News and Notes
No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International
City of Mansfield 250
Mansfield Motorsports Speedway
Saturday, May 27, 2006

 
“THESE ARE BETTER DAYS!”
~         The Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International race team and driver Terry Cook are relishing in their best season in three years with ppc Racing.  Three top-10 finishes in the first six races have positioned Cook and the team to fifth in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) driver and owner points standings
~         The Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International race team tested Truck No. 10-01 at Ace Speedway in Elon, N.C. last Monday to prepare for this weekend’s race
~         Nicole Addison (rear tire changer) is the only female over-the-wall crew member in NASCAR’s top-three divisions.  This is her third year in the NCTS
~         Local Angles: Terry Cook (driver) is from Sylvania, Ohio, Tim Whitaker (front tire changer) is from Hamilton, Ohio and Jeff Fleenor (catch can) is from Cleveland
 
COOK AT MANSFIELD MOTORSPORTS SPEEDWAY:
DATE             START          FINISH          STATUS        EARNINGS
05/20/05            21                  31               Running            $  6,515
05/21/04            34                  3               Running            $17,940
Averages        27.5               17.0
 
COOK ON HOW PACKED MANSFIELD GETS:
“Mansfield is a pretty neat track in itself because I think their average weekly crowd – I’m just guessing – their grandstands actually only seats probably about 4,500 people.  For them to bring in extra seating capacity and then sell it out at around 22,500 people and I think they sell about 25,000 tickets so you can see just by those numbers in itself that they’re selling standing room only seats so it’s a pretty neat deal that you can take a little itty bitty track like that.  To be able to take 25,000-plus people and put them around that place when the track was really not built for that, that in itself is pretty neat so they have a sea of people you might say that goes all the way around the racetrack.”
 
TRUCK OWNER, GREG POLLEX ON THE TEAM’S PERFORMANCES THIS YEAR:
"We're really happy with where we're at right now.  Building this truck program has been a real endeavor for me with (NASCAR) Busch (Series) racing all those years.  The first couple of years we struggled.  We didn't have enough pieces for Terry to drive.  (Crew Chief,) Dennis Connor has really put together a great stable of trucks for us.  We're really happy and Terry's efforts have been exemplary.  We're looking forward to a great remainder of the season."
 
2006 RACE RESULTS:

Average Start: 16.8
Average Finish: 10.5
Wins: 0
Top-5s: 1
Top-10s: 3
Earnings: $102,595
Total Points: 808
Points Standings: 5
Total Owner’s Points: 808
Owner’s Points Standings: 5
Laps Completed: 887
Total Possible Laps: 887
Percentage: 100


 
MEET THE NO. 10 FORD POWER STROKE DIESEL BY INTERNATIONAL RACE TEAM . . .


Nicole Addison, Rear Tire Changer
Marty Brice, Pit Sign
Jon Bruns, Rear Tire Carrier
Cal Bofrey, Truck Chief
Bill Cahill, Second Gas Can
Terry Cook, Driver – (from Sylvania, Ohio)
Dennis Connor, Crew Chief
Jeff Fleenor, Catch Can – (from Cleveland)
Cliff Graves, Shop Foreman
Tony Hirschman III, Spotter
Jeff Kirkendall, Engineer
Teresa Kirkendall, Scorer
Ken Majors, Engine Tuner
Bill Page, Gas Man
Greg Pollex, Truck Owner
Steve Rasmussen, Shock Specialist
Kenneth Purcell, Jack Man
Shaun Wheeler, Front Tire Carrier
Tim Whitaker, Front Tire Changer (from Hamilton, Ohio)