Jack Sprague Power
Stroke Diesel 200 Race Preview
No. 60 Con-way Freight Toyota
Tundra
Venue: O’Reilly
Raceway Park
Event: Power
Stroke Diesel 200
Date: Friday,
August 4, 2006
Laps/Miles: 200
Laps/137.2 Miles
TV: SPEED
Channel @ 8:00 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN
/ XM Radio @ 8:00 p.m. ET
Qualifying: Friday,
August 4, 2006 @ 5:30 p.m. ET
Sprague On Racing at Indianapolis and Celebrating His
Memphis Win:
“I'm really looking forward to getting back to racing this
weekend at Indianapolis. It was pretty cool to have a couple of weeks
off to celebrate our win at Memphis. It was really a big deal for
the entire Wyler organization and especially our sponsor Con-way
Freight. Both me and my crew chief Tony Furr went and spent some
time with some Con-way folks during the time off, and all they could
talk about was the win. They are really pumped about our racing program,
and they want to see us get back into victory lane. I want to see
us get back to the winner's circle too. I said after Memphis that
I thought the win would give this young team the shot of confidence
it needed. You've seen it before that after a team wins one race,
it seems to be a little easier to get that next win. I hope that
is the case for us at Indy this weekend. We definitely have momentum
on our side - if we can have a little luck on another short track,
I think the No. 60 Con-way Freight Toyota could be a tough truck
to beat.”
Career at O’Reilly Raceway Park:
Sprague has 12 combined career starts at O’Reilly Raceway
Park in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the NASCAR Busch Series.
In nine truck starts, Sprague has scored one pole, two wins and four
top-five finishes.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at O’Reilly
Raceway Park
Year |
Start |
Finish |
1995 |
20 |
28 |
1996 |
5 |
2 |
1997 |
4 |
2 |
1998 |
3 |
1 |
1999 |
6 |
34 |
2000 |
4 |
17 |
2001 |
2 |
1 |
2004 |
1 |
18 |
2005 |
13 |
9 |
Totals: |
|
|
|
|
Starts |
Wins |
Poles |
Top
5 |
Top
10 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NASCAR Busch Series at O’Reilly
Raceway Park
Year |
Series |
Start |
Finish |
1990 |
Busch |
33 |
25 |
1993 |
Busch |
25 |
17 |
2002 |
Busch |
14 |
17 |
Sprague On O’Reilly Raceway Park:
“O’Reilly Raceway Park is probably one of my favorite
tracks that we go to every year. I’ve had a pole and a couple
of wins there, and I’ve been involved in some great races right
down to the checkered flag over the years. With one win under our
belt, this Wyler Racing team is hungry for more wins and I can’t
think of a better place to get our second win than at Indianapolis.
It’s another short track, so you really have to think about
what you are going to do on the track. The key is to keep your nose
clean, and that isn’t easy to do at a short track. It’s
a hard track to pass on, so you have really set yourself up. It’s
going to be hot temperature wise at Indianapolis on Friday. We hope
to keep the No. 60 Con-way Freight Toyota’s streak hot, too. ”
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 237th career start
at Indianapolis in the NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series this week.
- Sprague has 26 career victories (2nd
highest in the Series) and 27 career poles
(2nd highest in the Series).
2006
Quick Facts
Starts |
14 |
Wins |
1 |
Top-5
Finishes |
6 |
Top-10
Finishes |
8 |
Poles |
0 |
DNF’s |
0 |
Average
Start |
12.1 |
Average
Finish |
11.4 |
Points
Position |
7th |
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