2002 Media Release

2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Point Standings

Hemphill - Personal Info:
Birthdate - December 30, 1981
Wife - None
Children - None
Residence - Apollo, PA
 

Hemphill - Fast Facts…..
NASCAR Winston Cup Series (zero starts)
Busch Grand National Series (zero starts)

2002 Truck Series Season
Starts - 4
Poles - 0
Wins - 0
Top fives - 0
Top tens - 1
Earnings - $ 39,895
Laps Led - 5 of 3351
Races Led - 1 of 19
DNF's - 1

Truck Series Career Statistics
Starts - 4
Poles - 0
Wins - 0
Top fives - 0
Top tens - 1
Earnings - $ 39,895

Performance Record: California Speedway
No starts at facility in any division of motorsports.

Topics of Interest

One Thing Needed: With Ryan Hemphill committed to drive the No. 4 Bobby Hamilton Racing truck for the remainder of the 2002 season, the only thing left that they need is a sponsor.

"This team has a fleet of No. 4 Dodge Rams at the shop in Tennessee, and we have shown in the first two races together that this team can run with the leaders; now we just need a sponsor to keep things headed in the right direction," said Hemphill. "I knew when I got here that this was a good team, but I think we have the makings for what could be a great team. I've never been surrounded by a group of guys that works harder than Bobby's teams do. They only want to win races and that is a nice change from what you see with some of the other teams out there. It's fun to be a racer and be on this team."

Hemphill and Crew Chief, Randy Seals, hit it off the first time the two met before the South Boston, Virginia event in September.

"I had seen him race in St. Louis with everyone else here but when I met him for the first time a few weeks ago, I knew he could be good," said Seals. "I just did not know how well we would work together. It's been a lot of fun so far, and I have got to believe the best is yet to come. We've been over-achieving since the day he got here and there's no reason to think we won't do it again this week at California."

The No. 4 team that Seals oversees currently sits in the 15th position in the owner's points standings. The team can mathematically get as high as 13th place before the season ends in Homestead in three weeks, but it would require several top ten finishes.

"We had a goal of the top 25 in driver points and to finish 13th or better in the owner points," said Hemphill. "We just need to run with the leaders and everything else will work itself out along the way. I know this team can do, it I just have to step up to the plate and make it happen on the track."

Points Battle: Hemphill continued his rise in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver points standings, moving up six more positions after the Las Vegas event three week's ago. He now sits in the 38th position, just a mere 13 positions from the team's goal of 25th place by seasons end.
"We made up a little ground last race, but we still were a little disappointed about the finish," said Hemphill. "We had a solid top ten before the electrical problem, but what can you do. That's just racing sometimes."

Career Starts: Hemphill will be making his fifth start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this week at California Speedway. In his first four starts in the series, he has recorded one top ten finish and earned $ 39,895.

Championship Hunt: With three races remaining in the 2002 season, there are still 10 teams that can win the Truck Series Championship.

This Week's Truck: Hemphill will be driving "Homer" again this weekend. It is the same truck that he ran at Las Vegas Motor Speedway three weeks ago and also finished in the tenth position at South Boston Speedway.

Performance Chart: Homer
DATE RACE START/FINISH DRIVER
7-13-02 Kentucky 19 24 Brian Rose
7-20-02 Loudon 10 25 Brian Rose
9-21-02 South Boston12 10 Ryan Hemphill
10-13-02 Las Vegas 4 14 Ryan Hemphill

No. 4 Team's 2002 Craftsman Truck Series Event Results
Location Start Finish Laps Status Money Won Driver
Daytona 4 3 100 of 100 Running $ 39,640 Brian Rose
Darlington 18 8 147 of 147 Running 9,975 Brian Rose
Martinsville 9 27 223 of 250 Running 7,815 Brian Rose
St. Louis 27 8 160 of 160 Running 14,425 Brian Rose
Pikes Peak 13 10 200 of 200 Running 12,675 Brian Rose
Dover 15 30 49 of 200 Running 9,415 Brian Rose
Texas 14 35 3 of 167 Accident 8,740 Brian Rose
Memphis 13 10 200 of 200 Running 12,100 Brian Rose
Milwaukee 12 19 200 of 203 Running 8,365 Brian Rose
Kansas 16 21 157 of 167 Accident 10,515 Brian Rose
Kentucky 19 24 144 of 150 Running 11,640 Brian Rose
Loudon 10 25 195 of 207 Accident 7,015 Brian Rose
Michigan 16 23 97 of 100 Running 10,390 Brian Rose
IRP 10 30 170 of 200 Suspension 7,045 B Hamilton
Nashville 7 4 151 of 151 Running 10,375 B Hamilton Jr.
Richmond 7 14 199 of 200 Accident 6,315 B Hamilton
Texas 13 11 145 of 146 Running 10,945 Joe Ruttman
South Boston12 10 257 of 257 Running 10,250 Ryan Hemphill
Las Vegas 4 14 144 of 146 Ignition 10,340 Ryan Hemphill

California (Next Event) Ryan Hemphill

Totals 2941 of 3351 (87.7%) $ 217,980

Hemphill's career best start is a fourth place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last week. His best career finish came at South Boston Speedway where recorded a 10th place finish

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