Johnson to run Bristol truck race: ESPN2's NASCAR Now reported that Jimmie Johnson is scheduled to drive the #81 Chevy for Randy Moss Motorsports in the Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. It will be Johnson's first Truck Series race. Johnson wants to get more seat time at Bristol since he has never won there.(7-29-2008) Comment here
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That is great news for RMM. They are gonna get an awful lot of media coverage leading up to and especially during the race if JJ can keep it up front. I imagine he can but you never know at Bristol. Good for RMM and good call by Hendrick.
ENTRY LIST
O'Reilly 200 | Bristol Motor Speedway
August 20, 2008 | Race 16 of 25
CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN MAKE SPONSOR OWNER
2 Jack Sprague Spring Lake, MI Chevrolet American Commercial Lines DeLana Harvick
4 Stacy Compton Grit, VA Dodge CGJohnsonCity
.com Lori Hamilton
5 Mike Skinner Susanville, CA Toyota Toyota Tundra Bill Davis
6 Colin Braun* Ovalo, TX Ford Con-way Freight Jack Roush
7 Andy Lally* Northport, NY Chevrolet TRG Motorsports Kevin Buckler
07 Sean Murphy Fort Lauderdale, FL Chevrolet ASI Limited Ken Smith
8 Chad McCumbee Supply, NC Chevrolet Malcolmson Construction Dave Malcolmson
08 Jason White Powhatan, VA Dodge Gunbroker.com Bobby Dotter
9 Justin Marks* Rocklin, CA Toyota Crocs Bob Germain
09 John Wes Townley Watkinsville, GA Ford Zaxby's Jack Roush
10 Brendan Gaughan Las Vegas, NV Ford International Maxx Force Diesel Tom Mitchell
11 David Starr Houston, TX Toyota Red Horse Racing Tom DeLoach
13 Shelby Howard Greenwood, IN Chevrolet Bobcat David "Duke" Thorson
14 Rick Crawford Mobile, AL Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral / Power Stroke Diesel Tom Mitchell
15 David Stremme South Bend, IN Toyota Ergon Hyprene James "Billy" Ballew
16 Brian Scott* Boise, ID Chevrolet Albertson's Joe Scott
18 Dennis Setzer Newton, NC Dodge Tahoe Smokeless Clay Campbell
21 Jon Wood Stuart, VA Ford The Barnhill Group Eddie Wood
22 Scott Speed* Manteca, CA Toyota Red Bull Bill Davis
23 Johnny Benson Grand Rapids, MI Toyota Exide Batteries Gail Davis
30 Todd Bodine Chemung, NY Toyota Lumber Liquidators Stephen Germain
33 Ron Hornaday Palmdale, CA Chevrolet Camping World
/ RVs.com DeLana Harvick
40 Jeff Green Owensboro, KY Chevrolet Key Motorsports Curtis Key
41 Tayler Malsam Sammamish, WA Dodge CHS Motorsports Carl Hartman
51 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota Miccosukee Resort & Gaming / NOS Energy Drink James "Billy" Ballew
52 Ken Schrader Fenton, MO Toyota Federated Auto Parts Ken Schrader
59 Ted Musgrave Franklin, WI Toyota Team ASE / Harris Trucking James Harris
60 Terry Cook Sylvania, OH Toyota wyler.com Jeffrey Wyler
71 Donny Lia* Jericho, NY Chevrolet NationRides.com Kevin Buckler
81 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Kobalt Tools Randy Moss
88 Matt Crafton Tulare, CA Chevrolet Menards Rhonda Thorson
99 Erik Darnell Beach Park, IL Ford Northern Tool + Equipment Jack Roush
104 Patrick Carpentier Joliette, Quebec Dodge Tow Truck in a Box / SMS Equipment / Komatsu Joey Arrington
117 Timothy Peters Providence, NC Dodge Premier Racing Steve Stallings
