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THE RACE: TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY - Sam's Town 400

Truck Series Race #9 of 25 for the 2008 Season

Last Race - Dover Int'l Speedway
Next Race - Michigan Int'l Speedway

Race: Friday, June 6, 2008 at Texas Motor Speedway

Length: 167 Laps, 250 Miles

2007 Winner: Todd Bodine

2007 Pole: Todd Bodine

TV: SPEED - 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: Thursday, June 5, 2008; 12:00 - 1:15pm/et, Final 1:45 - 3:00pm/et

Qualifying Date/Time

Qualifying: Thursday, June 5, 2008; 7:00pm/et

Goodyear Tire Notes

Tire:
Goodyear Wrangler Speedway Radials

Number of Tires:
Left-side - 400
Right-side - 400 Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4134
Right-side -- D-4136

Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.3 in.
Right-side -- 88.7 in.

Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi
Right Front -- 50 psi; Right Rear -- 47 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 23 psi; Left Rear -- 21 psi;
Right Front -- 49 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi

Notes:
Goodyear has brought the same combination of left- and right-side tires for Craftsman Truck Series teams that it did for those in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series back in April . . . Texas is the only track at which Craftsman Truck teams will run this exact tire set-up, though this left-side tire code (D-4134) will be run with a different right-side code at Dover, Michigan and Kentucky . . . as on all NASCAR's ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Texas . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.(Goodyear PR)(6-6-2008)

Entry, Practice, Qualifying and Race Information

Hornaday wins at Texas: With a green-white-checkered finish, the master-of-the-restart, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. held on to the lead to win the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. It was Hornaday's 35th series win, his first win at Texas and his second win in 2008. Hornaday set a new track record for the most laps led by the winner leading 140 laps, previous record was held by Greg Biffle with 119 laps. The win put Hornaday back on top in the driver point standings. Rounding out the top ten were #51-Kyle Busch, #23-Johnny Benson, #2-Jack Sprague, #30-Todd Bodine, #8-Chad McCumbee, #88-Matt Crafton, #09-Bobby East, #5-Mike Skinner, #21-Jon Wood. There were 14 lead changes among 7 drivers; 5 caution flags for 23 laps.(Unofficial)(6-6-2008)

Race Awards:
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award : Todd Bodine, #30 (24 Places)
Keystone Light Pole Award: Justin Marks, #9 (176.951 mph)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Ron Hornaday, Jr., #33
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Johnny Benson, #23
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Marc Mitchell, #15
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Ron Hornaday, Jr., #33
Wix Filters Lap Leader Award: Ron Hornaday, Jr., #33 (140 Laps)(NASCAR PR)(6-6-2008)

NASCAR Race Number 9
Race Results for the Sam's Town 400 - Friday, June 6, 2008
Texas Motor Speedway - Fort Worth, TX - 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 172 Laps - 258 Miles - Purse: $700,895 OFFICIAL(6-9-2008)

Finish	Start	Trk #	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	Bonus	Award	Status	Times	#Laps
1	3	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	172	195	10	$74,275	Running	7	140
2	17	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy	172	170		$49,050	Running
3	15	23	Johnny Benson	BRANGUS Toyota	172	170	5	$37,295	Running	1	8
4	8	2	Jack Sprague	Road Loans Chevy	172	165	5	$22,410	Running	3	20
5	6	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	172	155		$20,310	Running
6	10	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	172	150		$16,960	Running
7	24	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Vertis Chevy	172	146		$15,610	Running
8	13	09	Bobby East	Zaxby's Ford	172	142		$15,710	Running
9	2	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	172	138		$15,010	Running
10	4	21	Jon Wood	Air Force Ford	172	134		$16,660	Running
11	9	18	Dennis Setzer	BHR Dodge	172	130		$14,810	Running
12	23	15	Marc Mitchell #	Hyprene Ergon, Inc. Toyota	172	127		$15,635	Running
13	28	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	172	124		$14,535	Running
14	1	9	Justin Marks #	Construct Corps Toyota	172	126	5	$16,335	Running	1	1
15	21	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXX FORCE Diesel	172	118		$15,685	Running
16	12	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	172	115		$14,235	Running
17	11	46	Aric Almirola	Morgan-Dollar Chevy	172	112		$14,135	Running
18	31	07	Ryan Lawler	Manheims Dealers Auto Auction	172	114	5	$14,035	Running	1	1
19	25	71	Donny Lia #	nationrides.com/Zurich Chevy	172	106		$13,885	Running
20	19	13	Shelby Howard	Bobcat Chevy	172	108	5	$13,235	Running	1	1
21	5	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l	172	100		$12,435	Running
22	20	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	172	97		$11,335	Running
23	30	63	P.J. Jones	Dave Porter Truck Sales Chevy	171	94		$11,235	Running
24	22	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool+Equipment Ford	168	91		$11,135	Running
25	29	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	165	88		$11,035	Running
26	16	22	Scott Speed #	Red Bull Toyota	164	85		$10,935	Accident
27	7	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing/PIT-NOW.com	147	82		$10,835	Accident
28	14	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	146	79		$10,735	Engine
29	26	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	119	81	5	$10,635	Accident	1	1
30	18	4	Stacy Compton	Blake Fulenwider Dodge	76	73		$10,535	Transmission
31	26	7	TJ Bell Jr.	Home4theHolidays.org/Heathcliff's	39	70		$10,410	Engine
32	32	0	Butch Miller	ASI Limited Chevy	11	67		$10,310	Transmission
33	34	73	Nick Tucker	ANTHEM Dodge	9	0		$10,235	Ignition
34	35	36	J.C. Stout	Mittler Brothers Machine Ford	4	61		$10,185	Vibration
35	33	74	Larry Gunselman	DCI/RMR Dodge	2	0		$10,160	Electrical

