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Michigan 200
Michigan International Speedway

What: Race 10 of 25 on Craftsman Truck circuit
Where: Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
When: June 16, 2007
Laps: 100
Track Length: 2. miles
Race Length: 200.00 miles
Purse: $617,811

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SCENEDAILY
TUESDAY JUNE 12, 2007

With the Craftsman Truck Series running in conjunction with the Nextel Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway, some Nextel Cup regulars will be pulling double-duty. The preliminary entry list for Saturday's Michigan 200 has 37 entries.

Nextel Cup drivers Kevin Harvick (No. 2 Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet), Mark Martin (No. 21 Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford) and Kyle Busch (No. 51 Billy Ballew Motorsports Chevrolet) are entered in the race. Ken Schrader continues to drive the No. 18 Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge while Bill Elliott pilots Schrader's normal Cup entry for the weekend.

The No. 36 entry of Bill Davis Racing does not have a driver listed for the race.

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Michigan 200
Michigan International Speedway
June 16, 2007
Race 10 of 25

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND

1 6 Travis Kvapil Ford K&N Filters 179.596 40.090 Leader
2 21 Mark Martin Ford Bush's Baked Beans 178.682 40.295 -0.205
3 51 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Flanders Beef Patties 178.024 40.444 -0.354
4 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 177.848 40.484 -0.394
5 15 Bill Lester Chevrolet Christian Debt Consolidation 177.778 40.500 -0.410
6 30 Todd Bodine Toyota Lumber Liquidators 177.668 40.525 -0.435
7 60 Jack Sprague Toyota Con-way Freight 177.436 40.578 -0.488
8 08 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet The GPS Store / Garmin 177.314 40.606 -0.516
9 9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Team ASE / UCoat It 177.222 40.627 -0.537
10 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Toyota Certified Used Vehicles 177.078 40.660 -0.570
11 77 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Resort 176.952 40.689 -0.599
12 1 Aaron Fike* Toyota RFMS Inc. / Red Horse Racing 176.739 40.738 -0.648
13 13 Willie Allen* Chevrolet ThorSport Racing 176.644 40.760 -0.670
14 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com 176.203 40.862 -0.772
15 36 Ryan Mathews Toyota Bill Davis Racing 176.104 40.885 -0.795
16 00 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 176.095 40.887 -0.797
17 50 T.J. Bell Ford Heathcliff's Cat Litter 175.713 40.976 -0.886
18 59 Terry Cook Toyota Harris Trucking 175.640 40.993 -0.903
19 47 Kraig Kinser Chevrolet Ginn Resorts 175.439 41.040 -0.950
20 10 David Starr Ford Maxx Force Diesel 175.332 41.065 -0.975
21 18 Ken Schrader Dodge Fastenal 175.204 41.095 -1.005
22 4 Bobby Labonte Dodge Open Joist 175.050 41.131 -1.041
23 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Menards 174.995 41.144 -1.054
24 75 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet Spears Manufacturing 174.919 41.162 -1.072
25 99 Erik Darnell Ford Northern Tool + Equipment 174.728 41.207 -1.117
26 09 Stacy Compton Ford Zaxby's 174.617 41.233 -1.143
27 14 Rick Crawford Ford Power Stroke Diesel 174.246 41.321 -1.231
28 40 Clay Rogers Chevrolet Curtis Key Plumbing 173.645 41.464 -1.374
29 46 Travis Kittleson Chevrolet Bob Steele Chevrolet 171.539 41.973 -1.883
30 186 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 888karport.com 171.445 41.996 -1.906
31 7 Jason White* Chevrolet Hooters Energy Drink 171.310 42.029 -1.939
32 2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Camping World
/ RVs.com 171.192 42.058 -1.968
33 8 Blake Bjorklund* Chevrolet Haas Automation 170.944 42.119 -2.029
34 07 Tim Sauter* Chevrolet Lester Buildings 169.639 42.443 -2.353
35 16 Boston Reid+ Ford Xpress Motorsports - - -
36 191 J C Stout Chevrolet Sterling Truck Corp. 168.575 42.711 -2.621

Did Not Qualify
37 171 Bryan Silas Chevrolet PBG / Nortrax - - -

+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

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SCENEDAILY
SATURDAY JUNE 16, 2007

BROOKLYN, Mich. - Roush Fenway Racing's Travis Kvapil will start from the pole in the Craftsman Truck Series Michigan 200 this afternoon at Michigan International Speedway.

