GM Racing Chevrolet Team Silverado Thursday Practice Quotes

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN  TRUCK SERIES 
CHEVROLET  SILVERADO NOTES AND QUOTES 
NASCAR  CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES 
CALIFORNIA  SPEEDWAY 
THURSDAY  PRACTICE QUOTES 
FEBRUARY  24, 2005 

JACK  SPRAGUE, NO. 16 CHEVY TRUCKS CHEVROLET SILVERADO: NOTE:  Sprague 
suffered a broken left heel in fall at his Charlotte-area home  Wednesday, February 
23, 2005.  Mike  Bliss was behind the wheel for the majority of both practice 
sessions. Sprague  turned the first six laps of the second practice session 
and posted the  10th fastest time of the day.  “I felt good in the truck. The 
guys helped me get my foot comfortable  and Bliss worked hard in the first 
practice session to get the No. 16 Chevy  Trucks Silverado just about perfect.  It 
drove really well; about the best I have ever had a truck at  California 
Speedway.  We will  continue with our plan to have him qualify and I will start it 
the race at the  back of the field and see how far we can go.  I will get out 
if it is the best thing  for the team to do because as long as we don’t lose a 
lap on the driver change,  Bliss can take the truck to the front and bring 
home a strong  finish.�?? 
MIKE  BLISS, NO. 16 CHEVY TRUCKS CHEVROLET SILVERADO: NOTE: Bliss  is driving 
in place of the injured Jack Sprague. Bliss ran the entire first  40-minute 
session and returned to the cockpit after Sprague turned six laps at  the 
beginning of the second practice.  “The  Chevy Trucks Silverado is awesome.  It was 
good when I jumped in it in the first practice session so we  really didn’t 
have to do much to it.  It is just really good.  I  don’t think Jack will get 
out of it personally the truck is that good.  It ran just as fast at the end of 
a tire  run as it did as it did at the beginning of a tire run so that is 
pretty  good. 
“The  plan is still for me to qualify tomorrow but Jack was pretty pumped up 
when he  got out today so we will see how it he feels tomorrow  morning.�?? 
KERRY  EARNHARDT, NO. 15 KRAFT FOODS/ALBERTSON SILVERADO: NOTE:  Earnhardt 
made contact with the turn two wall about 30 minutes in the second  practice.  
The team pulled out the  backup truck but was unable to complete the switch in 
time for Earnhardt to take  any laps.  “It  just got away from me.  I don’t  
really know what happened.  Ritchie  (Wauters, crew chief) and the guys pulled 
out the backup truck. We won’t really  know what we have until we go out 
tomorrow to  qualify.�??