Travis Kvapil - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Top five Driver Points Standings after Homestead – Final Race:

#16-Travis Kvapil, 3837, finished 6th at Homestead #46-Dennis Setzer, 3828, -9, 7th #1-Ted Musgrave, 3819, -18, 13th #62-Brendan Gaughan, 3797, -40, 29th #50-Jon Wood, 3659, -178, 8th For standings see ThatsRacin.com.com.(11-14-2003) old track layout record was 149...

Hamilton takes the pole at the NEW Homestead; Points leader to the back:

#62-Brendan Gaughan, who leads #1-Ted Musgave by 26 points with only Friday's Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway (3:15pm/et, Speed Chennel) remaining, lost an engine early Thursday and will have to start the race from the rear of the field, despite qualifying 13th...

Kvapil to BANG? UPDATE not back in the #16; Testing at Homestead on Monday:

hearing Travis Krapil, current driver of the #16 Chevy, will be the 2nd driver with the BANG Racing team and teammate with #42-Mike Skinner.(11-10-2003) UPDATE: Whether he wins the 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck series title this season or not, Travis Kvapil will not ...

Since it is the last race of the year, figured I’d post the Entry List [44 entries for 36 spots]:

#01 Lance Hooper...

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the Truckseries.com site for up to date notes on the testing at Homestead on Monday. The top 10 speeds from the Truck Series site [have other info there on the testing also - lots of notes]: #62-Brendan Gaughan, Dodge, 168.224 #14-Rick Crawford, Ford, 168.119 #1-Ted...

Musgrave wins Phoenix Pole:

#1-Ted Musgrave, 3rd in the drivers points, won the pole for the Chevy Silverado 150 at Phoenix International Raceway breaking the track record with a speed of 129.427mph, beating Joe Ruttman's 2000 record of 129.204. #6-Kevin Harvick will start 2nd, followed by #2...

Wood wins at Martinsville:

#50-John Wood won the Advance Auto Parts 200 at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, beating pole sitter and teammate, #99-Carl Edwards. Rounding out the top five were #46-Dennis Setzer, #14-Rick Crawford and #4-Bobby Hamilton. #17-Darrell Waltrip finished 7th, points...

Kvapil to Toyota? IWX to stay with one team and Sprague:

#16-Travis Kvapil is 30 points behind #62-Brendan Gaughan in the chase for the 2003 Championship and has posted 18 consecutive top-10 finishes. His consistency has put him in the hunt for a second title for Steve Coulters IWX Chevy team, and he will not return to drive...

Edwards wins pole at Martinsville; DW is 13th:

#99-Carl Edwards and Jon Wood, rookie teammates for Roush Racing, locked up front-row starting spots Friday for the Advance Auto Parts 200 at Martinsville Speedway for a race Saturday that could play a key role in a tight battle for the NASCAR Truck Series championship...

Surprise – Gaughan wins at Texas:

#62- Brendan Gaughan came from the back of the pack and won Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway, becoming the first NASCAR truck driver to win four straight races at the same track. Gaughan was forced to drop to the back of the 36-truck field to start the Silverado 350...

Houston we have a pole…at Texas:

#2-Andy Houston earned his fourth career pole, and first since May 21, 2000, with a lap of 181.531mph in his Dodge. #75-David Starr earned his fourth start on the outside of the first row at his home track with a speed of 180.385. #99-Carl Edwards, the runner-up to...

Setzer wins at South Boston:

#46-Dennis Setzer won the John Boy & Billy 250 at South Boston. It is the 10th win of Setzer' Truck Series career. The rest of the top five were #16-Travis Kvapil, #1-Ted Musgrave, #50-Jon Wood and #14-Rick Crawford. Points leader, #62-Brendan Gaughan ended up 15th...

Gaughan wins at Las Vegas:

#62-Brendan Gaughan won the Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, for his 5th win of 2003 and 7th of his career, and first ever Truck Series win in his home town of Las Vegas. #75-David Starr was 2nd, followed by #46-Dennis Setzer, #16-Travis Kvapil and #11-Jack...

Musgrave wins at California:

#1-Ted Musgrave won the American Racing Wheels 200 at California Speedway Saturday, the third time in a row Musgrave has won the race. It is Mugrave's third won of 2003 and 13th career Truck Series win. Pole sitter, #62-Brendan Gaughan led three times for 66 laps and...

Sprague starts early with new team:

Three-time Truck Series champ, Jack Sprague, has entered the Sept 27th Las Vegas 350 Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Sprague holds virtually every Truck Series record at LVMS. In five career starts, he has two wins (1996 and 1998) and three runner-up...

Spencer wins at New Hampshire:

#99-Carl Edwards and #2-Jimmy Spencer bumped and banged over the final 15 laps of Saturday's New Hampshire 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway, before Spencer finally pulled away to a .661-second victory to claim his first Truck series victory. Spencer, who...

Mr. Excitement on the pole at New Hampshire:

#2-Jimmy Spencer won the pole for Saturday's New Hampshire 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway with a lap at 127.34mph, outside pole goes to #62-Brendan Gaughan at 127.210mph. It's Spencer's first series pole and Saturday's race will be just his second in the...

Stewart wins at Richmond:

Tony Stewart's appearances in the NASCAR Truck Series are few, but quite productive. Stewart, the reigning Winston Cup champion, won the Virginia is for Lovers 200 at Richmond International Raceway for the second consecutive season, this time holding off a fast-charging...

Qualifying rained out at Richmond:

Qualifying was canceled for the Virginia Is For Lovers 200 at Richmond because of rain and the field set according to the NASCAR rulebook. The race scheduled Thursday night. #16-Travis Kvapil starts first, followed by #62-Brendan Gaughan, #1-Ted Musgrave, #46-Dennis...

Kvapil wins at Bristol:

#16-Travis Kvapil took advantage of some hard luck by #6-Kevin Harvick to win the O'Reilly 200 Wednesday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. As the white flag was coming out, Harvick appeared to cut a right-front tire and hit the wall. Kvapil, who was closing on Harvick...