#46
Chevrolet Silverado Truck of Race winner Dennis Setzer gets service
on pit row on Friday
© Oak
Park Journal photo by Dan Peters
Setzer
Wins...Sets New Truck Record At
Milwaukee
by Dan Peters
Before an estimated crowd of 26,571 and
threatening skies, Dennis
Setzer won his second race of the season.. and second in a row.
The win moved him into the lead in the Nascar Craftsman Truck
Series Championship points race by 35 points over Bobby Hamilton,
who finished sixth. The race speed of 109.907 mph was a new
event record, the previous record was by 2003 winner Brendan
Gaughan.
Setzer led the final 55 laps to become the
10th different NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series winner at The Milwaukee Mile. Dennis,
who started his Chevrolet Silverado from the third position on the
grid, totally dominated the Toyota Tundra 200 after taking the
lead from pole-sitter Jack Sprague on Lap 44.
Setzer gave up the lead just twice during pit stops and beat
Sprague by 3.993 seconds for his second consecutive victory.
"This is just a great team I drive for,''
Setzer said of his Morgan-
Dollar Motorsports crew. ``They are awesome.''
Sprague agreed that the best driver and
team won.
"On fresh tires I could catch him a little
bit, but he had us beat
and everyone else covered,'' he said of Setzer.
<> On finally winning at
Milwaukee... "It was a
long time coming but
finally!" exclaimed Setzer whose previous best Milwaukee finish was
a second place in the inaugural series event at America's Legendary
Oval in 1995. " We almost won one here ten years ago,
which opened
some doors for us as far as getting good rides, so it's
special to win
here."
Setzer entered the season's 11th event trailing Hamilton by five
points in the standings, but moved to the lead by 35 over the
defending series champion. 
Toyota Driver
Todd Bodine's Night ends early with a suspension
problem...finishes 34th
© Oak Park Journal photo by Dan Peters
There were five lead changes among four
drivers with all but
Setzer's lap-44 pass of Sprague coming during pit stops.
Setzer's 14th series victory was worth $56,950.
Toyota Tundra
Winner Setzer dazzles the crowd with a burnout !! on Friday
© Oak Park Journal photo by Dan Peters
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200
The Milwaukee Mile
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Friday,
June 24, 2005
Finish | Start | Number | Name
1 |
3 | 46 | Dennis Setzer
2 | 1 | 16 | Jack Sprague
3 | 5 | 1 | Ted Musgrave
4 | 8 | 6 | Ron Hornaday , Jr.
5 | 4 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan
6 | 20 | 04 | Bobby Hamilton
7 | 29 | 62 | Steve Park
8 | 12 | 14 | Rick Crawford
9 | 6 | 50 | Todd Kluever
10 | 19 | 10 | Terry Cook
11 | 7 | 75 | David Starr
12 | 26 | 2 | Jimmy Spencer
13 | 16 | 38 | Brandon Whitt
14 | 18 | 59 | Robet Pressley
15 | 14 | 22 | Bill Lester
16 | 9 | 5 | Mike Skinner
17 | 22 | 60 | Chad Chaffin
18 | 11 | 88 | Matt Crafton
19 | 24 | 15 | Martin Truex, Jr.
20 | 15 | 65 | Regan Smith
21 | 23 | 99 | Ricky Craven
22 | 17 | 07 | Chris Wimmer
23 | 10 | 17 | David Reutimann
24 | 35 | 8 | Deborah Renshaw
25 | 32 | 4 | Chris Fontaine
26 | 34 | 63 | Justin Allgaier
27 | 13 | 29 | Brad Kesoowski
28 | 27 | 08 | Rich Bickle
29 | 33 | 31 | Nicolas Tucker
30 | 36 | 91 | JC Stout
31 | 21 | 12 | Robert Huffman
32 | 25 | 13 | Tracy Hines
33 | 31 | 18 | Chase Montgomery
34 | 2 | 30 | Todd Bodine
35 | 28 | 23 | Johnny Benson
36 | 30 | 61 | Alex Yontz
CONTINGENCY
AWARDS
Bud Pole:
Jack Sprague,
#16, Chevy Trucks, Chevrolet
Featherlite Most
Improved Driver:
Ted Musgrave, #1,
Mopar, Dodge
International
Crew Chief:
Eric Phillips,
#46, Chevrolet Silverado, Chevrolet
Mobil 1 Command
Performance Driver of the Race:
Dennis Setzer,
#46, Chevrolet Silverado, Chevrolet
Raybestos Rookie
of the Race:
Todd Kluever,
#50, World Financial Group, Ford
Sunoco Diamond
Performance:
Dennis Setzer,
#46, Chevrolet Silverado, Chevrolet
WIX Filters Lap
Leader:
Dennis Setzer,
#46, Chevrolet Silverado, Chevrolet
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