Kvapil turned a lap of 179.596 mph to lead qualifying Saturday morning as he easily outpaced Wood Brothers/JTG Racing's Mark Martin (178.682 mph).

Rounding out the top five were Billy Ballew Motorsports' Kyle Busch, Bill Davis Racing's Mike Skinner and Busch teammate Bill Lester.

Failing to make the field was Fast Track Racing's Bryan Silas.

The race is scheduled for 3 p.m. EDT today

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By Sporting News Wire Service
June 15, 2007
01:00 PM EDT

The 10th stop in the Craftsman Truck Series just happens to be where Terry Cook came to watch the legends of NASCAR -- Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, David Pearson and others -- do battle as he grew up.

Saturday, Michigan International Speedway will become special to Cook for another reason: He will become the third driver to make his 250th start, seven behind Jack Sprague and Rick Crawford who share the series mark. Cook has the current record for consecutive starts, up to 232 when he takes the green flag in Saturday's Michigan 200.

"I truly hope I'm around for another 250-plus," Cook said, a native of Sylvania, Ohio. "Truly, Michigan is my home track. I grew up about 45 minutes from there near Toledo, Ohio, which is a stone's throw from the Michigan-Ohio state line."

Cook's career started just across the line in Ohio. He won a handful of track championships at small tracks such as Sandusky and Flat Rock Speedway before teaming with Duke Thorson to get into truck racing in 1996.

"He came to work here ... and part of that whole process was we thought we'd buy a truck and try our hand at the Truck Series," Thorson said. "When we started the team it was one truck and Terry. It was really a barebones deal when we started.

"We probably didn't know at the time what we had accomplished vs. today. Since then, I've seen him mature."

Together they won their first pole (1997) and race (1998), both at the defunct Flemington (N.J.) Speedway. In Cook's 11 seasons, he has six wins, eight poles and four top-10 points finishes, including eighth last year. But statistics don't tell the whole story of what the Truck Series has meant to Cook.

"I found my wife in the Truck Series," said Cook, who is married to former ESPN pit reporter Amy East. "Actually, our first date was at Michigan, and I proposed to her at Michigan."

Cook, 36, has had opportunities to move up to the Busch and Cup series but passed. He opted to drive good trucks, run up front and race for wins rather than run in the back of the pack in NASCAR's top two series.

"I would still like to get an opportunity to race in the Nextel Cup Series," Cook said. "(But) obviously, the crowning achievement in anybody's career is a championship. Nothing would make me happier than to raise that championship trophy in the Truck Series."

If he never does, it still would have been a great ride.

"It means I had a lot of fun and I got paid to do what I love to do," he said. "It's truly a dream come true."

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Status: Final
Michigan 200
Michigan International Speedway

