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TOYOTA NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) Post-Race Notes & Quotes Gateway International Raceway - September 6, 2008

Tundra drivers Johnny Benson (third) and Todd Bodine (fourth) scored top-five finishes Saturday afternoon in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) race at Gateway International Raceway. Mike Skinner (seventh) and Ted Musgrave (10th) also posted top-10 results for Toyota. Toyota drivers Shane Sieg (13th), Terry Cook (17th), Chrissy Wallace (19th), Michael Annett (24th), Marc Mitchell (26th), Justin Marks (27th) and David Starr (28th) were also in the field. With the finish, Benson maintained his lead in the unofficial NCTS point standings, now 94 points ahead of Ron Hornaday after 17 of 25 races.

JOHNNY BENSON, No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota Tundra, Bill Davis Racing Finished: 3rd Can you talk about how your pit strategy played out to give you a top-three finish? "It didn't play out that good. We ended up all right, but you could see out there that we were getting passed, and that's going to make it tough for the rest of the season. Trip Bruce (crew chief) and the guys did a great job. This thing was as good as anybody through the corners. We're pretty happy with what we have to work with, and we'll just deal with it."

Where do you think the other trucks had the advantage over yours? "They kicked our (butts) down the straightaway. There isn't any doubt about it. Before, we were always equal to them, and now, we're nowhere near equal to them. We have to deal with it. Not sure why we fall within different rules as everybody else, but we'll do the best we can. That's all we can do."

Do you think you had a truck capable of winning the race? "The last 30 laps of the race, we posted some of the best laps. I think we had a third-place truck. Unfortunately, with the new rules, we have to do things that no one else can do. That's what we'll have to do for the rest of the season, and that's a shame."

What was the thinking behind the two-tire stop at the end? "It's the only way we could get in the top-10, with the new rules package. It was a tough program today. Our Tundra was decent -- we could roll through the corner good, we just got hurt on the straightaway. Pit strategy is what got us up there. We got passed by about six trucks today, and that's how our day went."

TODD BODINE, No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota Tundra, Germain Racing Finished: 4th Did you feel at a disadvantage today with the new engine rules? "This new engine deal is ridiculous. If you don't beat them back to the throttle, you can't run with them on the straightaway. There were several times where I beat people off the corner, and they would draft up and almost pull out and pass me on the front straightaway. If I was behind them, I could barely run with them drafting. It's just totally ridiculous."

DAVID STARR, No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing Finished: 28th What happened to take you out of the race? "This Toyota Tundra was pretty awesome today. I got underneath Rick Crawford into turn one, and coming off two, it seemed like he came off the wall and came down on me. Instead of running into him, I tried to stay off him and we got the worst end of it. I'm just disappointed for my team. We were having a great run and were going to have a great finish. Instead of taking someone else out, I took myself out."

MIKE SKINNER, No. 5 Toyota Tundra, Bill Davis Racing Finished: 7th

TED MUSGRAVE, No. 59 Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota Tundra, HT Motorsports Finished: 10th

SHANE SIEG, No. 51 Miccosukee Resorts Toyota Tundra, Billy Ballew Motorsports Finished: 13th

TERRY COOK, No. 60 Wyler.com Toyota Tundra, Wyler Racing Finished: 17th

CHRISSY WALLACE, No. 03 Germain Toyota Tundra, Germain Racing Finished: 19th

MICHAEL ANNETT, No. 22 Pilot Travel Centers Toyota Tundra, Bill Davis Racing Finished: 24th

MARC MITCHELL, No. 15 Hyprene-Ergon Toyota Tundra, Billy Ballew Motorsports Finished: 26th

JUSTIN MARKS, No. 9 Construct Corps Toyota Tundra, Germain Racing Finished: 27th

 

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