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Toyota NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series - Post-Race Notes & Quotes - Toyota Tundra 200 - Nashville Superspeedway - August 11, 2007

* This year mark’s Toyota’s fourth season (2004-07) in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS).
* The Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway was the 90th NCTS race for Toyota since the 2004 season.
* Tundras have won 32 races since the beginning of the 2004 NCTS season.
* Drivers who have registered wins driving Tundras include Todd Bodine (11), Mike Skinner (7), Johnny Benson (6), Jack Sprague (3), Travis Kvapil (2), David Reutimann (1), David Starr (1) and Brandon Whitt (1).
* Tundra drivers who have won races in 2007 include Mike Skinner (California, Atlanta, Martinsville and Kentucky), Johnny Benson (Milwaukee), Todd Bodine (Texas) and Jack Sprague (Daytona).
* Tundra drivers who have won races at Nashville include David Reutimann (2005) and Johnny Benson (2006).
* Tundra drivers have won 44 poles since the beginning of the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series season.
* Drivers who have recorded poles driving Tundras include Mike Skinner (24), David Reutimann (6), Jack Sprague (3), Todd Bodine (2), Bill Lester (2), Brandon Whitt (2), Johnny Benson (1), Travis Kvapil (1), Jack Sprague (1), Brad Keselowski (1) and Ryan Mathews (1).
* This year, Mike Skinner (Atlanta, Martinsville, Kansas, Charlotte, Mansfield, Dover, Milwaukee and Nashville), Todd Bodine (Texas), Brad Keselowski (Memphis), Ryan Mathews (Kentucky) and Jack Sprague (Daytona) have put Tundras on the pole.

MIKE SKINNER, No. 5 Toyota Tundra, Bill Davis Racing
Finished: 3rd
How was your race?
"Our truck got a little tight. When we were in clean air, we could get away with it. In dirty air, we didn’t have anything for Travis (Kvapil). His truck was just really, really strong -- they mashed the gas when they needed to go. Our Tundra was strong, we just got too tight. If we could have got a little better handling on this coil binding -- this is only the second time that we ran this stuff. Then the driver made a huge mistake on a pit stop. I changed my foot position when they went around to the left side of my truck and I rolled forward just a little bit, and it messed up our jack man. So, I messed the stop up and it cost us a spot -- actually the spot that Ron (Hornaday, Jr.) got. If we had been in front of Ron, he probably wouldn’t have passed us -- we were running about the same lap times. It was a pretty good day. It could have been a lot worse. We’re not happy with third, but it beats fourth"

How do you feel about the points chase?
"I can’t shake that 33 (Ron Hornaday, Jr.) truck for some reason. We run strong, he runs stronger. The 6 (Travis Kvapil) truck is coming fast too."

TODD BODINE, No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Tundra, Germain Racing
Finished: 5th
How was your race?
"We missed the set-up. We started off too tight and we got too lose. Then, we adjusted back and got too tight. We just missed it. Fifth -- for what we had, we’ll just take it. The guys did a great job trying to fix the truck through the race. I never gave up on it and that’s what we got."

What do you think about the championship chase?
"I’ve said all along that the only way any of us our going to gain points is if somebody has a bad race and wrecks or finishes in the back. We’re all going to be top-five trucks every week, and when that’s the way it is you don’t gain points. You just move around a little bit. It’s going to take a big mistake on somebody’s part to change that."

TED MUSGRAVE, No. 9 Team ASE Tundra, Germain Racing
Finished: 8th

DAVID GREEN, No. 1 Red Horse Racing Tundra, Red Horse Racing
Finished: 14th

JACK SPRAGUE, No. 60 Con-way Freight Tundra, Wyler Racing
Finished: 15th

RYAN MATHEWS, No. 22 Triad Racing Development Tundra, Bill Davis Racing
Finished: 16th

TERRY COOK, No. 59 Harris Trucking Tundra, HT Motorsports
Finished: 18th

JOSH WISE, No. 00 Aaron’s Lucky Dog Tundra, Darrell Waltrip Motorsports
Finished: 19th

JOHNNY BENSON, No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra, Bill Davis Racing
Finished: 30th