| City of Mansfield 250 - Official Results |
Hornaday Finds Vindication at Mansfield
Charles Krall, TrackSide Editor
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Race winner Ron Hornaday waves the checkered flag after taking his first win of the season. (Jenna Wolford/High Sierra Photo) |
Last year, Ron Hornaday left Mansfield Motorsports Speedway in a state of frustration. After dominating the race here last year, a late-race penalty for jumping a restart left him mired back in the pack and out of contention to win. Upon returning in 2006, Hornaday, driving Kevin Harvick's No. 33 Chevrolet, leaves vindicated after picking up his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series record 28th-career victory in the City of Mansfield 250.
Hornaday looked to have his work cut out for him early on as the Germain Racing teammates Todd Bodine and Ted Musgrave made a shambles of the field. Bodine started from the pole by virtue of his current standing in the series owner's points, and led the first 117 laps of the event with ease. However, the longer Bodine and Musgrave stayed out, the larger Hornaday loomed in their mirror. Hornaday pitted on lap 44, and his truck came to life and he quickly chased down the lead duo. Finally, under the eighth caution of the day - of a series record 18 which consumed 85 laps - Bodine and then Musgrave peeled off to pit road, handing the lead over to Hornaday.
"It's been an emotional week," Hornaday said. "We lost Ann, a girl who works in our office. She lost her life and we don't really know why. And T.J. Clark and his family lost their son Spencer. It's just been an emotional week. That's partly what that burnout was all about, I wanted to get a few minutes to get my emotions under control. But I am a competitive person, and (Kevin) Harvick always says he is the king of burnouts, and I wanted to show him I could go all the way around the track lighting them up. I guess that shows you how hard the tires are here that we went all that way and only blew out the right front."
There were a series record 18 caution flags, breaking the record set in April at Martinsville. The 85 caution laps held the average speed to just 62.999 miles per hour. Virtually every truck in the field showed battle scars of short track competition, and although many were involved in incidents there were only a couple that involved heavy wall contact. Aric Almirola got together with Mike Skinner on lap 163 that sent him hard into the inside wall on the frontstretch. Skinner was again involved in another incident, this time on the backstetch with Bobby East that sent East hard into the outside wall in turn three. Skinner and East were involved in a lap-long bumping grudge match that culminated in the accident.
Bodine and Musgrave each earned their worst finishes of the the 2006 season, finishing 15th and 16th respectively. Bodine continues to lead the championship standings by 20 over Musgrave. Reutimann is third, Starr fourth, Benson fifth, Sprague sixth, Setzer seventh, Crafton eighth, Terry Cook ninth, and Bliss tenth.
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S |
# |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Pts |
Bpts |
Money |
Status |
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1 |
17 |
33 |
Ron Hornaday Jr. |
Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet |
250 |
190 |
10 |
$50,250 |
Running |
|
2 |
9 |
60 |
Jack Sprague |
Con-way Freight Toyota |
250 |
170 |
|
$30,875 |
Running |
|
3 |
7 |
11 |
David Starr |
Red Horse Racing Toyota |
250 |
165 |
|
$20,015 |
Running |
|
4 |
6 |
23 |
Johnny Benson |
Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota |
250 |
160 |
|
$13,825 |
Running |
|
5 |
29 |
12 |
Joey Miller # |
Curb Records Toyota |
250 |
155 |
|
$15,050 |
Running |
|
6 |
10 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards/Energizer Chevrolet |
250 |
150 |
|
$10,650 |
Running |
|
7 |
8 |
85 |
Dennis Setzer |
FlexFuel 85 Chevrolet |
250 |
146 |
|
$11,100 |
Running |
|
8 |
12 |
16 |
Mike Bliss |
IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet |
250 |
142 |
|
$10,850 |
Running |
|
9 |
4 |
17 |
