Kvapil dominant again; Toyota closes gap

For the second consecutive day, Travis Kvapil led Craftsman Truck Series testing at Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder. And for the second consecutive day, incidents briefly halted testing.

An hour into the morning session, Tyler Walker cut a left-rear tire and spun his No. 36 Toyota to a halt. His damage was minor, although it ruined what was the seventh-quickest speed of the day when the spin occurred.

"It was a bad deal but the truck is not in too bad of shape, so we will be able to get back out for drafting this afternoon," Walker said. "We will go have some fun. We didn't really hit much, but we scraped a little bit, and that tow truck gave us a little bit of damage on the way in."

More drama was found in the afternoon as a two-truck spin briefly postponed the action.

Bill Lester's No. 15 Chevrolet spun in Turn 3, and rookie Willie Allen spun through the infield to miss him. Neither truck sustained major damage.

"The thing just stepped out from underneath me without any warning," Lester said. "I feel these things get loose and I correct them and I know when it is time to come in and change things, but there was no warning. It just snapped sideways."

Kvapil though continues to set the bar. Roush Racing's new Truck Series driver continued his good performances in the morning by clocking the two fastest laps at 179.354 mph and 179.186. He followed that up in the afternoon with a top speed of 184.756.

Roush drivers took the top four spots in the morning, with A.J. Allmendinger's Toyota in fifth (177.144). Ron Hornaday Jr. had the top Chevrolet in ninth (175.891), while Chase Miller was the top Dodge driver (175.421).

Three time Truck Series champion Jack Sprague led Toyotas to the 2-4 positions in the afternoon. Sprague posted a speed of 184.336 just ahead of Johnny Benson and Terry Cook.

The No. 2 of Cale Gale improved to ninth (183.655) in the afternoon to pace the Chevys. Ken Schrader in the Bobby Hamilton Racing No. 18 was the top Dodge at 15th (183.005).