|| *Comments on the 2001 Ram Tough 200 Presented by Pepsi:* View the most recent comment <#9> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. 1995z71 posted: 05.27.2013 - 11:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First time two black driver raced together in Trucks. Both (Willy T. Ribbs & Bill Lester) were teammates at Bobby Hamilton Racing. 2. 23andJoe posted: 03.02.2014 - 10:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #46 crew chief: Danny Gill (same for remainer of season) 3. Luke posted: 12.11.2016 - 9:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) A thorough beatdown by Ted Musgrave, leading 140 of the 160 laps. His 3rd win in the first 5 races of the season. 4. Z posted: 05.24.2020 - 10:43 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) More To Come... The 4th Race @GT, & As Stated By #3, A Thorough Beatdown By Musgrave - The Only Laps Lead By Anyone Else Were From Cautions, GF Pit Stops, & An Assist To Standings Leader Riggs To Pick Up +5 Bonus Points. x3 Drivers Would Almost Run Every Race @GT During Its Original 98/10 Running, Those Being Terry Cook (X10), Dennis Setzer (X09), & Rick Crawford (X10) To The Rear: Ken Schrader - DC *Rick Carelli Qualified On Account Of Schrader Being In Richmond, & Also Ran 7th/8th In Happy Hour* BF: Ted Musgrave (Tied) Rick Crawford (@GT-Tied) FR: Travis Kvapil (@GT, 2BF@) Matt Crafton (@GT, w/ Fast Track Driveway Sealer; 2T10-Car) Ken Schrader (@GT, 2R/2WF '01) Larry Gunselman (@GT, BF@) -8th Of x28 Starts- Bobby Dotter (@GT, WF@) -16th Of x73 Starts- Ricky Sanders (@GT, WF@) Lori Richardson (@GT/WF@, w/ Larry Richardson) Stan Boyd ('01, 2R @GT/2BF@) -13th Of x47 Starts- Jason White (@GT/WF@) Wayne Edwards ('01, @GT/WF@) -14th Of x78 Starts- Phil Bonifield ('01, 2R @GT/WF@) OR: Scott Riggs (@GT) Ricky Hendrick (@GT) Billy Bigley Jr (@GT, 2T10-Car) Frank Kimmel ('01, @GT, w/ Sonntag) Chuck Hossfeld (@GT, 2LT20-Car) Willy T Ribbs (@GT) Nathan Buttke (@GT) -19th Of x22 Starts- Nathan Haseleu (@GT, 2WF-Car) 2R: Jimmy Hensley ('01, w/ Doc MacDonald; BF-Tied '01, LR @GT) Brendan Gaughan ('01, @GT; FR w/ Farris) Michael Ritch (OR @GT, BF-Car) Carlos Contreras (@GT, WF@) Jim Inglebright ('01, OR @GT) Tom Powers (@GT, WF@) Bill Lester (FR '01, @GT/WF@, w/ BHR) 2LR: Joe Ruttman (@GT, FNT10 '01) Lance Norick (@GT, WF-Tied @) -Never Better/Worse Than 9th/14th- LR: Randy Tolsma (@GT/2BF@; FNT10 '01) Coy Gibbs (@GT, BF@-Tied) -Gibbs Didn't Much Care For Gateway- Michael Dokken (w/ Brevak, FR @GT/2WF@) -54th Of x74 Starts- FT10: Dennis Setzer ('01, 2T10 @GT) Pertaining To Randy Tolsma, IDK Whether "Big White Truck" Should Be Listed As Sponsor (Like @ A Following Race Cosponsored by Marines), As Although It Was On The Hood, It's Not A Sponsor As Much As What The Team Called The Truck. Additionally, Given This Race Was Rain Delayed, The Broadcast May Or May Not Have Erred In Listing Jason Small In Place Of Wayne Edwards. Saturday's Coverage (& Sunday's Starting Lineup) Listed Edwards, While The Broadcast Ticker Listed Small. (& Given The Truck Lasted x9 Laps, They Didn't Mention What Happened) 5. Z posted: 05.24.2020 - 10:45 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pt. II 1st race w/ aero changes designed to undo Dodge's advantage; through x4 races, Dodge had won every pole/race & led 51% of all laps. Chevy was described as middle-ground aerowise w/ Ford the biggest beneficiary. Limited practice/Happy Hour on account of raining; 1st win by polesitter or Dodge @ Gateway ESPN Broadcast -Jerry Punch/Phil Parsons- (w/ Amy East & Ray Dunlap) Ruttman: "I don't know what it is... there's a couple tracks, and this is one of them, I've been snake-bit at - I'mma say that - but we're giving 'er all we can, we're off right now. But we've made some changes, and hopefully we can dig a little harder when the race starts..." [Ted Musgrave], [Scott Riggs] Terry