Jack Sprague Michigan Preview
#16 CHEVY TRUCKS SILVERADO
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES
2004 FAST FACTS
EVENT: LINE-X SPRAY-ON TRUCK BEDLINERS 200 (100 LAPS, 200 MILES)
DATE: July 31, 2004 TIME: 1:00 PM EDT
LIVE COVERAGE: SPEED Channel, MRN Radio
NCTS CAREER STATS
- Only three-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Champion – 1997,
1999, 2001
- Leading NCTS money winner exceeding $4.955 million in winnings-needs
just $44,971 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 (144-78.3%) and races running at the
finish (167-90.8%)
- 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 - 184
- IWX Racing defending NCTS Championship
team
- IWX Racing winner of two consecutive NCTS championships – 2002
and
2003
JACK SPRAGUE QUOTES:
ON RACING NEAR HOME: (Sprague is a native of Spring Lake, MI) – “It
is always good to have a race near where you grew up and still have family
and friends in the area. Rhonda, Paige and I have been on vacation up here
since St. Louis and it has given us a chance to see many people and enjoy summer
in Michigan without having to rush off to the next race. Of course, you always
want to do well when you race near home so there is a little more pressure
as a result.”
ON MICHIGAN INTERNAITONAL SPEEDWAY: “It is a big fast track which is
usually one of my strong points but for some reason, the two Truck Races I
have run here in the past weren’t that stellar. It will be a real test
for our Chevy Trucks team this weekend to measure how far we have come in our
larger track program. After Atlanta, we went to work hard on making huge improvements
and how we have raced has shown we are definitely better. But we just keep
having bad luck after bad luck. I can hardly wait until we get that part behind
us as well.”
SPRAGUE NCTS CAREER TRIVIA TIDBITS
- Has won from the pole five times in NCTS competition (184 starts)
- Has started
in top-three 70 times resulting in 39 top-three finishes (55.71%) (184
starts) 19 wins; 13 seconds; 7 thirds
- Has started in top-five 97 times resulting
in 63 top-five finishes (64.95%) (184 starts) 20 wins; 20 seconds; 9 thirds;
6 fourths; 8 fifths
- Has started in top-ten 152 times resulting in 122 top-ten
finishes (80.26%) (184 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 (184 starts)
- Has only finished out of the
top-fifteen 32 times (184 starts)
#16 CHEVY TRUCKS SILVERADO
THE RACEDAY CREW:
Team Manager: Dave Fuge Crew Chief: Chris Showalter
Jackman: Randy Dean
Gasman: John Figler
Front tire changer: Scott Punch
Rear tire changer: Michael Byrd
Engineer: Shane Martin
Front tire carrier: Jeffrey Reeves
Rear tire carrier: Billy Fredell
2nd gascan: Tom Gomez
Catchcan: Jason Pasch
Scorer: Sara Dykehouse
Statistician: Dawn Fuge
Spotter: Dave Fuge
Tire Specialist: Jason Guntorius
Engine Maintenance: Bobby Jones
Pit Support/Catch tires: Terry Lynch
