| Michigan 200 - Official Results |
Pressley Roars To Victory In Michigan
Robert Pressley learned a thing or two in his six years as a Winston Cup driver and he had to call upon that experience Saturday to preserve his second win of the year in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Pressley, without a Nextel Cup ride this season, held off a determined rush by Jason Leffler to win the Michigan 200 by 0.102 seconds. Pressley averaged 142.208 mph in his Square D Dodge owned by Bobby Hamilton. It was the third-fastest race in Truck Series history and the finish was the eighth closest. In order to win, Pressley had to block Leffler for the final mile after Leffler, in his Carquest Racing Dodge, had sliced a 1.5 second deficit to one car length with a lap left. Pressley practically wove his way from turn four to the finish line. Travis Kvapil finished third, Mike Bliss fourth and David Starr fifth. The result vaulted Bliss into the Series points lead after former leader Ted Musgrave blew an engine and fell out on the 40th lap. Bliss moved to the top with Starr second and Musgrave third. Terry Cook, Coy Gibbs, rookie Lance Norick, Rick Crawford and Jon Wood rounded out the top ten. Leffler, sixth in the standings and still looking for his first win, had no quarrel with the way things turned out. “The 18 truck (Pressley) was dominant all day,” Leffler said. Pressley led twice, the second time taking over on lap 70 and holding it the rest of the way. “The truck was good from the start (of the weekend),” Pressley said. “Our pit stops were great and the car ran flawless over the last few laps." Kvapil started in ninth and struggled through most of the race. He came alive in the late going, making it to third place by lap 80. “We made a lot of adjustments,” Kvapil said. “I t got a little bit too tight for me. We were held up in the pits. We struggled all weekend, so to finish third was great for us.”
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F |
S |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Truck |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
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1 |
8 |
18 |
Robert Pressley |
Square D |
Dodge |
100 |
$48,250 |
Running |
|
2 |
7 |
2 |
Jason Leffler |
Team ASE / Carquest |
Dodge |
100 |
$30,800 |
Running |
|
3 |
9 |
60 |
Travis Kvapil |
CAT Rental Stores |
Chevrolet |
100 |
$22,225 |
Running |
|
4 |
2 |
16 |
Mike Bliss |
IWX Motor Freight / Knights Inn |
Chevrolet |
100 |
$14,750 |
Running |
|
5 |
3 |
75 |
David Starr |
Spears Manufacturing |
Chevrolet |
100 |
$13,700 |
Running |
|
6 |
5 |
29 |
Terry Cook |
Power Stroke Diesel |
Ford |
100 |
$12,775 |
Running |
|
7 |
10 |
20 |
Coy Gibbs |
MBNA |
Chevrolet |
100 |
$12,825 |
Running |
|
8 |
13 |
90 |
Lance Norick |
Express Personnel Services |
Chevrolet |
100 |
$12,650 |
Running |
|
9 |
4 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
Circle Bar Motel & RV Park |
Ford |
100 |
$12,350 |
Running |
|
10 |
12 |
50 |
Jon Wood |
Navy Racing |
Ford |
100 |
$13,625 |
Running |
|
11 |
20 |
39 |
Steve Portenga |
Roto-Rooter |
Chevrolet |
100 |
$12,275 |
Running |
|
12 |
14 |
15 |
Rich Bickle |
Dickies |
Ford |
100 |
$12,140 |
Running |
|
13 |
36 |
7 |
Bryan Reffner |
SBC Ameritech |
Chevrolet |
100 |
$11,315 |
Running |
|
14 |
6 |
46 |
Dennis Setzer |
Acxiom / Computer Associates |
Chevrolet |
100 |
$12,015 |
Running |
|
15 |
19 |
8 |
Bill Lester |
Dodge Motorsports |
Dodge |
100 |
$13,215 |
Running |
|
16 |
18 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards / Sealmaster |
Chevrolet |
100 |
$11,940 |
Running |
|
17 |
17 |
43 |
Carlos Contreras |
Hot Wheels |
Dodge |
99 |
$11,840 |
Running |
|
18 |
11 |
62 |
Brendan Gaughan |
NAPA Auto Parts |
Dodge |
99 |
$11,815 |
Running |
|
19 |
24 |
07 |
Jason Small |
Sunbelt Rentals |
Chevrolet |
98 |
$11,765 |
Running |
|
20 |
29 |
23 |
Lance Hooper |
Red Line Synthetic Oil |
Chevrolet |
98 |
$9,715 |
Running |
|
21 |
21 |
79 |
Jerry Hill |
RDS Racing Engines |
Dodge |
98 |
$10,465 |
Running |
|
22 |
31 |
34 |
Eric Jones |
Safelite Auto Glass |
Chevrolet |
98 |
$9,415 |
Running |
|
23 |
16 |
4 |
Brian Rose |
Perry Connection |
Dodge |
97 |
$10,390 |
Running |
|
24 |
33 |
27 |
Doug Keller |
Keller Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
97 |
$9,365 |
Running |
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25 |
30 |
89 |
Stan Boyd |
NGK / Auto Value |
Chevrolet |
97 |
$9,340 |
Running |
|
26 |
25 |
51 |
Randy Briggs |
Midwest Can |
Dodge |
96 |
$9,315 |
Running |
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27 |