David Reutimann |
Team Tundra Toyota |
250 |
138 |
|
$10,400 |
Running |
|
10 |
33 |
59 |
Steve Park |
Harris Trucking Company Dodge |
250 |
134 |
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$9,450 |
Running |
|
11 |
34 |
4 |
Timothy Peters |
Dodge Motorsports Dodge |
250 |
130 |
|
$8,025 |
Running |
|
12 |
13 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford |
250 |
127 |
|
$10,140 |
Running |
|
13 |
11 |
99 |
Erik Darnell # |
Roush Racing Ford |
250 |
124 |
|
$10,090 |
Running |
|
14 |
31 |
25 |
Boston Reid # |
Woodard Racing Dodge |
250 |
121 |
|
$7,790 |
Running |
|
15 |
1 |
30 |
Todd Bodine |
Lumber Liquidators Toyota |
250 |
123 |
5 |
$10,465 |
Running |
|
16 |
2 |
9 |
Ted Musgrave |
Team ASE Toyota |
250 |
120 |
5 |
$10,890 |
Running |
|
17 |
16 |
77 |
Brendan Gaughan |
The Orleans Dodge |
250 |
112 |
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$9,840 |
Running |
|
18 |
14 |
18 |
Bobby Hamilton Jr. |
Fastenal Dodge |
250 |
109 |
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$9,790 |
Running |
|
19 |
3 |
6 |
Auggie Vidovich |
Scotts Ford |
250 |
106 |
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$9,740 |
Running |
|
20 |
30 |
04 |
Scott Lagasse Jr. # |
Hemi Dodge Dodge |
250 |
103 |
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$10,090 |
Running |
|
21 |
26 |
02 |
Kelly Sutton |
Team Copaxone Chevrolet |
250 |
100 |
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$9,665 |
Running |
|
22 |
5 |
10 |
Terry Cook |
Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford |
250 |
97 |
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$8,390 |
Running |
|
23 |
28 |
20 |
Marcos Ambrose # |
Team Australia/Aussie Vineyard Ford |
250 |
94 |
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$8,365 |
Running |
|
24 |
35 |
22 |
Bill Lester |
Bill Davis Racing Toyota |
250 |
91 |
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$7,340 |
Running |
|
25 |
21 |
15 |
Kyle Krisiloff # |
Billy Ballew Motorsports Chevrolet |
250 |
88 |
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$7,265 |
Running |
|
26 |
20 |
08 |
Mike Greenwell |
North Trail Travel Centers Chevrolet |
250 |
85 |
|
$7,240 |
Running |
|
27 |
27 |
13 |
Kerry Earnhardt # |
National Pork Board Chevrolet |
249 |
82 |
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$7,215 |
Running |
|
28 |
25 |
98 |
Erin Crocker # |
Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge |
249 |
79 |
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$7,190 |
Running |
|
29 |
19 |
5 |
Mike Skinner |
Toyota Tundra Toyota |
248 |
76 |
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$7,140 |
Running |
|
30 |
18 |
75 |
Aric Almirola # |
Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet |
230 |
73 |
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$7,115 |
Running |
|
31 |
24 |
06 |
Chad McCumbee # |
MRD Motorsports Chevrolet |
216 |
70 |
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$6,765 |
Running |
|
32 |
22 |
07 |
Robert Turner |
The Money Station Chevrolet |
216 |
67 |
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$6,740 |
Running |
|
33 |
32 |
1 |
Robert Richardson # |
winyourmortgage.com Dodge |
213 |
64 |
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$6,715 |
Running |
|
34 |
15 |
21 |
Bobby East # |
State Fair Corn Dogs/Edy's Dibs Ford |
208 |
61 |
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$6,690 |
Running |
|
35 |
23 |
46 |
Kraig Kinser # |
Centrix Auto Finance Chevrolet |
206 |
58 |
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$6,665 |
Rear End |
|
36 |
36 |
40 |
Ryan Moore |
Key Motorsports Chevrolet |
162 |
55 |
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$6,639 |
Ignition |
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Contenders
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 22,500, Ron Hornaday Jr. won
the City of Mansfield 250, posting his 28th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
victory. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped
to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #20 Marcos Ambrose (Crew
Chief Option), 40 Ryan Moore (Missed Drivers Meeting).
