Dennis Setzer No. 46 Chevrolet Silverado |
Texas Facts
- Dennis Setzer scored his second win at Texas Motor Speedway in winning
the O’Reilly Auto Parts 400K on June 11th this season. Setzer first won at
TMS in 1999 - five years to the day of this year’s win.
- Both of Setzer’s previous Texas Motor Speedway wins have come in night
races. The Silverado 350K, however, will be run in early afternoon. That
doesn’t concern Setzer, who hasn’t finished outside the top 10 in any of
the track’s five fall events. Setzer has a top performance of third place
in 1999 and an average finish of 6.4. He’s completed all 730 laps and
1,090 miles.
- Dennis Setzer scored a career-best final point finish with 2nd in the
2003 NCTS point standings
- In addition to his 150 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 set a NASCAR record with the win at Lowe’s Motor
Speedway on May 21st of 2004. He is the only driver with at least one win
in 7 straight seasons in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series - dating to
1998.
- 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.
Career Starts – 161……….Top-10 Finishes –
101 (63%)………..Top-5 Finishes – 57 (36%)
Career Wins – 12 (Bakersfield 1998;
Nashville, New Hampshire, Texas 1999; Nazareth 2000; Memphis 2001;
Martinsville 2002, Bakersfield, Martinsville, South Boston 2003; Lowe’s
2004, Texas 2004)
Career Poles – 3 (IRP 1999, Kansas &
Richmond 2001)Dennis Setzer on Texas Motor
Speedway:
“We ran really good in the early part of the year and then we kind
of went through a little slump but I think things are starting to come back
together now,” said Setzer, a top-10 finisher in his most recent three
starts. “We’re just getting everything lined up (again) and hope to make a
run for the championship.” “Last year we lost ground at the second Texas
event and never really made it up. We were the only contender that didn’t
finish in the top-five here last year and we went on to lose the
championship by 9 points. So this race is very important to us.”
Dennis Setzer on his finish at California
Speedway (10/2):
“This track has been pretty good for us over the past few years, but we were
a little off here this time and it really showed. We have a good idea where
our problems are at the big tracks and we are working on it diligently. Our
Silverado was pretty good at the bigger tracks earlier in the season, we
just have to get back on track here to finish the year.”
The Truck- “Pip”
“Pip” debuted at Michigan and looked to be headed to a 3rd place finish
before finishing 10th. Pip ran again at Nashville qualifying 4th and
finishing 19th. Pip just scored his first top-ten finish two weekends ago in
Vegas and sat on the outside front row for the team’s best earned qualifying
effort of the season.
The Crew
Jackman – Danny Cieslinski
Gasman – Tim Rice
Catch Can – Jimmy Frazier
Front Tire Changer – Marty Houston
Front Tire Carrier – Darrell Haskins
Rear Tire Changer – Tony Tolley
Rear Tire Carrier – Robert Huffman
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