Race Facts: O'Reilly Auto Parts 200

2002 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACE FACTS & NOTES OF INTEREST

WHAT:

O'Reilly Auto Parts 200

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race No. 8 of 22

WHERE:

Memphis Motorsports Park, Millington, Tennessee

.750-Mile Banked Asphalt Oval

WHEN:

Saturday, June 22, 2002

1 p.m. ET

DISTANCE:

150 Miles / 200 Laps

POSTED AWARDS:

$494,893

FIELD:

36 trucks. Fastest 32 trucks through time trials with three provisional starting positions available to owners based on 2002 owner point standings and one provisional starting position available to a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion driver or champion owner. If unused, it will go to the next eligible owner.

SANCTION:

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR)

PROMOTER:

Memphis International Motorsports Corporation

TELEVISION:

ESPN (Live)

Airtime: June 22, 2002, 1 p.m. ET

Announcers: Jerry Punch and Phil Parsons

Pit Announcers: Ray Dunlap and Amy East

RADIO:

MRN (Live)

Air Time: 12:30 p.m. ET

Booth Announcers: Mike Bagley and Kurt Becker

Turn Announcer: Paul Bartholomew

Pit Announcers: Jason Toy and Preston Root

RECORDS:

QUALIFYING: Greg Biffle, Ford, 5/7/99, 120.139 mph, 22.484 seconds

RACE: Jack Sprague, Chevrolet, 5/13/00, 85.585 mph

THE RACE TRACK:

Memphis Motorsports Park is a .750-mile asphalt oval with 11-degree banking in Turns 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and four-degree banking on the frontstretch and backstretch, which are both 1,100 feet long.