| 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.
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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:
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Rank |
Driver |
Points |
-Back |
|
1 |
David Starr |
598 |
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|
2 |
Ted Musgrave |
593 |
-5 |
|
3 |
Rick Crawford |
576 |
-22 |
|
4 |
Mike Bliss |
574 |
-24 |
|
5 |
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