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Mike Skinner looks to win his fourth consecutive race Saturday in Kansas.By the Numbers: Kansas
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After a month-long break, the Craftsman Truck Series returns to action Saturday night in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway (5:30 p.m. ET, SPEED).
Through four races, it's been all Toyota as the manufacturer has visited Victory Lane each time. More specifically it's been the season of Mike Skinner.
Skinner has won three consecutive races: California, Atlanta and Martinsville and had a fourth-place finish in the season-opener at Daytona. He's the only driver to finish all four races in the top five and has a 94 point lead in front of Todd Bodine. Never has a driver in Craftsman Truck Series history been able to win four in a row and Skinner will look to change that on Saturday.
As the series returns, so does one of its original drivers. Joe Ruttman, the series' oldest race winner when he took the checkered flag at Pikes Peak at 56 years of age in 2001, will get behind the wheel of a truck for the first time since September 2002 where he finished 11th at Texas.
Interesting Fact
52Kansas will mark the 52nd start in the Craftsman Truck Series for Kelly Sutton, the most starts in the series by a female driver.
Fun Fact
29It's been 29 days since the Craftsman Truck Series has been on the track. Interstate 29 begins in North Dakota, on the border of the U.S. and Canada and runs south until you reach Kansas City, Kansas. I-29 ends just miles from Kansas Speedway.
All the Facts
0In six races at Kansas Speedway, there has not been a repeat winner at the track.
1Mike Bliss is the only driver to win at Kansas and go on to win the Truck Series championship (2002).
3Drivers who have spent at least 90 percent of laps run this season in the top 15: Mike Skinner, 99.3; Ron Hornaday, 93.8 and Rick Crawford, 91.1.
3.232Average running position of points leader Mike Skinner through four races this season.
4Number of drivers who have won three consecutive races in the Truck Series: Mike Skinner, 1996, 2007; Ron Hornaday, 1997; Greg Biffle, 2000 and Todd Bodine, 2005. No driver has won four consecutive races; Mike Skinner looks to do that this week at Kansas.
4.0Average finish of Todd Bodine in the last two races at Kansas, the best among active drivers.
15Number of drivers have led at least one lap so far this season. Mike Skinner has led the most with 365 laps led, 62.6 percent.
16Number of lead changes in last year's race, the most for a Truck Series race at Kansas.
28.24Percent of passes on the frontstretch in the last two races at Kansas, the most on any part of the track. Turn 3 had the fewest passes at 5.54 percent.
34.3Percent of laps Mike Skinner has had the fastest truck on the track. The next closest among full-time drivers is Todd Bodine at 10.4 percent.
35Number of drivers who finished last year's O'Reilly 250, the most trucks to finish a race at the track.
62Age of Joe Ruttman, who will drive the No. 18 Dodge for Bobby Hamilton Racing. Ruttman becomes the second-oldest driver to race in the Truck Series. Morgan Shepherd, who is 65, raced at Fontana and Atlanta this year.
134.4Driver Rating for Mike Skinner after four races this season. The maximum driver rating is 150.
254Number of passes Matt Crafton has made on the season, the most among all drivers.
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Inside the Numbers
NCTS results at Kansas
| Year | Winner | Make | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ricky Hendrick | Chevrolet | 125.094 |
| 2002 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | 121.487 |
| 2003 | Jon Wood | Ford | 114.253 |
| 2004 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 105.994 |
| 2005 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | 117.346 |
| 2006 | Terry Cook | Ford | 111.581 |
Craftsman Truck Series
Official Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Points | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mike Skinner | 745 | Leader |
| 2. | Todd Bodine | 651 | -94 |
| 3. | Rick Crawford | 602 | -143 |
| 4. | Ron Hornaday | 601 | -144 |
| 5. | Ted Musgrave | 600 | -145 |
| 6. | Jack Sprague | 564 | -181 |
| 7. | Matt Crafton | 549 | -196 |
| 8. | Johnny Benson | 543 | -202 |
| 9. | Travis Kvapil | 529 | -216 |
| 10. | Aaron Fike | 497 | -248 |
• Complete Standings click here
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