Craftsman Truck Series Notebook
Memphis Motorsports Park, Memphis, Tennessee (.75-mile oval)
Saturday, July 15 (SPEED at 10:00 p.m. AT, 9:00 p.m. ET)

Pre-Race Fast Facts
What: O’Reilly 200 (Race 14 of 25).
Where: Memphis Motorsports Park, Millington, Tenn.
When: 9:15 p.m. ET, July 15.
Track layout: .75-mile paved oval.
Race length: 200 laps /150 miles.
Posted awards: $547,652
TV: SPEED Channel, 9 p.m. (ET).
Radio: MRN, XM Satellite.
2005 winner: Brandon Whitt
2005 polesitter: Brandon Whitt
Top 10 drivers: 1.Todd Bodine 2,043. 2. Johnny Benson 1,931. 3. David Reutimann 1,898. 4. Ted Musgrave 1,807. 5. Rick Crawford 1,806. 6. Ron Hornaday Jr. 1,745. 7. David Starr 1,742. 8. Terry Cook 1,717. 9. Jack Sprague 1,708. 10. Dennis Setzer 1,696.
Pre-race schedule (all times local): Friday–Practice 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Rookie Practice 6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Final Practice 7:45 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. Saturday - Qualifying 5 p.m. Trucks impounded after qualifying.

Event Stats (underlined when link is activated)

1st Practice Results - click here

2nd Practice Results - click here

3rd Practice Results - click here

Qualifying Order - click here

Qualifying Results - click here

Starting Lineup- click here

Race Results (unofficial) - click here

Point Standings (post-race, unofficial) - click here

Veteran Sprague Edges Rookie Darnell in Memphis Truck Race

MEMPHIS, TN (July 15, 2006) - Three-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Jack Sprague outlasted Erik Darnell in a classic battle pitting veteran against rookie and won Saturday night’s O’Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park to break a winless streak of more than a year.

Sprague, who started from the Budweiser Pole, was well behind race leader Dennis Setzer when the night’s fifth caution closed the field with less than 25 laps remaining. Click here for the rest of the story.

Visit Victory Lane - click here.

Post-Race Notes

• Winner: Jack Sprague, No. 60 Con-way Freight Toyota
• This is Jack Sprague's first victory of the 2006 season. He is the eighth different winner.
• Sprague's last victory came June 10, 2005 at Texas Motor Speedway. He snaps a 29-race winless streak.
• This is Sprague's 26th career victory. He is the first repeat winner in nine series races at Memphis Motorsports Park.
• Sprague is the third Budweiser Pole winner to also win the race. The last pole/race winner was Todd Bodine at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
• This is the first victory for the Wyler Racing team and crew chief Tony Furr.
• Erik Darnell, with a second-place finish, becomes the best finishing Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate in 2006.
• Todd Bodine unofficially holds a 117-point championship lead over David Reutimann after the 14th of 25 series races.
• Only one driver, Robert Richardson, failed to finish tonight's race.

Qualifying Notes

• Budweiser Pole Winner: Jack Sprague, No. 60 Con-way Freight Toyota, 22.973 seconds, 117.529 mph
• This is Jack Sprague's 28th career Budweiser Pole. That matches Mike Skinner for the most career poles in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
• This is Sprague's first pole of the 2006 season. He is the eighth different pole winner this season.
• Sprague's last pole was recorded on June 24, 2005 at The Milwaukee Mile.
• Sprague is a former Memphis Motorsports Park pole winner. He was the top qualifier twice in 2001 and 2004.
• Sprague has qualified fifth or better in six consecutive appearances here. His lone victory came in 2000 when Sprague qualified fifth.
• Erik Darnell, the Raybestos Rookie of the Year point leader, is the best qualifying freshman driver. He will start fourth.
• All four of the series' manufacturers are represented among the top five qualifiers. Chevrolet is the only make with two drivers with a top-five starting position.
• All 36 trucks will start tonight's O'Reilly 200.
• Here's how former winners will start: Sprague (1st), Dennis Setzer (2nd), Ted Musgrave (13th) and Ron Hornaday Jr. (20th). Last year's winning truck, now driven by David Starr, will start 28th.

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