Ford PSD by Int'l News and Notes - Texas I
No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International / Terry Cook Sam's Town 400K / Texas Motor Speedway - Friday, June 9, 2006 STORY LINES LEADING INTO TEXAS: ~ 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) ~ Open-Wheel Spotter Now in NASCAR: Tony Hirschman III is spotter for the No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International race team. Hirschman spotted in the IRL from 1999-2003 with drivers Sarah Fisher and Stephan Gregoire. The Northampton, Pa. native started as a spotter for his father, Tony Sr. in 1996 in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Series and has spotted in NASCAR's Busch and Craftsman Truck Series the last three seasons. Hirschman celebrated his birthday on Monday, June 5 ~ Team Looking for Repeat Success Texas Motor Speedway (TMS): The No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International race team finished seventh in last year's NCTS race at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). It was the team's third-consecutive top-10 finish last year with Truck No. 10-08. The team went on to eight top-10 finishes in 2005 ~ Team Brings Truck No. 10-11 to TMS: The No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International race team is bringing Truck No. 10-11 to TMS this week. Friday night's race marks the second-career start for this truck. The team finished second with it last month at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile tri-oval racing facility COOK AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY: DATE START FINISH STATUS LAPS 11/04/05 3 12 Running 147 / 147 06/10/05 22 7 Running 167 / 167 10/16/04 30 32 Electrical 45 / 146 06/11/04 14 24 Running 143 / 167 10/11/03 6 7 Running 146 / 146 06/06/03 8 9 Running 167 / 167 09/13/02 12 22 Engine 115 / 146 06/07/02 18 13 Running 166 / 167 10/05/01 16 22 Accident 99 / 146 06/08/01 4 13 Running 166 / 167 10/13/00 9 17 Running 151 / 167 06/09/00 14 19 Running 160 / 167 10/15/99 21 6 Running 125 / 125 06/11/99 26 22 W. Bearing 144 / 179 06/05/98 9 10 Running 167 / 167 06/06/97 26 33 Engine 11 / 167 Averages 14.9 17.4 2006 RACE RESULTS: Average Start: 14.0 Average Finish: 12.6 Wins: 0 Top-5s: 1 Top-10s: 3 Earnings: $125,425 Total Driver Points: 1020 Points Standings: 11 Total Owner's Points: 1020 Owner's Standings: 11 Laps Completed: 1337 Total Possible Laps: 1337 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 TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY: ~ Six drivers have started a ppc Racing race car or truck at TMS: Jason Keller, NBS (2000-04), Jeff Green, NBS (2000-01), Scott Riggs, NBS (2002-03), Kenny Wallace, NBS (2005-06), Michel Jourdain Jr., NBS (2005), John Andretti (2006) and Terry Cook, NCTS (2004-06) ~ Team average NBS start / finish at TMS: 16.8 / 15.4 ~ Team average NCTS start / finish at TMS: 17.2 / 18.9 ~ ppc Racing earned NBS pole position with Keller in 2003 ~ Four top-10 finishes in NBS; last with Wallace in April 2005 (finished ninth)