Power Stroke Diesel by International Pre-Race Report
 
Event: Quaker Steak and Lube 200 – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Track: Lowe’s Motor Speedway, 1.5 -mile tri-oval
Date / Time: Friday, May 20th / 8:45 p.m. EDT (green flag)
TV: SPEED Channel, 8:30 p.m. EDT
Radio: MRN Radio, 8:30 p.m. EDT (check local listings)
Internet: www.nascar.com (paid access required) and www.truckseries.com
 
2004 Race Summary . . .
Terry Cook started and finished in the 14th position last year at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.  The event marked one of nine in-truck camera races in the No. 10 Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford.  Live SPEED Channel coverage of the race provided more than two minutes worth of in-focus coverage, garnering $34,000 with six sponsor and 12 driver mentions.  The race generated a 1.2 Neilson rating with a combined live and two re-air showings reaching more than 61 million homes in the United States.
 
A Busy Couple of Weeks for Terry Cook . . .
Television interviews, radio call-ins and simulator appearances will keep the nine-year series veteran driver busy the next couple of weeks beginning with Wednesday night’s appearance at Quaker Steak and Lube, just minutes from Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.  Check out Cook’s schedule:
-          Wednesday, May 18th, truckseries.com Shop Tour, Mooresville, N.C., 1 – 2 p.m. EDT
-          Wednesday, May 18th, Quaker Steak and Lube, Concord, N.C., Power Stroke Diesel by International simulator, 6 – 8 p.m. EDT
-          Friday, May 20th, Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C., Power Stroke Diesel by International simulator, 3:30 - 4 p.m. EDT
-          Friday, May 20th, WUSN-FM 99.5, Chicago, radio call-in, 8:30 a.m. EDT
-          Monday, May 23rd, Harris Teeter Race Festival, Fort Mills, S.C., Power Stroke Diesel by International simulator, 5 – 7 p.m. EDT
-          Friday, May 27th, WUSN-FM 99.5, Chicago, radio call-in, 8:30 a.m. EDT
-          Saturday, May 28th, Food Lion Street Festival, Bear Creek Soups Autograph Session, Charlotte, N.C., 1 – 2 p.m. EDT
 
Testing Continues . . .
The entire Power Stroke Diesel by International race team wants nothing more than a trip to Victory Lane.  With next month filled with race action each weekend, Crew Chief, Rick Gay is focusing on The Milwaukee Mile.  The team will test May 26th and 27th at a track Cook won at in 2002.  The race will mark Cook’s 199th-career start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS), where he earned a top-10 finish last year under the lights.