Failed to Qualify: (2) Michel Jourdain, #50; Todd Shafer, #91.
Time of Race: 1 hour, 59 minutes, 3 seconds
Average Speed: 62.999 mph
Margin of Victory: 0.961 second
Budweiser Pole Award:
None due to inclement weather.
Checkers/Rally's Double-Drive Thru Challenge Award:
Joey Miller, #12
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award:
Jack Sprague, #60 (32 places)
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Ron Hornaday Jr., #33
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Joey Miller, #12
Sunoco Diamond Performance Award:
Ron Hornaday Jr., #33
WIX Filters Lap Leader Award:
Ron Hornaday Jr., #33 (131 Laps)
Caution Flags: 18 for 85 laps: Laps 7-12 (#46 Accident turn 1); 28-32
(#21 Spun turn 2); 43-46 (#02 Accident turn 4); 52-56 (#15 Stalled turn 2);
76-81 (#07 Spun turn 4); 94-99 (#40 Spun turn 2); 101-107 (#98 Spun turn 4);
117-121 (Debris turn 3); 138-141 (#20 Accident turn 1); 145-148 (#08 Spun turn
4); 157-160 (#02,07 Accident turn 2); 163-165 (#75 Accident front stretch);
182-186 (#06 Spun turn 4); 200-205 (#21 Accident back stretch); 209-213 (#22,98
Accident turn 2); 220-222 (#22 Accident turn 4); 230-232 (#98 Spun turn 3);
236-239 (#5 Spun back stretch).
Lead Changes: 2 among 3 drivers: T. Bodine 1-117; T. Musgrave 118-119; R.
Hornaday Jr. 120-250.
TOP 10 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
POINTS(WINS)
1 - Todd Bodine 1,140 (2)
2 - Ted Musgrave 1,120 (0)
3 - David Reutimann 1,034 (0)
4 - David Starr 948 (1)
5 - Johnny Benson 948 (0)
6 - Jack Sprague 935 (0)
7 - Dennis Setzer 922 (0)
8 - Matt Crafton 910 (0)
9 - Terry Cook 905 (0)
10 - Mike Bliss 888 (0)
Manufacturers Championship
Points Wins
Toyota 49 (3)
Ford 43 (2)
Chevrolet 36 (2)
Dodge 24 (0)
Mobil 1 Command Performance
Todd Bodine 4
Terry Cook 1
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
Ted Musgrave 1
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Erik Darnell 75
Aric Almirola 57
Joey Miller 47
Kyle Krisiloff 45
Chad McCumbee 40
Erin Crocker 38
Boston Reid 38
Kerry Earnhardt 36
Bobby East 31
Kraig Kinser 26
Robert Richardson 24
Scott Lagasse Jr. 22
Marcos Ambrose 13
Sean Murphy 12
J.R. Patton 3
Tam Topham 1
Featherlite Most Improved Driver
Joey Miller 2
Erik Darnell 1
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
Steve Park 1
David Reutimann 1
Jack Sprague 1
WIX Filters Lap Leader
Todd Bodine 3
Mike Skinner 2
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
David Starr 1
Clevite Engine Builder
TRD #30 92
Roush-Yates #6 88
TRD #9 85
Budweiser Pole Award Standings
Todd Bodine 1
Bobby Hamilton Jr. 1
Mark Martin 1
David Reutimann 1
Mike Skinner 1
Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Through Challenge
David Reutimann 3
Todd Bodine 1
Rick Crawford 1
Joey Miller 1
David Starr 1
NEXT EVENT: June 2, 2006 - AAA Insurance 200, Dover International
Speedway, Dover, Del. (200 M) (200 L)
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing
purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers (5/29/06)
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