David Starr News

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

Lowe’s Motor Speedway News and Notes:

Lowe’s Motor Speedway News and Notes:

May 19, 2005
Todd Bodine (# 66 Fiddle Back Racing Toyota) is skeptical that the grinding of the race surface has significantly altered the personality of Lowes Motor Speedway. Its definitely different, but its the same old Lowes; just a lot faster and a lot smoother, said Bodine

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-

Gateway News and Notes:

Gateway News and Notes:

April 28, 2005
No racetrack on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule is simple. Gateway International Raceway, an egg-shaped, 1.25-mile layout hosting Saturdays Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200, is more difficult than most. Considerably more difficult. Since joining

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 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

Hornaday edges out Labonte at Atlanta:

Hornaday edges out Labonte at Atlanta:

March 18, 2005
#6-Ron Hornaday won the World Financial Group 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway by 8/1000's of a second over #47-Bobby Labonte under a green-white-checkered finish. #04-Bobby Hamilton finished 3rd [he has a 1st, 2nd and 3rd so far in 3 races], #46-Dennis Setzer and #75

Atlanta News and Notes:

Atlanta News and Notes:

March 10, 2005
David Reutimann (#17 NTN Bearings Toyota) had a decent season in 2004 but recognizes it could have been much better. Despite capturing 2004 Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors, Reutimann failed to reach other goals, such as a race win and a spot in the top 10 (he finished

Skinner wins pole at California:

Skinner wins pole at California:

February 25, 2005
#5-Mike Skinner won the pole for the American Racing Wheels 200 at California Speedway with a speed of 178.218mph. The rest of the top five are: #75-David Starr, #17-David Reutimann, #12-Robert Huffman and #38-Brandon Whitt. Two drivers failed to make the race #31-

Testing at California Speedway:

Testing at California Speedway:

January 26, 2005
A handful of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams got an early start on the 2005 season with a test session at California Speedway on January 24 and 25. The test, which included both single-day and two-day participants, saw approximately half a dozen Toyota and Chevrolet

Daytona Testing Wraps Up:

Daytona Testing Wraps Up:

January 17, 2005
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wrapped up a two-day test session in preparation for the season-opening Florida Dodge Dealers 250 on Friday night, Feb. 18 at historic Daytona International Speedway. Monday's Speeds: 1. #75-David Starr, Chevy, 187.594 mph 2. #6-Ron

Truck Series Testing at Daytona finally underway:

Truck Series Testing at Daytona finally underway:

January 16, 2005
After a 30 hour, 50 minute delay for two days of rain, trucks finally hit the track at 3:50pm/et. By 3:58, they were already drafting. Ricky Craven (#99) was first truck on the track. Due to weather, they will test until 11:00pm/et Sunday, then return on Monday. The

Testing at Talladega:

Testing at Talladega:

December 9, 2004
#15-Kerry Earnhardt, #46-Dennis Setzer, #75- David Starr, #16-Jack Sprague,#08-Ken Weaver and #?-Shawn Murphy tested their Craftsman Truck Series trucks at Talladega Superspeedway . Also joining them was Hendrick Motorsports development driver and 2004 ARCA RE/MAX