MIKE BLISS, No. 16, IWX Motoor Freight Silverado, Qualified 15th, Finished
10th:
 
"The green white checkered finish didn't help. We were good on long runs. We
were loose all night and we tightened it up enough there at the end and we
were a little too tight. We were pretty good by ourselves; we didn't need
that last caution. Things got bottled up there at the end and I got passed a
couple of times. We lost track position early in the race when I made contact
with Steve Park on pit road and we had to come back in check out the right
front fender. Top-10 isn't bad, but Texas is just a tough place."
 
***
 
DENNIS SETZER, No. 85 Shell Rotella T Silverado, Qualified 11th, Finished 6th:
 
""Man we just missed it a little bit tonight. Our Shell Rotella T Silverado
was really loose early on in the race and just couldn't race with those guys
there in the beginning. The guys made some adjustments on the stops and it
got better and better and we were pretty good on that last run. I knew the
fuel mileage was going to be close after the last stop because it was right
on the line of our fuel window. So we tried to conserve fuel while at the
same time tried to run down some trucks there at the end. We got to about
sixth and were making a move for fifth and the truck developed a push off the
corner. I think we lost a spot or two, then made one up. But overall its not
a bad finish four our number eighty-five Shell Rotella team. I think we were
the top truck with the type of set-up we were running under the chassis
tonight."
 
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MATT CRAFTON, No. 88 Menards/Energizer Silverado, Qualified 27th, Finished
12th:
 
"Not the night we wanted. We took four tires the first two stops and two on
the last two. It was no one's fault; we just wore out the left front and had
cords showing. We started slowing down, lost the lead pack and were just
running horrible. We definitely had a top-five truck, without a doubt. We
lost track position and if we wouldn't have had the tire problem, we would
have been there. We just shot ourselves in the foot."
 
***
 
RON HORNADAY JR., No. 33 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Silverado, Qualified 7th,
Finished 15th:
 
NOTE: Hornaday was black flagged on lap 110 for the front valance dragging on
the track. Hornaday went into the grass to avoid contact with another truck
on a restart and damaged the valance.
 
"I had a great Silverado tonight, just had that lapper there in front of me
and I had to get away from him, so I ran out in the grass, knocked the
valance down and it sparked. I watched the 51 truck and others do it every
race but they black-flagged us. Good come back for our team. Our Silverado
was great all day. We broke the exhaust pipe and it vibrated real bad. I hate
to see this for our KHI team. We have been going forward and we were going
forward tonight."
 
***
 
KRAIG KINSER, No. 46 CENTRIX Auto Finance Silverado, Qualified 3rd, Finished
36th:
 
NOTE: On lap 55 Kinser made contact with another truck on restart. Both
radiator and oil cooler were punctured, team made attempts to repair truck
but was unable to make repairs and return to action.
 
"I am disappointed for Randy (Goss, crew chief) and everyone on the our team.
We had a good truck and had a great qualifying effort but I spun the tires on
the initial start and lost a lot of track position. I was just starting to
get my rhythm when we had the contact. I was hoping to have a good run
tonight but it just didn't work out for us."
 
***
 
ARIC ALMIROLA, #75 Spears Manufacturing Silverado, Qualified 8th, Finished
32nd:
 
NOTE: Almirola cut down a right front tire and made contact with the turn
three wall on lap 51. He spent 43 laps behind the wall while the crew
replaced the lower control arm and other chassis components damaged in the
incident.
 
"It wasn't a good night. We fought loose loose loose, then all of a sudden
something put a hole in the tire and we cut down the right front and hit the
wall pretty hard. We damaged our Spears Silverado and it was a long night
after that. Dave (McCarty, crew chief) and the guys worked so hard, I am
really proud of them. I appreciate how hard they all work and don't give up.
We just weren't going to take a DNF tonight, we didn't care if we were 100
laps down, we were going to finish. We gained four spots and every spot and
every point counts. It is tough, we are on such a roller coaster right now.
One week we run really good and the next weekend, something happens. We just
need to be a little more consistent but it hard to get that consistency when
you have nights like we did tonight. No fault of anyone's, just cut down a
right front."
 
***
 
KYLE KRISILOFF, No. 15 ditech.com Silverado, Qualified 32nd, Finished 33rd:
 
"It was a long day. We made a lot of good changes, we just couldn't get it as
good as Charlotte and Atlanta. We have a good package to run better than we
did. These trucks run better at places like this, but we go to my favorite
track next week, where we also run well, so I am really looking forward to
Michigan."
 
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