2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

American motorsport season November 2025 April 2016 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2007 Champions | Seasons thumb|Ron Hornaday Jr., the 2007 Craftsman Truck Series champion. thumb|Mike Skinner finished second behind Hornaday. thumb|Johnny Benson finished third in the championship. thumb|Toyota won their second consecutive manufacturers' championship with 13 wins. The 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season was the 13th season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, a pickup truck racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. the season began on February 16, 2007, at Daytona International Speedway with the Chevy Silverado HD 250, and ended on November 16, 2007, with the Ford 200 at Homestead–Miami Speedway. Ron Hornaday Jr. of Kevin Harvick, Inc. was crowned champion, tying Jack Sprague for most Truck Series championships at three. Top storylines One month before the season started, team owner and driver Bobby Hamilton succumbed to cancer.2007-01-08 NASCAR’s Hamilton succumbs to cancer https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/01/08/nascars-hamilton-succumbs-to-cancer/ 2022-05-05 East Bay Times en-US Two series drivers, Tyler Walker and Aaron Fike, were suspended by NASCAR indefinitely for violations of the organization's substance abuse program. Fike's suspension came after he and his girlfriend were arrested on possession charges at the parking lot of the Kings Island theme park near Cincinnati, Ohio.Autoweek 2007-07-11 Fike's Suspension: NASCAR driver suspended indefinitely for drug bust http://autoweek.com/news/a2056246/fikes-suspension-nascar-driver-suspended-indefinitely-drug-bust/ 2022-05-05 Autoweek en-US Ted Musgrave, the 2005 champion, was suspended for one race due to an altercation with Kelly Bires during a caution period at the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 at the Milwaukee Mile. In the race Musgrave sat out, Brad Keselowski almost drove the No. 9 truck to victory until a late-race crash with Travis Kvapil took him out. Keselowski's performance is credited with his discovery by JR Motorsports and eventually signing with that Busch Series team.Griffin David Musgrave Suspended 1 Race For Milwaukee Incident https://www.news9.com/story/5e367ccf2f69d76f6208fd23/musgrave-suspended-1-race-for-milwaukee-incident 2022-05-05 www.news9.com en Mike Skinner won three straight races (California, Atlanta and the first at Martinsville) and led in poles as well. Skinner led the standings all season until the race at Gateway International Raceway, when he was overtaken by Ron Hornaday Jr.2007-04-11 Truck notebook: Skinner back on top https://www.espn.in/racing/news/story?series=4&id=2833019 2022-05-05 ESPN en Tripp Bruce, crew chief for the No. 23 team and driver Johnny Benson, was suspended for two races for allowing a driver not licensed by NASCAR to test the truck at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The team and Benson Jr. also lost 25 points in the respective standings and Bruce was fined.2007-05-16 Truck notebook: Teams brace for the long haul https://www.espn.in/racing/news/story?series=4&id=2872292 2022-05-05 ESPN en Speed Channel began a new eight-year contract to continue NCTS telecasts, but two races were moved to Fox.2005-12-07 NASCAR agrees to 8-year deal with ESPN, ABC https://www.espn.in/racing/news/story?series=wc&id=2251049 2022-05-05 ESPN en The second of those, the Ohio 250 at Mansfield Motorsports Park, aired on that network for only 19 laps before rain came and the rest of the event aired on Speed Channel while MLB on Fox aired on the main network. However, most of the race was moved to tape delay due to more rain and a conflict with the Busch Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway running simultaneously (NASCAR prohibits more than one national series from being televised at the same time). The other Fox telecast was the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Schedule The season schedule consisted of 25 races held at tracks across the United States.https://www.espn.com/racing/results/_/series/camping/year/2007 2007 – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Truck Results – ESPN ESPN.com April 9, 2016 No.Race titleTrackLocationDateTV1Chevy Silverado HD 250Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, FloridaFebruary 16Speed2San Bernardino County 200California SpeedwayFontana, CaliforniaFebruary 233American Commercial Lines 200Atlanta Motor SpeedwayHampton, GeorgiaMarch 164Kroger 250Martinsville SpeedwayRidgeway, VirginiaMarch 31Fox5O'Reilly Auto Parts 250Kansas SpeedwayKansas City, KansasApril 28Speed6Quaker Steak & Lube 200Lowe's Motor SpeedwayConcord, North CarolinaMay 187City of Mansfield 250Mansfield Motorsports ParkMansfield, OhioMay 26Fox8AAA Insurance 200Dover International SpeedwayDover, DelawareJune 1Speed9Sam's Town 400Texas Motor SpeedwayFort Worth, TexasJune 810Michigan 200Michigan International SpeedwayCambridge Township, MichiganJune 1611Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinJune 2212O'Reilly 200Memphis Motorsports ParkMillington, TennesseeJune 3013Built Ford Tough 225Kentucky SpeedwaySparta, KentuckyJuly 1414Power Stroke Diesel 200O'Reilly Raceway ParkBrownsburg, IndianaJuly 2715Toyota Tundra 200Nashville SuperspeedwayLebanon, TennesseeAugust 1116O'Reilly Auto Parts 200Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, TennesseeAugust 2217Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200Gateway International RacewayMadison, IllinoisSeptember 118New Hampshire 200New Hampshire International SpeedwayLoudon, New HampshireSeptember 1519Smith's Las Vegas 350Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayLas Vegas, NevadaSeptember 2220Mountain Dew 250Talladega SuperspeedwayLincoln, AlabamaOctober 621Kroger 200Martinsville SpeedwayRidgeway, VirginiaOctober 2022EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200Atlanta Motor SpeedwayHampton, GeorgiaOctober 2723Silverado 350KTexas Motor SpeedwayFort Worth, TexasNovember 224Phoenix 150Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaNovember 925Ford 200Homestead–Miami SpeedwayHomestead, FloridaNovember 16 Television coverage Fox-owned Speed again covered the entire 2007 Truck Series season, except for two races on Fox. Teams and drivers Complete schedule ManufacturerTeamNo. Truck numberDriver(s)Crew chief Chevrolet Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Bill Lester 15 1–15 Richie Wauters 22 1–12, 14, 17–25 Doug George 3 13, 15–16 Nate Monteith 1 16 J. R. Norris 2 17, 23 Shane Sieg 3 18, 20, 22 Buddy Lazier 1 19 Denny Hamlin 1 21 Andrew Myers 2 24–25 Green Light Racing 07 Tim Sauter (R) Jim Sauter 4 1–4 Doug Howe 21 5–25 08 Chad McCumbee 14 1–8, 10–15 Dan Glauz 18 1–15, 17–19 Bobby Dotter 7 16, 20–25 Eric Norris 1 9 Shane Sieg 1 16 Boris Jurkovic 1 17 Dennis Setzer 1 18 Johnny Chapman 1 19 Marc Mitchell 1 20 Chris Jones 3 21, 24–25 Travis Kittleson 2 22–23 Kevin Harvick, Inc. 