Built Ford Tough 225 - Kentucky Speedway

[monaroCountry]

Practice 1 Times


Pos Driver Team
1-Rick Crawford -Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford
2-Ted Musgrave -Team ASE/Germain Motors Toyota
3-Mike Bliss -Chevrolet
4-David Ragan -Scotts Ford
5-David Reutimann -Toyota Tundra Toyota
6-David Starr -Red Horse Racing Toyota
7-Brendan Gaughan -The Orleans Dodge
8*-Kerry Earnhardt # -National Pork Board Chevrolet
9-Matt Crafton -Menards/Energizer Chevrolet
10-Johnny Benson -Bill Davis Racing Toyota
11-Marcos Ambrose # -Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford
12-Aric Almirola # -Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet
13-Erik Darnell # -Roush Racing Ford
14-Timothy Peters -Dodge Motorsports Dodge
15-Joey Miller # -Curb Records Toyota
16-Jack Sprague -Con-way Freight Toyota
17-Bobby East # -State Fair Corn Dogs/Edy's Dibs Ford
18-Bobby Hamilton Jr. -Fastenal Dodge
19-Mike Skinner -Toyota Tundra Toyota
20-Chad Chaffin -Harris Trucking Ford
21-Erin Crocker # -Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge
22-Brad Keselowski -Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet
23-Todd Bodine -Lumber Liquidators Toyota
24-Ron Hornaday Jr. -Chevrolet
25*-Michel Jr. Jourdain # -Roush Racing Ford
26-Kevin Grubb -Woodard Pools Chevrolet
27-Boston Reid # -Woodard Racing Dodge
28-Bill Lester -Rally's Toyota
29*-Justin Allgaier -Dave Porter Truck Sales Ford
30-Dennis Setzer -FlexFuel E85 Chevrolet
31-Terry Cook -Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford
32*-Ryan Moore # -Chevrolet
33*-Kraig Kinser # -Centrix Auto Finance Chevrolet
34-Wayne Edwards -U.S. Restoration Chevrolet
35*-Robert Richardson # -winyourmortgage.com Chevrolet
36-Chad McCumbee # -Silverado Chevrolet
37*-J.C. Stout -Hunter's Hope Foundation Chevrolet
38*-Todd Shafer -Westerman Co. & Truck Ins. 4-U Ford

[monaroCountry]

Rookie Practice Times

Pos Driver Team
1 -Kerry Earnhardt # -National Pork Board Chevrolet
2 -Marcos Ambrose # -Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford
3 -Erik Darnell # -Roush Racing Ford
4 -Aric Almirola # -Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet
5 -Bobby East # -State Fair Corn Dogs/Edy's Dibs Ford
6 -Boston Reid # -Woodard Racing Dodge
7 -Erin Crocker # -Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge
8 -Kraig Kinser # -Centrix Auto Finance Chevrolet
9 -Joey Miller # -Curb Records Toyota
10 -Michel Jr. Jourdain # -Roush Racing Ford
11 -Kevin Grubb -Woodard Pools Chevrolet
12 -Chad McCumbee # -Silverado Chevrolet
13 -Ryan Moore # -Chevrolet
14 -Justin Allgaier -Dave Porter Truck Sales Ford
15 -Robert Richardson # -winyourmortgage.com Chevrolet
16 -J.C. Stout -Hunter's Hope Foundation Chevrolet

[monaroCountry]

Final Practice Times


Pos Driver Team


1 -Kerry Earnhardt # -National Pork Board Chevrolet
2 -Ted Musgrave -Team ASE/Germain Motors Toyota
3 -Johnny Benson -Bill Davis Racing Toyota
4 -David Reutimann -Toyota Tundra Toyota
5 -Marcos Ambrose # -Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford
6 -Chad Chaffin -Harris Trucking Ford
7 -Mike Skinner -Toyota Tundra Toyota
8 -Bobby East # -State Fair Corn Dogs/Edy's Dibs Ford
9 -David Starr -Red Horse Racing Toyota
10 -Kevin Grubb -Woodard Pools Chevrolet
11 -Rick Crawford -Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford
12 -David Ragan -Scotts Ford
13 -Brad Keselowski -Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet
14 -Matt Crafton -Menards/Energizer Chevrolet
15 -Mike Bliss -Chevrolet
16 -Bobby Hamilton Jr. -Fastenal Dodge
17 -Timothy Peters -Dodge Motorsports Dodge
18 -Brendan Gaughan -The Orleans Dodge
19 -Bill Lester -Rally's Toyota
20 -Joey Miller # -Curb Records Toyota
21 -Chad McCumbee # -Silverado Chevrolet
22 -Erik Darnell # -Roush Racing Ford
23 -Dennis Setzer -FlexFuel E85 Chevrolet
24 -Aric Almirola # -Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet
25 -Todd Bodine -Lumber Liquidators Toyota
26 -Ron Hornaday Jr. -Chevrolet
27 -Jack Sprague -Con-way Freight Toyota
28 -Kraig Kinser # -Centrix Auto Finance Chevrolet
29 -Boston Reid # -Woodard Racing Dodge
30 -Michel Jr. Jourdain # -Roush Racing Ford
31 -Ryan Moore # -Chevrolet
32 -Terry Cook -Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford
33 -Erin Crocker # -Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge
34 -Justin Allgaier -Dave Porter Truck Sales Ford
35 -Robert Richardson # -winyourmortgage.com Chevrolet
36 -Wayne Edwards -U.S. Restoration Chevrolet
37 -J.C. Stout -Hunter's Hope Foundation Chevrolet
38 -Todd Shafer -Westerman Co. & Truck Ins. 4-U Ford

[monaroCountry]

Nice upward progression by Marcus Ambrose.

