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Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International Racing News and Notes
Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Race No. 20 of 25
Las Vegas Driver Appearances . . .
- Terry Cook – Friday, Sept. 24th at the Downtown Las Vegas Race Festival, Lady Luck Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, 7 – 8 p.m. PDT
About the Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International Race Team . . .
- Team is currently 13th and 14th in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) driver and owner points standings, respectively
- Has qualified in the top 10 in five of the last seven NCTS races
- Driver Terry Cook is going for his fourth-career top-10 finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) in six starts, his third consecutive should he finish in the top 10
- Congratulations goes to Tim Whitaker and wife, Kimberly on the birth of their first-born child, Megan. Megan Riley Whitaker was born on Sunday, Sept. 11th. Whitaker is the team’s front tire changer and truck chief and missed last week at New Hampshire International Speedway (NHIS) to be with the family. Eric Duncan from Orange City, Fla. took over his duties at NHIS. Whitaker will return this week to his roles with the team
- Birthday wishes go to Truck Owner, Greg Pollex (9/22) and General Manager, Keith Barnwell (9/19), Rear Tire Changer, David Cropps (9/21) and Mechanic, Brian Scanlon (9/13)
- Cook’s past performances at LVMS:
Year Start Finish Laps Completed Reason Out Money Earned
2004 27 9 146 / 146 Running $12,350
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 LVMS: 14.8 / 16.4
2004 Race Summary . . .
The Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International race team once again showed its strength on the mile-and-a-half racetracks, this time at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The team’s ninth-place finish under the lights was the result of running fast lap times late in the event after taking four fresh tires with 42 laps to go and restarting in 22nd.
Cook on Last Year’s Truck Race . . .
“The Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford was awesome last year. Fresh tires were huge. We came in and did a track bar and an air pressure adjustment and then this truck turned into a rocket. We just fought the balance of the truck and fortunately dodged a couple of bullets when people spun in front of us. The last run we put fresh tires on and we thought we were going to be all right but on the restart I had to jump on the brakes to avoid hitting the 14 truck and lost a bunch of track time. Had we not lost that track time we would have easily finished in the top five.”
Crew Chief, Rick Gay on the Team’s Top-10 Qualifying Efforts . . .
“We really have a great team. With the way the impound rules are in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, if your truck is good in qualifying trim, then you should be good in the race. We look at several changes to the truck to get a different setup. Here this weekend we qualify during the day and race at night.”
About the No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International F-150 . . .
- Truck No. 10-09 will be the team’s primary truck. It first competed at Indianapolis Raceway Park, finishing 12th; other starts were at Nashville Superspeedway (32nd) and Richmond International Raceway (19th)
- Average Start / Finish: 11.3 / 21.0
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
Kentucky 9 25 146 / 151 Accident $13,190
Memphis 6 15 200 / 200 Running $11,590
Indianapolis 9 12 199 / 200 Running $10,915
Nashville 19 32 91 / 150 Running $ 5,900
Bristol 4 30 132 / 200 Running $ 7,115
Richmond 6 19 201 / 201 Running $ 8,315
New Hampshire 13 16 200 / 200 Running $10,215
Averages 12.5 15.0 3090 / 3274 $241,880
Percentage of Laps Completed: 94.4 %
Meet the Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International Crew . . .
Keith Barnwell, General Manager
Marty Brice, Pit Sign
Jon Bruns, Rear Tire Carrier
Dan Cagle, Spotter
Bill Cahill, Second Gas Man
David Cropps, Rear Tire Changer
Jeff Fleenor, Catch Can
Rick Gay, Crew Chief
Ken Majors, Engine Tuner
Greg Pollex, Truck Owner
Jamie Price, Gas Man
Kenneth Purcell, Jack Man
Steve Rasmussen, Shock Specialist
Kevin Solesbee, Engineering Intern
Shaun Wheeler, Front Tire Carrier
Tim Whitaker, Front Tire Changer
ppc Racing’s History at LVMS . . .
- Made first NCTS start last year and finished ninth
- Made one NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series (NNCS) start at LVMS this year with driver John Andretti; finished 28th, best finish of 2005 for ppc Racing’s NNCS program
- Six drivers have competed at LVMS in a ppc Racing car or truck: Jason Keller (NBS, ‘00-‘04), Jeff Green (NBS, ‘00-01), Scott Riggs, (NBS, ‘02-03), Terry Cook (NCTS, ‘04), Kenny Wallace (NBS, ‘05) and Michel Jourdain Jr. (NBS, ‘05)
- Two top-five and four top-10 NBS finishes in six races; one top-10 finish in NCTS
- Best-career start was a second in ‘03 with Keller
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