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News and Notes
Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway
Race No. 22 of 25
Terry Cook Appearances . . .
- Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International Simulator at Winn-Dixie in Martinsville, Va. on Saturday, Oct. 23rd at 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. EDT
About Terry Cook, driver, No. 10 International Trucks and Engines Ford . . .
- Has three top-10 starts and finishes at the .526-mile Martinsville Speedway
- Has finished every NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event entered at Martinsville Speedway
- Finished ninth in last short track event this season at Richmond International Raceway
- Making 187th-career NCTS start, 169th consecutive; second on all-time driver list
- Past performances at Martinsville Speedway:
Year Start Finish Laps Completed Reason Out Money Earned
- 2004 31 22 254 / 254 Running $ 7,140
- 2003 16 9 250 / 250 Running $ 9,950
- 2003 19 19 199 / 200 Running $ 8,115
- 2002 7 5 250 / 250 Running $11,500
- 2001 6 3 250 / 250 Running $18,190
- 2000 9 30 234 / 250 Running $ 7,590
- 1999 28 25 239 / 250 Running $ 5,015
- 1998 21 22 237 / 250 Running $ 6,075
- Average start / finish at Martinsville Speedway: 17.1 / 16.9
Terry Cook on a possible victory at Martinsville Speedway . . .
“I certainly think we can win this weekend at Martinsville. If you don’t think you can win, you might as well not show up because all of us in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series go to the track thinking we’re going to end up in Victory Lane. We truly believe the International Trucks and Engines race team can capture our first victory of the season right there at Martinsville. The key ingredients in the race are great pit stops, a truck that’s good on long runs and a good qualifying effort the day before. If we can add all those ingredients together, we definitely can put ourselves in contention for a victory.”
Terry Cook on returning to Martinsville Speedway . . .
“We’re excited to have the chance to redeem ourselves. The setup underneath the International Trucks and Engines Ford is something we’ve never run at Martinsville Speedway before. We’ll have to wait and see once we get some practice laps and a good qualifying run in but you’ll see bunch of teams go to Martinsville this weekend with a completely different setup from what they’ve had there in years past.”
Terry Cook on what it will take to win on Martinsville Speedway’s new surface . . .
“Track position, qualifying and getting the right setup under the International Trucks and Engines Ford will be very, very important at Martinsville Speedway this weekend. It’s going to take an extremely good setup. We don’t talk a lot about horsepower at Martinsville Speedway although you have to have a good engine. Horsepower is not the key ingredient, rather, it’s one hundred percent mechanical grip and chassis handling. The guy that can do those two the best will be the guy in Victory Lane. We’re going there with a freshly-paved racetrack and everyone I’ve talked to has said the track is extremely fast with a little bit different configuration. They’ve got the concrete further in the straightaways so the transition into and off of the concrete is actually more in the straightaways rather than in the corners. I look for the track to be one-groove for most of the day unlike what we’ve seen in the past. I definitely think it will create better racing in the future. I’m an optimist and I feel like it will but one side of me says that it won’t because you have such a newly-paved track. They grooved the bottom of the track to get rid of some of the bumps and they created a second groove, making both the inside and outside lanes compatible. The problem that all of us drivers had was we struggled after they grounded the track at the exit of both corners. We lost a lot of traction and grip we once had. Knowing they’ve moved the concrete further down the racetrack so you can smoothly transition off and actually be in the straightaway before you hit the asphalt, I think is good for us competitors . For the race fans, however, it may take a race or two before they see side-by-side racing but who knows. Maybe we’ll see side-by-side racing at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday.”
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
California 22 19 100 / 100 Running $10,165
Texas 30 32 45 / 146 Electrical $ 6,845
Averages 20 18.1 3273/ 3596 $230,585
91.0 %
About the No. 10 International Trucks and Engines Ford . . .
- Truck No. 10-04 made its 2004 debut here at Martinsville Speedway back on April 17th
- Truck No. 10-04 first competed at Mansfield (third, highest finish of ’04 season), then Memphis Motorsports Park, The Milwaukee Mile, Gateway International Raceway, Indianapolis Raceway Park, Richmond International Raceway and most recently at New Hampshire International Speedway
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