American Racing Wheels 200 - Official Results
Ted Musgrave in Victory Lane

Ted Musgrave in Victory Lane
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Musgrave Wins American Racing Wheels 200 At California Speedway  

Ted Musgrave gave up 19 positions at the start of Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Racing Wheels 200 but wound up leading 51 of 100 laps en route to his second consecutive victory at California Speedway. Musgrave, who qualified the No. 1 Mopar Performance Dodge 11th in the 36-truck lineup, fell to 30th after a pre-race engine change. He raced into the top 10 by lap 14 around the 2.0-mile speedway and - after a 21st lap pit call under caution - was among the leaders for the remainder of the 200-mile race. Musgrave took the lead for the final time on lap 71, when Brendan Gaughan pitted, and held off Ultra Motorsports teammate Jason Leffler to win by 1.603 seconds. The victory was Musgrave's third of the year but first since May 31 when the veteran driver won at Dover International Speedway. He averaged 140.296 mph for the second fastest event at the track and fifth-fastest in series history. Musgrave won $51,835. Leffler, meanwhile, finished second for the sixth time in 2003. The afternoon marked the first time this season that the Ultra duo has swept the top two positions. Raybestos Rookie leader Gaughan slashed through the field over the final 15 laps to take third, followed by Travis Kvapil and Rick Crawford. Coy Gibbs, Robert Pressley, Dennis Setzer, Mike Bliss and Terry Cook completed the top 10 finishers with Bud Pole starter David Starr taking 11th. There were 14 lead changes -- second most of the season -- among eight drivers. Crawford, meanwhile, narrowed Bliss's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points lead to 68 -- 3,065 to 2,997 with Crawford 107 back at 2,958. Two races remain on the schedule, the next on Nov. 8 at Phoenix International Raceway.
02-23-2005 | Race 20 - California Speedway - November 2, 2002

F S # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status
1 11 1 Ted Musgrave Mopar Performance Dodge 100 $51,835 Running
2 8 2 Jason Leffler Team ASE / Carquest Dodge 100 $36,175 Running
3 9 62 Brendan Gaughan NAPA Auto Parts Dodge 100 $28,015 Running
4 7 60 Travis Kvapil CAT Rental Stores Chevrolet 100 $18,125 Running
5 10 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford 100 $17,125 Running
6 2 20 Coy Gibbs MBNA Chevrolet 100 $14,525 Running
7 5 18 Robert Pressley Dickies / Square D Dodge 100 $14,450 Running
8 14 46 Dennis Setzer Acxiom / Computer Assoc Chevrolet 100 $14,150 Running
9 4 16 Mike Bliss IWX Motor Freight / Knights Inn Chevrolet 100 $13,700 Running
10 13 29 Terry Cook Power Stroke Diesel Ford 100 $14,800 Running
11 1 75 David Starr Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 100 $14,500 Running
12 12 15 Andy Houston Ballew Motorsports Ford 100 $13,015 Running
13 15 50 Jon Wood Navy Racing Ford 100 $12,965 Running
14 3 8 Bill Lester Dodge Motorsports Dodge 100 $12,715 Running
15 25 08 Bobby Dotter Albertsons Chevrolet 99 $12,865 Running
16 21 90 Lance Norick Express Personnel Services Chevrolet 99 $12,340 Running
17 17 88 Matt Crafton Menards / Sealmaster Chevrolet 99 $12,215 Running
18 20 43 Carlos Contreras Hot Wheels Dodge 99 $12,190 Running
19 30 79 Jerry Hill RDS Racing Engines Dodge 98 $10,915 Running
20 35 93 Randy MacDonald Troxell Racing Chevrolet 97 $12,615 Running
21 29 19 Ricky Sanders Pitboxes.com / Billet Race Prod Ford 95 $9,865 Running
22 23 34 Eric Jones Safelite Auto Glass Chevrolet 84 $9,840 Vibration
23 26 89 Stan Boyd Engineered Victories Chevrolet 80 $9,815 Susp
24 24 07 Jason Small Small Motorsports Chevrolet 65 $9,790 Engine
25 16 58 Chris Horn HornEngines.com Chevrolet 62 $9,765 Vibration
26 19 39 Steve Portenga Roto-Rooter Chevrolet 53 $9,740 Engine
27 32 51 Brian Rose Ware Racing Enterprises Dodge 36 $9,715 Brakes
28 18 21 Morgan Shepherd Racing With Jesus Ford 23 $9,690 Handling
29 28 72 Aaron Daniel businessdriver.com Chevrolet 17 $9,665 Vibration
30 36 73 David Hall Cellution / Intensitee Racewear Chevrolet 9 $9,645 Vibration
31 34 25 Phil Bonifield Red Line Oil / Lane Automotive Chevrolet 8 $9,635 Brakes
32 33 23 Wayne Edwards Red Line Oil / Motor State Perf. Chevrolet 8 $9,625 Vibration
33 31 66 Lonnie Cox Carnes-Cox-Higgs Ford 6 $9,615 Valve
34 27 86 Lance Hooper Blair.com / Red Line Oil Chevrolet 5 $9,605 Engine
35 22 0 Michael Dokken Cellution / Intensitee Racewear Chevrolet 3 $9,570 Vibration
36 6 4 Rick Bogart Hamilton Racing Dodge 2 $9,535 Ignition