Race Comments:	Before an estimated crowd of 51,000 - Ron Hornaday Jr. won the Sam's Town 400, his 35th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory and first at Texas Motor Speedway. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear: #22 Speed, #51 Ky. Busch (driver change).
Failed to Qualify:	N/A
Time of Race:	02 Hrs, 20 Mins, 44 Secs.
Average Speed:	109.988 MPH
Margin of Victory:	0.283 Seconds
Caution Flags:	8 for 44 laps: Laps: 34-37 (debris); 62-65 (#46 accident backstretch); 88-91 (fluid on track.); 114-118 (#6 spun frontstretch); 121-126 (#08 accident turn 1); 130-137 (#22 spun frontstretch); 148-156 (fluid on track); 167-170 (#22 accident turn 4).
Lead Changes:	14 among 7 drivers: J. Marks # 1; R. Hornaday Jr. 2-34; R. Lawler 35; R. Hornaday Jr. 36-46; J. Sprague 47-53; R. Hornaday Jr. 54-62; J. Benson 63-70; R. Hornaday Jr. 71-88; J. White 89; J. Sprague 90-91; R. Hornaday Jr. 92-102; J. Sprague 103-113; R. Hornaday Jr. 114; S. Howard 115; R. Hornaday Jr. 116-172.

Hornaday leads driver point standings: #33-Ron Hornaday is once again leading the driver standings with a total of 1302 points, 45 ahead of second place #88-Matt Crafton. Rounding out the top ten were #23-Johnny Benson, #30-Todd Bodine, #2-Jack Sprague, #14-Rick Crawford, #5-Mike Skinner, #8-Chad McCumbee, #60-Terry Cook, #11-David Starr.(6-6-2008)

Points Report
Texas Motor Speedway
SAM'S TOWN 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Friday, 6/6/2008 @ 12:16 AM Eastern OFFICIAL(6-9-2008)

