2007 Ohio 250
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 25 of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | May 26, 2007 | ||
| Official name | Fourth Annual NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ohio 250 | ||
| Location | Mansfield, Ohio, Mansfield Motorsports Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.44 mi (0.71 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 110 mi (177.027 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 250 laps, 110 mi (177.027 km) | ||
| Average speed | 52.873 miles per hour (85.091 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 15,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Bill Davis Racing | ||
| Time | 16.382 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Rick Crawford | Circle Bar Racing | |
| Laps | 117 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 75 | Dennis Setzer | Spears Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FOX | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ohio 250 was the seventh stock car race of the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the fourth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 26, 2007, before a crowd of 15,000 in Mansfield, Ohio, at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, a 0.44 miles (0.71 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. At race's end, Dennis Setzer, driving for Spears Motorsports, would perform fuel mileage mastery, performing no pitstops throughout the race to win his 17th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win and his only win of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Jack Sprague, driving for Wyler Racing, and Ken Schrader, driving for Bobby Hamilton Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
[edit]Mansfield Motor Speedway (formerly Mansfield Motorsports Park and Mansfield Motorsports Speedway) was a 0.44 mile dirt track located in Mansfield, Ohio, United States. The track hosted an ARCA RE/MAX Series race in 2009, and it also hosted the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series from 2004 to 2008.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
[edit]First practice
[edit]The first practice session was held on Friday, May 25, at 11:30 AM EST. The session would last for one hour.[3] Ken Schrader, driving for Bobby Hamilton Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 16.866 and an average speed of 106.724 miles per hour (171.756 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Ken Schrader | Bobby Hamilton Racing | Dodge | 16.866 | 106.724 |
| 2 | 33 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Kevin Harvick Incorporated | Chevrolet | 16.870 | 106.698 |
| 3 | 59 | Terry Cook | HT Motorsports | Toyota | 16.875 | 106.667 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second and final practice
[edit]The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, May 25, at 1:30 PM EST. The session would last for one hour.[3] Mike Skinner of Bill Davis Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 16.453 and an average speed of 109.403 miles per hour (176.067 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mike Skinner | Bill Davis Racing | Toyota | 16.453 | 109.403 |
| 2 | 60 | Jack Sprague | Wyler Racing | Toyota | 16.535 | 108.860 |
| 3 | 33 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Kevin Harvick Incorporated | Chevrolet | 16.585 | 108.532 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Friday, May 25, at 6:30 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[3]
Mike Skinner, driving for Bill Davis Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 16.382 and an average speed of 109.877 miles per hour (176.830 km/h).[6]
Kelly Sutton was the only driver to fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
[edit]Race results
[edit]| Fin[7] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 75 | Dennis Setzer | Spears Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 12 | running | 190 | $52,150 |
| 2 | 11 | 60 | Jack Sprague | Wyler Racing | Toyota | 250 | 0 | running | 170 | $32,125 |
| 3 | 14 | 18 | Ken Schrader | Bobby Hamilton Racing | Dodge | 250 | 0 | running | 165 | $21,515 |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Mike Skinner | Bill Davis Racing | Toyota | 250 | 53 | running | 165 | $15,975 |
| 5 | 4 | 23 | Johnny Benson Jr. | Bill Davis Racing | Toyota | 250 | 0 | running | 155 | $12,475 |
| 6 | 9 | 33 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Kevin Harvick Incorporated | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 150 | $11,025 |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | Travis Kvapil | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | running | 146 | $11,175 |
| 8 | 21 | 9 | Ted Musgrave | Germain Racing | Toyota | 250 | 0 | running | 142 | $10,825 |
| 9 | 35 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 138 | $10,775 |
| 10 | 27 | 4 | Kevin Hamlin (R) | Bobby Hamilton Racing | Dodge | 250 | 0 | running | 134 | $12,600 |
| 11 | 16 | 09 | Joey Clanton (R) | Wood Brothers/JTG Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | running | 130 | $11,000 |
| 12 | 6 | 59 | Terry Cook | HT Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 0 | running | 127 | $10,525 |
| 13 | 19 | 50 | T. J. Bell | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | running | 124 | $10,475 |
| 14 | 28 | 08 | Chad McCumbee | Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 121 | $10,425 |
| 15 | 7 | 99 | Erik Darnell | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | running | 118 | $10,875 |
| 16 | 15 | 40 | Clay Rogers | Key Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 115 | $10,275 |
| 17 | 17 | 16 | Chris Fontaine | Xpress Motorsports | Ford | 250 | 0 | running | 112 | $10,575 |
| 18 | 24 | 36 | Ryan Mathews | Bill Davis Racing | Toyota | 250 | 0 | running | 109 | $10,175 |
| 19 | 23 | 10 | David Starr | Circle Bar Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | running | 106 | $8,875 |
| 20 | 32 | 07 | Tim Sauter (R) | Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 103 | $8,975 |
| 21 | 13 | 15 | Bill Lester | Billy Ballew Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 100 | $8,100 |
| 22 | 29 | 49 | Bradley Riethmeyer | Trotter Racing | Dodge | 250 | 0 | running | 97 | $7,750 |
| 23 | 2 | 14 | Rick Crawford | Circle Bar Racing | Ford | 250 | 117 | running | 104 | $9,525 |
| 24 | 8 | 1 | Aaron Fike (R) | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 248 | 0 | running | 91 | $7,700 |
| 25 | 12 | 21 | Kelly Bires (R) | Wood Brothers/JTG Racing | Ford | 248 | 0 | running | 88 | $7,625 |
| 26 | 30 | 7 | Jason White (R) | Pennington Motorsports | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | running | 85 | $7,600 |
| 27 | 36 | 63 | Jack Smith | MB Motorsports | Ford | 246 | 0 | running | 82 | $7,575 |
| 28 | 20 | 13 | Willie Allen (R) | ThorSport Racing | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | running | 79 | $7,550 |
| 29 | 34 | 2 | Daniel Pope | Kevin Harvick Incorporated | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | running | 76 | $7,500 |
| 30 | 33 | 42 | Tim Cowen | Cowen Racing | Ford | 244 | 0 | running | 73 | $7,475 |
| 31 | 3 | 30 | Todd Bodine | Germain Racing | Toyota | 238 | 0 | running | 70 | $8,125 |
| 32 | 31 | 8 | Blake Bjorklund (R) | MRD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 219 | 0 | running | 67 | $7,100 |
| 33 | 26 | 47 | Kraig Kinser | Morgan-Dollar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 206 | 0 | running | 64 | $7,075 |
| 34 | 22 | 44 | Frank Kreyer | Key Motorsports | Chevrolet | 205 | 0 | engine | 61 | $7,050 |
| 35 | 10 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Chevrolet | 172 | 68 | running | 63 | $7,025 |
| 36 | 25 | 00 | Ken Butler III | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Toyota | 167 | 0 | engine | 55 | $6,996 |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| 37 | 51 | Kelly Sutton | Billy Ballew Motorsports | Chevrolet | ||||||
| Official race results | ||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ McCurdy, Bob (May 27, 2007). "Setzer makes it look like magic". News-Journal. p. 17. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ Schwarb, John (May 30, 2007). "Truck notebook: Who needs to pit?". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Mansfield Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on July 5, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "2007 Ohio 250 Practice 1 results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "2007 Ohio 250 Practice 2 results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "Skinner takes pole". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ohio 250 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-04.