Lucas Oil 250 Presented by Glidden - Official Results
Dennis Setzer in Victory Lane
Dennis Setzer in Victory Lane
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Dennis Setzer Wins Lucas Oil 250 at Mesa Marin

Dennis Setzer won Sunday's Lucas Oil 250 race at Mesa Marin Raceway to match the NASCAR Camping World 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 Camping World 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.
02-24-2005 | Race 3 - Mesa Marin Raceway - March 23, 2003

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 Dennis Setzer 410 -100
10 Jason Leffler 384 -126
11 Andy Houston 382 -128
12 Chad Chaffin 375 -135
13 Bill Lester 360 -150
14 Matt Crafton 338 -172
15 David Starr 331 -179
16 Tina Gordon 318 -192
17 Carl Edwards 313 -197
18 Randy Briggs 306 -204
19 Bobby Dotter 285 -225
20 Doug Keller 279 -231

Manufacturers Championship (Points Wins)
Chevrolet 21 (1)
Ford 19 (1)
Dodge 17 (1)

Clevite Engine Builder
Joey Arrington #4 42
Alan Vigil #14 39
Joey Arrington #1 35

Bud Pole Award Standings
Jason Leffler 1
Ted Musgrave 1

Mobil 1 Command Performance
Rick Crawford 1
Ted Musgrave 1
Dennis Setzer 1

Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Tina Gordon 29
Carl Edwards 28
Randy Briggs 27
Doug Keller 25
Jody Lavender 15
T.J. Bell 6
Teri MacDonald 6
Stephen Rhodes 6

Waste Management Picking Up Places
Jason Leffler 23
Stan Boyd 20
Randy Briggs 19

POWERade Pit Championship (Through 3/14)
Travis Kvapil 134
Rick Crawford 119
Terry Cook 117

NEXT EVENT:
ADVANCE AUTO PARTS 250, MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY, MARTINSVILLE, Va.,
4/12/03, .526 Mile Paved, 250 Laps, 131.5 Miles

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and hcash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (3/24/03)