Toyota teams look to end winless streak at Dover (cont'd)

"We ran into some bad luck last year with our tire going flat and sometimes those are things you just can not prevent," Skinner said. "We have had some bad luck at Dover, but so far all the tracks we normally run badly at we have ran pretty decent at so far this year, so hopefully we can keep this trend going."

Skinner's not just running good at tracks he's struggled with recently -- he's running good everywhere. Skinner is the only driver to finish all seven races this season in the top 10 -- six of which were top-five finishes with three wins. Skinner would like to add Dover to his list of accomplishments.

"I am looking forward to racing at Dover," he said. "It is a very challenging track and your luck can go either way there. We have focused all year on top-10s, so we will just keep on trucking with that same goal."

With 28 wins in his career, second on the all-time list, there aren't too many tracks Sprague hasn't made a trip to Victory Lane. Dover happens to be one of them.

"I'd love to win at Dover, but we also need to run strong, avoid any problems, and have a good points day," Sprague said. "That's the things that wins championships."

After winning the season opener at Daytona, Sprague has had an up-and-down season. Following a third at California, he finished 23rd at Atlanta and 16th at Martinsville. He did post a solid third at Kansas, but couldn't build on it after crashing out at Lowe's 36 laps in and finishing 34th.

Last week at Mansfield, Sprague found himself back up top with a second, but the driver of the No. 60 Toyota is sixth in points, 262 points behind leader Skinner and Sprague is focused on closing that gap.

"You don't have to win these races," Sprague said. "Don't get me wrong, we all want to win. But you have to eliminate the bad days as much as possible. We're hoping for a good day in Dover."

It's a personal challenge, however, that might push Sprague over the top. The veteran has a friendly rivalry building with Hornaday, the all-time wins leader in the Truck Series, and he is looking to match Hornaday's recent win at Lowe's.

"For years, I've had a little personal competition with Hornaday," Sprague said. "We're good friends, and we always try to outdo the other. I have three championships, he has two. I have 28 all-time wins, and he has 30. I want to get my No. 60 Toyota into Victory Lane a few more times to even up the score."

And so would Toyota, who would love to get its first Truck win at Dover. The manufacturer came up short at Lowe's and Mansfield -- now the Monster Mile is up. And if the manufacturer comes up short again, there's always Kentucky Speedway, O'Reilly Raceway Park and Talladega Superspeedway -- the other three tracks Toyota has yet to win.