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Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 - Ricky Craven Notes
Pop Secret 400 Preview - Ricky Craven - No. 32 Tide Pontiac
2003 Best Finish: 1st- Darlington, S.C. - 3/16/03 2003 Best Start: 6th- North Carolina Speedway- 2/23/03
Checker Auto Parts 500k Recap: Ricky Craven drove his No. 32 Tide Pontiac to a 38th-place finish at Phoenix International Raceway. Starting 38th, Craven damaged the rear of his car when he made contact with the outside retaining wall around lap 138.
The Chassis: The chassis Ricky Craven will drive at North Carolina Motor Speedway is chassis No. 32, the same chassis Craven drove to a win at Darlington Raceway in March.
Last Race at North Carolina Motor Speedway: Ricky Craven and the No. 32 Tide team finished fourth in the Feb. 23 event at Rockingham. Craven qualified sixth for the race, PPI Motorsports’ best starting spot of the season thus far.
Ricky Craven’s stats at North Carolina Motor Speedway: Avg. Start: 20.3; Avg. Finish 13.4; Nine Top-10 Finishes; Six Top-Five Finishes
Fire Prevention System On Board the No. 32 - PPI Motorsports is the only NASCAR Winston Cup team currently using the Fire Panel Fire Protection System. The system features small cells of fire suppressing powder inside a special polymer “shell,” which mounts inside the trunk compartment of the No. 32 Tide Pontiac. In a severe rear-end impact, the polymer is designed to break, releasing a cloud of the powder, which "inerts" the space around the fuel cell, thereby preventing the ignition of the fuel or quickly suppressing a fire. More information about the system can be found at www.FirePanelLLC.com.
Ricky Craven, On North Carolina Motor Speedway - “This place has always treated me well, for whatever reason. I’ve probably gotten more top-10 finishes here than I have anywhere else we race. I hate that we’re not going to be coming here twice a year anymore. ‘The Rock’ is another important part of this sport’s history, and there’s a lot of tradition that surrounds this track. Being that I’ve won at two of the other older tracks on the circuit, I’d love to add a win at Rockingham to my list, especially with this being the final Fall race here.”
Ricky Craven, On GM’s Decision to End Its Support of the Pontiac Grand Prix in NASCAR - “I’m disappointed, as I’m sure all the other teams that run Pontiacs are. Having said that, I’ve had a great relationship with GM throughout my career and the bottom line is, we’re still going to be a part of the GM family, which is awesome. I feel bad for all the people in Detroit who’ve invested so much of their hearts and souls into the Pontiac Motorsports program. I’ve never worked with a manufacturer who did more to promote its brand than Pontiac has. I’m very proud to be associated with Pontiac, and I’m glad I was able to give them a win this year. I hope I can give them at least one more before the end of the season.”
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