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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series News and Notes

* Bobby Hamilton wins first NASCAR Craftsman Truck title for Dodge
* David Reutimann is top Raybestos Rookie, Steve Park voted Most Popular

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 24, 2004)Bobby Hamilton (No. 4 Square D Dodge) was crowned 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion during Saturday night’s 10th Annual awards ceremonies held at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel.

Hamilton is the fifth different champion in as many seasons and at age 47, the Nashville, Tenn. resident is the oldest to wear the crown.

Hamilton, owner of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.-based Bobby Hamilton Racing, also gave Dodge its first driver championship. Dodge won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series manufacturer championship for the third time in four seasons. Hamilton is the first owner-driver to win a NASCAR national touring title since the late Alan Kulwicki won the 1992 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series championship.

Hamilton won a total of $973,428 and had four victories – at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Memphis Motorsports Park, Kentucky Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway. His post-season awards totaled $406,113 and included the $20,000 Dodge Award, the $15,000 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Award, the $10,000 Mobil1 Command Performance Driver of the Year Award and the $10,000 Sunoco Award.

Hamilton’s winnings are the second-highest in series history. Greg Biffle, the 2000 champion, remains the only competitor to top $1 million in a single season.

Also honored during the Miami Beach festivities was David Reutimann of Zephyrhills, Fla., who drove his Darrell Waltrip-owned No. 17 NTN Bearings Toyota to Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors. Steve Park (No. 62 Orleans Hotel Dodge), of East Northport, N.Y., was voted Most Popular Driver; the 10th different recipient of the award.

 

2004 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES

                                     Race                                              Season 
 Driver                        Winnings     Bonus $   Point Fund      Total          Career

 1 Bobby Hamilton       $567,315       $55,000     $329,863       $973,428     $1,741,848
 2 Dennis Setzer           497,830         30,000        164,931        707,011      3,503,914
 3 Ted Musgrave           541,545         30,000       148,438         728,883       2,892,331
 4 Carl Edwards            467,610         35,000       131,945         638,905      1,306,870
 5 Matt Crafton              325,005                          115,452        444,307      1,332,951
 6 David Starr                441,149                            98,959        542,108      1,714,781
 7 Jack Sprague            437,375         10,000         82,466        532,741      5,250,655
 8 Travis Kvapil              423,890         20,000         65,973        511,563      2,358,941
 9 Steve Park                296,675                            57,726        356,001        386,804
10 Chad Chaffin             394,135                            49,479        445,514        849,659
11 Mike Skinner            310,790                            47,005        357,795      1,501,986
12 Rick Crawford           356,605                            45,365        402,161      3,053,768
13 Shane Hmiel            345,055                            43,705        388,862         388,862
14 David Reutimann       304,542        10,000         42,058         356,582         356,582
15 Jon Wood                271,102                            40,408         311,510      1,350,241
16 Terry Cook                270,845                           38,759         309,604      2,493,027
17 Hank Parker Jr.         270,975                           37,110         308,085        362,940
18 Tracy Hines              251,670                            32,986        284,656        315,585
19 Brandon Whitt           235,150                           17,318         262,468        321,298
20 Andy Houston           250,670                           30,842         281,512      1,781,349
24 Shane Sieg               199,330        7,500                             206,830         247,815
25 Johnny Benson          175,160                          20,922         196,082         280,702
33 Shelby Howard            77,745                          12,766          90,511           90,511
44 Jamie McMurray          69,375                           2,870           72,245         273,110
47 Kasey Kahne              89,200                           1,913           91,113           91,113
55 Jimmy Spencer           23,230                              957           24,187           65,280
58 P.J. Jones                  23,815                           1,913           25,728          103,659
74 Dave Blaney               16,275                            1,773           18,048          18,048
88 Brandon Miller            10,065                              957            11,022          61,782
96 Chad Blount                 7,435                              957             8,392            8,392
                                                                         1,665,809

Post Season Awards:

