35	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	100	170	5	$45,570	Running
4	14	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	100	160		$30,310	Running
5	19	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	100	155		$26,735	Running
6	4	4	Stacy Compton	Potamkin-Rivera Dodge Dodge	100	150		$22,335	Running
7	10	8	Chad McCumbee	MRD Motorsports Chevy	100	146		$21,035	Running
8	8	9	Justin Marks #	Construct Corps Toyota	100	142		$21,035	Running
9	18	16	Brian Scott #	Shark Energy Drink/Albertsons	100	138		$19,035	Running
10	17	18	Dennis Setzer	Dodge Journey/Melling Dodge	100	134		$19,485	Running
11	15	7	Andy Lally #	Line-X Chevy	100	130		$19,735	Running
12	30	22	Phillip McGilton #	Miccosukee Resorts Toyota	100	127		$17,760	Running
13	25	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon Chevy	100	124		$15,410	Running
14	23	46	Erin Crocker	fone Gear Chevy	100	121		$17,560	Running
15	20	13	Shelby Howard	ThorSport Chevy	100	118		$18,810	Running
16	13	29	Scott Lynch	Jasper Engines Dodge	100	115		$15,010	Running
17	34	28	Wayne Edwards	Kissin' Kuzzins Construction	99	112		$14,905	Running
18	36	31	Larry Foyt	Kinetico Water Systems Dodge	98	109		$14,785	Running
19	6	2	Jack Sprague	American Commercial Lines Chevy	97	106		$14,685	Running
20	32	53	Justin Hobgood	Georgia Beef Board Chevy	96	103		$15,285	Running
21	1	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	87	105	5	$18,635	Accident
22	27	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	73	102	5	$16,635	Ignition
23	24	07	Shane Sieg	ASI Limited Chevy	72	94		$16,510	Engine
24	7	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Peak Chevy	60	91		$16,385	Running
25	5	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	54	93	5	$17,285	Running
26	33	20	Scott Lagasse Jr.	Ford	53	85		$14,935	Accident
27	31	21	Jon Wood	The Barnhill Group Ford	52	82		$14,810	Accident
28	16	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	50	79		$13,710	Running
29	3	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	49	81	5	$13,610	Running
30	2	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	36	73		$13,510	Running
31	9	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	24	70		$13,460	Accident
32	11	09	Joey Clanton	Zaxby's Ford	24	67		$13,410	Accident
33	26	71	Mike Bliss	TRG Motorsports Chevy	23	64		$13,360	Accident
34	28	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel	18	61		$13,310	Accident
35	29	63	P.J. Jones	Diversified Partners Ford	18	58		$13,260	Accident
36	22	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	18	55		$13,175	Accident

Race Comments:	Todd Bodine won the Chevy Silverado 250 at Daytona - his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory at Daytona International Speedway. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #63 P.J. Jones, #08 Jason White, #23 Johnny Benson (unapproved adjustments outside of impound).
Failed to Qualify:	(1) 54 Brian Sockwell.
Time of Race:	01 Hrs, 57 Mins, 36 Secs.
Average Speed:	127.551 MPH
Margin of Victory:	.077 Seconds
Caution Flags:	6 for 25 laps: Laps: 12-14 (#29 accident turn 2); 20-23 (#2,5,7,10,21,40,51,59,63,88 accident backstretch [Red flag-Lap 19-17:23]); 25-33 (#6,09,9,60,71 accident turn 4); 38-39 (debris turn 4); 55-57 (#20 accident turn 2); 88-91 (#9,99 accident turn 4.).
Lead Changes:	8 among 6 drivers: E. Darnell 1-12; J. White 13-14; M. Skinner 15-16; R. Hornaday Jr. 17; T. Bodine 18-51; E. Darnell 52-84; T. Bodine 85-91; J. Benson 92; T. Bodine 93-100.

