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THE RACE: AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY [CALIFORNIA] - San Bernardino County 200

Camping World Truck Series Race #2 of 25 for the 2009 Season

Next Race - Atlanta Motor Speedway
Last Race - Daytona Int'l Speedway

Race: Saturday, February 21, 2009 -- Auto Club Speedway [California]

Length: 100 Laps, 200 miles

Track Layout: 2.0-mile banked paved speedway

2008 Winner: Kyle Busch

2008 Pole: Ron Hornaday Jr.

TV: Fox 3:00pm/et

Radio: MRN

Announcers: Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip

Pit Reporters: Krista Voda, Dick Berggren, Matt Yocum

Weekend Schedule

Thursday, February 19, 2009
7:00 AM NCWTS HAULERS ENTER
7:30 AM NCWTS REGISTRATION OPENS
9:00 AM NCWTS GARAGE OPENS
11:30 AM NCWTS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & DRAWING FOR QUALIFYING ORDER
12:30 PM 2:30 PM (3:30 -530 PM EASTERN) NCWTS PRACTICE
3:00 PM 4:00 PM (6:00 - 7:00PM EASTERN) NCWTS FINAL PRACTICE
5:00 PM NCWTS REGISTRATION CLOSES
6:00 PM NCWTS GARAGE CLOSES

Friday, February 20, 2009
8:00 AM NCWTS GARAGE & REGISTRATION OPENS
1:40 PM (4:40 PM EASTERN) NCWTS QUALIFYING - (TWO LAPS, ALL POSITIONS)
4:00 PM NCWTS GARAGE & REGISTRATION CLOSES

Saturday, February 21, 2009
9:00 AM NCWTS GARAGE & REGISTRATION OPENS
9:30 AM NCWTS DRIVER/CREW CHIEF MEETING (CONFERENCE ROOM )
11:30 AM NCWTS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS-SECURITY -CLEAR PIT ROAD
12:00 N (3:00 PM) NCWTS RACE (100 LAPS, 200 MILES)
1:00 PM NCWTS REGISTRATION CLOSES

NOTE: ALL TIMES ARE LISTED IN LOCAL / PACIFIC TIME ZONE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED
*SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Goodyear Tire Notes

Tire:
Goodyear Wrangler Speedway Radials

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

Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4132
Right-side -- D-4150

Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.3 in.
Right-side -- 88.6 in. Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi
Right Front -- 48 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 22 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi;
Right Front -- 45 psi; Right Rear -- 42 psi

Notes:
Teams in all three of these NASCAR series will be running the same combination of left- and right-side tire codes at California this weekend, though those for the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be branded "Goodyear Eagle,' while those for the Camping World Trucks will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . last season, Cup and Nationwide teams ran this same combination at Kansas, while teams in all three series ran this right-side code (D-4150) with a different left-side code here at California . . . the new left-side code at California features a softer sidewall construction than the one run at the track in 2008 . . . this particular construction was integrated with good success into several other Goodyear tire codes last season . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at California . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.(Goodyear PR)(2-19-2009)

Race Results / Driver & Owner Standings

Kyle Busch wins at California: Pole-sitter #51-Kyle Busch dominated over the field at Auto Club Speedway to win the San Bernardino 200. Busch led all but two of the green flag laps to pick up his second victory in a row in California. Rounding out the top ten were; #30-Todd Bodine, #07-Chad McCumbee, #24-David Starr, #11-T.J. Bell, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #88-Matt Crafton, #4-Ricky Carmichael, #17-Timothy Peters, #9-Max Papis. There were 4 lead changes among 3 drivers and 2 cautions for 8 laps.

Race Awards:
Featherlite "Most Improved Driver" Award: Chad Mccumbee, #07 (16 Places)
Keystone Light Pole Award: Kyle Busch, #51 (174.161 mph)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Kyle Busch, #51
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Todd Bodine, #30
O'Reilly People, Service and Performance Award: Todd Bodine, #30 (202.406 seconds)
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Ricky Carmichael, #4
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Kyle Busch, #51
WIX Filters Lap Leader Award: None
(NASCAR PR)(2-21-2009)

Post-Race Fast Facts:
*Kyle Busch won the San Bernardino County 200, his 10th victory in 56 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
*This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 2009.
*This is his second victory in two races at Auto Club Speedway. Busch led 95 laps and set the record for the most laps led by a race winner at Auto Club Speedway set by Mike Bliss with 93 in the inaugural race in 1997.
*Todd Bodine (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in six races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2009.
*Chad McCumbee (third) posted his first top-10 finish in four races at Auto Club Speedway.
*Ricky Carmichael (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
*Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 5 points over Todd Bodine.
*This is the first series win as a Crew Chief for Doug George.
*The average speed of 145.838 mph is the sixth-fastest in Series history and the second-fastest at Auto Club Speedway.(NASCAR PR)(2-21-2009)

Infraction Report - Auto Club Speedway:
Trk #, Lap, Infraction, Penalty
16, 25 Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
61, 25 Going above the blend line exiting the pits, tail end
90, 27 Non-compliant refueling (overflow container), tail end
25, 42 Safety violation, pit
25, 44 Pitting before pit road is open, tail end
7, 86 Excessive speed exiting the pits, pass thru
13, 87 Removing equipment from assigned pit area, pass thru
(NASCAR Statistics)(2-21-2009)

Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at California: (and their finish)
Caution 1: #48-Dennis Setzer 26th
Caution 2: #88-Matt Crafton 7th
(NASCAR PR)(2-21-2009)

