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Jack Sprague City of Mansfield 250 Race Preview

No. 60 Con-way Freight Toyota Tundra

Venue:            Mansfield Motorsports Speedway                               

Event:             City of Mansfield 250

Date:               Saturday, May 27, 2006                                                          

Laps/Miles:    250 LAPS / 125 MILES                    

TV:                  SPEED Channel @ 2:15 ET                

Radio:             MRN / XM Radio @ 2:15 p.m. ET

Qualifying:      Friday, May 26 @ 6:30 p.m. ET

Sprague On Mansfield Motorsports Speedway:

“Mansfield is just a little bull ring. You drive the higher side of the race track versus the lower side because of the progressive banking. It’s just a rooting, gouging place. It’s a lot of fun. And if the truck is set up good, you can really race at Mansfield.”

“I’m really looking forward to getting back to Mansfield. I have a win and a second-place finish there, so I’m pretty confident going into the race. On top of that, Mansfield is a home state track for my team owners – Jeff and David Wyler. So there’s definitely some added pressure there – I want to win really bad for them in their backyard. I know it would be very special for Wyler Racing to get its first ever victory in Ohio. My No. 60 Con-way Freight Toyota has had some great runs this season, but we haven’t been able to get it into victory lane just yet. I think that Mansfield could be the track for us to finally get the checkered flag.”

Career at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway:

Sprague has two career starts at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Sprague won the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race from the pole (2004). He followed up that performance with a runner-up finish in 2005. This will be Sprague’s first run in the     No. 60 Con-way Freight Toyota Tundra at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Mansfield

Year

Start

Finish

2004

1

1

2005

25

2

Totals:

 

 

 

 

Starts

Wins

Poles

Top 5

Top 10

2

1

1

2

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ohio Win Would Have Special Meaning:

Sprague’s success at Mansfield brings added excitement to team owners Jeff and David Wyler.  The Wyler’s who started the Wyler Racing team only a year ago, have had phenomenal success in a short period of time.  Capturing their first ever victory as team owners in their home state would add special meaning to a victory at Mansfield.

In addition to Sprague’s team owners being based out of Ohio, his sponsor Con-way Freight is located just a few hours north of Mansfield in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Several Con-way Freight executives will be in attendance. Con-way Freight is also having a hospitality tent that will be enjoyed by its employees and customers.

Notes:

  • Sprague has 228 career starts in the Craftsman Truck Series.
  • Sprague has 25 career victories (2nd highest in the Series) and 28 career poles.
  • Sprague finished fifth in each of the first two events (Daytona and California) of the 2006 season. He finished fourth at Gateway.

2006 Quick Facts

Starts

6

Wins

0

Top-5 Finishes

3

Top-10 Finishes

3

Poles

0

DNF’s

0

Average Start

11.5

Average Finish

13.6

Points Position

9th

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