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Ron Hornaday in Victory Lane
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Hornaday Wins Ford 200 At Homestead
Mike Bliss, who entered Friday's Ford 200 needing only a fifth-place finish to
wrap up the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, hit the number on the
nose as "insurance" driver Ron Hornaday won the race in a second IWX Motor
Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet. Hornaday joined Bliss's Steve Coulter-owned
operation after Rick Crawford cut the leader's margin to 32 points at Phoenix
International Raceway on Nov. 8. The two-time series champion performed as
required -- taking the lead on the 114th lap to score his 26th NASCAR Craftsman
Truck victory. Hornaday averaged a record 133.260 mph in a race slowed just once
by caution for four laps -- both series record lows. Ted Musgrave, who entered
the race 71 points back, finished second in the Mopar Performance Dodge, leading
the most laps of the race but that wasn't enough to dislodge either Bliss from
the top spot or Crawford from the No. 2 ranking in points. Crawford stopped
early during a second round of green flag pit stops and was trapped by the
event's only yellow. He finished a lap behind in seventh place. The final point
totals were Bliss 3,359, Crawford 3,313 and Musgrave 3,308. Musgrave's Ultra
Motorsports teammate Jason Leffler finished fourth, followed by Robert Pressley,
who won the season's final Waste Management Picking Up Places Award for his
advance from a start of 33rd. Bliss and Dennis Setzer were the only other lead
lap finishers. There were six lead changes among five drivers. Bliss, Coulter
and the Xpress Motorsports team will celebrate Saturday during the annual
champion's banquet at the Bal Harbour Beach Resort in nearby Bal Harbour.
Manufacturers Championship
F
S
#
Driver
Sponsor / Owner
Truck
Laps
Money
Status
1
5
11
Ron Hornaday, Jr.
IWX Motor Freight
Chevrolet
134
$45,250
Running
2
2
1
Ted Musgrave
Mopar Performance
Dodge
134
$29,300
Running
3
3
2
Jason Leffler
Team ASE / Carquest
Dodge
134
$21,875
Running
4
33
18
Robert Pressley
Dickies
Dodge
134
$19,425
Running
5
1
16
Mike Bliss
IWX Motor Freight
Chevrolet
134
$17,250
Running
6
15
46
Dennis Setzer
Acxiom / Computer Assoc.
Chevrolet
134
$15,425
Running
7
4
14
Rick Crawford
Circle Bar Motel & RV
Ford
133
$15,175
Running
8
12
75
David Starr
Spears Manufacturing
Chevrolet
133
$14,725
Running
9
10
88
Matt Crafton
Menards / Agromin
Chevrolet
133
$14,675
Running
10
7
29
Terry Cook
Power Stroke Diesel
Ford
133
$15,625
Running
11
13
62
Brendan Gaughan
NAPA Auto Parts
Dodge
133
$15,225
Running
12
11
20
Coy Gibbs
MBNA
Chevrolet
133
$14,040
Running
13
14
17
Stacy Compton
Harris Trucking
Dodge
133
$11,665
Running
14
19
50
Jon Wood
Navy Racing
Ford
133
$13,815
Running
15
6
60
Travis Kvapil
CAT Rental Stores
Chevrolet
133
$13,865
Running
16
23
03
Barry Bodine
Miccosukee Gaming Group
Chevrolet
133
$11,465
Running
17
25
15
Andy Houston
Ballew Motorsports
Ford
132
$13,515
Running
18
9
8
Bill Lester
Dodge Motorsports
Dodge
132
$13,415
Running
19
34
39
Steve Portenga
Roto-Rooter
Chevrolet
132
$13,315
Running
20
21
08
Bobby Dotter
Stanley Steemer
Chevrolet
132
$13,440
Running
21
22
90
Lance Norick
Express Personnel Services
Chevrolet
131
$13,015
Running
22
20
07
Jason Small
Small Motorsports
Chevrolet
131
$11,540
Running
23
26
93
Randy MacDonald
TheGoal.com
Chevrolet
131
$11,415
