No. 18 Power Chrysler Jeep Dodge Fast Facts

Dennis Setzer

Phoenix International Raceway

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Casino Arizona 150 - 150 laps

150 miles on a 1.0 Mile Oval

                    Qualifying: 2:30PM ET November 7th                   

Race Start: 7:30PM ET November 7th   

Broadcast Live on Speed

News and Notes:  

The North Carolina native will be making his 12th NASCAR start at Phoenix International Raceway. He has 11 previous NCTS starts at the 1.0-mile oval. He has scored three top-five and eight top-10 finishes in those trucks starts. 

 Setzer has scored nine top-10 starting spots in the last 10 events.

Setzer will pilot “Bob Daddy” on Friday evening. This particular chassis has not been driven since the 2007 season, but received a complete body makeover earlier this year.

 The No. 18 Dodge will be showcasing the Power Chrysler Jeep Dodge paint scheme during the Casino Arizona 150. The Power Chrysler Jeep Dodge 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 Phoenix this weekend.

Dennis Setzer at Phoenix International Raceway:

Series     Starts    Average Start    Average Finish      Wins     Poles    Top-Five Top-10s               

NCTS           11                 18.6                       11.5               0       0               3           8

BHR Flashback: PIR was the site of Bobby Hamilton Racing’s first truck series victory. Joe Ruttman scored the team’s first victory in 2003 by leading 101 of the 150 laps. Last year BHR Driver Mike Bliss scored a third place finish at PIR after he led 54 laps before being “moved” out of the way by Ron Hornaday Jr. in the closing laps of the event.  

“Can you hear me now?” by Dennis Setzer: “Several months ago when our organization was forced to shut down to one team I was out fishing with my buddies the day it happened. I was unaware of what was going on at the race shop when I received a phone call from my boss Lori (Hamilton). She started explaining to me what was happening and said “we are cutting back to one team and you’re…” when my phone just cut off. The line just went dead and here I am out in the middle of a lake with no signal in sight. I turned to my buddies and said, “Guys, I think I just got fired.” Thankfully, we were able to get reconnected and I learned I still had a job. Every time I see one of those cell phone service commercials about service cutting off I just stop and laugh.  I think Lori and I could be featured in the one about ‘a bad time to lose cell service’.”                                                                                                                    

Dennis Setzer Career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stats

Career NCTS Starts: 265  *    NCTS Wins: 18   *    NCTS Pole: 4 *

NCTS Top five finishes: 77   *   Top 10 finishes: 147

2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stats

NCTS Starts: 23     NCTS Wins: 1    NCTS Pole: 1      NCTS Top five finishes: 4

NCTS Top 10 finishes: 7        Laps Led: 171                    Laps Completed: 3703/3795

Average Starting Position: 12.7                     Average Finishing Position: 13.5

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

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

Oct. 4th        Talladega Superspeedway                  8                  13  

Oct. 18th      Martinsville Speedway                         6                  2  

Oct. 25th      Atlanta Motor Speedway                     9                  19              

Oct. 31st      Texas Motor Speedway                     11                 13

2008 BHR No. 18 Team Roster

Position                       Name                           Position                                   Name              

Front Tire Changer         Jonathon Ellis               Rear Tire Carrier             Jason Everhart

Front Tire Carrier            Chris White                   Gas Man                       Lucas Nobbe

Jack Man                      John Reese                   Catch Can Man              JR Hollar

Rear Tire Changer          Joseph Hull