|| *Comments on the 2000 Sears DieHard 200:* View the most recent comment <#10> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Darrell posted: 12.23.2005 - 1:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (3) Krybaby Kurt gets his first career NASCAR win at this race. 2. SK posted: 03.23.2007 - 5:45 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The guys who started 1st, 2nd and 3rd finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd, respectively. The last time that occurred, I believe, was the 1997 Hanes 250 CTS race at Martinsville, in which Rich Bickle, Ernie Irvan and Mike Bliss placed in such a manner. 3. SK posted: 03.23.2007 - 5:48 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually, it turns out I'm incorrect...the 1998 Loadhandler 200 at Bristol featured a more recent occurrence (with Hornaday, Sprague and Ruttman). Strangely, that race and the event I mentioned at Martinsville in '97 were the only two Truck starts for Jamie "Spinner"... 4. Darrell posted: 06.18.2008 - 8:40 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) First ever race for Green Light Racing. 5. Burton22Fan posted: 04.03.2017 - 1:50 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) First race on CBS for the Truck Series in 2000. CBS would also broadcast the next two Truck races with the Milwaukee race being the last NASCAR race on CBS 6. Z posted: 06.04.2020 - 1:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) More to come... I know long posts ain't for everybody, so I'll go ahead & post this early on. Michael Dokken filled in for then driver Rick Ware for this race. The reason? Rick threw his back out playing with his x5 year old son, better known nowadays as Cody Ware. CC Updates: Roland Wylodyka was mentioned as leaving his role w/ Rick Carelli after Pikes Peak (looking @ Carelli's season, it makes sense why) - for at least 2000-14 (this race), Rick Carelli served as his own CC --------- Randy MacDonald was also noted as his own CC, which would explain why MacDonald's '00 season is currently unnoted --------- #43 Crew Chief: Chris Hussey Fred Wanke was noted as leaving some time in May (meaning Wanke served from 00-01 to 00-06 at least), & Petty having gone w/ a committee afterwards, Hussey taking the box for this one Last of the general interest notes: by starting this race, Rick Crawford became the newest driver to cross 1 Million in career Truck winnings Drivers @MIL: Sprague/Ruttman (95/NOW) Setzer (F/L), Cook (all but 95) -92nd of x336 starts, Rick Crawford- -136th of x297 starts, Jack Sprague- BF: Kurt Busch (tied; FR @MIL) Randy Tolsma (@MIL/2LR@) -81st of x107 starts- Steve Grissom (tied; OR @MIL) -14th of x24 starts- Andy Houston (@MIL/2LR@) -70th of x121 starts- Marty Houston (@MIL/LR@; 2BF-Tied Car) -33rd of x44 starts- Lance Norick ('00, @MIL) -98th of x154 starts- Scott Riggs (@MIL/FR@) -10th of x60 starts- Bryan Reffner (@MIL/LR@) -103rd of x126 starts- Carlos Contreras (@MIL/FR@) -14th of x75 starts- Michael Dokken (@MIL/2LR@; 2R/2WF '00, FR w/ Ware) -48th of x74 starts- Rob Morgan (@MIL/LR@) -50th of x61 starts- Billy Kann (LR, OR @MIL) 2BF: Greg Biffle (@MIL/LR@) Bobby Dotter (@MIL/2R@; FR/BF '00, FR w/ Christensen) -10th of x73 starts- Brad Mueller (OR '00, 2R @MIL; LR w/ Mueller) FR: Coy Gibbs (@MIL/WF@) -5th of x58 starts- Wayne Edwards (@MIL/WF@) -9th of x78 starts- 2R: Randy MacDonald (@MIL) -34th of x94 starts- Donny Morelock (OR @MIL, 2WF '00) OR: Ryan McGlynn (w/ Walsh, @MIL; 2LNT30 '00) -29th of x44 starts- 2LR: Jimmy Hensley (@MIL/2WF@-Tied) Andy Genzman (2BF '00, OR @MIL) LR: Randy Renfrow (w/ Farris; 2LR '00, OR @MIL, LT15-Car) -44th of x48 starts- Jamie McMurray (w/ Mittler; 2LNT30, OR @MIL) -15th of x25 starts- LNT20: Terry Cook (@MIL) -84th of x314 starts- 2WF: BA Wilson (tied; OR @MIL) -31st of x39 starts- WF: Rick Carelli (@MIL/LR@) -117th of x134 starts- Mike Wallace (@MIL/LR@; 2NT20-Car) -82nd of x115 starts- Joe Ruttman (@MIL/2LR@) -130th of x172 starts- Dennis Setzer (@MIL) -61st of x314 starts- Stevie Reeves (2&2LR, OR @MIL) 7. Z posted: 06.04.2020 - 2:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pt. II CBS Broadcast -Eli Gold/Jerry Glanville- (w/ Glenn Jarrett & Steve Burns) Pre-Race: Greg Biffle Kurt Busch: "It could be, we've got a great shot - the Exide Batteries truck's running good, got a good teammate behind me, Greg Biffle, it could be a 1-2 effort again" Jack Sprague: "Well I tell ya, we struggled here yesterday for most of the day & even through qualifying, but Happy Hour Dennis (Connor) threw some stuff at it - I tell ya, I think it's one of the best trucks I've ever had here at Milwaukee, & I think we've got a really good shot at putting the GMAC Chevrolet in victory lane. Just gotta bide our time a little bit, be patient, & uh, I think the rest of 'em will slow down more than we will" Glanville: [Why do you or anybody else like a flat racetrack?] "Well I personally *don't like a flat racetrack, I was lucky to have that good finish that one time, but most of those instances you saw me banging the wall, they were on a flat track. I talked to the drivers, [they] said 'Could I have a little more banking, then the car's a little more forgiving'. Here you cannot make a mistake b/c it's so flat - you can get in trouble in a hurry" Andy Houston - crashed Truck 1st day @MIL, then caught a virus from his son Colin Houston (said to be doing much better, though didn't do an on-camera interview) -Goodyear introduced new tire package from prev. @MIL races, question of how prior notes will translate- CBS Weather Conditions: 77°, 73% humidity, SW 12mph winds, Sunny, 110° track temp, 92° In-Truck temp Larry Gilinski(?) gave command to fire engines; (Glanville) "Well I tried to coach (Gibbs) yesterday & I did the best job I could - I think that's why he didn't qualify real good" (Gold) "I'm sure he thanks you for that" On-Board: Tolsma, Biffle, Setzer, Reffner, Wallace, Riggs L6: Biffle -> Busch (for 2nd); L9: Tolsma reported tight center of corner; L10: Ruttman -> Tolsma (for 2nd); L11: Biffle, Busch, Ruttman, Tolsma L16: (1-4 Unchanged) - Grissom nearly turned L1T1 (currently 19th) L19: Biffle 115.112, Busch 115.218, Ruttman 115.252, Tolsma 115.130, A-Houston 115.399, Cook 115.237, Setzer 115.462, Reffner 114.847, Crawford 114.701, Sprague 114.726, Morgan 114.000, Carelli 114.599, Contreras 114.380, Wallace 115.163, M-Houston 114.921, Dokken 114.231, Renfrow 113.877, Grissom 114.526, Hensley 112.966, Norick 113.338, Riggs 113.300, Wilson 113.913, Gibbs 112.543, Morelock 109.419, Reeves 110.895, Dotter 111.972, McMurray 111.529, MacDonald 112.539, McGlynn 110.396, Genzman 111.500, Mueller 108.943, Edwards 105.513, Kann 107.520 L20: Grissom RF Flat, on pit road (replaces RF & takes lefts) - unrelated to C1, just bad timing -BHR wanted Morelock's 1st x2 races @TX/KY, NASCAR wouldn't allow until Morelock approved credentials (which is why Morelock ran @EVG, though that didn't go too well...)