Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix

[Darnell99Fan]

ENTRY LIST: Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix Race 24
- Phoenix International Raceway - November 9, 2007 
 ~Truckseries.com

 
  No. Driver Hometown Owner Sponsor Truck Crew Chief
1 00 Andy Lally Dacula GA Darrell Waltrip TBA Toyota Patrick Donahue
2 1 Jason Leffler Los Angeles CA Tom DeLoach RFMS-Red Horse Racing Toyota Jamie Jones
3 2 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield CA Delana Harvick Camping World Chevrolet Charlie Wilson
4 103 Justin Marks Rocklin CA Richard Germain Bill Davis Racing Toyota Jason Overstreet
5 4 Mike Bliss Milwaukie OR Lois Vance Open Joist Dodge Marcus Richmond
6 5 Mike Skinner Susanville CA Bill Davis Toyota Tundra Toyota Jeff Hensley
7 6 Travis Kvapil Janesville WI Jack Roush K&N Engineering Ford Mike Beam
8 07 Tim Sauter # Nacedah WI Gene Christensen Lester Buildings Chevrolet Doug Howe
9 8 Travis Dassow West Bend WI Dave Malcolmson MRD Motorsports Chevrolet Steve Genenbacher
10 08 Chris Jones Forest VA Bobby Dotter Robert's American Gourmet Snacks Chevrolet Bobby Dotter
11 9 Ted Musgrave Franklin WI Robert Germain Team ASE Toyota Mike Abner
12 09 Stacy Compton Grit VA Tad Geshickter Zaxby's Ford Gary Cogswell
13 10 David Starr Houston TX Greg Pollex International/MaxxForce Ford Dennis Connor
14 13 Willie Allen # Nashville TN Duke Thorson TBA Chevrolet Lance Hooper
15 14 Rick Crawford Mobile AL Tom Mitchell Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford Kevin Starland
16 15 Andrew Myers Newport Beach CA Billy Ballew NEO Synthetics Chevrolet Doug George
17 16 Brian Scott Boise ID Dave Fuge Strutmasters/TruckSeries.com Ford Dave Fuge
18 18 Dennis Setzer Newton NC Lois Vance Fastenal Dodge Jeff White
19 21 Jon Wood Stuart VA Eddie Wood Bush's Baked Beans/Ravenswood Ford John Monsam
20 23 Johnny Benson Grand Rapids MI Gail Davis Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota Trip Bruce
21 27 Jacques Villeneuve Quebec Bill Davis UNICEF Toyota Doug Wolcott
22 129 Scott Lynch Burley ID James Lynch Jasper Engines/Baja Motorsports Dodge Larry J. Pryor
23 30 Todd Bodine Chemung NY Stephen Germain Lumber Liquidators Toyota Mike Hillman Jr.
24 31 Tim Schendel Sparta WI Shelly Brevak Mathews Archery/Texpar Energy Dodge Tony Mitchell
25 132 Cory Collum Cape Coral FL Kevin Collum Direct Impressions Ford Corrie Stott
26 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Palmdale CA Delana Harvick Camping World Chevrolet Rick Ren
27 40 Chad Chaffin Smyrna TN Curtis Key Key Motorsports/Alice Cooperstown Chevrolet Gary Showalter
28 47 Regan Smith Cato NY David Dollar Ginn Resorts Chevrolet Eric Phillips
29 149 Bradley Riethmeyer Hutto TX Tracy Trotter TBA Dodge Gary Huffman
30 50 T.J. Bell Reno NV Jack Roush Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford John Quinn
31 51 Kyle Busch Las Vegas NV Billy Ballew Flanders Beef Patties Chevrolet Richie Wauters
32 59 Terry Cook Sylvania OH James Harris Jr. Vanguard National Trailer Corp. Toyota Danny Rollins
33 60 Jack Sprague Spring Lake MI Jeff Wyler Con-way Freight Toyota Rick Gay Jr.
34 161 Brett Thompson Jerome ID Rich Thompson TBA Dodge Lonnie Rush Jr.
35 75 Clay Rogers Mooresville NC Wayne Spears Spears Manufacturing Co. Chevrolet Tom Ackerman
36 77 Brendan Gaughan Las Vegas NV Michael Gaughan South Point Hotel Chevrolet Bryan Berry
37 186 Dana White Concord NC Phil Bonifield 888KARPORT.COM/Red Line Oil Chevrolet Phil Bonifield
38 88 Matt Crafton Tulare CA Rhonda Thorson Menards Chevrolet Bud Haefele
39 99 Erik Darnell Beach Park IL Jack Roush Northern Tool + Equipment Ford Matt Puccia

