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Dennis Setzer could become a $5 million man at Atlanta.By the Numbers: Atlanta
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It's been a crazy season for Truck Series veteran Dennis Setzer.
Beginning the year with Spears Motorsports, he raced the first 17 races and took the No. 75 Chevrolet to Victory Lane at Mansfield. But he was replaced in the truck by Clay Rogers and Setzer found himself without a ride.
After filling in for Green Light Racing at New Hampshire, Setzer took the wheel of the No. 18 Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge and has three consecutive top-10s in three races run with a seventh at Las Vegas, a fifth at Talladega and a 10th last week at Martinsville.
As he goes for number four in the Easy Care 200 on Saturday at Atlanta (12:30 p.m. ET, SPEED), Setzer has the opportunity to join exclusive company. If he is able to earn $45,106, he will join Jack Sprague as the only competitors to earn $5 million in the Truck Series.
Sprague has earned $6,709,744 in 268 starts while Setzer will hit the $5 million mark in his 239th start.
Interesting Fact
3The Truck Series is in the middle of the "repeat" part of their schedule. Only three tracks get a visit from the Truck Series twice, and the three are run back-to-back. Martinsville last week, Atlanta this week and Texas next week are the only tracks to get more than one visit.
Fun Fact
100If everyone on the 36-truck entry list takes the green flag on Saturday at Atlanta, then AMS will have had 100 different Truck Series drivers make a start at the 1.54-mile speedway. Currently 96 different drivers have started a Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
All the Facts
0Number of victories for Ford at Atlanta, the only current manufacturer without a win at the track.
0.711Margin of victory, in seconds, of Mike Skinner's win in the spring race, the largest for a Truck Series event at Atlanta.
3In six Truck Series races at Atlanta, three of them have been won from starting positions outside the top 10. Bobby Hamilton won after starting 12th in 2004, Ron Hornaday started 18th in his 2005 win and last year Mike Bliss won after starting 16th.
3Number of Truck Series races that have gone longer than the scheduled distance in the six total races at Atlanta.
4Number of drivers who average a finish inside the top 10 at Atlanta entered in this week's race: Kyle Busch (1.0), Todd Bodine (8.4), Travis Kvapil (9.5) and Dennis Setzer (10.0).
5In 12 Truck Series seasons, the champion has had the most wins in just five of them. Currently Mike Skinner has five wins, Ron Hornaday and Travis Kvapil each have four and Johnny Benson has visited Victory Lane three times.
5.5Average number of cautions in six Truck Series races at Atlanta for an average of 26.8 laps.
7Only seven drivers are mathematically still alive for the Truck Series title. (Mike Skinner, Ron Hornaday, Travis Kvapil, Todd Bodine, Johnny Benson, Rick Crawford and Ted Musgrave)
8Atlanta is one of eight tracks currently on the schedule to not have a repeat winner. Four former winners will be in the field: Ron Hornaday, Kyle Busch, Todd Bodine and Mike Skinner.
9Number of cautions in this year's spring race at Atlanta, the most for a Truck Series event at the track.
9Nine drivers have raced in all six Truck Series races at Atlanta with only one finding Victory Lane -- Mike Skinner. Dennis Setzer, Ted Musgrave, Matt Crafton, Terry Cook, Jack Sprague, David Starr and Rick Crawford will all go for their first AMS win. Bill Lester is the only driver with six starts not entered in this race.
10Number of poles won by Bill Davis Racing this season (Mike Skinner -- 9, Ryan Mathews -- 1). The record for a team is 12 in one season held by Ultra Motorsports back in 2002.
11Points difference between leader Mike Skinner and Ron Hornaday, the closest points battle in Truck Series history with four races left in the season.
26Number of laps Todd Bodine had the fastest truck in this year's spring race, the most among all drivers.
91.2Percent of laps Dennis Setzer spent in the top 15 in the last five races at Atlanta, the most among drivers competing in all five events.
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Inside the Numbers
NCTS Winners at Atlanta
| Year | Driver | Make | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Bobby Hamilton | Dodge | 123.675 |
| 2005 | Ron Hornaday | Chevrolet | 142.424 |
| Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 132.999 | |
| 2006 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | 133.388 |
| Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | 123.200 | |
| 2007 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | 105.739 |
Craftsman Truck Series
Official Standings
| Pos. | +/- | Driver | Points | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | +1 | Mike Skinner | 3383 | Leader |
| 2. | -1 | Ron Hornaday | 3372 | -11 |
| 3. | -- | Travis Kvapil | 3097 | -286 |
| 4. | -- | Todd Bodine | 3048 | -335 |
| 5. | -- | Johnny Benson | 2969 | -414 |
| 6. | -- | Rick Crawford | 2949 | -434 |
| 7. | -- | Ted Musgrave | 2616 | -767 |
| 8. | +1 | Matt Crafton | 2520 | -863 |
| 9. | -1 | Erik Darnell | 2515 | -868 |
| 10. | -- | Jack Sprague | 2514 | -869 |
• Complete Standings click here
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