Jack Sprague Kentucky Fact Facts

2005 FAST FACTS
JACK SPRAGUE
NO. 16 CHEVY TRUCKS SILVERADO
XPRESS MOTORSPORTS

EVENT: BUILT FORD TOUGH 225, KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY, SPARTA, KY(150 LAPS, 225 MILES)
DATE: JULY 9, 2005 TIME: 8:15 PM EDT
LIVE COVERAGE: SPEED Channel, MRN Radio, and XM Satellite Radio

• Has won from the pole five times in NCTS competition (209 starts)
• Has started in top-three 75 times resulting in 42 top-three finishes (56%) (209 starts) 19 wins; 15 seconds; 7 thirds
• Has started in top-five 105 times resulting in 66 top-five finishes (62.9%) (209 starts) 20 wins; 23 seconds; 9 thirds; 6 fourths; 8 fifths
• Has started in top-ten 162 times resulting in 128 top-ten finishes (70.1%) (209 starts) 24 wins; 31 seconds; 17 thirds; 11 fourths; 15 fifths; 6 sixths; 5 sevenths; 8 eighths; 6 ninths; 5 tenths
• Has only started out of the top-fifteen 20 times (209 starts) (9.6%)
• Has only finished out of the top-fifteen 39 times (209 starts) (18.6%)
• Only three-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion - 1997, 1999, 2001
• Leading NCTS money winner exceeding $5.4 million in winnings-only driver in series history to exceed $5 million mark
• Only driver to start all 170 events as NCTS full-time competitor 1995-2001
• Holds series records for total top-five (111 - 53.1%) and top-ten (153 - 73.2%) finishes (209 starts)
• Holds series records for most races with lead lap finishes (159-76.1%) and races running at the finish (193-92.3%) (209 starts)
• Second on all time NCTS win list with 25 (needs 2 wins to tie, 3 to be all-time series winner)
• Second on all time NCTS starts list - 209
• Has won most poles in NCTS history - 27
• One of only two drivers to win a race in each of eight seasons

KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY NOTES: Sprague has three previous Kentucky Speedway starts and has three top-five finishes. He finished second in 2000 and 2004 and came home third in 2001.

JACK SPRAGUE QUOTES:

ON RACING AT KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY: “We had a pretty wild finish at Kentucky last year with Bobby Hamilton. I know it had to shock him as much as it shocked me. He was the class of the field all night but he just must not have gotten his tires cleaned off when we had that next to the last restart and he was wobbling in the corner. I got a good run on the outside and he came up to protect the spot so I dove down and got underneath him and I got in the lead. I thought man this can't be happening. I looked back and saw David (Starr) racing him pretty hard and I thought 'Man I could luck in to this thing and win it.' I have lost a few this way. But the caution came out again and I thought he (Hamilton) is a pretty smart old guy and he isn't going to make the same mistake again and he didn't. We took off on the restart and neither one of us even cracked the gas, we both went into one wide open and never lifted. He got underneath me and motored me off through two. I was able to hang with him but it was unbelievable.

"Kentucky is the kind of a track that allows you that luxury. It is a great track so you have confidence when you are racing hard heading in to turn one that you know what you are dealing with as far as the race track goes.

"I wanted to win the thing and not finish second but when you get to race a guy like Bobby that hard for a win, it is fun so it makes second not quite so bad."

ON 2005 SEASON TO DATE: “We have had a pretty up and down season so far. We go three steps forward and two back. But the morale on this Chevy Trucks Silverado team is high and we know we are as competitive as anyone out there, we just need a little more luck to fall our way.”

JACK SPRAGUE PREVIOUS NCTS KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY STATS

YEAR START/FINISH STATUS
2000 4/2 Running
2001 1/3 Running
2004 10/2 Running
NBS Stats
1 Start - Started 3rd, finished 16th

SPRAGUE 2005 NCTS RESULTS
DATE TRACK ST/FIN LAPS STATUS MONEY POINTS POSITION
2/15 Daytona 15/13 99/100 Accident $16,465 13th
2/25 California 11/22 99/100 Running $14,190 16th
3/18 Atlanta 23/8 135/135 Running $11,375 11th
4/9 Martinsville 3/11 250/250 Running $10,375 9th
4/30 Gateway 2/20 160/160 Running $11,340 11th
5/15 Mansfield 25/2 254/254 Running $31,600 8TH
5/20 Charlotte 11/27 111/136 Running $7,515 10TH
6/4 Dover 11/29 174/200 Running $10,015 12th
6/10 Texas 7/1 167/167 Running $72,850 10th
6/18 Michigan 30/10 100/100 Running $14,225 9th
6/24 Milwaukee 1/2 200/200 Running $35,475 7th
7/2 Kansas 5/30 150/170 Engine $9,715 8th

Totals: Starts: 12 - Poles: 1 Wins: 1 Top-Five: 3 Top-10: 5 Winnings: $242,040

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
2004 25 1 8 13 6 $532,741 7TH

Totals: 197 24 (12.2%) 108 (54.8%) 148 (75.1%) 26 $5,250,655

NASCAR BUSCH SERIES STATS

108 1 12 24 2 $1,063,033

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES STATS

24 0 0 0 0 $1,361,200

THE RACEDAY CREW:

Team Owner/Spotter: Dave Fuge
Front Tire Carrier: Jeff Galati
Crew Chief: Chris Showalter
Rear Tire Carrier: Randy Dean
Jackman: Steve Hill
2nd Gascan/Gas Runner: Tom Gomez
Gasman: Ryan Swann
Catchcan: George Stone
Front Tire Changer: Scott Punch
Tire Specialist: Ira Duville
Rear Tire Changer: Michael Byrd/Nicole Addison
Scorer: Lindsey Sprinkle
Engine Maintenance: Bobby Jones
Statistician: Dawn Fuge

SHOP CREW

Shop Foreman/Fabricator: Peter Michaud
Paint and Body: Travis Hawk
Head Fabricator: Keith Cox
Suspension Specialist: Mike Casto
Chassis Builder: Brian Wheeler
Computer Specialist/Data Acquisition: Matt Teeple