NASCAR Race Number 2
Unofficial Race Results for the San Bernardino County 200 - Saturday, February 21, 2009
Auto Club Speedway - Fontana, CA - 2 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 100 Laps - 200 Miles - Purse: $652,157 (OFFICIAL)(2-23-2009)

Finish	Start	Trk #	Driver	Team	Laps	Points	Bonus	Award	Status	Times	Laps Led
1	1	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resort/Tundra Toyota	100	195	10	$60,950	Running	3	95
2	7	30	Todd Bodine	Germain.com Toyota	100	170		$44,711	Running
3	12	07	Chad McCumbee	The GPSstore.com Chevy	100	170	5	$27,339	Running	1	3
4	19	24	David Starr	Zachry/Toyota Tundra/Harris Trucking Toyota	100	160		$20,629	Running
5	21	11	T J Bell	Home4theHolidays.org Toyota	100	155		$19,554	Running
6	4	33	Ron Hornaday	Camping World Chevy	100	150		$16,204	Running
7	8	88	Matt Crafton	Quaker State/Menards Chevy	100	146		$15,879	Running
8	3	4	Ricky Carmichael #	Monster Energy Chevy	100	142		$16,679	Running
9	20	17	Timothy Peters	Strutmasters.com/Hair of the Dog Energy Drink Toyota	100	138		$12,880	Running
10	10	9	Max Papis	GEICO Toyota	100	134		$14,030	Running
11	5	5	Mike Skinner	Exide Batteries Toyota	100	130		$12,380	Running
12	2	1	Johnny Benson	Toyota	100	127		$13,180	Running
13	16	10	James Buescher #	Int'l MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	100	124		$14,629	Running
14	9	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Truck Corral/Int'l Ford	99	121		$14,379	Running
15	17	60	Stacy Compton	Wyler.com/Melling Engine Parts Toyota	99	118		$15,629	Running
16	25	15	Shane Sieg	Phoenix Construction/Red Top Auto Auction Toyota	99	115		$14,004	Running
17	18	13	Johnny Sauter #	Fun Sand/Curb Records/Rodney Atkins Chevy	99	112		$13,879	Running
18	14	40	Mike Bliss	Oakland Metal Buildings Chevy	99	109		$11,355	Running
19	23	90	Gabi DiCarlo	Great Clips Toyota	99	106		$11,330	Running
20	6	6	Colin Braun	Con-Way Freight Ford	99	108	5	$14,504	Running	1	2
21	31	61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking Dodge	98	100		$11,280	Running
22	22	7	J R Fitzpatrick #	Chevy	98	97		$13,754	Running
23	24	32	Chase Austin #	Trail Motorsports Chevy	97	94		$11,230	Running
24	11	81	Tayler Malsam #	One Eighty Toyota	97	91		$13,704	Running
25	15	25	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking/Toyota Toyota	91	88		$11,180	Running
26	27	48	Dennis Setzer	TNA Wrestling Chevy	40	85		$11,155	Fuel Pump
27	29	23	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	34	82		$11,130	Ignition
28	36	57	Norm Benning	D3Outdoor.com/Artic Cat Chevy	31	79		$11,080	Accident
29	13	16	Brian Scott	Albertsons Toyota	26	76		$13,554	Accident
30	32	21	Marc Mitchell	GunBroker.com Dodge	20	73		$11,515	Vibration
31	33	08	Butch Miller	ASI Limited Chevy	13	70		$13,504	Handling
32	35	47	Brandon Knupp	FT-11 Multi-Purpose Degreaser Chevy	10	67		$10,995	Vibration
33	28	06	Johnny Chapman	Toyota	9	64		$10,980	Vibration
34	34	22	Wayne Edwards	GunBroker.com Dodge	6	61		$10,970	Electrical
35	26	77	J C Stout	Strutmasters.com Toyota	4	58		$10,935	Rear End Gear
36	30	44	Lance Hooper	Key Motorsports Chevy	2	55		$10,902	Vibration

Race Comments:	Before an estimated crowd of 10,000 - Kyle Busch won the San Bernardino County 200, his 10th win in 56 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #11 Bell (engine change).
Failed to Qualify:	#89 Mike Harmon
Time of Race:	1 Hrs, 22 Mins, 17 Secs.
Average Speed:	145.838 MPH
Margin of Victory:	9.023 Seconds
Caution Flags:	2 for 8 laps: Laps: 26-30 (#16 accident frontstretch [48]); 46-48 (Oil on track [88])
Lead Changes:	4 among 3 drivers: K. Busch 1-27; C. McCumbee 28-30; K. Busch 31-91; C. Braun 92-93; K. Busch 94-100.

