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Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International Racing
News and Notes
Ford 200 – Homestead-Miami Speedway
Race No. 25 of 25
About the Ford Power Stroke® Diesel by International Race Team and Driver Terry Cook . . .
- Currently 15th in the NCTS driver and owner points standings, 78 points out of 10th
- Five-time winner in the NCTS with 23 top-five and 78 top-10 finishes
- Will be running the St. Jude Children’s Hospital decal on the truck as part of the ppc Racing; NASCAR Busch Series driver John Andretti will compete in the No. 10 St. Jude Children’s Hospital sponsored by FreedomRoads Ford Taurus in Saturday’s race
- Last top-10 finish: Martinsville Speedway; October 2005 (finished seventh)
- Making 214th-career NCTS start, 196th consecutive (all-time current leader)
- Both sponsor and driver support Paws With A Cause, a not-for-profit organization that trains Assistance Dogs for people with disabilities through the “Racing for Independence” simulator program
- Homestead Simulator Appearances:
Thursday, Nov. 17th at Ford Fan Festival in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Noon – 11 p.m. EDT
Sunday, Nov. 20th on pit road at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Fla., 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. EDT
- Cook’s past performances at HMS:
Year Start Finish Laps Completed Reason Out Money Earned
2004 33 25 132 / 134 Running $11,140
2003 5 11 134 / 134 Running $14,225
2002 7 10 133 / 134 Running $15,625
2001 21 10 166 / 167 Running $15,075
2000 13 8 167 / 167 Running $13,651
1999 7 19 157 / 172 Accident $10,400
1998 6 38 0 / 167 Accident $ 6,075
- Cook’s average start / finish at HMS: 13.1 / 17.3
Cook Assessing the 2005 season . . .
“We’ve always wanted to be in the top 10 week-in and week-out. This year we’ve excelled at the flat tracks like Martinsville and have been pretty sporty on the mile-and-a-half tracks like Charlotte and Kentucky. We’re ending the season here at Homestead and bringing the same truck we ran with at Texas
Crew Chief, Rick Gay on Truck No. 10-10 . . .
“This is a very fast truck we’re bringing to Homestead, just like every truck we have in the Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International stable. Our last run with this truck was at Texas and we qualified third, a great performance by the team. For most of the race, we ran in the top 10 and we were really fast on fresh tires. We hope to end the 2005 season with at least a top-10 finish.”
About the No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International F-150 . . .
- Truck No. 10-10 is the team’s primary truck this week
- Its last race was at Texas Motor Speedway (finished 12th)
- Truck No. 10-10 average start / finish: 3.0 / 12.0
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
Las Vegas 17 18 150 / 152 Running $10,295
Martinsville II 26 7 200 / 200 Running $ 9,500
Atlanta II 21 16 130 / 130 Running $10,415
Texas II 3 12 147 / 147 Running $11,185
Phoenix 28 25 149 / 150 Running $ 8,415
Averages 14.3 15.7 3866 / 4053 $301,372
Percentage of Laps Completed: 95.4 %
Meet the Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International Crew . . .
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
Fred Graves, Team Engineer
Ken Majors, Engine Tuner
Jamie Price, Gas Man
Kenneth Purcell, Jack Man
Steve Rasmussen, Shock Specialist
Shaun Wheeler, Front Tire Carrier
Tim Whitaker, Front Tire Changer
ppc Racing’s History at HMS . . .
- Made one NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series (NNCS) start with driver John Andretti (finished 20th); first top-20 finish in NNCS competition for ppc Racing
- Seven drivers have started a ppc Racing race car or truck at PIR: Jason Keller, NBS (2000-04), Jeff Green, NBS (2000-01), Scott Riggs, NBS (2002-03), Jon Wood, NBS (2003), Terry Cook, NCTS (2004-05), Andretti, NNCS (2004) and Kenny Wallace, NBS (2005)
- Team average NBS start / finish at PIR: 14.4 / 16.7
- Team average NCTS start / finish at PIR: 33.0 / 25.0
- Three top-10 finishes in NBS; last with Green in November 2001 (finished ninth)
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