10-30-2006 | Race 22 - Atlanta Motor Speedway - October 27, 2006
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Contenders
F
S
#
Driver
Team
Laps
Pts
Bpts
Money
Status
1
16
16
Mike Bliss
XPress/Strutmasters.com Chevrolet
130
190
10
$60,175
Running
2
18
10
Terry Cook
Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford
130
170
$33,775
Running
3
15
99
Erik Darnell #
Northern Tool + Equipment Ford
130
170
5
$25,700
Running
4
3
17
David Reutimann
Team Tundra Toyota
130
165
5
$14,675
Running
5
19
14
Rick Crawford
Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford
130
160
5
$14,925
Running
6
11
50
David Ragan
PurposeMoney.com Ford
130
150
$10,325
Running
7
28
08
Chad McCumbee #
The GPS Store/Garmin Chevrolet
130
146
$12,075
Running
8
1
5
Mike Skinner
Toyota Tundra Toyota
130
147
5
$13,625
Running
9
17
18
Bobby Hamilton Jr.
Fastenal Dodge
130
143
5
$13,550
Running
10
21
60
Jack Sprague
Con-way Freight Toyota
130
139
5
$13,100
Running
11
20
11
David Starr
Red Horse Racing Toyota
130
130
$11,325
Running
12
22
88
Matt Crafton
Menards/Energizer Chevrolet
130
127
$11,115
Running
13
26
33
Ron Hornaday Jr.
AES HR Solutions Chevrolet
130
124
$11,015
Running
14
24
85
Dennis Setzer
FlexFuel E85 Silverado Chevrolet
130
121
$10,915
Running
15
5
21
Bobby East #
State Fair Corndogs/Edy's Dibs Ford
130
118
$11,315
Running
16
12
20
Marcos Ambrose #
Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford
130
115
$10,715
Running
17
27
25
Damon Lusk
Woodard Racing Dodge
130
112
$10,665
Running
18
33
04
Scott Lagasse Jr. #
Fastenal Dodge
130
109
$8,290
Running
19
29
19
Kelly Bires
Wood Brothers/JTG Raging Ford
129
106
$8,240
Running
20
35
07
John Mickel
Dudman Group/DSI Group Chevrolet
129
103
$10,540
Running
21
31
13
Kerry Earnhardt #
Pork Board Chevrolet
129
100
$10,690
Running
22
34
22
Bill Lester
Checkers Toyota
129
97
$10,340
Running
23
25
98
Erin Crocker #
Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge
129
94
$9,040
Running
24
9
9
Ted Musgrave
Team ASE/Germain Motors Toyota
129
91
$10,015
Running
25
10
30
Todd Bodine
Lumber Liquidators Toyota
128
88
$7,990
Running
26
23
77
Brendan Gaughan
South Point Resort Dodge
128
85
$7,940
Running
27
32
1
Robert Richardson #
McKinney Pipe & Steel Chevrolet
128
82
$7,915
Running
28
36
40
Derrike Cope
Key Motorsports Chevrolet
127
79
$7,890
Running
29
8
23
Johnny Benson
NAPA Toyota
123
81
5
$7,865
Running
30
30
75
Aric Almirola #
Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet
114
73
$7,840
Engine
31
13
15
Jeremy Mayfield
Quest Global Chevrolet
114
70
$7,815
Engine
32
14
59
Chad Chaffin
Goodwill Industries Toyota
95
67
$7,790
Accident
33
4
4
Chase Miller
Fastenal Dodge
91
64
$7,765
Accident
34
2
24
AJ Allmendinger
Bill Davis Racing Toyota
13
66
5
$7,715
Accident
35
7
46
Joe Nemechek
Chevrolet Silverado Chevrolet
12
58
$7,685
Accident
36
6
6
Mark Martin
Scotts Ford
2
55
$7,650
Accident
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 45,000, Mike Bliss won the
Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200, posting his 13th NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series victory and first since September 2002. Prior to the green flag, the
following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the
reasons indicated: #1 Richardson (engine change); #04 Lagasse Jr. (unapproved
impound adjustment).
Failed to Qualify: (0)
Time of Race: 1 hour, 37 minutes, 30 seconds
Average Speed: 123.200 mph
Margin of Victory: 0.209 second
Budweiser Pole Award:
Mike Skinner, #5, 30.631 seconds, 180.993 mph
Checkers/Rally's Double-Drive Thru Challenge Award:
Terry Cook, #10
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award:
Bobby Hamilton Jr., #18 (23 places)
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Mike Bliss, #16
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Erik Darnell, #99
Sunoco Diamond Performance Award:
Mike Bliss, #16
WIX Filters Lap Leader Award:
Mike Bliss, #16 (38 Laps)
Caution Flags: 7 for 30 laps: Laps 4-6 (#6 accident backstretch); 14-18
(#24,46 accident backstretch); 42-47 (Debris); 79-83 (#4 accident turn 4); 90-93
(#23 spun turn 2); 97-99 (#59 accident frontstretch); 117-120 (#75 on fire).
Lead Changes: 21 among 9 drivers: M. Skinner 1-7; A. Allmendinger 8-12; J.
Benson 13-27; D. Reutimann 28-33; M. Bliss 34; D. Reutimann 35-47; J. Benson
48-52; M. Bliss 53-79; J. Sprague 80-83; D. Reutimann 84; R. Crawford 85; J.
Sprague 86-99; E. Darnell 100; J. Sprague 101; D. Reutimann 102-103; B. Hamilton
Jr. 104; D. Reutimann 105; B. Hamilton Jr. 106-109; D. Reutimann 110; B.
Hamilton Jr. 111-113; E. Darnell 114-120; M. Bliss 121-130.
TOP 10 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES
POINTS(WINS)
1 - Todd Bodine 3,285 (3)
2 - Johnny Benson 3,199 (4)
3 - David Reutimann 3,095 (0)
4 - Ted Musgrave 3,014 (0)
5 - Rick Crawford 3,006 (1)
6 - David Starr 2,944 (1)
7 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 2,913 (2)
8 - Jack Sprague 2,867 (2)
9 - Terry Cook 2,863 (1)
10 - Mike Bliss 2,861 (1)
Manufacturers Championship
Points Wins
Toyota 154 (11)
Ford 141 (7)
Chevrolet 111 (4)
Dodge 74 (0)
Featherlite Most Improved Driver
Jack Sprague 3
Joey Miller 2
Mike Bliss 2
Erik Darnell 2
Aric Almirola 2
David Reutimann 2
Chad Chaffin 1
Bobby Hamilton Jr. 1
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 199
Chad McCumbee 144
Aric Almirola 136
Marcos Ambrose 135
Bobby East 116
Boston Reid 99
Kerry Earnhardt 97
Joey Miller 96
Erin Crocker 94
Kraig Kinser 78
Robert Richardson 73
Kyle Krisiloff 70
Ryan Moore 38
Scott Lagasse Jr. 34
Mobil 1 Command Performance
Todd Bodine 9
Ted Musgrave 3
Terry Cook 2
Ron Hornaday Jr. 2
Rick Crawford 2
Mike Bliss 2
Marcos Ambrose 1
Matt Crafton 1
Clevite Engine Builder
Roush-Yates #6 247
TRD #30 209
TRD #23 205
WIX Filters Lap Leader
Mike Skinner 7
Johnny Benson 3
Todd Bodine 3
Ron Hornaday Jr. 2
Marcos Ambrose 1
Mike Bliss 1
Rick Crawford 1
Ted Musgrave 1
David Reutimann 1
Jack Sprague 1
David Starr 1
Budweiser Pole Award Standings
Mike Skinner 7
Mark Martin 3
David Reutimann 2
Jack Sprague 2
Marcos Ambrose 1
Todd Bodine 1
Erik Darnell 1
Bobby Hamilton Jr. 1
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
David Ragan 1
Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Through Challenge
David Reutimann 4
Johnny Benson 3
Mike Skinner 3
Rick Crawford 2
Erik Darnell 2
Ron Hornaday Jr. 2
Jack Sprague 2
Todd Bodine 1
Terry Cook 1
Joey Miller 1
David Starr 1
NEXT EVENT: November 3, 2006 - Silverado 350K, Texas Motor Speedway, Ft.
Worth, Texas (350 K) (220.5 M) (147 L)
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing
purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers (10/30/06)