No. 18 AutoServNH.com Dodge Fast Facts
Dennis Setzer
New Hampshire Motor Speedway – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Camping World RV Rental 200 - 200 laps
211.6 miles on a 1.058 Mile Oval
Qualifying: 10:05AM ET September 14th
Race Start: 2:00PM ET September 14th
Broadcast Live on Speed
News and Notes:
v The North Carolina native will be making his 16th NASCAR start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He has one Sprint Cup, five Nationwide and nine previous NASCAR Craftsman Truck series starts at the 1.058 mile oval. He has one victory, five top-five and six top-10 finishes in those nine NCTS starts.
v In 1999 Setzer beat Mike Wallace to score his fourth career truck series victory in the Mopar Performance Dodge. He has led 93 laps at NHMS in his nine NCTS starts.
v Setzer will pilot “Viper” on Saturday afternoon. This particular chassis raced last weekend at Gateway International Raceway where Setzer started from the pole and finished second. He also ran it at Bristol Motor Speedway in August and Lowe’s Motor Speedway in May where he scored top-10 finishes in both events. It is the newest chassis in the No. 18 Dodge stable.
v The No. 18 Dodge will be showcasing the AutoServNH.com Dodge paint scheme Saturday afternoon. The AutoServ Dodge dealership was the outstanding sales performer selling more Dodge vehicles than all the surrounding dealerships, thus winning the prize to sponsor Setzer's No. 18 Dodge Ram at New Hampshire.
More than Just Momentum: “You can do a lot of things to make a team better. You can add new people, buy new parts and even change the driver from time to time. But I think the one thing that makes a team better is something you can’t buy. Momentum by far has to be the best ingredient for a winning team. I can be walking through the garage and you will overhear someone say ‘It doesn’t matter what they do …they have momentum on their side.’ It is the one thing you can’t purchase in racing. Despite all the changes that my team has endured the past few weeks we have momentum on our side. In the past five races we have scored four top-10 finishes and winning the pole and finishing second last weekend in Gateway was icing on the cake. I have known all year long this team could do that, but it just takes everything going your way. The team I have right now is the best of the best. I would put them up against any team in this garage on any given day.”
Dennis Setzer at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Series Starts Average Start Average Finish Wins Poles Top-Five Top-10s
NSCS 1 34.0 24.0 0 0 0 0
NNS 5 31.4 18.2 0 0 0 2
NCTS 9 16.8 10.6 1 0 5 6
Dennis Setzer Career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stats
Career NCTS Starts: 259 * NCTS Wins: 18 * NCTS Pole: 4 *
NCTS Top five finishes: 76 * Top 10 finishes: 146
2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stats
NCTS Starts: 17 NCTS Wins: 1 NCTS Pole: 1 NCTS Top five finishes: 3
NCTS Top 10 finishes: 6 Laps Led: 159 Laps Completed: 2786/2877
Average Starting Position: 14.1 Average Finishing Position: 13.6
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
July 19th Kentucky Speedway 11 4
July 25th O’Reilly Raceway Park 10 26
August 9th Nashville Superspeedway 2 7
August 20th Bristol Motor Speedway 8 8
Sept. 6th Gateway International Raceway 1 2
2008 BHR No. 18 Team Roster
Position Name Position Name
Front Tire Changer Jonathon Ellis Rear Tire Carrier Chris Amos
Front Tire Carrier Chris White Gas Man Lucas Nobbe
Jack Man Stephen Douglass Catch Can Man JR Hollar
Rear Tire Changer Joseph Hull
