Crafton Leads Final Practice Session For WinStar World Casino 350k

FORT WORTH, Texas (November 5, 2009) – Matt Crafton (No. 88 Menards/McGuire-Nicholas Chevrolet) closed out the second and final NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice for the WinStar World Casino 350k on Thursday with the fastest lap of the day at 180.180 miles per hour.
Crafton and Kyle Busch (No. 51 Miccosukee Resort/Graceway Toyota) were the only drivers in the two practice sessions to top 180 miles per hour, with Busch leading the first session with a lap of 180.102 mph.
Joining Crafton among the top three fastest in the final practice were David Gilliland (No. 98 Menards Chevrolet) at 179.766 mph and Chad McCumbee (No. 07 tiwi/Valvoline Chevrolet) at 178.796 mph.
Rookie James Buescher (No. 10 International MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford), of Plano, was 10th fastest in the final session with a lap of 178.006 mph to lead the Texas contingent. Colin Braun (No. 6 Con-way Freight/True LTL Ford), of Ovalo, was 14th at 176.835 mph and David Starr (No. 24 Zachry Toyota), a Houston native who lives in Fort Worth, was 19th at 176.413 mph.
7-Eleven Qualifying for the WinStar World Casino 350k begins at 7 p.m. CT.
| Pos |
Trk |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Speed |
| 1 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards/McGuire-Nicholas Chevrolet |
29.970 |
180.180 |
| 2 |
*98 |
David Gilliland |
Menards Chevrolet |
30.039 |
179.766 |
| 3 |
07 |
Chad McCumbee |
tiwi/Valvoline Chevrolet |
30.202 |
178.796 |
| 4 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
Circle Bar/International Truck Engine Ford |
30.221 |
178.684 |
| 5 |
13 |
Johnny Sauter # |
Fun Sand/Rio Grand/Curb Records Chevrolet |
30.244 |
178.548 |
| 6 |
4 |
Ricky Carmichael # |
Monster Chevrolet |
30.252 |
178.501 |
| 7 |
15 |
Aric Almirola |
Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota |
30.284 |
178.312 |
| 8 |
5 |
Mike Skinner |
Exide Toyota |
30.296 |
178.241 |
| 9 |
33 |
Ron Hornaday Jr. |
VFW Chevrolet |
30.301 |
178.212 |
| 10 |
10 |
James Buescher # |
International MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford |
30.336 |
178.006 |
| 11 |
51 |
Kyle Busch |
Miccosukee Resort/Graceway Toyota |
30.389 |
177.696 |
| 12 |
23 |
Jason White |
GunBroker.com Dodge |
30.416 |
177.538 |
| 13 |
30 |
Todd Bodine |
Copart/PurpleHeartCars.org Toyota |
30.418 |
177.526 |
| 14 |
6 |
Colin Braun |
Con-way Freight/True LTL Ford |
30.537 |
176.835 |
| 15 |
11 |
T J Bell Jr. |
Red Horse Racing Toyota |
30.548 |
176.771 |
| 16 |
60 |
Stacy Compton |
SafeAuto Insurance Toyota |
30.581 |
176.580 |
| 17 |
*39 |
Ryan Sieg |
S&W Services Chevrolet |
30.599 |
176.476 |
| 18 |
16 |
Brian Scott |
Albertson's Toyota |
30.601 |
176.465 |
| 19 |
24 |
David Starr |
Zachry Toyota |
30.610 |
176.413 |
| 20 |
*29 |
Mikey Kile |
Greased Lightning Cleaning Products Chevrolet |
30.622 |
176.344 |
| 21 |
*31 |
Scott Wimmer |
Wolf Pack Rentals Chevrolet |
30.622 |
176.344 |
| 22 |
17 |
Timothy Peters |
Strutmasters/Red Horse Racing Toyota |
30.678 |
176.022 |
| 23 |
*41 |
Marc Mitchell |
Mike Berg Trucking Dodge |
30.756 |
175.575 |
| 24 |
25 |
Terry Cook |
Cajun Industries/Harris Trucking Toyota |
30.887 |
174.831 |
| 25 |
*12 |
Mario Gosselin |
MyTireMonkey.com/James Carter Attorney |
30.887 |
174.831 |
| 26 |
08 |
Johnny Chapman |
tiwi/Valvoline Chevrolet |
30.933 |
174.571 |
| 27 |
81 |
Tayler Malsam # |
One-Eighty Toyota |
30.996 |
174.216 |
| 28 |
*36 |
Tim Andrews |
Mittler Bros. Machine Ford |
31.142 |
173.399 |
| 29 |
*93 |
Shane Sieg |
S&W Services Chevrolet |
31.172 |
173.232 |
| 30 |
*73 |
Ben Stancill |
County Building Center Chevrolet |
31.286 |
172.601 |
| 31 |
21 |
N Tucker/ J White |
GunBroker.com Dodge |
31.490 |
171.483 |
| 32 |
48 |
Bryan Silas |
Polar Bear 150/Rockingham Speedway |
31.518 |
171.331 |
| 33 |
*87 |
Chris Jones # |
Copy Wizard Chevrolet |
31.639 |
170.675 |
| 34 |
*85 |
Brent Raymer # |
EMI Supply, Inc. Ford |
31.650 |
170.616 |
| 35 |
*02 |
Andy Ponstein |
CorrieStottRacing.com Chevrolet |
32.211 |
167.645 |
| 36 |
47 |
Brandon Knupp |
FT 11 Degreaser Chevrolet |
32.829 |
164.489 |
| 37 |
57 |
Norm Benning |
Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet |
33.733 |
160.081 |
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* Required to qualify on time # Denotes Rookie
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