Las Vegas 350 - Official Results
David Starr in Victory Lane

David Starr in Victory Lane
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Starr Has Lady Luck on His Side at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

David Starr, winless in 65 previous appearances, out dueled NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points leader Mike Bliss to capture Sunday's Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Starr, the Bud Pole winner, took over the lead when Ted Musgrave's Mopar Performance Dodge cut a tire on the 142nd of 146 laps. Starr, driving the Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet, held at .291 second lead over Bliss's IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet at the white flag but expanded his advantage to .492 at the checkered flag. Starr, who averaged a record 135.394 mph, won $43,200 plus a $10,000 Craftsman bonus for prevailing from the pole. Dennis Setzer finished third, followed by Travis Kvapil and Jason Leffler. There were 12 lead changes among six drivers with only two cautions consuming 10 laps. Bliss expanded his points lead to 85 over Crawford with three races remaining on the 2002 schedule.  The CAT Rental Store team’s up and down season is now heading to a possible top-five finish in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series point standings. They have finished in the top-five in five of the last seven races and with their fourth place finish in the Las Vegas 350K, they are now only 110 points from a top-five position in the point standings.
02-23-2005 | Race 19 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway - October 13, 2002

F S # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status
1 1 75 David Starr Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 146 $43,200 Running
2 6 16 Mike Bliss IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet 146 $27,850 Running
3 9 46 Dennis Setzer Acxiom/Computer Associates Chevrolet 146 $12,175 Running
4 11 60 Travis Kvapil CAT Rental Stores Chevrolet 146 $14,800 Running
5 7 2 Jason Leffler Team ASE / Carquest Dodge 146 $13,400 Running
6 3 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford 146 $12,225 Running
7 15 18 Robert Pressley Dickies / Square D Dodge 146 $11,075 Running
8 2 62 Brendan Gaughan NAPA Auto Parts Dodge 145 $11,725 Running
9 5 1 Ted Musgrave Mopar Performance Dodge 145 $10,675 Running
10 17 07 Jason Small Sunbelt Rentals Chevrolet 145 $11,925 Running
11 19 90 Lance Norick Express Personnel Services Chevrolet 145 $10,575 Running
12 18 15 Andy Houston Ballew Motorsports Ford 145 $10,440 Running
13 20 43 Carlos Contreras Hot Wheels Dodge 145 $10,390 Running
14 4 4 Ryan Hemphill Hamilton Racing Dodge 144 $10,340 Ignition
15 8 20 Coy Gibbs MBNA Chevrolet 144 $10,490 Running
16 31 08 Bobby Dotter Albertsons Chevrolet 144 $11,640 Running
17 12 8 Bill Lester Dodge Motorsports Dodge 143 $10,040 Running
18 16 50 Jon Wood Navy Racing Ford 143 $9,940 Running
19 27 66 Lonnie Cox Carnes-Cox-Higgs Ford 142 $7,590 Running
20 30 27 Doug Keller Keller Motorsports Chevrolet 141 $7,765 Running
21 29 34 Eric Jones Safelite Auto Glass Chevrolet 140 $7,390 Running
22 23 72 Randy MacDonald TheGoal.com Chevrolet 136 $8,290 Running
23 34 28 Conrad Burr UFA-FDNY Chevrolet 134 $7,190 Running
24 32 79 Jerry Hill RDS Racing Engines Dodge 130 $8,090 Running
25 14 88 Matt Crafton Menards / Sealmaster Chevrolet 126 $7,065 Running
26 22 86 Lance Hooper Red Line Oil Chevrolet 125 $7,040 Running
27 10 29 Terry Cook Power Stroke Diesel Ford 121 $7,015 Running
28 24 39 Steve Portenga Roto-Rooter Chevrolet 108 $6,990 Engine
29 25 21 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Motorsports Ford 66 $6,965 Handling
30 21 58 Chris Horn HornEngines.com Chevrolet 63 $6,940 Engine
31 26 89 Stan Boyd Engineered Victories Chevrolet 48 $6,915 Ignition
32 36 19 Ricky Sanders Pitboxes.com Ford 28 $6,890 Handling
33 35 0 Loni Richardson Cellution/Intensitee Racewear Chevrolet 14 $6,865 Engine
34 33 23 Dana White Coverall Carports Chevrolet 6 $6,840 Handling
35 28 25 Brian Rose Circus-Circus Chevrolet 3 $6,815 Electrical
36 13 63 Carl Edwards Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool Ford 1 $6,790 Engine

Time of Race: 1H 37M 3S    
Average Speed: 135.394 mph (TRACK RECORD)  
Margin of Victory: .492 second

Bud Pole Award:
David Starr, #75 Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet, 33.106 seconds, 163.112 mph (TRACK RECORD)

Clevite Engine Builders Award:
Ron Hutter, #75 Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet

Featherlite Long Haul Award:
David Starr, #75 Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet

Gatorade Front Runner Award:
Mike Bliss, #16 IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet

Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Brendan Gaughan, #62 NAPA Auto Parts Dodge

Waste Management Picking Up Places Award:
Bobby Dotter, #08 Albertsons Chevrolet (15 places)

Caution Flags: Laps 90-95 (Truck #8 spin, Turn 2); 120-123 (Debris, backstretch). 2 for 10 laps.

Lap Leaders: David Starr 1-23, Ted Musgrave 24-32, Mike Bliss 33-54, Coy Gibbs 55, Ryan Hemphill 56-60, Travis Kvapil 61-62, Bliss 63-95, Musgrave 96-107, Bliss 108, Musgrave 109-113, Bliss 114-123, Musgrave 124-141, Starr 142-146.

Total Laps Led: Mike Bliss 66, Ted Musgrave 44, David Starr 28, Ryan Hemphill 5, Travis Kvapil 2, Coy Gibbs 1. 12 changes involving 6 drivers.

Points following this race:
Rank Driver Points -Back
1 Mike Bliss 2922  
2 Rick Crawford 2837 -85
3 Ted Musgrave 2773 -149
4 David Starr 2753 -169
5 Jason Leffler 2701 -221
6 Dennis Setzer 2698 -224
7 Robert Pressley 2660 -262
8 Terry Cook 2647 -275
9 Travis Kvapil 2591 -331