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Quick Notes
March 29, 2008
Martinsville (VA) Speedway
Kroger 250
Race: 4 of 25
Race Length: 250 laps/131.5 miles
Banking/Turns: 12 degrees in turns
Track Layout: 0.526 mile oval
Pre-Race Schedule
Friday:
11:00 am - 11:50 am ET: Practice
1:45 - 3:00 pm ET: Final Practice
Saturday:
10:10 am ET: Qualifying
Broadcast Schedule
TV: The Kroger 250 can be seen live on FOX at 3:00 pm ET
Radio: The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will broadcast live at 3:00 pm ET
Truck Specs
Chassis: 021
Engine: PME

Jack Sprague
No. 2 RVs.com Chevrolet
Team Report Page Two
NASCAR Truck Series Race 4 of 25 — Martinsville (Va.) Speedway


Jack Sprague Quotes:

LAST FALL YOU NARROWLY MISSED A TRIP TO VICTORY LANE; TAKE US BACK TO THOSE LAST FEW LAPS?
“It was one of those races that we didn’t have many long green flag runs. We would run one or two laps before another caution came out. My truck took a few laps to come in, where Mike’s [Skinner] truck was good on short spurts which is what it took to win last year. I think it is one of those races that I probably should have won, but didn’t.”

THE TRUCK SERIES HAS BEEN COMING TO MARTINSVILLE (VA.) SPEEDWAY SINCE IT BEGAN; WHAT MAKES THIS TRACK SO EXCITING?
“Martinsville is just one of those old school places. It is good old hard-nosed short-track racing. Martinsville is a place where you can beat, bang, route and gouge and it is acceptable. The competition is also so close that it makes it fun.”

YOU HAVE BECOME VERY WELL KNOWN FOR YOUR SUCCESS AT SHORT TRACKS; WHAT’S YOUR SECRET?
“I think it is simply because short-track racing is what I grew up on. The ironic part is that when I first started truck racing I was really good on the oval tracks. It took me until August 1997 at the old Nashville half-mile to get my first short-track win.”

Ernie Cope Quotes:

MARTINSVILLE IS THE FIRST SHORT TRACK THE TRUCK SERIES HAS VISITED THIS SEASON; WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS AT THIS TRACK?
“I expect to perform like we should be doing every week. I would like to see our team be competitive all day and run in the top five.”

BRAKES ARE USUALLY A PROBLEM AT MARTINSVILLE; WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT TEAMS DO TO ALLEVIATE THAT ISSUE?
“Typically teams run extra blowers in the truck, anything that we can do to cool down the brakes. Brake overheating leads to brake malfunctioning. We like to do all we can to baby the brakes, even if that means sacrificing something else that we might do at other tracks.”

HOW MANY FAMOUS MARTINSVILLE HOT DOGS HAVE YOU EATEN IN ONE RACE WEEKEND?
“Last year we kept count and I think I was up to about 20 hot dogs over the race weekend. I love those things!”

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About Kevin Harvick Inc.:

Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI), established in 2001, is a 70,000 sq. ft. facility located in Kernersville, N.C. KHI houses two full time Truck Series teams: the No. 33 Camping World/VFW Chevrolet Silverado driven by three-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday as well as the No. 2 American Commercial Lines (ACL)/RVs.com Chevrolet Silverado driven by three-time Truck Series champion Jack Sprague. KHI is also home to the No. 33 Camping World/RoadLoans.com/ Rheem Chevrolet driven by two-time Nationwide Series champion Kevin Harvick, Ron Hornaday and Cale Gale and the No. 77 Rheem/VFW Chevrolet driven by Cale Gale and Ron Hornaday competing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. 2008 marks KHI’s fifth year of full-time competition in NASCAR’s elite divisions. Please visit www.kevinharvickinc.com for more information.