Jack Sprague O’Reilly 200 Race Preview

No. 60 Con-way Freight Toyota Tundra

Venue:            Memphis Motorsports Park                               

Event:             O’Reilly 200

Date:               Saturday, July 15, 2006                                                 

Laps/Miles:    200 Laps/150 Miles                 

TV:                  SPEED Channel @ 9:15 p.m. ET          

Radio:             MRN / XM Radio @ 9:15 p.m. ET

Qualifying:      Saturday, July 15, 2006 @ 6 p.m. ET

Sprague On Racing at Memphis:

“I’ve always run well at Memphis. I’ve picked up a couple of poles there and a win, so I guess you could say that I am pretty comfortable at the track. The most important thing to remember about Memphis is that it is a short track – so track position is key. It will be hot at Memphis temperature wise – and I’m sure that there will be some heated tempers out on the race track, too. But the driver just has to remember that you have to stay out of trouble and be around at the end of the race if you want a chance to win. We’ve run two short tracks this season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – Martinsville and Mansfield. We struggled at Martinsville, but we were the runners-up at Mansfield. I would like for this No. 60 Con-way Freight Team to have a repeat performance of what we did at Mansfield, but this time, I would like to be the team celebrating in Victory Lane.”

Career at Memphis Motorsports Park:

Sprague has six career starts at Memphis Motorsports Park in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In six starts, Sprague has scored two poles, one win and four top-10 finishes.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Memphis Motorsports Park

NASCAR Busch Series at Memphis Motorsports Park

Sprague Reflects on the 2006 Season at the Half-way Point:

“I’ve said it before, and I will say it again – I have been very impressed with what this Wyler Racing team has accomplished in just over a year’s time. Milwaukee was the team’s one year anniversary. After a year’s time – here we are sitting in the Top 10 in points and have the support of an awesome sponsor like Con-way Freight. The only thing that is missing is a win, and I think we are knocking on the door of that each and every week. We’ve had our share of adversity, but we haven’t given up. The guys are knocking out great pit stops each week. I don’t think this team has reached its full potential just yet. I know that we are capable of going out on the track, dominating the race and celebrating in Victory Lane. I won’t rest until we have accomplished that goal – and I know this Wyler Racing team won’t either.”

No. 60 Toyota Tundra NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Team
Employee Name	Track Duties	Shop Duties
Tony Furr	Crew Chief	Team Manager
Jack Sprague	Driver
Damian Dickson	Engineer	Engineer
Mike Abner	Jackman	Truck Chief
Aaron Larson	Front Tire Changer	Fabricator
Jeffrey Galati	Front Tire Carrier	Mechanic
John Armstrong	Rear Tire Changer
James Henry	Rear Tire Carrier	Mechanic
Tim Rice	Gasman	Mechanic
Terry Lynch	Catchcan	Hauler Driver
Jeff Wilson	Tire Specialist	Tire Specialist

Notes:

• Sprague will make his 236th career start at Memphis in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this week.
• Sprague has 25 career victories (2nd highest in the Series) and 27 career poles (2nd highest in the Series).                                

2006 Quick Facts

Starts	13
Wins	0
Top-5 Finishes	5
Top-10 Finishes	7
Poles	0
DNF’s	0
Average Start	13
Average Finish	12.2
Points Position	9th

Con-way Freight is a leading transportation and services company that provides day-definite less-than-truckload freight delivery services for commercial and industrial business in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico.  All Con-way Freight operating components are ISO certified for 9001 and 14001, C-TPAT/PIP, ACE and CSA certified and FAST highway carriers.