| Mike Bliss overcame a missing lug nut to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway on Saturday. Bliss, with one of the fastest trucks on the 1.5-mile speedway all day, took the lead on lap 165 when leader Rick Crawford's Ford developed rear end problems after leading 127 of the 167 laps. Crawford finished two laps down in 12th. Coy Gibbs, son of
Nextel Cup owner Joe Gibbs, finished third, followed by pole-sitter Jason
Leffler, who had challenged Crawford for the lead most of the day. Leffler had to move up the track when Crawford's truck let go and had to ease out of the throttle, allowing Bliss to make the pass for the lead.
Bliss now has won $2,005,175 in his 132 series appearances. That’s No. 5 on the
all-time list. He likely will catch Greg Biffle ($2,242,844) later this year.
Randy Briggs, a native of Kansas City, Kan., was the top Raybestos finisher in
23rd-place. Raindrops peppered Kansas Speedway’s backstretch just before
the mid-point of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250, despite radar returns showing no
precipitation. Virtually none of the moisture stuck to a 130-degree race track,
however, and local veterans called the “shower” condensation due to the day’s
high humidity. Chevrolet’s sweep of the top three positions in the
O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 marked a first since Sept. 6, 2001 at Richmond
International Raceway, 15 races ago. Jack Sprague, Kevin Harvick and Setzer
filled the spots in the Kroger 200. Bliss’s victory was the 91st by a CK
1500/Silverado truck, a winning percentage of .505. |
|
F |
S |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Truck |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
|
1 |
4 |
16 |
Mike Bliss |
IWX Motor Freight / Knights Inn |
Chevrolet |
167 |
$46,350 |
Running |
|
2 |
9 |
46 |
Dennis Setzer |
Acxiom / Computer Associates |
Chevrolet |
167 |
$33,100 |
Running |
|
3 |
11 |
20 |
Coy Gibbs |
MBNA |
Chevrolet |
167 |
$22,440 |
Running |
|
4 |
1 |
2 |
Jason Leffler |
Team ASE / Carquest |
Dodge |
167 |
$15,950 |
Running |
|
5 |
2 |
1 |
Ted Musgrave |
Mopar Performance |
Dodge |
167 |
$13,500 |
Running |
|
6 |
8 |
29 |
Terry Cook |
Power Stroke Diesel |
Ford |
167 |
$13,750 |
Running |
|
7 |
7 |
18 |
Robert Pressley |
Hamilton Racing |
Dodge |
167 |
$13,125 |
Running |
|
8 |
15 |
63 |
Carl Edwards |
Mittler Brothers / Blazin' Pits |
Ford |
167 |
$11,725 |
Running |
|
9 |
17 |
50 |
Jon Wood |
Navy Racing |
Ford |
167 |
$12,500 |
Running |
|
10 |
13 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards / Sealmaster |
Chevrolet |
166 |
$13,750 |
Running |
|
11 |
21 |
39 |
Steve Portenga |
Roto-Rooter |
Chevrolet |
166 |
$12,400 |
Running |
|
12 |
5 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
Circle Bar Motel & RV Park |
Ford |
165 |
$14,265 |
rear end |
|
13 |
19 |
15 |
Rich Bickle |
Dickies |
Ford |
165 |
$12,190 |
Running |
|
14 |
30 |
58 |
Chris Horn |
HornEngines.com |
Chevrolet |
165 |
$9,890 |
Running |
|
15 |
33 |
08 |
Bobby Dotter |
People Against Drugs |
Chevrolet |
165 |
$13,890 |
Running |
|
16 |
20 |
43 |
Carlos Contreras |
Hot Wheels |
Dodge |
164 |
$12,015 |
Running |
|
17 |
26 |
34 |
Eric Jones |
Safelite Auto Glass |
Chevrolet |
164 |
$9,690 |
Running |
|
18 |
32 |
72 |
Randy MacDonald |
businessdriver.com |
Chevrolet |
163 |
$11,890 |
Running |
|
19 |
27 |
79 |
Jerry Hill |
RDS Racing Engines |
Dodge |
161 |
$11,840 |
Running |
|
20 |
35 |
55 |
Tom Powers |
University of Northwest Ohio |
Dodge |
160 |
$12,040 |
Running |
|
21 |
16 |
4 |
Brian Rose |
Perry Connection |
Dodge |
157 |
$10,515 |
Crash |
|
22 |
12 |
90 |
Lance Norick |
Express Personnel Services |
Chevrolet |
156 |
$10,490 |
Engine |
|
23 |
36 |
93 |
Randy Briggs |
Extreme Grafix |
Ford |
153 |
$11,465 |
Running |
|
24 |
6 |
75 |
David Starr |
Spears Manufacturing |
Chevrolet |
142 |
$9,440 |
Engine |
|
25 |
10 |
60 |
Travis Kvapil |
CAT Rental Stores |
Chevrolet |
136 |
$9,415 |
Running |
|
26 |
24 |
11 |
Aaron Daniel |
