|| *Comments on the 2001 New England 200:* View the most recent comment <#11> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Darrell posted: 05.31.2006 - 12:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) What I consider one of Jack Sprague's dumber moves, he dumped Nathan Hasleau after this race just when he was showing potential. A future start cut down before he had reached his prime. 2. Darrell posted: 10.22.2006 - 5:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I meant Jack Roush, sorry. Not sure how I came up with Sprague running Hendrick's biggest rival. 3. Dan posted: 03.22.2007 - 1:58 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I agree about Haseleu. He had 9 top 15's in 12 starts. I guess Jack had too high expectations after Busch won 3 of the last 4 races in 2000 in the same truck. 4. Steve posted: 01.04.2009 - 10:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Perhaps as dumb was his decision to dump Danny O'Quinn Jr in 2006 after he beat his teammate (RotY favorite) Todd Kluever. David Ragan even replaced Danny for 2 or 3 races and Danny still beat Todd AND John Andretti for the rookie title! 5. RaceFanX posted: 06.23.2010 - 11:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Busch North champion Dale Shaw makes his only Truck series start 6. anonymous posted: 08.21.2013 - 1:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nathan Haseleu's last race. 7. Foyt14 posted: 04.25.2019 - 7:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #63 was a Dodge 8. Z posted: 05.28.2020 - 10:07 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) More To Come... #75 Crew Chief: Mark Blessing -An In-Race Segment w/ Bigley, L143 Featured Bigley Directly Mentioning Mark & Punch/Parsons Also Mentioned Mark/Bigley; Interesting w/ Benefit Of Hindsight, Bigley Jr (A) Mentioned 1/3 Of Team Was New That Year, (B) Mentioned A x3 Year Contract & Focusing On Building Chemistry/Learning For Next Year, (C) Predicted By Punch As Winning Before Year Was Out (Though The Last Coulda Been Some Good Ol' Commentator Fluff)- To The Rear: Bobby Hamilton - Backup -Happy Hour L22, Hamilton Had A Brake Duct Rub A Hole RF & Smacked Wall RF w/ "Goober" (Primary Truck & '00 M'ville Winner); Ran "Old Hulk" (Backup Truck & Darlington Winner)- Jack Sprague & Gang Take A Trip Out To Loudon. In Terms Of Anyone From The Field Winning, They Would've Fared The Same Going To Similar Namesake London, As Sprague Had The Truck To Beat & Clean Air That Made Him Impossible To Pass. -15th Start, Matt Crafton- BF: Jack Sprague (Tied) Lance Norick (@LN/2LR@) -122nd Of x154 Starts- 2BF: Terry Cook (@LN) Tom Carey Jr (BF @LN/2&2LR@, BF '01) Coy Gibbs (@LN/2&2LR@) -26th Of x58 Starts- FR: Travis Kvapil (@LN/2BF@) Ted Musgrave (@LN) Morgan Shepherd (@LN/BF@, 2BF '01) -13th Of x57 Starts- Jon Wood (@LN/2WF@) -6th Of x119 Starts, 5th w/ Roush- Brian Rose (@LN/BF@) -5th Of x41 Starts- Jerry Hill (@LN/WF@, w/ Doc MacDonald) -4th Of x58 Starts- Mike Olsen (BF) Jonathon Price (@LN/WF@) 2R: Ken Schrader (@LN/BF@, 2LT10 '01) Stacy Compton ('01, w/ Harris) Bobby Dotter (@LN) -25th Of x73 Starts- Phil Bonifield (@LN, 2/2LR@) -29th Of x70 Starts- 2LR: Randy Tolsma ('01, LR/2WF @LN) -105th Of x107 Starts- LR: Joe Ruttman (@LN) Michael Dokken (@LN/2WF@, FR'01 w/ Ware) -55th Of x74 Starts- 2WF: Bobby Hamilton (@LN, WF '01) WF: Carlos Contreras (@LN-Tied, 2&2LR@) -38th Of x75 Starts- Scott Riggs (@LN, 