Driver                  Award                                                Amount      Total
Bobby Hamilton     Dodge                                                   20,000
                            Goodyear Tire                                        15,000
                            Mobil1 Command Performance                10,000
                            Sunoco Gasoline                                    10,000      55,000
Dennis Setzer        Chevrolet                                               20,000
                             International Crew Chief                          10,000      30,000
Ted Musgrave         Clevite Engine Builder                            10,000
                             Featherlite Most Improved Driver             10,000 
                             Wix Filters Lap Leader                           10,000      30,000
Carl Edwards           Ford                                                    20,000 
                              POWERade Pit Championship              15,000       35,000
Jack Sprague          Bud Pole Award                                    10,000      10,000
Travis Kvapil            Toyota                                                  20,000      20,000
David Reutimann      Raybestos Rookie of the Year                10,000      10,000
Shane Sieg              Waste Management Picking Up Places   7,500        7,500 
Total:                                                                              $197,500
 


**** NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES DRIVER LEADERS ****

                                                                                                    ADDITIONAL MONEY
RACE NUMBER : 25                                                             LAST RACE DATE:11/23/04
                                                                                             PRINTOUT DATE:11/23/04
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                                                                                                                    MONEY   
POS  DRIVER NAME            POINTS   STARTS   WINS   TOP 5   TOP 10       WON
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  1  BOBBY HAMILTON            3624         25             4         12         16         973428
  2  DENNIS SETZER               3578         25             2           8         16         707011
  3  TED MUSGRAVE               3554         25             2         11         16         728883
  4  CARL EDWARDS               3493        25             3           9          17         638905
  5  MATT CRAFTON                3379         25             0           6         17          444307  
  6  DAVID STARR                    3298        25             2            8         16         542108
  7  JACK SPRAGUE                3167        25             1            8         13          532741
  8  TRAVIS KVAPIL                  3152        25             2           6         10          511563
  9  STEVE PARK                     3138        25             0           5         10          356001
 10  CHAD CHAFFIN                 3122        25              2          6         10          445514
 11  MIKE SKINNER                  3037        25             0           4          9           357795
 12  RICK CRAWFORD              3030        25             1          4          9           402161
 13  SHANE HMIEL                   2954         25            1           4         10          388862
 14  DAVID REUTIMANN            2904        25             0          4         10           356582
 15  JON WOOD                        2835        25             0          2          7             311510
 16  TERRY COOK                     2821       25             0           2         7             309604
 17  HANK PARKER, JR             2737       25             0           2         4             308085
 18  TRACY HINES                     2604       25             0           1         2             284656
 19  BRANDON WHITT                2569       25             0           0         0            262468
 20  ANDY HOUSTON                 2540       24             0           0         3            281512
 21  CHASE MONTGOMERY       2404      25              0           0         0             245342 
 22  BILL LESTER                       2400      25              0           0         1             238845
 23  ROBERT HUFFMAN             2314      24              0           0         6             236913
 24  SHANE SIEG                       2020      19              0           0         1             206830
 25  JOHNNY BENSON               1818      13              0           5         8             196082
 26  KELLY SUTTON                  1432      19               0           0         0            150917
 27  TODD BODINE                    1317      10               2           4          5            201005
 28  KEN SCHRADER                1297      12               0            1         4             103797
 29  KEN WEAVER                    1212     15               0             0        0              132860
 30  DEBORAH RENSHAW        1150      14               0            0         0            114697
 31  CHRIS WIMMER                   942      12               0            0         0              94805
 32  DAVID RAGAN                     802      10               0             0         0             84640
 33  SHELBY HOWARD               707       8               0             0         0             90511
 34  BRAD KESELOWSKI            692       8                0            0         0             72315
 35  J R PATTON                         637       7                0             0        0              59370
 36  MARK MCFARLAND             603       7                0             0         1            57265
 37  DENNY HAMLIN                    582      5                0             0         1            43190 
 38  RANDY LAJOIE                     570      6                0             0         1             64475
 39  PAUL WHITE                        516       6                0             0         0            52275
 40  GEOFFREY BODINE            495       5                0             0         1            52310
 41  KEVIN LOVE                        494       5                0             0         0            46510
 42  ERIC JONES                        461       5                0             0         0            48180
 43  LANCE HOOPER                 458       5                 0             0         0            50925
 44  JAMIE MCMURRAY              444       3                1             2         2            72245
 45  CHARLIE BRADBERRY         417      6                0              0         0            41137