Pos	Driver	BPts	Pts	Ldr	Starts	Pole	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	DNFs	Winnings
1	Ron Hornaday Jr.	60	1302	0	9	2	2	5	6	0	$272,170
2	Matt Crafton	5	1257	-45	9	0	1	4	5	0	$201,570
3	Johnny Benson	25	1247	-55	9	1	0	4	6	0	$192,545
4	Todd Bodine	25	1237	-65	9	0	1	4	5	2	$242,870
5	Jack Sprague	20	1231	-71	9	1	0	3	5	0	$163,920
6	Rick Crawford	5	1231	-71	9	0	0	3	5	0	$144,150
7	Mike Skinner	15	1202	-100	9	1	0	3	7	0	$143,325
8	Chad McCumbee	15	1176	-126	9	0	0	2	5	0	$149,705
9	Terry Cook	10	1164	-138	9	0	0	2	4	0	$130,895
10	David Starr	15	1145	-157	9	0	0	2	4	2	$156,055
11	Dennis Setzer	30	1122	-180	9	0	1	1	3	2	$159,255
12	Erik Darnell	20	1080	-222	9	1	0	2	2	2	$121,690
13	Kyle Busch	40	1059	-243	7	1	2	4	5	0	$257,855
14	Colin Braun #	5	1050	-252	9	0	0	1	3	1	$130,300
15	Ted Musgrave	5	1050	-252	9	0	0	0	3	1	$116,220
16	Brendan Gaughan	0	1045	-257	9	0	0	1	2	1	$129,925
17	Justin Marks #	5	977	-325	9	1	0	0	1	1	$119,290
18	Shelby Howard	10	939	-363	9	0	0	0	1	1	$110,640
19	Donny Lia #	5	922	-380	8	0	1	1	2	1	$125,770
20	Stacy Compton	0	897	-405	9	0	0	0	2	1	$109,640
21	Brian Scott #	0	875	-427	9	0	0	0	1	2	$105,015
22	Chad Chaffin	5	830	-472	9	0	0	0	0	1	$97,010
23	Scott Speed #	5	815	-487	7	0	1	1	3	2	$132,535
24	Jon Wood	0	805	-497	8	0	0	0	2	1	$103,320
25	Jason White	15	786	-516	9	0	0	0	0	3	$98,550
26	Andy Lally	0	767	-535	8	0	0	0	0	2	$92,125
27	Marc Mitchell	0	694	-608	7	0	0	0	0	1	$79,395
28	Travis Kvapil	5	675	-627	5	0	0	1	3	0	$67,800
29	Scott Lagasse	0	665	-637	8	0	0	0	0	2	$84,855
30	Shane Sieg	0	494	-808	5	0	0	0	0	2	$61,650
31	Phillip McGilton	0	491	-811	4	0	0	0	1	0	$56,415
32	Landon Cassill	0	456	-846	4	0	0	0	1	0	$47,065
33	Ryan Lawler	5	372	-930	4	0	0	0	0	2	$46,540
34	Ken Schrader	0	284	-1018	2	0	0	1	1	0	$22,120
35	Bobby East	0	233	-1069	2	0	0	0	1	1	$26,420
36	J.C. Stout	0	204	-1098	3	0	0	0	0	2	$29,205
37	Erin Crocker	0	203	-1099	2	0	0	0	0	0	$28,670
38	Timothy Peters	0	194	-1108	2	0	0	0	0	0	$16,945
39	Butch Miller	0	189	-1113	4	0	0	0	0	4	$39,762
40	Scott Lynch	0	185	-1117	2	0	0	0	0	1	$25,995
41	Jack Smith	5	169	-1133	2	0	0	0	0	0	$18,220
42	Mike Bliss	0	155	-1147	2	0	0	0	0	1	$24,545
43	P.J. Jones	0	152	-1150	2	0	0	0	0	1	$24,495
44	Sean Murphy	0	138	-1164	1	0	0	0	1	0	$9,710
45	Tim Cowen	0	119	-1183	2	0	0	0	0	1	$14,870
46	Wayne Edwards	0	112	-1190	2	0	0	0	0	1	$25,286
47	Aric Almirola	0	112	-1190	1	0	0	0	0	0	$14,135
48	Larry Foyt	0	109	-1193	1	0	0	0	0	0	$14,785
49	Chrissy Wallace	0	109	-1193	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,510
50	Denny Hamlin	5	105	-1197	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,360
51	Justin Hobgood	0	103	-1199	1	0	0	0	0	0	$15,285
52	Keven Wood	0	97	-1205	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,110
53	Scotty Crockett	0	94	-1208	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,085
54	John Wes Townley	0	82	-1220	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,935
55	Brian Sockwell	0	76	-1226	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,360
56	Brent Raymer	0	70	-1232	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,565
57	John Mickel	0	70	-1232	1	0	0	0	0	1	$8,310
58	Benny Gordon	0	70	-1232	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,485
59	TJ Bell Jr.	0	70	-1232	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,410
60	Joey Clanton	0	67	-1235	1	0	0	0	0	1	$13,410
61	Ryan Seaman	0	64	-1238	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,585
62	Mario Gosselin	0	61	-1241	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,435
63	Michelle Theriault	0	58	-1244	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,410
64	Derrike Cope	0	55	-1247	1	0	0	0	0	1	$8,198
65	A J Allmendinger	0	0	-1302	1	0	0	0	0	0	$11,360
66	Gary St Amant	0	0	-1302	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,910
67	Nick Tucker	0	0	-1302	2	0	0	0	0	2	$20,720
68	Jennifer Cobb	0	0	-1302	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,460
68	Larry Gunselman	0	0	-1302	2	0	0	0	0	2	$20,670
69	Morgan Shepherd	0	0	-1302	1	0	0	0	0	1	$10,950

Owner Points Following Race # 9
Texas Motor Speedway
SAM'S TOWN 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Friday, 6/6/2008 @ 12:20 AM Eastern OFFICIAL(6-9-2008)