Driver Point Standings following Daytona: #30-Todd Bodine is the points leader following Daytona with 195 followed by #51-Kyle Busch, #23-Johnny Benson, #11-David Starr, #14-Rick Crawford, #4-Stacy Compton, #8-Chad McCumbee, #9-Justin Marks, #16-Brian Scott, #18-Dennis Setzer.(2-15-2008)
Note: Todd Bodine was penalized 25 points for an infraction at Daytona which resulted in a three-way tie between Bodine, Busch & Benson for the points lead.(2-20-2008)

Points Report
Daytona International Speedway
CHEVY SILVERADO 250
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Friday, 2/15/2008 @ 11:12 PM Eastern OFFICAL(2-18-2008)
REVISED(2-20-2008)

Pos	Driver	BPts	Pts	Ldr
1	Todd Bodine		170	0
2	Kyle Busch	0	170	0
3	Johnny Benson	0	170	0
4	David Starr	0	160	-35
5	Rick Crawford	0	155	-40
6	Stacy Compton	0	150	-45
7	Chad McCumbee	0	146	-49
8	Justin Marks #	0	142	-53
9	Brian Scott #	0	138	-57
10	Dennis Setzer	0	134	-61
11	Andy Lally #	0	130	-65
12	Phillip McGilton #	0	127	-68
13	Marc Mitchell #	0	124	-71
14	Erin Crocker	0	121	-74
15	Shelby Howard	0	118	-77
16	Scott Lynch		115	-80
17	Wayne Edwards	0	112	-83
18	Larry Foyt	0	109	-86
19	Jack Sprague	0	106	-89
20	Erik Darnell	5	105	-90
21	Justin Hobgood		103	-92
22	Jason White	5	102	-93
23	Shane Sieg		94	-101
24	Ron Hornaday Jr.	5	93	-102
25	Matt Crafton	0	91	-104
26	Scott Lagasse Jr.	0	85	-110
27	Jon Wood	0	82	-113
28	Mike Skinner	5	81	-114
29	Ted Musgrave	0	79	-116
30	Terry Cook	0	73	-122
31	Colin Braun #	0	70	-125
32	Joey Clanton	0	67	-128
33	Mike Bliss	0	64	-131
34	Brendan Gaughan	0	61	-134
35	P.J. Jones		58	-137
36	Chad Chaffin	0	55	-140

Note: Stephen Germain has been penalized 25 championship owner points due to a rules infraction at Daytona resulting in a three-way tie between Germain, Ballew & BDR in the owners standings.(2-20-2008)

Owner Points Following Race # 1
Daytona International Speedway
CHEVY SILVERADO 250
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Friday, 2/15/2008 @ 11:25 PM Eastern OFFICIAL(2-18-2008)
REVISED(2-20-2008)

Pos	Owner	Trk#	Pts	Ldr	Attempts
1	Steve Germain	30	170	0	1
2	Billy Ballew	51	170	0	1
3	Gail Davis	23	170	0	1
4	Tom Deloach	11	160	-35	1
5	Tom Mitchell	14	155	-40	1
6	Lori Hamilton	4	150	-45	1
7	Dave Malcolmson	8	146	-49	1
8	Robert Germain	9	142	-53	1
9	Joe Scott	16	138	-57	1
10	Lori Hamilton	18	134	-61	1
11	Kevin Buckler	7	130	-65	1
12	Bill Davis	22	127	-68	1
13	Billy Ballew	15	124	-71	1
14	David Dollar	46	121	-74	1
15	Duke Thorson	13	118	-77	1
16	James Lynch	29	115	-80	1
17	Jim Rosenblum	28	112	-83	1
18	Shelly Brevak	31	109	-86	1
19	Delana Harvick	2	106	-89	1
20	Jack Roush	99	105	-90	1
21	Bill Bishop	53	103	-92	1
22	Bobby Dotter	8	102	-93	1
23	Ken Smith	7	94	-101	1
24	Delana Harvick	33	93	-102	1
25	Rhonda Thorson	88	91	-104	1
26	Tad Geschickter	20	85	-110	1
27	Eddie Wood	21	82	-113	1
28	Bill Davis	5	81	-114	1
29	James Harris	59	79	-116	1
30	Jeffrey Wyler	60	73	-122	1
31	Jack Roush	6	70	-125	1
32	Jack Roush	9	67	-128	1
33	Kevin Buckler	71	64	-131	1
34	Tom Mitchell	10	61	-134	1
35	Michael Mittler	63	58	-137	1
36	Curtis Key	40	55	-140	1
37	Jerry Reary	54	52	-143	1

Darnell wins the pole at Daytona: #99-Erik Darnell was the fastest on track with a speed of 176.529 to win the Keystone Light Pole Award for the Chevy Silverado 250 at Daytona. Rounding out the top ten were; #60-Terry Cook second, #5-Mike Skinner third, #4-Stacy Compton fourth, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. fifth, #1-Jack Sprague sixth, #88-Matt Crafton seventh, #9-Justin Marks eighth, #6-Colin Braun ninth, #8-Chad McCumbee tenth. Justin Marks (eighth) was the highest qualifying rookie. #54 Brian Sockwell was the slowest and did not qualify for the race. #23-Johnny Benson did not make a qualifying run and will start from the rear. The BDR team was still making repairs to the truck following a blown tire that caused extensive sheet metal damage during the final practice session.(2-14-2008)