Cook - same M'ville Truck Ricky Hendrick - brand new Truck, running tight qualifying/practice Jack Sprague - brand new Truck, qualified 1/2 sec faster than practice, started w/ same package as Gateway '00 but changed b/c of handling issues w/ new tire compounds -Randy Tolsma's crew played makeshift baseball during rain delay- Matt Crafton - 1st race running "007" Truck, described as Terry Cook's favorite; having never run @GT, described it as "really big M'ville" [Coy Gibbs] - spotter/coach: Curtis Markham Kimmel: "I really like to see the rain, but I didn't like seeing it today" (Won a rain-shortened ARCA race prior) Described ARCA Car that week as being real tight, Truck as real loose (expected similar tightness); aimed for T10/15 Kimmel Crew Chief: Lance Hooper (Mentioned by Kimmel himself, praised Hooper for being extra helpful despite probably wanting to be in the Truck himself more than anything) [Ken Schrader], [Carlos Contreras] Jimmy Hensley - credited Randy MacDonald for putting word in for Hensley to replace him @ M'ville on account of neck surgery due to stenosis; initially scheduled x4 races (M'ville, Gateway, Darlington, Pikes Peak), rest $$ contingent [Lance Norick] Randy Tolsma - 7th in P1, described 21st qualifying as overdriving; also Birthday week, turned 35 that upcoming Friday On-Board Camera: Willy T Ribbs, Ken Schrader, Scott Riggs, Jim Inglebright <- "Get in, sit down, shut up - let's go for a ride" -Lester backup Truck- GF waved by longtime MLB Manager Whitey Herzog Mopar Starting Grid: Musgrave 129.971, Cook 129.833, Sprague 129.017, Riggs 128.988, Ruttman 128.755, Hensley 128.450, Contreras 128.337, Crafton 128.234, Hendrick 128.150, Kvapil 128.103, Hossfeld 128.045, Setzer 127.703, Norick 127.591, Crawford 127.555, Haseleu 127.551, Inglebright 127.518, Kimmel 127.216, Bigley Jr 127.151, Buttke 127.086, Gaughan 127.050, Tolsma 126.650, Schrader 126.625, Ribbs 126.618, Dokken 126.493, Gibbs 126.472, Ritch 126.426, Boyd 125.832, Dotter 125.790, Edwards 124.519, White 123.916, Lester 123.386, Gunselman (PROV), Powers (PROV), Sanders (PROV), Bonifield (PROV), Richardson 118.671 -45 MPH Pit Road Speed- 6. Z posted: 05.24.2020 - 11:15 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pt. III L8: Inglebright pits, lefts Musgrave, Cook, Sprague, Riggs, Ruttman, Hensley, Crafton, Kvapil, Crawford, Hendrick L13: Musgrave 125.857, +0.36; L15: Crawford running loose, nearly l gets into Kvapil low T3 L16: (1-5 unchanged), Crafton, Hensley, Kvapil, Crawford, Hendrick, Tolsma, Contreras, Setzer, Norick, Bigley Jr, Dokken, Gaughan, Ritch, Kimmel, Schrader, Haseleu, Gibbs, Hossfeld, Boyd, Ribbs, Gunselman, Sanders, Dotter, White, Buttke, Powers, Richardson, Inglebright, Edwards, Bonifield, Lester ESPN On The Move: 9 Crawford(14) +5, 11 Tolsma(21) +10, 16 Dokken(23) +7, 18 Ritch(25) +7, 20 Schrader(35) +15 -Tolsma brand new Truck- Bigley Jr slapped wall L3 of Friday practice, pancaked & went to backup truck; had been planning to run M'ville Truck L21: Musgrave, Sprague, Cook, Riggs, Ruttman, Crafton, Kvapil, Hensley, Crawford, Tolsma; C1: Dokken overcorrects, pancakes T2 wall w/ RF - Sprague rights/fuel w/ wedge adjustment, Cook rights, Musgrave rights, Tolsma/Contreras lefts; Cook delayed by tire rolling into Musgrave's pit, cost both as Sprague exits leader - Riggs/Kvapil gained positions - x14 pace laps ran prior to starting GF ~60 lap fuel window L28: Sprague, Musgrave, Riggs, Kvapil, Ruttman; L32: Musgrave passes high S/F straightaway - Riggs 120.582; Randy Tolsma: L7/13th, L14/11th, L21/10th, L28/11th, L35/9th L39: Musgrave, Riggs, Sprague, Kvapil, Ruttman, Cook, Crafton, Crawford, Tolsma, Hendrick, Contreras, Hensley, Bigley Jr, Haseleu, Schrader, Norick, Hossfeld, Setzer, Ribbs, Ritch, Kimmel, Boyd, Gibbs -1, Gunselman -1, Gaughan -1, White -1, Sanders -1, Dotter -1, Buttke -1, Richardson -2, Inglebright -3, Dokken -13, Powers -15, Edwards (OUT), Bonifield (OUT), Lester (OUT) L41: Spinning Ribbs, into grass - no caution (just solo, no contact) L57: Kvapil 121.530 L58: Musgrave, Sprague, Riggs, Cook, Kvapil, Ruttman, Crafton, Crawford, Tolsma, Hendrick L69: (1-2 Unchanged), Cook, Riggs, (5-6 Unchanged), Crawford, Crafton (9-10 Unchanged), Hensley, Haseleu, Contreras, Bigley Jr, Norick, Setzer, Schrader, Kimmel -1, Hossfeld -1, Ritch -1, Boyd -1, Ribbs -1, Gaughan -1, Gunselman -2, Sanders -2, Gibbs -2, White -2, Dotter -3, Buttke -3, Inglebright -4, Richardson -5, Dokken (OUT), Powers (OUT), Edwards (OUT), Bonifield (OUT), Lester (OUT) L70: Cook 124.265; C2: "Smoke billowing" (Punch), Jason White - Sprague lefts/wedge adjustment (had planned rights, caution influenced decision), Musgrave/Cook lefts; C3: Spinning Ribbs, pt II - Ribbs believed Hensley nudged from behind, reolay wasn't very conclusive; braodcast played Ribbs shouting & subsequent efforts from spotter to calm Ribbs -- Setzer RF adjustment/fuel, running loose; Musgrave window ~72/75 laps (per Wanke) L86: Musgrave intentionally lets Riggs lead a lap for x5 bonus points, audio of either spotter or Jim Smith played to confirm; L88: Musgrave, Riggs, Sprague, Cook, Kvapil 7. Z posted: 05.24.2020 - 11:35 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) -CONCLUSION- L93: (1-5 Unchanged), Crawford, Ruttman, Tolsma, Hendrick, Haseleu, Bigley Jr, Crafton, Contreras, Norick, Setzer, Hensley, Ritch, Gaughan, Kimmel, Schrader, Ribbs, Hossfeld, Gibbs, Gunselman, Sanders, Dotter, Inglebright, Buttke, Richardson, Boyd, White, Dokken, Powers, Edwards, Bonifield, Lester L96;: (1-9 Unchanged), Bigley Jr Cook rights/fuel (pitted x10 laps earlier than planned, stalled in pit box) Musgrave rights/fuel, Crawford rights/fuel, Bigley Jr lefts/fuel, Ruttman rights/fuel, Sprague rights/fuel, Riggs rights/fuel, Hendrick rights/fuel, Tolsma rights/fuel & down round trackbar, Kvapil rights/fuel ("nice smooth pitstop"), Contreras rights/fuel & AP adjustment Dennis Setzer: L26/15th, L52/17th, L78/15th, L104/14th, L132/1st -Setzer rights/fuel, 1/2 wedge out- Nathan Haseleu runs out of gas, limps to pit road (~L136, planned 4/5 more laps; same issue struck Kurt Busch @GT year prior) Craftsman Pit Profile: Jeff White (Ruttman Team Engineer) L141: Musgrave, Riggs, Kvapil, Tolsma, Cook, Crawford, Sprague, Hendrick, Crafton, Gaughan, Ruttman -1, Setzer -1, Bigley Jr -1, Contreras -1, Norick -1, Hensley -1, Hossfeld -1, Ritch -2, Schrader -2, Kimmel -2, Ribbs -2, Gibbs -4, Gunselman -4, Haseleu -5, Sanders -5, Dotter -5, Inglebright -6, Buttke -6, Richardson -9, Boyd (OUT), White (OUT), Dokken (OUT), Powers (OUT), Edwards (OUT), Bonifield (OUT), Lester (OUT) L145: (1-2 Unchanged), Tolsma, Cook, Kvapil - Full Moon Tonight - L148: x8 LL Trucks L149: (1-4 Unchanged), Crawford L151: Cook -> Tolsma L152: Inglebright -> access road, no caution; noted as planning season of 7/8 races L148/152: Riggs 35.8, 35.9, 35.8, 35.9, 36.1 Musgrave 36.1, 35.9, 36.0, 35.8, 36.3 (+9.3, +9.3, +9.2, +9.3, +9.1) L154: Tolsma rights, RR down Smith: "That's the way we do it, now - great job Teddy, great job guys" Post-Race: Fred Wanke Ted Musgrave/Jim Smith -Smith promised Musgrave/Riggs a Harley-Davidson each if they finished 1/2; that & a $10,000 Craftsman bonis (for winning from pole) ain't too bad- Rick Crawford Terry Cook Race Followed By Golf: 2001 Hootie & Blowfish Celebrity ProAm 8. Foyt14 posted: 06.16.2020 - 7:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The 4 sponsor should be Dana Corporation. It wrecked the primary and used the 18's backup as their primary. 9. Rich posted: 09.19.2020 - 5:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dr. Jerry Punch and Phil Parsons were the commentators. Ray Dunlap and Amy East were the pit road reporters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: