Dennis Setzer

Truck: No.1 Dodge Primary Sponsor: Mopar Performance Owner: Ron Keselowski Crew Chief: Howard Comstock

Biography

Dennis Setzer nearly captured the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship in his first full season on tour ... despite finishing 34th and last in the Miami opener, Setzer went into the finale just 25 points off the lead ... a early accident ended the title bid but Setzer and his Mopar Performance Dodge team can look back on 1999 as a fantastically successful campaign ... they gave Dodge its first superspeedway victory in June at Texas Motor Speedway ... that victory was followed by wins at Nashville Speedway USA and New Hampshire International Speedway ... the Howard Comstock-directed effort posted 19 top-10 finishes, by far the best by a Dodge in the series ... Setzer also won his first Bud Pole, at Indianapolis ... Setzer was a backup driver in 1998 and it landed him a fulltime NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ride for the coming campaign ... he stepped into K-Racing Mopar Performance Dodge in mid-September, in relief of ailing Bob Keselowski and the results were immediate ... Setzer posted top-10 finishes in three of six starts, including a victory in the Dodge California Truck Stop 300 at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield CA ... the North Carolina native proved early he had what it takes to succeed in the tough trucks ... he finished second, to eventual champion Mike Skinner, in his first series start on July 1, 1995 at The Milwaukee Mile ... Setzer formerly competed in the NASCAR Busch Series, where he's won two races and a Bud Pole and more than $700,000 ... his first Busch win came in 1994 at South Boston (VA) Speedway ... he won in the same year at Hickory (NC) Motor Speedway.

Career Statistics in NASCAR Craftsman Trucks

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