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Rick Ren Key Motorsports 40 Mike Bliss 4 1–4 Barry Dodson 6 1–6 Tommy Morgan 2 7–8 Gary Showalter 17 9–25 Clay Rogers 4 5, 7, 9–10 Shane Huffman 3 6, 8, 11 Stacy Compton 1 12 Brandon Miller 5 13–17 Chad Chaffin 8 18–25 Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 47 Kraig Kinser 13 1–13 Rodney McGehee 9 1–8, 13 Chris Showalter 9 9–12, 14, 17–20 Eric Phillips 7 15–16, 21–25 Regan Smith 10 14, 16–17, 19–25 Aric Almirola 2 15, 18 MRD Motorsports 8 Blake Bjorklund (R) 15 1–15 Dan Glauz 5 1–5 Steve Genenbacher 20 6–25 Chad McCumbee 8 16–20, 22–23, 25 Travis Dassow 2 21, 24 Spears Motorsports 75 Dennis Setzer 17 1–17 Dave McCarty 2 1–2 Tom Ackerman 23 3–25 Clay Rogers 8 18–25 ThorSport Racing 13 Willie Allen (R) Lance Hooper 14 1–6, 13, 15–16, 21–25 Danny Gill 11 7–12, 14, 17–20 88 Matt Crafton Bud Haefele Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 4 Chase Miller 5 1–5 Marcus Richmond Kevin Hamlin (R) 4 6–7, 12, 19 Mike Bliss 13 8, 11, 13–18, 20–21, 23–25 Joe Ruttman 1 9 Bobby Labonte 1 10 Ryan Mathews (R) 1 22 18 Ken Schrader 17 1–4, 6–18 Jeff White Joe Ruttman 1 5 Dennis Setzer 7 19–25 South Point Racing 77 Brendan Gaughan Bryan Berry Ford Circle Bar Racing 10 David Starr Dennis Conner 14 Rick Crawford Kevin Starland Roush Fenway Racing 6 Travis Kvapil Mike Beam 50 Carl Edwards 2 1–2 Matt Puccia 20 1–20 John Quinn 5 21–25 T. J. Bell 16 3–10, 17–20, 22–25 Peter Shepherd III (R) 4 11–14 Danny O'Quinn Jr. 2 15–16 Colin Braun 1 21 99 Erik Darnell John Quinn 20 1–20 Matt Puccia 5 21–25 Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 09 Joey Clanton (R) 16 1, 3–4, 6–7, 9, 12–13, 15–17, 20–23, 25 Dennis Conner 16 1–12, 14, 18–20 Gary Cogswell 9 13, 15–17, 21–25 Stacy Compton 9 2, 5, 8, 10–11, 14, 18–19, 24 21 Kelly Bires (R) 6 1, 3–5, 7, 11 Jon Monsam Mark Martin 6 2, 6, 8, 10, 16, 22 Stacy Compton 1 9 Keven Wood 1 12 Jon Wood 11 13–15, 17–21, 23–25 Toyota Bill Davis Racing 5 Mike Skinner Jeff Hensley 23 Johnny Benson Trip Bruce 14 1–6, 13, 15–16, 21–25 Billy Hagerthy 11 7–12, 14, 17–20 27 1 Ran the first 12 races as No. 36, Rounds 13 through 18 as No. 22, and Rounds 19 through 25 as No. 27. There were occurrences of the No.'s 36 and 22 being entered again, but they were both entered as a 4th team, and were given their own owner points. Tyler Walker (R) 6 1–6 Doug Wolcott Ryan Mathews (R) 12 7–18 Jacques Villeneuve 7 19–25 Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 00 A. J. Allmendinger 9 1–4, 6, 8, 10, 16, 18 Jason Overstreet 19 1–19 Randy Goss 6 20–25 Josh Wise 9 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19–20, 22 Ken Butler III 2 7, 12 Justin Labonte 2 14, 21 TRG Motorsports Andy Lally 3 23–25 Germain Racing 9 Ted Musgrave 24 1–11, 13–25 Rick Gay 21 1–21 Mike Hillman 1 22 Mike Abner 3 23–25 Brad Keselowski 1 12 30 Todd Bodine Mike Hillman Jr. HT Motorsports 59 Terry Cook 24 1–24 Danny Rollins Donny Lia 1 25 Red Horse Racing 1 Aaron Fike (R) 12 1–12 Jamie Jones David Green 7 13–19 Jason Leffler 5 20–21, 23–25 Brandon Whitt 1 22 Wyler Racing 60 Jack Sprague Tony Furr 21 1–21 Rick Gay 4 22–25 Chevrolet 12 1–12 Dodge 13 13–25 Pennington Motorsports 7 Derrike Cope 1 1 Gary Showalter 18 1–12, 14, 17–21 Barry Dodson 3 13, 15–16 Steve Kuykendall 4 22–25 Casey Kingsland (R) 1 2 Brad Keselowski 2 3–4 Jason White (R) 21 5–25 Ford 23 1–4, 6–11, 13–25 Chevrolet 2 5, 12 Xpress Motorsports 16 Stacy Compton 3 1, 3–4 Dave Fuge Kelly Bires (R) 1 2 Kenny Hendrick 4 5, 13–15 Mike Bliss 1 6 Chris Fontaine 2 7, 12 Scott Lagasse Jr. 1 8 Derrike Cope 4 9, 16–17, 20 Boston Reid 1 10 Benny Gordon 1 11 Brian Scott 7 18–19, 21–25 Limited Schedule ManufacturerTeamNo. Truck numberDriver(s)Crew ChiefRounds Chevrolet Andy Belmont Racing 12 Patrick Sheltra Andy Belmont 1 22 Wayne Edwards 1 23 Billy Ballew Motorsports 51 Paul Menard Richie Wauters 1 4 Kelly Sutton 4 5, 7, 9, 11 Kyle Busch 11 6, 8, 10, 16, 18–25 Aric Almirola 1 12 Kenny Wallace 1 17 Coffman Motorsports 58 John Coffman 1 21 Green Light Racing 0 Brandon Knupp Paul Rice 1 9 Wayne Edwards 1 12 06 Morgan Shepherd Bobby Dotter 5 8–9, 11–13 Josh Cummings 3 15, 19–20 1 8 Blake Mallory 1 9 Randy MacDonald 1 11 Bobby DotterCasey Kingsland made the field at Las Vegas (Race 19) but he was replaced in the race by Bobby Dotter. 2 12, 19 Wayne Edwards 2 13, 20 Brandon Knupp 1 15 Casey Kingsland (R) 1 19 Davin Scites Mike Davis 1 21 78 Johnny Chapman Bobby Dotter 1 3 Jeff Milburn Racing 76 Chris Wimmer Jeff Milburn 2 9, 19 Peyton Sellers 1 23 Jim Rosenblum Racing 28 Brandon Knupp Dick Rahilly 2 1, 13 Shane Sieg 1 4 Kevin Harvick, Inc. 2 Cale Gale Charlie Wilson 5 1, 5, 14, 16, 20 Kevin Harvick 6 2, 4, 6, 10, 24–25 Clint Bowyer 4 3, 8, 18, 21 Daniel Pope 1 7 Key Motorsports 44 Larry Foyt Tony Lambert 1 1 Morgan Shepherd 2 2–3 Frank Kreyer 2 4, 7 LCS Motorsports 87 Chris Jones Greg Tester 1 4 Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 46 Mike Wallace Eric Phillips 4 1, 4–5, 10 Rodney McGehee 1 16 Kurt Binkley 1 25 1 1 Timothy Peters 2 4, 16 Travis Kittleson 2 5, 10 Scott Wimmer 1 25 Prime Development Group Racing 64 Jimmy Simpson Robert McVay 1 4 Stellar-Quest Racing 91 J. C. Stout Steve Mollnow 5 6, 10, 13, 15, 18 Team Racing 86 Clay Rogers Phil Bonifield 4 5, 8, 23, 25 Steve Mollnow 4 10, 12, 17, 19 1 5 Dana White 4 8, 12, 17, 19 Kevin Lepage 3 10, 23, 25 Dodge Blankenbaker Motorsports 53 Bradley Riethmeyer Dan Patrick 2 12, 14 Joe Ruttman 1 21 Bobby Hamilton Racing 04 Bob Bissinger 2 15, 17 Cunningham Motorsports 41 Dario Franchitti Brian Pattie 1 21 Reary Racing 54 Brian Sockwell (R) Steven Barfield 2 4, 16 Thompson Motorsports 61 Brett Thompson Lonnie Rush 3 14, 19, 24 Trotter Racing 49 Bradley Riethmeyer Gary Huffman 4 4, 7, 16, 24 Windward Racing 29 Scott Lynch Larry Pryor 5 11, 18–19, 21, 24 63 Mike Mittler 1 25 Ford Collum Motorsports 32 Cory Collum 1 21 Cowen Racing 42 Tim Cowen 3 4, 7, 21 MB Motorsports 63 Jason White (R) Mike Mittler 9 1, 5, 7–8, 11, 13–14, 22–23 Tim Weiss 1 17 1 1 Scott Lynch 6 5, 8, 14, 17, 22–23 Jack Smith 3 7, 11, 13 68 Mike Mittler 1 17 Upshaw Racing 95 Wayne Edwards Robert Ulery 3 1–3 Xpress Motorsports 19 Travis Kittleson Kenny Hendrick 1 15 Toyota Bill Davis Racing 22 Dave Blaney Doug Wolcott 1 25 36 Donny Lia Tommy Baldwin Jr. 1 18 Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 17 Michael McDowell Patrick Donahue 1 21 Germain Racing 03 Justin Hobgood 1 6 Sean Caisse 1 18 Mike Wallace 1 20 Justin Marks Jason Overstreet 4 22–25 HT Motorsports 92 Terry Cook Jason Miller 1 25 Dodge 3 11, 24–25 Chevrolet 1 14 Brevak Racing 31 Brad Mueller Tony Ave 1 11 Tim Schendel Tony Mitchell 3 14, 24–25 Chevrolet 10 5–6, 10, 13–16, 20–21, 25 Ford 1 22 Fast Track Racing 71 Bryan Silas Rodney Jackisch 4 5–6, 10, 15 Tony Blanchard 7 13–14, 16, 20–22, 25 7 5–6, 10, 13, 16, 20, 25 Pierre Bourque 1 14 Wayne Edwards 2 15, 22 Hermie Sadler 1 21 Notes "N" Driver changes On May 29, Bill Davis Racing driver Tyler Walker was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for failing to follow its substance abuse policy. Driver Ryan Mathews took his place. On June 27, Germain Racing driver Ted Musgrave was suspended for one race by NASCAR following an altercation with Kelly Bires at the Milwaukee Mile. Brad Keselowski replaced him at Memphis. On July 9, Red Horse Racing driver Aaron Fike, along with his fiancée were stopped in Warren County, Ohio, and were arrested for possession of heroin. Fike along with his fiancée were later suspended by NASCAR for the incident. Busch Series champion David Green and Jason Leffler split time in the RHR truck for the rest of the season. On August 14, Green Light Racing dropped driver Chad McCumbee from the No. 08 team. Shane Sieg drove the No. 08 at Bristol. On August 20, McCumbee replaced Blake Bjorklund at MRD Motorsports in the No. 8 Truck. Also, beginning this season, the trucks will be identical from the windshield to the rear of the truck. However, the noses will continue to be branded as the Chevrolet Silverado, Dodge Ram, Ford F-150, and Toyota Tundra. Races Chevrolet Silverado HD 250 This race was held February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole and would win the race from the pole. On the final lap, Travis Kvapil, only a few yards short of taking the second consecutive victory at Daytona for the 6 truck, was passed by the Toyota Tundras of Sprague on the high side and Johnny Benson, who had given Sprague a bump, near (but not on) the apron in a three-wide finish reminiscent of the 2003 Daytona race which ironically Kvapil also lost. