|| *Comments on the 2001 GNC Live Well 200:* View the most recent comment <#9> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. mcmurrayfan posted: 06.20.2006 - 11:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Joe Ruttman scores his 100th career top 10. 2. RaceFanX posted: 04.09.2008 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch returns to the Truck Series for the first, and to date only, time since he was moved up to Cup following his successful full-time 2000 Truck season. He finished 5th. Trucks series win number 4 for Ted Musgrave, all of them to this point having come in 2001 3. 83andJoe posted: 07.06.2013 - 3:52 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) #90 crew chief: John Monsam (same through end of season) 4. SK posted: 12.20.2016 - 7:34 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Jonathon Price's best finish in Trucks. 5. Z posted: 05.01.2020 - 10:57 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) FR of Safelite Auto Glass as a truck sponsor - given their Gibbs/Busch connection now, am I the only one that thinks they're missing out on a Eric(/k) Jones sponsorship here? FR back w/ Mike Mittler for Larry Gunselman - during this x3 race break Gunselman would run @ TX w/ Lonnie Troxell, while future mainstay Mike Harmon would debut w/ Mittler @ Dover Chris Horn's only lead laps in a NASCAR race & a fitting debut for Horn's NASCAR themed sponsor, the 1st NASCAR themed Truck sponsor since 1995-06 - I'd imagine NASCAR Kids Vitamins are like Flinstones Vitamins, but more... Fast Acting... Since @2 was posted, Kurt Busch ran x3 Truck races in 2012, but this remains his last w/ Roush; noted below, this was also Bobby Hamilton Jr's debut Drivers @ All Milwaukee Races TTP: Jack Sprague/Joe Ruttman; Dennis Setzer is the only driver to run @ the 1st race ('95, Setzer's truck debut) & the last race in 2009, while Terry Cook came closest to running all of them (X95) BF: Ted Musgrave (tied) Travis Kvapil (@MIL) FR: Matt Crafton (@MIL) Ken Schrader (@MIL; BF) Jon Wood (@MIL) -2R since replacing Chuck Hossfeld @ Roush, 3rd Overall- Tom Powers (@MIL) -Start 31 & Finish 23 both races- Eric Jones Bobby Hamilton Jr Lance Hooper (@MIL, w/ Duke Thorson) 2R: Coy Gibbs (@MIL) Chris Horn ('01; OR @MIL) -13th of x29 Starts- Tom Carey Jr ('01; FR @MIL) Carlos Contreras (@MIL) Brian Rose (FR @MIL) Phil Bonifield (@MIL; BF, Tied) Mike Harmon 2LR: Brad Mueller (@MIL, FR w/ Bob Brevak) -4 Of x5 Starts @MIL, LR 'til '07- Lance Norick (@MIL) LR: Joe Ruttman (@MIL; BF, tied) Scott Riggs (@MIL) Jimmy Hensley (@MIL; WF) Randy Tolsma (@MIL) OR: Billy Bigley Jr (@MIL) Ricky Hendrick (@MIL) Jim Inglebright (@MIL) Willy T Ribbs (@MIL) Jonathon Price (@MIL) Gene Christensen (@MIL 6. Z posted: 05.01.2020 - 12:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pt. II ESPN Broadcast -Jerry Punch/Phil Parsons- Pre-Race Interviews: Kurt Busch, Ted Musgrave, Jack Sprague -Sprague fastest practice/qualifying- Mopar Starting Grid: Jack Sprague 120.692, Joe Ruttman 120.321, Ted Musgrave 120.072, Kurt Busch 119.944, Terry Cook 119.864, Ricky Hendrick 119.474, Travis Kvapil 119.466, Lance Norick 119.324, Scott Riggs 119.063, Coy Gibbs 118.761, Carlos Contreras 118.706, Matt Crafton 118.644, Rick Crawford 118.604, Jon Wood 118.402, Billy Bigley Jr 118.359, Dennis Setzer 118.316, Bobby Dotter 118.246, Ken Schrader 118.130, Jim Inglebright 117.971, Jimmy Hensley 117.805, Randy Tolsma 117.770, Lance Hooper 117.203, Willy T Ribbs 117.005, Brad Mueller 116.800, Tom Carey Jr 116.796, Larry Gunselman 116.626, Brian Rose 115.730, Eric Jones 115.726, Chris Horn 114.134, Jonathon Price 114.043, Tom Powers 113.737, Phil Bonifield (PROV), Bobby Hamilton Jr (PROV), Mike Harmon (PROV), Gene Christensen (PROV) Bigley Jr 8th fastest happy hour day prior to race, Cook qualified (& started race) on scuffs b/c of a NASCAR rule of qualifying/racing on tires bought @ track; accidently set aside stickers from Memphis, ran same