Sears 200 - Official Results
Brendan Gaughan in Victory Lane
Brendan Gaughan in Victory Lane
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Gaughan Makes it Two in a Row and Fourth of 2003 with Win at Michigan  

Brendan Gaughan blistered the field at a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series record average speed to win Saturday's Sears 200 at Michigan International Speedway. Gaughan, who led twice for 48 laps - including the final 21 - averaged 154.044 mph for the 200-mile distance. He beat Ted Musgrave by 11.477 seconds - nearly a quarter of a lap - in the series' third-widest margin of victory. Gaughan's second straight win - and fourth in the last seven races - easily surpassed the previous fastest race speed of 144.260 at California Speedway in 2000. Dodges swept the first four spots with Chad Chaffin and Bud Pole starter Jason Leffler finishing third and fourth. Raybestos Rookie leader Carl Edwards was fifth in a Ford as 14 of the event's 23 finishers completed all 100 trips around the 2-mile oval. There were 10 lead changes among eight drivers with just a single caution for six laps - to dust fluid on the front stretch - slowed the racing. Gaughan and seventh-place finisher Travis Kvapil each have scored 2,000 points at the halfway point of the 25-race schedule with the former becoming the official championship leader by virtue of his four wins.
03-01-2005 | Race 13 - Michigan International Speedway - July 26, 2003

F S # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status
1 6 62 Brendan Gaughan Casino Queen Hotel Dodge 100 $47,850 Running
2 3 1 Ted Musgrave Mopar Performance Dodge 100 $31,475 Running
3 2 18 Chad Chaffin Dickies Dodge 100 $22,975 Running
4 1 2 Jason Leffler Team ASE / Carquest Dodge 100 $16,100 Running
5 4 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 100 $14,600 Running
6 7 50 Jon Wood Graham for President Ford 100 $12,625 Running
7 18 16 Travis Kvapil IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet 100 $12,475 Running
8 15 46 Dennis Setzer Acxiom / Computer Assoc Chevrolet 100 $12,700 Running
9 9 29 Terry Cook Power Stroke Diesel/Oil Mate Ford 100 $12,600 Running
10 11 4 Bobby Hamilton Square D Dodge 100 $13,875 Running
11 5 8 Bill Lester Dodge Motorsports Dodge 100 $12,275 Running
12 14 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Ford 100 $12,140 Running
13 8 75 David Starr Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 100 $12,065 Running
14 12 59 Robert Pressley Melling Automotive Prod Dodge 100 $12,015 Running
15 10 15 Mike Skinner Vokal Clothing/Fasscore Dodge 99 $12,415 Running
16 30 53 Randy Briggs Arrow Truck Sales Ford 98 $11,940 Running
17 21 58 Chris Horn Horn Auto Racing Chevrolet 98 $10,840 Running
18 13 03 Eric Jones Team EJP Chevrolet 97 $10,815 Running
19 35 27 Doug Keller Keller Motorsports Chevrolet 96 $11,015 Running
20 25 5 Jerry Hill EPH Tolls & Machining Dodge 96 $10,590 Running
21 28 0 Loni Richardson Intensitee Custom Racewear Chevrolet 95 $9,465 Running
22 36 19 Ricky Sanders Pitboxes.com Ford 94 $9,415 Running
23 23 08 Jody Lavender Lavender's Discount Carpets Chevrolet 93 $10,390 Running
24 33 86 Jamie Aube Red Line Oil Chevrolet 73 $10,365 Ignition
25 16 88 Matt Crafton Menards / Enzyme Solutions Chevrolet 66 $10,340 Engine
26 19 07 Johnny Chapman Green Light Racing Chevrolet 40 $9,315 Rear End
27 17 01 Lance Hooper RAS Concrete Construction Ford 35 $9,290 Trans
28 29 72 Randy MacDonald Greenfield Truck Center Chevrolet 27 $9,265 Engine
29 22 89 Stan Boyd Pitcan.com Dodge 25 $9,240 Engine
30 26 93 Jonathon Price Troxell-MacDonald Racing Chevrolet 21 $9,215 Trans
31 27 00 Ryan McGlynn Buyers Choice Warranties Chevrolet 10 $9,190 Overheat
32 24 23 Phil Bonifield Motor State Performance Chevrolet 7 $9,165 Water Pump
33 31 51 G.J. Mennen Ware Racing Enterprises Dodge 4 $9,140 Handling
34 20 9 Kenny Hendrick Fasscore / Vokal Clothing Ford 2 $9,115 Engine
35 32 11 Aaron Daniel Team Chick Motorsports Ford 2 $9,090 Vibration
36 34 66 Rick Ware IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet 0 $9,065 Clutch

Time of Race: 1 hour, 17 minutes, 54 seconds
Average Speed: 154.044 mph (TRACK RECORD)
Margin of Victory: 11.477 seconds

Clevite Engine Parts Award: Kevin Kroyer, #62 Orleans Hotel Dodge

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

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

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

Waste Management Picking Up Places Award: Doug Keller #27 Keller Motorsports Chevrolet (16 places)

Caution Flags: Laps 28-33 (Fluid, frontstretch). 1 for 6 laps.

Lap Leaders: Jason Leffler grid, Ted Musgrave 1-10, Carl Edwards 11-28, Travis Kvapil 29, Lance Hooper 30-33, Leffler 34-39, Jon Wood 40-46, Brendan Gaughan 47-73, Edwards 74-77, Bill Lester 78-79, Gaughan 80-100.

Total Laps Led: Brendan Gaughan 48, Carl Edwards 22, Ted Musgrave 10, Jon Wood 7, Jason Leffler 6, Lance Hooper 4, Bill Lester 2, Travis Kvapil 1. 10 lead changes involving 8 drivers.

Points following this race:
Rank Driver Points -Back
1 Travis Kvapil 2000  
2 Brendan Gaughan 2000 0
3 Ted Musgrave 1969 -31
4 Dennis Setzer 1921 -79
5 Rick Crawford 1890 -110
6 Jon Wood 1876 -124
7 Bobby Hamilton 1868 -132
8 Jason Leffler 1852 -148
9 Terry Cook 1754 -246