#Raybestos Rookie Candidate

 

[Darnell99Fan]

~Racingone

Phoenix NASCAR Weekend Schedule of Events

Phoenix International Raceway
All Times are Eastern  Posted Friday, November 2, 2007
 
 

Date   Time Broadcast
 
THURS 11/8    
  USAC Silver Crown Practice  12:45 - 1:30 p.m.   
 
  USAC Silver Crown Final Practice  2:45 - 3:30 p.m.   
 
  USAC Silver Crown Qualifying  5:45 p.m.   
 
  Craftsman Truck Series Practice  6:45 - 7:45 p.m.   
 
  Craftsman Truck Series Final Practice  8:30 - 9:30 p.m.   
 
  USAC Silver Crown Race  10:30 p.m.    
 
FRI 11/9
  Busch Series Practice  Noon - 1:20 p.m.  SPEED
 
  NEXTEL Cup Series Practice  1:30 - 3:00 p.m.   
 
  Busch Series Final Practice  3:35 - 4:35 p.m.  SPEED
 
  Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying  4:45 p.m.  SPEED
 
  NEXTEL Cup Series Qualifying 5:40 p.m.  espn2
 
  Pre-Race 7:30 p.m.  SPEED/MRN/SIRIUS
 
  Casino Arizona 150  8:00 p.m.  SPEED/MRN/SIRIUS
 
SAT 11/10
  NEXTEL Cup Series Practice  11:00 - 11:50 a.m.   
 
  Busch Series Qualifying  12:05 p.m.  SPEED
 
  NEXTEL Cup Series Final Practice  2:50 - 3:50 p.m.  espn2
 
  Pre-Race 4:00 p.m.  espn2/MRN/SIRIUS
 
  Arizona Travel 200  4:30 p.m.  espn2/MRN/SIRIUS
 
SUN 11/11
   Pre-Race 3:00 p.m.  ABC/MRN/SIRIUS
 
  Checker Auto Parts 500  3:30 p.m.  ABC/MRN/SIRIUS
 
 

[Darnell99Fan]

11-07-2007

NASCAR NOTES: Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix Preview~TruckSeries.com Report 

Kyle Busch Plans For Quadruple-Duty ... Kyle Busch (No. 51 Flanders Beef Patties Chevrolet) has raced in a Craftsman Truck in five of the last six series races and will add another this Friday at Phoenix.  Busch has put together an impressive record in his 34 series races. He has five career victories, including one this year at Atlanta Motor Speedway and 20 top-10 finishes.
Busch plans to take the 'triple-duty' moniker to a new level this week. In addition to racing in all three NASCAR national series events at Phoenix this weekend, Busch will compete in a late model race in his native Las Vegas.  "For me, its fun," Busch said. "I enjoy it. I love racing."

Mike Skinner led five laps at Atlanta Motor Speedway to extend his record of races led in a season to 21 out of a possible 22 races. The only race Skinner failed to lead a lap was at Bristol Motor Speedway. The previous record was 19 races shared by Greg Biffle in 1999 and Jack Sprague in 2001.

Skinner still has a ways to go, however, to catch the season records for miles and laps led. He currently has led 1,041 laps and 1,130.81 miles. He set the laps led in a season mark with 1,533 in 1996. Sprague has the most miles led with 1,443.02 in 2001.

Phoenix International Raceway lays claim to the most multiple winners - five - at a single track. Four of those winners - Jack Sprague (1996-97), Mike Skinner (1995), Ron Hornaday Jr. (1998-99) and Kevin Harvick (No. 2 Camping World Chevrolet) (2002-03) - are among eight competitors with Phoenix victories (a combined 13) on their resumes who have entered the Casino Arizona 150.

