| Sears 200 - Official Results |
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.
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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:
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Rank |
Driver |
Points |
-Back |
|
1 |
Travis Kvapil |
2000 |
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2 |
Brendan Gaughan |
2000 |
0 |
|
3 |
Ted Musgrave |
1969 |
-31 |
|
4 |
Dennis Setzer |
1921 |
-79 |
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