| Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 - Official Results |
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.
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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 |
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