| OFFICIAL RESULTS: American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta |
 Kyle Busch and his crew chief Richie Wauters used strategy instead of mere brute speed Friday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, as Busch stole a victory in the American Commercial Lines 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race. Busch used a late-race pit stop for four tires to propel him to his second consecutive series victory and eighth overall for truck owner Billy Ballew. Crew chief Wauters made the call and Busch knew immediately it was the right one. "How many times have I done that here already and won the race? Twice," said Busch of Wauters's decision to call him in to get tires near the end of the race. "We knew that it was going to be the deal. I was kind of surprised when nobody followed me." The strategic advantage proved key, because while Busch's Miccosukee Resorts Toyota Tundra was fast, for the first 115 of the scheduled 130 laps, he played second fiddle to three-time and defending NCTS Champion Ron Hornaday Jr., who dominated the night's proceedings. Starting from the pole, Hornaday and his Kevin Harvick Inc.-owned Camping World Chevrolet Silverado led 81 of the first 115 laps around the 1.54-mile AMS oval. (VPS Motorimages)
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S |
# |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Pts |
Bpts |
Money |
Status |
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1 |
3 |
51 |
Kyle Busch |
Miccosukee Resorts/Red Top Auto Toyota |
130 |
190 |
5 |
$55,050 |
Running |
|
2 |
1 |
33 |
Ron Hornaday Jr. |
Camping World Chevrolet |
130 |
180 |
10 |
$40,575 |
Running |
|
3 |
12 |
5 |
Mike Skinner |
Toyota Tundra Toyota |
130 |
170 |
5 |
$27,645 |
Running |
|
4 |
15 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards/Energizer Chevrolet |
130 |
160 |
|
$17,335 |
Running |
|
5 |
2 |
8 |
Chad McCumbee |
Malcolmson Construction Chevrolet |
130 |
160 |
5 |
$15,960 |
Running |
|
6 |
5 |
2 |
Jack Sprague |
American Commercial Lines Chevrolet |
130 |
155 |
5 |
$10,660 |
Running |
|
7 |
4 |
59 |
Ted Musgrave |
Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota |
130 |
146 |
|
$12,390 |
Running |
|
8 |
6 |
60 |
Terry Cook |
Wyler.com Toyota |
130 |
142 |
|
$12,290 |
Running |
|
9 |
7 |
30 |
Todd Bodine |
Lumber Liquidators Toyota |
130 |
138 |
|
$12,160 |
Running |
|
10 |
16 |
21 |
Jon Wood |
The Barnhill Group Ford |
129 |
134 |
|
$15,610 |
Running |
|
11 |
19 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford |
129 |
130 |
|
$11,635 |
Running |
|
12 |
14 |
99 |
Erik Darnell |
Northern Tool + Equipment Ford |
129 |
132 |
5 |
$11,435 |
Running |
|
13 |
8 |
18 |
Dennis Setzer |
Melling Engine Parts Dodge |
129 |
129 |
5 |
$11,335 |
Running |
|
14 |
11 |
9 |
Justin Marks # |
Crocs Toyota |
129 |
121 |
|
$12,235 |
Running |
|
15 |
24 |
10 |
Brendan Gaughan |
International MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford |
129 |
118 |
|
$12,485 |
Running |
|
16 |
17 |
22 |
Phillip McGilton # |
Three Wide Life Toyota |
129 |
115 |
|
$11,035 |
Running |
|
17 |
20 |
16 |
Brian Scott # |
Shark Energy Drink/Albertsons Chevrolet |
129 |
112 |
|
$10,985 |
Running |
|
18 |
22 |
09 |
Travis Kvapil |
Zaxby's Ford |
129 |
109 |
|
$10,860 |
Running |
|
19 |
10 |
4 |
Stacy Compton |
Landmark Dodge |
129 |
106 |
|
$10,810 |
Running |
|
20 |
25 |
71 |
Donny Lia # |
TRG Motorsports Chevrolet |
128 |
103 |
|
$9,010 |
Running |
|
21 |
21 |
11 |
David Starr |
Red Horse Racing Toyota |
128 |
100 |
|
$10,910 |
Running |
|
22 |
23 |
7 |
Andy Lally # |
TRG Motorsports/Adobe Road Winery Chev. |
128 |
97 |
|
$9,410 |
Running |
|
23 |
29 |
15 |
