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Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International News and Notes
Built Ford Tough 225
Kentucky Speedway
Race No. 13 of 25
About the Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International Driver, Terry Cook . . .
- Earned ppc Racing’s 199th-career top-10 finish (NBS and NCTS since 2000)
- Has started every NCTS Kentucky Speedway race in a Ford F-150
- Third driver this year to eclipse 200-career starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS); did so at Michigan International Speedway on June 18, 2005
- Five-career wins and eight career pole positions with 23 top-five and 77 top-10 finishes
- Last NCTS win in Power Stroke Diesel 200 at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 2002, 70 races ago; led 178 of 200 laps from the pole
- Won first-career race and pole at Flemington Speedway in 1998 and ’97, respectively
- Past performances at Kentucky Speedway:
Year Start Finish Laps Completed Reason Out Money Earned
2004 13 30 137 / 153 Accident $11,190
2003 12 9 150 / 150 Running $15,975
2002 4 6 150 / 150 Running $19,300
2001 12 9 150 / 150 Running $14,825
- Average start / finish at Kentucky Speedway: 10.3 / 13.5
- Average start / finish entering Kentucky last year: 20.1 / 15.0 (13th in points)
- Average start / finish entering Kentucky this year: 15.3 / 12.5 (seventh in points)
Cook Draws Three of a Kind (7-7-7) at Kansas Speedway . . .
- Finished seventh last week at Kansas Speedway race
- Moved up to seventh in the NCTS driver points standings
- Earned his seventh top-10 finish of 2005, matching his season high from ’04. Any more irony? Cook’s highest points position in the NCTS: seventh (2001)
2004 Race Summary . . .
The Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International race team appeared to be on its way to another top-five finish until a right-rear tire blew in turns three and four on lap 139. Driver Terry Cook was running fourth at the time and hit the turn four wall in the one-truck incident. The team finished 30th after starting 13th and was in the top 10 most of the race. The team was the highest running Ford at the time of the incident.
Cook on Ford Motor Co.’s sponsorship of the NCTS race at Kentucky . . .
“Ford wants to see its trucks do well in this race. They bring their dealer reps in who get to see first hand their race vehicle. They get to touch what they drive and work toward in making and selling a great truck. In essence, from the service technician to the parts manager to the salesmen, they support this race and the race vehicles that are in it to put them up front and stay there. It’s a conglomeration and a team effort from Ford Motor Company.”
Cook on the excitement of competing at Kentucky Speedway . . .
“To run at Kentucky Speedway is very special. First it is our second largest purse to Daytona. Anytime you put up a lot of money the drivers get excited. Anytime you can put a lot of fans in the stands like they do at Kentucky Speedway, they get excited. Anytime you can have a night race with a lot of money and a lot of fans, you get really excited. To perform in front of a crowd like we always get at Kentucky is pretty special.”
Cook on Kentucky being Ford Country . . .
“I was very fortunate to watch my Ford Excursion roll off the assembly line last year not too far from Kentucky Speedway. This is definitely Ford country so it’s only fitting that we have a Ford in Victory Lane. Every three out of four Ford super duty pick-up trucks that come off the assembly line are Power Stroke diesel trucks so I think it’s time we put a Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International race truck into Victory Lane.”
About ppc Racing at Kentucky Speedway . . .
- Three top-10 finishes, the last coming with driver Jason Keller in 2004 (finished fourth)
- Average NBS start / finish for ppc Racing at Kentucky Speedway: 11.7 / 17.3
- Average NCTS start / finish for ppc Racing at Kentucky Speedway: 13.0 / 30.0
- Kenny Wallace, Michel Jourdain Jr., Brent Sherman (NBS) and Terry Cook (NCTS) could earn 200-career top 10s for ppc Racing and car owner, Greg Pollex this weekend
About the No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International F-150 . . .
- Truck No. 10-08 will return to make its sixth start this season; the first was at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where it finished second, its best-career finish
- Average start / finish: 18.4 / 6.4
2005 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International Race Team Results . . .
Race Track Start Finish Laps Completed Status Money Earned
Daytona 12 20 96 / 100 Accident $16,040
California 9 15 100 / 100 Running $13,615
Atlanta 6 9 135 / 135 Running $11,250
Martinsville 13 10 250 / 250 Running $11,875
Gateway 11 23 158 / 160 Running $ 9,615
Mansfield 21 31 210 / 254 Running $ 6,515
Charlotte 29 2 136 / 136 Running $34,825
Dover 2 3 200 / 200 Running $27,440
Texas 22 7 167 / 167 Running $14,675
Michigan 19 13 100 / 100 Running $12,515
Milwaukee 19 10 199 / 200 Running $12,725
Kansas 20 7 170 / 170 Running $13,200
Averages 15.3 12.5 1921 / 1972 $174,650
Percentage of Laps Completed: 97.4 %
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