Jack Sprague Indianapolis Raceway Park Preview

#16 CHEVY TRUCKS SILVERADO

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES

2004 FAST FACTS

EVENT: POWER STROKE DIESEL 200 (200 LAPS, 137.2 MILES)

DATE: August 6, 2004 TIME: 7:00 PM CDT (8:00 PM EDT)

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

NCTS CAREER STATS

• Only three-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion – 1997, 1999, 2001
• Leading NCTS money winner exceeding $4.964 million in winnings-needs just $35,460 to top $5 million-first to do so in NCTS
• Only driver to start all 170 events as NCTS full-time competitor 1995-2001
• Holds series records for total top-five and top-ten finishes in NCTS
• Holds series records for most races with lead lap finishes (144-77.8%)and races running at the finish (167-90.3%)
• Second on all time NCTS win list (needs 2 wins to tie, 3 to be all-time series winner)
• Second on all time NCTS starts list - 185
• IWX Racing defending NCTS Championship team
• IWX Racing winner of two consecutive NCTS championships – 2002 and 2003

SPRAGUE CAREER NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES STATISTICS
STARTS POLES WINS TOP-FIVE TOP-TEN MONEY WON

185 23 24 (12.97%) 104 (56.2%) 142 (76.76%) $4.964 million

SPRAGUE PREVIOUS IRP NCTS STATISTICS
YEAR START FINISH

1995 20th 28th

1996 5th 2nd

1997 4th 2nd

1998 3rd 1st

1999 6th 34th Engine Failure

2000 4th 17th

2001 2nd 1st

SPRAGUE 2004 NCTS STATS

DATE RACE ST/FIN LAPS STATUS MONEY WON POINTS POS

2/13/04 Daytona 19/25 73/100 Running/Accident $15,765 25

3/13/04 Atlanta 19/24 129/133 Running/Mechanical $9,690 25

4/17/04 Martinsville 1/3 254/250 Running $21,615 12

5/16/04 Mansfield 1/1 252/250 Running $44,350 7

5/21/04 Charlotte 11/26 133/134 Running/Mechanical $8,365 11

6/04/04 Dover 2/9 200/200 Running $14,425 8

6/11/04 Texas 23/4 167/167 Running $22,850 6

6/19/04 Memphis 1/7 200/200 Running $13,625 5

6/25/04 Milwaukee 4/35 110/205 DNF/Engine failure $7,040 11

7/3/04 Kansas 11/8 167/167 Running $14,700 10

7/10/04 Kentucky 10/2 153/150 Running $54,450 7

7/17/04 St. Louis 1/29 155/174 DNF-Mechanical $8,240 9

7/31/04 Michigan 9/27 92/100 DNF-Engine failure $9,515 10

AVG START AVG FINISH MONEY WON

8.61 15.4 $246,630

JACK SPRAGUE QUOTES:

ON INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK: “I love IRP. It has always been a really good track for me. It is a technical track with unique characteristics. There isn’t another track on the circuit that comes close to IRP. The fans are always treated to an action packed race. The same goes for the drivers. There have been some incredible last lap finishes there and I have been fortunate to come out the winner a couple of times. Our Chevy Trucks Silverado should be good for Friday’s show. With it being a one-day event, you have to be strong right off the trailer. Our IWX Racing team has had good runs there in the past so I am pretty optimistic about our chances for a strong finish.

ON 2004 SEASON TO DATE: “Sitting 10th in points isn’t where we want to be or thought we would be starting the second half of the season. It has been disappointing for everyone on our Chevy Trucks Silverado team because we have had some great runs going and been in a position to win several races only to have the engine let go or some other weird thing happen. We just have to keep shaking off the last race and put all of our energy and focus on the next race on the schedule. The points are going to fall where they are going to fall at this point.”

SPRAGUE NCTS CAREER TRIVIA TIDBITS

• Has won from the pole five times in NCTS competition (185 starts)
• Has started in top-three 70 times resulting in 39 top-three finishes (55.71%) (185 starts)19 wins; 13 seconds; 7 thirds
• Has started in top-five 97 times resulting in 63 top-five finishes (64.95%) (185 starts)20 wins; 20 seconds; 9 thirds; 6 fourths; 8 fifths
• Has started in top-ten 153 times resulting in 122 top-ten finishes (80.26%) (185 starts) 23 wins; 28 seconds; 17 thirds; 11 fourths; 15 fifths; 6 sixths; 4 sevenths; 7 eighths; 6 ninths; 5 tenths
• Has only started out of the top-fifteen 15 times (185 starts)
• Has only finished out of the top-fifteen 33 times (185 starts)

SPRAGUE NCTS STATS YEAR BY YEAR

YEAR STARTS WINS TOP-FIVE TOP-TEN POLES MONEY WON YEAR END PNTS POS

1995 20 0 4 15 1 $116, 501 5TH

1996 24 5 18 21 2 $580,112 2ND

1997 26 3 16 23 5 $880,835 1ST

1998 27 5 16 23 4 $745,171 2ND

1999 25 3 16 19 1 $834,016 1st

2000 24 3 13 15 0 $567,536 5th

2001 24 4 15 17 7 $967,493 1st

2003 2 0 2 2 0 $ 26,250 N/A

Totals: 172 23 100 135 20 $4,717,914

#16 CHEVY TRUCKS SILVERADO

THE RACEDAY CREW:

Team Manager: Dave Fuge
Crew Chief: Chris Showalter
Jackman: Jeremy Adams
Gasman: Chuck Day
Front tire changer: Scott Punch
Rear tire changer: Michael Byrd
Engineer: Shane Martin
Front tire carrier: Jeffrey Reeves
Rear tire carrier: Billy Fredell
2nd gascan: Tom Gomez
Catchcan: George Stone
Scorer: Sara Dykehouse
Statistician: Dawn Fuge
Spotter: Dave Fuge
Tire Specialist: Jason Guntorius
Engine Maintenance: Bobby Jones
Pit Support/Catch tires: Terry Lynch
Lead Mechanic/Pit Support: Randy Dean