Raybestos Rookie Award Going Down To The Wire

The closest three-way battle in the series' Raybestos Rookie of the Year award moves to Phoenix with Willie Allen (No. 13 ThorSport Chevrolet) holding a six-point lead over Joey Clanton (No. 09 Zaxby's Ford) and Tim Sauter (No. 07 Lester Buildings Chevrolet). Sauter collected his first top-10 finish - 10th - in Texas where Allen ran 11th and Clanton 32nd.

2007 Raybestos Rookie of the Year Points
1. Willie Allen       155
2. Joey Clanton     149
3. Tim Sauter        149
4. Jason White      122
5. Blake Bjorklund 110

In The Loop:  Mike Skinner's on-again-off-again affair with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points lead is back on -  and in a big way.

Skinner is back in front, leading Ron Hornaday Jr. by 57 points. It's the largest lead first place has had over second since after the Bristol race eight races ago.

But Skinner cannot grow complacent, especially this weekend. Both have two wins at the track, and according to the pre-race Phoenix Loop Data statistics, Skinner and Hornaday have near identical stats over the past two races there.

Here is the tale of the tape:
Driver Rating: Skinner edges Hornaday, 107.9 to 106.6
Average Running Position: Hornaday nips Skinner, 7.6 to 8.1
Fastest Laps Run: Skinner leads Hornaday, 13 to 6
Laps in the Top 15: Hornaday leads Skinner, 296 to 281 (out of 300)

In other words, the see-saw battle should continue to Homestead.

Johnny Benson, the defending champion of this race, is another driver to watch this weekend. He has a Driver Rating of 127.9, an Average Running Position of 5.4 and has spent 263 of the 300 laps over the past two years in the top 15. He also leads all drivers in Fastest Laps Run with 51.

But the most consistent Phoenix driver over the past two years has been Todd Bodine, who won there in 2005 and finished fourth last year. Of those drivers who have raced in each of the past two Phoenix races, Bodine leads in Driver Rating (128. and Average Running Position (2.9), and is the only driver to spend all 300 laps in the top 15. Additionally, Bodine has 46 Fastest Laps Run, which is second-most on the series.

More Phoenix Notes - Phoenix International Raceway is one of just four tracks to host series races in all 13 seasons of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Three drivers - Mike Skinner (1995), Jack Sprague (1997) and Ron Hornaday Jr. (1998) won at Phoenix in their championship seasons. Three other series champions - Mike Bliss (1998), Greg Biffle (2001) and Todd Bodine (2005) also have wins at the track.

Since 2001, every champion has posted a top-10 finish in Phoenix. But only once - Sprague in 2001 - has the champion finished higher than the final standings' No. 2 driver.

Joe Ruttman is Phoenix International Raceway's oldest winner at age 53 years 0 months on Nov. 2, 1997. Sprague is the track's youngest at age 31 years eight months on April 21, 1996.

Mike Skinner is the first driver to reach $700,000 in season winnings before the addition of post-season awards.
 
Manufacturers' Preview - Phoenix - Toyota hopes to add a 13th victory in the season's final two races, breaking its personal best of 12 wins in 2006 that was matched in Texas. Toyota has won 16 Bud Poles this season - one fewer than the record 17 by Chevrolet in 1995.

Manufacturers' Championship 2007 Point Standings
Toyota     166
Chevrolet 138
Ford        129
Dodge       73

This Week's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Leaders
(Through 23 races of the 25-race season)

Points leader - Mike Skinner (3,718)
Driver Rating - Mike Skinner (117.9)
Winnings - Mike Skinner ($714,550)
Laps led - Mike Skinner (1,081)
Victories - Mike Skinner (5)
Bud Poles - Mike Skinner (9)
Top-five finishes - Mike Skinner (17)
Top-10 finishes - Ron Hornaday Jr. (20)
Raybestos Rookie Leader - Willie Allen (6 points over  Joey Clanton, Tim Sauter) 
Races led - Mike Skinner (22)
Weeks in Top 10 - Nine drivers tied with 22
On Deck: Homestead-Miami Speedway

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wraps up its 13th season at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford 200 on Nov. 16.

Mark Martin won last year's race as Todd Bodine clinched his championship.  There have been 11 different winners in the 11 races at the track.

Mike Skinner has one top five and two top 10s in five Homestead races and Ron Hornaday Jr.  has one win, three top fives and six top 10s in seven Homestead races.