Pos	Owner	Trk#	Pts	Ldr	Starts
1	Delana Harvick	33	1,302	0	9
2	Billy Ballew	51	1,268	-34	9
3	Rhonda Thorson	88	1,257	-45	9
4	Gail Davis	23	1,247	-55	9
5	Steve Germain	30	1,237	-65	9
6	Delana Harvick	2	1,231	-71	9
7	Tom Mitchell	14	1,231	-71	9
8	Bill Davis	5	1,202	-100	9
9	Dave Malcolmson	8	1,176	-126	9
10	Jeffrey Wyler	60	1,164	-138	9
11	Tom Deloach	11	1,145	-157	9
12	Clay Campbell	18	1,122	-180	9
13	Bill Davis	22	1,090	-212	9
14	Jack Roush	99	1,080	-222	9
15	Jack Roush	9	1,057	-245	9
16	Jack Roush	6	1,050	-252	9
17	Jim Harris	59	1,050	-252	9
18	Tom Mitchell	10	1,045	-257	9
19	David Dollar	46	987	-315	9
20	Kevin Buckler	71	986	-316	9
21	Bob Germain	9	977	-325	9
22	Duke Thorson	13	939	-363	9
23	Billy Ballew	15	920	-382	9
24	Eddie Wood	21	902	-400	9
25	Lori Hamilton	4	897	-405	9
26	Joe Scott	16	875	-427	9
27	Kevin Buckler	7	837	-465	9
28	Ken Smith	7	835	-467	9
29	Curtis Key	40	830	-472	9
30	Bobby Dotter	8	786	-516	9
31	Tad Geschickter	20	665	-637	8
32	Michael Mittler	63	321	-981	4
33	Ken Schrader	52	284	-1,018	2
34	Gene Christensen	0	189	-1,113	5
35	James Lynch	29	185	-1,117	2
36	Jim Rosenblum	28	161	-1,141	1
37	Michelle Gosselin	212	155	-1,147	2
38	Donald Stout	191	143	-1,159	2
39	Jerry Reary	154	128	-1,174	1
40	Bob Cowen	142	119	-1,183	2
41	Kevin Payne	73	110	-1,192	3
42	Shelly Brevak	31	109	-1,193	1
43	Rick Germain	3	109	-1,193	1
44	David Dollar	47	106	-1,196	2
45	William Bishop	153	103	-1,199	1
46	Steve Stallings	117	88	-1,214	1
47	Chrissie Raymer	185	70	-1,232	1
48	Johnny Dangerfield	166	70	-1,232	1
49	Chris Lafferty	189	64	-1,238	1
50	Beverly Mittler	136	61	-1,241	1
51	Derrike Cope	74	55	-1,247	4

Rookie Justin Marks wins pole at Texas: #9-Justin Marks was the fastest during qualifying with a speed of 176.951 to win the pole for the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. This is Marks' first pole in twelve series starts. Rounding out the top ten were; #5-Mike Skinner, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #21-Jon Wood, #14-Rick Crawford, #30-Todd Bodine #11-David Starr, #2-Jack Sprague, #18-Dennis Setzer, #8-Chad McCumbee. DNQ-None.(6-5-2008)

Starting Lineup
Texas Motor Speedway
SAM'S TOWN 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics- Thu, June 05, 2008 @ 08:10 PM Eastern

Pos	Trk#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	9	Justin Marks #	Construct Corps Toyota	30.517	176.951
2	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	30.647	176.200
3	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	30.650	176.183
4	21	Jon Wood	Air Force Ford	30.696	175.919
5	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	30.702	175.884
6	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	30.710	175.838
7	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing/PIT-NOW.com Toyota	30.727	175.741
8	2	Jack Sprague	Road Loans Chevy	30.746	175.633
9	18	Dennis Setzer	BHR Dodge	30.778	175.450
10	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	30.780	175.439
11	46	Aric Almirola	Chevy	30.785	175.410
12	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	30.793	175.365
13	09	Bobby East	Zaxby's Ford	30.826	175.177
14	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	30.835	175.126
15	23	Johnny Benson	BRANGUS Toyota	30.841	175.092
16	22	Michael Annett	Red Bull Toyota	30.860	174.984
17	51	J.R. Norris	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Toyota	30.884	174.848
18	4	Stacy Compton	Blake Fulenwider Dodge	30.954	174.452
19	13	Shelby Howard	Bobcat Chevy	30.966	174.385
20	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	30.974	174.340
21	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXX FORCE Diesel Ford	30.974	174.340
22	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool + Equipment Ford	30.983	174.289
23	15	Marc Mitchell	Hyprene Ergon, Inc. Toyota	31.044	173.947
24	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Vertis Chevy	31.056	173.879
25	71	Donny Lia #	nationrides.com/Zurich Chevy	31.086	173.712
26	7	TJ Bell Jr.	TRG Motorsports Chevy	31.090	173.689
27	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	31.097	173.650
28	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	31.344	172.282
29	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	31.349	172.254
30	63	P.J. Jones	Dave Porter Truck Sales Chevy	31.595	170.913
31	07	Ryan Lawler	Manheims Dealers Auto Auction Chevy	31.606	170.854
32	0	Butch Miller	ASI Limited Chevy	32.074	168.361
33	74	Larry Gunselman	Dodge	32.624	165.522
34	73	Nick Tucker	Dodge	32.995	163.661
35	36	J.C. Stout	Mitler Brothers Machine Ford	34.862	154.896
DNQ - None

Sprague paces Happy Hour: #2-Jack Sprague led the final practice session at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 175.867. Rounding out the top ten were; #22-Michael Arnett [for Scott Speed], #3-Ron Hornaday Jr., #5-Mike Skinner, #8-Chad McCumbee, #60-Terry Cook, #09-Bobby East, #6-Collin Braun, #21-Jon Wood, #99-Erik Darnell. There were 34 trucks on track for the final session.(6-5-2008)

NCTS Final Practice
Texas Motor Speedway
SAM'S TOWN 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, June 05, 2008 @ 03:02 PM Eastern

