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Posted on Tue, Nov. 10, 2009 02:10 PM
NASCAR - Camping World Truck - Lucas Oil 150 Preview
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Date: Friday, November 13th
Start Time: 8 p.m. (et)
Site: Phoenix International Raceway -- Avondale, Arizona
Track: one-mile oval
Laps: 150
Miles: 150
Capacity:
Total purse: $535,184 (2008 figures)
Payouts: 1st Place - $48,475; 2nd Place - $34,525; 3rd Place - $24,695
Year: 13th
On TV: SpeedChannel
Announcers: Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip
On Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN)/SIRIUS XM Satellite
Race record: Kevin Harvick 2002 (108.014 m.p.h.)
Qualifying record: Johnny Benson, 2006 (132.660 m.p.h.)
2008 Finish
Defending champion: Kevin Harvick
Runner up: Kyle Busch
Pole winner: Ron Hornaday Jr (131.776 m.p.h.)
Top 10:
1. Kevin Harvick (Start: 10)
2. Kyle Busch (2)
3. Todd Bodine (11)
4. Brian Scott (5)
5. Mike Skinner (8)
6. Brad Keselowski (7)
7. Erik Darnell (3)
8. Matt Crafton (13)
9. Rick Crawford (20)
10. Brendan Gaughan (9)
Average speed: 88.178 m.p.h.
Time of race: 1 hour, 42 minutes, 4 seconds
Margin of victory: 0.940 second
Caution flags: 7 for 41 laps
Lead changes: 4 among 2 drivers
Past winners
2008 Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 88.178 m.p.h.
2007 Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 83.218 m.p.h.
2006 Johnny Benson, Toyota, 86.221 m.p.h.
2005 Todd Bodine, Toyota, 96.515 m.p.h.
2004 David Starr, Chevrolet, 90.756 m.p.h.
2003 Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 107.527 m.p.h.
2002 Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 108.014 m.p.h. (race record)
2001 Greg Biffle, Ford, 92.726 m.p.h.
2000 , , Not Held
1999 , , Not Held
1998 Mike Bliss, Ford, 103.686 m.p.h.
1997 Joe Ruttman, Ford, 103.942 m.p.h.
1996 Jack Sprague, Chevrolet, 95.289 m.p.h.
1995 Mike Skinner, Chevrolet, 91.102 m.p.h.
Last race
Race: WinStar World Casino 350K (November 6th)
Site: Texas Motor Speedway -- Fort Worth, Texas
Miles: 220.5
Laps: 147
Finish line order: Kyle Busch, Matt Crafton, Ron Hornaday Jr, Todd Bodine, Colin Braun
Time of Race: 1 hour, 30 minutes, 26 seconds
Average speed: 146.296 m.p.h.
Margin of victory: 0.995 second
Caution flags: 3 for 14 laps
Lead changes: 10 among 7 drivers
Lap leaders: M. Crafton 1-19; M. Mitchell 20-21; T. Bodine 22-46; K. BuschM. Crafton 1-19; M. Mitchell 20-21; T. Bodine 22-46; K. Busch47-50; R. Hornaday Jr. 51-56; M. Crafton 57-63; R. Hornaday Jr.64-90; C. McCumbee 91-93; A. Almirola 94; R. Hornaday Jr. 95-97;K. Busch 98-147.
Entry list
#02 Andy Ponstein (Hudsonville, MI) Chevrolet/CorrieStottRacing.com
#4 * Kevin Harvick (Bakersfield, CA) Chevrolet/Longhorn
#5 Mike Skinner (Susanville, CA) Toyota/Exide
#6 Colin Braun (Ovalo, TX) Ford/Con-Way Freight
#07 Chad McCumbee (Supply, NC) Chevrolet/tiwi
#08 Jamie Dick (Albuquerque, NM) Chevrolet/TBA
#10 James Buescher (Plano, TX) Ford/International Maxx Force Diesel
#11 TJ Bell (Reno, VA) Toyota/Red Horse Racing
#12 Derek White (Kahnawake, QB, Canada) Chevrolet/OCR
#13 Johnny Sauter (Necedah, WI) Chevrolet/Rodney Adkins/Curb Records
#14 Rick Crawford (Mobile, AL) Ford/Circle Bar International Truck
#15 Aric Almirola (Tampa, FL) Toyota/Graceway Pharmaceuticals
#16 Brian Scott (Boise, ID) Toyota/Albertson's
#17 Timothy Peters (Providence, NC) Toyota/Strutmasters
#21 Nick Tucker (Kannapolis, NC) Dodge/GBRacing LLC
#22 Tim George Jr. (New York, NY) Chevrolet/TBA
#23 Jason White (Powhatan, VA) Dodge/GBRacing LLC
#24 David Starr (Houston, TX) Toyota/Zachry Toyota Tundra
#25 Mike Bliss (Milwaukie, OR) Toyota/Harris Trucking-Cajun Ind.