FAST FACTS
Next Race: Casino Arizona 150
The Place: Phoenix International Raceway
The Date: November 91
The Time: 8:00 p.m. (ET)
TV: SPEED 7:30 p.m. (ET)
Track Layout: 1.0- oval
Race Purse: $519,413
2006 Winner: Johnny Benson
2006 Pole: Johnny Benson

2007 Standings:
No. Driver        Points
1    Skinner      3,718
2    Hornaday   3,661
3    Kvapil         3,317
4    Bodine       3,254
5    Crawford     3,231
6    Benson      3,221
7    Musgrave   2,944
8    Crafton       2,812
9    Sprague     2,752
10  Darnell         2,726

Schedule:  Thursday: Practice 4:45-5:45 p.m., 5:45-6:15 p.m. (rookies) and 6:30-7:30 p.m. Friday: Qualifying 2:45 p.m.

[Darnell99Fan]

11-07-2007

ROOKIE NOTES: Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix Preview
~TruckSeries.com Report 


- Tim Sauter was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the November 2 Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway.  Sauter scored a 10th-place finish, his best in 26 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts.  He claimed top rookie honors for the fifth time in 2007.
   
- Willie Allen holds a six-point advantage (155-149) over Sauter and Joey Clanton in the Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the November 9 Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway.  Sauter and Clanton are tied in the standings 

- Allen is 15th in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos® Rookie.  He trails 14th-place Terry Cook by 135 points and is 57 ahead of 16th-place Sauter.

- Erik Darnell was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2006 Casino Arizona 150, grabbing a 10th-place finish.
 
DID YOU KNOW?  The best finish by a Raybestos® Rookie in 12 fall races at Phoenix is second by Greg Biffle in 1998.  Other top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Phoenix: 

1997: Kenny Irwin, fourth
2000: Kurt Busch, fourth
2003: Carl Edwards, fourth

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in fall race at Phoenix:

1996: Doug George, ninth
1997: Kenny Irwin, fourth 
2000: Kurt Busch, fourth
2001: Travis Kvapil, ninth 
2003: Carl Edwards, fourth
2006: Erik Darnell, 10th

DID YOU KNOW?  Greg Biffle is the only Raybestos® Rookie to lead a lap in nine fall races at Phoenix, holding the top spot for 31 laps in 1998.
 
DID YOU KNOW?   Bill Lester owns the best start by a Raybestos® Rookie in nine fall races at Phoenix.  Lester qualified second in 2002.

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE HISTORY

The most Raybestos® Rookies to win a race in a single season is THREE in 1997: Kenny Irwin, Tony Raines, and Randy Tolsma.

The most poles by a Raybestos® Rookie is four (Greg Biffle in 1998 and Kurt Busch in 2000).
 
Busch holds the record for best championship finish (2nd), most wins (four), and most money won ($745,632).
 
The record for most top-fives by a Raybestos® Rookie is 13 (shared by Busch and Carl Edwards).
 
The record for most top-10 finishes by a Raybestos® Rookie is 19, by Ricky Hendrick in 2001.
 
FIVE drivers from Roush Racing have won Raybestos® Rookie of the Year while competing in the Craftsman Truck Series: Greg Biffle (1998), Kurt Busch (2000), Carl Edwards (2003), Todd Kluever (2005) and Erik Darnell (2006).
 
Kenny Irwin was the first Raybestos® Rookie to win a race in the Craftsman Truck Series.  Irwin captured the Florida Dodge Dealers 400K at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 16, 1997.  He took the checkered flag by .289 seconds over Mike Bliss.
 
Irwin also holds the record for quickest win by a Raybestos® Rookie in the Craftsman Truck Series, scoring his first career win at Homestead in just his third career start. 
 
