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Bobby Hamilton outside Victory Lane View High Sierra Gallery for this race |
Bobby Hamilton continued his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series domination of Darlington Raceway Friday as he passed defending winner Ted Musgrave on the 132nd of 147 laps to win the Craftsman 200. Hamilton, winner of the race in 2001 and a non-starter last year, used his third career victory to take a five-point championship lead over Travis Kvapil, who finished third. Hamilton, driving the No. 4 Square D Dodge, averaged a Darlington series record 133.645 mph in beating Musgrave's No. 1 Mopar Performance Dodge by a scant .139 second as the latter's Ram failed in a last-ditch challenge off the final turn. 2002 Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year Brendan Gaughan finished third, ahead of Kvapil and Hamilton teammate Chad Chaffin. Dodge's swept four of the first five finishing positions on the 1.366-mile speedway. There were 10 lead changes among seven drivers. Two brief cautions - the second on lap 125 when Andy Houston hit the wall between turns 3 and 4 - accounted for 10 laps running under the yellow.
Points following this race:
Manufacturers Championship (Points Wins)
F
S
#
Driver
Sponsor / Owner
Truck
Laps
Money
Status
1
14
4
Bobby Hamilton
Square D
Dodge
147
$39,075
Running
2
3
1
Ted Musgrave
Mopar Performance
Dodge
147
$27,300
Running
3
9
62
Brendan Gaughan
Orleans Hotel & Casino
Dodge
147
$18,450
Running
4
1
16
Travis Kvapil
IWX Motor Freight
Chevrolet
147
$12,525
Running
5
7
18
Chad Chaffin
Dickies
Dodge
147
$9,175
Running
6
4
2
Jason Leffler
Team ASE / Carquest
Dodge
147
$10,075
Running
7
2
14
Rick Crawford
Circle Bar Motel & RV
Ford
147
$10,175
Running
8
8
29
Terry Cook
Power Stroke Diesel
Ford
147
$9,975
Running
9
5
75
David Starr
Spears Manufacturing
Chevrolet
146
$9,825
Running
10
26
59
Robert Pressley
Harris Trucking
Dodge
146
$10,175
Running
11
13
88
Matt Crafton
Menards
Chevrolet
146
$9,600
Running
12
15
8
Bill Lester
Dodge Motorsports
Dodge
144
$9,465
Running
13
32
53
Randy Briggs
Midwest Can
Ford
143
$9,665
Running
14
33
57
Brian Rose
stocktrader.com
Dodge
142
$7,115
Running
15
23
89
Stan Boyd
County Building Centers
Chevrolet
142
$8,765
Running
16
27
28
L.W. Miller
FDNY / Service Direct
Chevrolet
139
$7,015
Running
17
28
27
Doug Keller
Keller Motorsports
Chevrolet
137
$6,965
Running
18
30
31
Tina Gordon
3M Post It / Microtel
Dodge
135
$6,915
Running
19
10
50
Jon Wood
U.S. Navy
Ford
134
$9,115
Overheat
20
19
5
Jerry Hill
Revival Soy
Dodge
132
$9,165
Overheat
21
12
15
Andy Houston
Vokal Clothing
Ford
121
$8,990
Crash
22
18
72
Randy MacDonald
LesCare Kitchens
Chevrolet
117
$8,940
Running
23
31
99
Carl Edwards
Roush Racing
Ford
95
$6,590
Overheat
24
24
21
Morgan Shepherd
Racing With Jesus
Ford
95
$7,740
Handling
25
11
08
Jody Lavender
Hartsville Community Bank
Chevrolet
82
$8,640
Handling
26
25
6
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick, Inc.
Chevrolet
79
$6,290
Valve
27
29
36
Geoffrey Bodine
Thompson
Ford
55
$6,190
Engine
28
6
46
Dennis Setzer
Acxiom / Computer Assoc
Chevrolet
21
$8,340
Engine
29
20
86
Phil Bonifield
Red Line Synthetic Oil
Chevrolet
14
$6,990
Vibration
30
21
93
Teri MacDonald
LesCare Kitchens
Chevrolet
9
$6,890
Handling
31
16
66
Randy Renfrow
W.P. Rose Supply
Dodge
8
$6,865
Handling
32
17
07
Bobby Dotter
Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
7
$6,840
Steering
33
34
47
Joe Varde
Acxiom / Computer Associates
Chevrolet
3
$5,815
Trans
34
22
23
Dana White
Motor State Performance
Chevrolet
2
$6,790
Electrical
Failed to Qualify: (0)
Time of Race: 1 hour 30 minutes 9 seconds
Average Speed: 133.645 (TRACK RECORD)
Margin of Victory: .139 second
Bud Pole Award:
None due to inclement weather.
Clevite Engine Parts Award:
Joey Arrington, #4 Square D Dodge
Featherlite Long Haul Award:
Bobby Hamilton, #4 Square D Dodge
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Ted Musgrave, #1 Mopar
Performance Dodge
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Randy Briggs, #53 Midwest Can Ford
Waste Management Picking Up Places Award:
Randy Briggs, #53 Midwest Can Ford (19
places)
Caution Flags: Laps 31-34 (Debris, Turns 1, 2); 125-130 (Truck #15 accident,
Turn 3). 2 for 10 laps.
Lap Leaders: Travis Kvapil 1-11, Ted Musgrave 12-35, Kevin Harvick 36-50,
Musgrave 51-52, Harvick 53-63, Musgrave 64-89, Brendan Gaughan 90-91, Chad
Chaffin 92, Jason Leffler 93, Musgrave 94-131, Bobby Hamilton 132-147.
Total Laps Led: Ted Musgrave 90, Kevin Harvick 26, Bobby Hamilton 16, Travis
Kvapil 11, Brendan Gaughan 2, Chad Chaffin 1, Jason Leffler 1. 10 changes
involving 7 drivers.
Rank
Driver
Points
-Back
1
Bobby Hamilton
345
2
Travis Kvapil
340
-5
3
Rick Crawford
331
-14
4
Brendan Gaughan
309
-36
5
Robert Pressley
304
-41
6
Terry Cook
285
-60
7
Chad Chaffin
272
-73
8
Matt Crafton
257
-88
9
Ted Musgrave
256
-89
10
Andy Houston
255
-90
11
Jon Wood
248
-97
12
Randy Briggs
245
-100
13
Bill Lester
236
-109
14
Jason Leffler
233
-112
15
Stan Boyd
233
-112
16
Dennis Setzer
225
-120
17
L.W. Miller
215
-130
18
Tina Gordon
206
-139
19
Doug Keller
200
-145
20
Bobby Dotter
197
-148
Ford 13 (1)
Dodge 13 (1)
Chev 12 (0)
Clevite Engine Builder
Alan Vigil #14 29
Joey Arrington #4 27
Mark Smith #16 26
Bud Pole Award Standings
Jason Leffler 1
Mobil 1 Command Performance
Rick Crawford 1
Ted Musgrave 1
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Randy Briggs 22
Tina Gordon 19
Doug Keller 18
Carl Edwards 17
Jody Lavender 7
Teri MacDonald 6
Waste Management Picking Up Places
Stan Boyd 20
Randy Briggs 19
POWERade Pit Championship (Through 2/14)
Robert Pressley 69
Travis Kvapil 65
Terry Cook 60
NEXT EVENT:
LUCAS OIL 250, MESA MARIN RACEWAY, BAKERSFIELD, CALIF.
3/23/03, .5
Mile Paved, 250 Laps, 125 Miles