MBNA America 200 - Official Results
Ted Musgrave in Victory Lane

Ted Musgrave in Victory Lane
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Ted Musgrave withstood late cautions and used lapped traffic to take his second victory of the season in the MBNA America 200 at Dover International Speedway. Musgrave used his No. 1 Mopar Dodge to lead 135 of 200 laps and score a .530-second margin of victory over  Robert Pressley's No. 18 Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge. Musgrave battled a loose truck in the second half  and said Dover's concrete surface actually made his task of dealing with lapped trucks easier. He led the final 78 laps after taking the lead from Bud Pole winner Rick Crawford.  The win was Musgrave's ninth victory and was achieved at a record average speed of 104.545 mph. Pressley broke loose from poor finishes the three previous races that knocked him from the lead to 12th in the standings. Crawford's No. 14 Circle Bar Ford, NCTS point leader David Starr's No. 75 Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet and Mike Bliss' No. 16 IWX/Knights Inn Chevrolet rounded out the top-five. Five of the six cautions were for accidents and the last was for debris. The wrecks eliminated the contending trucks of Ken Schrader, Matt Crafton and Travis Kvapil while top-10 point runners Brian Rose and Lance Norick crashed on lap 2 . Crafton crashed in Turn 4, bringing out a caution at lap 98. Crafton was transported by ambulance to Kent General Hospital in Dover after complaining of dizziness.
02-13-2005 | Race 6 - Dover International Speedway - May 31, 2002

F S # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status
1 2 1 Ted Musgrave Mopar Performance Dodge 200 $49,785 Running
2 9 18 Robert Pressley Hamilton Racing Dodge 200 $32,875 Running
3 1 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV  Ford 200 $25,665 Running
4 6 75 David Starr Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 200 $17,950 Running
5 10 16 Mike Bliss IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet 200 $17,225 Running
6 8 20 Coy Gibbs MBNA Chevrolet 200 $15,825 Running
7 13 62 Brendan Gaughan NAPA Auto Parts Dodge 200 $16,075 Running
8 27 03 Tom Carey EJP / Oakwood Homes Chevrolet 200 $12,475 Running
9 3 2 Jason Leffler Team ASE / Carquest Dodge 199 $14,175 Running
10 4 29 Terry Cook Power Stroke Diesel Ford 199 $15,275 Running
11 12 46 Dennis Setzer Acxiom / Computer Assoc Chevrolet 199 $13,750 Running
12 22 8 Bill Lester Dodge Motorsports Dodge 197 $13,465 Running
13 33 39 Steve Portenga Roto-Rooter Chevrolet 196 $14,865 Running
14 23 08 Bobby Dotter Acme Markets Chevrolet 196 $13,265 Running
15 18 15 Trent Owens Dickies Ford 196 $13,465 Running
16 20 5 Lance Hooper Diamond Cut Jeans Dodge 195 $13,065 Running
17 26 51 Michael Ritch IHOP / Simply Gourmet Dodge 194 $12,965 Running
18 31 79 Jerry Hill RDS Racing Engines Dodge 192 $12,865 Running
19 5 60 Travis Kvapil CAT Rental Stores Chevrolet 191 $12,765 Running
20 36 55 Tom Powers University of Northwest Ohio Dodge 185 $11,665 Running
21 19 07 Jason Small Sunbelt Rentals Chevrolet 175 $11,315 Running
22 25 72 Randy MacDonald Greenfield Truck Center Chevrolet 146 $10,215 Crash
23 24 43 Carlos Contreras Hot Wheels Dodge 135 $10,115 Crash
24 35 68 Rodney Sawyers R & J Racing Dodge 115 $10,015 Engine
25 32 93 Larry Gunselman Troxell Racing Chevrolet 103 $9,915 Engine
26 16 85 Carl Long Noopco Paint Remover Dodge 99 $9,815 Trans
27 17 88 Matt Crafton Menards / Sealmaster Chevrolet 96 $9,715 Crash
28 28 25 Ronnie Hornaday Air Jamaica Vacations Chevrolet 78 $9,615 Engine
29 11 50 Jon Wood Navy Racing Ford 78 $9,515 Rear End
30 15 4 Brian Rose Perry Connection Dodge 49 $9,415 Running
31 29 0 Stan Boyd Intensitee Racewear / UTI Chevrolet 46 $9,315 vibration
32 21 21 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Motorsports Ford 39 $9,265 Clutch
33 7 52 Ken Schrader Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 37 $9,240 Crash
34 34 81 Angie Wilson TotalRaceBabe.com Dodge 14 $9,165 Clutch
35 30 32 Jerry Miller Auto Trim Design Chevrolet 11 $9,140 Vibration
36 14 90 Lance Norick Express Personnel Services Chevrolet 1 $9,115 Crash