Starting Line Up
Daytona International Speedway
CHEVY SILVERADO 250
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, February 14, 2008 @ 09:28 PM Eastern

Pos	Trk #	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	50.983	176.529
2	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	51.179	175.853
3	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	51.309	175.408
4	4	Stacy Compton	Potamkin-Rivera Dodge Dodge	51.313	175.394
5	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	51.318	175.377
6	2	Jack Sprague	American Commercial Lines Chevy	51.395	175.114
7	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Peak Chevy	51.409	175.067
8	9	Justin Marks #	Construct Corps Toyota	51.482	174.818
9	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	51.538	174.628
10	8	Chad McCumbee	MRD Motorsports Chevy	51.549	174.591
11	09	Joey Clanton	Zaxby's Ford	51.557	174.564
12	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	51.602	174.412
13	29	Scott Lynch	Jasper Engines Dodge	51.621	174.348
14	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	51.654	174.236
15	7	Andy Lally #	Line-X Chevy	51.660	174.216
16	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	51.675	174.165
17	18	Dennis Setzer	Dodge Journey/Melling Dodge	51.696	174.095
18	16	Brian Scott #	Shark Energy Drink/Albertsons Chevy	51.698	174.088
19	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	51.814	173.698
20	13	Shelby Howard	ThorSport Chevy	51.826	173.658
21	51	Kyle Busch	NOS Energy Drink Toyota	51.869	173.514
22	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	52.067	172.854
23	46	Erin Crocker	fone Gear Chevy	52.134	172.632
24	07	Shane Sieg	ASI Limited Chevy	52.212	172.374
25	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon Chevy	52.213	172.371
26	71	Mike Bliss	TRG Motorsports Chevy	52.241	172.278
27	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	52.294	172.104
28	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	52.329	171.989
29	63	P.J. Jones	Diversified Partners Ford	52.422	171.684
30	22	Phillip McGilton #	Miccosukee Resorts Toyota	52.444	171.612
31	21	Jon Wood	The Barnhill Group Ford	52.525	171.347
32	53	Justin Hobgood	Georgia Beef Board Chevy	52.575	171.184
33	20	Scott Lagasse Jr.	Nicholson Group Ford	52.627	171.015
34	28	Wayne Edwards	Kissin' Kuzzins Construction Chevy	52.777	170.529
35	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	Owner Points
36	31	Larry Foyt	Kinetico Water Systems Dodge	52.966	169.920
DNQ - # 54 Brian Sockwell

Lally leads final practice: #7-Andy Lally was the fastest in the final practice session for the Chevy Silverado 250 at Daytona with a speed of 186.71 followed by #29-Scott Lynch second, #09-Joey Clanton third, #21-Jon Wood fourth, #71-Mike Bliss fifth, #18-Dennis Setzer sixth, #16-Brian Scott seventh, #4-Stacy Compton eighth, #6-Colin Braun ninth, #14-Rick Crawford tenth. #23-Johnny Benson did some major sheet metal damage when the right front tire blew with just 25 laps on it. The team is making repairs and will qualify with that truck.(2-14-2008)

NCTS Final Practice
Daytona International Speedway
CHEVY SILVERADO 250
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, February 14, 2008 @ 12:59 PM Eastern