148 Bryan Silas Stuart, FL Chevrolet RockinghamSpe
edway.com Andy Hillenburg
157 Norm Benning Pittsburgh, PA Chevrolet Benning Racing Norm Benning
187 Chris Jones Forest, VA Chevrolet Copy Wizard Rick Jones
PRACTICE SPEEDS
O'Reilly 200 | Bristol Motor Speedway
August 20, 2008 | Race 16 of 25 | Practice 1
RANK CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 18 Dennis Setzer Dodge Tahoe Smokeless 123.411 15.548 Leader
2 7 T.J. Bell Chevrolet Heathcliff's Cat Litter "Home 4 the Holidays.org" 122.443 15.671 -0.123
3 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Exide Batteries 122.193 15.703 -0.155
4 10 Brendan Gaughan Ford International Maxx Force Diesel 122.115 15.713 -0.165
5 51 Kyle Busch Toyota Miccosukee Resort & Gaming / NOS Energy Drink 122.030 15.724 -0.176
6 14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral / Power Stroke Diesel 121.852 15.747 -0.199
7 6 Colin Braun* Ford Con-way Freight 121.574 15.783 -0.235
8 22 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 121.558 15.785 -0.237
9 30 Todd Bodine Toyota Lumber Liquidators 121.129 15.841 -0.293
10 117 Timothy Peters Dodge Dickey's Barbeque Pit 121.052 15.851 -0.303
11 104 Patrick Carpentier Dodge Tow Truck in a Box / SMS Equipment / Komatsu 121.052 15.851 -0.303
12 99 Erik Darnell Ford Northern Tool + Equipment 120.710 15.896 -0.348
13 13 Shelby Howard Chevrolet FarmPaint.com 120.679 15.900 -0.352
14 52 Ken Schrader Toyota Federated Auto Parts 120.528 15.920 -0.372
15 2 Jack Sprague Chevrolet American Commercial Lines 120.482 15.926 -0.378
16 59 Ted Musgrave Toyota Team ASE / Harris Trucking 120.369 15.941 -0.393
17 71 Donny Lia* Chevrolet NationRides.com 120.308 15.949 -0.401
18 15 David Stremme Toyota Ergon Hyprene 120.293 15.951 -0.403
19 4 Stacy Compton Dodge CGJohnsonCity
.com 120.263 15.955 -0.407
20 9 Justin Marks* Toyota Crocs 120.218 15.961 -0.413
21 60 Terry Cook Toyota wyler.com 120.098 15.977 -0.429
22 08 Jason White Dodge Gunbroker.com 120.008 15.989 -0.441
23 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Camping World
/ RVs.com 120.000 15.990 -0.442
24 16 Brian Scott* Chevrolet Albertson's 119.918 16.001 -0.453
25 81 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 119.888 16.005 -0.457
26 21 Jon Wood Ford The Barnhill Group 119.850 16.010 -0.462
27 8 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet Malcolmson Construction 119.783 16.019 -0.471
28 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 119.775 16.020 -0.472
29 09 John Wes Townley Ford Zaxby's 119.544 16.051 -0.503
30 11 David Starr Toyota Red Horse Racing 119.470 16.061 -0.513
31 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Ideal Door / Menards 119.262 16.089 -0.541
32 41 Tayler Malsam Dodge ThunderBoats.org 119.114 16.109 -0.561
33 148 Bryan Silas Chevrolet RockinghamSpe
edway.com 118.642 16.173 -0.625
34 40 Jeff Green Chevrolet Key Motorsports 118.073 16.251 -0.703
35 187 Chris Jones Chevrolet Copy Wizard 117.826 16.285 -0.737
36 07 Sean Murphy Chevrolet ASI Limited 117.422 16.341 -0.793
37 157 Norm Benning Chevrolet MotorsportsDe
signs.com 109.677 17.495 -1.947
__________________ Rome did not create a Great Empire by having meetings--- They did it by killing all people who opposed them!