NASCART / Cummins Tools |
Ford |
132 |
$9,390 |
Running |
|
27 |
14 |
62 |
Brendan Gaughan |
NAPA Auto Parts |
Dodge |
112 |
$9,365 |
Crash |
|
28 |
31 |
27 |
Doug Keller |
Price Chopper |
Chevrolet |
108 |
$9,340 |
Trans |
|
29 |
3 |
8 |
Bill Lester |
Dodge Motorsports |
Dodge |
87 |
$9,295 |
Tire |
|
30 |
34 |
07 |
Jason Small |
Sunbelt Rentals |
Chevrolet |
28 |
$9,265 |
Vibration |
|
31 |
28 |
23 |
Phil Bonifield |
Red Line Synthetic Oil |
Chevrolet |
19 |
$9,240 |
Engine |
|
32 |
23 |
81 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Ware Racing Enterprises |
Dodge |
16 |
$9,215 |
Handling |
|
33 |
22 |
51 |
Donny Morelock |
OOIDA |
Dodge |
14 |
$9,195 |
Engine |
|
34 |
18 |
5 |
Lance Hooper |
Diamond Cut Jeans / Blair5.com |
Dodge |
6 |
$9,165 |
Engine |
|
35 |
29 |
89 |
Stan Boyd |
Engineered Victories |
Chevrolet |
4 |
$9,140 |
Elec |
|
36 |
25 |
86 |
Wayne Edwards |
Coverall Carports / Port-a-Fence |
Chevrolet |
3 |
$9,115 |
Elec |
Failed to Qualify: (3) Lonnie Cox (#66), Loni Richardson (#0), David Hall
(#73)
Time of Race: 2 hours, 3 minutes, 43 seconds
Average Speed: 121.487 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.638 seconds
Bud Pole Award: 32.567 seconds, 165.812 mph (TRACK RECORD)
Jason Leffler, #2 Team ASE/Carquest Racing Dodge,
Clevite Engine Builders Award:
Mark Smith, #16 IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet
Featherlite Long Haul Award:
Mike Bliss, #16 IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet
Gatorade Front Runner Award:
Rick Crawford, #14 Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Randy Briggs , #93 Extreme Grafix Ford
Waste Management Picking Up Places Award:
Bobby Dotter, #08 People Against Drugs Chevrolet (18 places)
Caution Flags: Laps 5-7 (Truck #29 spin, Turn 2); 52-56 (Liquid, Turn 2);
106-111 (Trucks #11, 63 accident, Turn 2); 115-121 (Trucks #60, 62 accident,
Turn 4); 143-146 (Liquid, Turn 1); 158-161 (Trucks #4, 08 accident, Turn 4). 6
for 29 laps.
Lap Leaders: Jason Leffler 1, Ted Musgrave 2-12, Mike Bliss 13, Rick
Crawford 14-52, Leffler 53-61, Crawford 62-98, Bliss 99-107, Robert Pressley
108, Leffler 109-112, Crawford 113-163, Bliss 164-167.
Total Laps Led: Rick Crawford 127, Jason Leffler 14, Mike Bliss 14, Ted
Musgrave 11, Robert Pressley 1. 10 changes involving 5 drivers.
Points following this race:
|
Rank |
Driver |
Points |
-Back |
|
1 |
Ted Musgrave |
1538 |
|
|
2 |
Mike Bliss |
1477 |
-61 |
|
3 |
David Starr |
1465 |
-73 |
|
4 |
Rick Crawford |
1462 |
-76 |
|
5 |
Jason Leffler |
1458 |
-80 |
|
6 |
Terry Cook |
1399 |
-139 |
|
7 |
Dennis Setzer |
1376 |
-162 |
|
8 |
Robert Pressley |
1373 |
-165 |
|
9 |
Travis Kvapil |
1322 |
-216 |
|
10 |
Brendan Gaughan |
1282 |
-256 |
|
11 |
Coy Gibbs |
1277 |
-261 |
|
12 |
Jon Wood |
1270 |
-268 |
|
13 |
Lance Norick |
1184 |
-354 |
|
14 |
Brian Rose |
1151 |
-387 |
|
15 |
Bobby Dotter |
1147 |
-391 |
|
16 |
Carlos Contreras |
1110 |
-428 |
|
17 |
Matt Crafton |
1066 |
-472 |
|
18 |
Bill Lester |
1060 |
-478 |
|
19 |
Lance Hooper |
1047 |
-491 |
|
20 |
Randy MacDonald |
982 |
-556 |
Manufacturers Championship
Points Wins
Dodge 68 (4)
Chevrolet 66 (4)
Ford 56 (2)
Gatorade Front Runner
Ted Musgrave 14
Jason Leffler 12
Terry Cook 8
Rick Crawford 7
Travis Kvapil 6
Mike Bliss 6
Robert Pressley 6
Dennis Setzer 4
Brendan Gaughan 4
Brian Rose 3
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
Aaron Daniel 1
Bobby Dotter 1
Ryan Hemphill 1
Bill Lester 1
Brian Rose 1
Dennis Setzer 1
Bud Pole Award Standings
Jason Leffler 5
Ted Musgrave 2
Mike Bliss 1
Terry Cook 1
Rick Crawford 1
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Brendan Gaughan 135
Bill Lester 99
Jason Small 95
Trent Owens 61
Rodney Sawyers 56
Dana White 28
Randy Briggs 25
Loni Richardson 24
Aaron Daniel 10
Clevite Engine Builder
Joey Arrington #1 135
Joey Arrington #2 121
Ernie Elliott #29 111
NEXT EVENT:
KROGER 225, KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY, SPARTA, Ky., 7/13/02
1.5 Mile Paved, 225 Miles, 150 Laps |