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Chevy_Silverado_HD_250/C 2007 Chevy Silverado HD 250 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.60 Jack Sprague Toyota Wyler Racing 2.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 3.6 Travis Kvapil Ford Roush Fenway Racing 4.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 5.30 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 6.09 Joey Clanton Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 7.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 8.88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet ThorSport Racing 9.9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Germain Racing 10.14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing Failed to qualify: Wayne Edwards (No. 95) San Bernardino County 200 This race was held February 23 at California Speedway. Carl Edwards won the pole in the Roush Fenway Racing No. 50 truck. On one of the 2nd from the final restart No. 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. spun out No. 21 Mark Martin due to a slow restart, the caution flag was soon waved but not until after No. 5 Mike Skinner made the pass for the lead. NASCAR did not issue any penalties to the No. 33 team and Mark Martin after the spin ended up finishing 23rd. On the final restart, Skinner held off No. 33 Ron Hornaday to get his first truck series win since last year at Las Vegas. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_San_Bernardino_County_200/C 2007 San Bernardino County 200 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 2.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 3.60 Jack Sprague Toyota Wyler Racing 4.50 Carl Edwards Ford Roush Fenway Racing 5.9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Germain Racing 6.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 7.30 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 8.2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 9.14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 10.40 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Key Motorsports Failed to qualify: None (34 entries) American Commercial Lines 200 The American Commercial Lines 200 was held March 16 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. In another exciting race for the NCTS, Nextel Cup Series regular Clint Bowyer held the lead on a restart with seven laps to go. While he tried to bunch up the field on a restart, California winner Mike Skinner bumped Bowyer out of the way and went on to win his second consecutive race. Despite the bump and run, Bowyer finished 5th. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_American_Commercial_Lines_200/C 2007 American Commercial Lines 200 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 2.30 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 3.88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet ThorSport Racing 4.10 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 5.2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 6.77 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Racing 7.75 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet Spears Motorsports 8.9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Germain Racing 9.09 Joey Clanton Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 10.21 Kelly Bires Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Failed to qualify: None (35 entries) Kroger 250 The Kroger 250 was held on March 31 at Martinsville Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. Skinner would win his third consecutive race and second in a row from pole. Skinner dominated the Martinsville short track, leading 246 laps, easily breaking Rich Bickle's old record of leading 204 laps en route to victory in 1997. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Kroger_250/C 2007 Kroger 250 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 2.30 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 3.14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 4.2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 5.9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Germain Racing 6.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 7.1 Aaron Fike Toyota Red Horse Racing 8.36 Tyler Walker Toyota Bill Davis Racing 9.46 Timothy Peters Chevrolet Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 10.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing Failed to qualify: Bradley Riethmeyer (No. 49), Brian Sockwell (No. 54), Shane Sieg (No. 28), Chris Jones (No. 87), Tim Cowen (No. 42) O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 The O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 was held on April 28 at Kansas Speedway. This race was moved from its traditional July weekend to late April in hopes of cooler temperatures. It was also held in conjunction with the IndyCar Series' event, the Kansas Indy 300. The race was dominated by 2006 Raybestos Rookie of the Year Erik Darnell, who would lead 91 of 166 laps en route to his first career NCTS victory. Darnell's win ended the win streak of Mike Skinner, who started from the pole but had trouble in the pits. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_O'Reilly_Auto_Parts_250/C 2007 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.99 Erik Darnell Ford Roush Fenway Racing 2.14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 3.60 Jack Sprague Toyota Wyler Racing 4.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 5.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 6.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 7.30 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 8.1 Aaron Fike Toyota Red Horse Racing 9.59 Terry Cook Toyota HT Motorsports 10.88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet ThorSport Racing Failed to qualify: None (36 entries) Quaker Steak & Lube 200 The Quaker Steak & Lube 200 was held on May 18 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. The race saw a classic showdown between truck series veteran Ron Hornaday Jr. and Nextel Cup Series rookie A. J. Allmendinger. However, the veteran stole the show by passing Allmendinger with 36 laps to go. It looked like Hornaday might coast to victory, but Johnny Benson, who had already been in controversy during the week, cut a tire with 11 laps to go. However, Hornaday held off Allmendinger and Todd Bodine to take his first truck victory of the season. The win also gave Chevrolet its first truck win since Texas last year. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Quaker_Steak_And_Lube_200_Presented_by_Circle_K/C 2007 Quaker Steak & Lube 200 Presented by Circle K — Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 2.00 A. J. Allmendinger Toyota Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 3.30 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 4.21 Mark Martin Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 5.9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Germain Racing 6.16 Mike Bliss Ford Xpress Motorsports 7.88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet ThorSport Racing 8.