08-14-2006 | Race 16 - Nashville Superspeedway - August 11, 2006
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Contenders
F
S
#
Driver
Team
Laps
Pts
Bpts
Money
Status
1
22
23
Johnny Benson
Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota
151
185
5
$55,675
Running
2
3
60
Jack Sprague
Con-way Freight Toyota
151
175
5
$31,050
Running
3
11
20
Marcos Ambrose #
Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford
151
170
5
$23,800
Running
4
17
9
Ted Musgrave
Team ASE/Germain Motors Toyota
151
160
$14,125
Running
5
14
77
Brendan Gaughan
SouthCoast Hotel Dodge
151
155
$11,775
Running
6
15
17
David Reutimann
Team Tundra Toyota
151
150
$13,125
Running
7
2
08
Chad McCumbee #
The GPS Store/Garmin Chevrolet
151
146
$9,925
Running
8
21
30
Todd Bodine
Lumber Liquidators Toyota
151
147
5
$9,875
Running
9
25
88
Matt Crafton
Menards/Energizer Chevrolet
151
138
$9,775
Running
10
19
10
Terry Cook
Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford
151
134
$11,075
Running
11
33
13
Kerry Earnhardt #
ThorSport Racing Chevrolet
151
130
$7,400
Running
12
1
99
Erik Darnell #
Roush Racing Ford
151
127
$11,190
Running
13
24
18
Bobby Hamilton Jr.
Fastenal Dodge
151
124
$9,490
Running
14
18
25
Boston Reid #
Woodard Racing Dodge
151
121
$9,465
Running
15
16
59
Chad Chaffin
Eaton Corporation Ford
151
118
$9,890
Running
16
32
07
Travis Kittleson
Bob Steele Chevrolet
151
115
$9,290
Running
17
7
5
Mike Skinner
Toyota Tundra Toyota
151
122
10
$10,940
Running
18
36
40
Ryan Moore #
Key Motorsports Chevrolet
150
109
$6,940
Running
19
4
4
Timothy Peters
Dodge Motorsports Dodge
150
106
$9,140
Running
20
6
11
David Starr
Red Horse Racing Toyota
150
103
$9,490
Running
21
5
22
Bill Lester
SunTrust Toyota
150
100
$7,515
Running
22
20
75
Aric Almirola #
Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet
149
97
$7,440
Running
23
29
46
Kraig Kinser #
Centrix Auto Finance Chevrolet
149
94
$6,390
Running
24
28
15
Kevin Grubb
West Global International Chevrolet
148
91
$6,340
Running
25
30
04
Sammy Sanders
Camp Courageous Dodge
148
88
$6,315
Running
26
34
02
Kelly Sutton
Sutton Motorsports Chevrolet
147
85
$6,265
Running
27
35
1
Robert Richardson #
winyourmortgage.com Chevrolet
146
82
$6,240
Running
28
12
14
Rick Crawford
Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford
144
79
$6,215
Accident
29
27
98
Erin Crocker #
Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge
143
76
$6,190
Running
30
8
16
Mike Bliss
Xpress Motorsports Chevrolet
135
73
$6,170
Running
31
26
50
Peter Shepherd
Headz Gamez Ford
118
70
$6,160
Trans.
32
31
91
J.C. Stout
Hunter's Hope Foundation Chevrolet
116
67
$6,150
Rear End
33
10
33
Ron Hornaday Jr.
Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet
111
69
5
$6,125
Accident
34
13
6
David Ragan
Scotts Ford
87
61
$6,105
Radiator
35
23
85
Dennis Setzer
FlexFuel E85 Chevrolet
85
58
$6,070
Accident
36
9
21
Bobby East #
State Fair Corndogs/Edy's Dibs Ford
4
55
$6,058
Accident
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 25,000, Johnny Benson led
only one lap to win his third NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race of the season.
This was also his third carrier series victory. Toyota drivers have won five
consecutive races in the state of Tennessee.
