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Team Chevy Silverado Advance:
Charlotte
TEAM CHEVY SILVERADO IN NASCAR TRUCK SERIES (NCTS)
· Most race victories: 132 (of 317 possible 1995-2007)
· Most manufacturers championships: Six of 13 (1995-98, 2002,
2005)
· Most drivers championships: Nine of 13 (1995-1999, 2001-03,
2007)
· Ron Hornaday, Jr., No. 33 Camping World Silverado, and Jack
Sprague, No. 2 American Commercial Lines Silverado, are both
three-time NCTS champions
· Other Silverado driver champions
· Travis Kvapil - '03
· Mike Bliss - '02
· Mike Skinner - '95
SILVERADO ON THE TRACK: LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Chevrolet Silverado drivers have dominated at Lowe’s Motor
Speedway (LMS) winning four of the five NASCAR Truck Series (NCTS)
races at the Concord, North Carolina track.
Three time and defending NCTS champion, Ron Hornaday, Jr., No.
33 Camping World Silverado, won the 2007 NCTS race at LMS.
- In three previous starts at LMS, has two top-five finishes
- Led 98 of 134 laps on the way to ’07 victory
- Is the most recent NCTS race winner, capturing the trophy at
Kansas Speedway on April 26
- Is leading the point standings with five of 25-races in the
record books
FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT:
RON HORNADAY, JR., NO 33 CAMPING WORLD SILVERADO:
On racing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway: “We’ve had some good
races at Lowe’s the past couple of years. We had a top-five run
there in 2006 and won last year. That was the first win for me
and Rick Ren both at that track. Lowe’s is a lot like Atlanta
and Texas where you can carry really good speed out of the
turns. We have a lot of momentum going into this race and we’re
looking for another strong run.”
On the win at Kansas and taking over the NTS points lead:
“It was a lot of fun. I was going to try and make a race out of
it and Sprague almost caught me. But it was awesome. We unloaded
fast went and sat on the pole and ran out front all day. We’re
leading the points now and that’s great, but we’ve got the whole
season ahead of us. We just have to keep working hard and do
what we’re doing to be there at the end.”
JACK SPRAGUE, NO. 2 AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES SILVERADO:
With Lowe's being a home track for most NASCAR teams, is
there added pressure to perform? “I don’t think there
is really any added pressure. It means a lot to win at any
track. I have come very close to winning at Lowe’s in both the
Truck and Nationwide Series. I think Lowe’s is a fun track that
has a lot of unique character. Last year Ron and I were running
first and second. I was closing on him and it looked like it
would be another classic battle to the finish, unfortunately bad
luck struck and I blew a tire going into turn two. Lowe’s is one
of those places I would really like to put a tally in the win
column.”
Since the grinding of the track surface in 2006, how has
Lowe's Motor Speedway changed? “I really do not think
it has changed that much. It is still the same Charlotte it was
when we began racing here. There are the bumps in turns three
and four and then the track smoothes out going into one and two.
I like the bumps. I enjoy the uniqueness of the track. Charlotte
is Charlotte and it is a lot of fun racing there. ” |