No. 18 Dodge Fast Facts

Dennis Setzer

 Texas Motor Speedway – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

The Sam Town 400- 167 laps

250.5 miles on a 1.5 Mile Oval

Qualifying: 6:00pm ET June 5th                

Race Start: 8:30PM ET June 6th 

Broadcast on Speed

 News and Notes:

 The North Carolina native will make his 21st NASCAR start at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). He has 19 previous Craftsman Truck Series and one Nationwide Series starts on the 1.5 mile oval. He scored two wins (1999 and 2004), six top-five and 12 top-10 finishes in the truck series at TMS. 

Setzer will pilot “Nitro” this weekend at Texas.  He drove this particular chassis at Kansas Motor Speedway in April and scored a 25th place finish.   

Last week at Dover International Speedway Setzer made his 250th start in the NCTS. He made his first series start in 1995 and has scored 18 wins since then.

Reaching Milestones:  “The Craftsman Truck Series has been really good to me over the years.  I have really found a home to race each weekend in the series.  I’ve been around long enough to see all the changes.  When it first started, we had a lot of teams racing out of their backyards going to the track and actually winning races.  You just can’t do that anymore.  Every series, even late models, have engineering support now.  When you step back and think about how much it all has evolved it is fascinating.  I’m thankful to have been associated with successful teams and been fortunate to work with some really great people in this sport during my career.  Of course you wish that you had a big opportunity land in your lap right off the bat, but when we all started it didn’t work that way.  We were coached to make laps, and to finish first you must first finish.  Then once we got that concept, it was building on what we learned during a race.  There is so much pressure on these newcomers these days to go out in a vehicle and win right off the bat.  That is a lot on someone, especially at these young ages these kids are starting at now.  Everyone is looking for that young new talent out there, and the older generation is still out there wishing it was them.”

Dennis Setzer Career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stats

Career NCTS Starts: 250    *    NCTS Wins: 18   *    NCTS Pole: 3 *  NCTS Top five finishes: 74

      Top 10 finishes: 143

2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stats

NCTS Starts: 8      NCTS Wins: 1    NCTS Pole: 0      NCTS Top five finishes: 1

NCTS Top 10 finishes: 3            Laps Led: 139          Laps Completed: 1250/1338

Average Starting Position: 18.8                       Average Finishing Position: 15.5

2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Results

Date          Venue                                              Start          Finish                                               

Feb. 15      Daytona International Speedway       17             10               

Feb. 23      California Speedway                          13             16                         

March 7     Atlanta Motor Speedway                     8              13

March 29   Martinsville Speeday                         10                1      

April   26    Kansas Speedway                           20              25

May    16   Lowe’s Motor Speedway                    28                 7

May    24   Mansfield Motorsports Park               24               34

May    30   Dover International Speedway           30               18

No. 18  Dodge Team Roster  

Name                                                Position                                

1. Justin Sowder                                   Front Tire Changer

2. Michael Hobson                                Front Tire Carrier

3. Josh White                                         Jackman

4. Joseph Hull                                       Rear Tire Changer

5. Chris White                                        Rear Tire Carrier

6. JR Hollar                                           Gas Man

7. Steve Morgan                                    Catch Can Man