- BA Wilson, few others (~3 shown) pitted -Tolsma described as missing pole by "one thousandth of a second"- L27: Kann noted a lap down (unsure when exactly) -A rainstorm broke out during Wallace's qualifying run; NASCAR allowed him to go out later & re-attempt- L32: Setzer battling Cook (for 6th); L34: Biffle lets Busch by, told to take it easy but don't let Ruttman get too close L36: Sprague -> Crawford (for 9th) L38: Busch, Biffle, Ruttman, Tolsma, A-Houston, Cook, Setzer, Reffner, Sprague, L44: (1-3 Unchanged) 8. Z posted: 06.04.2020 - 3:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pt. III L47: Busch, Biffle -0.645, Ruttman -1.421, Tolsma -3.005, A-Houston -3.848, Cook -5.578, Setzer -5.871, Sprague -6.703, Reffner -7.842, Crawford -8.710, Carelli -10.279, Morgan -10.983, Contreras -11.316, Wallace -13.901, M-Houston -14.657, Dokken -17.797, Norick -18.284, Renfrow -18.927, Riggs -19.270, Hensley -19.709, Gibbs -19.997, McMurray -23.455, Reeves -25.922, Dotter -27.687, MacDonald -1, Genzman -1, Grissom -1, Mueller -2, Kann -2, Edwards -2, McGlynn (OFF), Wilson (OUT), Morelock (OFF) L48: #72 pit hood-up L49: Busch 115.774, Biffle 115.377, Ruttman 115.485, Tolsma 114.297, A-Houston 114.872, Cook 114.946, Setzer 115.045, Sprague 114.679, Reffner 113.737, Crawford 114.478, Carelli 114.704, Morgan 112.412, Contreras 112.909, Wallace 114.741, M-Houston 114.657, Dokken 113.833, Norick 114.195, Renfrow 111.989, Riggs 112.122, Hensley 112.509, Gibbs 112.405, Kann 109.002, Edwards 106.682, McGlynn (OFF), Wilson (OUT), Morelock (OFF) -Carelli running brand new Truck- L50: Carelli -> Genzman (not for position); L52: Carelli FL 116.302 (L5) L53: Busch, Biffle -1.1, Ruttman -2.1, Tolsma, A-Houston, Cook, Setzer, Sprague L58: Busch, Biffle -1.5, Ruttman -2.9, (4-8 Unchanged) (Glanville) "Well as long as you're that close that often, sooner or later you're gonna kick that door open" [Busch TTP had finished 2nd @RP, short track, mile track, & road course] L63: (Gold) "If you're a Billy Kann fan, he has just taken his Truck to the garage area" - noted as blowing motor day prior in qualifying, had to borrow one - CBS Moving Up [L63]: Genzman (32/26) +6, Carelli (13/10) +4 Wallace (17/14) +3, Riggs (21/18) +3 L64: Gibbs lapped by Busch L66: Biffle -1.712 (running 2nd) L68: Busch, Biffle, Ruttman, Tolsma, A-Houston, Cook, Setzer, Sprague, Reffner, Carelli, Crawford, Morgan, Contreras, Wallace, M-Houston, Dokken, Norick, Riggs, Renfrow, Hensley, Gibbs, McMurray, Reeves, Grissom, Dotter, Genzman, Mueller, Edwards, MacDonald, Kann (OFF), McGlynn (OUT), Wilson (OUT), Morelock (OFF) -Biffle -> Hensley (not for position), Biffle 113.830- L70: Biffle -1.9/Ruttman -2.9 L71: Busch, Biffle, Ruttman, Tolsma, A-Houston, Cook, Setzer, Sprague CBS Race Summary: L74, Lead 3, Change 3, Avg Sp 103.950, Cau 1/5 Laps, OFF 4 L75: Gibbs pits; L76: Biffle x4 tires (22.6) - Cook, McMurray, Dokken pit -Busch/Tolsma pitted same time, x4 tires- L80: Reffner x4 tires/"major chassis adjustment" (23.0) -Ruttman's x4 tire stop under 19 sec- C2: #46, #66, #20, #27, ~ x8 others pitting; Sprague took out LR spring rubber during his stop - during YF, Anderson's RR came completely off & made its way down pit road (just how it looked rolling low, then below yellow - it didn't make it) L89: Busch, Ruttman, Biffle, A-Houston, Tolsma, Sprague, Norick, M-Houston -Riggs/Renfrow contact pits, Riggs entering box & Renfrow exiting- CBS Pit Summary: Houston (1/6), Norick (2/8), Busch (3/1), Ruttman (4/2), Setzer (5/10) 9. Z posted: 06.04.2020 - 3:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pt. IV L95: x12 Trucks LL L96: Morelock on-track L99: [Stevie Reeves to