(Madison, Ill May 8, 2001) Jimmy Hensley drove the #72 leftbehind.com Chevrolet to a season's best finish of 13th while qualifying a strong 6th. The MacDonald Motorsports prepared NASCAR Craftsman Truck performed near perfection. A late-race problem on pit road cost Hensley valuable track position and with no caution to tighten the field, Hensley settled for Thirteenth. "We had a good truck all day, the boys worked real hard, we just had a little trouble on that last pitstop and it cost us a top ten finish" said Hensley "We'll get 'em at Darlington"
Leftbehind.com continues it's sponsorship of the #72 MacDonald Motorsports Chevrolet and Jimmy Hensley at Darlington Raceway on Saturday, May 12, 2001. Leftbehind.com is the headquarters for information and conversation about the Left Behind Series. With an average of 60,000 visitors per day, leftbehind.com not only provides the first-time visitor with background about the trend-setting series but also offers active message boards that have developed into an on-line community of Left Behind fans.
NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series veteran Jimmy Hensley heads to Darlington Raceway ready to top his 13th place finish in the Ram Tough 200 at Gateway. Hensley has two victories in the Craftsman Truck Series and is a threat to win regardless of where he starts the race. In 1998, Hensley broke a 69-race winless streak with his vitory at Nashville Speedway USA. Hensley was forced to start in the 30th provisional position after an accident sidelined his primary truck. No other series winner has started further back in the field or from a provisional start. A former 'NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Most Popular Driver' and Winston Cup Rookie of the Year, Hensley has earned over $3 million in winnings combined in Winston Cup and Busch Series racing alone. Look for #72 leftbehind.com Chevrolet and Jimmy Hensley in victory lane on Saturday, May 12, 2001.
The inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 200 at Darlington Raceway will be broadcast live, Saturday, May 12 on ESPN and Motor Racing Network at 4PM ET. For more information on MacDonald Motorsports and leftbehind.com, the official web site of the best-selling Left Behind Series go to www.randymacdonald.com and www.leftbehind.com
