Ron Hornaday Jr. (# 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet) was the top finishing Truck Series driver among five who competed in Saturdays Busch Series Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. Hornaday placed 17th after starting at the rear of the field in a backup carOne hundred forty different series competitors have raced for more than $3.5 million in eight previous events at Gateway International Raceway. Dennis Setzer (# 85 GM FlexFuel E85/Shell Rotella Chevrolet) is the leading money winner with $169,245A victory in the Ram Tough 200 would make Ted Musgrave (# 1 Team ASE/Germain Toyota) the first driver to win three races at two different Truck Series tracks. Musgrave, the defending Gateway winner, won three consecutive events at California Speedway between 2001 and 2003Veteran motorsports writer John Close is wrapping up his historical overview of the Truck Series. The MBI Publishing book will join nearly 20 volumes licensed by the NASCAR Library Collection and will be released in conjunction with the 2007 season-opening events at Daytona International Speedway Gateway International Raceway will host its annual Craftsman Truck driver autograph session for season-ticket holders on April 28 following close of technical inspection.
In the Loop:
With four finishes among the top four and starts of 10th or better including a pair of Budweiser Poles, it isnt surprising that Mark Martin (# 6 Scotts Ford) tops the series in average running position through the April 1 Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Martins average running position is 3.300 more than four positions higher than Musgrave, the # 2 competitor in current Truck Series championship standings. Setzer, the championship runner-up in each of the past three seasons, has yet to finish higher than ninth but his teams consistency is reflected in his fifth-place ranking in average running position 11.184.(NASCAR PR)(4-17-2006)
