Race Facts: O'Reilly Auto Parts 250

2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Facts

WHAT:

O'Reilly Auto Parts 250

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race No. 10 of 22

WHERE:

Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas

1.5-Mile Banked Asphalt Oval

WHEN:

Saturday, July 6, 2002, 1 p.m. ET

DISTANCE:

250.5 Miles / 167 Laps

POSTED AWARDS:

$544,393

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:

Kansas Speedway Corporation

TELEVISION:

ESPN (Live)

Airtime: 1 p.m. ET

Announcers: Jerry Punch and Phil Parsons

Pit Announcers: Ray Dunlap and Amy East

RADIO:

MRN Radio (Live)

Airtime: 12:30 p.m. ET

Booth Announcers: Kurt Becker and Jason Toy

Turn Announcers: Steve Parker and Buddy Long

Pit Announcers: Preston Root, Tony Rizzuti and Mark Merrell

RECORDS:

QUALIFYING: Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 7/6/01, 162.411 mph, 33.249 seconds

RACE: Ricky Hendrick, Chevrolet, 7/7/01, 125.094 mph

THE RACE TRACK:

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile asphalt oval with 15-degree banking in Turns 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, 10.4-degree banking in the frontstretch tri-oval and five degrees on the 2,207-foot backstretch. The frontstretch is 2,721 feet long.