Toyota Bristol Notes and Quotes
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LAST RACE: In the most recent race of the 2006 NCTS season -- the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway (Aug. 12) -- Tundra drivers Mike Skinner and Todd Bodine got tangled together while running first and second on the final lap. Johnny Benson passed both drivers on the final lap in his No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra and crossed the finish line first. Tundra drivers Jack Sprague (second) and Ted Musgrave (fourth) also registered top-five finishes at Nashville. BENSON BACK: Johnny Benson's win at Nashville enabled him to return to victory lane for the third time this season. Earlier this year, Benson recorded back-to-back NCTS wins at Michigan (June 17) and Milwaukee (June 23). "Anything goes on the last lap," said Benson, following the race. "I was thinking we were going to finish third until I saw them (Mike Skinner and Todd Bodine) going into turn one. They were nowhere near the racing groove and I knew they had their hands full. They weren't worrying about me -- they were worrying about themselves. I didn't think either one of them was going to make the corner -- and I was able to clear them." TOYOTA NOW HAS 21: Johnny Benson's victory in the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway was Toyota's 21st NCTS win since the Tundra began competing in the Craftsman Truck Series at the beginning of the 2004 season. Along with eight wins this year -- three by Benson (Nashville, Milwaukee and Michigan), three by Todd Bodine (Texas, St. Louis and Atlanta), one by Jack Sprague (Memphis) and one by David Star (Martinsville) -- Toyota had four wins in 2004 and nine wins in 2005. TOYOTA HAS 26: Toyota has 26 NCTS pole positions since the Tundra began competing in the Craftsman Truck Series at the beginning of the 2004 season. Tundra drivers who have recorded poles include Mike Skinner (13), David Reutimann (six), Bill Lester (two), Brandon Whitt (two), Todd Bodine (one), Travis Kvapil (one) and Jack Sprague (one). POINTS PACE: After the first 16 races of the 2006 season, Toyota drivers hold down four of the top-six positions in the NCTS championship point standings. Todd Bodine continues to sit atop the championship standings with 2,454 points. Trailing Bodine in the standings are second-place Johnny Benson (2,310 points), third-place David Reutimann (2,260 points) and fourth-place Ted Musgrave (2,215 points). In addition, Tundra driver Jack Sprague (2,152 points) holds down the sixth spot in the standings. ENGINE CHASE: Toyota holds onto the top spot in the NCTS manufacturer's championship through the first 16 races of the 2006 season. Toyota has 111 points in the standings, eight more points than second-place Ford and 33 points ahead of third-place Chevrolet. TOYOTA TAKES TENNESSEE: Tundra drivers have registered five consecutive Craftsman Truck Series wins in the state of Tennessee. Along with Johnny Benson's victory at Nashville, Jack Sprague finished first earlier this year at Memphis (July 15). Last season, Toyota drivers swept the three Craftsman Truck Series races in Tennessee. Tundra drivers David Reutimann (Nashville), Mike Skinner (Bristol) and Brandon Whitt (Memphis) recorded wins in each of the races in the 'Volunteer State.' -more- Toyota Bristol Notes & Quotes - page 2 LAST YEAR HERE: In last year's NCTS race at Bristol (Aug. 24, 2005), Tundra driver Mike Skinner started on the outside of row one and led 190 laps en route to the checkered flag. It was his first win since returning to the Craftsman Truck Series full-time at the beginning of the 2004 season -- and the first NCTS triumph for Bill Davis Racing. Following Skinner across the finish line were Tundra racers Todd Bodine (second), Johnny Benson (fourth) and Mike Wallace (ninth). WIN ONE: Mike Skinner's victory at Bristol was his first NCTS win driving a Tundra and the 17th victory of his NCTS career. Before the Bristol race a year ago, Skinner last visited 'victory lane' in the series in 1996 when he registered a NCTS victory at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, Cal. (10-14-96). A FEW FIRSTS: Skinner's 2005 victory at Bristol marked the first NCTS victory for team owner Bill Davis, as well as the first NCTS win for crew chief Jeff Hensley. Davis became the sixth team owner, joining Jack Roush, Rick Hendrick, Darrell Waltrip, Richard Childress and Dale/Teresa Earnhardt, to register NASCAR wins in Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series racing TWO YEARS BACK: In 2004 at Bristol, Hank Parker, Jr. was the top