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	7	Andy Lally #	Line-X Chevy	48.203	186.710	14
2	*29	Scott Lynch	Jasper Engines Dodge	48.254	186.513	7
3	09	Joey Clanton	Zaxby's Ford	48.293	186.362	29
4	21	Jon Wood	The Barnhill Group Ford	48.402	185.943	16
5	*71	Mike Bliss	TRG Motorsports Chevy	48.458	185.728	7
6	18	Dennis Setzer	Dodge Journey/Melling Dodge	48.467	185.693	19
7	16	Brian Scott #	Shark Energy Drink/Albertsons Chevy	48.484	185.628	21
8	4	Stacy Compton	Potamkin-Rivera Dodge Dodge	48.500	185.567	17
9	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	48.703	184.794	26
10	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	48.836	184.290	25
11	*2	Jack Sprague	American Commercial Lines Chevy	48.840	184.275	21
12	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	48.913	184.000	15
13	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	48.935	183.917	11
14	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	48.938	183.906	17
15	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	48.953	183.850	30
16	20	Scott Lagasse Jr.	Ford	49.105	183.281	22
17	8	Chad McCumbee	MRD Motorsports Chevy	49.167	183.050	23
18	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	49.184	182.986	23
19	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	49.294	182.578	12
20	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	49.312	182.511	18
21	22	Phillip McGilton #	Miccosukee Resorts Toyota	49.321	182.478	15
22	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Peak Chevy	49.385	182.242	21
23	*15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon Chevy	49.449	182.006	24
24	9	Justin Marks #	Construct Corps Toyota	49.464	181.951	11
25	13	Shelby Howard	ThorSport Chevy	49.471	181.925	22
26	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	49.497	181.829	16
27	07	Shane Sieg	ASI Limited Chevy	49.636	181.320	19
28	*63	P.J. Jones	Diversified Partners Ford	49.694	181.108	9
29	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	49.720	181.014	7
30	*28	Wayne Edwards	Kissin' Kuzzins Construction Chevy	49.940	180.216	18
31	*31	Larry Foyt	Kinetico Dodge	50.205	179.265	15
32	*53	Justin Hobgood	Georgia Beef Board Chevy	50.316	178.870	13
33	*54	Brian Sockwell	Sculley Boats Chevy	51.899	173.414	16
34	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	51.914	173.364	5
35	46	Erin Crocker	fone Gear Chevy	51.926	173.324	5
36	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	52.334	171.972	6
*Required to qualify on time

Wood fastest in first practice session: #21-Jon Wood was the fastest in the first practice session for the Chevy Silverado 250 with a speed of 186.170. Rounding out the top ten were; #22-Phillip McGilton second, #4-Stacy Compton third, #08-Jason White fourth, #30-Todd Bodine fifth, #9-Justin Marks sixth, #5-Mike Skinner seventh, #60-Terry Cook eighth, #13-Shelby Howard ninth, #18-Dennis Setzer tenth.(2-13-2008)

NCTS Practice 1
Daytona International Speedway
CHEVY SILVERADO 250
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Wed, February 13, 2008 @ 06:35 PM Eastern

Pos	Trk#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	21	Jon Wood	The Barnhill Group Ford	48.343	186.170	16
2	22	Phillip McGilton #	Miccosukee Resorts Toyota	48.424	185.858	13
3	4	Stacy Compton	Potamkin-Rivera Dodge Dodge	48.462	185.713	17
4	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	48.500	185.567	26
5	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	48.528	185.460	28
6	9	Justin Marks #	Construct Corps Toyota	48.588	185.231	19
7	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	48.667	184.930	29
8	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	48.675	184.900	19
9	13	Shelby Howard	ThorSport Chevy	48.692	184.835	23
10	18	Dennis Setzer	Dodge Journey/Melling Dodge	48.732	184.684	14
11	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	48.742	184.646	14
12	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Peak Chevy	48.768	184.547	24
13	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	48.781	184.498	28
14	51	Kyle Busch	NOS Energy Drink Toyota	48.789	184.468	18
15	8	Chad McCumbee	MRD Motorsports Chevy	48.825	184.332	20
16	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	48.886	184.102	19
17	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	48.887	184.098	33
18	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	48.893	184.075	24
19	20	Scott Lagasse Jr.	The Nicholson Group Ford	48.918	183.981	20
20	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	48.942	183.891	11
21	07	Shane Sieg	ASI Limited Chevy	48.964	183.809	20
22	*2	Jack Sprague	American Commercial Lines Chevy	49.023	183.587	31
23	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	49.028	183.569	24
24	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	49.072	183.404	20
25	46	Erin Crocker	fone Gear Chevy	49.121	183.221	26
26	7	Andy Lally #	Line-X Chevy	49.196	182.942	30
27	16	Brian Scott #	Shark Energy Drink/Albertsons Chevy	49.221	182.849	18
28	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	49.273	182.656	10
29	09	Joey Clanton	Zaxby's Ford	49.320	182.482	20
30	*29	Scott Lynch	Jasper Engines Dodge	49.370	182.297	18
31	*71	Mike Bliss	TRG Motorsports Chevy	49.468	181.936	14
32	*28	Wayne Edwards	Kissin' Kuzzins Construction Chevy	49.520	181.745	10
33	*53	Justin Hobgood	Georgia Beef Board Chevy	50.768	177.277	13
34	*31	Larry Foyt	Kinetico Dodge	51.023	176.391	15
35	63	P.J. Jones	Diversified Partners Ford	51.511	174.720	6
36	*15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon Chevy	51.613	174.375	11
37	*54	Brian Sockwell	Sculley Boats Chevy	53.056	169.632	10
*Required To qualify on time

