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J.R. Fitzpatrick – No. 71 Mammoet Chevrolet

CanadianRacingOnline · 2008-11-06T14:37:03Z

J.R. Fitzpatrick – No. 71 Mammoet ChevroletPre-Race Notes And QuotesPhoenix International RacewayLucas Oil 150Friday, November 7th, 2008 Phoenix International Raceway Race 24 of 25 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Racetrack: Phoenix International RacewayRace: Lucas Oil 150Location: Avondale, AZTrack Length: 1-mile Paved OvalRace Distance: 150 Laps / 150 MilesBroadcast Coverage: SPEEDRadio Coverage: MRNDate: October 31st, 2008Time: 8 p.m. ET J.R. Fitzpatrick Makes Second Start at Phoenix: J.R. Fitzpatrick will make his second career start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on Friday night at Phoenix International Raceway. Fitzpatrick’s first career start came in the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 18th where the young gun qualified 19th and finished 21st in his debut driving for DGM Racing in conjunction with TRG Motorsports. “Well all I can say is I'm excited, and I think I am going to be more comfortable on the bigger track then I was at Martinsville,” he explained. “I am going to go into the race with the same approach as I did my first race at Martinsville. My goal was to stay out of trouble, stay out of the championship race, and get some laps and earn my license needed to move forward in NASCAR.” TRG’s Truck Choice for Phoenix: J.R. Fitzpatrick’s Crew Chief, Jon Wolfe, is taking chassis number 74 to Phoenix International Raceway for the Lucas Oil 150 on Friday night. This truck has made three starts this year and is the same truck that Donny Lia won with at Mansfield Motorsports Park in May. It was also raced by Lia at Martinsville Speedway in the Spring and Memphis Motorsports Park where it finished 9th and 26th respectively. J.R. Fitzpatrick to Run Season Finale with TRG: J.R. Fitzpatrick will join TRG Motorsports for the second week in a row as the series descends on Homestead-Miami Speedway for the season finale next Friday night. Fitzpatrick will pilot the No. 71 Mammoet Chevrolet as a teammate to T.J. Bell. Fitzpatrick is attempting to gain the proper approvals from NASCAR to compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series full-time with TRG in 2009. J.R. Fitzpatrick’s Mammoet Hero Cards are In!: J.R. Fitzpatrick’s new hero cards are in! To request an autographed hero card, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope with adequate postage to: Autograph Card Request, TRG Motorsports, 292 Rolling Hill Road, Mooresville, NC 28117. Please allow two to three weeks for processing. J.R. Fitzpatrick’s At-Track Crew: Name: Track Duties: Chris Galardi Catch Can Man Chuck White Jackman Jon Wolfe Crew Chief Brian Hambly Engine Tuner Josh Sell Engineer Darren Jolly Front Tire Carrier Kyle Petty Front Tire Changer Doyle Myrick Gasman Erik Wilson Pit Support Tommy Machek Pit Support John Galati Pit Support David Smith-Tilley Rear Tire Carrier John Armstrong Rear Tire Changer Jackie Zschoche Scorer Jeremy Brickhouse Spotter Jeff Wilson Tire Specialist Joel Martino Truck Chief About Mammoet: Mammoet specializes in heavy lifting and transport solutions on and offshore. Mammoet offers turn-key lifting and transport operations, factory-to-foundation heavy lifting and multimodal transport projects, maintenance lifting services and plant stops, day-to-day rental of mobile cranes, salvage and wreck removal of ships and offshore installations, and deals in new and used equipment worldwide. Mammoet is a leading worldwide player in its industry. Knowledge, experience and state-of-the-art equipment in combination with high quality and safety standards have made Mammoet a market leader that sets trends and records around the world. For more information, please visit mammoet.com. About TRG: TRG was founded in 1993 and has been competing at the top level of sports car racing every since. TRG Motorsports (the NASCAR division) was founded in the spring of 2007 and is comprised of a group of friends, partners and racers. TRG has the most wins of any team in the Grand-Am Rolex Series, including the 2005 and 2006 Rolex Series GT Championship trophy to go along with wins in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the 24 Hours or Le Mans. TRG is also a manufacturer and distributor of high-performance racing parts. The group specializes in engine and chassis...