truck in this one as @ M'ville & Gateway On-Board Cameras: Jim Inglebright, Ken Schrader, Scott Riggs, Ted Musgrave, Jack Sprague C1: Crafton/Contreras both into marbles, Crafton saves but Contreras T1 wall; bad damage @ fuel intake area, Contreras ran a brand new truck in this one Flagman: Deon Henske L8: Musgrave 112.384, Busch 112.757 -Cook's PowerStroke Diesel sponsorship announced before this race, was originally x6 races running from Kansas/Chicago- L13: Kvapil 115.841, Riggs 116.245 C2: Jones inside of Price, gets loose & spins uptrack rear 1st into wall; Horn does good to avoid Jones spinning ahead, goes high - Schrader pits, rights/fuel & chassis adjustment (RF spring rubber, running loose) L22: (1-5 Unchanged), Riggs, Kvapil, Norick, Hendrick, Gibbs, Bigley Jr, Crawford, Crafton, Setzer, Wood, Tolsma, Dotter, Ribbs, Hensley, Mueller, Inglebright, Gunselman, Carey Jr, Rose, Schrader, Price, Horn, Powers, Bonifield, Jones -1, Contreras -4, Christensen -10, Hamilton Jr (OFF), Harmon (OFF), Hooper -17 L28: Hendrick 112.814, Crafton 112.528 (battle for 12th - Hendrick's truck doesn't seem up to snuff); Rose into wall high T1/2, no caution - brake line snapped on front, went all the way to the floor when Rose went for it ROTY Standings (as running): Hendrick 156pt (12th), Kvapil 138pt (7th), Crafton 105pt (13th), Bigley Jr 75pt (9th), Ribbs 56pt (18th) Setzer reported as unhappy w/ truck L31: (1-5 Unchanged) L38: Sprague 116.024, +1.95 -Bigley Jr running same truck as @ Darlington- C3: Jones again; rights on pits Cook: rights & air pressure (running loose); Ruttman rights, Sprague rights - Ruttman's stall behind Sprague, couldn't exit before Sprague; Busch lefts, plans on rights next stop - Busch also blocked in, Schrader was blocked OUT on pits -Sprague, Cook, Ruttman off pits- Biffle brought in as an extra analyst just before restart; Sprague leads to green, looks like Horn pitted C4: *Really minor debris L49: Cook 111.452 L51: Sprague, Cook, Ruttman, Musgrave, Kvapil, Riggs, Busch, Gibbs, Bigley Jr, Crawford, Hendrick, Norick, Wood, Tolsma, Setzer, Dotter, Inglebright, Mueller, Hensley, Carey Jr, Crafton, Price, Schrader, Gunselman, Horn, Ribbs, Powers -1, Contreras -4, Jones -4, Bonifield (OFF), Rose (OFF), Christensen -38, Hamilton Jr (OFF), Harmon (OFF), Hooper -45 L52: Ruttman loose, smacks wall L55: Riggs 5th 7. Z posted: 05.01.2020 - 3:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pt. III L56: Busch hangin' on, piece of left grill screen hanging off hood - running tight (would later remove & tape over) ~L60: Musgrave -> 2nd, Cook lets by; L71: Bigley 113.740, Ruttman 113.540 (for 6th) L73: Sprague, Musgrave, Cook, Kvapil, Riggs, Bigley Jr, Ruttman, Gibbs, Busch, Crawford, Norick, Hendrick, Setzer, Tolsma, Crafton, Wood, Dotter, Schrader, Carey Jr, Inglebright, Hensley, Mueller, Ribbs, Price, Horn, Gunselman, Powers -2, Contreras -4, Jones -5, Bonifield (OFF), Rose (OFF), Christensen -60, Hamilton Jr (OFF), Harmon (OFF), Hooper -67 L74: Ruttman running looser L84: Sprague 115.366, +3.58 L89: (1-6 Unchanged), Busch, Gibbs, Ruttman, Norick, Crawford, Hendrick, Setzer, Crafton, Dotter, Schrader, Tolsma, Carey Jr, Inglebright, Wood, Hensley -1, Mueller -1, Ribbs -1, Horn -1, Price -1, Gunselman -1, Powers -3, Contreras -5, Jones -7, Bonifield (OFF), Rose -59, Christensen -77, Hamilton Jr (OFF), Harmon (OFF), Hooper -83 C5: Gibbs spins attempting pass under Ruttman, no contact all involved; Ruttman forced Gibbs pretty low, just unfortunate [Pace Truck: Mike Dolan] Pits: x5 stay out @ opening of pits Riggs lefts/fuel; Sprague lefts, -1 LR (chassis adjustment), Musgrave lefts, Ruttman: Lefts/chassis adjustment, Cook w/ another fast stop, Busch w/ a long stop Gibbs rights - Coach arguing Coy should be on lead lap (he did beat Sprague to S/F) & allowed to take lefts (arguing spin flat-spotted) Jay/Jamie Goff: Setzer tire changers Punch: [of brothers] "Not too bad at all, like Benny Parsons & Phil Parsons. I've