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News and Notes
American Racing Wheels 200 at California Speedway
Race No. 20 of 25
About Terry Cook, driver, No. 10 International Trucks and Engines Ford . . .
- Coming off ninth-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his seventh top-10 finish in 2004 and 70th of his career
- Has three top-10 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series finishes at California Speedway
- Has finished in the top-10 driver points standings the last three years
- 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
- Five-career wins and eight career pole positions with 21 top-five finishes
- Past performances at California Speedway:
Year Start Finish Laps Completed Reason Out Money Earned
- 2003 13 12 99 / 100 Running $13,015
- 2002 13 10 100 / 100 Running $14,800
- 2001 10 6 100 / 100 Running $13,650
- 2000 25 7 100 / 100 Running $12,825
- 1999 12 31 33 / 100 Accident $ 7,490
- 1998 22 19 100 / 100 Running $ 6,425
- 1997 23 23 99 / 100 Running $ 6,075
- Average start / finish at California Speedway: 16.9 / 15.4
Terry Cook on California Speedway . . .
“We’re planning on bringing the same truck from Las Vegas to California; it’s a brand new truck. We’re starting to build an arsenal of equipment, some really good trucks that will be very competitive at ppc Racing. We’re running with an open-wheeled series again this week with IRL. Last week it was with CART. I don’t see any big difference between the two series with us running on the track after them for practice or the race. Both series lay down a little bit different rubber than we do than with the trucks. It’s just a matter of working on the balance of the truck during our two-hour practice session leading up to qualifying, like we traditionally do anywhere else. You really don’t factor anything much different in than you would during a Cup/Busch/Truck weekend but you take into account that the track is going to be a little bit tighter.”
Terry Cook on night racing at California Speedway . . .
“It’s exciting to go to Fontana and go racing under the lights. I watched the Cup race over the Labor Day weekend and I saw some of the scenarios the teams fought throughout the race. One of the scenarios was the sun setting behind turn three. The drivers were getting blinded going down the backstretch exiting turn two. Our race starts at seven o’clock so I’m assuming there will be a little bit of daylight left on the West Coast. I guess it will be like a twilight double header; the race starting in the day and ending at night. To prepare, we’ll have to make sure we’ve got enough tape on the windshield. We’ll adjust to deal with the conditions that are out there.”
Terry Cook on learning from ppc Racing’s Busch program at California . . .
“The Busch cars are so much different primarily because they’re a 105-in. wheelbase car versus the truck. It takes a quite a bit different spring and shock package to make the cars work. You can only relate a little bit of tire pressure data from the Busch car. As far as a spring and shock package goes, the Busch team is on a whole different agenda than we are with the trucks because they have a totally different aerodynamic race vehicle. California Speedway is an aerodynamic track. It’s an aero-sensitive, aero-dependent racing facility where you have to work with not only with your chassis configuration but your aero package as well.”
Terry Cook on the team’s plans during its two practice sessions . . .
“Knowing we get a Happy Hour this time at California Speedway, we’ll start off with the first half hour working on a semi-qualifying race package just so you can get the truck up to speed. Then we’ll go into a full-blown qualifying mode for the second two-thirds of practice. We’ll save the final practice or Happy Hour to work on our race setup. Hopefully it will all work out in our favor with the International Trucks and Engines Ford with a good qualifying spot and a good, solid finish.”
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
Las Vegas 27 9 146 / 146 Running $12,350
Averages 19.4 16.8 3128/ 3350 $213,575
93.4 %
About the No. 10 International Trucks and Engines Ford . . .
- Truck No. 10-06 competed last week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, finishing 9th
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
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 Necaise, Rear Tire Changer
Brian Scanlon, Pit Setup
Shaun Washburn, Pit Setup
Pete White, Front Tire Carrier
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