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER          POINTS
Willie Allen    155
Tim Sauter      149
Joey Clanton     149
Jason White     122
Blake Bjorklund 110 

[Darnell99Fan]

PRACTICE 1 TIMES: Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix
Race 24 - Phoenix International Raceway - November 9, 2007

 Pos Trk Driver Team Time Speed Lap # # Laps -Fst -Nxt
1 2 Kevin Harvick Camping World Chevrolet 27.826 129.375 6 9     
2 09 Stacy Compton Zaxby's Ford 27.831 129.352 6 22 -0.005 -0.005
3 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Johns Manville Chevrolet 27.838 129.320 5 28 -0.012 -0.007
4 30 Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators Toyota 27.863 129.204 7 30 -0.037 -0.025
5 51 Kyle Busch Flanders Beef Patties Chevrolet 27.877 129.139 5 23 -0.051 -0.014
6 1 Jason Leffler RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota 27.896 129.051 4 26 -0.070 -0.019
7 60 Jack Sprague Con-way Freight Toyota 27.918 128.949 9 18 -0.092 -0.022
8 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 27.946 128.820 11 18 -0.120 -0.028
9 77 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel Chevrolet 27.949 128.806 24 25 -0.123 -0.003
10 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 27.971 128.705 6 25 -0.145 -0.022
11 47 Regan Smith Ginn Resorts Chevrolet 27.990 128.617 31 31 -0.164 -0.019
12 6 Travis Kvapil K&N Filters Ford 27.992 128.608 4 19 -0.166 -0.002
13 9 Ted Musgrave Team ASE Toyota 28.003 128.558 16 32 -0.177 -0.011
14 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Camping World Chevrolet 28.027 128.448 6 38 -0.201 -0.024
15 4 Mike Bliss Open Joist Dodge 28.036 128.406 16 27 -0.210 -0.009
16 14 Rick Crawford Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford 28.103 128.100 12 14 -0.277 -0.067
17 59 Terry Cook Vanguard National Trailer Corp Toyota 28.156 127.859 7 30 -0.330 -0.053
18 31 Tim Schendel Mathews Archery/TexPar Energy Dodge 28.179 127.755 3 37 -0.353 -0.023
19 10 David Starr International MAXX FORCE Diesel Ford 28.195 127.682 6 31 -0.369 -0.016
20 99 Erik Darnell Northern Tool + Equipment Ford 28.215 127.592 9 26 -0.389 -0.020
21 50 T.J. Bell Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford 28.247 127.447 26 44 -0.421 -0.032
22 21 Jon Wood Bush's Baked Beans/Ravenswood Ford 28.273 127.330 5 18 -0.447 -0.026
23 18 Dennis Setzer Fastenal Dodge 28.318 127.128 15 27 -0.492 -0.045
24 07 Tim Sauter # Lester Buildings Chevrolet 28.323 127.105 6 33 -0.497 -0.005
25 29 Scott Lynch Jasper Engines/Baja Motorsport Dodge 28.371 126.890 17 18 -0.545 -0.048
26 40 Chad Chaffin Westerman Companies/Alice Cooperstown  28.389 126.810 7 26 -0.563 -0.018
27 27 Jacques Villeneuve UNICEF Toyota 28.401 126.756 26 37 -0.575 -0.012
28 13 Willie Allen # ThorSport Chevrolet 28.411 126.711 35 36 -0.585 -0.010
29 75 Clay Rogers Spears Mfg. Chevrolet 28.477 126.418 22 45 -0.651 -0.066
30 00 Andy Lally Army Reserve Toyota 28.549 126.099 19 53 -0.723 -0.072
31 15 Andrew Myers  Chevrolet 28.573 125.993 23 39 -0.747 -0.024
32 16 Brian Scott Strutmasters/TruckSeries.com Ford 28.630 125.742 23 52 -0.804 -0.057
33 03 Justin Marks Grand Properties Toyota 28.664 125.593 10 33 -0.838 -0.034
34 61 Brett Thompson Rich Thompson Trucking, Inc. Dodge 28.928 124.447 22 34 -1.102 -0.264
35 08 Chris Jones Robert's American Gourmet Snacks  29.037 123.980 8 42 -1.211 -0.109
36 49 Bradley Riethmeyer  Dodge 29.073 123.826 7 8 -1.247 -0.036
37 8 Travis Dassow MRD Motorsports Chevrolet 29.242 123.111 20 31 -1.416 -0.169
38 7 Jason White # GunBroker.com Dodge 29.568 121.753 25 30 -1.742 -0.326

[Darnell99Fan]

ROOKIE PRACTICE TIMES: Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix
Race 24 - Phoenix International Raceway - November 9, 2007 

