Moonlighting Compton scores Truck pole
By Ryan Smithson, Turner Sports Interactive
October 25, 2001
7:28 PM EDT (2328 GMT)
AVONDALE, Ariz. - Winston Cup regular Stacy Compton scored the Craftsman Truck Series pole for the Chevy Silverado 150 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Compton toured the flat, one-mile track in 127.700 mph. Compton has made three Craftsman Truck Series with Melling Racing, his Winston Cup team, and has three top-10 finishes. The pole is Compton’s first since 1999 when he won six poles as a Craftsman Truck Series regular.
Craftsman Truck Series points leader Jack Sprague qualified second at 127.687. Sprague, bidding for his third Craftsman Truck Series title, leads Joe Ruttman by 97 points with two races to go. Ruttman, winner of this race a year ago, struggled in qualifying -- he will start 15th on Friday.
Rick Crawford qualified third at 127.307 mph. Dennis Setzer (127.877 mph) was fourth, and Winston Cup regular Ken Schrader (126.453 mph) was fifth. Schrader will make his seventh Craftsman Truck Series start of the year.
Greg Biffle, the Craftsman Truck Series champion in 2000, qualified 11th. Like Compton, he will make his fourth Craftsman Truck Series start of the year.
The Chevy Silverado 150 gets under way at 6:30 p.m. ET on Friday.
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