09-29-2008 | Martinsville,VA
No. 18 BESSEMERCJD.com Dodge Fast Facts
Dennis Setzer
Talladega Superspeedway – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Mountain Dew 250 - 94 laps
250.04 miles on a 2.66 Mile Oval
Qualifying: 11:05AM ET October 3rd
Race Start: 3:30PM ET October 4th
Broadcast Live on Speed
News and Notes:
The North Carolina native will be making his sixth NASCAR start at Talladega. He has one Sprint Cup, two Nationwide and two previous NCTS starts at the 2.66-mile oval. He has scored one top-five and one top-10 finish in those trucks starts.
Setzer has scored six consecutive top-10 starting spots in the last six events.
Despite below standard sixteenth place finishes the past two races, Setzer continues to gain ground in the NCTS point standings. He currently sits ninth just 61 points out of eighth spot.
Setzer will pilot "CHAMP" on Saturday afternoon. This particular chassis made its debut at Daytona earlier this season. It was the final chassis built in BHR’s Nashville race shop and was named after the late Bobby Hamilton Sr. Setzer drove it to a 10th place finish during the first race of this season.
The No. 18 Dodge will be showcasing the BESSEMERCJD.com paint scheme during the Mountain Dew 250. The Bessemer Chrysler Jeep 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 Talladega.
Cautiously Aggressive: "Since they repaved the race track at Talladega it is so smooth and has so much grip that the truck just rides around without much change. You just hold it wide open like you are on a weekend drive. It makes it to where you have to focus on horsepower and not the handling of the truck like we normally do. Arrington Engines has been hard at work preparing for this weekend’s events. We have a tremendous relationship with our engine provider, so there is always a lot of faith in our superspeedway program. I have to make the best plan to divide and conquer the competitors in front of me. It seems everyone is always asking what my game plan is heading into this race. To be honest you really have to be cautiously aggressive. It may seem odd to put those two words together, but it is really what it’s like racing there. I think it’s a good idea to assess the race situation in the very beginning and let the others sort things out, but with about a one-third of the race left you have to put yourself in position to start moving forward. If you have a fast truck, then others will draft with you but only as it benefits them. One minute you are drafting and the next you are hung out. That’s just how this race goes. So to position yourself in the right place at the right time is key to Talladega."
Dennis Setzer Career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stats
Career NCTS Starts: 261 * NCTS Wins: 18 * NCTS Pole: 4 *
NCTS Top five finishes: 76 * Top 10 finishes: 146
2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stats
NCTS Starts: 19 NCTS Wins: 1 NCTS Pole: 1 NCTS Top five finishes: 3
NCTS Top 10 finishes: 6 Laps Led: 159 Laps Completed: 3133/3224
Average Starting Position: 13.6 Average Finishing Position: 13.9
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
Sept. 13th New Hampshire Motor Speedway 10 16
Sept. 20th Las Vegas Motor Speedway 9 16
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