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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race - Florida
Dodge Dealers 250 1. (6) Carl Edwards, Ford, 100, $86,760. Average Speed of Race Winner: 112.570 mph. Lap Leaders: T. Cook 0; B. Hamilton 1; T. Cook
2-7; T. Kvapil 8; M. Skinner |
| Randy LaJoie #59 Dodge
02-12-2004 - 9:07 pm ET LaJoie paced the third NCTS practice Thursday night with a top speed of 190.545 mph followed by the Dodge Rams of Bobby Hamilton and Chad Chaffin. “We ran out there with just about everybody tonight. Chad Chaffin and myself ran down a pack of trucks and kind of went through them pretty good. The truck is feeling good. I think there are a few things that we’re going to run here chassis wise to get a little bit more secure. We’re plenty fast, but I’m up here looking for the cushion. Running at about 190 mph, there’s isn’t a whole lot of cushion there. This ‘ol Dodge Ram is awesome. The Pettys have done a great job with the engine. It’s the same truck that was leading in this race last year until turn four. They said we’ve got a ‘Seabiscuit’ here, and I’m the new jockey.” |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series Florida Dodge Dealers 250 | SpeedWeeks Happy Hour Final Practice Times | Thursday February 12, 2004 No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time Speed/MPH 1 4 Bobby Hamilton Square D Dodge 47.232 190.549 2 13 Tina Gordon Vassarette/Microtel Chevrolet 47.485 189.534 3 99 Carl Edwards Superchips Inc. Ford 47.607 189.048 4 50 Jon Wood Roush Racing Ford Ford 47.677 188.770 5 6 Matt Crafton GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 47.749 188.486 6 8 C. Montgomery Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge 47.784 188.348 7 75 David Starr Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 47.791 188.320 8 17 David Reutimann NTN Bearings Chevrolet 47.805 188.265 9 46 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet Silverado Chevrolet 47.844 188.111 10 42 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 47.847 188.100 11 15 Shane Hmiel Earl Small Harley-Davidson Chevrolet 47.856 188.064 12 07 Shane Sieg Racing Finishes/Auto Air Chevrolet 47.947 187.707 13 16 Jack Sprague Chevy Trucks Chevrolet 47.959 187.660 14 67 Steadman Marlin Foreed Ignition Ford 48.006 187.477 15 1 Ted Musgrave Mopar Performance Dodge 48.089 187.153 16 10 Terry Cook Power Stroke Diesel Ford 48.175 186.819 17 22 Bill Lester LidRock Toyota 48.191 186.757 18 24 Travis Kvapil LINE-X Toyota 48.216 186.660 19 21 Hank Parker Jr. Daytona USA/TRD Racing Toyota 48.263 186.478 20 38 Brandon Whitt Cure Autism Now Ford 48.407 185.924 21 52 Mike Wallace Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 48.423 185.862 22 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford 48.515 185.510 23 23 Shelby Howard TRD Motorsports Toyota 48.574 185.284 24 59 Randy LaJoie Melling Engine Parts/Harris Dodge 48.603 185.174 25 40 Joey Clanton Key Motorsports Chevrolet 48.835 184.294 26 29 Frank Kimmel Advance Auto Parts Ford 48.859 184.204 27 18 Chad Chaffin Dickies Dodge 49.080 183.374 28 72 R. MacDonald Drill Doctor Chevrolet 49.428 182.083 29 31 Joe Aramendia Aramendia Plumbing Ford 49.846 180.556 30 62 Steve Park The Orleans Hotel/Dodge Dodge 48.234 186.590 31 2 Andy Houston Team ASE Racing/Carquest Dodge No Time 32 03 Geoffrey Bodine Team EJP Chevrolet No Time 33 08 Ken Weaver Phoneco/1-800-4-A-Phone Chevrolet No Time 34 12 Robert Huffman Toyota Tundra Toyota No Time 35 88 Tracy Hines Menards Chevrolet No Time 36 93 Wayne Edwards NRG Cases Ford No Time |
