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November 11, 2003
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

Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame AND:

Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame AND:

November 7, 2003
Texas open-wheel racing icons A.J. Foyt Jr. and Johnny Rutherford, winners of a combined seven Indianapolis 500s, have been selected as inaugural inductees into the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame at Texas Motor Speedway. Foyt, of Houston, and Rutherford, of Fort Worth

Holigan Racing Formed For NASCAR, AMA And National Television Series:

Holigan Racing Formed For NASCAR, AMA And National Television Series:

November 5, 2003
Taking reality television to unmatched heights, Holigan Racing will field a NASCAR Busch Series car and an AMA Motocross team in 2004. The day-to-day efforts behind both teams will be part of a national television series on Spike TV, a national television network.

Musgrave Battling Cancer:

Musgrave Battling Cancer:

November 1, 2003
Truck series championship contender Ted Musgrave battled cancer early this season, his team owner revealed Saturday. "We were winning races while he was going to the doctor on Monday getting chemotherapy," Jim Smith, owner of Ultra Motorsports, said in an interview

Musgrave Battling Cancer:

Musgrave Battling Cancer:

November 1, 2003
Truck series championship contender Ted Musgrave battled cancer early this season, his team owner revealed Saturday. "We were winning races while he was going to the doctor on Monday getting chemotherapy," Jim Smith, owner of Ultra Motorsports, said in an interview

Harvick wins at Phoenix:

Harvick wins at Phoenix:

October 31, 2003
#6-Kevin Harvick was able to hold off #1-Ted Musgrave for the victory in Friday's Chevy Silverado 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. NASCAR Truck series points leader Brendan Gaughan was able to keep from blowing up. While Harvick cruised to his second consecutive

Musgrave wins Phoenix Pole:

Musgrave wins Phoenix Pole:

October 29, 2003
#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

Ince helping out in Winston West:

Ince helping out in Winston West:

October 25, 2003
hearing former #10 MB2 Motorsports crew chief will be heading out west, consulting for Performance Motorsports, and driver Steve Portenga at Fontana, CA next weekend, trying to win the race and help them capture the Winston West Championship [no idea what the WInston

Notes:

Notes:

October 23, 2003
With two races remaining, four drivers are within 72 points the closest margin at this stage of the season of winning their first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship. Last year, the worst finish any of these teams had at the final two tracks Phoenix International

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

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

October 17, 2003
#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:

Edwards wins pole at Martinsville; DW is 13th:

October 17, 2003
#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:

Surprise – Gaughan wins at Texas:

October 11, 2003
#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:

Houston we have a pole…at Texas:

October 10, 2003
#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:

Setzer wins at South Boston:

October 4, 2003
#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 another pole, this time at South Boston:

Gaughan wins another pole, this time at South Boston:

October 4, 2003
Truck Series points leader Brendan Gaughan continued his hot qualifying streak at Big Daddy's South Boston Speedway Saturday as he won the Bud Pole for the John Boy & Billy 250 with a record average speed of 92.480mph, his third pole in a row and in his career. #50