Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 - Official Results
Terry Cook broke an 88-race victory drought winning the Dodge Ram Tough 200 at Gateway International Raceway. Cook, who went to the emergency room with flu symptoms on Wednesday, recovered sufficiently to bring his Ford F-150 from the eighth starting position to the lead by the 91st of 160 laps. The Ohio native gave up the advantage on the 106th lap in making his final of two pit stops. Cook took over for good when leader Jason Leffler pitted his Dodge 11 laps later. Cook held a 7.5-second lead over Leffler after the pit stop cycle, a margin that grew to 8.564 seconds at the checkered flag. The winner averaged 109.323 mph for 200 miles and earned $52,160 for his first victory since 1998. Pole-winner Mike Bliss finished third in a Chevrolet. Rick Crawford took fourth place despite an early stop to fix a broken oil line that dropped his Ford to 32nd in the 36-truck field. David Starr finished fifth in another Chevy to take over the series points lead, 10 ahead of Ted Musgrave. Dennis Setzer, Jon Wood, Brian Rose, Lance Norick and Matt Crafton completed the top 10, eight of whom completed all 160 laps. Just three caution flags flew to consume 14 laps, with the last ending at lap 48. Six competitors swapped the lead eight times with Cook leading twice for 59 laps. Bliss, Setzer, Wood, Leffler and Musgrave also paced the event.
02-13-2005 | Race 4 - Gateway International Raceway - May 5, 2002

F S # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status
1 8 29 Terry Cook Power Stroke Diesel Ford 160 $52,160 Running
2 5 2 Jason Leffler Team ASE / Carquest Dodge 160 $34,650 Running
3 1 16 Mike Bliss IWX Motor Express Chevrolet 160 $27,290 Running
4 4 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Ford 160 $21,725 Running
5 13 75 David Starr Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 160 $18,750 Running
6 2 46 Dennis Setzer Acxiom / Computer Assoc Chevrolet 160 $15,900 Running
7 9 50 Jon Wood Navy Racing Ford 160 $14,175 Running
8 27 4 Brian Rose Perry Connection Dodge 160 $14,425 Running
9 15 90 Lance Norick Express Personnel Services Chevrolet 159 $12,075 Running
10 18 88 Matt Crafton Menards / Sealmaster Chevrolet 159 $13,375 Running
11 19 62 Brendan Gaughan NAPA Auto Parts Dodge 159 $10,225 Running
12 3 1 Ted Musgrave Mopar Performance Dodge 159 $11,290 Running
13 10 5 Lance Hooper Diamond Cut Jeans Dodge 159 $11,240 Running
14 17 39 Steve Portenga Roto-Rooter Chevrolet 158 $8,940 Running
15 22 08 Bobby Dotter People Against Drugs Chevrolet 158 $11,440 Running
16 11 43 Carlos Contreras Hot Wheels Dodge 158 $10,840 Running
17 12 8 Bill Lester Dodge Motorsports Dodge 158 $10,790 Running
18 24 68 Rodney Sawyers R & J Racing Dodge 158 $9,615 Running
19 25 51 Michael Dokken OOIDA Dodge 157 $9,515 Running
20 26 15 Trent Owens Dickies Ford 157 $8,490 Running
21 16 07 Jason Small Sunbelt Rentals Chevrolet 157 $9,465 Running
22 21 20 Coy Gibbs MBNA Chevrolet 157 $10,440 Running
23 31 59 Joe Cooksey Fuelvend Chevrolet 155 $8,165 Running
24 20 72 Randy MacDonald U.S. Security Chevrolet 153 $9,140 Cyl Hd
25 30 81 Angie Wilson TotalRaceBabe.com Dodge 153 $9,115 Running
26 33 73 Loni Richardson Intensitee Racewear / UTI Chevrolet 151 $9,090 Running
27 36 93 Aaron Daniel Play Craft Boats Ford 150 $9,065 Running
28 43 55 Tom Powers University of Northwest Ohio Dodge 150 $9,040 Running
29 35 86 Dana White Red Line Oil Chevrolet 150 $8,015 Running
30 32 63 Larry Gunselman Waterloo Tool Storage Ford 143 $7,995 Running
31 7 18 Robert Pressley Hamilton Racing Dodge 141 $7,985 Running
32 28 89 Stan Boyd NGK Spark Plugs Chevrolet 109 $7,975 Trans
33 6 60 Travis Kvapil CAT Rental Stores Chevrolet 105 $7,965 Running
34 29 79 Jerry Hill RDS Racing Engines Dodge 37 $7,955 Brakes
35 14 52 Mike Wallace Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 27 $7,945 Ignition
36 23 21 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Motorsports Ford 25 $7,935 Brakes

Failed to Qualify: (4) R.D. Smith #41, Aaron Daniel** #111, Phil Bonifield #23, Scott Kuhn #49

Time of Race: 1 hours, 49 minutes, 46 seconds
Average Speed: 109.323 mph
Margin of Victory: 8.654 seconds

Bud Pole Award: Mike Bliss, #16 IWX Motor Express/Knights Inn Chevrolet, 34.736 seconds, 129.549 mph

Clevite Engine Builders Award: Ernie Elliott, #29 Power Stroke Diesel Ford

Featherlite Long Haul Award: Terry Cook, #29 Power Stroke Diesel Ford

Gatorade Front Runner Award: Terry Cook, #29 Power Stroke Diesel Ford

Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Brendan Gaughan, #62 NAPA Auto Parts Dodge

Waste Management Picking Up Places Award: Brian Rose, #4 Perry Connection Dodge (19 places)

Caution Flags: Laps 5-7 (#18 stall, Turn 3); 10-14 (Fluid, frontstretch); 43-48 (#63, 89 spin, Turn2). 3 for 14 laps.

Lap Leaders: Mike Bliss, grid, Dennis Setzer 1-35, Ted Musgrave 36-43, Jon Wood 44-56, Mike Bliss 57-59, Jason Leffler 60-90, Terry Cook 91-105, Jason Leffler 106-116, Terry Cook 117-160.
Total Laps Led: Terry Cook 59, Jason Leffler 42, Dennis Setzer 35, Jon Wood 13, Ted Musgrave 8, Mike Bliss 3. 8 changes involving 6 drivers.

Points following this race:
Rank Driver Points -Back
1 David Starr 598  
2 Ted Musgrave 593 -5
3 Rick Crawford 576 -22
4 Mike Bliss 574 -24
5 Robert Pressley 551 -47
6 Jason Leffler 543 -55
7 Brian Rose 541 -57
8 Dennis Setzer 531 -67
9 Lance Norick 523 -75