Sam's Town 400 - Official Results

Bodine's Last Lap Heroics Send Him to TMS Victory Lane Charles Krall, TrackSide Editor  Race winner Todd Bodine celebrates in victory lane. Nate Mecha/HSP Mike Skinner's bad fortune was Todd Bodine's good fortune in the Sam's Town 400 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway. Skinner, who started from the pole, dominated the 168-lap race and had a four second lead with just seven laps to go. But on lap 160, Jack Sprague got loose coming out of turn two and spun, bringing out the seventh and final caution of the evening. On the restart, Bodine made his move going into turn one on the final lap and held off a charge from Skinner coming out of the final corner to pick up his third Texas victory and his third win of the 2006 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season in the closest Truck Series finish in the history of Texas Motor Speedway. Bodine nipped Skinner at the line by a mere 0.116 seconds. Bodine's night in the No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota was not as smooth as it may seem, as handling problems left him a lap down at one point. "We kept fighting," Bodine said. "That's just what this team does. We got the lucky dog and it was just pure luck. We had a good truck and we got lucky with the breaks. We had the fresher tires and that's really what we needed. I knew we had a good enough truck. I knew I could get a run off turn four for sure. I cleared him in the middle of the corner in turns one and two and got him. That's just good hard racing. I wish the two of us could have won this thing. If I had to beat someone, I am glad it was someone who is my friend like Mike."   Skinner, who led three times for 112 laps in the No. 5 Toyota Tundra Toyota, was disappointed at the outcome. Rick Crawford picked up his best finish of 2006 with a third in Texan Tom Mitchell's No. 14 Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford.  David Reutimann finished fourth in the No. 17 Team Tundra Toyota, just in front of Johnny Benson in the No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota.  Johnny Benson has had three top-6 finishes in the last four races, and picked up his fourth top-five finish of the season heading into his home race at Michigan next Saturday. Dennis Setzer picked up his best finish of 2006 in sixth in the No. 85 Rotella T Chevrolet, while Ted Musgrave recovered from a frustrating practice and qualifying day to finish seventh in the No. 9 Team ASE Toyota. David Ragan was eighth in the No. 6 Scott's Miracle-Gro Ford, Chad McCumbee was the highest finishing Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate in the No. 08 Death Toll Chevrolet in ninth, and Mike Bliss rounded out the top ten in the IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet. There were 11 lead changes among seven drivers. The caution flag waved seven times, all for relatively minor incidents, which consumed 25 of the 168 laps. Erik Darnell, Aric Almirola, Kelly Sutton, Kerry Earnhardt, and Jack Sprague were all involved in separate incidents to draw the caution, with Sprague's spin off turn two with seven laps remaining the caution flag that set up the thrilling two-lap dash to the checkered. The race was run at an average speed of 132.129 miles per hour.

Race 9 - Texas Motor Speedway - June 9, 2006

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Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 52,000, Todd Bodine won the Sam's Town 400, posting his tenth 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: #04 Lagasse Jr. (unapproved impound adjustment); #20 Ambrose (unapproved impound adjustment); #22 Lester (unapproved impound adjustment); #40 Moore (Missed Drivers Meeting).

Failed to Qualify: (2) J.R. Patton #, #63; Blake Mallory, #76.

Time of Race: 1 hour, 54 minutes, 26 seconds
Average Speed: 132.129 mph
Margin of Victory: .116 second

Budweiser Pole Award:
Mike Skinner, #5, 183.206 mph, (TRACK RECORD) 29.475 seconds

Checkers/Rally's Double-Drive Thru Challenge Award:
Mike Skinner, #5

Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award:
Boston Reid, #25 (16 places)

Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Todd Bodine, #30

Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Chad McCumbee, #08

Sunoco Diamond Performance Award:
Todd Bodine, #30

WIX Filters Lap Leader Award:
Mike Skinner, #5 (113 Laps)

Caution Flags: 7 for 25 laps: Laps 23-25 (#99 Accident turn 4); 35-37 (Debris (back stretch)); 51-54 (#75 Accident turn 3); 56-58 (#02 Spin front stretch); 101-103 (#13 Accident turn 3); 117-120 (Debris); 162-166 (#60 Spin turn 2).

Lead Changes: 11 among 7 drivers: M. Skinner 1-23; K. Earnhardt 24-25; M. Skinner 26-51; K. Earnhardt 52-54; T. Cook 55-68; M. Skinner 69-77; R. Crawford 78-100; J. Benson 101; C. McCumbee 102; R. Crawford 103-112; M. Skinner 113-167; T. Bodine 168.

TOP 10 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
POINTS(WINS)
1 - Todd Bodine 1,490 (3)
2 - Ted Musgrave 1,375 (0)
3 - David Reutimann 1,354 (0)
4 - Johnny Benson 1,258 (0)
5 - Jack Sprague 1,203 (0)
6 - David Starr 1,187 (1)
7 - Mike Bliss 1,187 (0)
8 - Dennis Setzer 1,175 (0)
9 - Rick Crawford 1,168 (0)
10 - Matt Crafton 1,155 (0)

Manufacturers Championship
Points Wins
Toyota 64 (4)
Ford 58 (3)
Chevrolet 44 (2)
Dodge 30 (0)

Featherlite Most Improved Driver
Joey Miller 2
Aric Almirola 1
Erik Darnell 1
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
Steve Park 1
Boston Reid 1
David Reutimann 1
Jack Sprague 1

Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Erik Darnell 84
Aric Almirola 70
Chad McCumbee 62
Kyle Krisiloff 58
Joey Miller 52
Boston Reid 49
Erin Crocker 48
Bobby East 48
Kerry Earnhardt 42
Robert Richardson 32
Kraig Kinser 31
Scott Lagasse Jr. 28
Marcos Ambrose 25
Sean Murphy 12
Michel Jourdain Jr. 10
J.R. Patton 4
Tam Topham 1

Mobil 1 Command Performance
Todd Bodine 6
Terry Cook 1
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
Ted Musgrave 1
WIX Filters Lap Leader
Todd Bodine 3
Mike Skinner 3
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
David Reutimann 1
David Starr 1

Clevite Engine Builder
TRD #30 120
Roush-Yates #6 115
TRD #9 94

Budweiser Pole Award Standings
David Reutimann 2
Mike Skinner 2
Todd Bodine 1
Bobby Hamilton Jr. 1
Mark Martin 1

Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Through Challenge
David Reutimann 4
Todd Bodine 1
Rick Crawford 1
Joey Miller 1
Mike Skinner 1
David Starr 1

NEXT EVENT: June 17, 2006 - Con-way Freight 200, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich. (200 M) (100 L)

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers (6/12/06)

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