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NASCAR Trucks: Scott Hansen Gateway International Preview

18 August 1999

No. 52 Oakwood Homes Chevrolet Gateway Notes & Quotes

Hansen At Gateway: Scott Hansen, driver of the No. 52 Oakwood Homes Chevrolet, has one start at Gateway International Raceway. Hansen made his first career NASCAR Busch Series start there last year in which he qualified 41st and finished 15th.

"Gateway is the type of track where a driver has to be very patient about the handling of the truck," Hansen said. "The truck will never handle perfectly in both corners, so you have to pick one corner to feel comfortable with and be forgiving with the other corner."

Double Driving Duty: Hansen will have a hectic schedule Friday night at Gateway. In addition to driving the Oakwood Homes truck, Hansen will start the RE/MAX Challenge Series race earlier in the evening. Hansen should be a favorite to win the late-model event, as he already has two wins in the series this year defeating team owner Ken Schrader and Winston Cup regulars Sterling Marlin, Dick Trickle, Kenny Wallace and Michael Waltrip.

Schrader Racing Homecoming: Team owner Ken Schrader hails from Fenton, Mo., and considers Gateway International Raceway his hometown track.

"My career started in St. Louis and I have very strong ties to the community," said Schrader. "My mom still lives there and we promote I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo. Even though I will not be behind the wheel this weekend, I know all of my hometown fans will be rooting for Scott Hansen and the Schrader Racing team."

Equipment: The Oakwood Homes Racing team is taking the same truck to St. Louis that finished 10th earlier this year at Bristol and qualified seventh at Milwaukee.

"Gateway is a tough and unique track," said crew chief Wally Brown. "The two corners are noticeably different. It is next to impossible to get the truck to handle perfectly in both corners, so the Oakwood Homes Racing team will work on the gear ratio set-up to get the best compromise between the two."

1998 Statistics: The Oakwood Homes Racing team started 19th and finished eighth in the Ram Tough 200 at Gateway International Raceway in 1998.

1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results

Date Track Start Finish LC/TL $Won 

March 20 Miami, FL 21 7 172/172 11,475 
March 27 Phoenix, AZ 24 13 150/150 5,765 
April 3 Evergreen, WA 24 13 200/200 6,775 
April 10 Bakersfield, CA 16 18 298/301 5,845 
April 17 Martinsville, VA 21 14 250/250 6,740 
May 8 Memphis, TN 17 15 200/200 8,765 
May 16 Colorado Springs, CO 20 30 128/186 7,965 
May 22 Kansas City, MO 4 13 202/204 7,200 
June 5 Bristol, TN 16 10 200/200 7,600 
June 11 Ft. Worth, TX 19 13 178/179 12,125 
June 18 Portland, OR 19 15 72/73 8,320 
June 26 Watkins Glen, NY 23 17 61/62 8,145 
July 3 Milwaukee, WI 7 31 86/200 6,550 
July 10 Nashville, TN 12 11 250/250 7,250 
July 18 Nazareth, PA 22 3 200/200 22,050 
July 24 Brooklyn, MI 24 16 100/100 8,690 
August 1 Loudon, NH 16 27 82/200 6,370 
August 5 Indianapolis, IN 10 11 200/200 8,570 
August 20 St. Louis, MO 
August 28 Topeka, KS 
September 9 Richmond, VA 
September 24 Las Vegas, NV 
October 8 Louisville, KY 
October 15 Ft. Worth, TX 
October 30 Fontana, CA 

1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Totals

Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Earnings 
18 0 1 3 0 $156,200 

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