Busch leads driver point standings: #51-Kyle Busch is now on top of the driver point standings with 370, just five points ahead of second place #30-Todd Bodine. Rounding out the top ten are; #88-Matt Crafton, #17-Timothy Peters, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #11-T.J. Bell, #5-Mike Skinner, #07-Chad McCumbee, #24-David Starr, #7-J.R. Fitzpatrick.(2-21-2009)

Points Report
Auto Club Speedway
San Bernardino County 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 2/21/2009 @ 1:46 PM Pacific (OFFICIAL)(2-23-2009)

Pos	Driver	BPts	Pts	Ldr	Starts	Pole	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	DNFs	Winnings
1	Kyle Busch	15	370	0	2	1	1	2	2	0	$117,445
2	Todd Bodine	10	365	-5	2	0	1	2	2	0	$138,574
3	Matt Crafton	5	293	-77	2	0	0	0	2	0	$35,796
4	Timothy Peters	0	288	-82	2	0	0	0	2	0	$33,735
5	Ron Hornaday	5	285	-85	2	0	0	1	2	0	$43,195
6	T J Bell	0	285	-85	2	0	0	1	1	0	$37,620
7	Mike Skinner	5	281	-89	2	0	0	0	1	0	$32,185
8	Chad McCumbee	5	276	-94	2	0	0	1	1	0	$44,405
9	David Starr	0	272	-98	2	0	0	1	1	0	$37,915
10	J R Fitzpatrick #	5	262	-108	2	0	0	1	1	0	$48,845
11	Terry Cook	0	253	-117	2	0	0	1	1	0	$49,670
12	Colin Braun	10	251	-119	2	1	0	0	1	0	$35,670
13	Stacy Compton	0	239	-131	2	0	0	0	0	0	$33,320
14	Ricky Carmichael #	0	233	-137	2	0	0	0	1	1	$33,195
15	Shane Sieg	0	233	-137	2	0	0	0	0	0	$32,745
16	Tayler Malsam #	0	225	-145	2	0	0	0	1	0	$33,220
17	Rick Crawford	0	221	-149	2	0	0	0	0	1	$31,245
18	Chase Austin #	0	218	-152	2	0	0	0	0	0	$26,660
19	Johnny Benson	5	217	-153	2	0	0	0	0	1	$28,135
20	James Buescher #	0	212	-158	2	0	0	0	0	1	$31,045
21	Brian Scott	5	208	-162	2	0	0	0	0	1	$31,445
22	Johnny Sauter #	5	199	-171	2	0	0	0	0	1	$30,070
23	Dennis Setzer	0	194	-176	2	0	0	0	0	1	$25,960
24	Jason White	0	179	-191	2	0	0	0	0	2	$25,535
25	Mike Bliss	0	173	-197	2	0	0	0	0	1	$24,735
26	Butch Miller	0	143	-227	2	0	0	0	0	2	$29,895
27	Brandon Knupp	0	137	-233	2	0	0	0	0	2	$24,475
28	Max Papis	0	134	-236	1	0	0	0	1	0	$16,391
29	Johnny Chapman	0	131	-239	2	0	0	0	0	2	$24,410
30	Bryan Silas	5	120	-250	1	0	0	0	0	0	$15,230
31	J C Stout	0	119	-251	2	0	0	0	0	2	$24,265
32	Wayne Edwards	0	116	-254	2	0	0	0	0	2	$24,165
33	Lance Hooper	0	113	-257	2	0	0	0	0	2	$24,182
34	Gabi Dicarlo	0	106	-264	1	0	0	0	0	0	$11,330
35	Larry Foyt	0	103	-267	1	0	0	0	0	0	$15,305
36	Brett Thompson	0	100	-270	1	0	0	0	0	0	$11,280
37	Brent Raymer	5	99	-271	1	0	0	0	0	1	$14,280
38	Norm Benning	0	79	-291	1	0	0	0	0	1	$11,080
39	Justin Hobgood	0	79	-291	1	0	0	0	0	1	$13,730
40	Mario Gosselin	0	76	-294	1	0	0	0	0	1	$13,630
41	Marc Mitchell	0	73	-297	1	0	0	0	0	1	$11,515
42	Andy Lally	0	0	-370	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0
43	Mike Harmon	0	0	-370	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0

Owner Points Following Race # 2
Auto Club Speedway
San Bernardino County 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Saturday, 2/21/2009 @ 1:46 PM Pacific (OFFICIAL)(2-23-2009)
Owners listed in green are locked into the field at Atlanta

Pos	Owner	Trk#	Pts	Ldr	Starts
1	Billy Ballew	51	370	0	2
2	Steve Germain	30	365	-5	2
3	Rhonda Thorson	88	293	-77	2
4	Steve Stallings	17	288	-82	2
5	Delana Harvick	33	285	-85	2
6	Tom Deloach	11	285	-85	2
7	David Dollar	5	281	-89	2
8	Ken Smith	07	276	-94	2
9	Jim Harris Jr.	24	272	-98	2
10	Kevin Buckler	7	262	-108	2
11	Sharon Harris	25	253	-117	2
12	Jack Roush	6	251	-119	2
13	Jeffrey Wyler	60	239	-131	2
14	Delana Harvick	4	233	-137	2
15	Billy Ballew	15	233	-137	2
16	Randy Moss	81	225	-145	2
17	Tom Mitchell	14	221	-149	2
18	Patrick Shelton	32	218	-152	2
19	Tom Deloach	1	217	-153	2
20	Tom Mitchell	10	212	-158	2
21	Joe Scott	16	208	-162	2
22	Andy Hillenburg	48	205	-165	2
23	Mike Curb	13	199	-171	2
24	Dwayne Gaulding	21	182	-188	2
25	Dwayne Gaulding	23	179	-191	2
26	Curtis Key Sr.	40	173	-197	2
27	Robert Dotter	08	143	-227	2
28	David McClure	47	137	-233	2
29	Bob Germain	9	134	-236	1
30	Jeffrey Wyler	06	131	-239	2
31	Norm Benning	57	128	-242	1
32	Philip Hudgins	77	119	-251	2
33	Dwayne Gaulding	22	116	-254	2
34	Curtis Key Sr.	44	113	-257	2
35	Doug Stringer	90	106	-264	1
36	Derrike Cope	74	103	-267	1
37	Rich Thompson	61	100	-270	1
38	Chrissie Raymer	85	99	-271	1
39	Chris Lafferty	89	98	-272	0
40	William Bishop	53	79	-291	1
41	Michelle Gosselin	12	76	-294	1
42	Jim Rosenblum	28	52	-318	0