worked many years w/ Benny - I think you & Benny are pretty close when it comes to overall talent, but I'mma give you the edge in the swimsuit competition" Bigley Jr running a John Wilson engine (Wilson a former engine builder for Felix Sabates) L105: #24 116.910, #1 115.307, #29 113.776, #75 115.581, #18 115.659, #60 115.834, #2 115.200, #99 115.377, #17 114.562, #90 114.032, #14 113.902, #46 113.579, #88 114.855, #52 114.395, #03 114.529, #08 114.155, #02 114.065 L106: Tolsma behind wall, dropped cylinder/broke valve spring(s) L127: Sprague 114.235, +3.6 L133: (1-3 Unchanged), Ruttman, Kvapil, Bigley Jr, Riggs, Busch, Crafton, Hendrick, Norick, Schrader, Crawford, Dotter, Setzer, Carey Jr, Inglebright, Gibbs -1, Wood -1, Ribbs -1, Hensley -1, Mueller -2, Horn -2, Gunselman -2, Price -2, Powers -5, Contreras -6, Jones -10, Tolsma (OFF), Rose -63, Bonifield (OUT), Christensen (OUT), Hamilton Jr (OUT), Harmon (OUT), Hooper (OUT) Wagner Race Recap: Leader Sprague, Laps Led 131(/134), Changes 2, CAU 5/21, Avg Sp 90.390 L135: Riggs rights, vibration; broken studs on RF, behind the wall - Bobby Dotter behind the wall; L147: Norick 113.809, Schrader 113.827 (for 10th); L148: Busch -> Bigley Jr (6th); L149: (1-5 Unchanged), Busch, Bigley Jr, Crafton, Hendrick, Schrader L158: (1-3 Unchanged), Ruttman, Busch, Kvapil, Bigley Jr, Crafton, Hendrick, Schrader, Norick, Crawford, Setzer, Carey Jr -1, Inglebright -1, Gibbs -1, Wood -1, Ribbs -2, Hensley -2, Horn -2, Mueller -2, Gunselman -3, Price -3, Contreras -7, Powers -9, Riggs (OFF), Dotter (OFF), Jones (OUT), Tolsma (OFF), Rose -64, Bonifield (OUT), Christensen (OUT), Hamilton Jr (OUT), Harmon (OUT), Hooper (OUT) 8. Z posted: 05.01.2020 - 4:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) -CONCLUSION- L161: Setzer lapped; C6: Carey Jr stalled @ pit entrance, leaking fluid - Hensley had just come down pit road smoking when YF came out, behind wall; Pits: Sprague, Cook, Ruttman, #1 rights; Ruttman slow stop, Cooks pit location allowed Musgrave to beat him off pits, ended up sealing outcome of race L171: Musgrave 114.906, Sprague 114.562 C7: Wood spinner, Carey Jr in turn moved up from 1st groove & ensuing move uptrack took Wood out of groove - Wood almost saved it but overcorrected, still avoided wall; Wood lefts, blocked in by Crawford, who had his hood up L179: Musgrave, Sprague, Kvapil, Cook, Busch, Crafton, Schrader, Ruttman, Bigley Jr, Hendrick, Setzer -1, Gibbs -1, Norick -1, Wood -1, Inglebright -1, Mueller -2, Horn -2, Gunselman -3, Ribbs -3, Price -3, Crawford -4, Carey Jr -5, Contreras -7, Powers -12, Hensley (OFF), Riggs -×25, Dotter (OFF), Jones (OUT), Rose -68, Tolsma (OFF), Bonifield (OUT), Christensen (OUT), Hamilton Jr (OUT), Harmon (OUT), Hooper (OUT) Matt Crafton: L36/13th, L72/15th, L108/12th, L144/8th, L180/6th L182: Busch shows displeasure w/Gibbs (-1) racing him so hard, intentionally sideswipes as passing high; L184: (T10 Unchanged except Ruttman -> Schrader) L185/189 [Musgrave/Sprague] - 30.8/30.8 - 0.5, 30.9/30.8 - 0.5 30.9/30.9 - 0.5, 30.9/31.0 - 0.6 30.9/31.0 - 0.6 Sprague better T3/4, Musgrave better T1/2 [Musgrave CC: Fred Wanke] -Pit reporters said Musgrave was going to pit x2 laps before the last caution, spotter Eddy Travis told him stay out (Sounds like Musgrave had no plan of pitting then anyways, postrace he suggested CC Wanke was exaggerating things to sound more exciting, messing w/) Travis also spotted for Phil Parsons @ Talladega win Punch: "Eddy spotted for Ben-Hur & told him when to bring the lions in" Post-Race Interviews: Ted Musgrave, Jack Sprague, Travis Kvapil, Terry Cook "Flat-Track" Jack should've had this one, but his superb handling all day went away w/ the rights on that last caution - Sprague likely would've won just not having a caution come out Musgrave was a consistent T5 car, but Terry Cook was a race-long buffer b/w Musgrave & Sprague until last restart 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: