Toyota NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Notes & Quotes O’Reilly 200 – Memphis Motorsports Park – June 30, 2007JACK SPRAGUE, No. 60 Con-way Freight Tundra, Wyler Racing
Finished: 2nd
Can you talk about your race tonight?
“It was a tough race. The first run we were junk. We were horrible. I was really thinking we were in trouble. The guys did a great job and we made some great adjustments. My truck was a little loose, but it rotated in the center pretty good. We didn’t get tight at all, which was good. You have to give up something at this race track because it’s not going to be perfect on both ends. At the end, I was a little faster than Travis (Kvapil), so I wish it was the O’Reilly 225.”
How nice is it to have such great pit stops by your crew?
“The guys did a great job. The guys were focused on the stops and we improved positions on both stops. My hat is off to them. If we can keep that up, it would be awesome. It’s a lot easier to pass people in the pits than out there on the track.”
MIKE SKINNER, No. 5 Toyota Tundra, Bill Davis Racing
Finished: 4th
How was the No. 5 Tundra tonight?
“It was real good at times. The truck was very consistent, but each set of tires we put on it was a little different. It was a good night for us here in Memphis. It’s the best run we’ve had here. Even if we don’t win these races, we are still competitive, can lead a few laps, and bring home a good finish. Hopefully, we can keep up this momentum throughout the season, because it’s been pretty good so far.”
AARON FIKE, No. 1 RFMS Tundra, Red Horse Racing
Finished: 5th
How was your truck tonight?
“The truck was good. We were loose the whole race, but this is our first top-five of the season. I’m real proud of the guys. We struggled the last couple of races, so it’s nice to come in here and get a top-five. I’ve been pretty confident all year. We probably should’ve had a couple top-fives already this year, but we caught a couple bad breaks. This means a lot. We’ve been in the top-10 in points all year, so it’s nice to get a good finish and keep the truck up there in points.”
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 9 Team ASE Tundra, Germain Racing
Finished: 16th
Can you talk about your race tonight?
“First off, I just have to thank everyone at Germain Racing for the opportunity tonight. Hopefully, I’ll get more opportunities in trucks of this caliber. We had a strong truck all night, but it just didn’t end how we wanted it to.
Was your truck good enough to win at the end of the race?
I used up everything I had to get to Travis and pass him. If I saved my stuff, I wasn’t catching him. I had to go 100 percent. I caught a little break in traffic to get by him. We got into more traffic and couldn’t get around a couple lapped trucks, and used the rear tires a little too hard and used them up. Eventually it got me where I had to slow the truck quite a bit and unfortunately, that probably led to me getting ran over.”
Is this the best run you’ve had in a while?
As disappointed as I am about the finish, this is the certainly the best run I’ve had. There comes a point where that’s all I care about. I just want to run well and lead some laps, and that’s what we did tonight. We earned every bit of it and that was really cool. We came in and made the perfect adjustment that made the truck really take off.
RYAN MATHEWS, No. 36 Lilly Company/Toyota Industrial Equipment Tundra, Bill Davis Racing
Finished: 6th
JOHNNY BENSON, No. 23 360 OTC Tundra, Bill Davis Racing
Finished: 7th
TODD BODINE, No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Tundra, Germain Racing
Finished: 8th
TERRY COOK, No. 59 Harris Trucking Tundra, HT Motorsports
Finished: 29th
KEN BUTLER, No. 00 Aaron’s Lucky Dog Tundra, Darrell Waltrip Motorsports
Finished: 33rd
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