Go Ambrose

[monaroCountry]

qualifying in progress, ambrose looks good

[monaroCountry]

Qualifying


1-Marcos Ambrose # Australia/Aussie Vineyards
2-David Reutimann Toyota Tundra
3-Kerry Earnhardt # National Pork Board
4-Michel Jr. Jourdain # Roush Racing
5-David Ragan Scotts
6-Erik Darnell # Roush Racing
7-Johnny Benson Bill Davis Racing
8-Bill Lester Rally's
9-Timothy Peters Dodge Motorsports
10-Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators
11-Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra
12-Ted Musgrave Team ASE/Germain Motors
13-Bobby East # State Fair Corn Dogs
14-Joey Miller # Curb Records
15-Kevin Grubb Woodard Pools
16-Aric Almirola # Spears Manufacturing
17-Matt Crafton Menards/Energizer
18-Chad McCumbee # Silverado
19-David Starr Red Horse Racing
20-Brendan Gaughan The Orleans
21-Bobby Hamilton Jr. Fastenal
22-Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc.
23-Rick Crawford Circle Bar Truck Corral
24-Brad Keselowski Sutton Motorsports
25-Jack Sprague Con-way Freight
26-Mike Bliss Xpress Motorsports
27-Kraig Kinser # Centrix Auto Finance
28-Chad Chaffin Harris Trucking
29-Dennis Setzer FlexFuel E85
30-Ryan Moore # Key Motorsports
31-Terry Cook Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l
32-Wayne Edwards U.S. Restoration
33-J.C. Stout Hunter's Hope Foundation
34-Erin Crocker # Cheerios/Betty Crocker
35-Justin Allgaier Dave Porter Truck Sales
36-Robert Richardson # winyourmortgage.com
37-Todd Shafer Westerman Co. & Truck Ins. 4-U
38-Boston Reid # Woodard Racing

[Baritone2400]

WOW!! thas one fast Aussie hes really coming into his own on those big fast speedways

[v8phil]

Go Marcos!

[Downoz]

32 laps in and Ambrose is leading since the start. Appears to be doing it comfortably

[Dobbo89]

great to see him doing us proud

[monaroCountry]

Too bad guys, Ambrose had a tough day today.

I cant be too sure but I think Ambrose lost a whole bunch of laps on lap 121 (below).

45. Lap 121 - Jourdain spins through the grass in a similar spin to Chaffin's. Ambrose hits the grass to avoid with no damage. Caution is out for the sixth time. Crafton was on pit road when the caution came out, but passed through to remain on the lead lap. Benson, Gaughan, and Darnell have not pitted. Skinner, Crawford and Hornaday have and are also on the lead lap. Crafton was on pit road and is seventh, the final truck on the lead lap. ragan will get the free pass and rejoin the lead lap. Musgrave, Chafffin, Starr, Reid, Sprague, Bliss, Setzer, Cook, Keselowski, Bodine, Reutimann, Grubb, Ambrose, Jourdain, Hamilton, Almirola, and McCumbee will all be ahead of the leader on the restart as they are trapped behind the pace truck but ahead of the leader due to pit stops.

Unofficial Results
07-08-2006 10:18 pm

1. Hornaday
2. Crawford
3. Gaughan
4. Benson
5. Ragan
6. Musgrave
7. Crafton
8. Starr
9. Darnell
10. Bodinbe
11. Sprague
12. Reutimann
13. Miller
14. Reid
15. Bliss
16. Cook
17. Chaffin
18. McCumbee
19. Ambrose
20. Setzer
21. Grubb
22. Almirola
23. Earnhardt
24. Hamilton
25. Peters
26. Jourdain
27. Crocker
28. Lester
29. Stout
30. Keselowski
31. Skinner
32. Moore
33. Edwards
34. East
35. Kinser
36. Allgaier

[Dobbo89]

tough day I agree, but at least he is showing promise

[StuiE]

Good stuff, pole and leading early, he'll get a win by the end of the year no doubt.

[Pirtek_Falcon-1]

Horrible luck

[monaroCountry]

Horrible luck

Nah not luck but strategy, not pitting when the safety car out was bad strategy, that definately pushed them back into the field.

The good thing was we were able to see Ambrose circulating faster than all other cars when out infront.

[Baritone2400]

Llike i said before hes really coming into his own on the bigger tracks and i see that his road course backgroud has helped him to get the truck turned on some of the slower shorter tracks. It will be interesting to see how he handles the next few race as they are mostly short tracks.