| LaJoie rockets 02-12-2004 - 7:15 pm ET "This things a rocket ship!" exclaimed Randy LaJoie. "I'll ride it with you to the moon!" says HT Motorsports team owner, Jim Harris. |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Florida Dodge Dealers 250 | SpeedWeeks Practice 3 Times | Thursday February 12, 2004 # Driver Team Lap MPH Lap# #Laps -Fst -Next 1 59 Randy LaJoie Melling Engine/Harris Dodge 47.233 190.545 6 13 2 18 Chad Chaffin Dickies Racing Dodge 47.263 190.424 4 7 -0.030 -0.030 3 4 Bobby Hamilton Square D Dodge 47.373 189.982 5 8 -0.140 -0.110 4 12 Robert Huffman # Toyota Tundra Toyota 47.654 188.861 7 19 -0.421 -0.281 5 38 Brandon Whitt # Cure Autism Now Ford 47.678 188.766 7 13 -0.445 -0.024 6 23 Shelby Howard # TRD Toyota 47.804 188.269 5 15 -0.571 -0.126 7 46 Dennis Setzer Chevy Silverado Trucks Chev 47.874 187.993 9 17 -0.641 -0.070 8 2 Andy Houston Team ASE /Carquest Dodge 47.887 187.942 5 14 -0.654 -0.013 9 17 David Reutimann # NTN Bearings Toyota 47.889 187.935 7 12 -0.656 -0.002 10 99 Carl Edwards Superchips Ford 47.926 187.790 4 17 -0.693 -0.037 11 22 Bill Lester LidRock Toyota 47.986 187.555 4 10 -0.753 -0.060 12 42 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 48.146 186.931 12 15 -0.913 -0.160 13 07 Shane Sieg # Racing Finishes/Auto Air Colors Chev 48.191 186.757 10 13 -0.958 -0.045 14 15 Shane Hmiel Earl Small Harley Chevrolet 48.253 186.517 8 12 -1.020 -0.062 15 24 Travis Kvapil Line-X Bedliners Toyota 48.272 186.443 3 12 -1.039 -0.019 16 50 Jon Wood Roush Racing Ford 48.275 186.432 8 12 -1.042 -0.003 17 16 Jack Sprague Chevrolet Trucks Chevrolet 48.328 186.227 6 21 -1.095 -0.053 18 29 Frank Kimmel K Automotive Ford 48.328 186.227 11 14 -1.095 0.000 19 1 Ted Musgrave Mopar Dodge 48.333 186.208 3 11 -1.100 -0.005 20 13 Tina Gordon Vassarette/Microtel Chevrolet 48.356 186.120 4 9 -1.123 -0.023 21 10 Terry Cook Power Stroke Diesel Ford 48.357 186.116 6 12 -1.124 -0.001 22 88 Tracy Hines # Menards Chevrolet 48.360 186.104 5 16 -1.127 -0.003 23 08 Ken Weaver # Phoneco/1-800-4-A-Phone Chevrolet 48.444 185.782 3 6 -1.211 -0.084 24 62 Steve Park The Orleans Hotel Dodge 48.478 185.651 2 9 -1.245 -0.034 25 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Ford 48.487 185.617 3 15 -1.254 -0.009 26 6 Matt Crafton GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 48.638 185.041 3 5 -1.405 -0.151 27 03 Geoffrey Bodine Team EJP Racing Chevrolet 48.754 184.600 12 15 -1.521 -0.116 28 21 Hank Parker Jr. Daytona USA/TRD Toyota 48.799 184.430 15 15 -1.566 -0.045 29 52 Mike Wallace Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 48.898 184.057 2 2 -1.665 -0.099 30 67 Steadman Marlin # Forced Ignition/Fiddleback Ford 48.911 184.008 3 11 -1.678 -0.013 31 31 Joe Aramendia # Aramendia Plumbing Dodge 49.047 183.497 6 7 -1.814 -0.136 32 8 C. Montgomery # Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge 49.150 183.113 7 7 -1.917 -0.103 33 40 Joey Clanton # Key Motorsports Chevrolet 49.180 183.001 2 2 -1.947 -0.030 34 75 David Starr Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 49.207 182.901 3 6 -1.974 -0.027 35 72 Randy MacDonald Drill Doctor Chevrolet 49.735 180.959 4 4 -2.502 -0.528 36 93 Wayne Edwards NRG Cases/Truckmoxie.com Ford 51.429 174.999 2 3 -4.196 -1.694 |
| Starting lineup for
