JACK SPRAGUE - #16 IWX RACING CHEVY TRUCKS SILVERADO

EVENT: Kroger 250 – 250 laps, 100 miles – Martinsville Speedway
DATE: March 13, 2004
TIME: SPEED Channel TV Live coverage: 1:00 PM ET

• Only three-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion – 1997, 1999, 2001
• Leading NCTS money winner exceeding $4 million in winnings
• Only driver to start all 170 events as NCTS full-time competitor 1995-2001
• Holds series records for total top-five and top-ten finishes
• IWX Racing defending NCTS Championship team
• IWX Racing winner of two consecutive NCTS championships – 2002 and 2003

SPRAGUE NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES STATISTICS
STARTS POLES WINS TOP-FIVE TOP-TEN
174 20 23 100 135

SPRAGUE PREVIOUS MARTINSVILLE STATS
DATE ST/FIN LAPS STATUS
9/25/95 6/20 147/150 Running
9/21/96 10/3 255/255 Running
9/27/97 8/10 256/256 Running
9/26/98 11/10 250/250 Running
4/17/99 10/3 250/250 Running
4/10/00 4/3 250/250 Running
4/7/01 8/20 103/250 Engine Failure

SPRAGUE 2004 NCTS STATS
DATE RACE ST/FIN LAPS STATUS MONEY POINTS POS
2/13/04 Daytona 19/25 73/100 Running/Accident $15,765 25
3/13/04 Atlanta 19/24 129/133 Running/Mechanical $9,690 25

Jack Sprague quotes:
On Martinsville: “I am looking forward to the Martinsville race. We tested the #16 Chevy Trucks Silverado at Greenville and left very happy with the results. I feel like our short track program is right where it needs to be for this weekend.

I have several third place finishes at Martinsville. There is no doubt it is a driver's track but the key is to stay out of trouble. To do that, you have to qualify well so at the start of the race, you can run toward the front, get your truck sorted out and let everyone get settled down. Keeping a cool head is what you have to do to get to victory lane.

We haven't had the results we had hoped for so far this season but there are 23 races left in the run for the championship. We are well prepared for Martinsville. The guys are pumped up. They have been working on their pit stops. It is a team effort and we are all working toward the same goal. I think we have everything in place to get a win this weekend, we just need luck to ride with us as well. No matter what type of track it is, you have to have luck, some of it you make for yourself, other you have to put yourself in the right place at the right time to take advantage of a situation. Martinsville is definitely a place you have to be well prepared and get some luck to fall your way. This Chevy Trucks team has done our homework, it is up to us to make our own luck this weekend."

THE TEAM
Dave Fuge, Team Manager Travis Block, Rear Tire Changer
Chris Showalter, Crew Chief Jeffrey Reeves, Tire Carrier
George Stone, Front Tire Changer Billy Fredell, Tire Carrier
Randy Dean, Gasman Jason Pasch, Catch Can