Mike Skinner claimed his 16th Bud Pole - and first since October 1996 - to head tonight's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Las Vegas 350 field at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Skinner, driving a Bill Davis-owned Toyota, lapped the 1.5-mile speedway at a record average speed of 165.320 mph. The lap was nearly .3-second quicker the No. 2 qualifer Dennis Setzer, whose Chevrolet recorded a speed of 163.959. Raybestos Rookie of the Year leader David Reutimann qualified third, followed by two-time Las Vegas 350 winner Jack Sprague and Hank Parker Jr.
Tonight's 219-mile, 146-lap race is set for a 10 p.m. ET start and will be broadcast live by SPEED Channel.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying - Las Vegas 350
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, Nev.
Saturday, September 25, 2004
1. (5) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 165.320 mph.
2. (46) Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 163.959 mph.
3. (17) David Reutimann #, Toyota, 163.696 mph.
4. (16) Jack Sprague, Chevrolet, 163.414 mph.
5. (21) Hank Parker Jr., Toyota, 163.344 mph.
6. (22) Bill Lester, Toyota, 163.315 mph.
7. (2) Brandon Miller, Chevrolet, 163.285 mph.
8. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Dodge, 163.241 mph.
9. (30) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 163.167 mph.
10. (03) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 162.965 mph.
11. (6) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 162.857 mph.
12. (38) Brandon Whitt #, Ford, 162.812 mph.
13. (75) David Starr, Chevrolet, 162.729 mph.
14. (02) Kelly Sutton #, Chevrolet, 162.695 mph.
15. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 162.685 mph.
16. (23) Johnny Benson, Toyota, 162.235 mph.
17. (24) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 162.230 mph.
18. (62) Steve Park, Dodge, 161.861 mph.
19. (18) Chad Chaffin, Dodge, 161.832 mph.
20. (14) Rick Crawford, Ford, 161.701 mph.
21. (15) Shane Hmiel, Chevrolet, 161.657 mph.
22. (8) Chase Montgomery #, Dodge, 161.156 mph.
23. (12) Robert Huffman #, Toyota, 161.040 mph.
24. (50) Jon Wood, Ford, 160.920 mph.
25. (88) Tracy Hines #, Chevrolet, 160.071 mph.
26. (1) Ted Musgrave, Dodge, 159.844 mph.
27. (10) Terry Cook, Ford, 159.325 mph.
28. (66) J.R. Patton, Ford, 159.325 mph.
29. (61) Scott Lynch, Dodge, 159.278 mph.
30. (59) Andy Houston, Dodge, 158.861 mph.
31. (74) Eric Jones, Chevrolet, 158.131 mph.
32. (07) Shane Sieg #, Chevrolet, 157.283 mph.
33. (67) David Ragan, Ford, Attempt.
34. (29) Deborah Renshaw, Ford, Attempt.
35. (08) Ken Weaver #, Chevrolet, Attempt.
36. (13) Rick Bogart, Dodge, Attempt.
2 drivers failed to qualify.
37. (63) Chris Wimmer #, Ford, 154.162 mph.
38. (0) Loni Richardson, Chevrolet, 146.143 mph.