garage] Busch, Biffle, Ruttman, Tolsma, A-Houston, Sprague, M-Houston, Setzer, Grissom, Crawford, Norick, Carelli, Reffner, Wallace, Cook, Riggs, Contreras, Hensley, Morgan, Gibbs, Genzman, Dotter, Renfrow, Dokken, Mueller, Edwards, MacDonald, Reeves, McMurray (OFF), Kann (OFF), McGlynn (OUT), Wilson (OUT), Morelock L106: Busch 115.897, Biffle 116.743, Ruttman 115.215, Tolsma 115.763, A-Houston 115.585, Sprague 116.652, Setzer 115.075, Crawford 114.217, Grissom 115.403, M-Houston 114.137, Carelli 114.061, Norick 113.935, Reffner 115.507, Wallace 114.987, Cook 115.034, Riggs 115.187, Contreras 115.018, Hensley 114.568, Morgan 113.938, Gibbs 114.003, Dotter 112.184, Genzman 110.169, Renfrow 115.119, Dokken 112.439, Mueller 111.307, MacDonald 109.278, Edwards (OFF), Reeves (OFF), McMurray (OFF), Kann (OFF), McGlynn (OUT), Wilson (OUT), Morelock 107.319 CBS Moving Up [L107]: Genzman (32/22) +10, Norick (18/12) +6, Dotter (27/21) +6, Grissom (14/9) +5 L110: Busch, Biffle, Ruttman, Tolsma, A-Houston, Sprague, Setzer, Crawford L115: (1-3 Same), Busch -> Kann (-65) CBS Moving Up [L117]: Genzman (32/23) +9, Norick (18/11) +7, Dotter (27/21) +6, Grissom (14/9) +5 -Carelli's "Acting CC": Mitch Jarrett; possibly leaking power steering fluids- C3: Gibbs T2 wall, accident unshown Ruttman/Busch lefts, Tolsma rights (Ruttman slight LR delay) L123: Busch, Ruttman, Biffle, Tolsma, Setzer; L128: Wallace 110.146 - Wallace had been racing the lead lap Trucks pretty hard TTP, & Glanville noted that as a lapped truck Wallace should be more discerning on when to race 'em hard & when to move out the way L131: [#1 Hood Up Pit Road] Busch, Ruttman -1.029, Biffle -1.274, Tolsma -1.797, Setzer -2.300, Sprague -2.643, Grissom -4.303, A-Houston -4.919, Crawford -5.369, M-Houston -6.074, Norick -6.431, Reffner -1, Riggs -1, Wallace -1, Cook -1, Contreras -1, Hensley -1, Carelli -1, Morgan -1, Renfrow -2, Dotter -2, Dokken -2, Genzman -2, Mueller -4, MacDonald -6, Gibbs (OFF), Edwards (OUT), Reeves (OUT), McMurray (OUT), Kann -62, Morelock -76, McGlynn (OUT), Wilson (OUT) L132: Busch 116.735, Ruttman 116.264, Biffle 115.752, Tolsma 116.332, Sprague 117.001, Grissom 115.935, A-Houston 115.807, Crawford 114.972, M-Houston 114.322, Norick 114.464, Reffner 115.942, Riggs 115.600, Wallace 115.808, Cook 115.916, Contreras 114.072, Hensley 113.827, Carelli 114.123, Morgan 113.895, Setzer -x-, Renfrow 116.369, Dotter 113.604, Dokken 113.529, Genzman 111.769, Mueller 110.038, MacDonald 110.004, Gibbs (OFF), Edwards (OUT), Reeves (OUT), McMurray (OUT), Kann 110.916, Morelock 104.764, McGlynn (OUT), Wilson (OUT) L136: Biffle -> Ruttman (for 2nd); L137: Tolsma -> Ruttman (for 3rd) - Busch, Biffle, Tolsma, Ruttman, Sprague, Grissom, A-Houston, Crawford; C4: Reffner solo spin, light wall/minimal damage - field taking opposites of last stops (Busch/Biffle rights, Tolsma lefts) L143: (1-3 Unchanged), Sprague, Grissom, A-Houston, Crawford, M-Houston C5: Cook high comes down on Reffner & spins immediately, Reffner holds oit slightly longer before spinninh - #75 spun by Renfrow, had checked up & got clipped LRQP; #75 came to a stop low, while Reffner/Cook high next to one another -Mike Wallace unsuccessfully tries racing Busch back to S/F- Ruttman also *lightly tapped but didn't lose it 10. Z posted: 06.04.2020 - 4:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) -CONCLUSION- CBS Premier: Big Brother (Wed 9/8c) Glanville: "Why can't you & I get in on one of those shows?" Gold: "We're trying to *attract viewers, coach" L154: Tolsma -> Biffle (for 2nd), MacDonald slow on track (L155 makes it on pit road); L157: Ruttman shown off track -Tolsma made some pretty major trackbar/wedge adjustments prior stop- L159: [Cook on track, -11] Busch 117.058, Tolsma 117.191, Biffle 117.249, Sprague 117.068, A-Houston 115.916, Grissom 115.429, M-Houston 115.115, Norick 115.193, Crawford 111.497, Wallace 116.035, Riggs 115.145, Hensley 115.507, Reffner 115.581, Contreras 115.488, Carelli 115.115, Morgan 112.160, Dokken 115.510, Renfrow 116.227, Dotter 113.902, Genzman 108.258, Ruttman -x-, Mueller 113.971, Cook 111.843, MacDonald (OFF), Setzer (OUT), Gibbs (OUT), Edwards (OUT), Kann 109.137, Reeves (OUT), Morelock 103.992, McMurray (OUT), McGlynn (OUT), Wilson (OUT) L160: Busch, Tolsma -0.350, Biffle -0.987, Sprague -1.900, A-Houston -3.841, Grissom -6.331, M-Houston -7.402, Norick -7.628, Crawford -14.867, [Commercial] L166: Sprague 3rd; L167: Biffle -3.163 (in 4th); L170: Cook RF Flat, no caution (22nd) - Busch outta T4 had stronger run than expected, swerves low & around Rick Crawford (-1, 9th) L172: Busch 115.582, Tolsma 114.798, Sprague 115.961, Biffle 115.422, A-Houston 114.939, Grissom 115.296, M-Houston 113.049, Norick 113.033, Crawford 111.424, Wallace 114.792, Riggs 115.473, Reffner 115.496, Contreras 114.533, Hensley 114.333, Carelli 114.471, Morgan 110.304, Renfrow 114.719, Dokken 113.597, Dotter 112.402, Genzman 109.164, Mueller 111.231, Cook -x-, Ruttman (OUT), MacDonald (OFF), Setzer (OUT), Gibbs (OUT), Kann 107.985, Edwards (OUT), Morelock 106.711, Reeves (OUT), McMurray (OUT), McGlynn (OUT), Wilson (OUT) L173: Busch, Tolsma -0.557, Sprague -1.846, Biffle -3.464, A-Houston -6.843, Grissom -10.169, M-Houston -14.647, Norick -15.393, Crawford -1, Wallace -1, Riggs -1, Reffner -1, Contreras -1, Hensley -1, Carelli -1, Morgan -2, Renfrow -2, Dokken -2, Dotter -2, Genzman -3, Mueller -4, Cook -12, Ruttman (OUT), MacDonald (OFF), Setzer (OUT), Gibbs (OUT), Kann -64, Edwards (OUT), Morelock -79, Reeves (OUT), McMurray (OUT), McGlynn (OUT), Wilson (OUT) L179: Busch 116.239, Tolsma 115.899, Sprague 115.978, Biffle 115.233, A-Houston 115.382, Grissom 114.613, M-Houston 113.461, Norick 113.532, Wallace 115.081, Riggs 115.200, Reffner 115.193, Contreras 113.529, Hensley 113.615, Crawford 101.718, Carelli 113.647, Morgan 109.723, Dokken 113.354, Renfrow 110.119, Dotter 111.043, Genzman 108.382, Mueller 110.981, Cook 110.895, Ruttman (OUT), MacDonald (OFF), Setzer (OUT), Gibbs (OUT), Kann 102.646, Morelock 106.942, Edwards (OUT), Reeves (OUT), McMurray (OUT), McGlynn (OUT), Wilson (OUT) C6: Wallace, no surprise w/ how hard he's ran TTP - significant damage, Andy Houston tapped LRQP; Wallace pretty steamed out of truck on pit road - Biffle lefts, Grissom "great pit stop" (came out ahead of Biffle), ~5 other trucks pitted L182: Busch, Tolsma, Sprague, Biffle, A-Houston, Grissom, M-Houston, Norick R189: Busch excellent restart, A-Houston outta groove T2 & loses x2 spots (now 6th), briefly passed insidd by M-Houston but passes again L190 C7: Kann spins low - if Tolsma had won he should've sent Kann an early Christmas... (Glanville) "Most of the spotters I've had this year I had to ask 'are you still there'?" 5TG: Biffle, Houstons by Sprague (incredibly loose); 4TG: Contreras, Carelli by Sprague - A Kurt Busch victory, Biffle playfully taps trucks; Gold asks Glanville what a 1st win felt like (or would) (Glanville) "I think [Busch] blew a motor doing that, listen to those RPMS [Doing Donuts] If I did that Ernie [Elliott] would take my engine away from me" Post-Race: Kurt Busch -Shortened to air Pepsi 400 pre-race- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: