Jon Wood News

Tuesday Testing at Atlanta:

Tuesday Testing at Atlanta:

October 13, 2004
Seven Ford and one Toyota Craftsman Truck Series drivers tested again on Tuesday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. #99-Carl Edwards, who is running in both the Craftsman Truck and NEXTEL Cup series, was the fastest Ford Truck on Tuesday, turning in a lap of 179.240mph. All

Monday Testing at Atlanta:

Monday Testing at Atlanta:

October 11, 2004
Seven Ford and one Toyota Craftsman Truck Series drivers tested Monday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. #99-Carl Edwards, who is running in both the Craftsman Truck and NEXTEL Cup series, was the fastest Ford Truck on Monday, turning in a lap of 178.551mph. All test sessions

IRP – NEWS & NOTES

IRP – NEWS & NOTES

August 5, 2004
Toyota wins for first time at Michigan After two early-season runner-up finishes, Toyota claimed its first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory on July 31 at Michigan International Speedway. Travis Kvapil (No. 24 Line-X Toyota) passed his Bang Racing teammate Mike

Ren and BANG part ways? UPDATE:

Ren and BANG part ways? UPDATE:

July 30, 2004
hearing that Rick Ren, crew chief for the #42-Mike Skinner [oops not Kvapil, I forgot they switched back] has parted ways with Bang Racing and that former #50 Roush Racing crew chief, John Monsam will be the new crew chief.(7-28-2004) UPDATE: Bang Racing announced

MICHIGAN – NEWS & NOTES

MICHIGAN – NEWS & NOTES

July 23, 2004
LaJoie rates another 10 Randy LaJoie (No. 59 Harris Trucking Dodge) scored his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series top-10 finish at Gateway on July 17 with an eighth-place finish, giving him at least one top 10 in each of NASCARs three national series. LaJoie, a two

New crew chief for Jon Wood:

New crew chief for Jon Wood:

July 22, 2004
Roush Racing announced today that Tony Price has been named crew chief of the #50 Roush Racing Ford F-150 driven by Jon Wood in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the remainder of the 2004 season. Price has been with Roush Racing since the 2002 season. He worked

#50 to promote new Roush Racing game at Kentucky:

#50 to promote new Roush Racing game at Kentucky:

July 9, 2004
Jon Woods #50 Roush Racing Ford F-150 will have decals promoting RoushRacing.coms You Pick Em Challenge this weekend at Kentucky Speedway. RoushRacing.com launched the new game this week. Each week, players guess the finishing positions of all five Roush Racing Nextel

Kentucky News and Notes:

Kentucky News and Notes:

July 8, 2004
Show me the money Setzer will become the series No. 3 career money winner when he takes the green flag in Saturdays The Built Ford Tough 225. Setzer, a veteran of 152 events, has won $3,070,138 and trails Ron Hornaday Jr. by $9,715. Last weeks race saw Travis Kvapil

Kansas Notes and News:

Kansas Notes and News:

July 1, 2004
If history has a way of repeating itself, Shane Hmiel (No. 15 Whitaker Farms Chevrolet) figures the third time has to be the charm. Saturdays OReilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway has produced the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series two youngest winners Ricky Hendrick

NASCAR News and Notes:

NASCAR News and Notes:

June 17, 2004
Memphis Motorsports Park has proven time and again that the .75-mile short track in Millington, Tenn., rewards the most elite drivers in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Four of six previous winners of Saturdays OReilly 200 Ron Hornaday Jr., Greg Biffle, Jack Sprague

Setzer wins at Lowe’s:

Setzer wins at Lowe’s:

May 21, 2004
#99-Carl Edwards saw a wreck, thought there was a caution, and slowed. So did #46-Dennis Setzer, but his quick glance at the track's lights showed no yellow, and he sped back up. That quick reflex was enough to power Setzer into the lead with four of 134 laps remaining

Sprague on pole as qualifying is rained out:

Sprague on pole as qualifying is rained out:

May 15, 2004
The lineup for the UAW/GM Ohio 250 Craftsman Truck Series race at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio after foul weather canceled qualifying, setting the field according to series rules. Positions 1-30 are based on 2003 owner points, while positions 31

Roush drivers testing:

Roush drivers testing:

April 30, 2004
Since the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series does not race for two more weeks, Roush Racings Jon Wood and Carl Edwards are going to spend next week preparing for the upcoming races. Wood and Edwards will be testing at the Milwaukee Mile on Monday and Tuesday, and then Chicagoland

Wanna Date?

Wanna Date?

April 19, 2004
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Jon Wood, AMA Superbike racers Eric and Ben Bostrom and Late Model newcomer Leilani Munter will be the first racers to participate in a Speed Channel show, 'I Wanna Date a Race Car Driver', more info on my TV News pages.(4-19-2004

Crawford wins at Martinsville:

Crawford wins at Martinsville:

April 17, 2004
#14-Rick Crawford, still nursing broken bones in his left foot from an accident in the March 13 race at Atlanta, withstood a fierce challenge from short-track ace #46-Dennis Setzer in a two-lap shootout to win Saturday's Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Under series