2/LR@) Rick Crawford ('01-Tied, @LN) OR: Billy Bigley Jr (@LN) -14th Of x24 Starts- Willy T Ribbs (@LN) -13th Of x23 Starts- Tom Powers (@LN) Larry Gunselman (@LN) -15th Of x28 Starts- 9. Z posted: 05.28.2020 - 10:33 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pt. II ESPN Broadcast -Jerry Punch/Phil Parsons- (w/ Amy East & Ray Dunlap) Hamilton: "We're not gonna try to charge the front, we're just gonna bide our time, try to be there in the end & set ourselves in a good position" (w/out checking his official reason, Hamilton actually parked it at a point when he felt further running wouldn't mean anything, though Hamilton did stay out a good while doing makeshift R&D for BHR stabelmate Joe Ruttman) Haseleu: "Well I think we learnt a lotta little things w/ them guys (Busch/Biffle) running the Eldon Ford the last couple weeks, the Roush Racing guys been working hard, we got a great qualifying position, I really like these flat mile tracks & we're gonna try to keep this Eldon truck upfront all day long" (East) "Nathan Haseleu has a lot of newly-found confidence, & confidence wins races - today may just be Nathan's BIG Day" Mopar Starting Grid: Sprague 128.091, Hamilton 126.964, Ruttman 126.749, Riggs 126.387, Crawford 126.307, Haseleu 126.220, Norick 126.207, Carey Jr 126.077, Kvapil 126.052, Cook 126.036, Schrader 125.948, Musgrave 125.911, Hendrick 125.877, Wood 125.500, Setzer 125.397, Compton 125.137, Contreras 124.911, Ribbs 124.911, Tolsma 124.654, Gibbs 124.442, Bigley Jr 124.312, Shepherd 123.514, Shaw 123.242, Rose 123.222, Crafton 122.014, Olsen 121.928, Dotter 121.408, Hill 121.342, Dokken 120.452, Price 119.631, Powers 118.628, Gunselman (PROV), Bonifield 114.203 On-Board: Musgrave: "Come ride along w/ me & see if you like this [wink]" Schrader Riggs: "We're gonna have some fun in the #2 Team ASE Carquest Dodge" Ruttman "Only had a Happy Half-Hour" (Punch) Winston Cup practice ran morning of, question of how it'd affect handling Musgrave & crew planned on running KY Truck, not happy w/ Truck running @LN (Kentucky Truck also won @MIL) L7: Riggs/Sprague running tight L18: Musgrave -> Carey Jr (For 7th) L19: Sprague, Riggs, Ruttman, Schrader, Hendrick*, Kvapil, Musgrave, Carey Jr, Setzer, Haseleu, Crawford, Cook, Compton, Wood, Norick, Tolsma, Bigley Jr, Gibbs, Crafton, Shepherd, Contreras, Hamilton, Dotter, Ribbs, Dokken, Rose, Olsen, Hill -1, Powers -1, Price (OUT), Gunselman (OUT), Bonifield (OUT), Shaw (OUT) *Passed Kvapil L19, reported tight ~L22: Olsen -1 Bobby Hamilton: L4/24th, L8/23rd, L12/23rd, L16/23rd, L21/21st L24: Bigley Jr rights/fuel & chassis adjustment, reported vibration (1-10 Unchanged, w/ Setzer/Carey Jr flipped) -Bigley's son Dillon turned 7 the day this race was run. Bigley pointed out his son was born the 21st & Bigley started 21st, to which Bobby Dotter walking by said "And wouldn't it be something if you finished 21st?"- 10. Z posted: 05.28.2020 - 11:04 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pt. III -Kurt Busch in attendance- ESPN On The Move [L33]: 4 Schrader (10) +6, 5 Hendrick (12) +7 8 Setzer (14) +6, 16 Crafton (24) +8 19 Hamilton (33) +14 L35: Sprague, Riggs, Ruttman, Schrader, Hendrick Extra Credit ['01 Lap Point Bonuses]: Sprague 80 (3rd in points w/, 7th w/out) Musgrave 60, Riggs 50, Ruttman 35, Crawford 30, Kvapil 25, Hendrick 20, Setzer 20 L42: Sprague, Riggs -1.9, Ruttman -6.9, Hendrick -15.0, Kvapil -15.3, Musgrave -16.1, Schrader -16.4, Setzer -19.5, Compton -22.6, Carey Jr -22.9, Cook -24.0, Haseleu -25.6, Crawford -26.0, Tolsma -29.1, Crafton -29.5, Gibbs -1, Hamilton -1, Wood -1, Norick -1, Contreras -1, Shepherd -1, Ribbs -1, Rose -1, Dotter -1, Dokken -1, Olsen -1, Bigley Jr -2, Hill -2, Powers -3, Price (OUT), Gunselman (OUT), Bonifield (OUT), Shaw (OUT) -Ruttman/Hamilton Trucks identical paint schemes (Hamilton running Ruttman's Loudon backup, Ruttman running "Angel", Truck from Pikes Peak)- Ricky Hendrick: L9/9th, L18/5th, L27/5th, L36/5th, L46/4th C1: Riggs spun T2, running 2nd - had reported vibration, kissed wall w/ RR, possibly flat RR -45 MPH Pit Road Speed- FTB: Sprague, Ruttman, Hendrick, Kvapil, Musgrave, Schrader, Setzer, Compton, Cook Ruttman rights, AP/Trackbar adjustment, running loose; Sprague rights, x2 rounds RR; Musgrave "major chassis adjustment, major AP adjustment RR"; Hamilton rights, almost identical chassis adjustment as Ruttman - pitted by WC crew Riggs brought back down by NASCAR, held in pits as GF restarts; reported as not having RR Brakes, likely broken caliper L55: Sprague 121.598 L59: Kvapil -> Ruttman (for 2nd) -Tolsma Brand New Truck- Randy Tolsma: L11/16th, L22/16th, L33/15th, L44/14th, L59/8th Tolsma rights/trackbar asjustment, +4 on pit exit; w/ its white body & orange numbers, only a little love coulda made a fine Home Depot scheme... L63: Sprague, Kvapil -0.3, Ruttman -1.3, Hendrick -2.6, Musgrave -3.4, Schrader -3.8, Setzer -4.0, Tolsma -8.5, Haseleu -8.9, Cook -9.1, Crawford -9.7, Compton -10.2, Carey Jr -11.7, Crafton -11.9, Hamilton -1, Wood -1, Contreras -1, Ribbs -1, Gibbs -1, Shepherd -1, Norick -1, Dotter -1, Rose -1, Bigley Jr -2, Hill -2, Dokken -2, Powers -4, Riggs (OFF), Olsen -9, Price (OUT), Gunselman (OUT), Bonifield (OUT), Shaw (OUT) L72: (1-4 Unchanged, Setzer) L73: Ribbs, lap down, doesn't move as Tolsma, Cook, Compton (8th/10th) barrel down racing for position - Tolsma takes a lap to pass, then Ribbs comes down in turn on Compton; Haseleu/Crawford pass L74 no issue, Ribbs likely advised to change tactics L76: Compton -> Cook (for 9th), Tolsma enough of a gap after earlier to hold 8th; L77: Cook -> Compton (XL76) L78: Cook -> Tolsma (for 8th) L79: Sprague, Kvapil, Ruttman, Hendrick, Setzer; L85: Hamilton x4 tires/adjustment, Parsons speculates Hamilton may be testing for teammate Ruttman ATP knowing he's a lap down & couldn't catch Sprague L89: Sprague, Kvapil, Ruttman, Hendrick, Setzer, Schrader, Musgrave, Cook, Compton, Haseleu, Crawford, Tolsma, Crafton, Carey Jr, Wood -1, Contreras -1, Ribbs -1, Gibbs -1, Norick -1, Shepherd -2, Rose -2, Dotter -2, Bigley Jr -2, Hamilton -3, Hill -3, Dokken -4, Powers -6, Riggs -17, Olsen -36, Price (OUT), Gunselman (OUT), Bonifield (OUT), Shaw (OUT) 11. Z posted: 05.28.2020 - 11:40 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) -CONCLUSION- L91: Sprague -> Ribbs (-1) C2: #72 Hill dropping fluids; Crawford w/ hood up, cylinder - possibly in tandem w/ brake rotor; Sprague LRAP adjustment R2: Sprague/Kvapil, then others -Wood running tight, pitted 15th & out 14th (significant AP adjustment, up LF) L102: Gibbs running behind Schrader, running same Truck from Kentucky, also finished 5th @MEM/DOV Crawford: "3 out of 4 - Yeah, engine again. I don't mind talking to you Amy, but I hate talking halfway through the race... had a good Truck here, qualified T5... Yeah, I'm probably a bit upset" [Crawford's team