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Thayne

Nov 07, 2008 6:16 pm

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That's how a rookie gets around phoenix babay!

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Awesome. I was talking to JR earlier today. He said the track was pretty tough to figure out. Said he was pretty frustrated by only being 25th fastest in practice, but got some encouraging advice from Harvick.

Hope the race goes well for him. Nobody forget that this is just his second race in the CTS, and a top 25 would still be great for him - at this point.

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well congratulations to him... it's hard to think i raced against in 2001 in the cascar juniors... hope he does well

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yea Corey he even said that in his interview...it's a whole new ballgame when 36 trucks get out there....

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STARTING LINEUP: Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix

Race 24 - Phoenix Int'l Raceway - November 7, 2008 Printer Version Discuss

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Pos Trk Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. VFW Chevrolet 27.319 131.776
2 51 Kyle Busch Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink 27.419 131.296
Row 2: 3 99 Erik Darnell Northern Tool + Equipment Ford 27.520 130.814
4 22 Scott Speed # Red Bull Toyota 27.536 130.738
Row 3: 5 16 Brian Scott # Albertsons Toyota 27.571 130.572
6 71 J.R. Fitzpatrick Mammoet.com Chevrolet 27.572 130.567
Row 4: 7 19 Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Racing Chevrolet 27.574 130.558
8 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 27.582 130.520
Row 5: 9 10 Brendan Gaughan International MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford 27.637 130.260
10 2 Kevin Harvick Camping World Chevrolet 27.656 130.171
Row 6: 11 30 Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators Toyota 27.664 130.133
12 59 Terry Cook Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota 27.695 129.987
Row 7: 13 88 Matt Crafton Menards/NIBCO Chevrolet 27.720 129.870
14 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 27.753 129.716
Row 8: 15 81 Donny Lia # Nationrides.com Chevrolet 27.772 129.627
16 18 Dennis Setzer Power Chrysler Jeep Dodge Dodge 27.814 129.431
Row 9: 17 40 Mike Bliss Key Motorsports Chevrolet 27.821 129.399
18 6 Colin Braun # Con-way Freight Ford 27.824 129.385
Row 10: 19 13 Shelby Howard FarmPaint.com Chevrolet 27.880 129.125
20 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Truck Corral/PowerStrokeDiesel by 27.910 128.986
Row 11: 21 60 Jack Sprague Wyler.com Toyota 27.918 128.949
22 8 Chad McCumbee Malcolmson Construction Chevrolet 27.949 128.806
Row 12: 23 15 Kenny Wallace Ergon Hyprene Toyota 28.010 128.526
24 11 David Starr Zachry Toyota 28.036 128.406
Row 13: 25 9 Michael Annett Construct Corps/Crocs Toyota 28.068 128.260
26 7 T.J. Bell Jr. SpongeTech/Home4theHolidays.org Chevrolet 28.135 127.955
Row 14: 27 09 John Wes Townley Zaxby's Ford 28.343 127.015
28 61 Brett Thompson Windmill Inns/Rich Thompson Trucking Dodge 28.520 126.227
Row 15: 29 0 Butch Miller ASI Limited Chevrolet 28.637 125.711
30 08 Jason White GunBroker.com Dodge 28.768 125.139
Row 16: 31 21 Jon Wood Air Force Ford 29.056 123.899
32 07 Johnny Chapman ASI Limited Chevrolet 29.266 123.010
Row 17: 33 89 Russ Dugger Lafferty Performance Chevrolet 31.005 116.110
34 57 Norm Benning Benning Racing Chevrolet 31.215 115.329
Row 18: 35 50 Craig Wood Buchanan Pharmacies Ford 31.667 113.683

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