Rocky Mountain 200 Presented by Dodge - Official Results

Mike Bliss with Victory Trophy
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Mike Bliss, back in the Truck Series after a two-year absence, took the victory and the series point lead as he led Bud Pole winner Jason Leffler to the checkered flag in the Rocky Mountain 200 by Dodge at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Bliss, who won $45,435, scored his eighth victory on the series and first since August 1999 at Heartland Park Topeka. He passed Travis Kvapil on the 165th of 200 laps then held off Leffler's final charge which closed to .330 second -- about four lengths of the winning IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet. Leffler led a race high 95 laps before his Team ASE Racing/Carquest Dodge lost some steam following the race's final pit stops on lap 112. Coupled with a fifth-place finish by former series point leader David Starr, Bliss assumed a one-point championship lead after five of 22 races. Five competitors exchanged the lead 10 times as Bliss averaged 103.004 mph for the 200-mile distance. He's the season's fifth different winner in as many races. Travis Kvapil finished third in his CAT Rental Stores Chevrolet, followed by Terry Cook's Power Stroke Diesel Ford and Starr. Rick Crawford, Dennis Setzer, Steve Portenga, Coy Gibbs and Brian Rose completed the top 10 finishers.
02-13-2005 | Race 5 - Pikes Peak Int'l Raceway - May 19, 2002

F S # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status
1 3 16 Mike Bliss IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet 200 $45,435 Running
2 1 2 Jason Leffler Team ASE / Carquest Dodge 200 $34,425 Running
3 7 60 Travis Kvapil CAT Rental Stores Chevrolet 200 $21,715 Running
4 4 29 Terry Cook Power Stroke Diesel Ford 200 $14,625 Running
5 6 75 David Starr Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 200 $13,400 Running
6 8 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Ford 200 $12,850 Running
7 5 46 Dennis Setzer Acxiom / Computer Assoc Chevrolet 200 $12,300 Running
8 25 39 Steve Portenga Roto-Rooter Chevrolet 200 $13,400 Running
9 11 20 Coy Gibbs MBNA Chevrolet 200 $12,075 Running
10 13 4 Brian Rose Perry Connection Dodge 200 $12,675 Running
11 14 90 Lance Norick Express Personnel Svs Chevrolet 200 $12,125 Running
12 17 50 Jon Wood Navy Racing Ford 200 $11,590 Running
13 16 43 Carlos Contreras Hot Wheels Dodge 200 $11,515 Running
14 12 15 Trent Owens Dickies Ford 199 $12,465 Running
15 9 8 Bill Lester Dodge Motorsports Dodge 199 $11,690 Running
16 2 1 Ted Musgrave Mopar Performance Dodge 199 $11,315 Running
17 15 51 Michael Ritch OOIDA Dodge 199 $11,265 Running
18 20 5 Lance Hooper Diamond Cut Jeans Dodge 198 $11,215 Running
19 24 68 Rodney Sawyers R & J Racing Dodge 197 $9,915 Running
20 28 08 Bobby Dotter People Against Drugs Dodge 196 $10,115 Running
21 26 0 Stan Boyd Intensitee Racewear Chevrolet 196 $8,840 Running
22 18 07 Jason Small Sunbelt Rentals Chevrolet 195 $8,815 Running
23 33 79 Jerry Hill RDS Racing Engines Dodge 193 $8,790 Running
24 22 72 Randy MacDonald U.S. Security/Greenfield Trk Chevrolet 190 $8,765 Running
25 27 81 Angie Wilson TotalRaceBabe.com Dodge 189 $8,740 Running
26 19 62 Brendan Gaughan NAPA Auto Parts Dodge 189 $8,715 Running
27 32 93 Jerry Allec, Jr. Troxell Racing Chevrolet 187 $8,690 Running
28 31 09 Mike Hamby Hamby Textile Research Chevrolet 186 $8,665 Running
29 23 88 Matt Crafton Menards / Sealmaster Chevrolet 163 $8,615 Engine
30 10 18 Robert Pressley Hamilton Racing Dodge 152 $8,590 Engine
31 30 58 Chris Horn HornEngines.com Chevrolet 140 $8,565 Rear End
32 35 86 Dana White Red Line Oil Chevrolet 55 $8,540 Clutch
33 34 55 Tom Powers University of Northwest Ohio Dodge 38 $8,515 Engine
34 21 21 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Motorsports Ford 25 $8,490 Trans
35 29 23 Phil Bonifield Red Line Oil/Motor State Chevrolet 18 $8,465 Engine
36 36 73 Loni Richardson Intensitee Racewear Chevrolet 16 $8,440 Ignition

Failed to Qualify: (2) Ricky Sanders (#19), Bob Coffey, Jr. (#74).

Time of Race: 1 hours, 56 minutes, 30 seconds
Average Speed: 103.004 mph
Margin of Victory: .330 second

Bud Pole Award: Jason Leffler, #2 Team ASE/Carquest Racing Dodge, 27.178 seconds, 132.460 mph

Clevite Engine Builders Award: Mark Smith, #16 IWX Motor Express/Knights Inn Chevrolet

Featherlite Long Haul Award: Mike Bliss, #16 IWX Motor Express/Knights Inn Chevrolet

Gatorade Front Runner Award: Jason Leffler, #2 Team ASE/Carquest Racing Dodge

Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Trent Owens, #15 Dickies Racing Ford

Waste Management Picking Up Places Award: Steve Portenga, #39 Roto-Rooter Chevrolet (17 places)

Caution Flags: Laps 5-7 (#07 spin, Turn 4); 44-48 (#79 spin, Turn 4); 55-58 (#86 spin, Turn 2); 63-70 (#62 accident, Turn 4); 112-115 (#09 spin, Turn 2); 154-157 (#18 accident, Turn 4). 6 for 28 laps.

Lap Leaders: Jason Leffler, grid, Ted Musgrave 1-2, Jason Leffler 3-44, Stan Boyd 45-48, Ted Musgrave 49-59, Jason Leffler 60-112, Mike Bliss 113- 121, Ted Musgrave 122-124, Mike Bliss 125, Travis Kvapil 126-164, Mike Bliss 165-200.

Total Laps Led: Jason Leffler 95, Mike Bliss 46, Travis Kvapil 39, Ted Musgrave 16, Stan Boyd 4. 10 changes involving 5 drivers.

Points following this race:
Rank Driver Points -Back
1 Mike Bliss 754  
2 David Starr 753 -1
3 Rick Crawford 726 -28
4 Jason Leffler 723 -31
5 Ted Musgrave 713 -41
6 Dennis Setzer 677 -77
7 Brian Rose 675 -79
8 Lance Norick 653 -101
9 Jon Wood 650 -104
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