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Jack Sprague doesn't know what its like to finish below second at Mansfield.By the Numbers: Mansfield
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NASCAR makes one stop in the state of Ohio and it's not with Cup or Busch cars, it's with the trucks of the Craftsman Truck Series.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ohio 250 will run at the .5-mile Mansfield Motorsports Park on Saturday (1 p.m. ET, FOX) and one driver has completely owned the previous three races at the track -- Jack Sprague.
The three-time Truck Series champion is the only driver to post top-fives in all three races at the short track with his win in 2004 and two second-place finishes in '05 and '06.
With an average finish of 1.7, it's no wonder Sprague is looking forward to racing in the home state of his owners, Jeff and David Wyler.
"Mansfield is just a little half-mile bull ring," Sprague said. "You drive the higher side of the race track versus the lower side because it has progressive banking. It's just a rooting and gouging type of track. It's a lot of fun."
Interesting Fact
154This week will mark Matt Crafton's 154th Truck Series start and he has yet to visit Victory Lane. If Crafton doesn't win this week, he will tie Lance Norick for the record of most Truck Series races without a victory.
Fun Fact
0.5Length, in miles, of the track at Mansfield Motorsports Park, the smallest track on the Truck Series schedule. To put it in perspective, after five laps at Mansfield, drivers still have not completed a distance equal to one lap at Talladega, the largest track on the schedule.
All the Facts
0.961Margin of victory, in seconds, of Ron Hornaday's win last year -- the largest margin of victory for a Truck Series race at the track.
1Despite three races at Mansfield, there has only been one pole winner, Ron Hornaday in 2005. The '04 and '06 qualifying runs were rained out and the lineup was set by the points standings. Ironically, there has been one race winner who started from the pole but it wasn't Hornaday, it was Jack Sprague in 2004 when he won while leading in points.
3All three winners at Mansfield are former Truck Series champions (Jack Sprague, Bobby Hamilton and Ron Hornaday). Interestingly, no driver has won at Mansfield and the Truck Series championship in the same year.
3Number of leaders in last year's race at Mansfield, the fewest in a Truck Series event at the track (Ron Hornaday, Todd Bodine and Ted Musgrave).
3Number of drivers who have finished all six races this season in the top 10: Mike Skinner, Todd Bodine and Rick Crawford.
4Number of drivers who have competed in every race at Mansfield and have an average finish of 10.0 or better: Jack Sprague (1.7), Dennis Setzer (5.3), David Starr (7.0) and Rick Crawford (8.3).
18Number of cautions in last year's race at Mansfield, a track and Truck Series record.
36.64Percent of passes in Turns 1 and 2 in the last two races at Mansfield, the most on any part of the track. The backstretch saw the least amount of passes at 10.99 percent.
39Number of green flag passes Brendan Gaughan has made in the past two races at Mansfield, the most among active drivers.
49.6Percent of laps Ron Hornaday led the race in the last two years at Mansfield -- or 250 laps out of 504 total laps.
94Number of cautions laps in the 2004 Mansfield race, a track and Truck Series record.
432Number of laps David Starr has been in the top 15 in the last two races at Mansfield, second among active drivers.
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Inside the Numbers
NCTS results at Mansfield
| Year | Winner | Make | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Jack Sprague | Chevrolet | 54.706 |
| 2005 | Bobby Hamilton | Dodge | 65.907 |
| 2006 | Ron Hornaday | Chevrolet | 62.999 |
Craftsman Truck Series
Official Standings
| Pos. | +/- | Driver | Points | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | -- | Mike Skinner | 1052 | -- |
| 2. | -- | Todd Bodine | 967 | -85 |
| 3. | +1 | Ron Hornaday | 946 | -106 |
| 4. | -1 | Rick Crawford | 911 | -141 |
| 5. | +1 | Ted Musgrave | 882 | -170 |
| 6. | +1 | Matt Crafton | 829 | -223 |
| 7. | -2 | Jack Sprague | 795 | -257 |
| 8. | +1 | Travis Kvapil | 782 | -270 |
| 9. | +2 | Aaron Fike | 765 | -287 |
| 10. | -2 | Johnny Benson | 735 | -317 |
• Complete Standings: click here
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