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	2	Jack Sprague	Road Loans Chevy	30.705	175.867	15
2	22	Michael Arnett	Red Bull Toyota	30.794	175.359	22
3	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	30.798	175.336	24
4	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	30.924	174.622	27
5	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	30.936	174.554	20
6	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	30.998	174.205	30
7	09	Bobby East	Zaxby's Ford	31.025	174.053	22
8	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	31.103	173.617	28
9	21	Jon Wood	Air Force Ford	31.140	173.410	23
10	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool+Equipment Ford	31.191	173.127	19
11	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	31.191	173.127	15
12	18	Dennis Setzer	BHR Dodge	31.195	173.105	19
13	4	Stacy Compton	Blake Fulenwider Dodge	31.228	172.922	24
14	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing/PIT-NOW.com Toyota	31.237	172.872	23
15	46	Aric Almirola	Chevy	31.249	172.806	16
16	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	31.253	172.783	27
17	15	Marc Mitchell	Hyprene Ergon, Inc. Toyota	31.258	172.756	30
18	13	Shelby Howard	Bobcat Chevy	31.320	172.414	21
19	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	31.354	172.227	20
20	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Vertis Chevy	31.379	172.090	22
21	23	Johnny Benson	BRANGUS Toyota	31.386	172.051	27
22	9	Justin Marks #	Construct Corps Toyota	31.423	171.849	29
23	07	Ryan Lawler	Manheims Dealers Auto Auction Chevy	31.429	171.816	19
24	71	Donny Lia #	nationrides.com/Zurich Chevy	31.514	171.352	22
25	51	J.R. Norris	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Toyota	31.627	170.740	18
26	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXX FORCE Diesel Ford	31.636	170.692	22
27	7	TJ Bell Jr.	TRG Motorsports Chevy	31.673	170.492	8
28	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	31.826	169.673	24
29	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	31.851	169.539	16
30	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	31.927	169.136	26
31	*0	Butch Miller	ASI Limited Chevy	32.559	165.853	2
32	*63	P.J. Jones	Dave Porter Truck Sales Chevy	32.960	163.835	8
33	*74	Larry Gunselman	Dodge	33.902	159.283	2
34	*36	J.C. Stout	Mittler Brothers Machine Ford	35.563	151.843	3
*Required to qualify on time

Hornaday fastest in first practice: #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. led the first practice session for the Sam's 400 at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 178.806. Rounding out the top ten were; #59-Ted Musgrave, #5-Mike Skinner, #09-Bobby East, #14-Rick Crawford, #2-Jack Sprague, #11-David Starr, #8-Chad McCumbee, #30-Todd Bodine, #60-Terry Cook; first Dodge [12th] #4-Stacy Compton. There were 32 trucks on track for the first session.(6-5-2008)

NCTS Practice 1
Texas Motor Speedway
SAM'S TOWN 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, June 05, 2008 @ 01:17 PM Eastern

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	30.542	176.806	14
2	59	Ted Musgrave	Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota	30.658	176.137	18
3	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	30.693	175.936	28
4	09	Bobby East	Zaxby's Ford	30.747	175.627	34
5	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	30.769	175.501	27
6	2	Jack Sprague	Road Loans Chevy	30.783	175.421	18
7	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing/PIT-NOW.com Toyota	30.940	174.531	29
8	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	30.957	174.436	16
9	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	30.968	174.374	11
10	60	Terry Cook	Wyler.com Toyota	30.984	174.284	24
11	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool+Equipment Ford	31.004	174.171	31
12	4	Stacy Compton	Blake Fulenwider Dodge	31.010	174.137	21
13	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	31.025	174.053	39
14	13	Shelby Howard	Bobcat Chevy	31.039	173.975	22
15	7	TJ Bell Jr.	TRG Motorsports Chevy	31.050	173.913	9
16	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	31.098	173.645	32
17	21	Jon Wood	Air Force Ford	31.111	173.572	19
18	23	Johnny Benson	BRANGUS Toyota	31.126	173.488	18
19	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Vertis Chevy	31.152	173.344	24
20	18	Dennis Setzer	BHR Dodge	31.200	173.077	19
21	22	Michael Arnett	Red Bull Toyota	31.247	172.817	21
22	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXX FORCE Diesel Ford	31.258	172.756	31
23	15	Marc Mitchell	Hyprene Ergon, Inc. Toyota	31.295	172.552	38
24	46	Aric Almirola	Chevy	31.298	172.535	20
25	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	31.301	172.518	20
26	9	Justin Marks #	Construct Corps Toyota	31.306	172.491	28
27	51	J.R. Norris	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Toyota	31.358	172.205	25
28	71	Donny Lia #	nationrides.com/Zurich Chevy	31.704	170.326	2
29	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	31.859	169.497	18
30	07	Ryan Lawler	Manheims Dealers Auto Auction Chevy	31.959	168.966	31
31	*73	Nick Tucker	Dodge	32.787	164.699	6
32	*63	P.J. Jones	Dave Porter Truck Sales Chevy	33.513	161.132	3
*Required to qualify on time