34 |
28 |
Conrad Burr |
UFA-FDNY |
Chevrolet |
95 |
$9,290 |
Running |
|
28 |
15 |
08 |
Bobby Dotter |
People Against Drugs |
Chevrolet |
94 |
$9,265 |
Running |
|
29 |
23 |
72 |
Randy MacDonald |
businessdriver.com |
Chevrolet |
85 |
$9,240 |
Running |
|
30 |
32 |
58 |
Chris Horn |
HornEngines.com |
Chevrolet |
70 |
$9,215 |
Engine |
|
31 |
22 |
5 |
Jason Hedlesky |
Motor City Dodge/Superior Logistics |
Dodge |
57 |
$9,190 |
Susp |
|
32 |
1 |
1 |
Ted Musgrave |
Mopar Performance |
Dodge |
37 |
$9,165 |
Engine |
|
33 |
27 |
86 |
Phil Bonifield |
Coverall Carports / Port-a-Fence |
Chevrolet |
30 |
$9,140 |
Ignition |
|
34 |
28 |
73 |
David Hall |
Cellution / Intensitee Racewear |
Chevrolet |
26 |
$9,115 |
Overheat |
|
35 |
35 |
25 |
Brian Tyler |
Motor State Performance |
Chevrolet |
17 |
$9,090 |
Overheat |
|
36 |
26 |
93 |
Michael Dokken |
Troxell Racing |
Chevrolet |
2 |
$9,065 |
Engine |
Failed to Qualify: (0)
Time of Race: 1 hour 24 minutes 23 seconds
Average Speed: 142.208 mph (RACE RECORD)
Margin of Victory: .102 second
Bud Pole Award: Not Awarded, time trials cancelled
Clevite Engine Builders Award:
Joey Arrington, #18 Square D Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge
Featherlite Long Haul Award:
Robert Pressley, #18 Square D Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge
Gatorade Front Runner Award:
Robert Pressley, #18 Square D Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Bill Lester , #8 Dodge Motorsports Dodge
Waste Management Picking Up Places Award:
Bryan Reffner, #7 SBC Ameritech Chevrolet (23 places)
Caution Flags: Laps 40-46 (Debris, Turn 4); 59-63 (Debris, Turn 4). 2 for
12 laps.
Lap Leaders: Ted Musgrave 1-6, Terry Cook 7, Rick Crawford 8-14, Robert
Pressley 15-39, Dennis Setzer 40-41, Pressley 42-59, Coy Gibbs 60-63, David
Starr 64-65, Crawford 66-69, Pressley 70-100.
Total Laps Led: Robert Pressley 74, Rick Crawford 11, Ted Musgrave 6, Coy
Gibbs 4, David Starr 2, Dennis Setzer 2, Terry Cook 1. 9 changes involving 7
drivers.
Points following this race:
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Rank |
Driver |
Points |
-Back |
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1 |
Mike Bliss |
1961 |
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2 |
David Starr |
1932 |
-29 |
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3 |
Ted Musgrave |
1908 |
-53 |
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4 |
Terry Cook |
1889 |
-72 |
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5 |
Rick Crawford |
1882 |
-79 |
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6 |
Jason Leffler |
1875 |
-86 |
|
7 |
Robert Pressley |
1866 |
-95 |
|
8 |
Dennis Setzer |
1847 |
-114 |
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9 |
Travis Kvapil |
1748 |
-213 |
|
10 |
Coy Gibbs |
1729 |
-232 |
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11 |
Brendan Gaughan |
1676 |
-285 |
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12 |
Jon Wood |
1658 |
-303 |
|
13 |
Lance Norick |
1562 |
-399 |
|
14 |
Carlos Contreras |
1437 |
-524 |
|
15 |
Brian Rose |
1424 |
-537 |
|
16 |
Bill Lester |
1420 |
-541 |
|
17 |
Matt Crafton |
1417 |
-544 |
|
18 |
Bobby Dotter |
1414 |
-547 |
|
19 |
Lance Hooper |
1332 |
-629 |
|
20 |
Steve Portenga |
1321 |
-640 |
Manufacturers Championship Points (Wins)
Chevrolet 87 (5)
Dodge 87 (5)
Ford 69 (3)
Gatorade Front Runner
Jason Leffler 16
Ted Musgrave 15
Terry Cook 11
Mike Bliss 10
Robert Pressley 10
Rick Crawford 9
Dennis Setzer 6
Travis Kvapil 6
Brendan Gaughan 4
Brian Rose 3
David Starr 2
Stan Boyd 1
Rick Carelli 1
Carlos Contreras 1
Lance Hooper 1
Joe Ruttman 1
Mike Wallace 1
Jon Wood 1
Waste Management Picking Up Places
Randy MacDonald 2
Steve Portenga 2
Dennis Setzer 2
Aaron Daniel 1
Bobby Dotter 1
Ryan Hemphill 1
Bill Lester 1
Brian Rose 1
Jerry Hill 1
Bryan Reffner 1
Bud Pole Award Standings
Jason Leffler 7
Ted Musgrave 2
Mike Bliss 1
Terry Cook 1
Rick Crawford 1
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Brendan Gaughan 173
Bill Lester 130
Jason Small 119
Trent Owens 61
Rodney Sawyers 56
Randy Briggs 41
Dana White 37
Loni Richardson 24
Aaron Daniel 19
Clevite Engine Builder
Joey Arrington #2 156
Joey Arrington #1 154
Ernie Elliott #29 149
NEXT EVENT:
POWER STROKE DIESEL 200, INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK, CLERMONT, Ind.
8/2/02, .686 Mile Paved, 200 Laps, 137.2 Miles
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing
purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. Copyright 2002
NASCAR
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