| OFFICIAL RESULTS: Ohio 250 at Mansfield |
 Rookie Donny Lia drove with the savvy of a veteran and the tenacity of a bulldog as he knocked David Starr out of the way on the 250th and final lap to win the Ohio 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Mansfield Motorsports Park Saturday afternoon.
On the final lap, Lia went into Turn 1 with his NationRides.com/ AutismSpeaks.org Chevrolet Silverado underneath leader David Starr's Pit-Now.com Toyota Tundra from the Red Horse Racing stable. As the two continued into Turn 2, Lia gave Starr's truck a hard shove, knocking it out of the way as the New England native grabbed the lead for the first time.
They headed into Turn 3 three-wide, as Todd Bodine joined the fray on the bottom, trying to nose his Lumber Liquidators Tundra under Lia on the bottom, but as the trio exited Turn 4, Lia held off Starr, with Bodine losing traction and finishing third. Completing the top-five finishers were Terry Cook's Wyler.com Tundra and Mike Skinner's Toyota Tundra Toyota.
Lia, who had never even scored a top-five finish in his prior seven NCTS starts, claimed victory for the first time in a Truck, also giving TRG Motorsports its first victory as a team. It was the 22nd time in series history that the race-winning pass was made on the final lap.
"With 25 laps to go, I got on the radio because I could see what was going to happen," said Lia, 27, the reigning NASCAR Whelan Modified Series champion from Jericho, N.Y. "I knew we could do it. I wouldn't be driving this truck if I didn't think I could do it. But so soon? No. I can't believe it."
With seven of 25 NCTS points races now in the books, Bodine leads Rick Crawford by 8 points, with last week's winner, Matt Crafton third, 45 points of Bodine. Johnny Benson is 58 points back of Bodine, while Hornaday fell all the way to fifth, 64 points out of the lead. The top nine drivers are separated by just 100 points. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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F |
S |
# |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Pts |
Bpts |
Money |
Status |
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1 |
28 |
71 |
Donny Lia # |
NationRides.com/AutismSpeaks.org Chev. |
250 |
190 |
5 |
$45,500 |
Running |
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2 |
3 |
11 |
David Starr |
Pit-Now.com Toyota |
250 |
180 |
10 |
$37,525 |
Running |
|
3 |
14 |
30 |
Todd Bodine |
Lumber Liquidators Toyota |
250 |
165 |
|
$24,685 |
Running |
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4 |
7 |
60 |
Terry Cook |
Wyler.com Toyota |
250 |
160 |
|
$17,585 |
Running |
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5 |
2 |
5 |
Mike Skinner |
Toyota Tundra Toyota |
250 |
160 |
5 |
$14,110 |
Running |
|
6 |
9 |
13 |
Shelby Howard |
Bobcat Chevrolet |
250 |
155 |
5 |
$11,560 |
Running |
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7 |
10 |
2 |
Jack Sprague |
American Commercial Lines Chevrolet |
250 |
146 |
|
$11,260 |
Running |
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8 |
1 |
23 |
Johnny Benson |
Brangus Toyota |
250 |
147 |
5 |
$13,110 |
Running |
|
9 |
17 |
07 |
Sean Murphy |
Akzo Nobel/Spectrum Metal Finishing Chev. |
250 |
138 |
|
$9,710 |
Running |
|
10 |
25 |
4 |
Stacy Compton |
Spitzer Dodge |
250 |
134 |
|
$12,560 |
Running |
|
11 |
15 |
99 |
Erik Darnell |
Northern Tool + Equipment Ford |
250 |
130 |
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$11,635 |
Running |
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12 |
16 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards/Ideal Door Chevrolet |
250 |
127 |
|
$10,910 |
Running |
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13 |
27 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford |
250 |
124 |
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$11,160 |
Running |
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14 |
4 |
7 |
Andy Lally # |
TRG Motorsports/Adobe Road Winery Chev. |
250 |
121 |
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$10,810 |
Running |
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15 |
6 |
22 |
Scott Speed # |
Red Bull Toyota |
250 |
118 |
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$11,885 |
Running |
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16 |
5 |
6 |
Colin Braun # |
Con-way Freight Ford |
250 |
115 |
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$10,860 |
Running |
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17 |
19 |
59 |
Ted Musgrave |
Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota |
250 |
112 |
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$10,610 |
Running |
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18 |
26 |
9 |
Justin Marks # |
Construct Corps Toyota |
250 |
109 |
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$10,560 |
Running |
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19 |
34 |
40 |
Chad Chaffin |
Westerman Companies Chevrolet |
250 |
106 |
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$10,510 |
Running |
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20 |
22 |
46 |
Landon Cassill |
GoDaddy.com Chevrolet |
250 |
103 |
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$9,885 |
Running |
