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Bliss Wins Big In Nashville
Mike Bliss, the Bud Pole starter, came from a distant third to edge Rick Crawford in Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Federated Auto Parts 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. The victory was the fourth of the season for Bliss and the No. 16 IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet team. Coupled with Terry Cook's seventh place finish, the $45,385 win increased Bliss's championship lead to 34 points with seven races remaining. Ted Musgrave, who led 66 of the race's 151 laps, finished third behind Crawford's No. 14 Circle Bar Racing Ford. Musgrave appeared untouchable for much of Saturday's event, having lapped all but eight trucks before making a scheduled pit stop with 25 laps remaining. Crawford, running second, followed suit. That shuffled Bliss into the lead. Moments later, Jason Leffler hit the Turn 1 wall to bring out the caution. Bliss pitted for four tires and fuel, cycling Musgrave - who had only taken two tires and a splash of fuel during his stop -- back into the lead. However, on the restart, Coy Gibbs cut a tire just ahead of Musgrave, forcing Musgrave to slam the brakes. Subsequently, Bliss and Crawford were able to slip past. Once out front on new tires, Bliss was untouchable. The win marks Bliss' fourth of the season, tying him with Terry Cook atop the series victory chart. Together, Bliss and Cook have won eight of the season's 15 events. Moreover, Bliss added to his points lead and, by winning from the Bud Pole, takes home an extra $10,000 bonus from Craftsman. Crawford, who finished a season-high second and was one of just five competitors that finished on the lead lap. "I wanted to win really bad. Bliss is tough. He drove a good race tonight." He's driven well throughout the 2002 campaign, and is on the fast track to his first career championship. On Saturday, he stretched his points lead on Cook from five to 34, giving the No. 16 Chevrolet team added momentum as the series takes the next three weeks off. "This is real good for us, we can spin off of this for a couple weeks," said Bliss.
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S |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Truck |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
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1 |
1 |
16 |
Mike Bliss |
IWX Motor Freight |
Chevrolet |
151 |
$45,385 |
Running |
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2 |
8 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
Circle Bar Motel & RV |
Ford |
151 |
$27,900 |
Running |
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3 |
3 |
1 |
Ted Musgrave |
Mopar Performance |
Dodge |
151 |
$21,515 |
Running |
|
4 |
7 |
4 |
Bobby Hamilton, Jr. |
Square D |
Dodge |
151 |
$10,375 |
Running |
|
5 |
14 |
46 |
Dennis Setzer |
Acxiom / Computer Assoc |
Chevrolet |
151 |
$11,725 |
Running |
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6 |
11 |
62 |
Brendan Gaughan |
NAPA Auto Parts |
Dodge |
150 |
$10,850 |
Running |
|
7 |
9 |
29 |
Terry Cook |
Power Stroke Diesel |
Ford |
150 |
$9,400 |
Running |
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8 |
19 |
50 |
Jon Wood |
Navy Racing |
Ford |
150 |
$9,200 |
Running |
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9 |
4 |
18 |
Robert Pressley |
Dickies / Square D |
Dodge |
150 |
$9,100 |
Running |
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10 |
10 |
52 |
Mike Wallace |
Federated Auto Parts |
Chevrolet |
149 |
$9,375 |
Running |
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11 |
2 |
75 |
David Starr |
Spears Manufacturing |
Chevrolet |
149 |
$9,000 |
Running |
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12 |
20 |
20 |
Coy Gibbs |
MBNA |
Chevrolet |
149 |
$8,890 |
Running |
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13 |
26 |
43 |
Carlos Contreras |
Hot Wheels |
Dodge |
149 |
$10,340 |
Running |
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14 |
15 |
08 |
Bobby Dotter |
People Against Drugs |
Chevrolet |
148 |
$8,815 |
Running |
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15 |
24 |
07 |
Jason Small |
Sunbelt Rentals |
Chevrolet |
148 |
$8,990 |
Running |
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16 |
12 |
8 |
Bill Lester |
Dodge Motorsports |
Dodge |
148 |
$8,640 |
Running |
|
17 |
13 |
45 |
Joe Ruttman |
Richard Petty Driving Exp |
Dodge |
148 |
$6,340 |
Running |
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18 |
22 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards / Colorpave |
Chevrolet |
147 |
$8,540 |
Running |
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19 |
28 |
86 |
Lance Hooper |
Motor State Performance |
Chevrolet |
147 |
$8,490 |
Running |
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20 |
17 |
90 |
Lance Norick |
Express Personnel Services |
Chevrolet |
147 |
$8,665 |
Running |
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21 |
29 |
5 |
Andy Thurman |
Akita Copy Products |
Dodge |
147 |
$6,865 |
Running |
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22 |
16 |
39 |
Steve Portenga |
Roto-Rooter |
Chevrolet |
146 |
$6,815 |
Running |
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23 |
31 |
15 |
Mark Gibson |
Williams Brothers Lumber |
Ford |
146 |
$6,765 |
Running |
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24 |
27 |
34 |
Eric Jones |
Safelite Auto Glass |
Chevrolet |
145 |
$5,715 |
Crash |
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25 |
32 |
51 |
Brian Rose |
Ware Racing Enterprises |
Dodge |
144 |
$5,690 |
Running |
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26 |
35 |
28 |
Conrad Burr |
UFA-FDNY |
Chevrolet |
144 |
$5,640 |
Running |
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27 |
34 |
73 |
Loni Richardson |
Cellution/Intensitee |
Chevrolet |
140 |
$5,615 |
Running |
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28 |
6 |
2 |
Jason Leffler |
Team ASE / Carquest |
Dodge |
134 |
$5,590 |
Crash |
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29 |
33 |
79 |
Jerry Hill |
RDS Racing Engines |
Dodge |
79 |
$5,565 |
Engine |
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30 |
5 |
60 |
Travis Kvapil |
CAT Rental Stores |
Chevrolet |
56 |
$5,545 |
Engine |
|
31 |
21 |
87 |
Chad Chaffin |
Andy Kirby Children's Fund |
Ford |
49 |
$5,535 |
Timing |
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32 |
18 |
93 |
Norm Benning |
Troxell Racing |
Chevrolet |
28 |
$5,525 |
Vibration |
|
33 |
25 |
89 |
Stan Boyd |
NGK / Auto Value |
Chevrolet |
22 |
$5,515 |
Vibration |
|
34 |
36 |
25 |
Dana White |
Red Line Synthetic Oil |
Chevrolet |
22 |
$5,505 |
Handling |
|
35 |
23 |
21 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Shepherd Motorsports |
Ford |
18 |
$5,470 |
Ignition |
|
36 |
30 |
72 |
Randy MacDonald |
U.S. Security |
Chevrolet |
6 |
$5,460 |
Engine |
Failed to Qualify: (1) Tom Powers (#55).
