Smith's Las Vegas 350 - Official Results

Race winner Mike Skinner celebrates in victory lane. (Nate Mecha/High Sierra Photo) Mike Skinner had earned three consecutive poles in the desert, but going into tonight's Smith's Las Vegas 350 the victory trophy managed to elude him. After dominating the race - leading for 114 of the race's 146 laps - Skinner not only takes home the trophy but made the statement that he and the No. 5 Toyota Tundra Toyota will be a force to be reckoned with throughout the remainder of the 2006 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Skinner defeated defending series champion Ted Musgrave in a surprisingly clean and competitive race on the newly reconfigured 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway tri-oval. Musgrave made a strong move on a late-race restart, going past Skinner on the outside to take the lead. But not to be denied, Skinner repaid the favor on the final restart of the night to reclaim the lead and motor on to his 19th career series victory. Mike Bliss finished third in the No. 16 XPress Motorsports Chevrolet. Bliss expressed his surprise that the racing was as good as it was on the new surface.  Johnny Benson finished fourth in the No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota, a strong finish despite the fact he fought transmission problems following his first pit stop of the evening. Ron Hornaday rounded out the top five, with David Reutimann sixth, Marcos Ambrose seventh, Dennis Setzer eighth, Kraig Kinser ninth, and Aric Almirola rounded out the top ten.

Race 19 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway - September 23, 2006

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Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 65,000, Mike Skinner scored his first victory of 2006 and 19th of his NASCAR Craftsman Truck career. No truck went to the back prior to the start of the race due to penalties.

Failed to Qualify: (0)

Time of Race: 1 hours, 51 minutes, 32 seconds
Average Speed: 117.812 mph
Margin of Victory: .309 second

Budweiser Pole Award:
Mike Skinner, #5, 30.326 seconds, 178.065 mph (TRACK RECORD)

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

Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award:
Ted Musgrave, #9 (29 places)

Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Ted Musgrave, #9

Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Marcos Ambrose, #20

Sunoco Diamond Performance Award:
Mike Skinner, #5

WIX Filters Lap Leader Award:
Mike Skinner, #5 (114 Laps)

Caution Flags: 7 for 31 laps: Laps 26-29 (Fluid on the race track); 34-36 (Fluid on the race track); 53-56 (Accident turn 3, truck 18); 75-79 (Accident turn 2, truck 59); 89-92 (Spin turn 4, truck 6); 108-115 (Fluid on the race track); 122-125 (Spin turn 1, truck 60).

Lead Changes: 9 among 6 drivers: M. Skinner 1-26; T. Kittleson 27; M. Bliss 28-31; M. Skinner 32-76; M. Ambrose 77-88; R. Hornaday Jr. 89-93; M. Skinner 94-115; R. Hornaday Jr. 116; T. Musgrave 117-125; M. Skinner 126-146.

TOP 10 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
POINTS(WINS)
1 - Todd Bodine 2,911 (3)
2 - Johnny Benson 2,820 (4)
3 - David Reutimann 2,671 (0)
4 - Ted Musgrave 2,625 (0)
5 - Rick Crawford 2,590 (1)
6 - David Starr 2,553 (1)
7 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 2,531 (2)
8 - Mike Bliss 2,486 (0)
9 - Jack Sprague 2,479 (1)
10 - Terry Cook 2,460 (1)

Manufacturers Championship
Points Wins
Toyota 135 (10)
Ford 120 (6)
Chevrolet 94 (3)
Dodge 67 (0)

Featherlite Most Improved Driver
Joey Miller 2
Mike Bliss 2
Erik Darnell 2
Aric Almirola 2
David Reutimann 2
Jack Sprague 2
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
Brad Keselowski 1
Kraig Kinser 1
Ted Musgrave 1
Steve Park 1
David Ragan 1
Boston Reid 1

Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Erik Darnell 173
Chad McCumbee 134
Aric Almirola 127
Marcos Ambrose 116
Bobby East 97
Joey Miller 96
Boston Reid 96
Kerry Earnhardt 92
Erin Crocker 83
Kraig Kinser 78
Kyle Krisiloff 70
Robert Richardson 53
Ryan Moore 38
Scott Lagasse Jr. 33

Mobil 1 Command Performance
Todd Bodine 9
Terry Cook 2
Ron Hornaday Jr. 2
Ted Musgrave 2
Marcos Ambrose 1
Mike Bliss 1
Matt Crafton 1
Rick Crawford 1

Clevite Engine Builder
Roush-Yates #6 210
TRD #30 195
TRD #23 187

WIX Filters Lap Leader
Mike Skinner 7
Todd Bodine 3
Johnny Benson 2
Ron Hornaday Jr. 2
Marcos Ambrose 1
Rick Crawford 1
David Reutimann 1
Jack Sprague 1
David Starr 1

Budweiser Pole Award Standings
Mike Skinner 6
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
Mike Skinner 3
Johnny Benson 2
Rick Crawford 2
Ron Hornaday Jr. 2
Jack Sprague 2
Todd Bodine 1
Erik Darnell 1
Joey Miller 1
David Starr 1

NEXT EVENT: October 7, 2006 - Talladega 250, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala. (250.04 M) (94 L)

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers (9/25/06)

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