Entry List
Texas Motor Speedway
SAM'S TOWN 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, June 05, 2008 @ 12:02 PM Eastern

Entry	Trk#	Driver	Team	Owner	Crew Chief
1	*0	Butch Miller	ASI Limited Chevy	Gene Christensen	James Schneider
2	2	Jack Sprague	Road Loans Chevy	Delana Harvick	Ernie Cope
3	4	Stacy Compton	Blake Fulenwider Dodge	Lori Hamilton	Bryant Frazier
4	5	Mike Skinner	Toyota Tundra Toyota	Bill Davis	Jeff Hensley
5	6	Colin Braun #	Con-way Freight Ford	Jack Roush	MIke Beam
6	07	Ryan Lawler	Manheims Dealers Auto Auction Chevy	Ken Smith	Bobby Dotter
7	7	TJ Bell Jr.	TRG Motorsports Chevy	Kevin Buckler	Butch Hylton
8	08	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	Bobby Dotter	Doug Howe
9	8	Chad McCumbee	Malcolmson Construction Chevy	David Malcolmson	Randy Dean
10	09	Bobby East	Zaxby's Ford	Jack Roush	Chad Norris
11	9	Justin Marks #	Construct Corps Toyota	Bob Germain	Jason Overstreet
12	10	Brendan Gaughan	Int'l MAXX FORCE Diesel Ford	Tom Mitchell	Bryan Berry
13	11	David Starr	Red Horse Racing/PIT-NOW.com Toyota	Tom DeLoach	Jamie Jones
14	13	Shelby Howard	Bobcat Chevy	Duke Thorson	Chris Rice
15	14	Rick Crawford	Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford	Tom Mitchell	Kevin Starland
16	15	Marc Mitchell	Hyprene Ergon, Inc. Toyota	Billy Ballew	Doug George
17	16	Brian Scott #	Albertsons Chevy	Joe Scott	David Fuge
18	18	Dennis Setzer	BHR Dodge	Clay Campbell	Marcus Richmond
19	21	Jon Wood	Air Force Ford	Eddie Wood	John Monsam
20	22	Scott Speed #	Red Bull Toyota	Bill Davis	Doug Wolcott
21	23	Johnny Benson	BRANGUS Toyota	Gail Davis	Trip Bruce
22	30	Todd Bodine	Lumber Liquidators Toyota	Steven Germain	Mike Hillman Jr.
23	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	Delana Harvick	Rick Ren
24	*36	J.C. Stout	Mitler Brothers Machine Ford	Beverly Mittler	Mike Mittler
25	40	Chad Chaffin	Key Motorsports Chevy	Curtis Key	Lance Hooper
26	46	Aric Almirola	Chevy	David Dollar	Eric Phillips
27	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Toyota	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	*63	P.J. Jones	Dave Porter Truck Sales Chevy	Mike Mittler	Mike Mittler
31	71	Donny Lia #	nationrides.com/Zurich Chevy	Kevin Buckler	Jason Miller
32	*73	Nick Tucker	Dodge	Kevin Payne	Rich Markle
33	*74	Larry Gunselman	Dodge	Derrike Cope	Del Markle
34	88	Matt Crafton	Menards/Vertis Chevy	Rhonda Thorson	Bud Haefele
35	99	Erik Darnell	Northern Tool+Equipment Ford	Jack Roush	Matt Puccia
*Required to qualify on time

Truck Series News & Notes - Texas

Scott Speed Conquers The Monster Mile:

For the third week in a row, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series celebrates another first time winner. Raybestos Rookie Scott Speed, in only his sixth start in the series, held off Kevin Harvick, Inc.'s Jack Sprague (#2 American Commercial Lines Chevy) and Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 Camping World Chevy) to bring his #22 Red Bull Toyota to Victory Lane in the AAA Insurance 200 at Dover International Speedway. Speed follows Donny Lia (#71 NationRide.com/Zurich Chevy) and Matt Crafton (#88 Menards Chevy) to victories in consecutive races. That matched the series first-time winner record set in 1995 and duplicated in 1998.

The win also was the first for the #22 team and crew chief Doug Wolcott. The team had competed in 106 races with a number of different drivers including Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve and Bill Lester. "To be honest with you, whether we win or not, it doesn't affect my confidence," said Speed, who collected his third top-10 finish of the season. "I don't let results control how I feel about myself; I've said it a thousand times. "Today we had a good strategy and we had an awesome truck. We got everything we could out of it." Said Wolcott, "So far every race we've had with Scott, he's done a fabulous job. It (was) pretty cool to watch it unfold today."