Failed to Qualify:  (4) Donnie Neuenberger (#86), Phil Bonifield (#23), Loni Richardson (#73), Bob Coffey, Jr (#74).

Time of Race:   1 hour, 54 minutes, 47 seconds        
Average Speed:  104.545 mph (RACE RECORD)   
Margin of Victory:  .530 second

Bud Pole Award: Rick Crawford, #14 Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford, 23.934 seconds, 150.414 mph

Clevite Engine Builders Award: Joey Arrington, #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: Brendan Gaughan, #62 NAPA Auto Parts Dodge

Waste Management Picking Up Places Award: Steve Portenga, #39 Roto-Rooter Chevrolet (20 places)

Caution Flags:  Laps 3-7 (#4, 90 accident, backstretch); 39-42 (#52 accident, Turn 2); 98-104 (#88 accident, Turn 4); 141-149 (#43 accident, Turn 3); 152-156 (#60, 72 accident, Turn 2); 161-163 (Debris, Turn 2). 6 for 33 laps.

Lap Leaders:  Rick Crawford 1-8, Jason Leffler 9-34, Ted Musgrave 35-48, Crawford 49-56, Musgrave 57-99, Crawford 100-122, Musgrave 123-200.

Total Laps Led: Ted Musgrave 135, Rick Crawford 39, Jason Leffler 26. 6 changes involving 3 drivers.

Points following this race:
Rank Driver Points -Back
1 David Starr 913  
2 Mike Bliss 909 -4
3 Ted Musgrave 898 -15
4 Rick Crawford 896 -17
5 Jason Leffler 866 -47
6 Dennis Setzer 807 -106
7 Robert Pressley 794 -119
8 Terry Cook 770 -143
9 Brian Rose 748 -165
10 Travis Kvapil 740 -173
11 Brendan Gaughan 726 -187
12 Jon Wood 726 -187
13 Lance Norick 708 -205
14 Bobby Dotter 684 -229
15 Lance Hooper 680 -233
16 Carlos Contreras 671 -242
17 Jason Small 659 -254
18 Coy Gibbs 658 -255
19 Bill Lester 633 -280
20 Matt Crafton 610 -303

Manufacturers Championship
Points Wins
Dodge 43 (3)
Chevrolet 38 (2)
Ford  33 (1)

Gatorade Front Runner
Ted Musgrave 12
Jason Leffler 8
Terry Cook 7
Robert Pressley  4
Dennis Setzer 3
Mike Bliss   3
Rick Crawford 2
Brian Rose 2
Terry Cook 2
Travis Kvapil 2
Stan Boyd   1
Rick Carelli 1
Carlos Contreras   1
Lance Hooper   1
Joe Ruttman   1
David Starr 1
Mike Wallace   1
Jon Wood   1

Waste Management Picking Up Places
Randy MacDonald   2
Steve Portenga   2
Brian Rose 1
Dennis Setzer 1

Bud Pole Award Standings
Jason Leffler  2
Ted Musgrave  2
Mike Bliss 1
Rick Crawford  1

Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Brendan Gaughan 65
Jason Small 56
Bill Lester  52
Trent Owens 47
Rodney Sawyers 34
Angie Wilson 26
Loni Richardson 20
Dana White 8
Randy Briggs 7

Clevite Engine Builder
Joey Arrington #1 83
Mark Smith #16    73
Joey Arrington #2   68

NEXT EVENT:
O’REILLY 400K, TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, Ft. Worth, Texas, 6/7/02, 1.5 Mile Paved, 400 Kilometers, 250.5 Miles, 167 Laps

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers.