NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The Built Ford Tough 225 presented
by The Greater Cincinnati Ford
Dealers
Kentucky Speedway
Fast Facts
Race Winner: Johnny Benson
Age: 45
Team: No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota
Owner: Gail Davis
Crew Chief: Trip Bruce
Rick Crawford, driver of the No. 14 Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford F-150, participated in NASCAR’s teleconference today in advance of this weekend’s Built Ford Tough 225 presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers. Crawford is fifth in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series point standings, just 74 markers behind the leader.
RICK CRAWFORD – No. 14 Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford F-150 – THE NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES COMES OFF A TWO-WEEK BREAK. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW YOU PREPARE DURING THE BREAKS, ESPECIALLY WITH A TIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP RACE? “We’ve appreciated the two-week break. I think all the teams needed it. We battled hard through the first half of the season. The Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford F-Series pick up has been performing well. I think it’s coming to potential now. We’re looking forward to going to Kentucky this weekend for the Built Ford Tough 225. In the couple of weeks that we’ve had off, I’ve been visiting some short tracks and I’ve done some testing at Darlington with the pickups.”
Daytona Beach, Florida (July 3, 2008) - Randy Moss, NFL All Pro wide receiver with the New England Patriots, will make his debut as a NASCAR team owner on July 19 in the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Moss has purchased a 50-percent stake in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team owned by long-time series participant David Dollar. Dollar’s team, known as Morgan-Dollar Motorsports, will be renamed Randy Moss Motorsports effective immediately.
By Tim Tuttle
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (June 28, 2008) — Ron Hornaday Jr. led the final 129 laps and survived a green-white-checkered finish to win the O’Reilly 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Saturday night at Memphis Motorsports Park.
Hornaday’s victory in the Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet was his third of the season and boosted him into the points lead, 27 in front of Matt Crafton. It was Hornaday’s 36th career victory in the series, tops all-time.
Ron Hornaday
No. 33 Camping World Chevrolet Silverado
NASCAR Truck Series Race 12 of 25
Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park
By Tim Tuttle
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (June 20, 2008) — Johnny Benson won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at The Milwaukee Mile for the third straight year Friday night, taking the Camping World RV Sales 200.
Benson’s victory from the pole position in the Bill Davis Racing Toyota was his first of the season and 10th of his NCTS career — all coming in the past three seasons. He entered the race leading the points and expanded his advantage to 50 over Todd Bodine.
“It feels great,” Benson said. “I could do almost anything I wanted. That last set of tires was awesome. This is way cool. I can’t believe we won three in a row.”
Craftsman Truck Series finish was the closest in MIS track history among all series
BROOKLYN, Mich. (June 14, 2008) — Popular local driver Johnny Benson, from nearby Grand Rapids, has one consolation. At lease he can say he was a close second today in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Cool City Customs 200 at Michigan International Speedway.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
SAM’S TOWN 400
Texas Motor Speedway
Fast Facts
Race Winner: Ron Hornaday Jr.
Age: 49
Team: No. 33 Camping World Chevrolet
Owner: Delana Harvick
Crew Chief: Rick Ren
Colin Braun, driver of the No. 6 Con-way Freight Ford F-150, heads home to Texas for this weekend’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. Braun is the only driver in the series to have started every race this season from the top 10. He leads the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings and is 14th in overall points, just 73 points out of top 10.
COLIN BRAUN – No. 6 Con-way Freight Ford F-150 – “I’m excited to go to back to Texas. Since I lived there and grew up there, I’ve been to a couple of my Dad’s IRL races there at the speedway. I never raced out there myself but I’m definitely excited to go back. Just being in Texas, I love Texas, I know a little bit of the Dallas area and things like that, so it should be a lot of fun. I’m looking forward to it.”
DOVER, Del. (May 30, 2008) Making the most of his sixth start in NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series — and capitalizing on transmission troubles that temporarily sidelined Kyle Busch’s dominant Toyota — former Formula 1 driver Scott Speed ran away from the field after a late restart to win the AAA Insurance 200 on Friday at Dover International Speedway.
Speed, whose previous best finish was eighth at Kansas Speedway, is the third straight first-time winner in the series, following Matt Crafton (Lowe’s Motor Speedway) and Donny Lia (Mansfield, Ohio) to victory lane.
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