08-24-2006 | Race 17 - Bristol Motor Speedway - August 24, 2006
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Contenders
F
S
#
Driver
Team
Laps
Pts
Bpts
Money
Status
1
1
6
Mark Martin
Scotts Ford
200
190
10
$47,350
Running
2
11
30
Todd Bodine
Lumber Liquidators Toyota
200
170
$30,225
Running
3
20
9
Ted Musgrave
Team ASE/Germain Motors Toyota
200
165
$21,575
Running
4
8
23
Johnny Benson
Exide Toyota
200
160
$15,650
Running
5
23
11
David Starr
Red Horse Racing Toyota
200
155
$12,325
Running
6
7
15
Kyle Busch
Bowen Family Homes/Manheim Chevrolet
200
150
$9,275
Running
7
6
5
Mike Skinner
Toyota Tundra Toyota
200
151
5
$12,475
Running
8
4
16
Mike Bliss
Xpress Motorsports Chevrolet
200
142
$12,825
Running
9
10
18
Bobby Hamilton Jr.
Fastenal Dodge
200
138
$10,675
Running
10
14
17
David Reutimann
Team Tundra Toyota
200
134
$11,975
Running
11
16
59
Chad Chaffin
Melling Engine Parts Ford
200
130
$10,575
Running
12
25
88
Matt Crafton
Menards/Energizer Chevrolet
200
127
$10,415
Running
13
5
14
Rick Crawford
Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford
200
124
$10,365
Running
14
19
85
Dennis Setzer
FlexFuel E85 Chevrolet
200
121
$10,315
Running
15
33
50
David Ragan
Roush Racing Ford
200
118
$8,190
Running
16
22
22
Bill Lester
SunTrust Toyota
200
115
$10,465
Running
17
3
77
Brendan Gaughan
Sherwin Williams Dodge
200
112
$10,115
Running
18
26
99
Erik Darnell #
Roush Racing Ford
200
109
$10,065
Running
19
30
12
Joey Miller #
Curb Records Toyota
200
106
$7,765
Running
20
32
13
Kerry Earnhardt
ThorSport Chevrolet
200
103
$10,365
Running
21
15
10
Terry Cook
Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford
199
100
$9,915
Running
22
35
04
Sammy Sanders
Camp Courageous Dodge
199
97
$7,640
Running
23
17
60
Jack Sprague
Con-way Freight Toyota
199
94
$9,865
Running
24
27
46
Kraig Kinser #
Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevrolet
199
91
$7,590
Running
25
28
08
Chad McCumbee #
The GPS Store/Garmin Chevrolet
198
88
$8,540
Running
26
9
20
Marcos Ambrose #
Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford
198
85
$8,490
Running
27
18
33
Ron Hornaday Jr.
AES Chevrolet
197
82
$7,465
Running
28
24
25
Boston Reid #
Woodard Racing Dodge
196
79
$7,440
Running
29
21
21
Bobby East #
State Fair Corndogs/Edy's Dibs Ford
196
76
$7,390
Running
30
29
07
Travis Kittleson
Bob Steele/Fan1st.com Chevrolet
194
73
$7,365
Running
31
34
40
Ryan Moore #
Speedway Children's Charities Chevrolet
194
70
$6,915
Running
32
2
75
Aric Almirola #
Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet
191
67
$6,890
Accident
33
12
4
Timothy Peters
Dodge Motorsports Dodge
186
64
$6,865
Running
34
13
63
Brad Keselowski
Dave Porter Truck Sales Ford
144
61
$6,840
Engine
35
31
98
Erin Crocker #
Hamburger Helper Dodge
101
58
$6,815
Accident
36
36
1
Robert Richardson #
winyourmortgage.com Chevrolet
11
55
$6,787
Accident
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 64,000, Mark Martin won the
O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline, posting his fourth NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty,
dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #10 Cook (Backup
truck); #11 Starr (unapproved impound adjustment).
Failed to Qualify: (1) Chuck Maitlen, #89.
Time of Race: 1 hour, 28 minutes, 44 seconds
Average Speed: 72.081 mph
Margin of Victory: .149 second
Budweiser Pole Award: Mark Martin, #6, 15.320 seconds, 125.248 mph
Checkers/Rally's Double-Drive Thru Challenge Award: Johnny Benson, #23
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award: Mike Bliss, #16 (22 places)
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award: Todd Bodine, #30
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Erik Darnell, #99
Sunoco Diamond Performance Award: Mark Martin, #6
WIX Filters Lap Leader Award: Mike Skinner, #5 (36 Laps)
Caution Flags: 9 for 53 laps: Laps 4-9 (Debris); 29-33 (#50 spun turn 4);
65-69 (#40 spun turn 4); 77-81 (#20 accident turn 1); 90-93 (#98 spun turn 1);
127-135 (#63 spun turn 1); 150-157 (#08 spun turn 2); 184-188 (#60 accident turn
4); 193-198 (#75 accident frontstretch).
Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers: M. Martin 1-29; M. Skinner 30-65; M. Martin
66-200.
TOP 10 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES
POINTS(WINS)
1 - Todd Bodine 2,624 (3)
2 - Johnny Benson 2,470 (3)
3 - David Reutimann 2,394 (0)
4 - Ted Musgrave 2,380 (0)
5 - Rick Crawford 2,323 (1)
6 - David Starr 2,295 (1)
7 - Terry Cook 2,248 (1)
8 - Jack Sprague 2,246 (1)
9 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 2,221 (2)
10 - Mike Bliss 2,201 (0)
Manufacturers Championship
Points Wins
Toyota 117 (8)
Ford 112 (6)
Chevrolet 82 (3)
Dodge 61 (0)
Featherlite Most Improved Driver
Joey Miller 2
Erik Darnell 2
Aric Almirola 2
David Reutimann 2
Jack Sprague 2
Mike Bliss 1
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 162
Chad McCumbee 130
Aric Almirola 116
Marcos Ambrose 96
Joey Miller 96
Boston Reid 92
Bobby East 88
Kerry Earnhardt 79
Erin Crocker 76
Kyle Krisiloff 70
Kraig Kinser 67
Robert Richardson 48
Scott Lagasse Jr. 33
Ryan Moore 28
Michel Jourdain Jr. 24
Sean Murphy 12
J.R. Patton 4
Tam Topham 1
Mobil 1 Command Performance
Todd Bodine 8
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 #6 204
TRD #30 179
TRD #23 152
WIX Filters Lap Leader
Mike Skinner 6
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
Mark Martin 2
David Reutimann 2
Marcos Ambrose 1
Todd Bodine 1
Erik Darnell 1
Bobby Hamilton Jr 1
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
David Ragan 1
Jack Sprague 1
Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Through Challenge
David Reutimann 4
Johnny Benson 2
Rick Crawford 2
Ron Hornaday Jr. 2
Jack Sprague 2
Todd Bodine 1
Erik Darnell 1
Joey Miller 1
Mike Skinner 1
David Starr 1
NEXT EVENT: September 16, 2006 - New Hampshire 200, New Hampshire International
Speedway, Loudon, N.H. (211.6 M) (200 L)
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and
cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers (8/2406)