running Roush engines, Crawford noted Biffle/Busch finished 1/2 in '00 & his team "can't even finish a race" - feel I should note despite how that comes off, Crawford's interview was actually vert calm & even-keel, more frustrated musings than vitrolic vim & vigor] C3: #51 T2 wall, lotta rear damage (spec LR), spun by Contreras, tapped LRQP Musgrave rights/fuel, pulling spring rubber; Haseleu rights/fuel (R/L/R sequence) L106: Gibbs rubber RF/Adjustments L107: Sprague, Kvapil, Ruttman, Hendrick, Setzer Tolsma also pitted, fuel/adjustment (NO tires); "Jack Sprague's no stranger to leading races" (Parsons) -Richard Petty In Attendance- Craftsman Pit Profile: Curtis Markham, Special Projects Manager @JGR - "I can tell (Gibbs) a lotta things not to do, from my driving experience" L128: Sprague, Kvapil, Hendrick, Ruttman, Setzer, Schrader, Cook, Compton, Crafton, Carey Jr, Musgrave, Tolsma, Haseleu, Wood -1, Contreras -1, Bigley Jr -2, Norick -2, Ribbs -2, Gibbs -2, Dotter -2, Shepherd -2, Hamilton -3, Rose -5, Powers -7, Dokken -13, Riggs -17, Crawford (OUT), Hill (OUT), Olsen -75, Price (OUT), Gunselman (OUT), Bonifield (OUT), Shaw (OUT) -Contreras slowed on Track, takes it down pit road; slowed like Truck running out of fuel (think tire went down, never explained)- L130: Schrader -> Ruttman (for 5th) Rick Ren [Kvapil CC] says fuel window ~L170, rights won't last 'til then; doesn't believe Sprague could pass if 2nd or vice versa - "We're not coming in until #24 comes in" L138: Sprague, Kvapil, Hendrick, Setzer, Schrader; L143: Sprague 124.866; L149: Kvapil unscheduled, rights/fuel - flat RF; #81 also pits L156: Sprague, Hendrick, Setzer, Schrader, Cook -Crafton running Sterling Marlin's Charlotte '00 Engine, Musgrave running Joey Arrington Engine- L160: Sprague rights/fuel, Cook fuel only; L161: Schrader fuel only; L164: Ruttman rights/fuel (~10 sec), Carey Jr rights/fuel - long stop -Hendrick good until L175, Musgrave plans gas 'n' go- L168: Crafton rights/fuel, RFAP adjustment (running loose, counter to prevalence today), pitted in 6th "Good pit stop by his crew" (Parsons) L169: Hendrick, Setzer, Compton, Musgrave, Sprague ~L170/173: Musgrave pits; L175: Hendrick fuel only (~5 sec); L177: Compton fuel only, had ran out & coasted from T3 (pitted by Melling WC crew) - Setzer fuel only [Gasman: Jeff Keller]; L178: Sprague 124.251; L179: Riggs fuel only L181: Wood fuel only (Parsons) "It'd be great to see Wood in that Truck rest of the year - we're gonna see a lotta good things out of that #50 Truck" L183: Tolsma fuel only, pitted 3rd & exits 10th, lap down; CAU: "The #2 Truck has erupted" (Punch), Riggs RF down - NASCAR likely thought smoke was blown engine [Pace Truck: Mike Dolan] x8 Trucks LL, Cook (6th) rights, Ruttman lefts; 6TG: Musgrave -> Schrader (for 5th), Cook/Ruttman also pass Schrader; 4TG: Bigley Jr/Haseleu contact, nothing; WF: Ruttman slow across S/F, Schrader passes Post-Race: Dennis Connor/Jack Sprague -Rick Hendrick In Attendance; Sprague nails donuts, running Truck referred to as "Bud Light"- Travis Kvapil, Dennis Setzer Ricky Hendrick Joe Ruttman - oil pump was blowing last lap, thus the coasting Scotg Riggs - RR brake caliper bracket broke earlier, hence issues Terry Cook - Ernie Elliott engine; said track slick all day, probably worst it's been when Cook's ran @LN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. 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