| OFFICIAL RESULTS: Ford 200 at Homestead |
 The wheels literally came off Mike Skinner's quest for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship during Friday night's season-ending Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. As a result, Ron Hornaday Jr. captured the crown for the third time in his eight-season NCTS career. Skinner entered Friday's race with a 29-point lead over Hornaday in the standings, but he had problems early in the 134-lap race when he came to the pits because he thought he felt his right front tire going flat, putting him a lap behind the rest of the field. Then midway through the race, Skinner's left rear tire went flat and the entire wheel came off the truck before he could reach the pits, forcing time-consuming repairs and dropping him well off the pace. Hornaday stayed out of trouble the rest of the way and went on to finish seventh, giving him the championship by 54 points.
The wheels literally came off Mike Skinner's quest for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship during Friday night's season-ending Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. As a result, Ron Hornaday Jr. captured the crown for the third time in his eight-season NCTS career. Skinner entered Friday's race with a 29-point lead over Hornaday in the standings, but he had problems early in the 134-lap race when he came to the pits because he thought he felt his right front tire going flat, putting him a lap behind the rest of the field.
Johnny Benson also was smiling after he passed Kyle Busch on the final lap during a green-white-checkered finish to pick up his fourth victory of the season. Busch, who had won two of the previous three NCTS races, came in second, followed by Rick Crawford in third, Kevin Harvick fourth and Jason Leffler fifth. It appeared during those final 20 laps that Busch was heading for his third NCTS victory in four races. But a late wreck brought out an untimely caution flag for Busch, setting up a green-white-checkered finish that allowed Benson to snatch away the victory. Busch said he knew when the late caution flag came out that he would have a hard time keeping the lead on the restart. Benson's victory helped him secure third place in the final point standings. Todd Bodine finished fourth in the standings and Rick Crawford was fifth. Willie Allen clinched Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors. Allen was the top-finishing rookie in five races this season and placed 15th in the overall standings.
Davis Starr's sixth-place finish in Friday's race enabled him to move up two spots to 10th place in the final point standings. Justin Marks finished the race in eighth place, Regan Smith was ninth and Dave Blaney 10th. Pole-sitter Jon Wood came in 13th, while Jacques Villeneuve spun and hit the wall on lap 80 and finished 36th.
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F |
S |
# |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Pts |
Bpts |
Money |
Status |
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1 |
2 |
23 |
Johnny Benson |
Exide Batteries Toyota |
138 |
190 |
5 |
$60,975 |
Running |
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2 |
14 |
51 |
Kyle Busch |
Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet |
138 |
180 |
10 |
$31,325 |
Running |
|
3 |
23 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l. Ford |
138 |
165 |
|
$26,900 |
Running |
|
4 |
7 |
2 |
Kevin Harvick |
Camping World Chevrolet |
138 |
165 |
5 |
$16,600 |
Running |
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5 |
13 |
1 |
Jason Leffler |
RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota |
138 |
155 |
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$15,500 |
Running |
|
6 |
29 |
10 |
David Starr |
International MAXX FORCE Diesel Ford |
138 |
150 |
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$18,600 |
Running |
|
7 |
8 |
33 |
Ron Hornaday Jr. |
Camping World Chevrolet |
138 |
146 |
|
$16,300 |
Running |
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8 |
36 |
03 |
Justin Marks |
Construction Corps Toyota |
137 |
142 |
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$13,850 |
Running |
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9 |
18 |
47 |
Regan Smith |
Ginn Resorts Chevrolet |
137 |
138 |
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$13,650 |
Running |
|
10 |
5 |
22 |
Dave Blaney |
Caterpillar Toyota |
137 |
139 |
5 |
$13,450 |
Running |
|
11 |
32 |
07 |
Tim Sauter # |
Lester Buildings Chevrolet |
137 |
130 |
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$17,125 |
Running |
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12 |
31 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards/Johns Manville Chevrolet |
137 |
127 |
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$16,125 |
Running |
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13 |
1 |
21 |
Jon Wood |
CarRacing.com Ford |
137 |
129 |
5 |
$17,100 |
Running |
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14 |
16 |
30 |
Todd Bodine |
Lumber Liquidators Toyota |
137 |
121 |
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$16,200 |
Running |
|
15 |
24 |
16 |
Brian Scott |
Strutmasters/TruckSeries.com Ford |
137 |
118 |
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$15,775 |
Running |
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16 |
19 |
60 |
Jack Sprague |
Con-way Freight Toyota |
137 |
115 |
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$14,975 |
Running |
|
17 |
20 |
50 |
T.J. Bell |
Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford |
137 |
112 |
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$15,075 |
Running |
|
18 |
17 |
9 |
Ted Musgrave |
Team ASE Toyota |
137 |
109 |
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$14,775 |
Running |
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19 |
22 |
77 |
Brendan Gaughan |
South Point Hotel Chevrolet |
137 |
106 |
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$14,675 |
