Ford PSD by Int'l News and Notes - Dover
Contact: Jeffrey Sturek, Global Performance Group, (704) 450-9060,
jeffrey@gperformance.com
No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International / Terry Cook
AAA Insurance 200 / Dover International Speedway - Friday, June 2, 2006
STORY LINES LEADING INTO DOVER:
~ Pennsylvania Police Officers Aide Race Team: Bill Cahill (second
gas man) and Marty Brice (pit sign) are Philadelphia-area police officers
and have been helping the No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International
race team since January 2005. Cahill and Brice are sergeants with the West
Chester (Pa.) and Coatesville (Pa.) Police Departments, respectively
~ Over The Wall Not Just for Men: Nicole Addison (rear tire changer)
is the only female over-the-wall crew member in NASCAR's top-three series.
This is her third year in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS)
~ Pennsylvania Native Spots for Team: Tony Hirschman III is from
Northampton, Pa. and is spotter for the No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by
International race team. Hirschman has spotted in NASCAR's Busch and
Craftsman Truck Series the last three seasons and started spotting for his
father, Tony Sr. in 1996 in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Series. Hirschman
has spotted in open-wheel racing, including the Indianapolis 500
~ Repeat Success for Team at Dover: The No. 10 Ford Power Stroke
Diesel by International race team finished third in last year's NCTS race at
Dover International Speedway after starting second and leading 13 laps early
in the race. It was Cook's 23rd-career top-five finish. Cook has one
top-five finish this year at Lowe's Motor Speedway two weeks ago, where he
finished second for the second year in a row to Kyle Busch
~ Truck No. 10-08 Returns: The No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by
International is bringing Truck No. 10-08 to DIS this week. This is the
same truck the team finished third here last year and had such good success
throughout last year (earned four top-10 finishes and nearly won the Built
Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway).
COOK AT DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY:
DATE START FINISH STATUS LAPS
06/04/05 2 3 Running 200 /
200
06/04/04 14 20 Running 198 /
200
05/30/03 7 20 Radiator 152 /
200
05/31/02 4 10 Running 199 /
200
06/02/01 25 11 Running 199 /
200
09/22/00 11 14 Running 202 /
203
Averages 10.5 13.0
COOK ON LAST YEAR'S THIRD-PLACE FINISH:
"Coming off a third-place finish there last year, obviously we're looking to
two-up that and ultimately have a win this year. We just had a fast race
truck from the time we unloaded there last year. The truck was really just
set up extremely well. The thing about the race was the track changes so
much throughout the course of the race and in 2005 we ran our truck race
after the Busch race so by the time our race came around on Saturday evening
or late afternoon, there was a tremendous amount of extra rubber laid down
because of the Busch race and the Nextel Cup practices that morning. The
track had really changed from the time we should have run on the track and
the truck tightened up with the extra rubber so I don't think we had the
truck quite free enough or loose enough to ultimately win the race because
of that but nevertheless, still had an awesome truck."
2006 RACE RESULTS:
Average Start: 15.1
Average Finish: 12.1
Wins: 0
Top-5s: 1
Top-10s: 3
Earnings: $110,985
Total Points: 905
Points Standings: 9
Total Owner's Points: 905
Owner's Standings: 9
Laps Completed: 1137
Total Possible Laps: 1137
Percentage: 100
MEET THE NO. 10 FORD POWER STROKE DIESEL BY INTERNATIONAL RACE TEAM:
Nicole Addison, Rear Tire Changer
Marty Brice, Pit Sign
Jon Bruns, Rear Tire Carrier
Cal Boprey, Truck Chief
Bill Cahill, Second Gas Can
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 / Transport Driver
Greg Pollex, Truck Owner
Steve Rasmussen, Shock Specialist
Kenneth Purcell, Jack Man
Clayton Roberts, Front Tire Carrier
Tim Whitaker, Front Tire Changer
ppc RACING'S HISTORY AT DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY:
~ Winning Races: ppc Racing Owner, Greg Pollex has two NASCAR Busch
Series (NBS) victories with drivers Jason Keller (spring 2000) and Jeff
Green (fall '01). Both wins are part of ppc Racing's 10 top-10 finishes in
the NBS and one top-10 finish in the NCTS with Cook ('05)
~ Winning Poles: Green won the lone pole position for ppc Racing in
the spring '01 NBS race. For ppc Racing, the seven-year race team has
earned 13 top-10 starts in the NBS and one in the NCTS
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