No. 24 Zachry Toyota Tundra Fast Facts
David Starr
Martinsville Speedway – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Kroger 200 - 200 laps
105.2 miles on a .526-mile Oval
Qualifying: 4:40 PM ET Friday Oct. 23rd
Race Start: 1:00 PM ET Saturday Oct. 24th
Broadcast LIVE on SPEED
Driver: David Starr
Crew Chief: Jason Miller
Team Owner: Jim Harris
News and Notes:
- David Starr is a former winner (spring, 2006) at Martinsville Speedway, his team HT Motorsport’s home-based track.
- Starr has led over 120 laps on the half-mile oval.
- This Week's Truck: Starr will pilot the HT-11. It has been reconstructed and not been used so far this season.
- In 66 short track starts, Starr has one win, one pole, 10 top-five and 25 top-10 finishes. He has led 347 laps on this particular style of track.
David Starr at Martinsville Speedway:
Series Starts Average Start Average Finish Wins Poles Top-Five Top-10s
NCWTS 16 18.2 14.4 1 0 3 7
Former winner sitting in the top 10 how do you use that for this race in Martinsville? “We go into this race just like we would the rest of the year. We are going for the win. At this point for us we don't have anything to lose championship wise, so we can just go for it. We need to get those good finishes to stay in the top 10. The last three weeks off have been beneficial for us to do some testing, and get our trucks prepared for the final five races this year. The only difference in Martinsville than the rest of the races is for us to win at our home base. It would be great to get Jim his first win there but we want to win all of them. I am sure Jim would take a win anywhere!”
What could we do better than last Martinsville? “Qualifying is key to making the race easier in Martinsville. When I won there I started further back in the field, but this day and age, you cannot do that. It is so hard to pass in Martinsville. So if we could get a better starting position for our team then we could use the track position to our advantage. This time we will focus on that.”
What could we do the same? “The same thing we do every week, focus on getting the truck to handle well. In Martinsville the truck needs to rotate in the center and needs to have excellent forward bite. The engine needs good power and the brakes need to be in great condition. Martinsville takes finesse, so if the truck handles well, the rest is up to me.”
David Starr Career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stats
Career NCTS Starts: 235 NCTS Wins: 4 NCTS Pole: 5
NCTS Top five finishes: 44 Top 10 finishes: 93
2009 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Results
Date Venue Start Finish
Feb. 13 Daytona International Speedway 17 26
Feb. 21 California Speedway 19 4
March 7 Atlanta Motor Speedway 22 17
March 30 Martinsville Speedway 22 24
April 27 Kansas Speedway 18 17
May 15 Lowes Motor Speedway 15 7
May 30 Dover International Speedway 14 3
June 5 Texas Motor Speedway 13 7
June 13 Michigan International Speedway 20 11
June 19 Milwaukee Mile 7 9
June 27 Memphis Motorsports Park 14 3
July 18 Kentucky Speedway 17 9
July 24 O’Reilly Raceway Park 14 9
August 1 Nashville Superspeedway 9 18
August 19 Bristol Motor Speedway 14 7
August 28 Chicagoland Speedway 17 22
Sept. 5 Iowa Speedway 11 26
Sept. 12 Gateway 14 16
Sept. 19 Loudon 15 13
Sept. 26 Las Vegas 18 15
2009 Average 16 12.7
2009 HT Motorsports No. 24 Team Roster
Position Name Position Name
Front Tire Changer Mike Sep Rear Tire Carrier Curtis Martin
Front Tire Carrier Anthony Alonzo Gas Man Bobby Jones
Jack Man Brandon Harder Catch Can Man Curtis Martin
Rear Tire Changer Richard Frymyer Spotter Joey Meyer