Entry List
Daytona International Speedway
Chevy Silverado 250
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Wed, February 13, 2008 @ 10:44 AM Eastern

Entry	Trk#	Driver	Team	Owner	Crew Chief
1	*2	Jack Sprague	American Commercial Lines Chevy	Delana Harvick	Ernie Cope
2	4	Stacy Compton	Potamkin Rivera Dodge Dodge	Lori Hamilton	Bryant Frazier
3	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	Bill Davis	Jeff Hensley
4	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	Jack Roush	Mike Beam
5	07	Shane Sieg	ASI Limited Chevy	Ken Smith	Bobby Dotter
6	7	Andy Lally #	Line-X Chevy	Kevin Buckler	Butch Hylton
7	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	Bobby Dotter	Doug Howe
8	8	Chad McCumbee	MRD Motorsports Chevy	David Malcolmson	Steve Genenbacher
9	09	Joey Clanton	Zaxby's Ford	Jack Roush	John Quinn
10	9	Justin Marks #	Construct Corps Toyota	Bob Germain	Jason Overstreet
11	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	Tom Mitchell	Bryan Berry
12	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing Toyota	Tom DeLoach	Jamie Jones
13	13	Shelby Howard	ThorSport Chevy	Duke Thorson	Lance Hooper
14	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	Tom Mitchell	Kevin Starland
15	*15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon Chevy	Billy Ballew	Doug George
16	16	Brian Scott #	Shark Energy Drink/Albertsons Chevy	Joe Scott	David Fuge
17	18	Dennis Setzer	Dodge Journey/Melling Dodge	Lori Hamilton	Marcus Richmond
18	20	Scott Lagasse Jr.	Ford	Tad Geschickter	Gary Cogswell
19	21	Jon Wood	The Barnhill Group Ford	Eddie Wood	John Monsam
20	22	Phillip McGilton #	Miccosukee Resorts Toyota	Bill Davis	Doug Wolcott
21	23	Johnny Benson	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota	Gail Davis	Trip Bruce
22	*28	Wayne Edwards	Kissin' Kuzzins Construction Chevy	Jim Rosenblum	Dick Rahilly
23	*29	Scott Lynch	Jasper Engines Dodge	James Lynch	Larry Pryor
24	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	Steven Germain	Mike Hillman Jr.
25	*31	Larry Foyt	Kinetico Dodge	Shelly Brevak	Tony Mitchell
26	33	Ron Hornaday	Camping World Chevy	Delana Harvick	Rick Ren
27	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	Curtis Key	Gary Showalter
28	46	Erin Crocker	fone Gear Chevy	David Dollar	Eric Phillips
29	51	Kyle Busch	Toyota	Billy Ballew	Richie Wauters
30	*53	Justin Hobgood	Georgia Beef Board Chevy	Bill Bishop	Robert Bentley
31	*54	Brian Sockwell	Sculley Boats Chevy	Jerry Reary	Steven Barfield
32	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	James Harris	Danny Rollins
33	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	Jeff Wyler	George Church
34	*63	P.J. Jones	Diversified Partners Ford	Mike Mittler	Mike Mittler
35	*71	Mike Bliss	TRG Motorsports Chevy	Kevin Buckler	Jason Miller
36	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Peak Chevy	Rhonda Thorson	Bud Haefele
37	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	Jack Roush	Matt Puccia
*Required to qualify on time

Truck Series News & Notes - Daytona Int'l Speedway

At Daytona, everybody stands on the final lap: It's pretty much a given that nobody will be seated when the final lap of Friday's Chevy Silverado 250 is run at Daytona International Speedway. That's because every one of the previous eight races has been decided by split seconds. One - the late Bobby Hamilton's 2004 victory - was decided by a matter of inches. And that was the only lap the 36th-place starting Hamilton led. The track's first series race in 2000 saw Mike Wallace overtake Andy Houston between turns three and four of the final lap. Travis Kvapil was last year's victim of the slingshot exiting Turn 4 with the lead and finishing third to Jack Sprague (#2 American Commercial Lines Chevy) and Johnny Benson (#23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota). The Chevy Silverado 250 has produced not one but two three-wide finishes. Rick Crawford (#14 Circle Bar Racing Ford) edged Kvapil in 2003 with Robert Pressley finishing third.