Order Driver (No.) Car Pts/Bonus Laps Laps Led Winnings

1 Travis Kvapil (6) Ford 190/5 100 18 $56,950
2 Kyle Busch (51) Chevrolet 180/10 100 38 $36,600
3 Brendan Gaughan (77) Chevrolet 165/0 100 0 $26,375
4 Mike Skinner (5) Toyota 165/5 100 9 $22,125
5 Ted Musgrave (9) Toyota 155/0 100 0 $15,150
6 Rick Crawford (14) Ford 150/0 100 0 $14,200
7 Todd Bodine (30) Toyota 146/0 100 0 $13,750
8 Kevin Harvick (2) Chevrolet 142/0 100 0 $11,425
9 Johnny Benson (23) Toyota 138/0 100 0 $13,625
10 Ron Hornaday Jr. (33) Chevrolet 134/0 100 0 $14,825
11 Terry Cook (59) Toyota 130/0 100 0 $13,550
12 Stacy Compton (09) Ford 127/0 100 0 $13,400
13 David Starr (10) Ford 124/0 100 0 $13,325
14 Kraig Kinser (47) Chevrolet 121/0 100 0 $11,025
15 Bill Lester (15) Chevrolet 118/0 100 0 $14,100
16 Ryan Mathews (36) Toyota 115/0 100 0 $13,200
17 Aaron Fike (1) Toyota 112/0 100 0 $14,100
18 Bobby Labonte (4) Dodge 109/0 100 0 $10,825
19 Chad McCumbee (08) Chevrolet 106/0 100 0 $13,025
20 T.J. Bell (50) Ford 103/0 100 0 $13,450
21 Blake Bjorklund (8) Chevrolet 100/0 100 0 $12,975
22 Willie Allen (13) Chevrolet 97/0 100 0 $12,925
23 Tim Sauter (07) Chevrolet 94/0 100 0 $11,650
24 Dennis Setzer (75) Chevrolet 91/0 100 0 $11,625
25 Clay Rogers (40) Chevrolet 88/0 100 0 $10,600
26 Erik Darnell (99) Ford 85/0 100 0 $10,575
27 Jason White (7) Chevrolet 82/0 100 0 $10,550
28 Travis Kittleson (46) Chevrolet 79/0 98 0 $10,525
29 Jack Sprague (60) Toyota 76/0 93 0 $10,500
30 Ken Schrader (18) Dodge 73/0 72 0 $10,475
31 J.C. Stout (191) Chevrolet 70/0 71 0 $10,450
32 A.J. Allmendinger (00) Toyota 67/0 54 0 $10,425
33 Mark Martin (21) Ford 69/5 47 35 $10,400
34 Matt Crafton (88) Chevrolet 61/0 40 0 $10,350
35 Boston Reid (16) Ford 58/0 10 0 $10,325
36 Kevin Lepage (186) Chevrolet 55/0 8 0 $10,280

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Kvapil passes Busch with lap to go to win at Michigan
Martin dominates early but engine failure ends his day

By Jenna Fryer
The Associated Press
June 16, 2007
06:17 PM EDT

BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Travis Kvapil patiently stalked Kyle Busch around Michigan International Speedway, finally passing him with one lap to go Saturday to score his first Craftsman Truck Series win since 2004.

Busch led four times for 38 laps, but was struggling to control his Chevrolet when Kvapil closed in on him in the final 10 laps. Kvapil, the 2003 series champion, made several peeks around him, only to scoot back in line behind Busch.

He finally attempted a pass in the fourth turn, sliding ahead of Busch as they closed in on the start / finish line with the white flag waving above them. Kvapil then pulled away on the final lap to win for the first time since Sept. 18, 2004.

"I knew I was a little better than Kyle, but I just didn't want to get out there too soon,'' said Kvapil, who started from the pole.

It was Kvapil's second win at Michigan, sixth of his career, but first since he joined Roush Fenway Racing at the start of this season. He replaced Mark Martin, who won six times in the truck last season.

"It feels like it's been forever,'' Kvapil said. "There were big shoes to fill after Mark Martin left this team.''

Crew chief Mike Beam said the team had been feeling the heat to get back to Victory Lane. They took pride in finally doing it at MIS, which is team owner Jack Roush's home track.

"We've struggled all year, we felt we've really let Travis down,'' Beam said. "I knew Travis could do this, we've got all the confidence in him. And it's good to win here for Jack in Michigan, they've been putting the heat on us -- this is our Daytona 500.''

Busch said his truck was too loose to hold off Kvapil's charge.

"I was all over the place, the middle, the bottom, the top,'' Busch said. "I just could never find a place that would let me get a good run off the corner. Our truck was good enough, solid enough to win the race, but just not quite good enough to get where I needed to be off the corner.''

Brendan Gaughan finished third and was followed by Mike Skinner, Ted Musgrave, Rick Crawford and Todd Bodine. Kevin Harvick, Johnny Benson and Ron Hornaday rounded out the top 10.

Skinner extended his lead in the standings to 113 points over Hornaday.

The race opened up after Martin lost the engine on his Ford. He led four times for 35 laps before the failure, and finished 33rd.

"Mark was the class of the field today,'' Busch said. "He was gone. Nobody could touch that thing. But thankfully we could make a race out of it when his motor went.''

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