Ricky Hendrick News

Hendrick wins first CTS race:

Hendrick wins first CTS race:

July 7, 2001
#17-Ricky Hendrick won his first truck race at Kansas Speedway, #1-Ted Musgrave was the runnerup. See story and results at SpeedVision(7-7-2001)

Setzer on pole

Setzer on pole

July 6, 2001
at Kansas. #46-Dennis Setzer won the pole at Kansas Speedway with a speed of 162.411mph. Outside pole goes to #17-Ricky Hendrick with a speed of 162.250mph. See NASCAR.com for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 lineup(7-6-2001)

How Did Hendrick Make the Race?

How Did Hendrick Make the Race?

May 26, 2001
#24-Ricky Hendrick ran well during Friday morning's practice session. But when qualifying was rained out, it appeared Hendrick might miss the BGN race since it was going to be his first series start this season. Hendrick, however, made the field thanks to a victory

Sprague wins pole at Darlington:

Sprague wins pole at Darlington:

May 11, 2001
#24-Jack Sprague won the pole for the Darlington 200 CTS race with a speed of 162.878mph. Teammate #17-Ricky Hendrick is on the outside pole with a speed of 162.442mph. See That's Racin' for the Darlington 200 Starting Lineup. The race starts at 4:00pm/et on ESPN (

Testing At Lowes UPDATE:

Testing At Lowes UPDATE:

May 8, 2001
Testing At Lowes UPDATE: Lowes Motor Speedway will host many drivers in a test session on Monday May 7th and Tuesday, May 8th. Cup schedule on both days run from 4:00 to 10:00pm/et. Sceduled drivers so far are: #88-Dale Jarrett, #9-Bill Elliott, #22-Ward Burton, #19

Musgrave Wins:

Musgrave Wins:

March 4, 2001
Ted Musgrave and the #1 Mopar Performance Dodge had enough fuel to win Sundays Florida Dodge Dealers 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway for his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. After battling Jack Sprague and Joe Ruttman for the lead throughout the event, Musgrave

Ruttman wins at Daytona:

Ruttman wins at Daytona:

February 16, 2001
#18-Joe Ruttman won the CTS race at Daytona on Friday. ESPN televised the race and did their normal excellent job covering it. #17-Ricky Hendrick squeaked by #2-Scott Riggs for 2nd. For a story and results, see That's Racin': Veteran Ruttman wins Truck series opener

Daytona Testing – Day 3:

Daytona Testing – Day 3:

January 22, 2001
#17-Ricky Hendrick posted the fastest single lap time in the final day of truck testing at 182.615 mph. Trucks in an afternoon drafting session were posting speeds in the high 180's with Bobby Hamilton running the #8 Dodge at 189.155mph. The speeds: 8, Bobby Hamilton

Daytona Testing – Day 2:

Daytona Testing – Day 2:

January 21, 2001
#66-Rick Carelli was atop the speed chart after Saturdays session with a speed of 181.660mph. Rounding out the top five was #60-Travis Kvapil, #9-Morgan Shepherd, #18-Joe Ruttman and #17 Ricky Hendrick Testing will continue on Sunday at the Speedway and is free and

CTS Day 1 Test at Daytona over – Lance Norick the fastest:

CTS Day 1 Test at Daytona over – Lance Norick the fastest:

January 19, 2001
#90-Lance Norick ran the fastest lap at the 1st day of CTS testing at Daytona, a lap of 182.482mph. Here is the full rundown of Day 1: 1. #90-Lance Norick, 182.482 mph2. #17-Ricky Hendrick, 182.2603. #60-Travis Kvapil, 181.5034. #66a-Rick Carelli, 180.9455. #46-Dennis

Midday Speeds at Daytona Testing – Day 1:

Midday Speeds at Daytona Testing – Day 1:

January 19, 2001
First on the track at 10:30am/et Friday was Bobby Dotter in the #08 People Against Drugs Chevy. #17-Ricky Hendrick was the fastest at 181.792mph, 2nd was #60-Travis Kvapil at 180.607mph. Third fastest was Ford driver #66-Rick Carelli at 179.745mph. The three day test

Testing at Daytona:

Testing at Daytona:

January 19, 2001
teams listed as scheduled to test in the CTS test at Daytona: #1-Ted Musgrave, Dodge Mopar Motorsports. Dodge #8-Willy T. Ribbs, Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge #10-Mark Petty, Tex Racing Dodge #12-Stacy Compton, Impact Motorsports Dodge #17-Ricky Hendrick, Hendrick Motorsports

#90 Ride Open? UPDATE 4 It’s Hut:

#90 Ride Open? UPDATE 4 It’s Hut:

December 31, 2000
hearing #90 Owner Junie Donlavey is talking to a few drivers for the #90 Hills Brothers Ford ride in 2001 including: Hut Stricklin, who drove the car for most of 2000; Greg Sacks, who last made a Daytona 500 attempt in the defunct #96 Perry-Huggins team in 2000; Geoffrey

Hendrick News UPDATE 2:

Hendrick News UPDATE 2:

December 22, 2000
Dennis Conner, the crew chief for two-time CTS champ Jack Sprague, will become Ricky Hendrick's full time crew chief effective immediately for the remaining events on Hendrick's BGB and CTS schedule this year. In the truck races that Hendrick and Sprague will both

#90 Ride Open?

#90 Ride Open?

December 17, 2000
hearing #90 Owner Junie Donlavey is talking to a few drivers for the #90 Hills Brothers Ford ride in 2001 including: Hut Stricklin, who drove the car for most of 2000; Greg Sacks, who last made a Daytona 500 attempt in the defunct #96 Perry-Huggins team in 2000; Geoffrey