Rick Crawford Kentucky Speedway Preview
Built Ford Tough 225 Kentucky Speedway Sparta, KY July 8-9, 2005 Rick Crawford's Kentucky Speedway Results Date Start Finish Laps Status 7/10/04 4 16 153/153 Running 7/12/03 16 11 150/150 Running 7/13/02 12 4 150/150 Running 7/14/01 13 27 88/150 Engine 6/17/00 8 10 150/150 Running Starts Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Laps 5 0 0 1 2 691/753 (91.7%) Notes/Quotes • With a 10th place finish at Kansas Speedway on July 2, Rick Crawford scored his 100th top-10 finish in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The amazing feat was reached in his 210th series start. "We almost have a 50% top-10 finish record," said Crawford. "I don't pay much attention to it though because I want wins, but it's good. If I keep racking up top-10's, maybe we can get back in the top-10 in the points and bring the Circle Bar Truck Corral Racing team where it needs to be." Crawford is currently 13th in the championship standings. • Rick Crawford is looking to shine brightly in the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. The Mobile, AL native has enjoyed limited success 1.5 mile oval scoring one top-five and two top-10 finishes in five starts. "The pressure is on and we need to perform well this weekend," said Crawford. "Kentucky is an important state for Ford Motor Company. A lot of quality Ford vehicles are made right here. And what a great facility Kentucky Speedway is. It's first-class all the way." • Three Circle Bar Racing team members are celebrating birthdays in the coming week. On July 8, general mechanic Brandon Abernathy, celebrates his 20th birthday. Eric Gifford, general mechanic and catch can man, celebrates his 24th birthday on July 13, while Dan Heiser, fabricator and gas man, celebrates his 25th birthday on July 16. • The No. 14 Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford F-150 which Rick Crawford will drive in the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway is chassis CB-15. This marks the fifth event in which this truck has competed. Earlier this season, Crawford drove CB-15 at Gateway International Raceway, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Michigan Speedway and Kansas Speedway. Circle Bar Truck Corral Racing Pit Crew Position Team Member Hometown Crew Chief Kevin ‘Cowboy' Starland Chesaning, MI Truck Chief/Rear Tire Carrier Ronnie White Polkville, NC Rear Tire Changer Ryan Young Seattle, WA Front Tire Carrier Shawn Pincola Cadiz, OH Front Tire Changer Bobby Clark Wyandotte, MI Jackman Gene ‘Gator' Morris Adrian, GA Gas Man Dan Heiser Princeville, IL Catch Can Eric Gifford Mayfield, NY Spotter Milt Bishop Milwaukee, WI Pit Support Adam Crawford Mobile, AL Pit Support Brandon Abernathy Cleveland, GA Pit Support Michael Mitchell Ozona, TX Pit Support Tim Sanders Newberry, SC Rick Crawford's 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results Date Track StartFinish Laps Status 2/18 Daytona Int'l Speedway 19 36 10/100 Accident 2/25 California Speedway 14 14 100/100 Running 3/18 Atlanta Motor Speedway 1 29 128/135 Accident 4/9 Martinsville Speedway 14 21 249/250 Running 4/30 Gateway International Racew ay 19 5 160/160 Running 5/15 Mansfield Motorsports Speedway 4 6 254/254 Running 5/20 Lowe's Motor Speedway 2 25 119/136 Running 6/4 Dover International Speedway 21 11 200/200 Running 6/10 Texas Motor Speedway 2 19 164/167 Running 6/18 Michigan International Speedway 3 6 100/100 Running 6/24 Milwaukee Mile 12 8 199/200 Running 7/2 Kansas Speedway 16 10 170/170 Running Starts Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Points Laps 12 0 1 1 5 1417 (13th) 1853/1972 (94.0%) Rick Crawford's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Career Totals Starts Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 210 3 3 47 100