06-03-2004 | TruckSeries.com Report

Bobby Hamilton qualified his Square D Dodge in the seventh starting position for tomorrow’s MBNA America 200. Hamilton’s lap time of 23.690 seconds was one of eight times that broke the previous track record at Dover International Speedway.

“We’ll take that and run with it,” Hamilton said. “The guys put a good truck together for me this race despite the fact they were under extra stress this week moving into the new race shop. I can count on them for results and that has helped us a lot this season.

“You never know what to expect coming into Dover,” Hamilton said. “I mean this race track can change at the drop of a hat, so you have to be on your toes the whole time. I’ve got a ton of experience here in a Winston Cup and Busch car, so we see the race ending tomorrow with a good finish. It’s time to start racking up those points.”

Hamilton led 14 laps last year in Dover before finishing second on the Monster Mile.

Carl Edwards won the Pole starting position with a time 23.546 seconds. Jack Sprague, Steve Park, Rick Crawford and Dave Blaney follow in the top five.

The MBNA America 200 airs live on Speed Channel, Fri. June 4th at 4:00 pm EDT