#30 Todd Bodine (Chemung, NY) Toyota/Copart
#31 To Be Announced Chevrolet/TBA
#33 Ron Hornaday Jr (Palmdale, CA) Chevrolet/VFW
#37 Robbie Brand (Barstow, CA) Ford/Lagunitas
#47 Richard Harriman (Snohomish, WA) Chevrolet/FT 11 Degreaser
#48 To Be Announced Chevrolet/Polar Bear 150
#50 Wheeler Boys (Calgary, AB, Canada) Dodge/TBA
#51 Kyle Busch (Las Vegas, NV) Toyota/Miccosukee Resort
#57 Norm Benning (Pittsburgh, PA) Chevrolet/Norm Benning Racing
#60 Stacy Compton (Hurt, VA) Toyota/Safe Auto Insurance
#61 Brett Thompson (Jerome, ID) Dodge/Rich Thompson Trucking Inc.
#71 Kevin Conway (Cornelius, NC) Chevrolet/Extenze Racing
#81 Taylor Malsam (Seattle, WA) Toyota/One-Eighty
#88 Matt Crafton (Tulare, CA) Chevrolet/Menards
#90 Brad Sweet (Grass Valley, CA) Toyota/Great Clips
#92 John Jackson (Ellenton, FL) Chevrolet/TBA
Leading contenders
| Name | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Harvick | Won | Won | 5th | Won | ||||
| Kyle Busch | 11th | 9th | Won | 2nd | ||||
| Todd Bodine | 29th | Won | 4th | 6th | 3rd | |||
| Brian Scott | 18th | 4th | ||||||
| Mike Skinner | 17th | 9th | 3rd | 8th | 5th | |||
| Matt Crafton | 15th | 9th | 14th | 3rd | 8th | 5th | 14th | 8th |
| Rick Crawford | 3rd | 3rd | 11th | 11th | 4th | 33rd | 12th | 9th |
| Terry Cook | 7th | 5th | 16th | 14th | 25th | 14th | 21st | 11th |
| David Starr | 18th | 6th | Won | 14th | 6th | 36th | 13th | |
| Ron Hornaday Jr | 13th | 2nd | 13th | 2nd | 25th | |||
| Colin Braun | 28th |
Notes
Despite the recent domination by Kyle Busch, Ron Hornaday Jr has a lockon this year's points race with just two races remaining. Busch, who's won hislast five straight Truck Series starts, ranks 18th on the points list, as hehas competed in just 13 events this year. Hornaday, on the other hand, hasrecorded six wins, 14 top-five finishes and 18 top-10's in 23 starts. He leadsMatt Crafton by 197 points. Although never a winner at this race, Hornadaydoes boast a pair of runner-up finishes (2005, 2007). He is quite familiarwith the track, posting Truck Series wins in 1998 and 1999 in the springraces.Busch is the man to beat this week, as he has recorded some impressive numbersin just 13 starts. He has recorded seven wins, 10 top-five finishes, 12top-10's and two poles, with an average finish of 3.8.A win this week would guarantee the series championship for Hornaday, thoughit's not the only way. If he leaves Phoenix with at least a 195-point leadover second place, he clinches. Even if he doesn't, his championship prospectslook solid. Hornaday can clinch with a 22nd-place average finish over thefinal two races.Last season, Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch battled throughout the entire race,but it was Harvick who crossed the finish line first, as he defeated thedefending champion by 0.940 of a second. Harvick led twice for 60 laps, whileBusch led twice for a race-high 90 laps. Pole sitter Ron Hornaday Jr was nevera factor, as he finished a distant 25th. After Busch led the first 55 laps,Harvick took over for the next nine; however, Busch reclaimed the lead on the65th lap. Harvick returned to the top spot on the 100th lap and held it therest of the way for his third career Truck Series win.Kyle Busch led the final 42 laps in 2007 to record his sixth of 16 careerTruck Series titles, as he defeated Hornaday Jr by less than a second. MikeBliss led for a race-high 54 laps and finished third, while pole sitter MikeSkinner placed eighth.In 2006, pole sitter Johnny Benson edged Mark Martin by less than a second torecord his fifth of 14 career Camping World Truck Series titles. Bensonreclaimed the lead from Martin on lap 121, and the held it for the final 30circuits before an estimated crowd of 30,000. Martin, who started ninth, ledtwice for a race-high 82 laps, while Benson led for 31 laps.The Camping World Truck Series wraps up their 2009 season with the Ford 200 onNovember 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where Todd Bodine is the defendingrace winner.11/10 15:04:23 ETPosted on Tue, Nov. 10, 2009 02:10 PM
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