2nd PRACTICE SPEEDS
O'Reilly 200 | Bristol Motor Speedway
August 20, 2008 | Race 16 of 25 | Practice 2
RANK CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Exide Batteries 123.118 15.585 Leader
2 7 T.J. Bell Chevrolet Heathcliff's Cat Litter "Home 4 the Holidays.org" 122.333 15.685 -0.100
3 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Camping World
/ RVs.com 122.302 15.689 -0.104
4 6 Colin Braun* Ford Con-way Freight 122.077 15.718 -0.133
5 71 Donny Lia* Chevrolet NationRides.com 122.061 15.720 -0.135
6 22 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 121.991 15.729 -0.144
7 14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral / Power Stroke Diesel 121.952 15.734 -0.149
8 51 Kyle Busch Toyota Miccosukee Resort & Gaming / NOS Energy Drink 121.906 15.740 -0.155
9 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 121.883 15.743 -0.158
10 117 Timothy Peters Dodge Dickey's Barbeque Pit 121.836 15.749 -0.164
11 18 Dennis Setzer Dodge Tahoe Smokeless 121.713 15.765 -0.180
12 81 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 121.520 15.790 -0.205
13 10 Brendan Gaughan Ford International Maxx Force Diesel 121.328 15.815 -0.230
14 9 Justin Marks* Toyota Crocs 121.175 15.835 -0.250
15 4 Stacy Compton Dodge CGJohnsonCity
.com 121.121 15.842 -0.257
16 2 Jack Sprague Chevrolet American Commercial Lines 120.961 15.863 -0.278
17 16 Brian Scott* Chevrolet Albertson's 120.907 15.870 -0.285
18 59 Ted Musgrave Toyota Team ASE / Harris Trucking 120.900 15.871 -0.286
19 99 Erik Darnell Ford Northern Tool + Equipment 120.786 15.886 -0.301
20 60 Terry Cook Toyota wyler.com 120.778 15.887 -0.302
21 30 Todd Bodine Toyota Lumber Liquidators 120.717 15.895 -0.310
22 11 David Starr Toyota Red Horse Racing 120.535 15.919 -0.334
23 52 Ken Schrader Toyota Federated Auto Parts 120.286 15.952 -0.367
24 15 David Stremme Toyota Ergon Hyprene 120.173 15.967 -0.382
25 104 Patrick Carpentier Dodge Tow Truck in a Box / SMS Equipment / Komatsu 119.813 16.015 -0.430
26 08 Jason White Dodge Gunbroker.com 119.745 16.024 -0.439
27 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Ideal Door / Menards 119.544 16.051 -0.466
28 09 John Wes Townley Ford Zaxby's 119.537 16.052 -0.467
29 41 Tayler Malsam Dodge ThunderBoats.org 119.477 16.060 -0.475
30 13 Shelby Howard Chevrolet FarmPaint.com 119.091 16.112 -0.527
31 40 Jeff Green Chevrolet Key Motorsports 118.767 16.156 -0.571
32 148 Bryan Silas Chevrolet RockinghamSpe
edway.com 118.679 16.168 -0.583
33 21 Jon Wood Ford The Barnhill Group 118.371 16.210 -0.625
34 8 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet Malcolmson Construction 117.870 16.279 -0.694
35 187 Chris Jones Chevrolet Copy Wizard 117.029 16.396 -0.811
36 07 Sean Murphy Chevrolet ASI Limited 116.087 16.529 -0.944
37 157 Norm Benning Chevrolet MotorsportsDe
signs.com 112.112 17.115 -1.530
__________________ Rome did not create a Great Empire by having meetings--- They did it by killing all people who opposed them!
QUALIFYING ORDER
O'Reilly 200 | Bristol Motor Speedway
August 20, 2008| Race 16 of 25
ORDER CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR
1 99 Erik Darnell Ford Northern Tool + Equipment
2 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Exide Batteries
3 21 Jon Wood Ford The Barnhill Group
4 8 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet Malcolmson Construction
5 9 Justin Marks* Toyota Crocs
6 59 Ted Musgrave Toyota Team ASE / Harris Trucking
7 60 Terry Cook Toyota wyler.com
8 30 Todd Bodine Toyota Lumber Liquidators
9 14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral / Power Stroke Diesel
10 4 Stacy Compton Dodge CGJohnsonCity
.com
11 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Ideal Door / Menards
12 81 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools
13 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra
14 2 Jack Sprague Chevrolet American Commercial Lines
15 08 Jason White Dodge Gunbroker.com
16 18 Dennis Setzer Dodge Tahoe Smokeless
17 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Camping World
/ RVs.com
18 13 Shelby Howard Chevrolet FarmPaint.com
19 09 John Wes Townley Ford Zaxby's
20 22 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull
21 40 Jeff Green Chevrolet Key Motorsports
22 11 David Starr Toyota Red Horse Racing
23 10 Brendan Gaughan Ford International Maxx Force Diesel
24 6 Colin Braun* Ford Con-way Freight
25 71 Donny Lia* Chevrolet NationRides.com
26 51 Kyle Busch Toyota Miccosukee Resort & Gaming / NOS Energy Drink
27 7 T.J. Bell Chevrolet Heathcliff's Cat Litter "Home 4 the Holidays.org"
28 16 Brian Scott* Chevrolet Albertson's
29 15 David Stremme Toyota Ergon Hyprene
30 07 Sean Murphy Chevrolet ASI Limited
31 104 Patrick Carpentier Dodge Tow Truck in a Box / SMS Equipment / Komatsu
32 187 Chris Jones Chevrolet Copy Wizard
33 148 Bryan Silas Chevrolet RockinghamSpe
edway.com
34 52 Ken Schrader Toyota Federated Auto Parts
35 117 Timothy Peters Dodge Dickey's Barbeque Pit
36 41 Tayler Malsam Dodge ThunderBoats.org
37 157 Norm Benning Chevrolet MotorsportsDe
__________________ Rome did not create a Great Empire by having meetings--- They did it by killing all people who opposed them!
By the Numbers: Truck
Top 10 and then some for Bristol Motor Speedway
August 20, 2008
10:01 AM EDT
Beginning in 2003, amendments to the Craftsman Truck Series schedule brought about what has since become as certain as death and taxes, only not as dreaded: a set number of 25 races including one in particular on a Wednesday night at Bristol.
The Truck Series has raced 10 times at Bristol Motor Speedway. The first five events, 1995 through 1999, were held on Sunday. When it returned after a three-year absence, it became the first regularly scheduled midweek race in any of NASCAR's three national series.
Ron Hornaday is the only driver to win at Bristol more than once, doing so back-to-back in 1997-98. More on him later. Coverage of the O'Reilly 200 begins at 7:30 p.m. ET on SPEED with NCTS Setup.
1Drivers to win at Bristol from a starting position worse than 12th. Joe Ruttman started 22nd out of 29 trucks in 1995. Ruttman made four starts at BMS and never finished worse than sixth. His 3.8 average finish is the best of any driver with more than two starts there.
2Poles at Bristol for Ron Hornaday, most of any driver. He won both races from the pole in No. 16 Chevrolet of Dale Earnhardt Inc., and led 387 out of a possible 406 laps including all 200 in 1997. Hornaday finished sixth last year, his first top-10 since the back-to-back wins and fifth in eight starts.
3Consecutive top-fives at Bristol for Johnny Benson, the longest current streak. Benson finished fourth in 2005 and again in 2006 before winning last year. He has a 5.5 average finish in four career starts. Benson is racing for his fourth consecutive victory this week, which would be a series first.
4Top-fives at Bristol for Dodge, the only manufacturer without a win there. Dodge has two runner-up finishes, with Stacy Compton in 1999 and Robert Pressley in 2003. Compton and Dennis Setzer, fifth in 1999, are two of only six Dodge drivers entered in this week's race including Patrick Carpentier, who will be making his series debut.
5Races at Bristol won from the front row including three from the pole: Ron Hornaday in 1997-98 and Mark Martin in 2006. Rick Carelli (1996) and Mike Skinner (2005) each started on the outside. Carelli's victory was the first of four in his Truck career. He now spots for Hornaday.
6Fewest cautions in a race at Bristol, which has happened three times: 1995, 2003 and 2005. There were three lead changes in each of those races. Two of those races produced the fewest laps led for a winner: Joe Ruttman led eight laps in '95; Travis Kvapil led two laps in '03. Both times the winner started outside the top 10. Mike Skinner led the second-most laps (190) for a winner in '05.
