| Las Vegas 350 - Official Results |
Starr Has Lady Luck on His Side at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
David Starr, winless in 65 previous appearances, out dueled NASCAR Camping World 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 Camping World 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.
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F |
S |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Truck |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
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1 |
1 |
75 |
David Starr |
Spears Manufacturing |
Chevrolet |
146 |
$43,200 |
Running |
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2 |
6 |
16 |
Mike Bliss |
IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn |
Chevrolet |
146 |
$27,850 |
Running |
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3 |
9 |
46 |
Dennis Setzer |
Acxiom/Computer Associates |
Chevrolet |
146 |
$12,175 |
Running |
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4 |
11 |
60 |
Travis Kvapil |
CAT Rental Stores |
Chevrolet |
146 |
$14,800 |
Running |
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5 |
7 |
2 |
Jason Leffler |
Team ASE / Carquest |
Dodge |
146 |
$13,400 |
Running |
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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 |
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8 |
2 |
62 |
Brendan Gaughan |
NAPA Auto Parts |
Dodge |
145 |
$11,725 |
Running |
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9 |
5 |
1 |
Ted Musgrave |
Mopar Performance |
Dodge |
145 |
$10,675 |
Running |
|
10 |
17 |
07 |
Jason Small |
Sunbelt Rentals |
Chevrolet |
145 |
$11,925 |
Running |
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11 |
19 |
90 |
Lance Norick |
Express Personnel Services |
Chevrolet |
145 |
$10,575 |
Running |
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12 |
18 |
15 |
Andy Houston |
Ballew Motorsports |
Ford |
145 |
$10,440 |
Running |
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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 |
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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 |
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20 |
30 |
27 |
Doug Keller |
Keller Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
141 |
$7,765 |
Running |
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21 |
29 |
34 |
Eric Jones |
Safelite Auto Glass |
Chevrolet |
140 |
$7,390 |
Running |
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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 |
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25 |
14 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards / Sealmaster |
Chevrolet |
126 |
$7,065 |
Running |
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26 |
22 |
86 |
Lance Hooper |
Red Line Oil |
Chevrolet |
125 |
$7,040 |
Running |
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27 |
10 |
29 |
Terry Cook |
Power Stroke Diesel |
Ford |
121 |
$7,015 |
Running |
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28 |
24 |
39 |
Steve Portenga |
Roto-Rooter |
Chevrolet |
108 |
$6,990 |
Engine |
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29 |
25 |
21 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Shepherd Motorsports |
Ford |
66 |
$6,965 |
Handling |
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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:
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Rank |
Driver |
Points |
-Back |
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1 |
Mike Bliss |
2922 |
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2 |
Rick Crawford |
2837 |
-85 |
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3 |
Ted Musgrave |
2773 |
-149 |
|
4 |
David Starr |
2753 |
-169 |
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5 |
Jason Leffler |
2701 |
-221 |
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6 |
Dennis Setzer |
2698 |
-224 |
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7 |
Robert Pressley |
2660 |
-262 |
|
8 |
Terry Cook |
2647 |
-275 |
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9 |
Travis Kvapil |
2591 |
-331 |
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10 |
Coy Gibbs |
2583 |
-339 |
|
11 |
Brendan Gaughan |
2469 |
-453 |
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12 |
Jon Wood |
2407 |
-515 |
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13 |
Lance Norick |
2280 |
-642 |
|
14 |
Bobby Dotter |
2186 |
-736 |
|
15 |
Matt Crafton |
2036 |
-886 |
|
16 |
Carlos Contreras |
2028 |
-894 |
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17 |
Bill Lester |
1972 |
-950 |
|
18 |
Lance Hooper |
1935 |
-987 |
|
19 |
Steve Portenga |
1879 |
-1043 |
|
20 |
Brian Rose |
1870 |
-1052 |
Manufacturers Championship
Points Wins
Chevrolet 133 (9)
Dodge 120 (6)
Ford 108 (4)
Clevite Engine Builder
Mark Smith #16 229
Joey Arrington #1 216
Joey Arrington #2 213
Bud Pole Award Standings
Jason Leffler 8
Mike Bliss 3
Ted Musgrave 3
Terry Cook 2
Rick Crawford 1
David Starr 1
Gatorade Front Runner
Ted Musgrave 23
Jason Leffler 20
Mike Bliss 16
Terry Cook 15
Rick Crawford 14
Robert Pressley 10
Travis Kvapil 7
Dennis Setzer 6
David Starr 6
Brendan Gaughan 5
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
Tony Stewart 1
Ryan Hemphill 1
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Brendan Gaughan 227
Bill Lester 159
Jason Small 154
Waste Management Picking Up Places
Randy MacDonald 2
Steve Portenga 2
Dennis Setzer 2
Bobby Dotter 2
Aaron Daniel 1
Ryan Hemphill 1
Bill Lester 1
Brian Rose 1
Jerry Hill 1
Bryan Reffner 1
Lance Norick 1
Carlos Contreras 1
Coy Gibbs 1
Travis Kvapil 1
Matt Crafton 1
NEXT EVENT:
AMERICAN RACING WHEELS 200, CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY, Los Angeles,
CA
11/2/02, 200 Miles, 100 Laps, $582,893
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