Friday night's Florida Dodge Dealers 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying
- Florida Dodge Dealers 250 |
| Randy LaJoie #59 Dodge
02-11-2004 - 10:05 pm ET "That run felt good. You always expect more if you're not on the pole. Out of the box we were a little late with our practice this morning. It might have hurt us just a tick. But all in all, we're in the show. If you can be in the top-10 you can win this race, and I plan on doing that. If we can get this thing to where it ran last year - in the lead coming off of turn four - I'm not sure I'm going to block going high. I'm looking forward to it. This is my first time in a Dodge Ram, and going through the gears - 182 mph is still 182 mph it doesn't matter what you drive - but just going up through the gears and feeling that power is pretty darn neat." |
| Getting it all in
place... 02-11-2004 - 4:00 pm ET As practice played out, several cars were looking for speed and several had found it. Tina Gordon is excited, David Starr is frustrated, and Jack Sprague is not happy without the pole. Musgrave is angry, Houston is fast, and LaJoie can feel the joy in his own seat for the Harris/Melling group. |
| Second Practice Speeds RankCarDriverMakeSponsorSpeedTimeBehind * Denotes Rookie |
| LaJoie clicks the fast lap 02-11-2004 - 12:25pm ET Randy LaJoie powered the HT Motorsports Dodge to a fast lap on the leaderboard with a 181.415 mph lap. |
| First Practice Speeds RankCarDriverMakeSponsorSpeedTimeBehind * Denotes Rookie |
| Randy LaJoie #59 Dodge
02-11-2004 - 10:05 pm ET "That run felt good. You always expect more if you're not on the pole. Out of the box we were a little late with our practice this morning. It might have hurt us just a tick. But all in all, we're in the show. If you can be in the top-10 you can win this race, and I plan on doing that. If we can get this thing to where it ran last year - in the lead coming off of turn four - I'm not sure I'm going to block going high. I'm looking forward to it. This is my first time in a Dodge Ram, and going through the gears - 182 mph is still 182 mph it doesn't matter what you drive - but just going up through the gears and feeling that power is pretty darn neat." |
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Randy in the 59 Truck at Daytona LaJoie in the #59 at Daytona: Randy LaJoie will drive the Melling Engine Parts/Harris Trucking #59 Dodge Ram entry in the Florida Dodge Dealers ?250? at Daytona International Speedway on February 13th. HT Motorsports is particularly glad to have Randy driving this year as a two-time winner at Daytona and past Busch Series Champion he should be a great fit for the Craftsman Truck Series. LaJoie says he is really looking forward to help this team build on it?s previous success by putting the Melling/Harris Dodge in victory lane after such a thrilling finish in 2003 - HT Motorsports finished third with Robert Pressley driving in the closest finish in Craftsman Truck Series truck history. Greg Conner will serve as crew chief for LaJoie. Mark Melling of Melling Engine Parts is excited about celebrating their ?Silver Anniversary? of involvement with NASCAR racing in Winston Cup and the Craftsman Truck series. The team is actively seeking both primary and associate sponsor partnerships. Interested parties may contact Jim Harris at 434-528-6701 or via email at jharris@harristrucking.com.(HT Motorsports PR)(2-3-2004) |