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 9.50 T. J. Bell Ford Roush Fenway Racing 10.14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing Failed to qualify: Jason White (No. 7) Johnny Benson allowed a non-licensed NASCAR driver to test his truck, and was assessed a 50-point penalty. NCTS Ohio 250 The NCTS Ohio 250 was held on May 26 at Mansfield Motorsports Park. Mike Skinner won the pole. In a race that featured much attrition and varying strategies, it seemed as though Matt Crafton would be able to end his 154 race winless drought by going on an unbelievable no-stop strategy. However, two six-hour rain delays held up his goal. Although Crafton had the lead after the delay, he soon lost the top spot to Rick Crawford and would eventually blow out a tire. Crawford, meanwhile, dominated the race, leading the most laps, as his only contenders were rookie Aaron Fike and "Short Track Slayer" Dennis Setzer. When it seemed as though Crawford would sail to an easy win, he cut down a tire with 11 laps to go, handing the lead to Setzer. For Setzer, it had been almost 2 years since he last won a race, and for his Spears Racing team, they had not won since Phoenix in 2004. The crafty veteran outlasted the competition on a shocking no stop strategy to win. Second-place finisher Jack Sprague said that it was unbelievable that Setzer won without pitting. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_NASCAR_Craftsman_Truck_Series_Ohio_250/C 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ohio 250 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.75 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet Spears Motorsports 2.60 Jack Sprague Toyota Wyler Racing 3.18 Ken Schrader Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 4.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 5.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 6.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 7.6 Travis Kvapil Ford Roush Fenway Racing 8.9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Germain Racing 9.77 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Racing 10.4 Kevin Hamlin Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing Failed to qualify: Kelly Sutton (No. 51) AAA Insurance 200 The AAA Insurance 200 was held June 1 at Dover International Speedway. Mike Skinner won his sixth consecutive pole. This race was a historic milestone for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, as it was the series' 300th race. The race featured early attrition, including a six-truck pileup on the first lap involving Cup drivers Clint Bowyer and Ken Schrader, along with truck drivers Brendan Gaughan, Bill Lester, Erik Darnell, and Jack Sprague. From the outset, it appeared as though Kyle Busch would walk away with another victory at Dover. However, Ron Hornaday Jr. began to catch up to Busch, who was having handling problems. Hornaday would eventually win by 7 seconds over Stacy Compton. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_AAA_Insurance_200/C 2007 AAA Insurance 200 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 2.09 Stacy Compton Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 3.6 Travis Kvapil Ford Roush Fenway Racing 4.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 5.4 Mike Bliss Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 6.21 Mark Martin Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 7.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 8.59 Terry Cook Toyota HT Motorsports 9.00 A. J. Allmendinger Toyota Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 10.1 Aaron Fike Toyota Red Horse Racing Failed to qualify: None (36 entries) Sam's Town 400 The Sam's Town 400 was held June 8 at Texas Motor Speedway. Todd Bodine won the pole, breaking Mike Skinner's six pole streak. The race was action-packed, and fuel mileage and strategy became a factor late in the race. With only a few laps to go, Travis Kvapil, looking for his first NCTS victory since 2004, was leading on a restart when he was bumped by Todd Bodine. Points leader Mike Skinner chased Bodine down but did not have enough for the eventual winner. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Sam's_Town_400/C 2007 Sam's Town 400 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.30 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 2.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 3.14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 4.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 5.10 David Starr Ford Circle Bar Racing 6.6 Travis Kvapil Ford Roush Fenway Racing 7.88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet ThorSport Racing 8.18 Ken Schrader Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 9.9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Germain Racing 10.21 Stacy Compton Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Failed to qualify: None (35 entries) Michigan 200 The Michigan 200 was held on June 16 at Michigan International Speedway. Travis Kvapil won the pole. The race was dominated by part-time Nextel Cup Series driver Mark Martin, who led for 35 laps before retiring with a blown engine. After Martin's exit, the race lead was handed over to another Cup driver, Kyle Busch, who appeared to have another truck win in sight but was battling an extremely loose truck. Eventually, after 99 laps of hard racing, polesitter Travis Kvapil took advantage of Busch's problems and passed him coming to the white flag. Kvapil would hold on to win his first race since 2004. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Michigan_200/C 2007 Michigan 200 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.6 Travis Kvapil Ford Roush Fenway Racing 2.51 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Billy Ballew Motorsports 3.77 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Racing 4.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 5.9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Germain Racing 6.14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 7.30 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 8.2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 9.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 10.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. Failed to qualify: Bryan Silas (No. 71) Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 The Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 took place June 22 at the Milwaukee Mile. Mike Skinner won the pole. Like most races of the 2007 NCTS season, Mike Skinner dominated the first half of the race, leading 103 laps. However, defending winner Johnny Benson was looking to jumpstart his season. Benson Jr. would eventually pass Skinner just past the halfway mark and would not look back, leading 96 laps en route to his first victory of the season. Ted Musgrave suffered a 50-point penalty after intentionally wrecking another truck while under caution. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Toyota_Tundra_Milwaukee_200/C 2007 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 2.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 3.30 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 4.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 5.14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 6.99 Erik Darnell Ford Roush Fenway Racing 7.4 Mike Bliss Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 8.6 Travis Kvapil Ford Roush Fenway Racing 9.88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet ThorSport Racing 10.10 David Starr Ford Circle Bar Racing Failed to qualify: None (36 entries) O'Reilly 200 The O'Reilly 200 was held June 30 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Brad Keselowski won his first career pole. Subbing for a suspended Ted Musgrave, Keselowski had, as race analyst Phil Parsons called it, "the biggest night of his career". Keselowski was recommended by NASCAR veterans such as Mark Martin and Todd Bodine. He led the first 20 laps from pole before being passed by veteran Ron Hornaday Jr. However, as Ron's truck faded, Keselowski's got better and had the truck to beat, with his only competitor being 2002 Memphis winner Travis Kvapil. Brad was leading with 9 laps to go until Kvapil took advantage of Keselowski's loose truck and unintentionally spun him off at turn 4. Keselowski would end the bittersweet night in 16th, but his performance would catch the attention of Dale Earnhardt Jr., who offered Keselowski a seat at JR Motorsports in the Busch Series. With the polesitter out of contention, the race was in the hands of Kvapil, who held off a hard charging Jack Sprague to win. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_O'Reilly_200_(June)/C 2007 O'Reilly 200 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.6 Travis Kvapil Ford Roush Fenway Racing 2.60 Jack Sprague Toyota Wyler Racing 3.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 4.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 5.1 Aaron Fike Toyota Red Horse Racing 6.36 Ryan Mathews Toyota Bill Davis Racing 7.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 8.30 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 9.99 Erik Darnell Ford Roush Fenway Racing 10.88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet ThorSport Racing Failed to qualify: None (36 entries) Built Ford Tough 225 presented by Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers The Built Ford Tough 225 took place on July 14 at Kentucky Speedway. Ryan Mathews won his first career pole. However, it was African American driver Bill Lester to lead the first lap as Mathews struggled on restarts all night. As a testament to the competitive nature at Kentucky Speedway, there were four lead changes in the first eight laps of the race. The race, like many others, would end up being dominated by Mike Skinner, who led the field for 135 of 150 laps en route to cruising to his fourth win of the season. Travis Kvapil suffered a 25-point penalty for an illegal part found in his truck during post race inspection. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Built_Ford_Tough_225_Pres._by_Greater_Cincinnati_Ford_Dlrs./C 2007 Built Ford Tough 225 Pres. by Greater Cincinnati Ford Dlrs. - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 2.6 Travis Kvapil Ford Roush Fenway Racing 3.9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Germain Racing 4.22 Ryan Mathews Toyota Bill Davis Racing 5.1 David Green Toyota Red Horse Racing 6.21 Jon Wood Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 7.09 Joey Clanton Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 8.15 Bill Lester Chevrolet Billy Ballew Motorsports 9.4 Mike Bliss Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 10.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. Failed to qualify: None (36 entries) Power Stroke Diesel 200 The Power Stroke Diesel 200 took place July 27 at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Mike Skinner won the pole as qualifying was rained out and set by owners points. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Power_Stroke_Diesel_200_Presented_by_Ford_and_International/C 2007 Power Stroke Diesel 200 Presented by Ford and International — Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 2.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 3.6 Travis Kvapil Ford Roush Fenway Racing 4.14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 5.18 Ken Schrader Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 6.30 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 7.99 Erik Darnell Ford Roush Fenway Racing 8.47 Regan Smith Chevrolet Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 9.60 Jack Sprague Toyota Wyler Racing 10.77 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Racing Failed to qualify: Bradley Riethmeyer (No. 53) Toyota Tundra 200 The Toyota Tundra 200 took place August 11 at Nashville Superspeedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. Skinner dominated the race, leading the first 102 laps. However, multiple encounters with lap traffic hampered his chances for victory, and 2003 NCTS champ Travis Kvapil took the lead from him on a green flag run. During the final 50 lap stretch, Kvapil held off restart master Ron Hornaday Jr. to take his first win at Nashville. Kvapil later dedicated the race to Bobby Hamilton who won the race in 2004 en route to his championship. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Toyota_Tundra_200/C 2007 Toyota Tundra 200 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.6 Travis Kvapil Ford Roush Fenway Racing 2.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 3.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 4.10 David Starr Ford Circle Bar Racing 5.30 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 6.14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 7.21 Jon Wood Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 8.9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Germain Racing 9.99 Erik Darnell Ford Roush Fenway Racing 10.09 Joey Clanton Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Failed to qualify: None (36 entries) O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 presented by Valvoline Maxlife The O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline Maxlife was held August 22 at the newly repaved Bristol Motor Speedway. Travis Kvapil won the pole. The resurfacing of BMS would present exciting racing in the 200-lap race. With the old concrete, there was much more single file racing on the bottom groove, but the new progressively banked surface allowed for the use of the outside lane, which had not been used in years. From the start, it seemed as though Kvapil would walk away with another victory. However, crew chief for the No. 23 Toyota, Trip Bruce, had other ideas. Calling his driver, Johnny Benson, onto pit road on lap 40 with other trucks having pitted on a previous caution, race analyst Michael Waltrip criticized his plan, writing them out of contention. With 30 to go, however, the entire race would change. Nextel Cup Series regular Kyle Busch and Kvapil battled for the lead, but Busch's loose truck caused him to slide into Kvapil, sending them both spinning. This incident handed the lead to a charging Benson Jr.. Not even a red flag for a spin by Todd Bodine could stop "JB" who held off Brendan Gaughan and defending winner Mark Martin for his second victory in 2007. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_O'Reilly_200_(August)/C 2007 O'Reilly 200 (August) - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 2.77 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Racing 3.21 Mark Martin Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 4.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 5.14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 6.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 7.4 Mike Bliss Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 8.60 Jack Sprague Toyota Wyler Racing 9.2 Cale Gale Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 10.50 Danny O'Quinn Jr. Ford Roush Fenway Racing Failed to qualify: Brian Sockwell (No. 54) Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 The Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 was held September 1 at Gateway International Raceway. Mike Skinner won the pole. Although Skinner would lead the first 19 laps, his chances of victory would end with a cut right front tire, sending him hard into the wall. Skinner, with his crew, would repair the truck and later return to the race. With Skinner in the garage, the race lead would turn to his championship rival, Ron Hornaday Jr., who dominated the race. However, fellow contender Johnny Benson took advantage of Hornaday's loose truck, passing him with 13 laps to go and holding of the "Restart Master" for his second consecutive win, albeit under caution, as Ryan Mathews crashed on the final lap. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Missouri-Illinois_Dodge_Dealers_Ram_Tough_200/C 2007 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 2.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 3.9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Germain Racing 4.30 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 5.47 Regan Smith Chevrolet Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 6.6 Travis Kvapil Ford Roush Fenway Racing 7.99 Erik Darnell Ford Roush Fenway Racing 8.00 Josh Wise Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 9.88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet ThorSport Racing 10.77 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Racing Failed to qualify: None (36 entries) New Hampshire 200 The New Hampshire 200 was held September 15 at New Hampshire International Speedway. As qualifying was rained out, Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole based on owners points. From pole, Hornaday crushed the field, leading 174 of 200 laps en route to his second win of the season. Hornaday also became the first repeat NCTS winner at Loudon and extended his points lead over Mike Skinner by 29 points. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_New_Hampshire_200/C 2007 New Hampshire 200 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 2.99 Erik Darnell Ford Roush Fenway Racing 3.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 4.30 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 5.4 Mike Bliss Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 6.14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 7.9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Germain Racing 8.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 9.21 Jon Wood Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 10.15 Shane Sieg Chevrolet Billy Ballew Motorsports Failed to qualify: Sean Caisse (No. 03) Smith's Las Vegas 350 The Smith's Las Vegas 350 was held September 22 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Travis Kvapil won the pole. This race marked the historic debut of two open wheel drivers, 1995 Indianapolis 500 winner Jacques Villeneuve and 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier. This race also highlighted the tight points championship between two former champions in Ron Hornaday Jr. and Mike Skinner, with Skinner trailing by 29 points. With the new repaved surface, exciting 2 and 3 wide racing was expected. In his debut, Villeneuve impressed many by starting 7th. However, he was involved in an altercation with the No. 16 of Brian Scott and would finish 21st. Lazier would also struggle, going down a lap early and finishing 24th. The early run had the typical affair of Todd Bodine, Travis Kvapil, Ron Hornaday Jr., and even Chad McCumbee running up front. However, trucks such as those of Jon Wood and Stacy Compton would later reach the front. Wood, who was running part-time in the trucks after an illness, took command of the race, holding off championship contenders such as Johnny Benson and Kvapil. With Skinner struggling with his truck, it looked like Hornaday would extend his points lead heading into Talladega. However, a blown tire with 11 to go not only erased Hornaday's point lead, but gave Mike Skinner a 3-point advantage. Within the race, the win would come down to the trucks of Jon Wood, Travis Kvapil, and Johnny Benson. Wood exhausted the truck throughout the run and would have nothing left for Kvapil and Benson Jr., settling for 3rd. Benson Jr., going for his fourth win of the season, charged Kvapil from the low line, but Kvapil had enough momentum to hold off Benson Jr. for his fourth win of 2007. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Smith's_Las_Vegas_350/C 2007 Smith's Las Vegas 350 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.6 Travis Kvapil Ford Roush Fenway Racing 2.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 3.21 Jon Wood Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 4.59 Terry Cook Toyota HT Motorsports 5.99 Erik Darnell Ford Roush Fenway Racing 6.00 Josh Wise Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 7.18 Dennis Setzer Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 8.09 Stacy Compton Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 9.14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 10.8 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet MRD Motorsports Failed to qualify: None (36 entries) NOTE: Bobby Dotter replaced Casey Kingsland in the No. 06 in the race. Mountain Dew 250 The Mountain Dew 250 was held on October 6 at Talladega Superspeedway. Todd Bodine won the pole. Of note, 1997 Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve made another strong statement in qualifying 10th for the race. Tight packs of 2, 3, and even 4 wide racing was anticipated, based on the excitement of the inaugural race in 2006. The championship race between Mike Skinner, Ron Hornaday Jr., Travis Kvapil, and defending champion Todd Bodine continued to tighten. The pivotal point in the race came on lap 73 as Jack Sprague, who is in the midst of a difficult year, cut a tire down while leading. Johnny Benson, who ironically pushed Sprague to the win at Daytona, got into the back of his slowing car, triggering "The Big One". The crash collected contenders Hornaday and Kvapil, although the former was able to rally to a top 10 finish. After the crash, points leader Skinner had problems in the form of a loosened hood pin. The pin eventually broke off and his hood began to flap wildly, prompting NASCAR to black flag him. However, as soon as Skinner was about to pit under green, the truck of Mike Wallace spun, allowing Skinner to remain on the lead lap. With only two laps to go, the racing became tighter than ever, as Rick Crawford and Benson Jr. would use the draft to go three wide with Bodine in the tri-oval, but Crawford would come up short by only 0.014 seconds. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Mountain_Dew_250/C 2007 Mountain Dew 250 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.30 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 2.14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 3.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 4.1 Jason Leffler Toyota Red Horse Racing 5.18 Dennis Setzer Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 6.13 Willie Allen Chevrolet ThorSport Racing 7.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 8.40 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet Key Motorsports 9.47 Regan Smith Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 10.21 Jon Wood Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Failed to qualify: None (36 entries) Kroger 200 The Kroger 200 was held October 20 at Martinsville Speedway. Defending winner Jack Sprague won the pole. This race marked the NASCAR debut of 2007 Indianapolis 500 winner and 2007 IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti. The race would be dominated by Terry Cook, using a no stop strategy similar to the one Dennis Setzer used to win earlier in the year at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway. With huge accidents taking out both Franchitti and Jacques Villeneuve, and a scary crash involving Tim Sauter, the race would be decided by a bump. Exiting the second turn with two to go, Sprague tried to pull a bump and run on Cook. It was successful, but it allowed former points leader Mike Skinner to slip past both drivers and sweep both races at Martinsville. