Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 - Official Results
Brendan Gaughan in Victory Lane
Brendan Gaughan in Victory Lane
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Gaughan Gets 'Em At Gateway

Brendan Gaughan blocked Jason Leffler's final lap challenge to score a one-length victory in Saturday night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Dodge Ram Tough 200 at Gateway International Raceway. The win was the third of the season for Gaughan and the Orleans Racing Dodge team, adding to previous victories at The Milwaukee Mile and Texas Motor Speedway. Gaughan broke out of tight duel with Ted Musgrave on the 50th of 160 laps, leading the rest of the way. Leffler, in the Team ASE Racing/Carquest Dodge, then took up the chase and tried to squeeze under the leader's truck entering Turn 3 of the final lap but found no racing room. The official margin of victory was .222-second as Gaughan became the track's sixth consecutive different winner at a race-low average speed of 99.489 mph. There were four lead changes among three drivers - although pole starter Travis Kvapil failed to lead a lap. Kvapil, who finished third in the IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet, retains a 34-point championship lead over Gaughan. Raybestos Rookie Carl Edwards backed up his Kentucky Speedway victory with a solid, fourth-place finish while Rick Crawford, the front end of his Circle Bar Ford damaged in a 30th lap accident on pit road, took fifth.
03-01-2005 | Race 12 - Gateway International Raceway - July 19, 2003

F S # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status
1 4 62 Brendan Gaughan Casino Queen Hotel Dodge 160 $52,460 Running
2 8 2 Jason Leffler Team ASE / Carquest Dodge 160 $35,325 Running
3 1 16 Travis Kvapil IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet 160 $28,790 Running
4 11 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 160 $22,025 Running
5 6 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford 160 $18,775 Running
6 10 75 David Starr Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 160 $15,400 Running
7 2 1 Ted Musgrave Mopar Performance Dodge 160 $13,925 Running
8 3 46 Dennis Setzer Acxiom / Computer Assoc Chevrolet 160 $13,225 Running
9 9 29 Terry Cook Power Stroke Diesel/Oil Mate Ford 160 $12,475 Running
10 12 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Enzyme Solutions Chevrolet 160 $13,625 Running
11 7 50 Jon Wood Bob Graham for President Ford 160 $11,475 Running
12 15 15 Mike Skinner Vokal Clothing / Fasscore Dodge 160 $11,290 Running
13 13 18 Chad Chaffin Dickies Dodge 160 $11,240 Running
14 5 4 Bobby Hamilton Square D Dodge 159 $11,190 Running
15 35 04 Shane Wallace Wallace Motorsports Ford 159 $10,840 Running
16 16 08 Jody Lavender Lavender's Discount Carpets Chevrolet 158 $10,840 Running
17 17 72 Randy MacDonald U.S. Security Chevrolet 155 $10,790 Running
18 33 11 Aaron Daniel Team Chick Motorsports Ford 155 $8,365 Running
19 34 20 Ken Weaver 1-800-4-A-Phone Chevrolet 150 $8,265 Running
20 31 19 Ricky Sanders Pitboxes.com Ford 149 $9,590 Running
21 25 33 Paul Menard Turtle Wax Chevrolet 141 $10,465 Crash
22 14 8 Bill Lester Dodge Motorsports Dodge 141 $9,190 Crash
23 22 07 Ryan Hanson Prairie Ave. Concrete Chevrolet 140 $9,165 Crash
24 21 66 Blake Mallory Mallory Screenprint Dodge 136 $9,140 Water Pump
25 18 53 Randy Briggs Arrow Truck Sales Ford 123 $8,115 Engine
26 26 63 David Stover Mittler Machine/Porter Trk Ford 115 $8,090 Engine
27 29 27 Doug Keller Keller Motorsports Chevrolet 104 $8,065 Brakes
28 19 86 T.J. Bell Defiant Clothing Chevrolet 86 $8,040 Crash
29 20 5 Jerry Hill Ware Racing Enterprises Dodge 53 $8,015 Engine
30 23 23 Phil Bonifield Red Line Synthetic Oil Chevrolet 50 $7,995 Fatigue
31 30 58 Chris Horn Horn Auto Racing Chevrolet 45 $7,985 Brakes
32 24 93 Jon Lemke Troxell-MacDonald Racing Chevrolet 26 $7,975 Crash
33 32 01 Lance Hooper DJ Safety Ford 19 $7,965 Engine
34 36 25 Michael Dokken Red Line Synthetic Oil Chevrolet 9 $7,955 Trans
35 28 9 Kenny Hendrick Fasscore / Vokal Clothing Ford 6 $7,945 Trans
36 27 51 Stan Boyd Ware Racing Enterprises Dodge 3 $7,935 Handling

Failed to Qualify: (0)

Time of Race: 2 hour, 0 minutes, 37 seconds
Average Speed: 99.489 mph
Margin of Victory: .222 second

Bud Pole Award: None due to inclement weather.

Clevite Engine Parts Award: Kevin Kroyer, Brendan Gaughan, #62 Casino Queen Hotel Dodge

Featherlite Long Haul Award: Brendan Gaughan, #62 Casino Queen Hotel Dodge

Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award: Brendan Gaughan, #62 Casino Queen Hotel Dodge

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

Waste Management Picking Up Places Award: Shane Wallace, #04 Wallace Motorsports Ford (20 places)

Caution Flags: Laps 30-33 (Truck #93 accident, Turn 2); 37-40 (Debris, frontstretch); 93-102 (Truck #86 accident, Turn 3); 135-138 (Truck #20 accident, Turn 2); 143-147 (Truck #8, 33, 07 accident, Turn 3). 5 for 27 laps.

Lap Leaders: Travis Kvapil pole, Ted Musgrave 1-47, Brendan Gaughan 48, Musgrave 49, Gaughan 50-160.

Total Laps Led: Brendan Gaughan 112, Ted Musgrave 48. 4 lead changes involving 2 drivers.

Points following this race:
Rank Driver Points -Back
1 Travis Kvapil 1849  
2 Brendan Gaughan 1815 -34
3 Ted Musgrave 1794 -55
4 Dennis Setzer 1779 -70
5 Rick Crawford 1763 -86
6 Bobby Hamilton 1734 -115
7 Jon Wood 1721 -128
8 Jason Leffler 1687 -162
9 Terry Cook 1616