By Dave Rodman, NASCAR.COM
October 20, 2004
04:33 PM EDT (20:33 GMT)
MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- Defending Craftsman Truck Series champion Travis Kvapil will drive a fourth Dodge from the Penske Racing stable this weekend in the Nextel Cup Series Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway.  |  | | Travis Kvapil |
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Kvapil, who is also in Martinsville to compete in Saturday's Truck Series Kroger 200, will drive a No. 06 Dodge as a teammate to Penske Racing's Rusty Wallace and Ryan Newman and Penske Jasper Racing's Brendan Gaughan. "This is a continuation of our driver development program," Penske Racing co-owner Don Miller, the listed owner of the 06 car, said. "We're taking Travis to Martinsville in the same way we took Chad Blount to Talladega." Blount qualified the 06 Dodge, tuned by crew chief Roy McCauley, in 31st position and was running on the lead lap when the car's engine failed after 131 of 188 laps. McCauley will lead the same crew with Kvapil at Martinsville. Kvapil has been fodder in the Silly Season rumor mill since he tested a Penske Racing Dodge at Kansas Speedway in September. He's eighth in the standings, 381 points behind leader Bobby Hamilton with four races remaining. Kvapil has two victories this season, which were Toyota's first in the series. | 