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Kroger_200/C 2007 Kroger 200 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Truck Team 1.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 2.60 Jack Sprague Toyota Wyler Racing 3.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 4.10 David Starr Ford Circle Bar Racing 5.14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 6.4 Mike Bliss Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 7.40 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet Key Motorsports 8.9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Germain Racing 9.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 10.18 Dennis Setzer Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing Failed to qualify: Jason White (No. 7), Tim Cowen (No. 42), Davin Scites (No. 06), Cory Collum (No. 32), Joe Ruttman (No. 53), John Coffman (No. 58) EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 The EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 was held October 27 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole. As the epic points battle between Hornaday and Mike Skinner continued, the battle would seem to run in favor of Hornaday, who led 51 laps. However, lurking would be the No. 51 truck of Kyle Busch, who led the race high of 65 laps. However, before sailing to his second consecutive Atlanta victory, Kyle would have a major problem. For most of the latter half of the race, Busch put on a stellar performance, not only running up front but holding up his window net up with his left hand. In the end, it would be of no use, as NASCAR officials eventually black flagged Busch. Right before he pitted, Busch got a break in the form of a caution. This allowed him to rectify the window net problem and stay in contention. Busch would later pull off the pass of "King of Restarts" Hornaday with 7 laps to go, ironically on a restart. Busch would hold on to become the first Nextel Cup Series driver to win a Truck Series race in 2007. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Easy_Care_Vehicle_Service_Contracts_200/C 2007 Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Manu. Team 1.51 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Billy Ballew Motorsports 2.33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 3.23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 4.21 Mark Martin Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 5.5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 6.09 Joey Clanton Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 7.88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet ThorSport Racing 8.77 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Racing 9.9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Germain Racing 10.59 Terry Cook Toyota HT Motorsports Failed to qualify: None (36 entries) Silverado 350K The Silverado 350K was held November 2 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. Although the early part of the race would be dominated by Ted Musgrave, the overall race would primarily be dominated by championship contenders Skinner and Ron Hornaday Jr., with Skinner leading the most laps at 40. This race also saw the championship hopes of Travis Kvapil and Todd Bodine end. As with most Friday night truck races under the lights, the final few laps created a fast and crazy finish. On a restart with 8 to go, Skinner would challenge the Hornaday for the lead on the outside heading onto the backstretch. However, Chad McCumbee made a bold move on both championship contenders, making it three wide heading into turn 3. As McCumbee took the lead, Hornaday sailed up the racetrack and into Skinner, causing a pileup involving Musgrave, Matt Crafton, and Erik Darnell. After the red flag was lifted, McCumbee spun his tires on the green-white-checkered restart. With two-time Texas winner Jack Sprague right behind him, McCumbee attempted to block Sprague, who subsequently hooked his quarter panel, sending them both into the wall. McCumbee would take 13th place while Sprague got 6th. Avoiding the carnage, Musgrave would take the checkered flag for the first time in 66 races. After the first wreck, polesitter Skinner would amazingly rally to finish third and extend his points lead. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Silverado_350K/C 2007 Silverado 350K — Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Manu. Team 1 9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Germain Racing 2 77 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Racing 3 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 4 4 Mike Bliss Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 5 14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 6 60 Jack Sprague Toyota Wyler Racing 7 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet ThorSport Racing 8 21 Jon Wood Ford Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 9 1 Jason Leffler Toyota Red Horse Racing 10 07 Tim Sauter Chevrolet Green Light Racing Failed to qualify: Wayne Edwards (No. 12) Casino Arizona 150 The Casino Arizona 150 was held November 9 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mike Skinner won his record-breaking eleventh pole. The Skinner vs. Hornaday title fight would continue here, as controversy was throughout the race. First, Hornaday's teammate/owner, Kevin Harvick, drove through Skinner's pit stall to get to his pit. Although this is legal, it caused Skinner's entire crew to lose their timing, dropping him out of the top 10. The biggest crash of the night came with only 13 laps left. Jacques Villeneuve made contact with Stacy Compton, turning him into the frontstretch wall. Grand-Am driver Andy Lally was struck by Compton's truck, forcing him hard into the inside barrier, which broke apart. After the subsequent red flag to fix the wall, Kyle Busch would come into the picture, holding off Hornaday and Mike Bliss for the win. More controversy would occur outside of the top 5, as Johnny Benson, Skinner's teammate, passed him late in the race despite the looming championship. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Casino_Arizona_150/C 2007 Casino Arizona 150 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Manu. Team 151 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Billy Ballew Motorsports 233 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 34 Mike Bliss Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 41 Jason Leffler Toyota Red Horse Racing 52 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 630 Todd Bodine Toyota Germain Racing 723 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 85 Mike Skinner Toyota Bill Davis Racing 918 Dennis Setzer Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 1060 Jack Sprague Toyota Wyler Racing Failed to qualify: Tim Schendel (No. 31), Jason White (No. 7) Ford 200 The Ford 200 was held November 16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The championship battle between Mike Skinner and Ron Hornaday Jr. concluded here. This also kicked off the first of the three days known as "Ford Championship Weekend". The three-way fight for Rookie of the Year concluded here, the contestants being Busch Series veteran Tim Sauter, and short track racers Willie Allen and Joey Clanton. Jon Wood won the pole, setting a new track record with a time of 31.180 at a speed of 173.188 mph. Open wheel export Jacques Villeneuve continued to show his qualifying expertise, starting third. Championship contenders Skinner and Hornaday started fourth and eighth, respectively. Skinner would prove to have a difficult race, first having to pit for a flat right side tire and then having a left rear tire come completely off the truck. Due to these problems Skinner would finish 