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News and Notes
O’Reilly 400K at Texas Motor Speedway
Event No. 7 of 25
About Terry Cook, Driver, No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International
- Tenth in driver points standings, 164 behind leader
- Has started every NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Texas Motor Speedway, both spring and fall events
Year Start Finish Laps Completed Reason Out Money Earned
- 2003 8 9 167 / 167 Running $13,700
- 2003 6 7 146 / 146 Running $12,245
- 2002 18 13 166 / 167 Running $13,065
- 2002 12 22 115 / 146 Engine $8,535
- 2001 4 13 166 / 167 Running $11,815
- 2001 16 22 99 / 146 Accident $8,535
- 2000 14 19 160 / 167 Running $10,775
- 2000 9 17 151 / 167 Running $9,000
- 1999 26 22 144 / 179 Wheel Bearing $10,450
- 1998 9 10 167 / 167 Running $11,675
- 1997 26 33 11 / 167 Engine $8,850
- Won pole position at Daytona International Speedway in first 2004 event with ppc Racing; led 12 laps and finished fifth
- Making 171st career start in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 153rd consecutive, second on all-time list
- Average start / finish on one-mile racing facilities is 13.8 / 15.6 in 33 starts
- First NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start came at The Milwaukee Mile on July 6,1996, where he finished 12th
- Won first-career race and pole position at Flemington (N.J.) Speedway in 1998 and ’97, respectively, a .625-mile short track
- Ninth season as a driver, fourth with sponsor Ford Power Stroke® Diesel by International
Terry Cook on competing at Texas Motor Speedway . . .
“We’re taking the same truck we ran at Dover last week, which was the first time the Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International truck was on the track in competition. We’re excited to bring back Truck No.10-03 because we’ve found some of our ailments that made us suffer at Dover. Our expectations are high. We’ve learned at Atlanta and Charlotte what to do and not to do. Adding all this together, I think we’ve got the right ingredients to stay up front all weekend long at Texas Motor Speedway.”
Terry Cook on his past performances at Texas Motor Speedway . . .
“I’ve been fortunate to have some really good runs at Texas Motor Speedway but never really the good finishing results to go with the good runs. I’ve amassed several top 10s but never a race win in the trucks. Texas is a track you have to get the truck driving almost flat out all night long. You’re on the verge of being wide open all night long but that’s if you’re fast. If you’re not fast, then you’re not going to be nearly as wide open. Knowing that we’ve got Robert Yates Engines under the hood, a brand new truck ppc Racing takes a lot of pride in and Jamie Jones as our new crew chief, you add all those ingredients together and you get a recipe for success.”
Terry Cook on night- versus day-racing at Texas Motor Speedway. . .
“I prefer night racing especially at Texas Motor Speedway because it’s extremely hot there during the day. During night racing, track conditions never really change. You don’t have to worry about whether the sun is out heating the track or whether there’s cloud cover or no cloud cover or shade in one corner but not in another. I like the fact the track conditions stay consistent throughout the race during night racing at Texas.”
About the No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International Truck . . .
- Truck No. 10-03 competed in its first event last week at Dover International Speedway, finishing in the top 20
Event Information
Event Name: O’Reilly 400K @ Texas Motor Speedway in Justin, Texas
Date & Time: Friday, June 11, 2004 @ 9 p.m. EDT
Television: SPEED Channel at 9 p.m. EDT LIVE
Radio: MRN Radio and XM Satellite Radio at 8:30 p.m. EDT LIVE
Event Laps / Kilometers: 167 / 400
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