Carrie Miller Wins the Pro4 Truck Championship
at Stockton 99 Speedway
Saratoga, CA, September 25, 2003 -- It
was 57 years in the making and, it took Carrie
Miller to do it; Carrie Miller of Saratoga
California has won the Pro4 Truck Championship
at Stockton 99 Speedway in only her second year
of full time racing. Carrie is also one of the
only women in the history of NASCAR to win a
division championship at any level at a NASCAR
sanctioned track.
On her way to winning the Pro4 Truck
championship, Carrie took 5 main event wins, 3
trophy dash wins and 6 fast (qualifying) times.
Carrie gives credit for her success to her
crew (Crew Chief, John Thompson and Ray Miller).
“It is really exciting to win, I think winning
on the track lets you know that all the effort
off the track paid off. Ray and John spent
uncountable hours during the week preparing the
truck for Saturday.”
The winning effort has not been easy. The
Miller Motorsports team has gone though a number
of 2.3 Liter Ford motors searching for a
high-powered combination that would hold
together for more than a single night. Never
willing to give up, the guys at Miller
Motorsports went through eight motors reaching
for their brass ring. Carrie still talks about
limping her truck around the track on double
points night for points. “It is not fun being
lapped every 4 circuits, but you have to focus
on points. You have to keep going.”
The effort is not lost on the series
director. Raymond Jones, Pro 4 Truck Director,
observed, “the season started off a little rough
for Carrie as her truck broke on double points
night early in the season and, she found herself
down in the points standings. Carrie and her
team rebounded from their early season troubles
and…have 5 wins.”
Carrie Miller and her team put out a maximum
effort for the fans. Jones is impressed. “Carrie
has…established herself as a fan favorite in
only her first year at the speedway. Carrie and
her race team are hands down the kids choice as
their favorite with Carrie always having
something for the kids after the races.”
Carrie Miller and Miller Motorsports efforts
have been supported all year by Metal-Craft,
Alfi’s Auto Body, Pick n Pull, Cell Stop
Warehouse and, Millers Automotive. Miller
Motorsports is also supported by on and off the
track by Clinton & Ethel Miller and Michael &
Kelly Drysdale.
Looking forward to 2004, Miller Motorsports
has already expanded their team to two trucks
and are beginning the development of a new truck
for Carrie Miller. The team has also begun an
aggressive sponsor campaign for 2004. Contact
marketing@millermotorsportsonline.com for
opportunities with this championship team. |