35th, while Hornaday would finish 7th and take the championship. Johnny Benson would pass Kyle Busch at the white flag to take his fourth win of '07. Hornaday's championship would tie future teammate Jack Sprague for most NCTS championships with 3. Top ten results:http://racing-reference.info/race/2007_Ford_200/C 2007 Ford 200 - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info April 9, 2016 Pos.No. Truck number Driver Manu. Team 1 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Bill Davis Racing 2 51 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Billy Ballew Motorsports 3 14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Racing 4 2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 5 1 Jason Leffler Toyota Red Horse Racing 6 10 David Starr Ford Circle Bar Racing 7 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 8 03 Justin Marks Toyota Germain Racing 9 47 Regan Smith Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 10 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Bill Davis Racing Failed to qualify: Scott Lynch (No. 63), Kevin Lepage (No. 86), Tim Schendel (No. 31), Jason White (No. 7), Bryan Silas (No. 71) Full Drivers' Championship List of NASCAR points scoring systems (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. Pos Position Driver DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MIL MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM Points 1 Ron Hornaday Jr. 7 2 11 6 6 1* 6 1* 4* 10 2 3 10 1 2 6 2* 1* 22 7 3 2 18 2 7 3982 2 Mike Skinner 4 1 1* 1* 5 8 4 7 2 4 4 4 1* 20 3 4 28 3 13 13 1* 5 3* 8 35 3928 3 Johnny Benson 2 6 28 10 4 27 5 4 29 9 1* 7 14 2 30 1* 1 8 2 3 9 3 27 7 1 3557 4 Todd Bodine 5 7 2 2 7 3 31 11 1 7 3 8 11 6 5 24 4 4 28 1* 20 24 16 6 14 3525 5 Rick Crawford 10 9 4 3 2 10 23* 23 3 6 5 28 30 4 6 5 11 6 9 2 5 12 5 12 3 3523 6 Travis Kvapil 3* 16 15 14 13 13 7 3 6 1 8 1* 2 3* 1 11* 6 15 1 26 13 11 26 23 21 3511 7 Ted Musgrave 9 5 8 5 12 5 8 20 9 5 34 3 12 8 27 3 7 15 25 8 9 1 11 18 3183 8 Matt Crafton 8 11 3 17 10 7 35 26 7 34 9 10 16 14 11 12 9 11 26 18 18 7 7 14 12 3060 9 Jack Sprague 1 3 23 16 3 34 2 28 26 29 11 2 13 9 15 8 32 24 32 27 2 25 6 10 16 3001 10 David Starr 20 28 22 11 15 23 19 25 5 13 10 13 12 17 4 17 22 14 14 11 4 15 19 36 6 2921 11 Brendan Gaughan 21 21 6 25 11 35 9 36 24 3 28 22 22 10 12 2 10 25 30 16 11 8 2 13 19 2876 12 Erik Darnell 12 13 24 18 1* 30 15 18 32 26 6 9 29 7 9 13 7 2 5 29 25 26 14 35 24 2875 13 Dennis Setzer 19 19 7 13 26 22 1 19 16 24 19 19 18 13 26 26 19 30 7 5 10 13 15 9 29 2851 14 Terry Cook 27 30 17 15 9 16 12 8 12 11 13 29 31 26 18 32 30 18 4 28 29* 10 12 21 20 2568 15 Willie Allen (R) 29 22 13 22 18 21 28 14 28 22 31 23 15 29 29 19 12 28 23 6 14 20 11 17 28 2524 16 Tim Sauter (R) 28 26 21 29 30 17 20 17 14 23 16 11 26 18 21 28 31 23 20 21 27 21 10 24 11 2497 17 Mike Bliss 23 10 25 35 6 5 7 9 11 24 7 25 5 34 6 4 3* 32 2186 18 Chad McCumbee 13 27 18 24 27 18 14 13 19 23 26 20 34 32 35 15 26 10 24 27 13 22 2172 19 Ken Schrader 34 15 14 12 12 3 33 8 30 18 18 17 5 22 18 17 17 1913 20 Joey Clanton (R) 6 9 31 31 11 17 30 7 10 23 34 19 28 6 32 26 1670 21 Stacy Compton 17 12 16 21 14 2 10 12 12 24 22 22 8 32 1632 22 T. J. Bell 26 23 22 9 13 30 23 20 24 16 31 31 30 17 15 17 1569 23 Bill Lester 11 20 30 36 16 19 21 35 18 15 24 12 8 16 20 1550 24 Ryan Mathews 18 15 21 16 14 6 4 25 16 31 18 13 18 1494 25 Aaron Fike (R) 16 18 12 7 8 14 24 10 11 17 21 5 1487 26 Kyle Busch 11 12 2* 15 33 14 31 1* 29 1 2 1466 27 Jon Wood 6 28 7 14 9 3 10 16 8 20 13 1432 28 Jason White (R) 35 28 DNQ 26 22 22 27 26 31 23 32 27 34 23 27 27 35 DNQ 31 34 DNQ DNQ 1404 29 Blake Bjorklund (R) 25 31 20 19 34 20 32 16 19 21 27 25 33 30 13 1355 30 Clay Rogers 21 33 16 25 25 12 11 15 26 34 33 16 27 1237 31 Kraig Kinser 30 17 29 30 24 29 33 31 15 14 17 14 28 1186 32 Regan Smith 8 14 5 12 9 36 18 30 34 9 1119 33 Josh Wise 17 13 29 21 19 8 6 23 35 962 34 A. J. Allmendinger 15 25 27 27 2 9 32 21 34 916 35 Scott Lynch 20 27 33 31 26 31 19 24 33 28 28 DNQ 893 36 Kevin Harvick 8 4 28 8 5 4 848 37 David Green 5 15 14 16 20 19 18 832 38 Mark Martin 23* 4 6 33 3 4 808 39 Chad Chaffin 36 16 8 7 36 24 22 30 774 40 Brian Scott 21 29 15 19 21 18 15 727 41 Jason Leffler 4 23 9 4 5 707 42 Jacques Villeneuve 21 30 32 14 25 19 36 615 43 Tyler Walker (R) 31 24 31 8 23 15 585 44 Kelly Bires (R) 26 29 10 34 31 25 35 572 45 Cale Gale 14 32 24 9 22 514 46 Brandon Miller 19 23 25 22 27 467 47 Chase Miller 22 14 34 32 19 452 48 Shane Sieg DNQ 25 10 20 17 437 49 Kevin Hamlin (R) 25 10 21 17 434 50 Justin Marks 22 23 25 8 421 51 Derrike Cope 33 31 29 29 12 413 52 J. C. Stout 26 31 24 31 29 392 53 Clint Bowyer 5 34 35 17 391 54 Bryan Silas 29 32 DNQ 25 30 32 DNQ 371 55 Peter Shepherd III (R) 32 15 32 21 352 56 Bradley Riethmeyer DNQ 22 32 DNQ 20 26 352 57 Brad Keselowski 19 20 16 329 58 Kenny Hendrick 35 34 19 34 286 59 Shane Huffman 24 24 22 279 60 Aric Almirola 17 23 32 273 61 Travis Kittleson 36 28 36 28 36 268 62 Chris Jones DNQ 21 27 31 252 63 Jack Smith 27 25 27 36 252 64 Carl Edwards 24 4 251 65 Danny O'Quinn Jr. 17 10 246 66 Kelly Sutton 33 DNQ 33 20 231 67 Andy Lally 22 31 23 231 68 Wayne Edwards DNQ 33 32 36 35 28 36 29 DNQ 222 69 J. R. Norris 16 20 218 70 Brett Thompson 33 25 33 216 71 Chris Fontaine 17 20 215 72 Justin Labonte 27 12 209 73 Morgan Shepherd 34 33 29 201 74 Timothy Peters 9 36 193 75 Donny Lia 20 25 191 76 Travis Dassow 22 29 173 77 Joe Ruttman 25 27 33 35 DNQ 170 78 Mike Wallace 36 17 167 79 Frank Kreyer 28 34 140 80 Dave Blaney 10 139 81 Andrew Myers 30 34 134 82 Dana White 32 34 33 33 131 83 Kenny Wallace 13 124 84 Ken Butler III 36 33 119 85 Benny Gordon 15 118 86 Brandon Knupp 18 34 36 35 109 87 Bobby Labonte 18 109 88 Denny Hamlin 19 106 89 Eric Norris 20 103 90 Scott Lagasse Jr. 21 100 91 Boris Jurkovic 21 100 92 Brandon Whitt 23 94 93 Buddy Lazier 24 91 94 Jimmy Simpson 26 85 95 Keven Wood 27 82 96 Daniel Pope 29 76 97 Tim Cowen DNQ 30 DNQ 73 98 Chris Wimmer 30 36 73 99 Brad Mueller 30 73 100 Peyton Sellers 31 70 101 Larry Foyt 32 67 102 Casey Kingsland (R) 32 QL 67 103 Patrick Sheltra 32 67 104 Paul Menard 33 64 105 Nate Monteith 33 64 106 Marc Mitchell 33 64 107 Dario Franchitti 33 64 108 Johnny Chapman 35 34 61 109 Colin Braun 34 61 110 Boston Reid 35 58 111 Tim Schendel 35 DNQ DNQ 58 112 Hermie Sadler 35 58 113 Kevin Lepage 36 35 DNQ 55 114 Justin Hobgood 36 55 115 Pierre Bourque 36 116 Scott Wimmer 23 117 Michael McDowell 30 118 Bobby Dotter 35 35 119 Blake Mallory 35 120 Randy MacDonald 36 121 Brian Sockwell (R) DNQ DNQ 122 Sean Caisse DNQ 123 Davin Scites DNQ 124 Cory Collum DNQ 125 John Coffman DNQ Pos Position Driver DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MIL MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM Points Rookies As noted above, the two main contenders for ROTY, Aaron Fike and Tyler Walker, were both suspended by NASCAR for violating its drug abuse policy. The two main contenders for the title would then be ex-Busch Series driver Tim Sauter and sprint car driver Willie Allen. The fight would come down to the final race, where Allen would prevail by nine points over Sauter. Although Joey Clanton was in contention for the rookie title, he was running only a partial season in the No. 09. Other contenders, such as Jason White, Ryan Mathews, and Blake Bjorklund also ran partial seasons. See also 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 2007 NASCAR Busch Series 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2007 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 2007 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 2007 NASCAR Corona Series References 30em External links Truck Series Standings and Statistics for 2007 * Category:NASCAR Truck Series seasons