07-15-2008 | Martinsville, VA
No. 18 Tahoe Smokeless Tobacco Dodge Fast Facts
Dennis Setzer
Kentucky Speedway – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The Built Ford Tough 225 - 150 laps
225 miles on a 1.5 Mile Oval
Qualifying: 3:30pm ET July 19th
Race Start: 6:30PM ET June 19th
Broadcast LIVE on Speed
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The North Carolina native will be making his 9th NASCAR start at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night. He has eight previous Craftsman Truck Series starts on the 1.5-mile oval. He has scored one win (2005), one pole (2004), four top-five and four top-10 finishes in the truck series at Kentucky.v
Setzer will pilot "Nitro" this weekend. He drove this particular chassis in Michigan last month. He also piloted this particular chassis at Texas Motor Speedway and brought home an 11th place finish battling back from falling two laps down early in the race.v
Setzer scored his second pole of the 2004 season at Kentucky when rain canceled qualifying. The field was set according to the 2004 Owner Point Standings.A Look Back: Both Setzer and the late Bobby Hamilton Sr. have scored victories at Kentucky Speedway. Hamilton’s came in 2004 and Setzer’s followed a year later in 2005.
Setzer reflects on 2005 victory at Kentucky Speedway: "Leading up to my win in 2005 I had finished in the top five at Kentucky three times in a row (2001-2003). We finished just outside the top-10 in 2004 after starting on the pole. If there was a track I felt I needed a win at, it was Kentucky. I had been close so may times. We didn’t qualify as well as I thought we would in 2005, but I was confident we could make it up pretty quickly. My crew chief at the time made some really big changes to the truck after the practice on Friday night. It proved to be just what the truck needed. I was able to crack the top 10 by lap 30. We were running second with a few laps left in the race and the leader blew a tire. I was able to capitalize on his problem and finally score a victory. I hate when those things happen that way, but I’ve learned in racing you have to take them however they come. You never really know when you will win another one."
Dennis Setzer Career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stats
Career NCTS Starts: 254 * NCTS Wins: 18 * NCTS Pole: 3 *
NCTS Top five finishes: 74 * Top 10 finishes: 143
2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stats
NCTS Starts: 12 NCTS Wins: 1 NCTS Pole: 0 NCTS Top five finishes: 1
NCTS Top 10 finishes: 3 Laps Led: 139 Laps Completed: 1926/2014
Average Starting Position: 16.8 Average Finishing Position: 14.5
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 Speedway 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
June 6th Texas Motor Speedway 9 11
June 14th Michigan International Speedway 17 16
June 21st Milwaukee Mile 15 11
June 28th Memphis Motorsports Park 11 12
18 Dodge Team Roster
Name Position
1. RB Front Tire Changer
2. Michael Hobson Front Tire Carrier
3. TBD Jackman
4. Joseph Hull Rear Tire Changer
5. Chris White Rear Tire Carrier
6. JR Hollar Gas Man
7. Steve Morgan Catch Can Man