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Sprague, Kevin Harvick Inc. part ways in Truck Series

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:52:25 GMT

KHI co-owner Kevin Harvick will assume driving duties of the No.2 truck for the October 18th race at the Martinsville Speedway.

"The performance of the No.2 team was not up to either Jack or KHI's standards," Harvick said. "My main goal now is to prepare the team to run for a championship in 2009. I am looking forward to getting behind the wheel in Martinsville. It should be a lot of fun." Details on the driver lineup for the remainder of the season will be announced at a later date.

Bodine wins thrilling truck race at Talladega

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:26:30 GMT

The No.30 Toyota driver passed Kyle Busch for the lead coming off the final turn on the last lap and then beat Ron Hornaday, Jr. to the finish line by 0.70 seconds.

The victory was Bodine's second of the season and the 14th of his Truck Series career.

Darnell takes the pole for Talladega truck race

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:58:00 GMT

The No.

99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford driver rounded the 2.66-mile track in 52.687 seconds (181.753 m.p.h.).

Skinner the winner by inches at Las Vegas

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:25:08 GMT

The No.5 Toyota driver grabbed the lead from Erik Darnell on the penultimate lap and then beat Darnell to the finish line by 0.02 seconds.

The victory was Skinner's first of the season and the 25th of his career.

Hornaday captures pole for Las Vegas truck race

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:22:42 GMT

The pole victory was Hornaday's third of the season and the 17th of his career.

After winning two straight races, Hornaday has moved to within 74 points of leader Johnny Benson. Hornaday holds the series record for career victories with 38 but has yet to win at Las Vegas.

Hornaday wins a crash-filled and wild truck race at N.H.

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:50:52 GMT

The victory was Hornaday's series-leading fifth of the season and the 38th of his career.

Travis Kvapil, Erik Darnell and Rick Crawford completed the top-five.

Benson on pole after truck qualifying cancelled

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:59:42 GMT

NASCAR revised the weekend schedule for New Hampshire after rain postponed the Camping World East Series race. The East Series event was set for 5:10 p.m. (et) on Friday but rescheduled until 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, the same time qualifying was slated for the Truck Series.

Hornaday will not face NASCAR penalty for testosterone cream use

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:42:03 GMT

Hornaday revealed to ESPN The Magazine earlier this week he used the cream from December 2004 to January 2006 for an undiagnosed condition. He had been losing weight and suffered from the shakes before doctors diagnosed him with Graves' disease, a common form of hyperthyroidism, in March 2006. Hornaday has been treated with the prescribed medication Synthroid since then.

NASCAR officials met with Hornaday Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, where the Truck Series is competing. Hornaday, the defending and only repeat winner at New Hampshire, has been cleared of any wrong-doing.

Hornaday wins at Gateway, gains ground in points battle

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:14:17 GMT

Hornaday scored his fourth victory of the season and his series-record extending 37th of his career.

Dennis Setzer started on the pole and finished second.

Setzer grabs pole for truck race at Gateway

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:13:05 GMT

Louis. The No.18 Toyota driver circled the 1.25-mile oval in 33.927 seconds (132.638 m.p.h.).

The pole victory was Setzer's fourth career in the series, but his first since 2001 at Richmond.

Busch wins caution-filled truck race at Bristol

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:13:17 GMT

Busch has now won 17 races in NASCAR's three national series this year. He has eight victories in the Sprint Cup Series compared to six in the Nationwide Series and three in the trucks.

"We had a great race tonight," Busch said. "This (truck) was pretty good when we unloaded it, same stuff as last year.

Speed grabs first Truck Series pole at Bristol

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:45:29 GMT

Speed captured his first pole in his ninth Truck Series start. He returns to the series since finishing third at Michigan in mid-June.

Speed, the current ARCA RE/MAX points leader, will run the first of eight remaining truck races left on his schedule this year for BDR.

Three wins in a row for Benson

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:27:03 GMT

Benson dealt with an ill-handling truck throughout the race, but triumphed at the end as he passed Erik Darnell with three laps to go and then held it for his series-leading fourth win of the season and the 13th of his career.

"I thought it would never happen," Benson said. "I didn't think it was all that possible with 10 to go.

Bodine captures first truck pole of the season

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:41:41 GMT

The pole victory was Bodine's first of the season and the fourth of his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career.

Starting on the front row with Bodine will be Stacy Compton, who posted a time of 30.270 seconds.

Two truck wins in a row for Benson

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:52:56 GMT

Hornaday, who won last year's race at ORP, led 153 of the first 161 laps. After running second to Hornaday for most of the evening, Benson made the outside pass and grabbed the top spot from the defending series champion with 39 laps to go. Then it was Benson's show from there.

"Ron ran a great race, he really did," Benson said.

East wins first truck pole at ORP

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:20:23 GMT

East recorded his first career pole in his 29th start.

He won last night's USAC Silver Crown race at ORP, leading all 100 laps.

Benson dominates in Kentucky

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:10 GMT

The victory was Benson's second of the season and 11th of his truck career. This was Benson's first win at the Kentucky Speedway.

"It ran good, but it wasn't easy today," said Benson, talking about his truck. "It may have looked easy, but it was just a little slick out there today." After a caution period for a multi-truck crash, Benson led the field to the restart with 19 laps remaining in the race.

Skinner grabs truck pole at Kentucky

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:40:47 GMT

The pole victory was Skinner's third of the season and 46th of his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career.

"Our truck just really wasn't good enough to get the pole today," Skinner said. "I don't know how many of these things we've gotten because I was just dumb enough to hold it wide open and the thing didn't hit the fence...The truck is very, very fast. We just got to get our racing program a little bit better and get this thing back to victory lane." Skinner won a series-high five races in 2007, but has yet to score a victory so far this season. His most recent win came last October in Martinsville, VA.

Hornaday Jr. dominates in Memphis

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:07:30 GMT

The victory was Hornaday Jr.'s third of the season and record 36th of his truck career.

Points leader Johnny Benson led the field to the green flag. The No.23 Toyota quickly built a half-second lead while Bobby East was fighting Hornaday Jr. for second place.

Benson wins truck pole at Memphis

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:11:12 GMT

The pole victory was Benson's third of the season and fifth of his truck career.

Starting on the front row with Benson will be Bobby East who posted a time of 22.937 seconds.

Benson makes it three straight in Milwaukee

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:23:35 GMT

The victory was Benson's first of the season, third straight at Milwaukee and 10th of his Craftsman Truck Series career.

"These guys have been great all year," said Benson.

Benson wins truck pole in Milwaukee

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:44:29 GMT

The pole victory was Benson's second of the season and fourth of his truck career.

Starting on the front row with Benson will be Rick Crawford who posted a time of 29.810 seconds.

Darnell beats Benson by inches at MIS

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:24:11 GMT

The finish was the second closest in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history. The smallest margin of victory was a 0.001-second win by Butch Miller in July of 1995.

The victory was Darnell's first of the season and second of his Craftsman Truck Series career.

Skinner squeezes out pole win

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:36:27 GMT

The pole victory was Skinner's second of the year and record 45th of his career.

Sprague will start on Skinner's outside after a best lap of 41.157 seconds.

Hornaday Jr. holds off Busch

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:05:07 GMT

The No.33 Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet driver took the checkered flag three lengths ahead of Busch.

The victory was Hornaday Jr.'s second of the season and series-record 35th of his truck career.