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News and Notes
Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Race No. 19 of 25
About Terry Cook, driver, No. 10 International Trucks and Engines Ford . . .
- Finished seventh last year at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his second top-10 finish since 1999
- Has finished in the top-10 driver points standings the last three years
- Five-career wins and eight career pole positions with 21 top-five and 69 top-10 finishes
- Best 2004 finish is a third at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway
- Won first-career race and pole at Flemington (N.J.) Speedway in 1998 and ’97, respectively, a .625-mile short track
- Last pole position was at Daytona International Speedway in first 2004 event with ppc Racing; led 12 laps and finished fifth
- Past performances at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
Year Start Finish Laps Completed Reason Out Money Earned
- 2003 15 7 146 / 146 Running $11,225
- 2002 10 27 121 / 146 Running $ 7,015
- 2001 12 13 145 / 146 Running $ 9,140
- 1999 33 10 166 / 167 Running $14,425
- 1998 16 34 153 / 169 Engine $13,100
- Average start / finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: 17.2 / 18.2
Terry Cook on racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway . . .
“Las Vegas is a very fast and smooth racetrack we compete on that offers a good amount of grip during the daytime but it loses grip during the night. The track gets slick late in the race so we’ll have to setup the truck accordingly so that after we run 20 laps, we’re still as competitive as we were in the beginning.”
Terry Cook on the strength of Robert Yates Engines . . .
“We’ve got an outstanding engine program with Robert Yates Engines. They do a great job each week to prepare great engines with a lot of horsepower. We’ve done some chassis-dyno testing here not too long ago and they have really picked up our program here at ppc Racing. We’re taking the same engine we ran at Michigan, where we ran in the top 10 all day and finished seventh. It’s always good to have a good finish in front of the home crowd. We’re looking forward to another good run only this time in Las Vegas.”
Terry Cook on 2003 versus ‘04 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway . . .
“It’s a little bit different coming to a track with a new race team where you’ve finished good the year prior. We’ll have the International Trucks and Engines Ford colors this time out instead of the traditional Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International paint scheme. There are a lot of differences from last year to this year but with ppc Racing we’ve run extremely well on the mile-and-a-half tracks in 2004. I’m looking forward to returning to Las Vegas.”
Terry Cook 2004 NCTS Performances . . .
Race Track Start Finish Laps Completed Status Money Earned
Daytona 1 5 100 / 100 Running $23,600
Atlanta 20 18 131 / 133 Running $7,715
Martinsville 31 22 254 / 254 Running $7,140
Mansfield 34 3 252 / 252 Running $17,940
Charlotte 33 14 134 / 134 Running $11,740
Dover 14 20 198 / 200 Running $11,765
Texas 14 24 143 / 167 Running $9,965
Memphis 22 27 197 / 200 Running $8,165
Milwaukee 19 7 205 / 205 Running $13,275
Kansas 13 10 167 / 167 Running $13,625
Kentucky 13 30 137 / 153 Accident $11,190
Gateway 18 26 160 / 174 Accident $ 8,315
Michigan 16 7 100 / 100 Running $13,400
IRP 20 14 199 / 200 Running $10.665
Nashville 21 16 150 / 150 Running $ 8,790
Bristol 7 24 203 / 206 Running $ 8,090
Richmond 18 9 209 / 209 Running $ 9,050
New Hampshire 27 35 43 / 200 Electrical $ 6,895
Averages 19.0 17.2 2982/ 3204 $201,225
93.1 %
About the No. 10 International Trucks and Engines Ford . . .
- Truck No. 10-06 will make its debut at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and will be return next week at California Speedway
International Trucks and Engines Crew . . .
Keith Barnwell, Spotter
John Bruns, Rear Tire Carrier
Ben Chase, Jack Man
Gary “Turtle” Clem, Transport Driver
Melissa Cotrone, Scorer
Brian “Tailgate” Dancy, Gas Man and Tire Specialist
Ron Denton, Engineer
Brandon Edwards, Front Tire Changer
Cliff Graves, Truck Chief
Jamie Jones, Crew Chief
Mike Lore, Pit Setup
Ken Majors, Engine Tuner
Dustin Neicase, Rear Tire Changer
Shaun Washburn, Pit Setup
Pete White, Front Tire Carrier
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