Sprague
makes his first road course start of his rookie season
in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series this weekend at Infineon
Raceway. The team tested for the event several weeks ago
and also spent a day testing at Road Atlanta last week.
SPRAGUE ON THE DODGE/SAVEMART 350. "We spent a couple of days testing
at the track back in April and were relatively happy with
the results. I don't have a ton of experience at this
track, and I've got a lot to learn. We raced here in the
truck series, but it was a couple of years ago before they
made the latest changes to the track. After the test the
Haas CNC Racing team built a brand new NetZero HiSpeed
Pontiac, so we aren't bringing back the same car we tested. We
had the opportunity to shake the new car down last week
at Road Atlanta and I think it will be even better than
the car that we were initially planning to bring. Tony
Furr and the guys have really been building some good cars. We're
so much more competitive than we were in the beginning
of the season. I think everyone has stepped it up. The
guys have worked hard and we've been able to improve every
aspect of this race team. We qualify better, we race better
and we finish better most of the time. Infineon Raceway
is a different kind of animal though. The concentration
level is so high. You always have to be thinking about
what's coming up next. There are some really good road
racers these days in the Cup Series and hopefully I can
learn a little from them and stay out of trouble. If we
can do that, than I think we can have a pretty decent day."
JACK SPRAGUE WINSTON CUP CAREER STATS.
TOTAL
STARTS: 21
FIRST
CAREER START: 1996 Dura Lube 500, Phoenix International
Raceway, No. 52 Pedigree Chevrolet, Started
34th, Finished 23rd - Running
BEST
QUALIFYING: 5th -
2003 Coca-Cola 600, Lowe's Motor Speedway
BEST
FINISH: 14th -
2003 Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway, No.
0 NetZero Pontiac, Started 24th, Finished 14th -
Running
MOST RECENT START: 2003 Sirius 400
- Michigan International Speedway, Started
14th, Finished 19th - Running
CAREER
EARNINGS: $1,143,761
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INFINEON RACEWAY FAST FACTS
· The 2003 Dodge/SaveMart
350 will be Jack Sprague's first NASCAR Winston Cup event
on the 1.95-mile road course. The NetZero HiSpeed Racing
team tested at the track for two days in April, but opted
to bring a new car, which it tested at Road Atlanta last
week, to the event this weekend.
· Sprague has
made four Truck Series starts at Sears Point.
· Sprague is
a three-time NCTS champion (1997, 1999, and 2001).
· Sprague is currently
in 35th place in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup
driver point standings.
· The NetZero
Racing team picked up three spots in the owner point standings
after its Top-20 finish last weekend in Michigan.
· Sprague is a
2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate
and currently holds fourth place in the overall standings.
Jack Sprague
Infineon Raceway Results -
1995 Subway
100 Started 13th, Finished 11th -
Running
1996 Kragen
151 Started 3rd, Finished 6th -
Running
1997 Kragen/Exide
151 Started 2nd, Finished 5th -
Running
1998 Kragen/Exide
151 Started 7th, Finished 9th - Running
RACEDAY
CREW
Tony
Furr Crew Chief
Barry
Haley Car Chief
Jason
Gay Front Tire Carrier
Joe
Klutz Rear Tire Carrier
Sean
Haggerty Front Tire Changer
TBD Front
Tire Changer
TBD Gas
Man
Tim
Whelan Jackman
Wayne
Holden Sign Board
Mark
Reeves Catch Can
Tony
Rowe 2nd Can Gas
David
Evans Engine Tuner
Jason
Pasch Spotter
Gloria
Ray Scorer
