| Craftsman Anniversary 200 - Official Results |
| Ted Musgrave took the high side to pass Robert Pressley with 12 laps remaining to win the Craftsman Anniversary 200 at Darlington Raceway. Starting second in the No. 1 Mopar Dodge, Musgrave holds off Pressley to win his first race of the season and his eighth in 29 career starts. Following Musgrave and Pressley, Mike Bliss passed Kevin Harvick in the No. 16 IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet finishing in the third position. Musgrave and Pressley, both Cup Series veterans, battled through the caution-filled event which continues Dodge's dominance in the NCTS. Musgrave and Pressley
are now tied for the lead in points. Musgrave led five times for 97 laps and in addition to picking up the race trophy, Musgrave also earned a $7,500 bonus from Sears for leading on lap 75 in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Craftsman tools. Pressley, who won the season opener at Daytona, looked like the man to beat until Musgrave chased him down. Pressley led once for only 32 laps. There were nine lead changes among five drivers and a matching number of cautions for 31 laps. The margin of victory was .481 seconds with an average speed of 109 mph.
|
|
F |
S |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Truck |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
Ted Musgrave |
Mopar Performance |
Dodge |
147 |
$39,125 |
Running |
|
2 |
3 |
18 |
Robert Pressley |
Hamilton Racing |
Dodge |
147 |
$25,875 |
Running |
|
3 |
5 |
16 |
Mike Bliss |
IWX Motor Express |
Chevrolet |
147 |
$16,100 |
Running |
|
4 |
11 |
6 |
Kevin Harvick |
Harvick Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
147 |
$10,475 |
Running |
|
5 |
12 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
Circle Bar Motel & RV Park |
Ford |
147 |
$11,900 |
Running |
|
6 |
9 |
75 |
David Starr |
Spears Manufacturing |
Chevrolet |
147 |
$10,225 |
Running |
|
7 |
6 |
60 |
Travis Kvapil |
CAT Rental Stores |
Chevrolet |
147 |
$10,025 |
Running |
|
8 |
18 |
4 |
Brian Rose |
Sunclear Energy Team |
Dodge |
147 |
$9,975 |
Running |
|
9 |
8 |
50 |
Jon Wood |
Navy Racing |
Ford |
147 |
$9,825 |
Running |
|
10 |
10 |
52 |
Ken Schrader |
Federated Auto Parts |
Chevrolet |
147 |
$8,825 |
Running |
|
11 |
4 |
46 |
Dennis Setzer |
Acxiom / Computer Associates |
Chevrolet |
147 |
$9,600 |
Running |
|
12 |
24 |
08 |
Bobby Dotter |
Stop Terrorism |
Chevrolet |
147 |
$9,465 |
Running |
|
13 |
20 |
90 |
Lance Norick |
Express Personnel Services |
Chevrolet |
146 |
$9,415 |
Running |
|
14 |
14 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards / Sealmaster |
Chevrolet |
146 |
$9,365 |
Running |
|
15 |
15 |
15 |
Trent Owens |
Dickies |
Ford |
146 |
$8,365 |
Running |
|
16 |
17 |
5 |
Lance Hooper |
Diamond Cut Jeans |
Dodge |
146 |
$9,265 |
Running |
|
17 |
26 |
43 |
Carlos Contreras |
Hot Wheels |
Dodge |
146 |
$9,215 |
Running |
|
18 |
28 |
79 |
Jerry Hill |
RDS Racing Engines |
Dodge |
146 |
$6,915 |
Running |
|
19 |
32 |
72 |
Randy MacDonald |
Greenfield Truck Center |
Chevrolet |
145 |
$10,615 |
Running |
|
20 |
16 |
62 |
Brendan Gaughan |