1 27 Jacques Villeneuve UNICEF Toyota 27.991 128.613 4 12     
2 50 T.J. Bell Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford 28.109 128.073 4 6 -0.118 -0.118
3 75 Clay Rogers Spears Mfg. Chevrolet 28.139 127.936 2 8 -0.148 -0.030
4 16 Brian Scott Strutmasters/TruckSeries.com Ford 28.216 127.587 5 13 -0.225 -0.077
5 13 Willie Allen # ThorSport Chevrolet 28.410 126.716 5 6 -0.419 -0.194
6 61 Brett Thompson Rich Thompson Trucking, Inc. Dodge 28.537 126.152 6 13 -0.546 -0.127
7 15 Andrew Myers  Chevrolet 28.564 126.033 5 6 -0.573 -0.027
8 07 Tim Sauter # Lester Buildings Chevrolet 28.602 125.865 3 6 -0.611 -0.038
9 31 Tim Schendel Mathews Archery/TexPar Energy Dodge 28.653 125.641 3 5 -0.662 -0.051
10 49 Bradley Riethmeyer  Dodge 29.090 123.754 4 8 -1.099 -0.437
11 03 Justin Marks Grand Properties Toyota 29.097 123.724 2 2 -1.106 -0.007
12 08 Chris Jones Robert's American Gourmet Snacks  29.309 122.829 3 11 -1.318 -0.212
13 7 Jason White # GunBroker.com Dodge 29.939 120.244 6 13 -1.948 -0.630

[Darnell99Fan]

FINAL PRACTICE TIMES: Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix
Race 24 - Phoenix International Raceway - November 9, 2007

Pos Trk Driver Team Time Speed Lap # # Laps -Fst -Nxt
1 2 Kevin Harvick Camping World Chevrolet 27.426 131.262 27 27     
2 51 Kyle Busch Flanders Beef Patties Chevrolet 27.630 130.293 28 28 -0.204 -0.204
3 60 Jack Sprague Con-way Freight Toyota 27.658 130.161 25 25 -0.232 -0.028
4 9 Ted Musgrave Team ASE Toyota 27.706 129.936 24 24 -0.280 -0.048
5 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 27.738 129.786 32 32 -0.312 -0.032
6 6 Travis Kvapil K&N Filters Ford 27.775 129.613 44 44 -0.349 -0.037
7 21 Jon Wood Bush's Baked Beans/Ravenswood Ford 27.782 129.580 39 39 -0.356 -0.007
8 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Camping World Chevrolet 27.806 129.468 35 40 -0.380 -0.024
9 09 Stacy Compton Zaxby's Ford 27.858 129.227 30 30 -0.432 -0.052
10 99 Erik Darnell Northern Tool + Equipment Ford 27.944 128.829 27 27 -0.518 -0.086
11 14 Rick Crawford Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford 27.947 128.815 36 37 -0.521 -0.003
12 59 Terry Cook Vanguard National Trailer Corp Toyota 27.952 128.792 21 29 -0.526 -0.005
13 13 M. Crafton/ W. Allen # ThorSport Chevrolet 27.964 128.737 38 39 -0.538 -0.012
14 77 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel Chevrolet 27.991 128.613 35 35 -0.565 -0.027
15 1 Jason Leffler RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota 27.994 128.599 8 10 -0.568 -0.003
16 18 Dennis Setzer Fastenal Dodge 28.013 128.512 23 23 -0.587 -0.019
17 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 28.021 128.475 6 43 -0.595 -0.008
18 29 Scott Lynch Jasper Engines/Baja Motorsport Dodge 28.025 128.457 16 24 -0.599 -0.004
19 4 Mike Bliss Open Joist Dodge 28.077 128.219 3 45 -0.651 -0.052
20 30 Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators Toyota 28.117 128.036 2 42 -0.691 -0.040
21 47 Regan Smith Ginn Resorts Chevrolet 28.131 127.973 4 41 -0.705 -0.014
22 27 Jacques Villeneuve UNICEF Toyota 28.152 127.877 26 26 -0.726 -0.021
23 16 Brian Scott Strutmasters/TruckSeries.com Ford 28.220 127.569 31 31 -0.794 -0.068
24 10 David Starr International MAXX FORCE Diesel Ford 28.266 127.361 3 32 -0.840 -0.046
25 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Johns Manville Chevrolet 28.276 127.316 8 17 -0.850 -0.010
26 07 Tim Sauter # Lester Buildings Chevrolet 28.292 127.244 29 30 -0.866 -0.016
27 00 Andy Lally Army Reserve Toyota 28.308 127.173 7 47 -0.882 -0.016
28 50 T.J. Bell Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford 28.328 127.083 2 37 -0.902 -0.020
29 75 Clay Rogers Spears Mfg. Chevrolet 28.328 127.083 38 45 -0.902 0.000
30 15 Andrew Myers  Chevrolet 28.334 127.056 4 27 -0.908 -0.006
31 31 Tim Schendel Mathews Archery/TexPar Energy Dodge 28.356 126.957 19 19 -0.930 -0.022
32 40 Chad Chaffin Westerman Companies/Alice Cooperstown  28.426 126.645 2 3 -1.000 -0.070
33 03 Justin Marks Grand Properties Toyota 28.602 125.865 25 25 -1.176 -0.176
34 8 Travis Dassow MRD Motorsports Chevrolet 28.730 125.305 2 35 -1.304 -0.128
35 61 Brett Thompson Rich Thompson Trucking, Inc. Dodge 28.774 125.113 3 7 -1.348 -0.044
36 49 Bradley Riethmeyer  Dodge 29.017 124.065 2 13 -1.591 -0.243
37 7 Jason White # GunBroker.com Dodge 29.254 123.060 10 21 -1.828 -0.237

