2002 Media Release

2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Point Standings

2002 Points Position (race 17 of 22)
Position Driver Points
1st Mike Bliss 2562
2nd Rick Crawford 2522
3rd Ted Musgrave 2499
4th Terry Cook 2477
5th Robert Pressley 2423*
17th Bill Lester 1748*
55th Ryan Hemphill 200*
*Drivers in Bold are BHR Teams

Robert Pressley - Personal Info:
Birthdate - April 8, 1959 (43)
Wife - Gina
Children - Coleman, Shelby
Residence - Asheville, NC

Robert Pressley-Fast Facts…..
NASCAR Career (1984-2002)
Winston Cup - 205 Starts, 0 wins
Busch Grand - 205 Starts, 10 wins

2002 Truck Series Season
Starts - 17
Poles - 0
Wins - 2
Top fives - 6
Top tens - 12
Earnings - $ 357,425
Laps Led - 166 of 2948
Races Led - 6 of 17
DNF's - 2

Truck Series Career Statistics
Starts - 17
Poles - 0
Wins - 2
Top fives - 6
Top tens - 12
Earnings - $ 357,425

Performance Record: South Boston Speedway
Winston Cup Series (No Starts)
Busch Grand National Series (Six starts, and no top fives)
Truck Series (No starts)

Topics of Interest

Last Short Track Race: The Short track race this week could be the turning point in the battle for the 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship, and Robert Pressley's No. 18 Dickies Square D Team is posed and ready for the challenge.

Pressley enters the South Boston Speedway race knowing that he has gone to victory lane in a NASCAR Goodys Dash car at the speedway in 1989, and competed in several NASCAR Busch Series events at the facility.

"I've raced at South Boston a few times and never really had a good finish in a Busch Series car, but I did win a Goodys Dash race at the track," said Pressley. "It's just a short track that lends itself to crashing and hard feelings. I love that style of racing, but it does put you in the hot seat with the points race that we have going on. For us, we know we can climb to second in points or we can fall to eight in just one race. So we have to be aggressive, but careful."

After the seventh place finish last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, Pressley and the No. 18 Dickies Square D Dodge Team pulled to within 139 points of the points leader Mike Bliss. In fact, the top eight drivers in the points standings are separated by a mere 199 points.

"I don't know; it's been a long year of things happening to us," said Pressley. "We've had a solid year, but we've been a little inconsistent with our finishes. I think we still have a shot at the title, but time is not on our side. Mike (Bliss) looks to be the man to beat right now but that can change pretty quickly at a place like South Boston."

At the previous four short track races this season, Pressley has recorded one top five finish and had trouble at each of the other events.

"We've had a tough time at the short tracks this season," said Pressley. "We've run good but we get in someone else's accident like Richmond two weeks ago, or Martinsville earlier this season."

Past History: Last year, Joe Ruttman drove the No. 18 truck to a fifth place finish after starting from the 10th place. Last season was the first race for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at South Boston Speedway.

Championship Hunt: With five races remaining in the 2002 season, there are still 15 teams that can win the Truck Series Championship.

This Week's Truck: Pressley will be racing the same truck, "Chunky" that he ran last week at Texas Motor Speedway and finished seventh.

Performance Chart: Chunky
DATE RACE START/FINISH DRIVER
3-20-99 Homestead 15 9 Butch Miller
3-27-99 Phoenix 11 26 Butch Miller
4-10-99 Bakersfield 12 9 Butch Miller
5-8-99 Memphis 14 10 Butch Miller
8-5-99 IRP 2 10 Joe Ruttman
8-28-99 Topeka 10 17 Olivier Berretta
10-15-99 Texas 26 22 Eric Norris
3-26-00 Bakersfield 7 16 Joe Ruttman
6-3-00 Monroe 26 32 Donny Morelock
7-1-00 Milwaukee 25 27 Donny Morelock
7-15-00 Nazareth 26 21 Donny Morelock
3-15-02 Darlington 3 2 Robert Pressley
5-7-02 Texas 3 6 Robert Pressley
9-13-02 Texas 11 7 Robert Pressley

Pressley's 2002 Craftsman Truck Series Event Results
Location Start Finish Laps Status Money Won
Daytona 10 1 100 of 100 Running $ 81,635
Darlington 3 2 147 of 147 Running 25,875
Martinsville 17 14 248 of 250 Running 7,365
St. Louis 7 31 141 of 160 Running 7,985
Pikes Peak 10 30 152 of 200 Engine 8,590
Dover 9 2 200 of 200 Running 32,875
Texas 3 6 167 of 167 Running 15,500
Memphis 7 12 200 of 200 Running 10,865
Milwaukee 8 7 203 of 203 Running 11,775
Kansas 7 7 167 of 167 Running 13,125
Kentucky 13 3 150 of 150 Running 37,875
Loudon 6 9 207 of 207 Running 11,525
Michigan 8 1 100 of 100 Running 48,250
IRP 4 5 200 of 200 Running 14,025
Nashville 4 9 150 of 151 Running 9,100
Richmond 11 15 199 of 200 Accident 8,765

Texas 11 7 146 of 146 Running 12,295

South Boston (Next Event)

Totals 2821 of 2948 (95.6%) $ 357,425

Best Start: 3rd twice, most recently @ Texas Motor Speedway 6-7-02
Best Finish: 1st twice, most recently @ Michigan International Speedway 7-27-02
Biggest Purse: $ 81,635 @ Daytona International Speedway 2-15-02

Robert Pressley's 2002 Craftsman Truck Series Event Results click here

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