Failed to Qualify: (1) Bobby Hillis, Jr. (#05).

Time of Race: 1 hour 25 minutes 32 seconds
Average Speed: 140.296 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.603 seconds

Bud Pole Award:
David Starr, #75 Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet, 40.944 seconds, 175.850 mph

Clevite Engine Builders Award:
Joey Arrington, #1 Mopar Performance Dodge

Featherlite Long Haul Award:
Brendan Gaughan, #62 NAPA Auto Parts Dodge

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:
Randy MacDonald, #93 Troxell Racing LLC Chevrolet (15 places)

Caution Flags: Laps 21-23 (Debris, Turn 1); 75-83 (Fluid, Turn 4). 2 for 12 laps.

Lap Leaders: David Starr 1-12, Jason Leffler 13-21, Mike Bliss 22-23, Rick Crawford 24-25, Ted Musgrave 26-36, Robert Pressley 37, Musgrave 38-42, Pressley 43, Musgrave 44-47, Pressley 48, Musgrave 49, Pressley 50-63, Travis Kvapil 64-65, Brendan Gaughan 66-70, Musgrave 71-100.

Total Laps Led: Ted Musgrave 51, Robert Pressley 17, David Starr 12, Jason Leffler 9, Brendan Gaughan 5, Mike Bliss 2, Rick Crawford 2, Travis Kvapil 2. 14 lead changes involving 8 drivers.

Points following this race:
Rank Driver Points -Back
1 Mike Bliss 3065  
2 Rick Crawford 2997 -68
3 Ted Musgrave 2958 -107
4 David Starr 2888 -177
5 Jason Leffler 2876 -189
6 Dennis Setzer 2840 -225
7 Robert Pressley 2811 -254
8 Terry Cook 2781 -284
9 Travis Kvapil 2756 -309
10 Coy Gibbs 2733 -332
11 Brendan Gaughan 2639 -426
12 Jon Wood 2531 -534
13 Lance Norick 2395 -670
14 Bobby Dotter 2304 -761
15 Matt Crafton 2148 -917
16 Carlos Contreras 2137 -928
17 Bill Lester 2093 -972
18 Lance Hooper 1996 -1069
19 Steve Portenga 1964 -1101
20 Brian Rose 1952 -1113

Manufacturers Championship
Points Wins
Chevrolet 139 (9)
Dodge 129 (7)
Ford 112 (4)

Clevite Engine Builder
Mark Smith #16 236
Joey Arrington #1 236
Joey Arrington #2 227

Bud Pole Award Standings
Jason Leffler 8
Mike Bliss 3
Ted Musgrave 3
Terry Cook 2
David Starr 2
Rick Crawford 1

Gatorade Front Runner
Ted Musgrave 26
Jason Leffler 21
Mike Bliss 16
Terry Cook 15
Rick Crawford 15
Robert Pressley 11
Travis Kvapil 8
David Starr 7
Dennis Setzer 6
Brendan Gaughan 6
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 237
Bill Lester 160
Jason Small 155

Waste Management Picking Up Places
Randy MacDonald 3
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: CHEVY SILVERADO 150, PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY,
PHOENIX, Ariz., 11/8/02, 150 Miles, 150 Laps, $445,393

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (11/4/02)