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Terry Cook is one of five Milwaukee winners entered in Friday's race.By the Numbers: The Mile
Cook's milestone headlines trip to historical Milwaukee
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It was July 6, 1996, and Terry Cook was starting 24th in a 34-truck grid. There were names like Robbie Reiser, Bob Keselowski, Bill Venturini and Jerry Glanville -- all of whom may be better known today through other careers or the successes of their children. Not Cook.
That day was Cook's first career start in the infant Truck Series. It was the second season for the trucks, and Cook's initiation into the series was the 10th race that year: the Sears Auto Center 200.
Cook finished 12th, one lap down in the No. 88 Chevrolet owned by Duke Thorson.
The track: The Milwaukee Mile.
Thirteen years later, Cook is back at Milwaukee's famous track for another milestone in his career. When he cranks the motor in James Harris' No. 25 Toyota for Friday's Copart 200 (8:30 p.m. ET, SPEED), it will be start No. 300 for the series veteran. He ranks second on the all-time list behind Rick Crawford's 306 starts.
"This is a huge milestone for me in my career. I've had some really great times in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and it has always been my favorite racing in NASCAR. But this is also my passion, my dream and my goal to be a race car driver since I was young. Three hundred starts has been a wonderful ride; I can't wait to see how it continues."
-- Terry Cook, No. 25 Toyota
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1Victory for Terry Cook at Milwaukee. Cook won the GNC Live Well 200 on June 29, 2002, by leading 131 laps and beating Jason Leffler by 0.696 seconds. Cook started from the pole.
2Races at Milwaukee (13 career starts) in which Terry Cook led laps. He led 131 in his 2002 victory and 41 the following year (2003) when he started from the pole and finished seventh.
7Top-10 finishes for Terry Cook at Milwaukee, all of which have come in the last eight races held at the track.
13.0Average finish for Terry Cook at Milwaukee, slightly better than his 13.3 average starting position. He has led 172 laps at the track.
281Consecutive starts for Terry Cook from Jan. 18, 1998, until now.
COPART 200
0Drivers who have started all 14 Milwaukee races. Terry Cook has made 13 of the races, while Rick Crawford and Dennis Setzer have 12 starts each.
2.64Average starting position for Milwaukee winners. The worst starting position for a winner was eighth in 1996 when Jack Sprague won. Eight winners have started from the front row.
3Consecutive victories for Johnny Benson at Milwaukee. Benson won the first two races from the fourth starting position, and he won last year's race from the pole. Benson is not entered this week and was injured last week in a supermodified crash in Marne, Mich.
5Drivers with an average running position of 10th or better during the last four races at Milwaukee: Ron Hornaday (5.458), Todd Bodine (8.961), Aric Almirola (9.015), Rick Crawford (9.285) and Mike Skinner (9.599).
6Consecutive top-10 finishes for Rick Crawford at Milwaukee. His best finish during that stretch was third (2003). He finished ninth twice (2004 and 2006). During that time, he led 56 laps (23 in 2003; 33 in 2008).
6Milwaukee races that have been won from the pole position: Mike Skinner (1995), Greg Biffle (1999), Kurt Busch (2000), Terry Cook (2002), Ted Musgrave (2004) and Johnny Benson (2008).
7Worst finish for Ron Hornaday in his nine starts at Milwaukee. He finished seventh twice: 1999 and 2008. He won the 1997 race. It equals an average finish of 3.8, best in the series. He has led 199 laps.
100Laps led by Rick Crawford, the most by a driver without a victory at Milwaukee. Mike Skinner has led the most laps (251) among drivers entered in Friday's race.
661Points scored by Ron Hornaday in the last four Milwaukee races, although he has not won any of them. It is more than any other driver. He finished fourth, third, second and seventh.
775Laps of the 800 run in the last four Milwaukee races in which Ron Hornaday ran inside the top 15.
The Milwaukee Mile
Average finish
| Driver | Starts | Wins | Top-5 | Top-10 | Avg. Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Hornaday | 9 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3.8 |
| Timothy Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Mike Bliss | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8.4 |
| Dennis Setzer | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10.6 |
| Mike Skinner | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11.1 |
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| Pos. | +/- | Driver | Points | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | -- | Matt Crafton | 1362 | Leader |
| 2. | -- | Ron Hornaday | 1323 | -39 |
| 3. | -- | Mike Skinner | 1318 | -44 |
| 4. | -- | Todd Bodine | 1265 | -97 |
| 5. | +7 | Kyle Busch | 1180 | -182 |
| 6. | -- | David Starr | 1179 | -183 |
| 7. | +2 | Terry Cook | 1157 | -205 |
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| 9. | +1 | Rick Crawford | 1140 | -222 |
| 10. | -2 | Chad McCumbee | 1131 | -231 |
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