Rick Crawford - Memphis Motorsports Park Preview
O'Reilly 200 Memphis Motorsports Park Memphis, Tennessee July 22-23, 2005 Rick Crawford's Memphis Motorsports Park Results Date Start Finish Laps Status 6/19/04 14 19 200/200 Running 6/21/03 6 11 200/200 Running 6/22/02 4 9 200/200 Running 6/23/01 18 16 199/200 Running 5/13/00 8 6 200/200 Running 5/08/99 9 22 198/200 Running 9/13/98 9 5 200/200 Running Starts Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Laps 7 0 0 1 3 1397/1400 (99.8%) Notes/Quotes • Rick Crawford and the Circle Bar Truck Corral Racing team would like to thank all the fans, track personnel and the entire NASCAR community for the support and well wishes received following his accident while qualifying the No. 14 Ford F-150 at Kentucky Speedway two weeks ago. • The O'Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park marks a return to the short tracks for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and Mobile, Ala. native Rick Crawford couldn't be happier. "Short track racing is where most of the NASCAR drivers started their careers," said Crawford. "It's where we all grew up. Memphis reminds me of my local short track, Mobile (Ala.) International Speedway. Both are drivers' tracks. "One thing will be certain. I will have on my blue suede shoes." • The No. 14 Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford F-150 which Rick Crawford will drive in the O'Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park is a new truck. The truck, known as CB-17, was built with Memphis Motorsports Park in mind. 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 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 Raceway 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 7/9 Kentucky Speedway DNS Starts Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Points Laps 12 0 1 1 5 1417 (17th) 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