7Top-10s at Bristol for Jack Sprague, most of any driver. His 1999 victory in the No. 24 Chevrolet of Hendrick Motorsports is one of four top-fives, also tops among all drivers. Sprague's nine starts are the most at BMS, and he has a top-10 in each of the four different trucks he has driven there previously.
8Career starts at Bristol for Terry Cook, without a top-10. In fact, he has never finished on the lead lap. Cook has only two top-15 finishes and none in the past five races. He has three DNFs (all crashes) including last year when he finished 32nd, which is his worst result. His average finish is 23.8.
9Average place of finish at Bristol for Matt Crafton, who in five starts has never finished worse than 12th. In fact, he has finished 12th the past three years. He has made four starts at BMS in the No. 88 Chevrolet of Thorsport Racing including a sixth-place finish in his first race there in 2003. His lone top-five (third in 2004) was in KHI's No. 6 Chevy.
10Combined top-fives at Bristol for Truck Series stalwarts Todd Bodine, Rick Crawford, Brendan Gaughan, Ron Hornaday and Dennis Setzer, each with two. Of the group, Hornaday is the only driver with a win at BMS. Gaughan (second) and Setzer (fifth) are the only drivers with a top-five last year. Bodine was 24th last year after back-to-back runner-up finishes; Setzer was 26th and hasn't finished better than 14th since his second of two fifth-places in 2003.
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1 22 Scott Speed # Red Bull Toyota 15.491 123.865
2 23 Johnny Benson EXIDE Batteries Toyota 15.507 123.738
3 51 Kyle Busch Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink 15.539 123.483
4 30 Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators Toyota 15.599 123.008
5 9 Justin Marks # crocs Toyota 15.606 122.953
6 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Camping World Chevy 15.630 122.764
7 17 Timothy Peters Dickey's Barbeque Pit Dodge 15.668 122.466
8 18 Dennis Setzer TAHOE Dodge 15.683 122.349
9 81 Jimmie Johnson LOWE'S/Kobalt Tools Chevy 15.712 122.123
10 7 T.J. Bell Heathcliff's Cat Litter Chevy 15.712 122.123
11 6 Colin Braun # Con-way Freight Ford 15.722 122.046
12 2 Jack Sprague American Commercial Lines Chevy 15.728 121.999
13 13 Shelby Howard FarmPaint.com Chevy 15.736 121.937
14 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 15.744 121.875
15 71 Donny Lia # Nationrides.com Chevy 15.752 121.813
16 10 Brendan Gaughan International MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford 15.768 121.689
17 60 Terry Cook Wyler.com Toyota 15.785 121.558
18 09 John Wes Townley Zaxby's Ford 15.801 121.435
19 4 Stacy Compton CGJohnsoncity.com Chrysler Jeep Dodge 15.807 121.389
20 11 David Starr Red Horse Racing Toyota 15.809 121.374
21 08 Jason White GunBroker.com Dodge 15.816 121.320
22 16 Brian Scott # Albertsons Chevy 15.822 121.274
23 99 Erik Darnell Northern Tool + Equipment Ford 15.839 121.144
24 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar/PowerStroke Diesel by Int'l Ford 15.850 121.060
25 04 Patrick Carpentier SMS Equipment Dodge 15.851 121.052
26 07 Sean Murphy ASI Limited Chevy 15.905 120.641
27 52 Ken Schrader Federated Auto Parts Toyota 15.909 120.611
28 59 Ted Musgrave Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota 15.927 120.475
29 88 Matt Crafton Menards/IDEAL Door Chevy 15.935 120.414
30 15 David Stremme Hyprene-Ergon Toyota 15.943 120.354
31 8 Chad McCumbee Malcolmson Construction Chevy 15.998 119.940
32 40 Jeff Green Key Motorsports Chevy 16.034 119.671
33 41 Tayler Malsam ThunderBoats.org Dodge 16.139 118.892
34 21 Jon Wood The Barnhill Group Ford 16.232 118.211
35 48 Bryan Silas RockinghamSpeedway.com Chevy 16.300 117.718
36 87 Chris Jones Copy Wizard Chevy 16.305 117.682
DNQ - #57-Norm Benning
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