NAPA Auto Parts |
Dodge |
144 |
$7,065 |
Running |
|
21 |
19 |
07 |
Jason Small |
Sunbelt Rentals |
Chevrolet |
144 |
$7,990 |
Running |
|
22 |
22 |
51 |
Michael Dokken |
OOIDA |
Dodge |
143 |
$7,940 |
Running |
|
23 |
23 |
20 |
Coy Gibbs |
MBNA |
Chevrolet |
143 |
$8,840 |
Running |
|
24 |
31 |
00 |
Ryan McGlynn |
Buyers Choice |
Chevrolet |
141 |
$6,490 |
Running |
|
25 |
35 |
86 |
Wayne Edwards |
Motor State Perf |
Chevrolet |
141 |
$8,640 |
Running |
|
26 |
27 |
39 |
Steve Portenga |
Roto-Rooter |
Chevrolet |
137 |
$6,290 |
Running |
|
27 |
34 |
55 |
Tom Powers |
5 Star Lighting & Recreation |
Dodge |
136 |
$8,440 |
Running |
|
28 |
13 |
8 |
Bill Lester |
Dodge Motorsports |
Dodge |
115 |
$7,090 |
Running |
|
29 |
7 |
29 |
Terry Cook |
Power Stroke Diesel |
Ford |
114 |
$6,990 |
Engine |
|
30 |
1 |
2 |
Jason Leffler |
Team ASE / Carquest |
Dodge |
103 |
$8,190 |
Oil Line |
|
31 |
21 |
48 |
J.D. Gibbs |
MBNA |
Chevrolet |
102 |
$5,865 |
Crash |
|
32 |
36 |
63 |
Larry Gunselman |
Waterloo Tool Storage |
Ford |
67 |
$6,840 |
Crash |
|
33 |
30 |
81 |
Jonathon Price |
Subscriberbase |
Chevrolet |
64 |
$5,815 |
Crash |
|
34 |
29 |
21 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Dairy Queen |
Ford |
28 |
$5,790 |
Handling |
|
35 |
25 |
28 |
Joe Ruttman |
UFA-FDNY |
Chevrolet |
11 |
$5,765 |
Crash |
|
36 |
33 |
73 |
Loni Richardson |
Universal Technical Institute |
Chevrolet |
2 |
$5,740 |
Electrical |
Failed to Qualify: (6) Mike Swaim,
Jr (#56), Ron Barfield (#97), Rodney Sawyers (#68), Mike Harmon (#93), Ricky
Sanders (#19), Phil Bonifield
Time of Race: 1 hour, 50 minutes, 32 seconds
Average Speed: 109.000mph (TRACK RECORD)
Margin of Victory: 0.481 second
Bud Pole Award: Jason Leffler, #2 Team ASE/Carquest Racing Dodge, 30.040
seconds, 163.702 mph (TRACK RECORD)
Clevite Engine Builders Award: Joey Arrington, Ted Musgrave, #1 Mopar
Performance Dodge
Featherlite Long Haul Award: Robert Pressley, #18 Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge
Gatorade Front Runner Award: Ted Musgrave, #1 Mopar Performance Dodge
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Trent Owens , #15 Dickies Racing Ford
Waste Management Picking Up Places Award: Randy MacDonald, #72 Greenfield Truck
Center Chevrolet, 13 positions gained
Caution Flags: Laps 7-9 (#07 spin, turn 4); 13-15 (#28 accident, backstretch);
29-32 (#8, #72, #81 accident, turn 3); 39-40 (debris, turn 3); 57-59 (#00 spin,
turn 2); 72-75 (#63, #81 accident, turn 2); 81-83 (#15, #51, #72 spin, turn 1);
102-106 (#2 spin, turn 4); 116-119 (#48, #72 spin, backstretch). 9 for 31 laps.
Lap Leaders: Jason Leffler 1-9, Ted Musgrave 10-29, Carlos Contreras 30-32,
Musgrave 33-36, Leffler 37-40, Musgrave 41-57, Brian Rose 58-59, Musgrave
60-102, Robert Pressley 103-134, Musgrave 135-147.
Total Laps Led: Ted Musgrave 97, Robert Pressley 32, Jason Leffler 13, Carlos
Contreras 3, Brian Rose 2. 9 changes involving 5 drivers.
Points following this race:
|
Rank |
Driver |
Points |
-Back |
|
1 |
Robert Pressley |
360 |
|
|
2 |
Ted Musgrave |
360 |
0 |
|
3 |
Brian Rose |
317 |
-43 |
|
4 |
David Starr |
301 |
-59 |
| | | | |
Discuss