| MBNA Armed Forces Family 200 - Official Results |
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.
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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 |
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