Rick Crawford celebrates in victory lane. (Nate Mecha/High Sierra Photo)

Sometimes the fastest truck doesn't win in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racing, but that was not the case in the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis. Rick Crawford methodically moved the No. 14 Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford to the front of the field and took the lead on lap 74, and after settling back into the top-five after the last round of pit stops, made a convincing three-wide move to take the lead on lap 168 to go on to his fifth career series victory.  Ron Hornaday never made it to the front of the field, but he was a factor much of the evening in the No. 33 Kevin Harvick, Inc. Chevrolet. Hornaday finished third, another strong short track run for the two-time series champion. Hornaday finished ahead of David Starr, who scored another strong finish in the No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota.

There were a track record 11 cautions on the evening for 51 laps. Most of the caution periods were caused by incidents on the track. Chad Chaffin, David Reutimann, Erin Crocker, Ryan Moore, and Robert Richardson all had contact with the wall to bring out at least one caution. Reutimann's crash in turn on lap 145 left his truck severely damaged, leaving him 34th on the night.