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Brendan Gaughan in
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Rookie Brendan Gaughan went ahead when Ted Musgrave spun out during a caution with just 14 laps left Friday night and held on to win his second NASCAR trucks race at Texas this year. Gaughan, whose only other victory was on the same 1.5-mile track in June, is the first two-time winner in the 10 Craftsman Truck Series races at Texas Motor Speedway. Gaughan, who won with an average speed of 137.73 mph, finished 0.91 seconds ahead of Coy Gibbs in his Chevrolet. Gaughan became the first repeating NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series winner at Texas Motor Speedway, winning back-to-back races at the track in the same year. The win was his second career win in 24 career starts. In his three starts at T.M.S. he has finished second, first and first, respectively. Gaughan joins Kurt Busch and Kenny Irwin as the only NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers to post multiple wins in their rookie season. “It’s an honor to say that we were the first people to repeat – especially thinking of all the Jack Spragues, Ron Hornadays and all of the people who have run here more than once. Just like the last race this NAPA team was one bad you know what. This team just rocks! Shane Wilson (crew chief) and all of the guys gave me good pit stops all night. Our final two-tire stop went really well. I can’t complain. We had a little bit of an aero-push – the Dodges we know get that aero-push when you get behind people. But some Kevin Kroyer (engine builder) power and a little bit of luck never hurt us, and we ended up picking up another win here. Man, I love Texas.
Points following this race:
F
S
#
Driver
Sponsor / Owner
Truck
Laps
Money
Status
1
5
62
Brendan Gaughan
NAPA Auto Parts
Dodge
146
$58,430
Running
2
3
20
Coy Gibbs
MBNA
Chevrolet
146
$41,525
Running
3
2
75
David Starr
Spears Manufacturing
Chevrolet
146
$28,445
Running
4
4
14
Rick Crawford
Circle Bar Motel & RV Park
Ford
146
$20,920
Running
5
20
60
Travis Kvapil
CAT Rental Stores
Chevrolet
146
$14,870
Running
6
7
1
Ted Musgrave
Mopar Performance
Dodge
146
$12,495
Running
7
11
18
Robert Pressley
Dickies / Square D
Dodge
146
$12,295
Running
8
8
2
Jason Leffler
Team ASE / Carquest
Dodge
146
$11,245
Running
9
1
16
Mike Bliss
IWX Motor Freight / Knights Inn
Chevrolet
146
$12,445
Running
10
10
46
Dennis Setzer
Acxiom / Computer Associates
Chevrolet
146
$12,495
Running
11
13
4
Joe Ruttman
Red Line Synthetic Oil
Dodge
145
$10,945
Running
12
14
50
Jon Wood
Navy Racing
Ford
145
$10,760
Running
13
15
90
Lance Norick
Express Personnel Services
Chevrolet
144
$10,660
Crash
14
18
07
Jason Small
Sunbelt Rentals
Chevrolet
144
$10,560
Running
15
26
08
Bobby Dotter
Albertsons
Chevrolet
142
$10,710
Running
16
28
15
Brian Rose
Perry Connection
Ford
142
$10,360
Running
17
25
72
Randy MacDonald
businessdriver.com
Chevrolet
142
$10,270
Running
18
22
79
Jerry Hill
RDS Racing Engines
Dodge
141
$10,185
Running
19
30
66
Lonnie Cox
Carnes-Cox-Higgs
Ford
140
$7,835
Running
20
32
73
David Hall
Cellution / Intensitee Racewear
Chevrolet
132
$7,960
Running
21
29
11
Aaron Daniel
Athan Tax & Accounting / Jensen
Ford
125
$7,635
Engine
22
12
29
Terry Cook
Power Stroke Diesel
Ford
115
$8,535
Engine
23
17
88
Matt Crafton
Menards / Sealmaster
Chevrolet
103
$8,435
Engine
24
9
63
Carl Edwards
Mittler Brothers / Smokin' K
Ford
98
$7,335
Vibration
25
16
39
Steve Portenga
Roto-Rooter
Chevrolet
94
$7,235
Valve
26
27
28
Conrad Burr
UFA-FDNY / National Peening
Chevrolet
79
$7,135
Running
27
24
27
Doug Keller
Keller Motorsports
Chevrolet
56
$7,035
Valve
28
6
8
Bill Lester
Dodge Motorsports
Dodge
49
$6,935
Running
29
23
86
Lance Hooper
Red Line Synthetic Oil
Chevrolet
37
$6,835
Engine
30
21
43
Carlos Contreras
Hot Wheels
Dodge
29
$6,735
Engine
31
35
25
Barry Bodine
Red Line Oil / Lane Automotive
Chevrolet
20
$6,645
Overheat
32
33
93
Michael Dokken
Troxell Racing
Chevrolet
8
$6,635
Rear End
33
31
23
Phil Bonifield
Red Line Oil / Motor State Perf.
Chevrolet
7
$6,625
Ignition
34
19
89
Stan Boyd
Engineered Victories
Chevrolet
6
$6,615
Susp
35
34
0
Patrick Lawler
Cellution / Intensitee Racewear
Chevrolet
0
$6,605
Engine
Failed to Qualify: (0)
Time of Race: 1 hour 35 minutes 24 seconds
Average Speed: 137.736 mph (TRACK RECORD)
Margin of Victory: .913 second
Bud Pole Award:
Mike Bliss, #16 IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet, 30.051 seconds,
179.695 mph
Clevite Engine Builders Award:
Kevin Kroyer, #62 NAPA Auto Parts Dodge
Featherlite Long Haul Award:
Brendan Gaughan, #62 NAPA Auto Parts Dodge
Gatorade Front Runner Award:
Rick Crawford, #14 Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Brendan Gaughan, #62 NAPA Auto Parts Dodge
Waste Management Picking Up Places Award:
Travis Kvapil, #60 CAT Rental Stores Chevrolet (15 places)
Caution Flags: Laps 104-107 (Truck #66 spin, Turn 4); 116-124 (Debris,
Turn 3); 133-138 (Truck #79 spin, Turn 2). 3 for 19 laps.
Lap Leaders: Mike Bliss pole, Coy Gibbs 1-2, David Starr 3-5, Rick
Crawford 6-38, Gibbs 39-54, Brendan Gaughan 55-58, Gibbs 59-65, Crawford 66-88,
Ted Musgrave 89-132, Gaughan 133-146.
Total Laps Led: Rick Crawford 56, Ted Musgrave 44, Coy Gibbs 25, Brendan
Gaughan 18, David Starr 3. 9 changes involving 6 drivers.
Rank
Driver
Points
-Back
1
Mike Bliss
2562
2
Rick Crawford
2522
-40
3
Ted Musgrave
2499
-63
4
Terry Cook
2477
-85
5
Robert Pressley
2423
-139
6
David Starr
2422
-140
7
Jason Leffler
2408
-154
8
Dennis Setzer
2363
-199
9
Coy Gibbs
2295
-267
10
Travis Kvapil
2271
-291
11
Brendan Gaughan
2197
-365