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Carl Edwards raced away from a three-way battle for second place on a late restart to score his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory in Saturday night's Built Ford Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Edwards, who qualified fifth but went to the rear because of a pre-race engine change, put his Roush Racing Ford on the point on lap 111 when leader Brendan Gaughan suffered engine failure in Turn 4. Edwards, 23, led the rest of the way, scoring a 3.568-second victory over Ted Musgrave, who passed Dennis Setzer for the runner-up spot on the final lap. Edwards is the season's eighth different winner in 11 races and third first-time winner. His victory marked the fourth consecutive season in which a Raybestos Rookie contender has gone to victory lane. The winner's teammate and Bud Pole winner, Jon Wood, took fourth, followed by Jason Leffler. Travis Kvapil finished sixth to open a 41-point championship lead over Musgrave. Edwards, who averaged 122.393 mph, won $77,500. There were 10 lead changes among nine drivers. Seven cautions consumed 29 of the event's 150 laps.
Manufacturers Championship
F
S
#
Driver
Sponsor / Owner
Truck
Laps
Money
Status
1
5
99
Carl Edwards
Roush Racing
Ford
150
$77,500
Running
2
6
1
Ted Musgrave
Mopar Performance
Dodge
150
$52,325
Running
3
13
46
Dennis Setzer
Acxiom / Computer Assoc
Chevrolet
150
$31,125
Running
4
1
50
Jon Wood
Graham for President
Ford
150
$28,150
Running
5
4
2
Jason Leffler
Team ASE/Carquest
Dodge
150
$22,250
Running
6
14
16
Travis Kvapil
IWX Motor Freight
Chevrolet
150
$18,825
Running
7
8
88
Matt Crafton
Menards/Enzyme Solutions
Chevrolet
150
$18,125
Running
8
11
59
Robert Pressley
Harris Trucking
Dodge
150
$17,075
Running
9
12
29
Terry Cook
Power Stroke Diesel/Oil Mate
Ford
150
$15,975
Running
10
17
75
Hank Parker, Jr.
Spears Manufacturing
Chevrolet
150
$16,625
Running
11
16
14
Rick Crawford
Circle Bar Motel & RV Park
Ford
150
$15,125
Running
12
9
8
Bill Lester
Dodge Motorsports
Dodge
150
$14,940
Running
13
10
15
Mike Skinner
Fasscore Motorsports
Ford
149
$14,840
Running
14
15
58
Chris Horn
Horn Auto Racing
Chevrolet
149
$12,490
Running
15
35
11
Aaron Daniel
Team Chick Motorsports
Ford
148
$14,340
Running
16
31
72
Randy MacDonald
U.S. Security
Chevrolet
148
$14,440
Running
17
33
53
Randy Briggs
Mr. Goodcents
Ford
147
$14,340
Running
18
2
4
Bobby Hamilton
Square D
Dodge
146
$14,240
Running
19
36
19
Ricky Sanders
Sanders Racing
Ford
142
$11,890
Running
20
29
0
Loni Richardson
Intensitee Custom Racewear
Chevrolet
124
$11,940
Engine
21
25
31
Tina Gordon
Microtel Inn & Suites
Dodge
115
$14,040
Running
22
7
62
Brendan Gaughan
The Orleans Hotel
Dodge
110
$13,990
Engine
23
28
93
Jonathon Price
Troxell-MacDonald Racing
Chevrolet
75
$12,690
Ignition
24
24
08
Jody Lavender
Lavender's Discount Carpets
Chevrolet
74
$12,640
Engine
25
27
23
Phil Bonifield
Red Line Synthetic Oil
Chevrolet
54
$11,590
Engine
26
3
18
Chad Chaffin
Dickies
Dodge
50
$11,540
Engine
27
21
07
Johnny Chapman
Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
44
$11,490
Engine
28
20
21
Morgan Shepherd
Racing With Jesus
Ford
37
$11,390
Overheat
29
32
86
T.J. Bell
Defiant Clothing
Chevrolet
31
$11,290
Clutch
30
19
38
Brandon Whitt
Moen Faucets/McMillin Homes
Chevrolet
28
$11,190
Engine
31
18
01
Lance Hooper
Fans Motorsports
Ford
26
$11,090
Oil Press
32
34
66
Trevor Boys
James Western Star Sterling
Dodge
18
$10,990
Heating
33
22
5
Jerry Hill
Ware Racing Enterprises
Dodge
16
$10,890
Rear End
34
26
51
Stan Boyd
Ware Racing Enterprises
Dodge
15
$10,790
Susp
35
30
00
Ryan McGlynn
Buyers Choice Warranties
Chevrolet
5
$10,690
Vibration
36
23
9
Kenny Hendrick
Fasscore Motorsports
Ford
4
$10,590
Trans
Failed to Qualify: (2) Andy Hillenburg (#10), Blake
Mallory (#36).
