Race Facts: Silverado 350

WHAT:

Silverado 350

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race No. 17 of 22

WHERE:

Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas

1.5-Mile High-Banked Asphalt Oval

WHEN:

Friday, Sept. 13, 2002

9 p.m. ET

DISTANCE:

219 Miles / 146 Laps

POSTED AWARDS:

$510,992

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:

Texas Motor Speedway, Inc.

TELEVISION:

ESPN (Tape Delayed)

Airtime: 11:30 p.m. ET

Announcers: Jerry Punch and Phil Parsons

Pit Announcers: Ray Dunlap and Amy East

RADIO:

MRN Radio (Live)

Airtime: 8:30 p.m. ET

Booth Announcers: Dan Hubbard and Jason Toy

Turn Announcers: Paul Bartholomew and Kyle Rickey

Pit Announcers: Preston Root and Tony Rizzuti

RECORDS:

QUALIFYING: Scott Riggs, Dodge, 10/4/01, 181.953 mph, 29.678 seconds

RACE: Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 10/5/01, 112.020 mph

THE RACE TRACK:

Texas Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile high-banked paved asphalt oval. The track has 24-degree banking in all four turns and 5-degree banking on the straights. The length of the frontstretch is 2,250 feet and the length of the backstretch is 1,330 feet.