Race Facts: Chevy Silverado 150

WHAT:

Chevy Silverado 150

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race No. 21 of 22

WHERE:

Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona

1-Mile Banked Asphalt Oval Speedway

WHEN:

Friday, Nov. 8, 2002

3 p.m. ET

DISTANCE:

150 Miles / 150 Laps

POSTED AWARDS:

$445,393

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:

Phoenix Speedway Corporation

TELEVISION:

ESPN2 (Live)

Airtime: 3 p.m. ET

Announcers: Jerry Punch and Phil Parsons

Pit Announcers: Ray Dunlap and Amy East

RADIO:

MRN Radio (Live)

Airtime: 2:30 p.m. ET

Booth Announcers: Barney Hall and Joe Moore

Turn Announcers: Mike Bagley and Dan Hubbard

Pit Announcers: Jim Phillips, Winston Kelley and Adam Alexander

RECORDS:

QUALIFYING: Joe Ruttman, Dodge, 3/17/00, 129.204 mph, 27.863 seconds

RACE: Jack Sprague, Chevrolet, 4/20/97, 103.053 mph

THE RACE TRACK:

Phoenix International Raceway is a 1-mile oval track with 11-degree banking in Turns 1 and 2 and 9-degree banking in Turns 3 and 4. The 1,179-foot frontstretch and 1,551-foot backstretch -- which has a "dogleg" in the middle -- have no banking.