Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas
Saturday April 28, 2007
- The truck series is in Kansas this week.
- The rain would hold off for the drivers to get one practice session in.
- Ted would be 8th quick in that practice.
- He would then go on to qualify 9th for the race.
- Due to trucks going to the back Ted actually started 7th.
- Three laps in and Ted is 6th.
- Jimmy Spencer said some nice things about Ted.
- Ray Dunlap added that Ted practiced at Pocono during the month off to try and get the truck running better late in the race.
- Ted would make it to 5th before Caution #1 flies as #40 Clay Rogers spins on the track.
- Restart on lap 11.
- Ted jumps to 4th on the restart!
- 18 laps in and Ted falls back a spot to 5th.
- Caution #2 as #46 Travis Kittleson spins on the track.
- Restart on lap 25 and Ted is still 5th.
- After 30 laps Ted is now 7th.
- Ted is still falling back and is in 10th after 36 laps.
- Lap 42 and Ted is now 11th.
- Skinner is waaaaaay out front.
- 50 laps in and Ted is still 11th and now 16 seconds back of the leader.
- Green flag pit stops are starting after 57 laps.
- Caution #3 as #51 Kelly Sutton gets pushed into the infield.
- Ted gets caught a lap down for it.
- He was 21st when the caution came out.
- Restart on lap 79 and Ted is 23rd and 7th truck a lap down.
- A few laps later Ted is 21st and 5th truck a lap down.
- After 97 laps Ted is 20th but still the 5th truck a lap down.
- 100 laps in and 67 laps to go and Ted is now 19th and still the 5th truck a lap down.
- Caution #3 as #07 Tim Sauter spins after slight contact with another truck.
- Restart on lap 115 and Ted is 17th and yes the 5th truck a lap down.
- Caution #4 as #21 blows up.
- Long caution to get all the oil off the track.
- Restart on lap 129 and Ted is 15th.
- Lap 132 Ted is 13th and 2nd truck a lap down.
- 32 to go and Ted is still 13th and ahead of the 2nd place truck by 2 seconds.
- 20 to go and Ted is still 13th and still 2nd truck a lap down.
- 15 to go and Ted got by Travis Kvapil for 12th and is now 1st truck a lap down.
- The race went green to the finish.
- Ted ended up 12th.
- During the last run Ted was able to stay between the leader and the 2nd place truck all the way to the finish.
- Too bad he got caught a lap down early and there was an unusually small amount of cautions.
- It seems the Pocono practice helped get Ted a stronger truck at the end of the race.
- Ted is now 6th in points and -178 points back.
- Erik Darnell gets his 1st truck series win.
- On to Charlotte in 3 weeks.
-An interview by truckseries.com after the race:
-Ted says:
-There was a mishap in the pits during the green flag pit stop.
-After the adjustments they were a half-second faster than the field except the leader.
-Hoping for a caution but it never came.
-He also said he's bringing the same truck to the next race because it was so good.