Entry, Practice, Qualifying and Race Information

Pit Stall Selections

Busch wins the pole at California: #51-Kyle Busch was the fastest qualifier with a speed of 174.161 to win the pole for the San Bernardino 200 at Auto Club Speedway. This is Busch's third career truck series pole. Rounding out the top ten were; #1-Johnny Benson, #4-Ricky Carmichael, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #5-Mike Skinner, #6-Colin Braun, #30-Todd Bodine, #88-Matt Crafton, #14-Rick Crawford, #9-Max Papis. DNQ; #89-Mike Harmon.(2-20-2009)

Qualifying Notes:
*Kyle Busch won the Keystone Light Pole Award for the San Bernardino County 200 with a lap of 41.341 seconds, 174.161 mph.
*This is his third pole in 56 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. Two of Busch's poles have come on 2mile tracks (Michigan 2005 and today). The other came at Charlotte in 2008. All three came with Billy Ballew as the truck owner.
*This is his first pole in two races at Auto Club Speedway.
*Johnny Benson (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2009 and his fourth in six races at Auto Club Speedway.
*Ricky Carmichael (third) posted his second top-10 start in two races this season. He was also the fastest qualifying rookie.
*Gabi Dicarlo and Brandon Knupp qualified for their first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race while nine other drivers are making their first start at Auto Club Speedway.(NASCAR PR)(2-20-2009)

Starting Lineup
Auto Club Speedway
San Bernardino County 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, February 20, 2009 @ 03:24 PM Pacific

Pos	Trk#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resort/Tundra Toyota	41.341	174.161
2	1	Johnny Benson	Toyota	41.695	172.683
3	4	Ricky Carmichael #	Monster Energy Chevy	41.858	172.010
4	33	Ron Hornaday	Camping World Chevy	41.920	171.756
5	5	Mike Skinner	Exide Batteries Toyota	41.945	171.653
6	6	Colin Braun	Con-Way Freight Ford	42.075	171.123
7	30	Todd Bodine	Germain.com Toyota	42.159	170.782
8	88	Matt Crafton	Quaker State/Menards Chevy	42.195	170.636
9	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Truck Corral/International Ford	42.207	170.588
10	9	Max Papis	GEICO Toyota	42.228	170.503
11	81	Tayler Malsam #	One Eighty Toyota	42.280	170.293
12	07	Chad McCumbee	The GPSstore.com/Garmin Chevy	42.294	170.237
13	16	Brian Scott	Albertsons Toyota	42.301	170.209
14	40	Mike Bliss	Oakland Metal Buildings Chevy	42.480	169.492
15	25	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking/Toyota Toyota	42.483	169.480
16	10	James Buescher #	International MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	42.499	169.416
17	60	Stacy Compton	Wyler.com/Melling Engine Parts Toyota	42.533	169.280
18	13	Johnny Sauter #	Fun Sand/Curb Records/Rodney Atkins Chevy	42.699	168.622
19	24	David Starr	Zachry/Toyota/Harris Trucking Toyota	42.750	168.421
20	17	Timothy Peters	Strutmasters.com/Hair of the Dog Energy Toyota	42.751	168.417
21	11	T J Bell	Home4theHolidays.org Toyota	42.752	168.413
22	7	J R Fitzpatrick #	Chevy	42.768	168.350
23	90	Gabi Dicarlo	Great Clips Toyota	42.815	168.165
24	32	Chase Austin #	Trail Motorsports Chevy	43.030	167.325
25	15	Shane Sieg	Phoenix Construction/Red Top Auto Auction Toyota	43.260	166.436
26	77	J C Stout	Strutmasters.com Toyota	43.832	164.264
27	48	Dennis Setzer	TNA Wrestling Chevy	44.017	163.573
28	06	Johnny Chapman	Toyota	44.048	163.458
29	23	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	44.108	163.236
30	44	Lance Hooper	Key Motorsports Chevy	44.382	162.228
31	61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking Inc Dodge	44.569	161.547
32	21	Marc Mitchell	GunBroker.com Dodge	44.787	160.761
33	08	Butch Miller	ASI Limited Chevy	44.817	160.653
34	22	Wayne Edwards	GunBroker.com Dodge	44.817	160.653
35	47	Brandon Knupp	FT-11 Multi-Purpose Degreaser Chevy	45.144	159.490
36	57	Norm Benning	D3Outdoor.com/Artic Cat Chevy	45.885	156.914
DNQ; #89-Mike Harmon

Bodine quickest in Happy Hour: #30-Todd Bodine turned in a top speed of 171.278 mph to lead the final practice session at Auto Club Speedway. Rounding out the top ten were; #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #4-Ricky Carmichael, #88-Matt Crafton, #16-Brian Scott, #25-Terry Cook, #81-Tayler Malsam, #14-Rick Crawford, #07-Chad McCumbee, #51-Kyle Busch. The two slowest; #47-Brandon Knupp, #89-Mike Harmon. There were 32 trucks on track for the final session.(2-19-2009)

NCWTS Final Practice
Auto Club Speedway Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, February 19, 2009 @ 04:01 PM Pacific

