Ken Schrader News

Double Duty at Martinsville:

Double Duty at Martinsville:

October 21, 2004
Cup regulars who will attempt to make the Martisnville Truck race: #18-Bobby Labonte will run the #47 Truck #22-Scott Wimmer could relieve Bill Lester in the #22 Truck #32-Bobby Hamilton Jr. will run the #59 Dodge #42-Jamie McMurray will run the #2 Ultra Truck #49-

Martinsville News and Notes:

Martinsville News and Notes:

October 21, 2004
Silverado 350K sees huge ratings climb Last weeks Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway earned a 0.6 average rating on SPEED Channel, a 100 percent increase over the same events 0.3 rating on SPEED one year ago, according to Nielsen Media Research. Households were

Patton to drive for Fiddle Back at Vegas:

Patton to drive for Fiddle Back at Vegas:

September 23, 2004
J.R. Patton, the 2003 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series rookie of the year, will make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in Sin City Saturday night for the Las Vegas 350. Patton, who celebrated his 21st birthday last week, will drive the #66 Fiddle Back Racing

Kvapil wins at Loudon:

Kvapil wins at Loudon:

September 18, 2004
#24-Travis Kvapil won the Sylvania 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway, his 2nd win of 2004 and the 2nd ever for Toyota. Finishing 2nd for the 29th time in his career [thanks to Speed's Ray Dunlap for that tidbit] was #16-Jack Sprague, followed by #23-Johnny

Sprague wins pole at New Hampshire:

Sprague wins pole at New Hampshire:

September 17, 2004
#16-Jack Sprague won the pole for the Sylvania 200 at NHIS with a fast lap of 128.515. The rest of the top five are: #62-Steve Park, #24-Travis Kvapil, #75-David Starr and #17-David Reutimann. The best starting Ford is #99-Carl Edwards who will start 10th. Points leader

McMurray wins pole at Richmond:

McMurray wins pole at Richmond:

September 9, 2004
Jamie McMurray, running Ultra Smith's #2 ASE Dodge for he first time, won the pole for the Kroger 200 at Richmond International Raceway with a speed of 125.436mph, beating is CTS teammate, #1-Ted Musgrave who will start 2nd after running a lap of 125.191. #30-Todd

Richmond News and Notes:

Richmond News and Notes:

September 5, 2004
Etc. Following a 12th-place finish at Bristol, Hamilton leads Dennis Setzer (No. 46 Chevrolet Silverado Chevrolet) by 99 points. Nine races remain on the 2004 schedule Ken Schrader (No. 52 Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet) won his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Did ya Know?

Did ya Know?

August 26, 2004
Seven drivers have won a race in each of the National Series: Nextel Cup, Busch and Craftsman Trucks: Greg Biffle Mark Martin Bobby Hamilton Kevin Harvick Terry Labonte Ken Schrader Jimmy Spencer NOTE: Geoffrey Bodine's Truck win was an exhibition race [Homestead]

Schrader wins pole at Bristol:

Schrader wins pole at Bristol:

August 25, 2004
#52-Ken Schrader, whose last NASCAR national touring series pole came in November 1999, won the Budwesier pole for the O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The rest of the top five were #42-Mike Skinner, #75-David Starr, #15-Shane Hmiel and #99-Carl Edwards. Schrader

Bristol News and Notes:

Bristol News and Notes:

August 23, 2004
The television camera doesnt do justice to the steep 36-degree banked concrete turns of Bristol Motor Speedway. Few are prepared for the enormity of what they see. Imagine, then, what passes through the mind of a rookie competitor gazing upon the .533-mile track for

Belt Confiscated from #49:

Belt Confiscated from #49:

June 20, 2004
Confiscated from Ken Schrader's #49 Schwan's Home Service Dodge at Michigan International Speedway was a Crotch Belt. The belt in violation, as it had surpassed the two year manufacturer's date, stamped on the belt. Evidently the rest of the belt met requirements.(

Riggs wins ARCA Race:

Riggs wins ARCA Race:

June 13, 2004
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series rookie Scott Riggs [#99 Valvoline Pontiac], in his first ARCA RE/MAX Series attempt, raced the Valvoline Pontiac from 30th to first en route to winning the Pocono ARCA 200 Saturday afternoon at Pocono Raceway. Red-hot rookie Ryan Hemphill,

Riggs to run ARCA Race at Pocono:

Riggs to run ARCA Race at Pocono:

June 9, 2004
Scott Riggs has never competed at Pocono Raceway, but he is hopeful that entering Saturday's ARCA Series race at the 2.5-mile track will better prepare him and the Valvoline team for Sunday's Pocono 500 Nextel Cup event. Coming off of a career-best fifth-place finish

Chaffin wins at Dover:

Chaffin wins at Dover:

June 4, 2004
#18-Chad Chaffin pit early and out of sequence because the wrong tire was put on the right front of his #18 Dickie's Dodge, but when a caution came out during green-flag pit stops late in the race, it was Chaffin who inherited the lead. Despite repeated attempts by

Papa Joe Honored:

Papa Joe Honored:

June 2, 2004
"Papa Joe" Hendrick, the father of Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick who planted the seed that has grown into one of NASCAR's most successful organizations, was presented The Order of the Long Leaf Pine by N.C. Gov. Mike Easley on Tuesday. The award is the State