Time of Race: 1 hour 33 minutes 18 seconds
Average Speed: 129.442 mph
Margin of Victory: .305 seconds
Bud Pole Award:
Mike Bliss, #16 IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet, 30.503 seconds,
157.322 mph (RACE RECORD)
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:
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:
Carlos Contreras, #43 Hot Wheels Dodge (13 places)
Caution Flags: Laps 9-13 (Truck #72 spin, Turn 4); 136-139 (Truck #2
accident, Turn 2); 146-149 (Truck #15, 34 accident Turn 4). 3 for 13 laps.
Lap Leaders: Mike Bliss 1-2, Ted Musgrave 3-21, Rick Crawford 22-60,
Bliss 61-64, David Starr 65, Bobby Hamilton, Jr. 66-68, Terry Cook 69, Coy Gibbs
70-74, Crawford 75-80, Musgrave 81-124, Crawford 125, Bliss 126-136, Musgrave
137-139, Bliss 140-151.
Total Laps Led: Ted Musgrave 66, Rick Crawford 46, Mike Bliss 29, Coy
Gibbs 5, Bobby Hamilton, Jr. 3, David Starr 1, Terry Cook 1. 13 changes
involving 7 drivers.
Points following this race:
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Rank |
Driver |
Points |
-Back |
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1 |
Mike Bliss |
2259 |
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2 |
Terry Cook |
2225 |
-34 |
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3 |
Ted Musgrave |
2198 |
-61 |
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4 |
Rick Crawford |
2187 |
-72 |
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5 |
Robert Pressley |
2159 |
-100 |
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6 |
Jason Leffler |
2129 |
-130 |
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7 |
David Starr |
2128 |
-131 |
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8 |
Dennis Setzer |
2126 |
-133 |
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9 |
Travis Kvapil |
1986 |
-273 |
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10 |
Coy Gibbs |
1970 |
-289 |
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11 |
Jon Wood |
1942 |
-317 |
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12 |
Brendan Gaughan |
1902 |
-357 |
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13 |
Lance Norick |
1811 |
-448 |
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14 |
Bobby Dotter |
1673 |
-586 |
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15 |
Matt Crafton |
1660 |
-599 |
|
16 |
Carlos Contreras |
1631 |
-628 |
|
17 |
Bill Lester |
1614 |
-645 |
|
18 |
Lance Hooper |
1550 |
-709 |
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19 |
Brian Rose |
1512 |
-747 |
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20 |
Steve Portenga |
1512 |
-747 |
Manufacturers Championship
Points Wins
Chevrolet 100 (6)
Dodge 97 (5)
Ford 88 (4)
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
Lance Norick 1
Carlos Contreras 1
Gatorade Front Runner
Ted Musgrave 18
Jason Leffler 17
Terry Cook 15
Mike Bliss 11
Robert Pressley 10
Rick Crawford 10
Dennis Setzer 6
Travis Kvapil 6
Brendan Gaughan 4
David Starr 3
Brian Rose 3
Stan Boyd 1
Rick Carelli 1
Carlos Contreras 1
Bobby Hamilton Jr. 1
Lance Hooper 1
Andy Petree 1
Joe Ruttman 1
Mike Wallace 1
Jon Wood 1
Bud Pole Award Standings
Jason Leffler 7
Terry Cook 2
Ted Musgrave 2
Mike Bliss 2
Rick Crawford 1
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Brendan Gaughan 193
Bill Lester 143
Jason Small 132
Trent Owens 61
Rodney Sawyers 56
Dana White 55
Randy Briggs 41
Loni Richardson 39
Aaron Daniel 19
Clevite Engine Builder
Ernie Elliott #29 183
Joey Arrington #1 177
Joey Arrington #2 173
NEXT EVENT: VIRGINIA IS FOR LOVERS 200, RICHMOND INT’L. RACEWAY,
RICHMOND, Va.
9/5/02, .750 Mile Oval, 200 Laps, 150 Miles, $381,343
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