Chevy Silverado 150 - Official Results
Kevin Harvick in Victory Lane

Kevin Harvick in Victory Lane
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Harvick Gets Happy With Phoenix Victory

Kevin Harvick, shut out of victory lane during an extensive NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career, held off Ted Musgrave's final turn charge to win Saturday's Chevy Silverado 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. Harvick, driving his own un-sponsored Chevrolet, took the lead from Bud Pole starter Rick Crawford on the 76th lap and led the rest of the way -- most of it with Musgrave's Mopar Performance Dodge on his tailgate. The race's third and final caution on lap 148 produced a two-lap, shootout finish, giving Musgrave the opportunity to make one final charge. Musgrave bumped Harvick in Turn 4, pulled inside the leader's truck but fell about three feet -- 0.022 second -- short at the checkered flag. Harvick's first series victory came in his 75th start. He won $41,015 in setting a race record average speed of 108.014 mph. Crawford finished third and cut a 68-point championship deficit to 32 behind Mike Bliss entering next week's Ford 200 finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Musgrave also remains in the hunt, 71 behind Bliss, who limped to a 10th-place finish after dropping a cylinder. Travis Kvapil and Terry Cook completed the top five finishers.
02-23-2005 | Race 21 - Phoenix International Raceway - November 8, 2002

F S # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status
1 3 6 Kevin Harvick Harvick Motorsports Chevrolet 152 $41,015 Running
2 14 1 Ted Musgrave Mopar Performance Dodge 152 $27,260 Running
3 1 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford 152 $23,550 Running
4 17 60 Travis Kvapil CAT Rental Stores Chevrolet 152 $13,025 Running
5 4 29 Terry Cook Power Stroke Diesel Ford 152 $12,025 Running
6 28 20 Coy Gibbs MBNA Chevrolet 152 $12,075 Running
7 15 52 Ken Schrader Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 152 $8,275 Running
8 11 46 Dennis Setzer Acxiom / Computer Assoc. / Makita Chevrolet 152 $10,475 Running
9 9 88 Matt Crafton Menards / Sealmaster Chevrolet 152 $10,425 Running
10 5 16 Mike Bliss IWX Motor Freight / Knights Inn Chevrolet 152 $11,650 Running
11 16 50 Jon Wood Navy Racing Ford 151 $10,175 Running
12 13 08 Bobby Dotter Stanley Steemer Chevrolet 151 $10,040 Running
13 23 62 Brendan Gaughan NAPA Auto Parts Dodge 151 $10,990 Running
14 10 18 Robert Pressley Dickies / Square D Dodge 151 $9,940 Running
15 2 8 Bill Lester Dodge Motorsports Dodge 151 $10,140 Running
16 7 2 Jason Leffler Team ASE / Carquest Dodge 151 $9,840 Running
17 19 15 Andy Houston Ballew Motorsports Ford 151 $9,790 Running
18 8 75 David Starr Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 151 $9,740 Running
19 26 43 Carlos Contreras Hot Wheels Dodge 150 $9,690 Running
20 31 93 Randy MacDonald TheGoal.com Chevrolet 149 $9,865 Running
21 30 04 Mike Cofer North Texas Aircraft Services Ford 149 $7,315 Running
22 22 39 Steve Portenga Roto-Rooter Chevrolet 148 $8,265 Running
23 27 51 Brian Rose Ware Racing Enterprises Dodge 148 $7,165 Running
24 21 89 Stan Boyd NGK / Checker Auto Parts Chevrolet 147 $7,065 Running
25 33 79 Jerry Hill RDS Racing Engines Dodge 146 $7,965 Running
26 20 4 Ryan Hemphill Hamilton Racing Dodge 144 $6,865 Crash
27 34 72 Blake Mallory Mobile Force Refueling Chevrolet 143 $6,765 Running
28 18 90 Lance Norick Express Personnel Services Chevrolet 129 $6,665 Running
29 24 07 Jason Small Small Motorsports Chevrolet 122 $6,565 Running
30 12 63 Regan Smith Diamond Cut Jeans / Mittler Bros. Ford 117 $6,465 Ignition
31 32 98 Cory Kruseman Agromin Chevrolet 109 $6,430 Engine
32 6 17 Stacy Compton Harris Trucking Dodge 70 $6,415 Ignition
33 25 21 Morgan Shepherd Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil Ford 38 $6,390 Handling
34 35 23 Phil Bonifield Red Line Oil / Motor State Perf. Chevrolet 10 $6,365 Ignition
35 36 34 Eric Jones Safelite Auto Glass Chevrolet 3 $6,340 Brakes
36 29 86 Lance Hooper Red Line Oil Chevrolet 2 $6,315 Engine

Did Not Qualify:  (6)Clay Collier (#41), Lonnie Cox (#66), Ricky Sanders (#19), Loni Richardson (#0), John Mickel (#09), Bobby Hillis, Jr.(#05)

Time of Race: 1 hour 24 minutes 26 seconds
Average Speed: 108.014 mph (TRACK RECORD)
Margin of Victory: .022 second

Bud Pole Award:
Rick Crawford, #14 Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford, 28.053 seconds, 128.329 mph

Clevite Engine Builders Award:
Ron Hutter, #6 Kevin Harvick Motorsports Chevrolet

Featherlite Long Haul Award:
Kevin Harvick, #6 Kevin Harvick Motorsports Chevrolet

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:
Coy Gibbs, #20 MBNA Chevrolet (22 places)

Caution Flags: Laps 25-28 (Truck #63 spin, Turn 2); 69-75 (Fluid, backstretch); 148-150 (Trucks #2, 4, 50 accident, Turn 4). 3 for 14 laps.

Lap Leaders: Rick Crawford 1-71, Robert Pressley 72-73, Rick Crawford 74-75, Kevin Harvick 76-152.

Total Laps Led: Kevin Harvick 77, Rick Crawford 73, Robert Pressley 2. 3 changes involving 3 drivers.

Points following this race:
Rank Driver Points -Back
1 Mike Bliss 3199  
2 Rick Crawford 3167 -32
3 Ted Musgrave 3128 -71
4 David Starr 2997 -202
5 Jason Leffler 2991 -208
6 Dennis Setzer 2982 -217
7 Robert Pressley 2937 -262
8 Terry Cook 2936 -263
9 Travis Kvapil 2916 -283