Kyle Busch Looks Ahead To Multi-State Triple-Header:

Kyle Busch has a busy weekend ahead of him. The driver who is finding success in all three of NASCAR's national series will try to do something this weekend that has never been attempted before: compete in all three national series at three different tracks in as many states. Busch will be behind the wheel of the #51 Billy Ballew Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Toyota in the Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night. Saturday, he'll race the #32 Toyota for Braun Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Nashville Superspeedway for the Federated Auto Parts 300 presented by Dollar General. By Sunday morning he'll arrive back at Pocono Raceway in time to hop into his #18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Pocono 500 for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series."The full emphasis will be set by my Sprint Cup schedule; I am going to make every practice and qualifying in Pocono," said Busch, a winner earlier this year at Auto Club Speedway in California and Atlanta Motor Speedway. "I'm going to miss qualifying and practice in the truck and in the Nationwide car, but I will be there to race it. "It's just about racing it and trying to keep ourselves up in the points and keep Billy Ballew up in the owners' standings. A lot of it has to do with the fans: They like to see it and they want to go see a driver trying to race in as many races as they can and to see somebody be as crazy as I am most of the time."

Ballew development driver J.R. Norris will practice and qualify Busch's truck. "I'm a little nervous because I haven't been in a truck all year," said Norris, who finished 20th at TMS last November. "I wish I could race the truck myself but if Kyle was to win, I know that I played a part in that and that is a good feeling. "Maybe if this goes well I can get another chance to drive or race for this team or who knows? Maybe for someone else."

Etc:

Close Battle … After eight races of the 25-race schedule, the championship points battle is a close one. A 105-point spread separates drivers one through 10.

For the second time in 280 series starts, Rick Crawford (#14 Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford) sits atop the standings. Crawford's only previous lead was in 2003 after he won the season opener at Daytona.

But his advantage is precarious, to say the least. Matt Crafton (#88 Menards Chevy) is 20 points behind in second. In fact, a slim 68 points cover positions one and eight. Crafton, who made his first trip to Victory Lane at Lowe's Motor Speedway, is already after win #2. Since his win, the driver has finished 12th at Mansfield and fifth at Dover.

By The Numbers … It's been a good a year so far for the younger drivers of the series. The average age of the first seven race winners: 28.1. The average was 40.6 for 2007.

Texas Proud … Two Texas natives are looking forward to racing this weekend in their home state: Series veteran David Starr (#11 Red Horse Racing Toyota), from Houston, has seven top-fives and 9 top-10s.

Colin Braun (#6 Conway Freight Ford) is also headed home. The young rookie is not only ready to race at home, but would like to make it three rookie winners in a row. "Obviously, being from Texas I'm really excited about racing there. I've never run there before, but we've had good runs at all the other mile-and-a-half tracks this season," said Braun. "We got a third-place finish at Kansas, so I expect to run well. I know the truck we're taking has a lot of great history so I'd like to add my name to the list of drivers who've won in that truck," he added. "We've had three first-time winners in the truck series the last three races, including two rookies, so I'm hoping to make it four-in-a row in my home state."

His crew chief, Mike Beam, thinks the young Texan will have a good weekend. "I'm sure Colin will have a good run at Texas," he said. Beam is confident in the truck Braun will race at TMS too. "We're taking one of our favorite trucks which has always run well for us. Travis (Kvapil) won at Michigan, Nashville and Vegas with this truck last year, and Mark (Martin) won races with it in 2006," said Beam. "We haven't run it yet this year, but we just took it to the wind tunnel last week and were pleased with the numbers. It would be great for Colin to get his first win in his home state."

New Face To Share Ride … Bill Davis Racing announced at Dover that Michael Arnett will share the driving duties of the #22 Toyota with Scott Speed for the remainder of the 2008 season. Annett, who is part of BDR's driver developmental program, will make his debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at The Milwaukee Mile. "I am thrilled at this opportunity," the 22-year-old Iowa native said. "The guys at Bill Davis Racing are the best, and I can't wait to test my skills against NASCAR's elite drivers." The driver has found success in the ARCA RE/MAX Series where in nine career starts he has two wins, five top-five finishes and eight top-10 finishes in addition to one pole. Annett will practice and qualify Speed's truck at Texas. Speed, competing in Pocono's ARCA RE/MAX event, will fly in on Busch's airplane late Friday afternoon.

All Tied Up … Drivers Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota) and Brendan Gaughan (#10 International MAXX FORCE Diesel Ford) are heading this week to a track they know all too well. Both drivers are tied with the most wins at Texas with four.

In Texas, Germain Is Tops:

No team has done better at Texas Motor Speedway than Germain Racing, which counts five victories at the 1.5-mile track. Todd Bodine is the defending winner of the Sam's Town 400 - the 2006 champion's fourth victory at the track. Thanks to a wild finish in last November's Silverado 350, Ted Musgrave (#59 Team ASE/Harris Truck Toyota) snagged win #5 for the team. "Texas is a little bit special but you're never dominant in this sport. You have to be good to be lucky - to create your own luck," said Mike Hillman Sr., Germain's general manager. "Our mile-and-a-half program has always been real strong and our superspeedway program is good. I look forward to getting back to Texas and hopefully getting another cowboy hat."

