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JACK SPRAGUE HOPES FOR HOME
FIELD ADVANTAGE AT
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MOORESVILLE, NC
~ It is just over 150 miles from Michigan International Speedway to Jack
Sprague’s hometown of Spring Lake, MI. The driver of the #16 Chevy Trucks
Silverado is hoping having family and friends at the track will give him
the home field advantage in Saturday’s LINE-X SPRAY-ON TRUCK BEDLINERS 200
mile race for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
"We have had awesome trucks almost every race,” said Sprague. “We have
been able to get three poles and a win so far and have led a lot of laps
and run near the front putting ourselves in position for wins. But then we
have had some rotten luck, things that seem so unlikely to happen that it
blows my mind actually. Sometimes you make your own luck but we have just
had some freaky things happen too. I am hoping racing near home with
family and friends at the track will be our good luck charm.”
Sprague heads to Michigan sitting ninth in the NCTS point standings, 293
behind leader Dennis Setzer, his fellow Team Silverado factory supported
driver.
“This isn’t exactly where we had wanted to be half way through the
season,” Sprague continued. “But our finishes and our points position
doesn’t reflect how well we have run virtually every race. With the
tremendous support our IWX Racing team receives from Chevrolet, we have
one of if not the best program in the series.
“Don’t get me wrong, I am not underestimating our competition. The NCTS is
as tough and competitive as it gets in professional racing. It is nothing
like the truck series was even three years ago. There are so many teams
getting support from manufacturers and are much more well funded, the
level of competition is tremendous. Every race there are legitimately 12
to 15 trucks capable of running up front and contending for the win. It
makes us all better but also if you are off just a tick, there are guys
with a lot of experience ready to pounce and leave you in their dust as
they head for the front.
In his previous seven-year stint with the NCTS from 1995 to 2001, one of
the nicknames attached to Sprague was “Big Track Jack” because he was
virtually unbeatable on one-mile tracks and bigger. Interestingly, that
has not been entirely the case in this first full season back in the
series where he holds the record of being the only three-time champion as
well as other numerous records.
“It is interesting that I have been stronger than I have ever been before
at smaller tracks this year,” Sprague related. “After the disastrous run
we had at Atlanta, we really went to work on our big track setup and have
improved dramatically but since Daytona, this is the first track
where
drafting is really a key component to the race so we will see how it goes
here at Michigan. I think we are ready and have the package to take us to
the front and score another win in our Chevy Trucks Silverado.”
In addition to having family and friends in attendance, Sprague and the
other Team Silverado drivers will have many of the executives from GM
Racing and Chevrolet as guests at the track. GM Racing and Chevrolet
headquarters are in nearby Detroit, MI.
“I am looking forward to having many of the GM Racing and Chevrolet people
at the track,” Sprague concluded. “I don’t see it as additional pressure
because this Chevy Trucks Silverado team is focused on performance every
race. I see it as a great way to celebrate success in victory lane with
the team of people who so strongly support our team.”
Practice and qualifying for
the LINE-X SPRAY-ON TRUCK BEDLINERS 200 will be held Friday, July 30. The
race is scheduled to start Saturday, July 31 at 1:00 PM EDT.
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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