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Dennis Setzer Fast Facts:

• Dennis Setzer is one of only a few drivers to compete at the Mansfield Motorsports Speedway. Setzer competed in the April 24th Late Model races, finishing first in the heat and third in the feature in the #26 Chevrolet.

• Over the past two seasons (2003 and 2004), Dennis has an average finish of 3rd at short tracks in 9 races.

• Dennis Setzer scored a career-best final point finish with 2nd in the 2003 NCTS point standings

• In addition to his 144 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts, Dennis Setzer has 7 Winston Cup and 102 Busch Grand National starts in his career including 2 Busch Series victories (South Boston 1994, Hickory 1994)
Dennis Setzer NCTS Records

• Dennis Setzer tied a NASCAR record with the win at Mesa Marin in 2003. He and Jack Sprague have at least one win in 6 straight seasons in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. With a win in 2004, Dennis would set the mark at 7 straight and would become the sole owner of that record.

• Setzer broke the single season streak of top-10 finishes in 2003 by finishing 20-straight races inside the top-10.

• Dennis Setzer won the 2002 race at Martinsville by starting in 33rd position. It is the farthest any competitor has ever started a NASCAR Truck Series race to go on and win.

Dennis Setzer – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics
Year Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings

1995 8 0 1 1 $ 32,300
1997 1 0 0 0 $ 6,600
1998 13 1 0 4 $125,195
1999 25 3 11 19 $628,835
2000 24 1 8 16 $431,711
2001 24 1 8 15 $416,492
2002 22 1 7 12 $502,040
2003 25 3 15 23 $654,455
2004 3 0 1 1 $ 59,640

Years Racing Total Races Total Wins Total Top 5’s Total Top 10’s Winnings
      9                145               10                   53          92          $2,857,268

Career Starts – 144 Top 10 Finishes – 91 (63%) Top-5 Finishes – 52 (37%)

Career Wins – 10 (Bakersfield 1998; Nashville, New Hampshire, Texas 1999; Nazareth 2000;

Memphis 2001; Martinsville 2002, Bakersfield, Martinsville, South Boston 2003)
Career Poles – 3 (IRP 1999, Kansas & Richmond 2001)

Dennis Setzer – Past Mansfield Motorsports Speedway Results
Craftsman Truck Series
****Inaugural Race****


Dennis Setzer on the Mansfield Motorsports Speedway:

“I got to get a look at this track a few weeks ago when we came up here for the press conference. I even got a chance to race here in a late model owned my Mike Smith of Akron. This is an awesome speedway and the owners should be commended for the resources they have put into this facility.
The trucks are going to put on one heck of a show here. There is plenty of room to race side-by-side all the way around the track. It’s going to have at least two grooves in the corners. This is the type of place that the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series needs to be at.”

Dennis Setzer 2004 CTS Results to Date:

Date    Location          Start/Finish                 Laps                Status              Money
2/13     Daytona             4/6                    100/100           Running            $21,800
3/13     Atlanta               8/11                  133/133           Running            $10,715
4/17     Martinsville         10/2                  254/254           Running            $27,125

Points Events Averages (after 3 races)                                                 

Avg.Start/Avg.Finish          Laps Comp/Total Laps          Money                    Standings
      7.33/6.33                          487/487               $59,640                       3^rd 

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