Rookies Bring Home Back-to-Back Victories:

For the second week in a row, a Rookie of the Year candidate finds his way to Victory Lane. Scott Speed's win follows fellow rookie Donny Lia's (#71 TRG Chevy) at Mansfield.

While Lia and Scott have wins to their credit, Colin Braun (#6 Con-way Freight Ford) is the highest-ranking rookie in championship points.

Braun is 14th, followed by Justin Marks (#9 Crocs Toyota) in 17th, and TRG Motorsports teammates Lia (20th) and Andy Lally (#7 TRG Chevy) (21st). Braun leads the Rookie of the Year points competition but the others keep it close. Lia and Marks are tied at 72, while Lally holds only a one point lead over Brian Scott (#16 Albertson's Chevy).

After eight races of the 2008 season:
1. Colin Braun, 85
2. Donny Lia, 72
3. Justin Marks, 72
4. Andy Lally, 62
5. Brian Scott, 61
6. Marc Mitchell, 42
7. Phillip McGilton, 38
8. Scott Speed, 37

In The Loop - Skinner Leads:

If anything can jump-start Mike Skinner's season, it is a race at Texas Motor Speedway. Skinner is phenomenal there - except for one glaring problem. He has yet to win at the 1.5-mile venue. Other than that, he's incredible. Skinner has led a lap in all eight of his Texas races, and finished in the top-four in each of the last six trips to Texas. His statistics there are tremendous. He owns series-highs in Driver Rating (134.2), Average Running Position (2.7), Fastest Laps Run (166) and Laps in the Top 15 (98.3 percent). This Friday night's race seems like a perfect opportunity for Skinner to get his first win at Texas - and of 2008 (last year at this juncture, Skinner had three victories).

Kyle Busch will attract much attention this weekend. Busch will attempt to run three races in three days at three different tracks. The first will be Texas. Busch has raced at Texas three times in his career, but this will be the first at the spring standalone event. He has solid stats at Texas, finishing third in 2005 and second in 2006. Over the last three races at Texas, Busch has a Driver Rating of 114.8, an Average Running Position of 8.7 and 36 Fastest Laps Run.

Also watch for a strong performance from Jack Sprague. Sprague, coming off a second-place finish at Dover, has two wins at Texas. Over the last three seasons Sprague has a Driver Rating of 94.8 and an Average Running Position of 11.9. Sprague is attempting to end a 32-race winless streak - his last win came at Daytona in 2006.

This Week's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Leaders: (through eight races of the 25-race season)
Points leader - Rick Crawford (1131)
Driver Rating - Kyle Busch (124.9)
Laps led - Kyle Busch (304)
Victories - Kyle Busch (2)
Keystone Light Poles - Ron Hornaday Jr. (2)
Top-five finishes - Two drivers with four
Top-10 finishes - Mike Skinner (6)
Raybestos Rookie Leader - Colin Braun
Races led - Ron Hornaday Jr. (8)
Weeks in Top 10 - Three drivers with eight

Bow Ties Lead, But Points Close:

Toyota and Chevy are neck and neck as the series heads into the Lone Star State. Toyota was the last to visit Victory Lane with Ted Musgrave this past November but Chevy holds the most wins by a manufacturer at TMS with seven.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2008 Manufacturers' Championship Point Standings following Race 8 of 25:
Chevy, 54
Toyota, 53
Ford, 38
Dodge, 31

Director's Take: Wayne's Words

"The fans in Texas really like their pickup trucks. And so does Texas Motor Speedway, which will be running its 21st NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race this week. That's the most races at any track, two a year since 1999, so it shows how attached the Lone Star State has become to the series. "Of course, the racing itself is awesome. There may be some long, green flag runs early but something always seems to shake up the race at the end. We've had a couple of wild, green-white-checker finishes there including last November, when Chad McCumbee and Jack Sprague got together and handed the win to Ted Musgrave. "Ted had been racing there since 2001 and saw the wins slip through his fingers so many times, so I guess the track owed him one. "At the beginning, Texas was kind of a one-groove track. No longer. There are multiple grooves, giving drivers and crew chiefs plenty of ways to make their trucks go fast. Some drivers like the bottom. But Brendan Gaughan sure made the high groove work when he won four straight races back in 2002-03. "This will be the first time at Texas for the new engine package. We think it's been a big success so far - especially when it comes to saving teams money. Scott Speed, our latest first-time winner, used a two-race engine to win last week in Dover."
Wayne Auton, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Director

Up Next:

The series will head north to Michigan International Speedway for the Cool City Customs 200 on June 14. Travis Kvapil was 2007's winner and the first to win from the pole position in the eight visits the series has made to the track. (NASCAR PR)(6-2-2008)

Additional Texas Truck Series Race Info at:
texasmotorspeedway.com
espn.go.com
NASCAR.com

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