Jack Sprague Bristol Fast Facts

NO. 16 CHEVY TRUCKS SILVERADO

XPRESS MOTORSPORTS

EVENT: O'REILLY 200 - BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY (200 laps/106.6 miles)

DATE: August 24, 2005

TIME: 9:15 PM EDT

LIVE COVERAGE: SPEED Channel, MRN Radio, and XM Satellite Radio

• Has won from the pole five times in NCTS competition (213 starts)
• Has started in top-three 75 times resulting in 42 top-three finishes (56%) (213 starts) 19 wins; 15 seconds; 7 thirds
• Has started in top-five 106 times resulting in 66 top-five finishes (62.9%) (213 starts) 20 wins; 23 seconds; 9 thirds; 6 fourths; 8 fifths
• Has started in top-ten 163 times resulting in 128 top-ten finishes (70.1%) (213 starts) 24 wins; 31 seconds; 17 thirds; 11 fourths; 15 fifths; 6 sixths; 5 sevenths; 8 eighths; 6 ninths; 5 tenths
• Has started out of the top-fifteen only 20 times (213 starts) (9.4%)
• Has finished out of the top-fifteen only 41 times (213 starts) (19.2%)

 

• Only three-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion - 1997, 1999, 2001
• Leading NCTS money winner exceeding $5.4 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 (111 - 52.1%) and top-ten (154 - 72.3%) finishes (213 starts)
• Holds series records for most races with lead lap finishes (161-75.1%) and races running at the finish (196-92.0%) (213 starts)
• Second on all time NCTS win list with 25 (needs 2 wins to tie, 3 to be all-time series winner) § Tied in all time NCTS starts list - 213
• Has won most poles in NCTS history - 27
• One of only two drivers to win a race in each of eight seasons

JACK SPRAGUE BRISTOL QUOTES: "Bristol is the hardest track in the world to keep the body straight and keep to a race strategy. One of the biggest key to Bristol is qualifying near the front and stay there throughout the race so you have yourself in position to make your moves at the end. If you can keep your truck in good shape until the end and close to the front of the field, you have done what you need to do to make a run for the win. Things happen fast, you don't have the ability to look down the track and see things unfolding so the reaction time is virtually nil when something does happen. It is an intense race because you are just on it mentally and physically the entire race. At Bristol, it is always better to be lucky than good because of the fast action. But to win, you have to put yourself in the best possible place as the race winds down, so you have to have both to get to victory lane. This Chevy Trucks Silverado team is determined to leave Bristol with a victory. We need to get back on track and deliver the performances and finishes this team is capable of having."

THE RACEDAY CREW:

Team Owner/Spotter: Dave Fuge
Front Tire Carrier: Jeff Galati
Crew Chief: Chris Showalter
Rear Tire Carrier: Randy Dean
Jackman: Steve Hill
2nd Gascan/Gas Runner: Tom Gomez
Gasman: Bobby Jones
Catchcan: George Stone
Front Tire Changer: Scott Punch
Tire Specialist: Ira Duville
Rear Tire Changer: Michael Byrd/Nicole Addison
Scorer: Kathy Smith
Engine Maintenance: Bobby Jones
Statistician: Dawn Fuge

SHOP CREW

Shop Foreman/Fabricator: Peter Michaud
Paint and Body: Travis Hawk
Head Fabricator: Keith Cox
Suspension Specialist: Mike Casto
Computer Specialist/Data Acquisition: Matt Teeple