Ted Musgrave News

Slower speeds:

Slower speeds:

January 12, 2003
Reduction in the size of hoses feeding air to a truck's carburetor, in part, has cut speeds during this season's test from 2002 levels. #1-Ted Musgrave sat on the Bud Pole a year ago with a speed of 187.215 - nearly five miles per hour faster than the best single lap

Leffler fastest Sunday in DIS testing:

Leffler fastest Sunday in DIS testing:

January 12, 2003
#2-Jason Leffler posted a fast lap of 182.386mph on Sunday claiming top speed honors in the second day of testing for the Feb. 14 Florida Dodge Dealers 250. Leffler's speed was fractionally quicker than that of #18-Chad Chaffin at 182.024. Third and fourth fastest

Hamilton fastest so far at Daytona in testing:

Hamilton fastest so far at Daytona in testing:

January 12, 2003
Bobby Hamilton, whose trucks have won the last two editions of the Florida Dodge Dealers 250, posted the fastest lap at the CTS testing at Daytona International Speedway. #4-Hamilton paced both "regular" sessions of the test with a speed of 182.419mph. #2-Jason Leffler

Little slow

Little slow

December 16, 2002
so I though I'd post this, pretty interesting - Ideal Gifts for Craftsman Truck Series Racers -- Sears motorsports marketing manager Tour Claiborne went Christmas shopping for the race drivers in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He pored over the 2002-2003 Craftsman

Ultra Motorsports Promotion:

Ultra Motorsports Promotion:

December 7, 2002
Ultra Motorsports announced veteran CTS crew chief Tim Kohuth has been named general manager of the organization's two-truck NCTS operation. Long-time NASCAR pit boss Buddy "Red Dog" Barnes will replace Kohuth as the crew chief of the #2 Team ASE/CARQUEST Dodge Ram

Some Stats – Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years:

Some Stats – Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years:

November 19, 2002
Some Stats - Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years: this year's group of top 10 drivers in the final points standings is the youngest by average age since 1988. Based on what a driver's age was AT THE TIME THE SEASON ENDED. 2002 (driver's age at the time the season ended

Baldwin named #7 Crew Chief:

Baldwin named #7 Crew Chief:

November 18, 2002
Baldwin named #7 Crew Chief: Ultra Motorsports owner Jim Smith announced that Tommy Baldwin Jr. has been tabbed as the new crew chief of the #7 Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge for 2003. Baldwinreplaces veteran crew chief Tony Furr. "What an exciting day for Ultra Motorsports

Rumblings – Homestead:

Rumblings – Homestead:

November 18, 2002
Rumblings - Homestead: The hottest driver on the tour the last month and a half was standing in Victory Lane again today as Kurt Busch passed Ryan Newman on lap 257 and went on to win the final Winston Cup event of the season today. This was Busch's third win in the

Hornaday wins race, Bliss wins championship:

Hornaday wins race, Bliss wins championship:

November 15, 2002
There was plenty to celebrate for #16-Mike Bliss and his IWX Racing team on Friday. Bliss won his first CTS championship, clinching it with his fifth-place finish in Friday's Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But his team got another surprise, as former series

Bliss on the pole at Homestead:

Bliss on the pole at Homestead:

November 14, 2002
CTS points leader, #16-Mike Bliss, won the pole for the Ford 200 with a speed of 147.111mph, with 3rd in points #1-Ted Musgrave qualifying 2nd at 146.991 and 2nd in points #14-Rick Crawford qualifying 4th at 145.447. #2-Jason Leffler will start 3rd at 146.171 and #

Spencer not happy with his release, maybe to the #7 in 2003? UPDATE 2 Furr or Baldwin as #7 crew chief?

Spencer not happy with his release, maybe to the #7 in 2003? UPDATE 2 Furr or Baldwin as #7 crew chief?

November 12, 2002
Spencer not happy with his release, maybe to the #7 in 2003? UPDATE 2 Furr or Baldwin as #7 crew chief? Jimmy Spencer said Friday he's upset about how he got the word - via a phone call - that he'd be out of the #41 Dodges owned by Chip Ganassi at the end of the 2002

Harvick wins at Phoenix:

Harvick wins at Phoenix:

November 8, 2002
#6-Kevin Harvick won his first ever CTS race (in his 75th start), joining Mark Martin, Bobby Hamilton, Terry Labonte and Ken Schrader as the five drivers who have won races in the 3 major NASCAR divisions: Cup, BGN and CTS. #1-Ted Musgrave was 2nd, #14-Rick Crawford

Musgrave wins at California:

Musgrave wins at California:

November 2, 2002
#1-Ted Musgrave came from the back of the field and pulled away to an easy victory Saturday in the American Racing Wheels 200 CTS race at California Speedway. #2-Jason Leffler was 2nd followed by #62-Brendan Gaughan, #60-Travis Kvapil and #14-Rick Crawford. Series

CASCAR to air on Speed Channel:

CASCAR to air on Speed Channel:

October 23, 2002
CASCAR to air on Speed Channel: Speed Channel will air the 2002 CASCAR Super Series races beginning with the Mopar 250 on Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. ET. The CASCAR Super Series consists of 12 races - nine short track ovals and three road courses. For the Canada Day Shootout

Musgrave in the #44 at the Rock? UPDATE nope, Atlanta

Musgrave in the #44 at the Rock? UPDATE nope, Atlanta

October 21, 2002
Musgrave in the #44 at the Rock? UPDATE nope, Atlanta hearing Ted Musgrave will drive the #44 Georgia Pacific Dodge at North Carloina Speedway in Rockingham, NC on Nov 3rd. Sounds like a lot of traveling if this is true as Musgrave is scheduled to run the Truck Series