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	30	Todd Bodine	GEICO Toyota	42.037	171.278	15
2	33	Ron Hornaday	Camping World Chevy	42.128	170.908	12
3	4	Ricky Carmichael #	Monster Energy Chevy	42.269	170.338	14
4	88	Matt Crafton	Quaker State/Menards Chevy	42.316	170.148	12
5	16	Brian Scott	Albertsons Toyota	42.355	169.992	9
6	*25	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking/Toyota Toyota	42.406	169.787	20
7	81	Tayler Malsam #	One Eighty Toyota	42.560	169.173	23
8	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Truck Corral/International Ford	42.598	169.022	4
9	07	Chad McCumbee	The GPSstore.com Chevy	42.662	168.768	5
10	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resort/Tundra Toyota	42.750	168.421	20
11	10	James Buescher #	International MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	42.810	168.185	15
12	60	Stacy Compton	Wyler.com/Melling Engine Parts Toyota	42.870	167.950	17
13	*1	Johnny Benson[PC1]	Toyota	42.892	167.863	14
14	24	David Starr	Zachry/Toyota Tundra/Harris Trucking Toyota	42.948	167.645	16
15	6	Colin Braun	Con-Way Freight Ford	42.991	167.477	18
16	7	J R Fitzpatrick #	Chevy	43.114	166.999	14
17	*17	Tim Peters	Strutmasters.com/Hair of the Dog Energy Toyota	43.161	166.817	11
18	*32	Chase Austin #	Trail Motorsports Chevy	43.199	166.671	16
19	*9	Max Papis	GEICO Toyota	43.328	166.174	20
20	15	Shane Sieg	Phoenix Construction/Red Top Auto Toyota	43.372	166.006	18
21	11	T J Bell	Home4theHolidays.org Toyota	43.467	165.643	25
22	40	Mike Bliss	Oakland Metal Buildings Chevy	43.492	165.548	11
23	*5	Mike Skinner[PC2]	Exide Batteries Toyota	43.553	165.316	4
24	13	Johnny Sauter #	Fun Sand/Curb Records/Rodney Atkins Chevy	43.828	164.279	11
25	*61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking Inc Dodge	44.333	162.407	24
26	*48	Dennis Setzer	TNA Wrestling Chevy	44.339	162.385	2
27	*23	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	44.346	162.360	8
28	*90	Gabi Dicarlo	Great Clips Toyota	44.533	161.678	18
29	*44	Lance Hooper	Key Motorsports Chevy	44.911	160.317	12
30	08	Butch Miller	ASI Limited Chevy	45.281	159.007	4
31	*47	Brandon Knupp	FT-11 Mujlti-Purpose Degreaser Chevy	46.177	155.922	11
32	*89	Mike Harmon	Blue Ox/Lafferty Motorsports Chevy	47.364	152.014	2
* Blue denotes past champion provisional available
* Red denotes required to qualify on speed
# denotes Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate

Crafton leads first practice session: #88-Matt Crafton was the fastest on track with a speed of 171.156 mph to lead the first practice session for the San Bernardino 200 at Auto Club Speedway. Rounding out the top ten were; #6-Colin Braun, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., #5-Mike Skinner, #51-Kyle Busch, #30-Todd Bodine, #16-Brian Scott, #1-Johnny Benson, #17-Timothy Peters, #4-Ricky Carmichael; two slowest; #48-Dennis Setzer, #57-Norm Benning. There were 33 trucks on track for the first session.(2-19-2009)

NCWTS Practice 1
Auto Club Speedway
San Bernardino County 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, February 19, 2009 @ 05:30 PM Eastern

Pos	#	Driver	Team	Time	Speed	# Laps
1	88	Matt Crafton	Quaker State/Menards Chevy	42.067	171.156	9
2	6	Colin Braun	Con-Way Freight Ford	42.107	170.993	16
3	33	Ron Hornaday	Camping World Chevy	42.200	170.616	23
4	*5	Mike Skinner[PC2]	Exide Batteries Toyota	42.246	170.430	19
5	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resort/Tundra Toyota	42.294	170.237	12
6	30	Todd Bodine	GEICO Toyota	42.296	170.229	17
7	16	Brian Scott	Albertsons Toyota	42.326	170.108	35
8	*1	Johnny Benson[PC1]	Toyota	42.376	169.907	18
9	*17	Tim Peters	Strutmasters.com/Hair of the Dog Energy	42.518	169.340	16
10	4	Ricky Carmichael #	Monster Energy Chevy	42.562	169.165	30
11	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Truck Corral/International Ford	42.590	169.054	25
12	15	Shane Sieg	Phoenix Construction/Red Top Auto	42.716	168.555	24
13	60	Stacy Compton	Wyler.com/Melling Engine Parts Toyota	42.729	168.504	14
14	81	Tayler Malsam #	One Eighty Toyota	42.739	168.464	36
15	40	Mike Bliss	Oakland Metal Buildings Chevy	42.748	168.429	22
16	*25	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking/Toyota Toyota	42.755	168.401	8
17	7	J R Fitzpatrick #	Chevy	42.800	168.224	24
18	*9	Max Papis	GEICO Toyota	42.804	168.209	19
19	07	Chad McCumbee	The GPSstore.com Chevy	42.892	167.863	15
20	24	David Starr	Zachry/Toyota Tundra/Harris Trucking	43.032	167.317	23
21	*32	Chase Austin #	Trail Motorsports Chevy	43.053	167.236	27
22	13	Johnny Sauter #	Fun Sand/Curb Records/Rodney Atkins	43.102	167.046	12
23	10	James Buescher #	International MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford	43.117	166.987	25
24	*90	Gabi Dicario	Great Clips Toyota	43.173	166.771	13
25	11	T J Bell	Home4theHolidays.org Toyota	43.209	166.632	7
26	*61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking Inc Dodge	44.127	163.165	19
27	*23	Jason White	GunBroker.com Dodge	44.268	162.646	7
28	*21	Marc Mitchell	GunBroker.com Dodge	44.614	161.384	3
29	*06	Johnny Chapman	Toyota	44.705	161.056	5
30	*77	J C Stout	Strutmasters.com Toyota	44.747	160.905	5
31	*22	Wayne Edwards	GunBroker.com Dodge	44.817	160.653	4
32	*48	Dennis Setzer	TNA Wrestling Chevy	45.237	159.162	2
33	*57	Norm Benning	D3Outdoor.com/Artic Cat Chevy	46.572	154.599	4
* Blue denotes past champion provisional available
* Red denotes required to qualify on speed
# denotes Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate

Official Entry List
Auto Club Speedway
San Bernardino County 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Thu, February 19, 2009 @ 02:45 PM Eastern

Entry	Trk#	Driver	Team	Owner	Crew Chief
1	*1	Johnny Benson[PC1]	TBA Toyota	Tom Deloach	Trip Bruce
2	4	Ricky Carmichael	Monster Energy Chevy	Delana Harvick	Bill Wilburn
3	*5	Mike Skinner[PC2]	Exide Toyota	David Dollar	Eric Phillips
4	06	Johnny Chapman	TBA Toyota	Jeffrey Wyler	Steve Hawkins
5	6	Colin Braun	Con-way Freight Ford	Jack Roush	Mike Beam
6	07	Chad McCumbee	The GPS Store.com/Garmin Chevy	Ken Smith	Robert Dotter
7	7	J.R. Fitzpatrick	Chevy	Kevin Buckler	Butch Hylton
8	08	Butch Miller	ASI Limited Chevy	Robert Dotter	Mike Davis
9	9	Max Papis	GEICO Toyota	Bob Germain	Michael Hillman
10	10	James Buescher	Int'l MaxxForce Diesel Ford	Tom Mitchell	Jamie Jones
11	11	T.J. Bell	Home4theHolidays.org Toyota	Tom Deloach	Rick Gay
12	13	Johnny Sauter	Fun Sand/Curb Records/Rodney Atkins Chevy	Mike Curb	Ty Joiner
13	14	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Truck Corral/International Ford	Tom Mitchell	Kevin Starland
14	15	Shane Sieg	Phoenix Construction/RedTop Auto Auction Toyota	Billy Ballew	Richard Wauters
15	16	Brian Scott	Albertson's Toyota	Joe Scott	Jeff Hensley
16	17	Timothy Peters	Strutmasters.com/Hair of the Dog Energy Toyota	Steve Stallings	Chad Hendrick
17	21	Marc Mitchell	Gunbroker.com Dodge	Dwayne Gaulding	Todd Coron
18	22	Wayne Edwards	Gunbroker.com Dodge	Dwayne Gaulding	Harold Gaulding
19	23	Jason White	Gunbroker.com Dodge	Dwayne Gaulding	Doug Howe
20	24	David Starr	Zachry/Harris Trucking Toyota	Jim Harris Jr.	Jason Miller
21	25	Terry Cook	Harris Trucking Toyota	Sharon Harris	Danny Rollins
22	30	Todd Bodine	GEICO Toyota	Steve Germain	Michael Hillman Jr.
23	32	Chase Austin	Trail Motorsports Chevy	Patrick Shelton	Dennis Connor
24	33	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Camping World Chevy	Delana Harvick	Rick Ren
25	40	Mike Bliss	Oakland Metal Building Chevy	Curtis Key Sr.	Gary Showalter
26	44	Lance Hooper	Key Motorsports Chevy	Curtis Key Sr.	Lance Hooper
27	47	Brandon Knupp	FT-11 Multi-Purpose Degreaser Chevy	David McCllure	David McClure
28	48	Dennis Setzer	TNA Wrestling Chevy	Andy Hillenburg	Andrew Genail
29	51	Kyle Busch	Miccosukee Resort Toyota	Billy Ballew	Doug George
30	57	Norm Benning	D3Outdoor.com/Artic Cat Chevy	Norm Benning	Stanton Hover
31	60	Stacy Compton	Wyler.com - Melling Engine Parts Toyota	Jeffrey Wyler	Gary Cogswell
32	61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking/Windmill Inn & Suites Dodge	Rich Thompson	Lonnie Rush Jr.
33	77	J.C. Stout	Strutmasters.com Toyota	Philip Hudgins	Steve Stallings
34	81	Tayler Malsam	One Eighty Toyota	Randy Moss	Doug Wolcott
35	88	Matt Crafton	Quaker State/Menards Chevy	Rhonda Thorson	Vance Haefele
36	89	Mike Harmon	Blue Ox-Lafferty Motorsports Chevy	Chris Lafferty	Chris Lafferty
38	90	Gabi DiCarlo	Great Clips Toyota	Doug Stringer	Randy Nelson
*Equals withdrawn from the event
Blue denotes past champion
Red denotes needs to qualify on time

NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series News & Notes - Auto Club Speedway

Bodine Becomes First Repeat Winner At Daytona

It took 10 years of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition at the famed Daytona International Speedway to send a repeat winner to Victory Lane. And Todd Bodine's (#30 Germain Racing Toyota) victory in last Friday's 2009 season opener turned out to be what might be termed "two-four.”

