Hardee's 200 - Official Results
Ted Musgrave in Victory Lane
Ted Musgrave in Victory Lane
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Musgrave Wins Hardee's 200

Ted Musgrave withstood a furious, side-by-side battle with Brendan Gaughan to capture Friday's night's inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Hardee's 200 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Musgrave, driving the No. 1 Mopar Performance Dodge, spun his rear tires on a lap 135 restart, allowing Gaughan to drive the nose of his No. 62 American Racing Wheels Dodge past Musgrave as the pair entered the first turn of the 1.5-mile speedway. Musgrave, however, recovered to regain the advantage in Turn 2 and held off Gaughan to score his 11th career victory by a margin of .233 seconds. The late caution, for a spin in Turn 4 by L.W. Miller, extended the race two laps past its scheduled 134-lap distance - marking the third time in five 2003 that series races have gone into overtime. Rick Crawford finished third in the Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford, his best finish since winning the Daytona opener. Travis Kvapil was fourth in the No. 16 IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet. Kevin Harvick finished fifth in his Sonic America's Drive-In Chevrolet, coming from 14th in the waning laps after recovering a lap lost when caution followed his green flag pit stop. Bobby Hamilton finished seventh to hold a 20-point championship lead over Crawford with Musgrave third.
02-24-2005 | Race 5 - Lowe's Motor Speedway - May 16, 2003

F S # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status
1 8 1 Ted Musgrave Mopar Performance Dodge 136 $49,500 Running
2 9 62 Brendan Gaughan Orleans Hotel & Casino Dodge 136 $29,675 Running
3 11 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford 136 $23,025 Running
4 16 16 Travis Kvapil IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet 136 $14,800 Running
5 3 6 Kevin Harvick Sonic Chevrolet 136 $11,800 Running
6 12 07 Jeremy Mayfield American Tire Distributors Dodge 136 $11,925 Running
7 5 4 Bobby Hamilton Square D Dodge 136 $11,325 Running
8 10 18 Chad Chaffin Dickies Dodge 136 $11,075 Running
9 19 88 Matt Crafton Menards Chevrolet 136 $10,950 Running
10 24 15 Rich Bickle Fasscore / Vokal Clothing Ford 136 $12,250 Running
11 21 52 Ken Schrader Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 136 $8,175 Running
12 6 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 136 $11,240 Running
13 33 31 Tina Gordon Microtel Inn & Suites Dodge 135 $11,640 Running
14 14 29 Terry Cook Power Stroke Diesel Ford 135 $10,040 Running
15 1 8 Bill Lester Dodge Motorsports Dodge 135 $11,890 Running
16 13 03 Eric Jones Team EJP Chevrolet 135 $7,590 Running
17 7 75 David Starr Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 135 $9,790 Running
18 20 08 Jody Lavender Lavender's Discount Carpets Chevrolet 134 $9,740 Crash
19 30 72 Randy MacDonald Mansion Motorsports Dodge 134 $9,690 Crash
20 27 28 L.W. Miller FDNY / Service Directories Chevrolet 134 $9,740 Crash
21 2 2 Jason Leffler Team ASE / Carquest Dodge 134 $9,590 Running
22 4 50 Jon Wood Roush Racing Ford 133 $8,290 Running
23 15 46 Dennis Setzer Acxiom / Computer Assoc Chevrolet 133 $8,265 Running
24 23 54 Brian Sockwell Lowdermilk Electric Chevrolet 133 $7,240 Running
25 36 66 Donnie Neuenberger Truck Outfitters Dodge 133 $7,215 Running
26 25 87 Conrad Burr National Peening Chevrolet 132 $7,190 Running
27 31 01 Lance Hooper Lucas Oil Ford 58 $7,165 Vibration
28 35 5 Jerry Hill Ware Racing Enterprises Dodge 56 $7,140 Crash
29 28 21 Morgan Shepherd Racing With Jesus Ford 46 $7,115 Handling
30 22 9 Andy Houston Spondivits Bar & Grill Ford 40 $7,090 Engine
31 17 59 Robert Pressley Harris Trucking Dodge 21 $7,065 Engine
32 26 63 Ronnie Hornaday Summer Bay Resort Ford 6 $7,040 Engine
33 32 58 Chris Horn Horn Auto Racing Chevrolet 5 $7,015 Crash
34 18 53 Randy Briggs Race Shops For Rent Ford 5 $6,990 Crash
35 34 86 Dana White White Guard Kennels Chevrolet 4 $6,965 Crash
36 29 25 Jamie Aube Motor State Performance Chevrolet 3 $6,942 Crash

Failed to Qualify: (2) Michael Dokken (#93), Phil Bonifield (#23).

Time of Race: 1 hour, 46 minutes, 39 seconds
Average Speed: 114.768
Margin of Victory: .233 second

Bud Pole Award:
Bill Lester, #8 Dodge Motorsports Dodge, 30.753 seconds, 175.593 mph (RACE RECORD)

Clevite Engine Parts Award:
Joey Arrington, #1 Mopar Performance Dodge

Featherlite Long Haul Award:
Ted Musgrave, #1 Mopar Performance Dodge

Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Ted Musgrave, #1 Mopar Performance Dodge

Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Carl Edwards, #99 Roush Racing Ford

Waste Management Picking Up Places Award:
Tina Gordon, #31 Microtel Inn & Suites Dodge (20 places)

Caution Flags: Laps 6-16 (Trucks #01, 5, 25, 53, 58, 63, 86 accident, Turn 4); 39-43 (Competition caution); 49-50 (Truck #8 spin, frontstretch); 62-65 (Truck #5 accident, Turn 2); 103-107 (Truck #50 spin, Turn 4); 112-114 (Debris, Turn 2); 132-134 (Truck #28 spin, Turn 2). 7 for 33 laps.

Lap Leaders: Bill Lester pole, Kevin Harvick 1-19, Bobby Hamilton 20-22, Harvick 23-26, Hamilton 27-40, Jason Leffler 41-50, Harvick 51-97, Jeremy Mayfield 98-100, Ted Musgrave 101-103, Rick Crawford 104, Musgrave 105-107, Crawford 108-114, Musgrave 115-136.

Total Laps Led: Kevin Harvick 70, Ted Musgrave 28, Bobby Hamilton 17, Jason Leffler 10, Rick Crawford 8, Jeremy Mayfield 3. 12 lead changes involving 6 drivers.

Points following this race:
Rank Driver Points -Back
1 Bobby Hamilton 821  
2 Rick Crawford 801 -20
3 Ted Musgrave 771 -50
4 Brendan Gaughan 764 -57
5 Travis Kvapil 729 -92
6 Dennis Setzer 684 -137
7 Terry Cook 678 -143
8 Robert Pressley 621 -200
9 Jason Leffler 619 -202