Jack Sprague – No. 60 Con-way Freight Toyota Tundra American Commercial Lines 200 Race Preview 

Atlanta Motor Speedway

Race 3 of 25 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Racetrack:      Atlanta Motor Speedway

Race:               American Commercial Lines 200

Location:         Hampton, Ga.

Track Length:            1.54-Mile Banked Paved Oval

Race Distance:        130 Laps / 200.2 Miles

Broadcast Coverage:        SPEED

Radio Coverage:        MRN

Date:               Friday, March 16th, 2007

Time:              8:30 p.m. ET 

Jack Sprague on Racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS):

For Jack Sprague, Atlanta Motor Speedway’s motto of “Real Racing. Real Fast.” holds true.  “There is no doubt that the track in Atlanta produces some of the most exciting racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series,” Sprague explains.  “The track is fast and wide which allows for great side by side racing as well as a lot of passing.  If you get your truck handling well then you can stay in the gas longer and will be one of the fastest trucks out there.”

Sprague to Make His 250th Career NCTS Start at AMS:

"Wow, I didn't realize it was going to be my 250th career start in the Craftsman Truck Series until someone said something to me the other day.  That is pretty cool.  Who would have thought it would have come to this when I competed in my first truck race back in 1995.  Everything has come along way during that time and I have as well, but I am very proud to be making this start.  I have tested the waters in the NASCAR Busch and Nextel Cup Series, but the Truck Series has just been something special for me and a place that I can call home.  I have been very fortunate during my career to win three Championships in the Craftsman Truck Series and race for some great organizations.  But I must say that I am having the most fun in my racing career right now racing for Wyler Racing and Con-way Freight.  Last year I won at Martinsville - a track I never thought I would win at - and now, to kick off the 2007 season, I went out and won Daytona - another place I never thought I would win at.  This is a very special time right now in a lot of ways and to make a monumental start like No. 250 is pretty cool.  And what are the odds of two drivers (Rick Crawford and I) doing it at the same time?"

Sprague and Crawford to Call-In to the SpeedZone:

Jack Sprague and Rick Crawford, who will both be making their 250th career starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway, will participate in the Chevy SpeedZone on SportsRadio 790 the Zone with host, Mike Bell on Monday, March 12th.  The show, which is broadcast live from Atlanta, Ga., takes place every Monday between 7 and 9 p.m. ET.  Sprague and Crawford are both scheduled to call-in at 8:05 p.m. ET.  You can listen live to The Zone by logging on to www.790theZone.com and clicking on “Listen LIVE” on the main page.

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Sprague’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Career Stats at Atlanta:

Jack Sprague feels like Atlanta Motor Speedway “may owe (him) one.”  To date, a win has eluded the three-time Series’ Champion at the 1.54-mile oval.  His best finish of fourth came in 2005 while driving the No. 60 Jeff Wyler Toyota Tundra.  But don’t let his stats fool you.  Sprague was leading by a sizeable margin with less than 10 laps to go in that race, but an ill-timed caution and fresh tires came out the winner.  In only five starts, Sprague has one top-five, and three top-10 finishes, including a top-10 run last year while driving the No. 60 Con-way Freight Toyota Tundra.

 5 starts, 659 of 663 laps completed (99.4%), 64 laps led

Win:     0 (  0.0%)     Average start:  17.4     Total Winnings: $58,655

Top 5:   1 ( 20.0%)     Average finish: 12.6

Top 10:  3 ( 60.0%)     DNF: 0

(Statistics courtesy of www.racing-reference.info)

Sprague’s History at Atlanta Motor Speedway:

Atlanta Motor Speedway is one of only eight tracks on the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule that Jack Sprague does not own a win, but he hopes to change that as the Series’ returns to AMS for the American Commercial Lines 200.  “The guys on this Wyler Racing team have done an awesome job the first two races in making our Con-Way Freight Tundra real fast and I expect it will be the same this week in Atlanta,” Sprague said.  “We had the best truck in Atlanta in the fall of 2005 but we got beat by tires and a badly timed caution,” he said.  “We had a dominant truck all day and there in the second half of the race no one could keep up with us and I thought for sure I was going to win. We had a pretty good sized lead there with less than ten laps to go and the caution came out. A few guys came in and gave up track position to get tires and that proved to be the difference. That race was only my second race with the Wyler Racing team and Toyota and we’ve been on a good roll since – I think Atlanta may owe me one.”

Introducing the 2007 Wyler Racing Team!:

About Con-way Freight:

Con-way Freight is North America's premier commercial freight transportation company. Known for its high performing employees and superior service levels, the company  provides less-than-truckload, truckload, expedite, truckload brokerage, airfreight forwarding and retail distribution services to commercial and industrial businesses in the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto, and Mexico. With annual revenues of over $2.8 billion in 2005 and over 20,000 employees, Con-Way's operating successes have made it an industry leader.