Saturday, Sept. 15 New Hampshire Int'l Speedway Loudon, NH

Ron Hornaday leads the pack into turn one Saturday at New Hampshire. Hornaday led 174 of 200 laps en route to his fifth series win of the year - and stretching his point lead to 29 markers over Mike Skinner, who finished third in the race. Yound Erik Darnell was second. Complete race results and point standings in the Event Stats section below...

Broadcast Times

• Pre-Race Show: Saturday, September 15 (SPEED at 3:30 p.m./AT)
• Race: Saturday, September 15 (SPEED at 4 p.m. AT)

Event Stats PDF files unless noted otherwise

Entry List

Starting Lineup (based on points - qualifying rained out)

Race Results

Point Standings

Green Flag Fast Facts
The Race: New Hampshire 200
The Place: New Hampshire International Speedway
The Date: Sept. 151
The Time: 3:00 p.m. (ET)
TV: SPEED 2:30 p.m. (ET)
Track Layout: 1.058-mile oval
Race Purse: $558,210
2006 Winner: Johnny Benson
2006 Pole: Mike Skinner
Schedule: Friday – Practice 9:40–10:50 a.m.; Rookie practice 11:20-11:50; Final practice 1:45 p.m.-3 p.m. Saturday – Qualifying 10:05 a.m.
Year-To-Date Standings: click here

Track Map



Green Flag Notes

• Eight, and four. Those are the numbers to remember this week as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series embarks on its 2007 stretch run. Eight races remain; only four points separate standings leader Ron Hornaday Jr. (No. 33 Camping World Chevrolet), from second-place Mike Skinner (No. 5 XM/Toyota Tundra Toyota). And if that weren’t drama enough, Johnny Benson (No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota) – currently fifth in the series standings – is aiming for his third consecutive victory. He’ll attempt the feat in Saturday’s New Hampshire 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway, and if successful, will duplicate Skinner’s trio of consecutive wins posted earlier this season at California Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway and Martinsville Speedway. Back to the standings battle: It’s the series’ second-closest margin after 17 events. Hornaday leads the standings for the first time since 1999 – the third leader of ’07 – following Jack Sprague (No. 60 Con-way Freight Toyota) and Skinner. And with Skinner seeking to re-gain the series lead he lost last week at Gateway International Raceway, and Benson’s bid for three consective victories, consider that Skinner finished second in this event last September – to Benson. The two also started last year’s event one-two: Skinner with the pole, Benson with the outside pole.
• If history holds, expect a tight finish in Saturday’s New Hampshire 200. Also expect the possibility of a fresh face in Victory Lane. Saturday’s event is the 12th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at New Hampshire, where two statistics deserve a second look. First, no driver has repeated as a New Hampshire winner. Second, the largest margin of victory in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event there is 0.691 seconds, in 2006. That was the distance between Johnny Benson, last year’s New Hampshire winner, and second-place finisher Mike Skinner. The total margin of victory in 10 races is 4.633 seconds, an average of 0.463 seconds (the 2004 event ended under caution). The tightest New Hampshire finish? The 2002 event – only 0.189 seconds separated winner Terry Cook (No. 59 Harris Trucking Toyota) from second-place finisher Dennis Setzer (No. 08 People Against Drugs Chevrolet). Twice, this race has been won from the pole – Jack Sprague in 2001 ; Jimmy Spencer in 2003
• Key Motorsports team owner Curtis W. Key Sr. announced Monday that Chad Chaffin will replace rookie Brandon Miller in the No. 40 Chevrolet for the final eight races on the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule. Chaffin drove the first six races of the 2006 season for Key Motorsports, in the team’s first attempt to run the full 25-race schedule. He remained in contact with Key and returns for a second tenure. “This team has come a long way since I last drove for it,” said Chaffin, 39, a two-tiime series winner. “And has now qualified for and competed in the last 35 races run over the last two seasons, so I know that I am coming back to a much different situation.” Key said Miller has the opportunity to remain with the team. “Brandon can learn a lot by watching and listening to a veteran like Chad,” Key said, “and if he believes that this can help his own driving career, then he will be with us at the next few races.”
• David Green (No. 1 RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota) has a unique opportunity Saturday at New Hampshire. The former NASCAR Busch Series champion has one Hew Hampshire victory in that series (2003) and is expected to be the only entrant in Saturday’s event with such a distinction. Which means Green could become the first driver to win both a NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at New Hampshire. Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch are the only competitors who have won NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events at New Hampshire.
• Whelen Modified Tour standings leader Donny Lia will attempt to qualify a fourth truck for Bill Davis Racing this weekend at New Hampshire.

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