Chicago Silverado chassis notes

17 RICKY HENDRICK, NO. 17 GMAC SILVERADO. T-Rex2. This Hendrick chassis competed in four races this season: Loudon (4th), Milwaukee (10th), Dover (3rd), Martinsville (9th).

20 COY GIBBS, NO. 20 MBNA SILVERADO. No. 08. Brand-new drop-snout Silverado, has never run before testing in Nashville.

24 JACK SPRAGUE, NO. 24 NETZERO PLATINUM SILVERADO.  "Bullet."  Five
years old.  This is its first race this year.

46 DENNIS SETZER, NO. 46 ACXIOM/COMPUTER ASSOCIATES SILVERADO. Brand-new. "Timmy" is named after a "South Park" character. All Morgan-Dollar Silverados are named after South Park characters, including Kenny, Timmy, Cartman and Mr. Hankey. This Silverado chassis was tested last week at Nashville Superspeedway in preparation for the Chicago event.

60 TRAVIS KVAPIL, NO. 60 CAT RENTAL STORES SILVERADO. No. 007. This Silverado debuted two years ago and ran a total of six races including five top-five finishes.. In 2001, Travis finished second at Martinsville and sixth in St. Louis aboard "007."

75 BILLY BIGLEY, NO. 75 SPEARS MANUFACTURING SILVERADO. Brand-new truck at last race in Nashville. "We were running real good," says crew chief Mark Blessing, "and we broke a motor. We moved from 17th to seventh in 12 laps, then a valve spring broke and it was a case of ^Ìjust drive it around to the finish.¹" It¹s "Earl¹s" brother. Earl is named after the Dixie Chicks¹ song, "Goodbye Earl."

88 MATT CRAFTON, NO. 88 FASTTRACK DRIVEWAY SEALER SILVERADO.  No. 08.
 "Buster."  It¹s the first Silverado Matt got into, at Las Vegas testing
in 2000.  It¹s a top-10 Silverado:  Ran Milwaukee (9th), Martinsville
(6th), Gateway (7th) New Hampshire (10th), Indianapolis (7th).  "It¹s
been a good truck for him.  He likes it," says crew chief Jerry Cook.

90 LANCE NORICK, NO. 90 AVENTIS BEHRING CHOICE SILVERADO. "High Boy" Last raced at Nashville where Norick qualified 11th and finished 9th, moving him from 14th to 12th in NCTS points. Previously raced in Dover.

-GM Racing