David Stover - #63 Ford Truck - IRP Post Race Report

The day progressed well through practice and qualifying as David Stover learned the line around Indianapolis Raceway Park. David had never raced at IRP, but he quickly adapted and was 20^th quick in practice and qualified for the 27^th starting position, out of 46 trucks. He continued in the early part of the race to drive the #63 RACEceiver / Dave Porter Truck Sales Ford forward in the pack, until lap 33, when contact with another truck turned the #63 Ford around and backed it into the wall. The crew worked feverishly to replace the left truck arm, rear track bar, and left rear shock in an attempt to put David back on the track. Unfortunately, the damage to the rear frame and fuel cell area was too severe, forcing the team to settle for 35^th finishing position.

"We had a great handling truck tonight and I'm really disappointed I couldn't keep it from backing into the wall, " commented David Stover. "A truck in front of me checked up and I hit him about the same time I was on the brakes. When the brakes locked up it just turned sideways and backed into the wall. This MB Motorsports team worked their heart out to give me a good truck. This is primarily a volunteer crew who give up a lot of their spare time to help us go racing. We wanted to have a good race for our new associate sponsor, RACEceiver. They offer a small pager size scanner at a reasonable price that will let race fans listen into their favorite team's conversation and strategy. We planned on having a better race for them."

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"It was a short track racing accident," stated Mike Mittler, owner and crew chief. "David did a great job adapting to a race track he had never seen before. We made good forward progress in practice and David put us in the race on time. When you start that far back in the pack, you know you probably will get a tire mark or two. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is known for tough truck racing. It was just a little too rough for us tonight."

The MB Motorsports #63 Ford Truck will be in action again at Bristol Motor Speedway on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at 8:00 PM (eastern). The race will be broadcast live on Speed Channel and MRN radio.