| Rocky Mountain 200 Presented by Dodge - Official Results |
| 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.
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|
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:
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Rank |
Driver |
Points |
-Back |
|
1 |
Mike Bliss |
754 |
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|
2 |
David Starr |
753 |
-1 |
|
3 |
Rick Crawford |
726 |
-28 |
|
4 |
Jason Leffler |
723 |
-31 |
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5 |
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