Championship Contenders Upstaged by Reutimann
Homestead, FL - David Reutimann captured the pole for Friday afternoon’s Ford 200 Craftsman Truck Series event at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. The No.17 NTN Bearings Toyota circled the 1.5-mile, 20-degree banked speedway in a track record 31.532 seconds (171.255 m.p.h.). The old mark was 31.905 seconds (169.252 m.p.h.) set in November 2003 by Bobby Hamilton. The pole victory was Reutimann’s second of the season and second of his truck career.
Starting on the front row with Reutimann will be Matt Crafton who posted a time of 31.601 seconds. Carl Edwards (31.684) and Jack Sprague (31.750) will start in row two.
Bobby Hamilton, who will start ninth, leads four drivers who are still mathematically eligible for the Craftsman Truck Series title. For two of the drivers, Ted Musgrave (-130) and Edwards (-148), their chances for the title are a long shot at best, but they still hold out hope. For second-place Dennis Setzer (-70) the chance to catch Hamilton is real. However, Setzer will begin in the 23rd position.