[Darnell99Fan]

By the Numbers: Phoenix
By Bill Kimm, NASCAR.COM
November 8, 2007
10:05 AM EST
   
As one of just four tracks on the schedule that has been with the Truck Series since its inception in 1995, Phoenix has seen its share of history. The 1-mile track joins Bristol, Martinsville and ORP as the only venues to host an NCTS event 13 years later.

Phoenix hosted the first official Truck Series race in 1995, with Mike Skinner leading 30 of the 80 laps run and winning the inaugural Copper World Classic at PIR. That year, Skinner also won the season-ending race at PIR, his eighth win on the season, clinching his and the Truck Series' first championship.

Finishing third in points that season -- Ron Hornaday.

Fast-forward 13 years and the series returns to Phoenix for Friday's running of the Casino Arizona 150 (7:30 p.m. ET, SPEED) and once again, Skinner could clinch the championship.

The odds aren't likely. Skinner would have to win the race after leading the most laps and Hornaday would need to finish 36th without leading a single lap, but one thing is for sure -- all eyes will once again be on Skinner and Hornaday under the fall Arizona sun.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Interesting Fact

66  With his win last week at Texas, Ted Musgrave snapped his 66-race winless streak, the second-longest in the series. Matt Crafton currently holds the longest streak without a win at 170. Brendan Gaughan has gone the longest between victories with his last coming at Texas in 2003, 74 races ago.
Fun Fact

1  While most of us were enjoying the extra hour of sleep this past weekend thanks to Daylight Saving Time, the folks in Phoenix, site of this week's race, didn't. Arizona is the only state in the continental 48 to not recognize Daylight Saving Time despite the fact it was made a federal law in 1986.
All the Facts

2   With two races remaining, only two drivers have a shot at winning the championship: Mike Skinner and Ron Hornaday.
2.9  Average running position of Todd Bodine in the last two races at Phoenix, tops among drivers competing in both events.
3  Three drivers have won at Phoenix in their championship season: Mike Skinner (1995), Jack Sprague (1997) and Ron Hornaday (1998).
4.31  Average starting position of the winners in 16 Truck Series races at Phoenix. The winner has started in the top five in 12 of those races.
5  Number of multiple winners at Phoenix in the Truck Series, the most for any track on the 2007 schedule: Mike Skinner, Jack Sprague, Ron Hornaday, Kevin Harvick and Joe Ruttman.
6.375  Average number of cautions in 16 Truck Series races at Phoenix for an average of 28.25 laps. In last year's race there were 11 cautions, a Truck Series record at Phoenix.
7  The past seven Truck Series races have produced seven different winners.
9  Number of drivers entered in this week's race with an average finish at Phoenix inside the top 10: Jack Sprague (4.6), Mike Skinner (5.3), Ron Hornaday (6.0), Johnny Benson (6.3), Ted Musgrave (7.9), Matt Crafton (9.0), Travis Kvapil (9.2), Erik Darnell (10.0) and Kyle Busch (10.0).
9  Number of finishes inside the top three for Jack Sprague in 14 Phoenix races. He has three wins, five second-place finishes and one third-place finish.
10  With his pole win at Texas, Mike Skinner tied his record of poles in a season with 10.
51  Number of laps Johnny Benson was the fastest truck on the track in the last two races at Phoenix, tops among all drivers.
131  Number of laps Ted Musgrave has led at Phoenix, the most among drivers without a win at the track. Musgrave has four top-fives in eight races including two second-place finishes.
132.660  Pole speed of Johnny Benson in last year's race, the fastest in the Truck Series at Phoenix.
300  Todd Bodine spent 300 laps, or 100 percent, of the last two races at Phoenix in the top 15, the only driver to do so.

