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Dennis Setzer in Victory Lane View High Sierra Photo Gallery for this Race |
Dennis Setzer won Sunday's Lucas Oil 250 race at Mesa Marin Raceway to match the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' record for victories in consecutive seasons. Setzer, whose Chevrolet started 12th in the 36-truck field, led 105 of 255 laps around the .5-mile paved oval to win for the sixth season in succession. That matched Jack Sprague's mark established in 2001. The winning pass came on the 228th lap, when Setzer used the lapped truck of Travis Kvapil to block the progress of leader Brendan Gaughan's Dodge. Gaughan had led from the 196th lap, when a rain shower briefly put the race under caution for the 12th time. Gaughan eventually fell to third-place behind Jon Wood's Ford, which trailed the winner by 1.216 seconds - about 10 truck lengths - in the second widest margin of victory in nine series races at the track. A 13th caution on lap 250 extended the scheduled distance by five laps. Setzer, however, was able to pull away on the final restart. "It was fortunate we had the dominant truck today," said the Newton, N.C. native, who won for the eighth time. "We made 50 more laps in practice than any of the other guys. We knew how far we could go (between pit stops) and knew what our tire limits were." Setzer averaged 58.854 mph and won $35,950 from awards of $360,276. He was one of nine leaders who traded the advantage 15 times. Bobby Hamilton, who finished fourth, maintained the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship lead by a 24-point margin over Daytona winner Rick Crawford. Fifth-place went to pole starter Ted Musgrave, whose Dodge was forced to pit with handling problems early in the race and never regained track position. Crawford, Jason Leffler, Brandon Miller, David Star and Terry Cook completed the top-10 finishers. Fifteen drivers completed all 255 laps.
F
S
#
Driver
Sponsor / Owner
Truck
Laps
Money
Status
1
12
46
Dennis Setzer
Acxiom / Computer Associates
Chevrolet
255
$35,950
Running
2
5
50
Jon Wood
U.S. Navy
Ford
255
$20,475
Running
3
7
62
Brendan Gaughan
Orleans Hotel & Casino
Dodge
255
$15,275
Running
4
2
4
Bobby Hamilton
Square D
Dodge
255
$9,650
Running
5
1
1
Ted Musgrave
Mopar Performance
Dodge
255
$11,550
Running
6
13
14
Rick Crawford
Circle Bar Motel & RV Park
Ford
255
$9,025
Running
7
30
2
Jason Leffler
Team ASE / Carquest
Dodge
255
$10,325
Running
8
6
6
Brandon Miller
Kevin Harvick, Inc.
Chevrolet
255
$7,675
Running
9
8
75
David Starr
Spears Manufacturing
Chevrolet
255
$8,525
Running
10
9
29
Terry Cook
Power Stroke Diesel
Ford
255
$9,875
Running
11
4
59
Robert Pressley
Harris Trucking
Dodge
255
$7,375
Running
12
17
15
Andy Houston
Vokal Clothing
Ford
255
$8,240
Running
13
23
8
Bill Lester
Dodge Motorsports
Dodge
255
$8,190
Running
14
20
33
Andy Petree
Monaco Coaches
Chevrolet
255
$5,890
Running
15
3
99
Carl Edwards
Roush Racing
Ford
255
$6,040
Running
16
11
16
Travis Kvapil
IWX Motor Freight
Chevrolet
254
$8,290
Running
17
28
31
Tina Gordon
3M Post It / Microtel
Dodge
254
$5,740
Running
18