Running |
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20 |
15 |
92 |
Terry Cook |
Harris Trucking Toyota |
137 |
0 |
|
$12,775 |
Running |
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21 |
10 |
6 |
Travis Kvapil |
K&N Filters Ford |
137 |
100 |
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$14,375 |
Running |
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22 |
9 |
8 |
Chad McCumbee |
TheGPSStore.com/Garmin Chevrolet |
137 |
97 |
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$14,125 |
Running |
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23 |
26 |
46 |
Scott Wimmer |
Camping World Chevrolet |
137 |
0 |
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$11,150 |
Running |
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24 |
6 |
99 |
Erik Darnell |
Northern Tool + Equipment Ford |
136 |
91 |
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$13,700 |
Running |
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25 |
35 |
59 |
Donny Lia |
Simply Fit Toyota |
136 |
88 |
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$13,500 |
Running |
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26 |
11 |
09 |
Joey Clanton # |
Zaxby's Ford |
136 |
85 |
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$13,300 |
Running |
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27 |
12 |
75 |
Clay Rogers |
Spears Mfg. Chevrolet |
136 |
82 |
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$11,850 |
Running |
|
28 |
27 |
13 |
Willie Allen # |
ThorSport Chevrolet |
136 |
79 |
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$11,650 |
Running |
|
29 |
34 |
18 |
Dennis Setzer |
Fastenal Dodge |
135 |
76 |
|
$10,425 |
Running |
|
30 |
33 |
40 |
Chad Chaffin |
Westerman Companies/Pollo Tropical Chev. |
135 |
73 |
|
$9,725 |
Running |
|
31 |
28 |
08 |
Chris Jones |
Robert's American Gourmet Snacks Chev. |
135 |
70 |
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$9,675 |
Running |
|
32 |
21 |
4 |
Mike Bliss |
Open Joist Dodge |
135 |
67 |
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$9,650 |
Running |
|
33 |
25 |
00 |
Andy Lally |
Army Reserve/TRG Toyota |
134 |
64 |
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$9,625 |
Running |
|
34 |
30 |
15 |
Andrew Myers |
NEO Synthetics Chevrolet |
134 |
61 |
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$9,600 |
Running |
|
35 |
4 |
5 |
Mike Skinner |
Toyota Tundra Toyota |
127 |
63 |
5 |
$9,570 |
Running |
|
36 |
3 |
27 |
Jacques Villeneuve |
UNICEF Toyota |
80 |
60 |
5 |
$9,508 |
Accident |
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Contenders
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 30,000, Johnny Benson won the
Ford 200, his ninth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory. Prior to the
green flag, the following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated:
#59 Lia (unapproved impound adjustment).
Failed to Qualify: (5) 63 Scott Lynch, 86 Kevin Lepage, 31 Tim Schendel,
7 Jason White #, 71 Bryan Silas.
Time of Race: 01 hrs, 32 mins, 20 secs. (TRACK RECORD)
Average Speed: 134.513 mph
Margin of Victory: 0.600 second
Budweiser Pole Award:
Jon Wood, #21 (173.188 mph-TRACK RECORD) (31.180 seconds)
Checkers/Rally's Double-Drive Thru Challenge Award:
Rick Crawford, #14 (81.702 seconds)
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award:
David Starr, #10 (30 Places)
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Johnny Benson, #23
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Tim Sauter, #07
Sunoco Diamond Performance Award:
Johnny Benson, #23
WIX Filters Lap Leader Award:
Johnny Benson, #23 (22 Laps)
Caution Flags: 4 for 15 laps: Laps: 16-18 (#03 spun turn 2); 75-79
(Debris); 82-85 (#27 accident turn 2); 134-136 (#08 spun frontstretch).
Lead Changes: 10 among 7 drivers: J. Wood 1-18; M. Skinner 19-24; J.
Benson 25-57; D. Blaney 58-59; J. Villeneuve 60-66; K. Busch 67-75;
J. Villeneuve 76; K. Busch 77-94; K. Harvick 95; K. Busch 96-137; J. Benson 138.
TOP 10 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
POINTS(WINS)
1 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 3,982 (4)
2 - Mike Skinner 3,928 (5)
3 - Johnny Benson 3,557 (4)
4 - Todd Bodine 3,525 (2)
5 - Rick Crawford 3,523 (0)
6 - Travis Kvapil 3,511 (4)
7 - Ted Musgrave 3,183 (1)
8 - Matt Crafton 3,060 (0)
9 - Jack Sprague 3,001 (1)
10 - David Starr 2,921 (0)
Manufacturers Championship
Points Wins
Toyota 179 (13)
Chevrolet 153 (7)
Ford 136 (5)
Dodge 82 (0)
WIX Filters Lap Leader
Mike Skinner 9
Ron Hornaday Jr. 8
Johnny Benson 2
Todd Bodine 1
Terry Cook 1
Rick Crawford 1
Brad Keselowski 1
Travis Kvapil 1
Jon Wood 1
Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Through Challenge
Mike Skinner 5
Johnny Benson 4
Ron Hornaday Jr. 3
Todd Bodine 2
Rick Crawford 2
Jack Sprague 2
Kelly Bires 1
Stacy Compton 1
Matt Crafton 1
David Green 1
Ken Schrader 1
Dennis Setzer 1
David Starr 1
Mobil 1 Command Performance
Johnny Benson 9
Mike Skinner 8
Todd Bodine 4
Stacy Compton 1
Rick Crawford 1
Brendan Gaughan 1
Dennis Setzer 1
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Willie Allen 196
Tim Sauter 188
Joey Clanton 179
Jason White 145
Blake Bjorklund 130
Budweiser Pole Award Standings
Mike Skinner 11
Travis Kvapil 3
Todd Bodine 2
Jack Sprague 2
Carl Edwards 1
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
Brad Keselowski 1
Ryan Mathews 1
Jon Wood 1
Featherlite Most Improved Driver
Jack Sprague 3
Todd Bodine 2
Joey Clanton 2
Ted Musgrave 2
David Starr 2
Willie Allen 1
Kelly Bires 1
Blake Bjorklund 1
Terry Cook 1
Matt Crafton 1
Rick Crawford 1
Brendan Gaughan 1
Kraig Kinser 1
Bill Lester 1
Clay Rogers 1
Ken Schrader 1
Dennis Setzer 1
Peter Shepherd 1
Jon Wood 1
NEXT EVENT: Feb. 15, 2008 - Chevy Silverado HD 250, Daytona International
Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse
and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (11/16/07)
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