[Darnell99Fan]

Starting Lineup:
~Truckseries.com

Place # Driver Sponsor Truck Time MPH - Fastest
1 → 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 27.418 131.301 0.000
2 → 88 Matt Crafton Menards Chevrolet 27.441 131.191 0.023
3 → 6 Travis Kvapil K&N Engineering Ford 27.444 131.176 0.026
4 → 2 Kevin Harvick Camping World Chevrolet 27.467 131.066 0.049
5 → 1 Jason Leffler RFMS-Red Horse Racing Toyota 27.515 130.838 0.097
6 → 30 Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators Toyota 27.549 130.676 0.131
7 → 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 27.555 130.648 0.137
8 → 51 Kyle Busch Flanders Beef Patties Chevrolet 27.578 130.539 0.160
9 → 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Camping World Chevrolet 27.644 130.227 0.226
10 → 4 Mike Bliss Open Joist Dodge 27.656 130.171 0.238
11 → 13 Willie Allen ThorSport Chevrolet 27.669 130.110 0.251
12 → 9 Ted Musgrave Team ASE Toyota 27.674 130.086 0.256
13 → 47 Regan Smith Ginn Resorts Chevrolet 27.781 129.585 0.363
14 → 27 Jacques Villeneuve UNICEF Toyota 27.812 129.441 0.394
15 → 75 Clay Rogers Spears Manufacturing Co. Chevrolet 27.841 129.306 0.423
16 → 60 Jack Sprague Con-way Freight Toyota 27.842 129.301 0.424
17 → 99 Erik Darnell Northern Tool + Equipment Ford 27.889 129.083 0.471
18 → 59 Terry Cook Vanguard National Trailer Corp. Toyota 27.893 129.065 0.475
19 → 40 Chad Chaffin Westerman/Alice Cooperstown Chevrolet 27.902 129.023 0.484
20 → 14 Rick Crawford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford 27.921 128.935 0.503
21 → 29 Scott Lynch Jasper Engines/Baja Motorsports Dodge 27.985 128.640 0.567
22 → 61 Brett Thompson Rich Thompson Trucking, Inc. Dodge 27.993 128.604 0.575
23 → 16 Brian Scott Strutmasters/TruckSeries.com Ford 28.011 128.521 0.593
24 → 77 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel Chevrolet 28.025 128.457 0.607
25 → 50 T.J. Bell Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford 28.034 128.415 0.616
26 → 09 Stacy Compton Zaxby's Ford 28.047 128.356 0.629
27 → 07 Tim Sauter Lester Buildings Dodge 28.059 128.301 0.641
28 → 00 Andy Lally US Army Reserve Toyota 28.092 128.150 0.674
29 → 21 Jon Wood Bush's Beans/Ravenswood Ford 28.097 128.128 0.679
30 → 10 David Starr International/MaxxForce Ford 28.138 127.941 0.720
31 → 18 Dennis Setzer Fastenal Dodge 28.192 127.696 0.774
32 → 03 Justin Marks Grand Properties Toyota 28.272 127.334 0.854
33 → 08 Chris Jones Robert's American Gourmet Snacks Chevrolet 28.296 127.226 0.878
34 → 15 Andrew Myers NEO Synthetics Chevrolet 28.374 126.877 0.956
35 → 49 Bradley Riethmeyer TBA Dodge 28.534 126.165 1.116
36 → 8 Travis Dassow MRD Motorsports Chevrolet 28.536 126.156 1.118