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Skinner wins pole, breaks track record at Lowe’s:

Skinner wins pole, breaks track record at Lowe’s:

May 19, 2005
#5-Mike Skinner won the pole with a new Truck qualifying record for the Friday night Quaker Steak & Lube 200 at Lowe's Motor Speedway with a lap of 183.051mph and will be joined on the front row by #14-Rick Crawford, followed by #15-Kyle Busch, #12-Robert Huffman and

Musgrave wins pole at Gateway:

Musgrave wins pole at Gateway:

April 30, 2005
#1-Ted Musgrave won the pole with a speed of 135.159mph, rounding out the top-5 were #16-Jack Sprague, #6-Ron Hornaday Jr. #22-Bill Lester and #75-David Starr. Missing the race were: #21-Shane Wallace, #24-Brandon Bendele, #63-Justin Allgaier, #48-Eric Norris, #91-

Spencer Faster than Track Record, Surface Draws Rave Reviews at LMS:

Spencer Faster than Track Record, Surface Draws Rave Reviews at LMS:

April 27, 2005
#2-Jimmy Spencer was literally "truckin'" around Lowe's Motor Speedway Tuesday evening as 26 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams made final preparations for the Quaker Steak & Lube 200 presented by Click It or Ticket on Friday night, May 20. Not only did Spencer lead

Truck Series Testing Tuesday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Truck Series Testing Tuesday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

April 25, 2005
More than 20 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams will be testing at Lowe's Motor Speedway Tuesday evening in preparation for the Quaker Steak & Lube 200 presented by Click It or Ticket on Friday night, May 20. The trucks will be on the track from 3:00 - 6:00pm/et and

Martinsville News and Notes:

Martinsville News and Notes:

April 5, 2005
Johnny Benson (#23 Toyota Tundra Toyota) owns a niche in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history hed just as soon relinquish. Benson is the only active competitor to participate in the series Feb. 5, 1995 inaugural event who has yet to win a race. Not that the 41-year

Martinsville Testing UPDATE DW Fastest:

Martinsville Testing UPDATE DW Fastest:

March 27, 2005
Brendan Gaughan is facing a pretty tough situation: he's trying to bounce back from a gosh-awful weekend at Atlanta last weekend while getting ready for one of his most difficult tracks, Martinsville Speedway. But there's one thing about Gaughan - it's almost impossible

Hamilton Jr. tests at Martinsville:

Hamilton Jr. tests at Martinsville:

March 23, 2005
#32-Bobby Hamilton's team was the only NEXTEL Cup team testing at Martinsville Tuesday, joining almost a half-dozen NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams. Hamilton won't be back for a second day of testing on Wednesday, but several NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers

Crawford wins pole at Atlanta:

Crawford wins pole at Atlanta:

March 18, 2005
#14-Rick Crawford won the pole for the World Financial Group 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 182.735mph. The rest of the top-five are #15-Shane Hmiel, #5-Mike Skinner, #23-Johnny Benson and #22-Bill Lester. #04-Bobby Hamilton had to use the Champions Provisional

Testing at Martinsville:

Testing at Martinsville:

March 12, 2005
Advance Auto Parts 500/Kroger 200 Test Schedule 3/22: Cup Series: #32-Bobby Hamilton Jr.; Truck Series: Ricky Craven, Todd Kluever, Brad Keselowski, Justin Allgaier. 3/23: Truck Series: Todd Kluever, Darrell Waltrip, Robert Huffman, Bill Lester, Brandon Whitt, Justin

Hmiel fastest in Atlanta testing…in a Cup car, doing the triple:

Hmiel fastest in Atlanta testing…in a Cup car, doing the triple:

March 10, 2005
Before last week, Shane Hmiel was just driving in the NASCAR Busch Series. But during Wednesday's test at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hmiel was preparing to run all three races during next weekend's Golden Corral 500 weekend. Hmiel will start the weekend in the World Financial

Newman still fastest in testing at Atlanta:

Newman still fastest in testing at Atlanta:

March 8, 2005
The garages at Atlanta Motor Speedway were crowded Tuesday as 14 NASCAR teams prepared for the new tires, new impound rules and new spoiler heights that will be in effect for the March 18-20 Golden Corral 500. NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers #99-Carl Edwards, #43-Jeff Green

Nice Gesture:

Nice Gesture:

February 25, 2005
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers Kerry Earnhardt, Todd Kluever, Bill Lester and Mike Skinner will be visiting the Warren/Holyfield Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta on Thursday, March 3. The drivers will hold a question and answer session, along with an autograph

Earnhardt wins the pole:

Earnhardt wins the pole:

February 17, 2005
#15-Kerry Earnhardt won the first pole of his short Truck Series career by winning the pole for the Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at the Daytona International Speedway, with a lap of 182.478mph. Earnhardt was followed by #46-Dennis Setzer, #12-Robert Huffman, #22-Bill

#23, Skinner, Benson and Lester? possible sponsors:

#23, Skinner, Benson and Lester? possible sponsors:

February 11, 2005
Mike Skinner said Davis is trying to convince two companies to sponsor the #23 Dodge. He said three scenarios for filling the seat are under consideration. "He's thinking about splitting the races between me and one of our other truck drivers, Johnny Benson, and maybe

Earnhardt tests the #33 at Talladega:

Earnhardt tests the #33 at Talladega:

January 28, 2005
Kerry Earnhardt and his Richard Childress Racing team are fine-tuning the black #33 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet for the fast-approaching Daytona 500. While the season opener is the true focus of the next two days of testing, they're also gaining a little more information