18
86
T.J. Bell
Special Wish Foundation
Chevrolet
254
$7,940
Running
19
15
38
Brandon Whitt
IPS / In-sink-erator / Simpson
Chevrolet
253
$5,615
Running
20
27
18
Chad Chaffin
Dickies
Dodge
253
$5,665
Running
21
21
39
Jason Small
Sunshine Metal Clad
Chevrolet
253
$7,765
Running
22
36
65
Nathan Wulff
Davis Stone
Ford
253
$5,480
Running
23
14
72
Randy MacDonald
TheGoal.com
Chevrolet
250
$7,690
Running
24
34
5
Jerry Hill
Ware Racing Enterprises
Dodge
250
$7,640
Running
25
16
07
Bobby Dotter
Support Our Troops
Chevrolet
248
$7,565
Crash
26
29
20
Ken Weaver
1-800-4-A-Phone
Chevrolet
248
$5,265
Running
27
19
08
Jody Lavender
Hartsville Community Bank
Chevrolet
248
$6,195
Running
28
31
27
Doug Keller
Keller Motorsports
Chevrolet
246
$5,090
Running
29
10
88
Matt Crafton
Menards
Chevrolet
246
$5,990
Engine
30
33
66
Stephen Rhodes
W.P. Rose Supply
Dodge
230
$5,890
Running
31
24
54
Tim Woods
Chino Hills Ford
Ford
211
$4,790
Crash
32
26
67
Gary Higgs
Howard Johnson's
Ford
199
$4,690
Running
33
35
23
Dana White
Red Line Oil / Port-A-Fence
Chevrolet
136
$5,565
Engine
34
22
53
Randy Briggs
Versachem
Dodge
126
$4,540
Handling
35
32
94
Dennis Hannel
Hands On Racing
Chevrolet
79
$4,515
Crash
36
25
93
Trevor Boys
Ideal Racing
Chevrolet
76
$4,494
Overheat
Failed to Qualify: (0)
Time of Race: 2 hours., 9 minutes, 59 seconds
Average Speed: 58.854
Margin of
Victory: 1.216 seconds
Bud Pole Award:
Ted Musgrave, 1 Mopar Dodge, 19.294 seconds, 93.293 mph
Clevite Engine Parts Award:
Team Amick, #46 ACXIOM/Computer Associates Chevrolet
Featherlite Long Haul Award:
Dennis Setzer, #46 ACXIOM Chevrolet
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Dennis Setzer, #46
ACXIOM/Computer Associates Chevrolet
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Carl Edwards, #99 Roush Racing Ford
Waste Management Picking Up Places Award:
Jason Leffler, 2 Team ASE Racing/Carquest
Dodge (23 places)
Caution Flags: Laps 10-14 (Truck #53 spin, Turn 4); 28-32 (Truck #20 spin, Turn
4); 44-47 (Truck #54 spin, frontstretch); 59-64 (Truck #54 spin, Turn 1); 87-94
(Truck #94 accident, Turn 2); 122-127 (Truck #53 spin, Turn 2); 144-149 (Trucks
#39, 63 spin, Turn 4); 167-174 (Trucks #16, 39, 50 accident, Turn 2); 187-192
(Truck #65 spin, Turn 4); 201-213 (Rain); 220-226 (Truck #54 accident, Turn 2);
240-244 (Debris, Turn 2); 250-253 (Truck #07 accident, Turn 1). 13 for 83 laps.
Lap Leaders: Ted Musgrave 1-23, Carl Edwards 24-42, Jon Wood 43-60, Edwards
61-67, Bobby Hamilton 68-70, Dennis Setzer 71-87, Hamilton 88, Musgrave 89-100,
Setzer 101-168, Edwards 169, Robert Pressley 170-175, Matt Crafton 176-179,
Jason Leffler 180-193, Pressley 194-195, Brendan Gaughan 196-227, Setzer
228-255.
Total Laps Led: Dennis Setzer 113, Ted Musgrave 35, Brendan Gaughan 32, Carl
Edwards 27, Jon Wood 18, Jason Leffler 14, Robert Pressley 8, Matt Crafton 4,
Bobby Hamilton 4. 15 lead changes involving 9 drivers.
Points following this race:
Rank
Driver
Points
-Back
1
Bobby Hamilton
510
2
Rick Crawford
481
-29
3
Brendan Gaughan
479
-31
4
Travis Kvapil
455
-55
5
Robert Pressley
439
-71
6
Jon Wood
423
-87
7
Terry Cook
419
-91
8
Ted Musgrave
416
-94
9