Jack Sprague New Hampshire Preview
#16 CHEVY TRUCKS SILVERADO
2004 FAST FACTS
EVENT: Sylvania 200 (200 LAPS/211.6 MILES), NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
DATE: September 18, 2004 TIME: 1:00 PM EDT
LIVE COVERAGE: SPEED Channel, MRN Radio, XM Satellite Radio
NCTS CAREER STATS
- Only three-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion – 1997,
1999, 2001
- Leading NCTS money winner exceeding $5,002 million in winnings-only
driver in series history to exceed $5 million mark
- 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 (146-77.25%) and races running at the
finish (170-89.95%)
- 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 - 189\
- IWX Racing defending NCTS Championship
team
- IWX Racing winner of two consecutive NCTS championships – 2002
and
2003
JACK SPRAGUE NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES:
- Won last NCTS race ran at NHIS in 2001. Has
two poles in previous
- NHIS events. NHIS average starting position: 6.2
- NHIS average finishing
position: 9.2
JACK SPRAGUE QUOTES:
ON NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY: “I am really excited about heading
back New Hampshire. It has been a great track for me, I love that it is a driver’s
track. Being virtually flat, it is a very technical track and
corner entry speed is critical to setting up passes. Track
position is key so
having great
pit stops keeps the whole team on their game the entire race.
I feel like we will have a great setup for New Hampshire and
I am looking forward
to
getting
a solid qualifying effort and a great race under our belts.
ON 2004 SEASON TO DATE: “I don’t exactly know how to describe this
season. It has certainly been a learning and growing experience for everyone
on the #16 Chevy Trucks Team. We have had some great trucks and been in contention
for several wins and top-three finishes. We have had some bad luck with mechanical
issues and a few other things that haven’t helped our
finishes but we have run well and have a win. There are teams
that would
give anything
to have
a win and several top-five finishes in their first season together.
I believe we have the right people and the right program to
get to the
front of the
field and stay there. We are working to build consistency this
last part of the season
to get to the top-ten in points.”
SPRAGUE NCTS CAREER TRIVIA TIDBITS
- Has won from the pole five times in NCTS competition (189 starts)
- Has started
in top-three 71 times resulting in 39 top-three finishes
(54.92%) (189 starts) 19 wins; 13 seconds; 7 thirds
- Has started in top-five
99 times resulting in 63 top-five finishes (63.64%) (189 starts)
- 20 wins;
20 seconds; 9 thirds; 6 fourths; 8 fifths
- Has started in top-ten 154 times
resulting in 123 top-ten finishes (79.87%) (189 starts)
- 23 wins; 28 seconds;
17 thirds; 11 fourths; 15 fifths; 6 sixths; 4 sevenths; 8 eighths; 6 ninths;
5 tenths
- Has only started out of the top-fifteen 14 times (189 starts) (7.4%)
- Has
only finished out of the top-fifteen 33 times (189 starts) (17.5%)
THE RACEDAY CREW:
Team Manager/Spotter: Dave Fuge Crew Chief: Chris Showalter
Jackman: Jeremy Adams
Gasman: Chuck Day
Front tire changer: Scott Punch
Rear tire changer: Michael Byrd
Engineer: Shane Martin
Engine Maintenance: Bobby Jones
Front tire carrier: Jeffrey Reeves
Rear tire carrier: Randy Dean
2nd Gascan: Tom Gomez
Catchcan: George Stone
Scorer: Sara Dykehouse
Statistician: Dawn Fuge
Pit Support/Catch tires: Terry Lynch