Running
24
30
43
Carlos Contreras
Hot Wheels
Dodge
128
$10,115
Running
25
32
79
Jerry Hill
RDS Racing Engines
Dodge
127
$9,915
Running
26
36
5
Mike Cofer
Ware Racing Enterprises
Dodge
122
$9,715
Running
27
24
7
Bryan Reffner
Quality First Performance
Chevrolet
116
$9,515
Engine
28
8
4
Ryan Hemphill
Square D
Dodge
93
$9,315
Handling
29
28
54
Brian Sockwell
Lowdermilk Electric
Chevrolet
91
$9,115
Engine
30
17
52
Ken Schrader
Federated Auto Parts
Chevrolet
87
$8,390
Engine
31
18
86
Lance Hooper
Baker Custom Homes
Chevrolet
76
$8,365
Engine
32
16
21
Morgan Shepherd
Racing With Jesus
Ford
66
$8,340
Handling
33
31
51
Brian Rose
Ware Racing Enterprises
Dodge
65
$8,315
Engine
34
35
72
Teri MacDonald
MacDonald Motorsports
Chevrolet
53
$8,290
Handling
35
29
89
Stan Boyd
NGK Spark Plugs
Chevrolet
3
$8,265
Axle
36
27
34
Eric Jones
Safelite Auto Glass
Chevrolet
2
$8,240
Engine
Failed to Qualify: (7) Bobby Benton (#36), Adam Clarke (#45), Cory
Kruseman (#98), Phil Bonifield (#25), Loni Richardson (#0), John Mickel (#09),
Dana White (#23).
Time of Race:1 hour 30 minutes 30 seconds
Average Speed: 133.260 mph (TRACK RECORD)
Margin of Victory: 1.796 seconds
Bud Pole Award:
Mike Bliss, #16 IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet, 36.707 seconds,
147.111 mph
Clevite Engine Builders Award:
Mark Smith, #11 IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet
Featherlite Long Haul Award:
Ron Hornaday, Jr., #11 IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet
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:
Robert Pressley, #18 Dickies Dodge, 29 places
Caution Flags: Laps 113-116 (Truck #50 accident, backstretch). 1 for 4
laps.
Lap Leaders: Mike Bliss, grid, Ted Musgrave 1-44, Mike Bliss 45-56,
Travis Kvapil 57, David Starr 58-61, Musgrave 62-113, Ron Hornaday, Jr. 114-134.
Total Laps Led: Ted Musgrave 96, Ron Hornaday, Jr. 21, Mike Bliss 12,
David Starr 4, Travis Kvapil 1. 5 changes involving 5 drivers.
Points following this race:
Rank
Driver
Points
-Back
1
Mike Bliss
3359
2
Rick Crawford
3313
-46
3
Ted Musgrave
3308
-51
4
Jason Leffler
3156
-203
5
David Starr
3144
-215
6
Dennis Setzer
3132
-227
7
Robert Pressley
3097
-262
8
Terry Cook
3070
-289
9
Travis Kvapil
3039
-320
10
Coy Gibbs
3010
-349
11
Brendan Gaughan
2893
-466
12
Jon Wood
2782
-577
13
Lance Norick
2574
-785
14
Bobby Dotter
2534
-825
15
Matt Crafton
2424
-935
16
Carlos Contreras
2334
-1025
17
Bill Lester
2320
-1039
18
Steve Portenga
2167
-1192
19
Randy MacDonald
2128
-1231
20
Lance Hooper
2121
-1238
Points Wins
Chevrolet 157 (11)
Dodge 139 (7)
Ford 122 (4)
Clevite Engine Builder
Joey Arrington #1 272
Mark Smith #16 258
Joey Arrington #2 241
Bud Pole Award Standings
Jason Leffler 8
Mike Bliss 4
Ted Musgrave 3
Terry Cook 2
David Starr 2
Rick Crawford 2
Gatorade Front Runner
Ted Musgrave 29
Jason Leffler 21
Mike Bliss 17
Rick Crawford 16
Terry Cook 15
Robert Pressley 12
Travis Kvapil 9
David Starr 8
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
Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Brendan Gaughan 289
Bill Lester 211
Jason Small 204
Waste Management Picking Up Places
Randy MacDonald 3
Steve Portenga 2
Dennis Setzer 2
Bobby Dotter 2
Coy Gibbs 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
Travis Kvapil 1
Matt Crafton 1
Robert Pressley 1
FINAL EVENT OF THE 2002 SEASON
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse
and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (11/18/02)