Failed to Qualify: (0)
Time of Race: 1 hour, 51 minutes, 6 seconds
Average Speed: 108.704 mph
Margin of Victory: .492 second
Budweiser Pole Award:
Erik Darnell, #99, 29.601 seconds, 162.116 mph (TRACK RECORD)
Checkers/Rally's Double-Drive Thru Challenge Award:
Johnny Benson, #23
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award:
David Reutimann, #17 (28 places)
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Marcos Ambrose, #20
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Marcos Ambrose, #20
Sunoco Diamond Performance Award:
Johnny Benson, #23
WIX Filters Lap Leader Award:
Mike Skinner, #5 (50 Laps)
Caution Flags: 9 for 37 laps: Laps 6-8 (#21 accident, turn 4); 24-26
(Debris on the backstretch); 28-30 (#6, 91 & 75 accident in turn 2); 36-40
(Debris on the frontstretch); 78-85 (Debris in turns 1 & 2); 87-89 (#85 accident
in turn 2); 96-98 (#02 stalled on the frontstretch); 113-117 (#33 accident, turn
1); 146-149 (#14 accident, turn 3).
Lead Changes: 9 among 6 drivers: E. Darnell (Pole); J. Sprague 1-36; R.
Hornaday Jr. 37-63; M. Ambrose 64-78; T. Bodine 79-94; M. Skinner 95; T. Bodine
96-99; M. Skinner 100-149; T. Bodine 150; J. Benson 151.
TOP 10 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
POINTS(WINS)
1 - Todd Bodine 2,454 (3)
2 - Johnny Benson 2,310 (3)
3 - David Reutimann 2,260 (0)
4 - Ted Musgrave 2,215 (0)
5 - Rick Crawford 2,199 (1)
6 - Jack Sprague 2,152 (1)
7 - Terry Cook 2,148 (1)
8 - David Starr 2140 (1)
9 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 2,139 (2)
10 - Dennis Setzer 2,063 (0)
Manufacturers Championship
Points Wins
Toyota 111 (8)
Ford 103 (5)
Chevrolet 78 (3)
Dodge 58 (0)
Featherlite Most Improved Driver
Joey Miller 2
Erik Darnell 2
Aric Almirola 2
David Reutimann 2
Jack Sprague 2
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
Brad Keselowski 1
Kraig Kinser 1
Steve Park 1
David Ragan 1
Boston Reid 1
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Erik Darnell 153
Chad McCumbee 127
Aric Almirola 115
Marcos Ambrose 90
Boston Reid 88
Joey Miller 87
Bobby East 85
Erin Crocker 75
Kerry Earnhardt 71
Kyle Krisiloff 70
Kraig Kinser 60
Robert Richardson 46
Scott Lagasse Jr. 33
Ryan Moore 25
Michel Jourdain Jr. 24
Sean Murphy 12
J.R. Patton 4
Tam Topham 1
Mobil 1 Command Performance
Todd Bodine 7
Terry Cook 2
Ron Hornaday Jr. 2
Marcos Ambrose 1
Mike Bliss 1
Matt Crafton 1
Rick Crawford 1
Ted Musgrave 1
Clevite Engine Builder
Roush-Yates #6 179
TRD #30 165
TRD #23 140
WIX Filters Lap Leader
Mike Skinner 5
Todd Bodine 3
Ron Hornaday Jr. 2
Marcos Ambrose 1
Johnny Benson 1
Rick Crawford 1
David Reutimann 1
Jack Sprague 1
David Starr 1
Budweiser Pole Award Standings
Mike Skinner 4
David Reutimann 2
Marcos Ambrose 1
Todd Bodine 1
Erik Darnell 1
Bobby Hamilton Jr. 1
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
Mark Martin 1
David Ragan 1
Jack Sprague 1
Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Through Challenge
David Reutimann 4
Rick Crawford 2
Ron Hornaday Jr. 2
Jack Sprague 2
Johnny Benson 1
Todd Bodine 1
Erik Darnell 1
Joey Miller 1
Mike Skinner 1
David Starr 1
NEXT EVENT: August 23, 2006 - O'Reilly 200, Bristol Motor Speedway,
Bristol, Tenn. (200 L) (106.6 M)
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse
and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers (8/1406)