Jack Sprague | No. 16 Chevy Trucks Silverado

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	JACK SPRAGUE \| #16 CHEVY TRUCKS SILVERADO 2004 FAST FACTS EVENT: O’REILLY 200 BY VALVOLINE MAXLIFE (200 LAPS/106.6 MILES), BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY DATE: August 25, 2004 TIME: 9:00 PM EDT LIVE COVERAGE: SPEED Channel, MRN Radio, XM Satellite Radio NCTS CAREER STATS • Only three-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion – 1997, 1999, 2001 • Leading NCTS money winner exceeding $4.987 million in winnings-needs just $13,300 to top $5 million-first to do so in NCTS • Only driver to start all 170 events as NCTS full-time competitor 1995-2001 • Holds series records for total top-five and top-ten finishes in NCTS • Holds series records for most races with lead lap finishes (145-77.6%) and races running at the finish (169-90.3%) • Second on all time NCTS win list (needs 2 wins to tie, 3 to be all-time series winner) • Second on all time NCTS starts list - 187 • IWX Racing defending NCTS Championship team • IWX Racing winner of two consecutive NCTS championships – 2002 and 2003 JACK SPRAGUE QUOTES: ON BRISTOL: “Bristol is just a great place to race. Luck is the major equalizer there. You can have the best truck on the track but if you don’t have luck with you to stay out of trouble, you won’t be there at the end. I think it is a track where experience gives a driver a little edge. You know how quickly things can happen out there and stay heads-ups from the drop of the green. Even then, you can be leading and then in the garage in a blink of an eye. It is really a fast track, faster than you would think for the size. If you have the right setup under you, you get great exit speed off two and four and really fly down the short straights. ON PREVIOUS BRISTOL SUCCESS: “We have had some pretty good runs in the NCTS at Bristol. We haven’t started or finished out of the top-10 and got the win in 1999. Plus my IWX Racing Chevy Trucks Team won the race last year with Travis (Kvapil). That is a pretty good record to have going into this race. But as I have said before, this isn’t the old NCTS. The level of competition in the series this year is as tough as any form of racing any where in the world. Every week we line up against some strong guys driving for tough, experienced teams with tons of short track experience. You have to be on your game as a team and a driver.” SPRAGUE NCTS CAREER TRIVIA TIDBITS • Has won from the pole five times in NCTS competition (187 starts) • Has started in top-three 71 times resulting in 39 top-three finishes (54.92%) (187 starts) 19 wins; 13 seconds; 7 thirds • Has started in top-five 98 times resulting in 63 top-five finishes (64.29%) (187 starts) 20 wins; 20 seconds; 9 thirds; 6 fourths; 8 fifths • Has started in top-ten 153 times resulting in 122 top-ten finishes (79.74%) (187 starts) 23 wins; 28 seconds; 17 thirds; 11 fourths; 15 fifths; 6 sixths; 4 sevenths; 7 eighths; 6 ninths; 5 tenths • Has only started out of the top-fifteen 14 times (187 starts) (7.5%) • Has only finished out of the top-fifteen 32 times (187 starts) (17.1%) THE RACEDAY CREW: Team Manager/Spotter: Dave Fuge Crew Chief: Chris Showalter Jackman: Jeremy Adams Gasman: Chuck Day Front tire changer: Scott Punch Rear tire changer: Michael Byrd Engineer: Shane Martin Engine Maintenance: Bobby Jones Front tire carrier: Jeffrey Reeves Rear tire carrier: Randy Dean 2nd Gascan: Tom Gomez Catchcan: George Stone Scorer: Sara Dykehouse Statistician: Dawn Fuge Pit Support/Catch tires: Terry Lynch
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	JACK SPRAGUE \| #16 CHEVY TRUCKS SILVERADO 2004 FAST FACTS EVENT: O’REILLY 200 BY VALVOLINE MAXLIFE (200 LAPS/106.6 MILES), BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY DATE: August 25, 2004 TIME: 9:00 PM EDT LIVE COVERAGE: SPEED Channel, MRN Radio, XM Satellite Radio NCTS CAREER STATS • Only three-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion – 1997, 1999, 2001 • Leading NCTS money winner exceeding $4.987 million in winnings-needs just $13,300 to top $5 million-first to do so in NCTS • Only driver to start all 170 events as NCTS full-time competitor 1995-2001 • Holds series records for total top-five and top-ten finishes in NCTS • Holds series records for most races with lead lap finishes (145-77.6%) and races running at the finish (169-90.3%) • Second on all time NCTS win list (needs 2 wins to tie, 3 to be all-time series winner) • Second on all time NCTS starts list - 187 • IWX Racing defending NCTS Championship team • IWX Racing winner of two consecutive NCTS championships – 2002 and 2003 JACK SPRAGUE QUOTES: ON BRISTOL: “Bristol is just a great place to race. Luck is the major equalizer there. You can have the best truck on the track but if you don’t have luck with you to stay out of trouble, you won’t be there at the end. I think it is a track where experience gives a driver a little edge. You know how quickly things can happen out there and stay heads-ups from the drop of the green. Even then, you can be leading and then in the garage in a blink of an eye. It is really a fast track, faster than you would think for the size. If you have the right setup under you, you get great exit speed off two and four and really fly down the short straights. ON PREVIOUS BRISTOL SUCCESS: “We have had some pretty good runs in the NCTS at Bristol. We haven’t started or finished out of the top-10 and got the win in 1999. Plus my IWX Racing Chevy Trucks Team won the race last year with Travis (Kvapil). That is a pretty good record to have going into this race. But as I have said before, this isn’t the old NCTS. The level of competition in the series this year is as tough as any form of racing any where in the world. Every week we line up against some strong guys driving for tough, experienced teams with tons of short track experience. You have to be on your game as a team and a driver.” SPRAGUE NCTS CAREER TRIVIA TIDBITS • Has won from the pole five times in NCTS competition (187 starts) • Has started in top-three 71 times resulting in 39 top-three finishes (54.92%) (187 starts) 19 wins; 13 seconds; 7 thirds • Has started in top-five 98 times resulting in 63 top-five finishes (64.29%) (187 starts) 20 wins; 20 seconds; 9 thirds; 6 fourths; 8 fifths • Has started in top-ten 153 times resulting in 122 top-ten finishes (79.74%) (187 starts) 23 wins; 28 seconds; 17 thirds; 11 fourths; 15 fifths; 6 sixths; 4 sevenths; 7 eighths; 6 ninths; 5 tenths • Has only started out of the top-fifteen 14 times (187 starts) (7.5%) • Has only finished out of the top-fifteen 32 times (187 starts) (17.1%) THE RACEDAY CREW: Team Manager/Spotter: Dave Fuge Crew Chief: Chris Showalter Jackman: Jeremy Adams Gasman: Chuck Day Front tire changer: Scott Punch Rear tire changer: Michael Byrd Engineer: Shane Martin Engine Maintenance: Bobby Jones Front tire carrier: Jeffrey Reeves Rear tire carrier: Randy Dean 2nd Gascan: Tom Gomez Catchcan: George Stone Scorer: Sara Dykehouse Statistician: Dawn Fuge Pit Support/Catch tires: Terry Lynch
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