That's two consecutive victories at the 2.5-mile Daytona superspeedway to go with 2007-08 wins at Talladega Superspeedway. Bodine becomes just the second driver to win four straight races in the same series at NASCAR's two superspeedways. Bodine joins Dale Earnhardt Jr., who swept a trio of NASCAR Nationwide Series events at Daytona and Talladega in 2003 then added the 2004 NNS opener to the list.

The finish of the NextEra Energy Resources 250 was a carbon copy of last year's race with Bodine edging a fast-closing Kyle Busch (#51 Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink Toyota). The margin of victory, .249 seconds, marked the eighth time the race has been won by less than a second. Two races ended under caution.

The race saw an even dozen drivers exchange the lead 15 times. Bodine, who started third, overcame an early-race penalty for a below-the-yellow-line pass. The 44-year-old New York native took the lead for the final time on Lap 90 (of 100) as Bodine overhauled Keystone Light Pole winner Colin Braun (#6 Con-way Freight Ford).

The victory was the 2006 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion's 16th. Bodine has at least one win in six consecutive seasons. "I can't thank the guys on this race team enough." They worked so hard and gave me a great truck tonight,” said Bodine. ""It's exciting to win back-to-back races; Homestead finale in 2008 and then open the 2009 season by winning our fourth straight superspeedway race. This is stuff that dreams are made of.”

Cook Confident Heading For San Bernardino 200

Some tracks fit a driver's eye. Others apparently don't. That seemed to be the situation for Terry Cook's (#25 Harris Trucking Toyota) at Auto Club Speedway where Cook — one of two drivers to have competed in all 12 races at the two-mile track — failed to score a top-five finish until the 2008 race. "You would like to think you can go to a race track and get a top five every time but not every driver out there can,” said Cook, six-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winner. "There are so many factors beyond your control and sometimes the cards just don't play out right.”

Cook had close to a winning hand a year ago finishing a solid fourth. That run — plus his third-place finish a week ago at Daytona — has the Ohio native eager to make the transcontinental flight to the left coast. "We are coming off a huge high from Daytona. You know when you run well there is an old saying, it doesn't matter how hard you worked, how many overtime hours you put in or how far away your hotel is … if you run well that is all erased,” said Cook.

Cook drove for Wyler Racing at Auto Club Speedway a year ago." He moved to Jim Harris' Virginia-based team in late 2008 and believes crew chief Danny Rollins will give him a great package for Saturday's San Bernardino County 200. "I have so much confidence in them and they believe in me,” he said. "We are hungry this year for wins. You will see it from us; we all are confident of that.”

For Kyle Busch, A Phenomenal 2008 Began At Auto Club Speedway

Who would have known that Kyle Busch's victory in last February's San Bernardino 200 would be the startof something, well, huge. Busch's first of an eventual three NCWTS victories contributed to 21 wins across NASCAR's three national series. Going from truck to NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide cars doesn't seem to faze the 23-year-old Las Vegas native. "You can jump back and forth between them, but if you drive them all the same, then you're really going to struggle,” said Busch, who plans to run upwards of 80 races in 2009.""You have to know what tendencies you need to run in the truck, or the Nationwide Series car, or the Sprint Cup car. Understanding all of that mis what makes you a good race car driver.”

For Ricky Carmichael (#4 Monster Energy Drink Chevy), there's no need for introduction to Southern California motorsports fans. Carmichael has won 26 motocross races in the Golden State, including eight each in San Bernardino and Anaheim — communities adjacent to Auto Club Speedway. "The goal this week is to continue learning,” said Carmichael. "We want to be realistic and I'm trying to be a sponge — learn as much as I can every lap.”

Arizona native Gabi DiCarlo (#90 Great Clips Toyota) will make her NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in the San Bernardino County 200. DiCarlo has competed in the ARCA RE/MAX Series where she finished 11th and 14th in the 2007-08 standings. She is the 12th different female to compete in the series. The most recent female was Chrissy Wallace, who finished 31st at Homestead-Miami Speedway last November.

Saturday's race is a hometown affair for Mike Curb, designated owner of Johnny Sauter's #13 Fun Sand-Curb Records-Rodney Atkins Chevy). Curb, a former California lieutenant governor, is from San Bernardino. He counts owner victories in two NASCAR national series: with Sauter in Nationwide and Richard Petty (wins #199 and 200) in Sprint Cup.

FOX Sports will broadcast Saturday's San Bernardino County 200 for the second consecutive year. This is the first of two NCWTS races on broadcast television; the second is the March 28 Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Air time is 3 p.m. ET.

A year ago, rain interrupted what was supposed to be NASCAR's first scheduled national series doubleheader. Inclement weather pushed the Nationwide Series Stater Bros. 300 to Monday where, ironically, it was paired with the Auto Club 500. Fans hope conditions are better this time around. The Stater Bros. 300 is scheduled to follow the truck race and can be seen on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET.

Canada's Fitzpatrick Grabs First Daytona Rookie Top Five Since 2001

In the dictionary, Daytona International Speedway can be cross-referenced with the word "veteran.”