Winning isn't everything but a good Daytona finish means a lot: A competitor doesn't have to win the Chevy Silverado 250 to capture the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship. In fact, none ever has. Travis Kvapil (2003) and Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota, 2006) came the closest finishing in the runner-up position. A driver will tell you that a win would be nice but a solid finish and a good point total will suffice. The champion in each of the past three seasons has finished seventh or higher. Last year's titleholder, Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 Camping World Chevy) was seventh - the Palmdale, Calif., competitor's first top-10 finish in four trips to the 2.5-mile superspeedway. Mike Bliss (#71 TRG Chevy), whose team was undecided about running the full, 2000 season proved to be the exception to the rule. He suffered engine failure, finished 33rd and trailed winner Pressley by a whopping 121 points, a margin he ultimately overcame with 21 consecutive races without a DNF. The next largest post-Daytona deficit for a past champion is the 55 points by which Hamilton trailed in 2004. Ironically, Hamilton came back to win the race the following year.

Champions' Daytona finishes:
2000-Greg Biffle, 11th
2001-Jack Sprague, 12th
2002-Mike Bliss, 33rd
2003-Travis Kvapil, 2nd
2004-Bobby Hamilton, 11th
2005-Ted Musgrave, 5th
2006-Todd Bodine, 2nd
2007-Ron Hornaday Jr.,7th

Jack Roush and Roush Fenway organization to run 300th consecutive race:A rival now, Todd Bodine began a run of 299 consecutive starts by trucks owned by Jack Roush that dates to his eighth-place finish on Oct. 15, 1995 at the old Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif. The streak reaches a record 300 races with the running of Friday's Chevy Silverado 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Along the way, Roush Fenway Racing drivers have amassed one championship, 48 victories and five rookie of the year crowns. One - Kurt Busch - won the NASCAR Sprint Cup title in 2004. "The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a great series to develop a driver and get him ready for the Nationwide Series or the Sprint Cup Series," said Roush, who is looking for his third Daytona winner. Roush Fenway is fielding three teams in 2008.

Circle Bar #2 alone: The Chevy Silverado 250 will mark the 274th consecutive time a Circle Bar Racing Ford has competed in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck race. The team, which fields entries for Rick Crawford and Brendan Gaughan (#10 MAXX Force Diesel Ford), tied Ultra Motorsports for #2 in consecutive starts last November at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The streak began Jan. 19, 1997.

2008 Season boasts solid crop of Raybestos Rookie Of The Year candidates:

At least seven drivers from a number of different motorsports disciplines will compete for the 2008 Raybestos Rookie of the Year crown. The class is solid - perhaps more so than in a number of years. A Raybestos rookie has not won a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race since 2003 when that season's rookie of the year (and now NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star) Carl Edwards posted three victories. That drought well may end this year given the caliber of candidates and the equipment in which each will be competing.

Handicapping the class, it would seem unrealistic to pick a favorite but history falls squarely on the side of Colin Braun, a 19-year-old road racing graduate. Braun will drive the #6 Con-way Trucking Ford. The Roush Fenway Racing entry went to Victory Lane four times in 2007 with Travis Kvapil at the wheel. Crew chief Mike Beam, a 10-time series winner, again will oversee the operation. Roush Fenway drivers have won a record five series rookie of the year titles.

TRG Motorsports, a powerhouse Grand American Series team, will field two candidates in its first full season. Andy Lally (#7 LINE-X Toyota), a three-time Grand Am champion, will be paired with 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Donny Lia (#71 Chevy).

Also members of this year's class are Justin Marks (#9 crocs/Construct Corps Toyota; Phillip McGilton (#22 Bill Davis Racing Toyota); Marc Mitchell (#15 Ergon Chevy) and Brian Scott (#16 Shark Energy Drink/Albertsons Chevy). The class ranges in age from 19 (Braun) to Lally, who celebrated his 33rd birthday the Monday of this week.

