Speak of dry spells and Ted Musgrave (No. 9 Team ASE/Germain Toyota) would prefer not to.
But it remains that Musgrave’s last win came 60 races ago at Gateway International Raceway which the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series visits Saturday for the Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers 200.
Musgrave, a 16-time winner, might have ended the string at the 1.25-mile St. Louis-area facility last year except for one thing.
He finished second to Germain Racing teammate and 2006 series champion Todd Bodine (No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota).
Musgrave’s 28-month dry spell, however, is only third-longest among active series winners. Ken Schrader (No. 18 Fastenal Dodge) is 0-for-81 since 1995 and Brendan Gaughan (No. 77 South Point Chevrolet), the 2003 Ram Tough 200 winner, has gone 67 races since win No. 8 at Texas Motor Speedway in November of the same season. “As far as winless streaks go, we’ve had opportunities to win, ” said Musgrave. “It’s just that we haven’t been able to capitalize.
“That St. Louis was the place of my last win doesn’t enter my mind. We’ve had much success at the track … in just about every race we’ve run well there. We ran second last year with a shot to win. We want the team to run that well again. ”
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