finishing Toyota driver when he crossed the finish line sixth. Toyota driver Travis Kvapil (eighth) also finished among the top-10 at Bristol in 2004. TWO HAVE 66: David Reutimann and Mike Skinner are the two Tundra drivers who have started every race Toyota has participated in since the manufacturer joined the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at the beginning of the 2004 season. Reutimann and Skinner have both made 66 starts in Toyotas -- 16 this season, along with 25 in 2005 and 25 in 2004. BODINE HAS BEEN TO BRISTOL: Although Todd Bodine will be making his NCTS debut at Bristol, he does have a pair of wins at the Tennessee short track. In 31 NASCAR Cup and Busch starts at Bristol, the Chemung, NY-native has registered Busch Series wins at the track in 1992 and 1993. $6 MILLION MAN: Jack Sprague, driver of the No. 60 Con-way Freight Tundra, became the first Craftsman Truck Series driver to pass six million dollars in career winnings with his second-place finish in the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. His current career total is $6,013,695. MILLION DOLLAR MAN: Johnny Benson, driver of the No. 23 Tundra, reached one million dollars in career NCTS winnings by finishing first in the Toyota Tundra 200. He became the 33rd NCTS competitor to reach the one million dollar mark. Benson's current total winnings are $1,051,256. The Grand Rapids, Mich.-native is the third Bill Davis Racing NCTS driver -- joining Mike Skinner and Bill Lester -- to pass the one million dollar mark. 2006 LINE-UP: The Toyota NCTS line-up at Bristol: Driver Truck Team Johnny Benson No. 23 Exide Batteries Tundra Bill Davis Racing Bill Lester No. 22 SunTrust Tundra Bill Davis Racing Mike Skinner No. 5 Toyota Tundra Bill Davis Racing David Reutimann No. 17 Team Tundra Racing Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Todd Bodine No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Tundra Germain Racing Ted Musgrave No. 9 Team ASE/Germain Toyota Tundra Germain Racing David Starr No. 11 Red Horse Racing Tundra Red Horse Racing Jack Sprague No. 60 Con-way Freight Tundra Wyler Racing BROADCAST TIME: SPEED Channel coverage of the NCTS race at Bristol Motor Speedway will begin at 9:00 PM (Eastern) on Wednesday, August 23. The race is tentatively scheduled to start at 9:15 PM (Eastern). NOTE TO EDITORS -- High-resolution digital images are available for EDITORIAL USE at www.toyotamotorsportsmedia.com. -more- Toyota Bristol Notes & Quotes - page 3 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA NCTS DRIVER RESULTS -- Start/Finish (Laps Led) JOHNNY TODD BILL JOEY TED DAVID MIKE DAVID JACK DATE/SITE BENSON BODINE LESTER MILLER MUSGRAVE REUTIMANN SKINNER STARR SPRAGUE No. 23 No. 30 No. 22 No. 12 No. 9 No. 17 No. 5 No. 11 No. 60 2-17/Daytona 10/15 8/2 (6) 2/35 (3) 9/33 17/3 (6) 13/9 5/4 (34) 6/14 7/5 (1) 2-24/California 26/6 5/2 (11) 16/15 18/13 3/3 1/4 (3) 2/17 (7) 19/12 8/5 (8) 3-17/Atlanta 17/3 1/1 (38) 18/29 8/36 36/4 7/5 2/35 13/17 12/17 4-1/Martinsville 7/30 9/12 27/24 6/16 10/2 11/15 8/8 15/1 (121) 22/17 4-29/St. Louis ^ 11/5 3/1 (66) 27/30 24/29 2/2 (28) 4/3 (63) 14/35 5/8 7/4 5-19/Charlotte 6/12 26/3 DNQ 30/22 15/4 9/6 1/31 (38) 31/26 13/34 5-27/Mansfield ^ 6/4 1/15 (117) 35/24 29/5 2/16 (2) 4/9 19/29 7/3 9/2 6-2/Dover 10/6 7/3 8/30 29/32 26/18 1/5 (18) 11/22 14/11 23/9 6-9/Texas 4/5 (1) 6/1 (1) 26/22 33/30 23/7 9/4 1/2 (113) 17/18 19/11 6-17/Michigan 5/1 (31) 25/4 26/33 21/20 31/23 4/15 1/11 (25) 28/13 15/10 6-23/Milwaukee 4/1 (47) 7/20 (8) 15/15 20/23 13/24 14/5 6/11 21/8 2/4 (15) 7-1/Kansas 22/9 35/7 (13) 15/23 11/30 6/22 13/10 (13) 1/5 (59) 28/8 7/29 7-8/Kentucky 7/4 (7) 9/10 8/28 14/13 12/6 2/12 11/31 (24) 19/8 25/11 7-15/Memphis 22/32 19/15 18/25 24/20 13/19 15/7 10/9 28/11 1/1 (133) 8-4/Indianapolis 17/12 29/7 21/14 ----- 16/8 25/34 (13) 8/18 4/4 (2) 9/28 8-12/Nashville 22/1 (1) 21/8 (22) 5/21 ----- 17/4 15/6 7/17 (50) 6/20 3/2 (36) 8-23/Bristol 9-16/NH 9-23/Las Vegas 10-7/Talladega 10-21/Martinsville 10-28/Atlanta 11-3/Texas 11-10/Phoenix 11-17/Miami ( ) -- Number of laps led BOLD -- Wins, poles and most laps led ^ -- starting position determined by points # # # To review or change the format of emails from this group, copy the following link into your browser: http://www.sportssystems.com/emformatoptions.cfm?trackingCode=BC097RH%3B3PE671%20%3B0425&userEmail=submit%40theautochannel%2Ecom This email was individually sent to you, however if you wish to unsubscribe, copy the following link into your browser: http://www.sportssystems.com/unsubscribe.cfm?trackingCode=BC097RH%3B3PE671%20%3B0425&userEmail=submit%40theautochannel%2Ecom