MBNA Armed Forces Family 200 - Official Results
Jason Leffler in Victory Lane
Jason Leffler in Victory Lane
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Make It Win Number One for Leffler

Jason Leffler, who'd finished second six times in 2002, captured his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory in Friday's MBNA Armed Forces Family 200 at Dover International Speedway. Leffler took the lead on the 144th lap - when Ultra Motorsports partner Ted Musgrave suffered engine failure - and sped to a three-second victory over series points leader Bobby Hamilton. Leffler, driving the No. 2 Team ASE Racing/Carquest Dodge, won in his 29th series start at an average speed of 97.232 mph. He won $52,485. The victory marked the third in consecutive years by Jim and Marlene Smith's Ultra team - Musgrave in 2002 and Scott Riggs in 2001, the latter aboard the same No. 2 Dodge Ram. The win was the 24th in series competition for crew chief Dennis Connor, who joined the team earlier in the week. Hamilton went from fourth to second in the final three laps, passing David Starr and Jon Wood, who finished third and fourth. Travis Kvapil was fifth. Only 16 drivers from a field of 33 finished the 200-lap/200-mile race that was interrupted by caution eight times for a total of 42 laps. Ten drivers finished on the lead lap as five drivers swapped the lead four times. Hamilton holds a 43-point championship lead over Rick Crawford, the eighth-place finisher who led a race-high 70 laps.
02-24-2005 | Race 6 - Dover International Speedway - May 30, 2003

F S # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status
1 10 2 Jason Leffler Team ASE / Carquest Dodge 200 $52,485 Running
2 1 4 Bobby Hamilton Square D Dodge 200 $31,550 Running
3 16 75 David Starr Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 200 $23,515 Running
4 11 50 Jon Wood Roush Racing Ford 200 $18,150 Running
5 5 16 Travis Kvapil IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet 200 $17,000 Running
6 23 52 Ken Schrader Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 200 $14,825 Running
7 12 18 Chad Chaffin Dickies Dodge 200 $15,375 Running
8 2 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford 200 $14,825 Running
9 6 46 Dennis Setzer Acxiom / Computer Assoc Chevrolet 200 $14,325 Running
10 9 59 Robert Pressley Harris Trucking Dodge 200 $15,375 Running
11 15 8 Bill Lester Dodge Motorsports Dodge 198 $13,750 Running
12 21 86 T.J. Bell Speed Motorsports Mgmt Chevrolet 196 $14,465 Running
13 17 08 Jody Lavender Acme Markets Chevrolet 194 $13,365 Running
14 20 72 Randy MacDonald Greenfield Truck Center Chevrolet 194 $13,265 Running
15 30 87 Conrad Burr National Peening Chevrolet 189 $11,365 Running
16 22 53 Randy Briggs Race Shops For Rent Ford 186 $13,165 Running
17 31 20 Ken Weaver 1-800-4-A-Phone Chevrolet 162 $10,715 Crash
18 4 62 Brendan Gaughan The Orleans Hotel Dodge 159 $12,865 Crash
19 18 31 Tina Gordon Scotch Transparent Duct Tape Dodge 156 $12,765 Crash
20 7 29 Terry Cook Power Stroke Diesel/Oil Mate Ford 152 $12,765 Radiator
21 3 1 Ted Musgrave Mopar Performance Dodge 144 $12,565 Engine
22 14 88 Matt Crafton Menards / Enzyme Solutions Chevrolet 130 $11,215 Crash
23 32 32 Jerry Miller CVGA / Auto Trim Design Dodge 127 $10,115 Trans
24 24 28 L.W. Miller FDNY / Service Directories Chevrolet 57 $11,015 Engine
25 26 66 Randy Renfrow MLB Motorsports Dodge 45 $9,915 Electical
26 27 21 Morgan Shepherd Racing With Jesus Ford 41 $9,815 Brakes
27 29 93 Michael Dokken Troxell Racing Chevrolet 41 $9,715 Engine
28 19 07 Stan Boyd Acme Markets Chevrolet 37 $9,615 Rear End
29 28 23 Phil Bonifield Red Line Synthetic Oil Chevrolet 23 $9,515 Fuel Pump
30 33 35 Jason White Sof Sole Ford 17 $9,415 Trans
31 25 5 Jerry Hill Ware Racing Enterprises Dodge 16 $9,315 Engine
32 8 15 Rich Bickle Vokal Clothing Ford 5 $9,265 Crash
33 13 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 5 $9,240 Crash

Failed to Qualify: (0)

Time of Race: 2 hours, 3 minutes, 25 seconds
Average Speed: 97.232 mph
Margin of Victory: 3.010 seconds

Bud Pole Award:
None due to inclement weather

Clevite Engine Parts Award:
Joey Arrington, #2 Team ASE Racing/Carquest Dodge

Featherlite Long Haul Award:
Jason Leffler, # 2 Team ASE Racing/Carquest Dodge

Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Jason Leffler, #2 Team ASE Racing/Carquest Dodge

Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
T.J. Bell, #86 Speed Motorsports Management Chevrolet

Waste Management Picking Up Places Award:
Ken Schrader, Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet (17 places)

Caution Flags:  Laps 7-13 (Trucks #15, 99 accident, Turn 1); 30-34 (Truck #86 spin, Turn 4); 41-44 (Trucks #20, 87 spin, frontstretch);
84-89 (Truck #86 spin, Turn 4); 133-138 (Truck #88 accident, Turn 4); 145-148 (Debris, Turn 2); 161-166 (Trucks #31, 62 accident, frontstretch); 170-173 (Truck #20 accident, Turn 2). 8 for 42 laps.

Lap Leaders: Bobby Hamilton 1-14, Rick Crawford 15-84, Chad Chaffin 85-91, Ted Musgrave 92-143, Jason Leffler 144-200.

Total Laps Led:
Rick Crawford 70, Jason Leffler 57, Ted Musgrave 52, Bobby Hamilton 14, Chad Chaffin 7. 4 changes involving 5 drivers.

Points following this race:
Rank Driver Points -Back
1 Bobby Hamilton 996  
2 Rick Crawford 953 -43
3 Travis Kvapil 884 -112
4 Ted Musgrave 876 -120
5 Brendan Gaughan 873 -123
6 Dennis Setzer 822 -174
7 Jason Leffler 799 -197
8 Terry Cook 781 -215
9 Jon Wood 777 -219
10 Chad Chaffin 763 -233
11 Robert Pressley 755 -241
12 David Starr 735 -261
13 Bill Lester 714 -282
14 Matt Crafton 697 -299
15 Carl Edwards 664 -332
16 Randy MacDonald