Dennis Setzer, usually the optimist, didn't mind having to wait to back up his Martinsville win of a month ago. It's nice to get back in the truck while you're hot, but with the series having its longest break of the season, it's OK to carry that "champion" label for a while.
"It's not so bad to have that layover if you just had a good race," the Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia driver said.
But there are layovers and then there are sabbaticals. Sprint Cup has three weeks off all season; the Craftsman Truck Series just had three weeks off in a row. Teams found opportunities to test, take time off, rinse and repeat. To say they were eager to get going with Saturday evening's O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 was an understatement -- especially with two more off weeks looming after Kansas.
Setzer failed to finish Saturday night after an accident on lap 126 resulted in his being credited with a 25th place finish. However, the spot was good enough to maintain his 4th place position in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings.
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