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21 |
11 |
51 |
Shane Sieg |
Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Toyota |
250 |
100 |
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$9,160 |
Running |
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22 |
18 |
21 |
Keven Wood |
Air Force Ford |
250 |
97 |
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$8,110 |
Running |
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23 |
13 |
12 |
Scotty Crockett |
Dex Imaging/MetTel Chevrolet |
250 |
94 |
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$8,085 |
Running |
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24 |
33 |
8 |
Chad McCumbee |
Malcolmson Construction Chevrolet |
250 |
91 |
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$8,060 |
Running |
|
25 |
31 |
16 |
Brian Scott # |
Albertsons Chevrolet |
250 |
88 |
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$7,985 |
Running |
|
26 |
8 |
15 |
Marc Mitchell # |
Hyprene - Ergon Toyota |
250 |
85 |
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$7,960 |
Running |
|
27 |
23 |
09 |
John Wes Townley |
Zaxby's Ford |
250 |
82 |
|
$7,935 |
Running |
|
28 |
32 |
37 |
Gary St. Amant |
HTS Mulch Products Chevrolet |
250 |
0 |
|
$7,910 |
Running |
|
29 |
30 |
08 |
Jason White |
GunBroker.com Dodge |
250 |
76 |
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$7,860 |
Running |
|
30 |
20 |
10 |
Brendan Gaughan |
International MAXX FORCE Diesel Ford |
249 |
73 |
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$7,835 |
Running |
|
31 |
21 |
66 |
Benny Gordon |
Samuel Ford |
248 |
70 |
|
$7,485 |
Running |
|
32 |
29 |
63 |
Jack Smith |
Dave Porter Truck Sales Ford |
246 |
67 |
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$7,460 |
Running |
|
33 |
35 |
20 |
Scott Lagasse |
Nicholson Group Ford |
231 |
64 |
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$7,435 |
Running |
|
34 |
24 |
18 |
Dennis Setzer |
BHR-VA Dodge |
205 |
66 |
5 |
$7,410 |
Overhtg. |
|
35 |
12 |
33 |
Ron Hornaday Jr. |
Camping World Chevrolet |
145 |
63 |
5 |
$7,385 |
Running |
|
36 |
36 |
42 |
Tim Cowen |
Cowen Truck Line Ford |
140 |
55 |
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$7,360 |
Overhtg. |
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Contenders
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 17,500, Donny Lia won the
Ohio 250 at Mansfield Motorsports Park, his career-first NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following driver dropped to the
rear of the field for the reason indicated: #40 Chaffin (Unapproved impound
adjustments).
Failed to Qualify: N/A
Time of Race: 01 hour, 59 minutes, 58 seconds
Average Speed: 62.517 mph
Margin of Victory: 0.241 seconds
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award:
Donny Lia, #71 (33 Places)
Keystone Light Pole Award:
Johnny Benson, #23 (110.004 mph) (16.363 seconds)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race:
David Starr, #11
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Donny Lia, #71
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Donny Lia, #71
Sunoco Diamond Performance:
Donny Lia, #71
WIX Filters Lap Leader Award:
David Starr, #11 (170 Laps)
Caution Flags: 15 for 80 laps: Laps: 9-12 (#30 spun turn 2); 38-43 (#20
accident turn 3); 48-53 (#6,33 accident turn 4); 70-76 (#23 spun turn 4); 81-85
(#11 accident turn 2); 117-124 (#14 spun backstretch); 137-143 (#42 spun turn
3); 153-159 (#10,22 spun turn 2); 168-172 (#10,20,63 accident turn 2); 188-191
(Debris); 199-202 (Debris); 206-209 (Fluid on track); 213-217 (#21,51 spun turn
1); 223-226 (#16 spun turn 1); 240-243 (#10 spun turn 1).
Lead Changes: 6 among 7 drivers: J. Benson 1-45; R. Hornaday Jr. 46; M.
Skinner 47-50; S. Howard 51-71; D. Setzer 72-79; D. Starr 80-249; D. Lia # 250.
TOP 10 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
POINTS(WINS)
1 - Todd Bodine 1,001 (1)
2 - Rick Crawford 993 (0)
3 - Matt Crafton 956 (1)
4 - Johnny Benson 943 (0)
5 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 937 (1)
6 - Terry Cook 920 (0)
7 - Mike Skinner 918 (0)
8 - David Starr 913 (0)
9 - Erik Darnell 901 (0)
10 - Chad McCumbee 899 (0)
Manufacturers Championship
Points Wins
Chevrolet 48 (3)
Toyota 44 (3)
Ford 34 (0)
Dodge 28 (1)
Mobil 1 Command Performance
Todd Bodine 2
Johnny Benson 1
Matt Crafton 1
Donny Lia 1
Mike Skinner 1
Dennis Setzer 1
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Colin Braun 72
Donny Lia 64
Justin Marks 63
Brian Scott 55
Andy Lally 55
Marc Mitchell 42
Phillip McGilton 38
Scott Speed 16
WIX Filters Lap Leader
Todd Bodine 2
Ron Hornaday Jr. 2
Matt Crafton 1
Dennis Setzer 1
David Starr 1
Keystone Light Pole Award Standings
Ron Hornaday Jr. 2
Johnny Benson 1
Kyle Busch 1
Erik Darnell 1
Jack Sprague 1
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder
Ron Hornaday Jr., #33 73
Kyle Busch, #51 69
Johnny Benson, #23 58
Featherlite Most Improved Driver
Terry Cook 1
Erik Darnell 1
Chad McCumbee 1
Andy Lally 1
Donny Lia 1
Dennis Setzer 1
Jon Wood 1
NEXT EVENT: May 30, 2008 - AAA Insurance 200, Dover International
Speedway, Dover, Del. (200 M/200L)
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing
purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (05/26/08)
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