Time of Race: 1 hour, 50 minutes, 18 seconds
Average Speed: 122.393 mph
Margin of Victory: 3.568 seconds
Bud Pole Award: Jon Wood, #50 Bob Graham For President
Ford, 31.832 seconds, 169.641 mph (TRACK RECORD)
Clevite Engine Parts Award: Roush Racing, Carl Edwards,
#99 Roush Racing Ford
Featherlite Long Haul Award: Carl Edwards, #99 Roush
Racing Ford
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Carl Edwards, #99 Roush Racing Ford
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Carl Edwards, #99
Roush Racing Ford
Waste Management Picking Up Places Award: Aaron Daniel,
#11 Team Chick Motorsports Ford (20 Places)
Caution Flags: Laps 3-5 (Truck #8, 58 spin, Turn 2);
15-21 (Truck #5, 66 accident, Turn 2); 30-33 (Fluid, Turn 1);
83-86 (Truck #19, backstretch); 112-116 (Truck #62, Turn 4);
121-123 (Truck #75 spin, Turn 4); 135-137 (Truck #0 stall, Turn
4). 7 for 29 laps.
Lap Leaders: Jon Wood grid, Bobby Hamilton 1-11, Jason
Leffler 12-29, Jody Lavender 30, Morgan Shepherd 31-37, Mike
Skinner 38-40, Travis Kvapil 41-43, Brendan Gaughan 44-82,
Terry Cook 83, Gaughan 84-110, Carl Edwards 111-150.
Total Laps Led: Brendan Gaughan 66, Carl Edwards 40,
Jason Leffler 18, Bobby Hamilton 11, Morgan Shepherd 7, Mike
Skinner 3, Travis Kvapil 3, Jody Lavender 1, Terry Cook 1. 10
changes involving 9 drivers.
Points following this race:
Rank
Driver
Points
-Back
1
Travis Kvapil
1684
2
Ted Musgrave
1643
-41
3
Dennis Setzer
1637
-47
4
Brendan Gaughan
1630
-54
5
Bobby Hamilton
1613
-71
6
Rick Crawford
1608
-76
7
Jon Wood
1591
-93
8
Jason Leffler
1517
-167
9
Terry Cook
1478
-206
10
Carl Edwards
1367
-317
11
Matt Crafton
1360
-324
12
Chad Chaffin
1319
-365
13
Bill Lester
1314
-370
14
Robert Pressley
1137
-547
15
Randy MacDonald
1106
-578
16
Jody Lavender
1029
-655
17
Randy Briggs
1012
-672
18
Jerry Hill
938
-746
19
Tina Gordon
903
-781
20
David Starr
885
-799
Points Wins
Dodge 78 (6)
Ford 67 (3)
Chevrolet 6 (2)
Clevite Engine Builder
Joey Arrington #1 122
Team Amick #46 108
Roush Racing #50 108
Mark Smith #16 108
Bud Pole Award Standings
Ted Musgrave 2
Jon Wood 2
Chad Chaffin 1
Terry Cook 1
Jason Leffler 1
Bill Lester 1
Mobil 1 Command Performance
Ted Musgrave 3
Dennis Setzer 2
Brendan Gaughan 2
Rick Crawford 1
Carl Edwards 1
Jason Leffler 1
Jon Wood 1
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Carl Edwards 163
Jody Lavender 99
Randy Briggs 98
Tina Gordon 86
T.J. Bell 55
Doug Keller 30
Stephen Rhodes 20
Tim Woods III 11
Waste Management Picking Up Places
Randy Briggs 47
Stan Boyd 20
Aaron Daniel 20
Tina Gordon 20
Ken Schrader 17
Eric Jones 16
Jason Leffler 14
David Stover 12
Dennis Setzer 11
POWERade Pit Championship
(Through 7/5)
Xpress Motorsports #16 614
Orleans Racing #62 609
Ultra Motorsports #1 609
NEXT EVENT: MISSOURI-ILLINOIS DODGE DEALERS RAM TOUGH
200, GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, Madison, Ill., 7/19/03,
1.25 Mile Paved Speedway, 200 Miles, 160 Laps
NOTE: The above figures are based
on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency
awards by participating manufacturers. (7/14/03)