Dennis Setzer News

Hamilton wins pole at Martinsville:

Hamilton wins pole at Martinsville:

April 8, 2005
#04-Bobby Hamilton won the pole for the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway with a lap of 95.098mph, a new track record, beating out #66-Todd Bodine who will start 2nd. The rest of the top-10 are: #16-Jack Sprague, #99-Ricky Craven, #47-Bobby Labonte, followed by #

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

Off-Weekend News and Notes:

Off-Weekend News and Notes:

March 22, 2005
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 10 Years Tough in 2005 and beginning its second decade as a NASCAR national touring series, is decidedly higher profile than in its inaugural season with events at many high-speed tracks like Daytona International Speedway and most

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

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

Eric Jones and Red Cactus Racing announce 2005 plans:

Eric Jones and Red Cactus Racing announce 2005 plans:

February 26, 2005
Red Cactus Racing enters its first 2005 NASCAR Busch Series event at this weekend's Stater Bros. 300 in Fontana, California. The #73 Chevrolet driven by Eric Jones debuts a brand new primary paint scheme for its sponsor, Red Cactus Salsa. The team has also donated

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

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

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

Phillips named #46 Crew Chief:

Phillips named #46 Crew Chief:

December 7, 2004
Veteran crew chief, Eric Phillips has been named as the crew chief of Morgan-Dollar Motorsports #46 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Dennis Setzer. Phillips, who scored five wins in the NASCAR Busch Series with Joe Nemecheck and Greg Biffle, and two wins this year with

Kahne wins at Homestead, is now 2 for 2:

Kahne wins at Homestead, is now 2 for 2:

November 19, 2004
#2-Kasey Kahne won the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, beating his teammate #1-Ted Musgrave. The rest of the top five, #75-David Starr, pole sitter #17-David Reutimann and #6-Matt Crafton. #4-Bobby Hamilton finished 16th and won the 2004 Truck Series championship

Reutimann wins pole at Homestead, new track record:

Reutimann wins pole at Homestead, new track record:

November 18, 2004
#17-David Reutimann won the pole for the Ford 200 with a track record speed of 171.255mph, his 2nd pole of the season and career. Starting his last race in the #6 truck, Matt Crafton will start 2nd, followed by #99-Carl Edwards, #16-Jack Sprague and #47-Bobby Labonte

Edwards wins pole at Darlington:

Edwards wins pole at Darlington:

November 11, 2004
#99-Carl Edwards held off #15-Shane Hmiel to capture the pole for Friday night's Darlington 200 at Darlington Raceway. Edwards' lap at 167.487 mph set a new track record, but Hmiel came closest to knocking Edwards from the top, with a lap at 166.947mph. #59-Bobby Hamilton

Darlington News and Notes:

Darlington News and Notes:

November 11, 2004
Handicapping the title contenders at Darlington Hamilton has won both series starts at Darlington Raceway in 2001 and 03. Musgrave won in 2002 and finished second a year ago. Setzer counts a best finish of 11th. Edwards was 23rd last year as a Raybestos rookie. Crafton