Clash of the Titans: Round 2

Five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers who battled for last year's championship return to renew rivalries in 2008. The five - Todd Bodine, Ron Hornaday Jr., Ted Musgrave, Jack Sprague and Mike Skinner - have rung up eight championships, 114 victories and more than $24 million in winnings. As good as they are overall, only Sprague has won at Daytona International Speedway. Hornaday and Sprague comprise Kevin Harvick Inc.'s "dream team" in 2008.

Skinner, last year's championship runner-up, returns to the #5 Toyota Tundra Toyota in which he led an unprecedented 24 of 25 races.

Bodine will begin his fourth full season with Germain Racing where he's won 12 races and finished third, first and fourth in series points.

Musgrave, seventh a year ago, moves to the #59 Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota. The 2005 champion snapped a lengthy winless streak last fall at Texas Motor Speedway. Musgrave will make his 501st start in NASCAR's three national series at Daytona. "It shows that, as a driver, I've been around the sport for a long time. It's a great milestone to hit," he said. Skinner, a Californian who has lived in the Daytona Beach area for seven years, is excited about getting the new season started. "I think the race is going to be just as interesting as it was last year" when the 50-year-old competitor finished fourth. Terry Cook, one of only four drivers to start all eight races at Daytona, arguably made the biggest stride over the off-season - at least insofar as the Chevy Silverado 250 is concerned.

With Sprague's departure, Cook fills the seat in the #60 Wyler Racing Toyota, the winner of last year's Daytona race. Cook's ninth Daytona start will be his series leading 248th consecutive start, a streak that dates to Jan. 18, 1998 at Walt Disney World Speedway. "I have very high expectations for our team this year," said Cook, who has won six times for four different owners. Cook's best Daytona finish of fourth came in 2000. He counts six top-10 finishes.

In The Loop:

The data says this may be Todd's year at Daytona: One of the most go-to terms in all of sports is "due," usually attached to any athlete or team who consistently steps to the brink of glory only to fall short. That's Todd Bodine at Daytona International Speedway in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He has an incredible Daytona resume, but has yet to visit Victory Lane in any of his three races at the historic track. Bodine has raced in each of the last three NCTS races with results of third, second and fifth. He has led laps in all three. He has an Average Running Position of 5.4, a Driver Rating of 116.2 (best among drivers with two or more starts), nine Fastest Laps Run (which is second only to Dennis Setzer's 11) and has spent 281 Laps in the Top 15 - which, at 93 percent of the laps run, is best of any driver. In other words, Bodine is due. One of Bodine's key obstacles to victory is last year's winner, Jack Sprague. Sprague, now with new team Kevin Harvick Inc., has remarkable stats at Daytona: a 101.6 Driver Rating, an Average Running Position of 9.0 and 241 Laps in the Top 15.

One driver who has had surprising struggles at DIS is defending series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. In four races, Hornaday has only one top 10, an Average Running Position of 14.3 and a Driver Rating of 83.7.

Etc:

Chevy 250 sponsor yet to win … Daytona's race is sponsored by Chevy, however, a Silverado truck has yet to win on the 2.5-mile superspeedway. Ford has been the dominant brand winning four - 50 percent - of the races held. Dodge has three wins while Toyota, the 2006-07 series manufacturers' champion, won last year's race.

Smaller fuel cells … The 22-gallon fuel cell is history. The Chevy Silverado 250 is the first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race to utilize a 17.75-gallon cell that's now standard in all three of NASCAR's national series. It is anticipated the change will result in shorter fuel windows and more pit stops.

Same spacer rule in effect … As in 2007, a one-inch tapered spacer (1-11/16th inch to 1-1/16th inch) between carburetor and intake manifold is required.

Keystone new pole sponsor … Keystone Light beer is the series' pole sponsor in 2008 posting a $1,900 award to the driver with the fastest qualifying time eligible to participate in the program. Pole winners have won the Chevy Silverado 250 three times including the past two events.

Age does make a difference at Daytona … Only one previous winner, Carl Edwards, 26, has failed to celebrate his 40th birthday before winning the Chevy Silverado 250. Joe Ruttman was age 56 years three months when he won the race in 2001.

Three wins for BHR-VA … While no driver has won at Daytona more than once, one team - Bobby Hamilton Racing-VA - has three victories, the most by any one team. Current drivers Dennis Setzer and Stacy Compton hope to convert best finishes of sixth and 17th into win #4.(NASCAR Media)(2-11-2008)

Additional Daytona Truck Series Race Info at:
daytonaintlspeedway.com
espn.go.com
NASCAR.com
truckseries.com

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