 46  BOBBY HAMILTON, JR          395      3                0             1         2            24915
 47  KASEY KAHNE                    380       2                2             2         2            91113
 48  JAY SAUTER                       373       4                 0             0          0           31510
 49  TINA GORDON                     371       5                 0             0         0           44545
 50  FRANK KIMMEL                   344       3                 0             0        1            38555
 51  SEAN MURPHY                    338       4                0             0         0            29315
 52  JASON SMALL                     331        4                0             0         0           34405
 53  KEVIN HARVICK                   315       2                0              2        2            22150
 54  JOHNNY SAUTER                 310       2                0              1        1            33900
 55  JIMMY SPENCER                 303       3                0              0         0           24187
 56  LONI RICHARDSON               290      5                0              0         0            40599
 57  JOHNNY CHAPMAN              284      4                 0             0         0            41875
 58  P J JONES                            263      2                 0             0         1            25728
 59  BOBBY LABONTE                 246      2                 0             1         1            24780
 60  JOE ARAMENDIA                  231      3                 0             0         0            31195
 61  MICHAEL WALTRIP               215      2                 0             1         1            19087
 62  BUTCH MILLER                     209      2                  0            0         0            16555
 63  STEADMAN MARLIN              209      2                 0            0         0            20875
 64  WAYNE EDWARDS              198       4                 0            0         0            42210
 65  SCOTT LYNCH                      188       2                 0            0         0            14705
 66  JAMEY CAUDILL                   182       2                 0            0         0            15355
 67  ERIC NORRIS                        176       2                0             0         0           20120
 68  MIKE WALLACE                    170      1                 0             1         1           38740
 69  TONY STEWART                   165      1                 0             1         1           16875
 70  TIM SCHENDEL                    164       2                 0             0         0           15955
 71  ROBBY GORDON                 160      1                  0             1         1           11450
 72  TERI MACDONALD               155       2                 0             0         0            17155
 73  JERRY HILL                          152      2                  0            0         0             19105
 74  DAVE BLANEY                     150      1                  0            0          1            18048
 75  BOBBY DOTTER                   146      3                  0            0         0             26410
 76  BRAD TEAGUE                     143      2                  0            0         0             16305
 77  GREG BIFFLE                       142      1                  0            0         1             12925
 78  REGAN SMITH                      138      1                  0            0          1            13775
 79  JOEY CLANTON                    137      2                  0            0          0            19155
 80  RYCK SANDERS                   134      2                 0            0           0            17640
 81  KYLE BUSCH                       130      1                  0            0           0             8575
 82  DANA WHITE                        125      2                  0            0          0            13530
 83  JAMES SAUTER                    124      1                  0            0          0             8065
 84  J J YELEY                             124      1                  0            0          0           10040
 85  RON HORNADAY, JR             124      1                  0            0          0             7915
 86  TONY RAINES                       112      1                  0            0           0             7815
 87  ANDY PETREE, III                 109      1                  0             0          0              9540
 88  BRANDON MILLER                103      1                  0             0          0            11022
 89  NICK TUCKER                       103      1                  0            0           0              7315
 90  RANDY MACDONALD            100      1                  0            0          0             15190
 91  SAMMY SANDERS                 97      1                  0             0          0               8735
 92  DERRIKE COPE                      97      1                 0              0          0              7440
 93  DARRELL WALTRIP                91      2                  0             0          0             14355
 94  KEVIN DOWLER                     91      1                  0             0          0               6915
 95  JASON LEFFLER                    91      1                  0             0          0               6640
 96  CHAD BLOUNT                       88      1                  0             0          0               8392
 97  JOSH RICHESON                    88      1                  0             0          0               6540
 98  RICK GONZALEZ                     85      1                  0             0          0               9090
 99  DERRICK KELLEY                   85      1                 0             0           0             10065
100  ERIK DARNELL                      85      1                  0             0           0              7265
101  DAVID FROEHLICH, JR           79      1                 0              0           0             8140
102  JEFF JEFFERSON                 79      1                  0             0           0              7215
103  J C STOUT                             73      1                  0             0           0              8090
104  RICK BOGART                       73      1                   0            0           0              7115
105  RICKY CRAVEN                     70      1                   0            0           0              7060
106  GREG SACKS                        67      1                  0             0          0              9140
107  PHIL BONIFIELD                    64       4                   0            0          0            37220
108  A J FIKE                                64      1                   0            0           0             6365
109  BILL MANFULL                      55       1                    0            0         0              5072