Nine of 10 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winners have passed their 40th birthdays and no Raybestos Rookie contender had finished among the top five since Ricky Hendrick's second-place performance in 2001. That is until a week ago, when Canadian J.R. Fitzpatrick drove TRG's #7 Mammoet Chevy to a fourth-place finish. Fitzpatrick, 20, led laps 71 through 87 as crew chief Butch Hylton worked a late-race tire strategy that nearly put the freshman driver in victory lane.

Owner Kevin Buckler has a history with rookies with Donny Lia a winner at Mansfield, Ohio in 2008. A TRG Porsche also captured GT laurels in January's Rolex 24 at Daytona. "I'm still trying to bite the nervousness running with these guys, you know,” said Fitzpatrick," a NASCAR Canadian Tire Series graduate. "Tonight, all I was doing was trying to go out and learn as much as I possibly could."Gain a little bit of respect, not get in anybody's way and then we come out with a top-five."I mean, that's just unbelievable.”

Fitzpatrick wasn't the only rookie contender to finish at the top of the charts.

Tayler Malsam (#81 One Eighty Toyota) finished 10th while Chase Austin (#32 Trail Motorsports Chevy) was 13th.

Three other Raybestos Rookies also stood out even though their finishes didn't reflect their competitiveness.

Johnny Sauter led three laps before elimination in a mid-race accident that also claimed James Buescher (#10 International Maxx Force Diesel Ford) and Ricky Carmichael.

Both Buescher and Carmichael had run among the top five before the frontstretch accident.

Sauter is the sole rookie contender with Auto Club Speedway experience finishing fourth in the fall 2005 Nationwide Series event.

2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Raybestos Rookie Contender Standings:

J.R. Fitzpatrick, 18
Tayler Malsam, 11
Chase Austin, 9
Ricky Carmichael, 8
James Buescher, 7
Johnny Sauter, 6

In The Loop

Last season was a year of firsts for Johnny Benson (#1 Red Horse Racing Toyota) and Matt Crafton (#88 Menards Chevy).

Benson won his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship and Crafton won his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.

Now, both hope for another long-awaited first – an Auto Club Speedway victory.

Benson has made five trips to the two-mile track, Crafton has competed nine times. Neither has entered Victory Lane. But both have been solid. Only once has Benson finished outside the top 10 at Auto Club Speedway, a 12th-place finish in 2005.

Since the inception of Loop Data in 2005, at Fontana, Benson has a Driver Rating of 101.1, an Average Running Position of 9.3, 12 Fastest Laps Run, 331 Laps in the Top 15 (for a percentage of 81.5%) and a series-best Pass Differential of +88 (passes minus times passed).

Crafton, likewise, has strong numbers out west, though not as robust as Benson. Crafton has three top 10s in nine ACS starts. Since 2005, he has a Driver Rating of 88.1, an Average Running Position of 10.5, four Fastest Laps Run, 325 Laps in the Top 15 (80.0%) and a Pass Differential of 27.

Both will likely have to contend with Kyle Busch, who will once again run all three races this weekend. In his ACS win last season, his only start there, Busch had a near-perfect Driver Rating of 148.6 (150.0 is perfect).

Director's Take: Wayne's Words

"California will always be a special place in the ongoing history of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

"Twenty-six races have been held in the Golden State beginning with a 200-lap event at Saugus Speedway on Easter weekend 1995 won by Ken Schrader.

"The first demonstration race for the series was held at the old Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield. The half-mile short track was host to nine races from 1995 through 2003. Three series champions — Mike Skinner, Ron Hornaday Jr. and Ted Musgrave — won races there.

"New fans probably don't recall that the trucks once raced on road courses. Infineon Raceway, then Sears Point Raceway, held four races from 1995 through 1998. Joe Ruttman, still the oldest driver to win a series race, won at Infineon. So did Boris Said.

"We've had some great races at Auto Club Speedway. Mike Bliss dominated the inaugural race in 1997.

"Several well-known NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers competed in that race including Ernie Irvan, Kevin Harvick, Robby Gordon, Kyle Petty and Robby Gordon. Kenny Irwin, our first Raybestos Rookie of the Year, finished third.

"Several championships were decided in Fontana, among the most exciting in 1999 when Jack Sprague edged Greg Biffle on the last lap.

"More recently, Steve Park won in 2005. The victory was his first after being seriously injured at Darlington.

"The fans are the winners this year; able to see both trucks and the Nationwide Series on the same afternoon. That's another reason we love coming to Southern California.”
"- Wayne Auton, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Director

Auto Club Speedway in Southern California has been part of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series since 1997. Mike Bliss (#40 Key Motorsports Chevy) won the inaugural event. Other Auto Club winners expected to compete this week are Todd Bodine (2004)," Mike Skinner (#5 Exide Batteries Toyota, 2007) and Kyle Busch (2008).

Manufacturers' Battle

Toyota is off to a strong start in defense of its three consecutive Manufacturers' Championship trophies. Todd Bodine's Daytona victory gives the truck maker nine points.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2009 Manufacturers' Championship Standings following Race 1 of 25 at Daytona International Speedway:

Toyota, 9
Chevy, 6
Ford, 4
Dodge, 3

Up Next

Atlanta Motor Speedway will host its only NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event on March 7. The 1.54-mile track hosted a single event in 2004 and two races in each of the following season. Kyle Busch is the defending winner of the American Commercial Lines 200. He also won the race in 2005 along with the track's fall race in 2007.

Other spring winners expected to compete are Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 Camping World Chevy, 2005), Todd Bodine (2006) and Mike Skinner (2007).

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