Marc Mitchell # |
Hyprene Ergon Chevrolet |
128 |
94 |
|
$8,360 |
Running |
|
24 |
31 |
08 |
Jason White |
GunBroker.com Dodge |
128 |
91 |
|
$9,335 |
Running |
|
25 |
26 |
40 |
Chad Chaffin |
Key Motorsports Chevrolet |
128 |
88 |
|
$8,310 |
Running |
|
26 |
18 |
13 |
Shelby Howard |
ThorSport Racing Chevrolet |
128 |
85 |
|
$8,260 |
Running |
|
27 |
28 |
46 |
Scott Speed |
Red Bull Chevrolet |
127 |
82 |
|
$8,235 |
Running |
|
28 |
9 |
6 |
Colin Braun # |
Con-way Freight Ford |
126 |
79 |
|
$8,210 |
Running |
|
29 |
27 |
20 |
Scott Lagasse Jr |
Nicholson Group Ford |
125 |
76 |
|
$8,185 |
Running |
|
30 |
13 |
23 |
Johnny Benson |
Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota |
110 |
73 |
|
$8,160 |
Running |
|
31 |
30 |
07 |
Shane Sieg |
ASI Limited Chevrolet |
76 |
70 |
|
$8,135 |
Engine |
|
32 |
32 |
0 |
Butch Miller |
GunBroker.com Chevrolet |
3 |
67 |
|
$8,110 |
Ovrhting. |
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Contenders
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 25,000, Kyle Busch won the
American Commercial Lines 200 for his third NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Prior to the green flag, no trucks dropped to
the rear of the field.
Failed to Qualify: N/A
Time of Race: 01 hour, 34 minutes, 10 seconds
Average Speed: 127.561 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.116 seconds
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award:
Jon Wood, #21 (22 Places)
Keystone Light Pole Award:
Ron Hornaday Jr., #33, 31.577 seconds, 175.571 mph
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race:
Ron Hornaday Jr., #33
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Mike Skinner, #5
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Justin Marks, #9
Sunoco Diamond Performance:
Kyle Busch, #51
WIX Filters Lap Leader Award:
Ron Hornaday Jr., #33 (81 Laps)
Caution Flags: 4 for 21 laps: Laps: 20-26 (#23 accident frontstretch);
42-45 (#9 spun frontstretch); 112-115 (precipitation); 121-126 (precipitation -
Red Flag [9 min. 51 sec]).
Lead Changes: 18 among 7 drivers: R. Hornaday (Pole); K. Busch 1-3; R.
Hornaday 4-8; K. Busch 9-20; R. Hornaday 21-42; J. Sprague 43-45; R. Hornaday
46-47; K. Busch 48-50; R. Hornaday 51-52; K. Busch 53-58; R. Hornaday 59-89; J.
Sprague 90; C. McCumbee 91; M. Skinner 92; E. Darnell 93; D. Setzer 94; R.
Hornaday 95-113; C. McCumbee 114-115; K. Busch 116-130.
TOP 10 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES
POINTS(WINS)
1 - Kyle Busch 555 (2)
2 - Todd Bodine 483 (1)
3 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 433 (0)
4 - Chad McCumbee 415 (0)
5 - Johnny Benson 413 (0)
6 - Rick Crawford 411 (0)
7 - Mike Skinner 393 (0)
8 - David Starr 384 (0)
9 - Dennis Setzer 383 (0)
10 - Phillip McGilton 376 (0)
Manufacturers Championship
Points Wins
Toyota 27 (3)
Chevrolet 15 (0)
Ford 14 (0)
Dodge 10 (0)
Mobil 1 Command Performance
Todd Bodine 2
Mike Skinner 1
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Justin Marks 30
Phillip McGilton 29
Brian Scott 29
Colin Braun 24
Marc Mitchell 22
Andy Lally 22
Donny Lia 15
WIX Filters Lap Leader
Todd Bodine 2
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
Keystone Light Pole Award Standings
Erik Darnell 1
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder
Kyle Busch, #51 50
Ron Hornaday Jr., #33 36
Johnny Benson, #23 27
Featherlite Most Improved Driver
Terry Cook 1
Andy Lally 1
Jon Wood 1
NEXT EVENT: March 29, 2008 - Kroger 250, Martinsville Speedway,
Martinsville, Va. (250L) (131.5M)
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing
purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (03/10/08)
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