Ford PSD by Int'l Advance Notes - Charlotte
Contact: Jeffrey Sturek, Global Performance Group, (704) 660-3467 x231, jeffrey@gperformance.com Terry Cook / No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International News and Notes Quaker Steak and Lube 200 / Lowe's Motor Speedway - Friday, May 19, 2006 COOK LOOKING FOR ONE BETTER FROM LAST YEAR: ~ Cook finished second last year at Lowe's Motor Speedway (LMS) to eventual winner, Kyle Busch. Cook started from the 29th position to post his best-career finish in two years under the ppc Racing banner. 2006 marks Cook's third season with ppc Racing, the 2000 NASCAR Busch Series championship team ~ Crew Chief, Dennis Connor will debut its newest truck, Truck 10-11, which the team tested at Chicagoland Speedway last Monday and Tuesday ~ Nicole Addison (rear tire changer) is the only female over-the-wall crew member in NASCAR's top-three divisions. This is her third year in the NCTS ~ Local Angles: Dennis Connor (crew chief) is from Sylva, N.C., Scott Beam, (shop foreman) is from Hickory, N.C., Brad Dodson, (fabricator) is from Rural Hall, N.C., Ray Suman (fabricator) and Coley Summers (painter) are from Charlotte, N.C., Bryant Noogle (mechanic) is from Cornelius, N.C., Gene Revis (welder) is from Easley, S.C., Ken Sherrill (painter) is from Mooresville, N.C., Billy Davis, (fabricator) is from Six Mile, S.C. and Ken Majors (engine tuner) is from Durham, N.C. COOK AT LMS: DATE START FINISH STATUS EARNINGS 05/20/05 29 2 Running $34,825 05/21/04 33 14 Running $11,740 05/16/03 14 14 Running $10,040 Averages 25.3 10.0 CONNOR ON THE TEAM'S CHICAGO TEST: "We took two trucks to the test, Trucks 08 and 11. Our initial focus was to make 08 the best it could be with all the success it had last year and we were relatively satisfied with our lap times and the handling characteristics. Toward the end of the first day, we started working on Truck 11, the newest truck to our fleet and realized Terry was most comfortable with (Truck) 11 and the speeds certainly showed. After further evaluation, we've decided to make Truck 11's debut this week; we should very competitive." COOK ON RACING AT LMS: "Charlotte race last year was the first race of a great summer stretch for us, ppc Racing No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International race team. We finished second there and ultimately thought we had a win sown up but unfortunately we broke the left-front lower valance and lost some aero downforce to the truck late in the race and I think that's what relegated us to running second as oppose to winning but nevertheless a great showing. That was by far our best race of the year leading up to the race at Kentucky, where we ultimately were leading with a few laps to go but cut a tire. That was the race that kind of started the momentum. Looking at this year, we've used Gateway to start the momentum this year but the next race we've got on the schedule is Charlotte and we'd like to carry the momentum from Gateway into Charlotte and do one better this year and move from second place to first place at the end of the night." 2006 RACE RESULTS: Date Race Site Start Finish Laps Total Laps Status Points Earnings Feb. 17 GM Flex Fuel 250 Daytona Int'l Speedway 31 10 102 102 Running 134 $18,725 Feb. 24 racetickets.com 200 California Speedway 22 14 106 106 Running 121 $13,590 March 17 John Deere 200 Atlanta Motor Speedway 11 12 135 135 Running 127 $10,815 April 1 Kroger 250 Martinsville Speedway 17 19 250 250 Running 106 $10,115 April 29 Ram Tough 200 Gateway Int'l Raceway 13 6 160 160 Running 150 $16,200 May 19 Charlotte 200 Lowe's Motor Speedway May 27 Mansfield 200 Mansfield Motorsports Speedway June 2 Dover 200 Dover Int'l Speedway June 9 Texas 400K Texas Motor Speedway June 17 Michigan 200 Michigan Int'l Speedway June 23 Milwaukee 200 The Milwaukee Mile July 1 Kansas 250 Kansas Speedway July 8 Kentucky 225 Kentucky Speedway July 15 Memphis 200 Memphis Motorsports Park Aug. 4 Power Stroke Diesel 200 Indianapolis Raceway Park Aug. 12 Nashville 200 Nashville Superspeedway Aug. 23 Bristol 200 Bristol Motor Speedway Sept. 16 New Hampshire 200 New Hampshire Int'l Speedway Sept. 23 Las Vegas 350 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oct. 7 Talladega 200 Talladega Superspeedway Oct. 21 Martinsville 200 Martinsville Speedway Oct. 28 Atlanta 200 Atlanta Motor Speedway Nov. 3 Texas 400K Texas Motor Speedway Nov. 10 Phoenix 200 Phoenix Int'l Raceway Nov. 17 Ford 300 Homestead-Miami Speedway Average Start: 18.8 Average Finish: 12.2 Wins: 0 Top-5s: 0 Top-10s: 2 Earnings: $69,445 Total Points: 638 Points Standings: 10 Total Owner's Points: 638 Owner's Standings: 9 Laps Completed: 753 Total Possible Laps: 753 Percentage: 100 MEET THE NO. 10 FORD POWER STROKE DIESEL BY INTERNATIONAL RACE TEAM . . . Nicole Addison, Rear Tire Changer Marty Brice, Pit Support Jon Bruns, Rear Tire Carrier Cal Bofrey, Truck Chief Bill Cahill, Second Can Gas Man Dennis Connor, Crew Chief Jeff Fleenor, Catch Can Cliff Graves, Shop Foreman Tony Hirschman III, Spotter Jeff Kirkendall, Engineer Teresa Kirkendall, Scorer Ken Majors, Engine Tuner Bill Page, Gas Man Steve Rasmussen, Shock Specialist Brian Scanlon, Mechanic Kenneth Purcell, Jack Man Shaun Wheeler, Front Tire Carrier Tim Whitaker, Front Tire Changer ppc RACING HISTORY NOTES AT LMS: ~ Car Owner, Greg Pollex has an impressive NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) record at LMS. In 11 NBS races, Pollex has one win (Jeff Green, spring 2001) and 11 top-10 finishes with six different drivers (Jason Keller, Green, Scott Riggs, Kenny Wallace, Michel Jourdain Jr. and Brent Sherman) ~ ppc Racing's most recent NBS top-10 finish was with Wallace in '04, where he finished ninth ~ ppc Racing has a runner-up finish in the NCTS with Cook last year and one NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series start with driver John Andretti (fall '05 - finished 22nd) ###