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JACK SPRAGUE
#16 CHEVY TRUCKS SILVERADO
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES
2004 FAST FACTS
EVENT: POWER STROKE DIESEL 200 (200 LAPS, 137.2 MILES)
DATE: August 6, 2004
TIME: 7:00 PM CDT (8:00 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 $4.964
million in winnings-needs just $35,460 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 (144-77.8%) and races running at the finish (167-90.3%)
- 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 - 185
- IWX Racing defending NCTS Championship team
- IWX Racing winner of two consecutive NCTS
championships – 2002 and 2003
JACK SPRAGUE QUOTES:
ON INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK: “I love IRP. It has always been a
really good track for me. It is a technical track with unique
characteristics. There isn’t another track on the circuit that comes
close to IRP. The fans are always treated to an action packed race. The
same goes for the drivers. There have been some incredible last lap
finishes there and I have been fortunate to come out the winner a couple
of times. Our Chevy Trucks Silverado should be good for Friday’s show.
With it being a one-day event, you have to be strong right off the
trailer. Our IWX Racing team has had good runs there in the past so I am
pretty optimistic about our chances for a strong finish.
ON 2004 SEASON TO DATE: “Sitting 10th in points isn’t where we
want to be or thought we would be starting the second half of the
season. It has been disappointing for everyone on our Chevy Trucks
Silverado team because we have had some great runs going and been in a
position to win several races only to have the engine let go or some
other weird thing happen. We just have to keep shaking off the last race
and put all of our energy and focus on the next race on the schedule.
The points are going to fall where they are going to fall at this
point.”
SPRAGUE NCTS CAREER TRIVIA TIDBITS
- Has won from the pole five times in NCTS
competition (185 starts)
- Has started in top-three 70 times resulting
in 39 top-three finishes (55.71%) (185 starts)
19 wins; 13 seconds; 7 thirds
- Has started in top-five 97 times resulting
in 63 top-five finishes (64.95%) (185 starts)
20 wins; 20 seconds; 9 thirds; 6 fourths; 8 fifths
- Has started in top-ten 153 times resulting
in 122 top-ten finishes (80.26%) (185 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 15
times (185 starts)
- Has only finished out of the top-fifteen 33
times (185 starts)
THE RACEDAY CREW:
Team Manager: 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
Tire Specialist: Jason Guntorius
Pit Support/Catch tires: Terry Lynch
Front tire carrier: Jeffrey Reeves
Rear tire carrier: Billy Fredell
2nd gascan: Tom Gomez
Catchcan: George Stone
Scorer: Sara Dykehouse
Statistician: Dawn Fuge
Spotter: Dave Fuge
Engine Maintenance: Bobby Jones
Lead Mechanic/Pit Support: Randy Dean
For further information on Jack Sprague and the #16 Chevy Trucks Silverado
team, log on to www.jacksprague.com. The media kit for Sprague and the IWX
Racing Chevy Trucks Silverado team can be accessed at
http://www.keldanmedia.com/iwx. For additional information on
the GM Racing/Team Silverado NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series program, log on
to
http://www.gm.com/company/racing/index.jsp.
CONTACT:
Judy Kouba Dominick
(317) 408-1049
jkdracer@aol.com
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