Ricky Carmichael Race Recap
April 6, 2010 9:50am
VENUE: NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY (1.333-MILE D-SHAPED OVAL)
CIRCUIT: NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
RACE: NASHVILLE 200 (Race 4of 25)
DATE: APRIL 2, 2010 (150 LAPS, 200 MILES)
START: 19th
FINISH: 15th
POINTS: 7th
RACE RECAP:
· Friday at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway was the first of several one-day-shows for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The morning practice session started off in the right direction for the Monster Energy Race Team with Carmichael posting the sixth fastest time.
· The final practice for the Truck Series started 30 minutes after the first practice ended. Five laps into the practice Carmichael felt something on the No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet was off balance and began to make his way to pit road. But before he could the truck spun out of control making contact with the wall in turn two. The damage forced the team to a back up. Due to the fast and matriculate work of the Monster Energy Racing Team Carmichael was back on the track in just 19 minutes in the new chassis.
· Qualifying for the Nashville 200 took place Friday afternoon and Carmichael qualified in the 19th position.
· The drop of the green flag was displayed before the beautiful night time sky. “The truck is tight,” said Carmichael on lap 20 while running in 18th spot.
· The first of two caution flags waved on lap 32 for debris in turn four. Carmichael brought the No. 4 Monster
Energy Chevrolet down the pit lane to the attention of his crew. They jumped into action changing all four tires,
added fuel and made an air pressure adjustment before sending Carmichael on his way. He restarted in the 15th
position on lap 37.
· Over the next 40 laps Carmichael struggled with the tight race truck. “I don’t have any grip,” said Carmichael while running 17th. “I am trying every line I can to make something happen.”
· The tight condition persisted and Carmichael was unable to hold the leaders off which resulted in going a lap down just before the team’s second pit stop of the night. On lap 97, while under green conditions, Carmichael drove the Monster Energy Chevrolet down pit road to the attention of his crew. They added fuel, changed all four tires and made a slight track bar adjustment before sending him back out onto the track.
· Several laps later the second and final caution waved for a wreck on the frontstretch. Once again Carmichael hit pit road for service. The Monster Energy Racing Team added fuel to the No. 4 Chevrolet and sent him on his way. He restarted in the 14th position on lap 110.
· “Keep doing what you are doing,” said Crew Chief Mike Fritts on lap 119. “You just ran your fastest lap of the night.”
· For the final 31 laps Carmichael battled his way in and out of the top-15 falling back to 16th position on lap 140. But Carmichael was determined to finish in the top-15 and passed for the 15th position on the final lap of the race.
Kyle Busch won the Nashville 200. Kevin Harvick, Ron Hornaday Jr., Timothy Peters and Todd Bodine rounded out the top five finishers.
FAST FACTS:
· Carmichael’s 15th place finish in the Truck Series race at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway was the team’s third top-15 finish of the season. It was his ninth Top-15 finish of his young Truck Series career.
· The caution flag flew two times for 10 laps during the 150 lap event.
· The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is off for the next four weeks and resume action Sunday, May 2nd at Kansas Speedway. However, no rest for Carmichael and his Monster Energy Racing team. They will take to the track in two weeks for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Re/Max and Menards events at Texas Motor Speedway and the following week at Talladega Superspeedway.
RICKY CARMICHAEL: “I am proud of my crew today. They worked extremely hard to get this truck ready to race after I wrecked the primary in practice. They all deserve a pat on the back. The truck was tight all night and I tried every line I could to make up for it. I would be lying if I didn’t say today was frustrating. But we will head to Kansas in a couple of weeks and get back to finishing in the top-10.”
CIRCUIT: NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
RACE: NASHVILLE 200 (Race 4of 25)
DATE: APRIL 2, 2010 (150 LAPS, 200 MILES)
START: 19th
FINISH: 15th
POINTS: 7th
RACE RECAP:
· Friday at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway was the first of several one-day-shows for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The morning practice session started off in the right direction for the Monster Energy Race Team with Carmichael posting the sixth fastest time.
· The final practice for the Truck Series started 30 minutes after the first practice ended. Five laps into the practice Carmichael felt something on the No. 4 Monster Energy Chevrolet was off balance and began to make his way to pit road. But before he could the truck spun out of control making contact with the wall in turn two. The damage forced the team to a back up. Due to the fast and matriculate work of the Monster Energy Racing Team Carmichael was back on the track in just 19 minutes in the new chassis.
· Qualifying for the Nashville 200 took place Friday afternoon and Carmichael qualified in the 19th position.
· The drop of the green flag was displayed before the beautiful night time sky. “The truck is tight,” said Carmichael on lap 20 while running in 18th spot.
· The first of two caution flags waved on lap 32 for debris in turn four. Carmichael brought the No. 4 Monster
Energy Chevrolet down the pit lane to the attention of his crew. They jumped into action changing all four tires,
added fuel and made an air pressure adjustment before sending Carmichael on his way. He restarted in the 15th
position on lap 37.
· Over the next 40 laps Carmichael struggled with the tight race truck. “I don’t have any grip,” said Carmichael while running 17th. “I am trying every line I can to make something happen.”
· The tight condition persisted and Carmichael was unable to hold the leaders off which resulted in going a lap down just before the team’s second pit stop of the night. On lap 97, while under green conditions, Carmichael drove the Monster Energy Chevrolet down pit road to the attention of his crew. They added fuel, changed all four tires and made a slight track bar adjustment before sending him back out onto the track.
· Several laps later the second and final caution waved for a wreck on the frontstretch. Once again Carmichael hit pit road for service. The Monster Energy Racing Team added fuel to the No. 4 Chevrolet and sent him on his way. He restarted in the 14th position on lap 110.
· “Keep doing what you are doing,” said Crew Chief Mike Fritts on lap 119. “You just ran your fastest lap of the night.”
· For the final 31 laps Carmichael battled his way in and out of the top-15 falling back to 16th position on lap 140. But Carmichael was determined to finish in the top-15 and passed for the 15th position on the final lap of the race.
Kyle Busch won the Nashville 200. Kevin Harvick, Ron Hornaday Jr., Timothy Peters and Todd Bodine rounded out the top five finishers.
FAST FACTS:
· Carmichael’s 15th place finish in the Truck Series race at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway was the team’s third top-15 finish of the season. It was his ninth Top-15 finish of his young Truck Series career.
· The caution flag flew two times for 10 laps during the 150 lap event.
· The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is off for the next four weeks and resume action Sunday, May 2nd at Kansas Speedway. However, no rest for Carmichael and his Monster Energy Racing team. They will take to the track in two weeks for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Re/Max and Menards events at Texas Motor Speedway and the following week at Talladega Superspeedway.
RICKY CARMICHAEL: “I am proud of my crew today. They worked extremely hard to get this truck ready to race after I wrecked the primary in practice. They all deserve a pat on the back. The truck was tight all night and I tried every line I could to make up for it. I would be lying if I didn’t say today was frustrating. But we will head to Kansas in a couple of weeks and get back to finishing in the top-10.”