| Federated Auto Parts 200 - Official Results |
Carl Edwards Makes it Two in a Row at Nashville
Carl Edwards closed to within one victory of Kurt Busch's Raybestos Rookie record as he won Friday night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Federated Auto Parts 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. The victory, by 1.209 seconds over Ted Musgrave, was the second in a row by the Roush Racing driver and third of the 2003 season. Edwards' Ford averaged 129.557 mph for the 150-lap, 200-mile distance on the 1.333-mile banked concrete oval. Edwards, who qualified sixth, fell to the rear of the field at the start due to an engine change. He wasted no time coming to the front, taking 10th place on lap 17 and the lead at lap 60. He passed Musgrave's Mopar Performance Dodge for the final time on lap 103 and built leads of as much as 2.2 seconds. Rick Crawford overcame a 15-second pit road penalty to finish third in his Town & Country/Circle Bar Ford. David Starr was fourth with Brendan Gaughan fifth. Gaughan, who trailed Travis Kvapil by 10 points entering the season's 15th race, takes over the series championship lead by seven over Kvapil and 21 over Musgrave. Kvapil finished ninth. There were nine lead changes among seven drivers. Three caution periods consumed 16 laps.
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F |
S |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Truck |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
|
1 |
6 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Roush Racing |
Ford |
150 |
$47,665 |
Running |
|
2 |
4 |
1 |
Ted Musgrave |
Mopar Performance |
Dodge |
150 |
$27,125 |
Running |
|
3 |
11 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
Town & Country/Circle Bar |
Ford |
150 |
$20,665 |
Running |
|
4 |
13 |
75 |
David Starr |
Spears Manufacturing |
Chevrolet |
150 |
$12,175 |
Running |
|
5 |
2 |
62 |
Brendan Gaughan |
The Orleans Hotel |
Dodge |
150 |
$11,075 |
Running |
|
6 |
1 |
18 |
Chad Chaffin |
Dickies |
Dodge |
150 |
$11,950 |
Running |
|
7 |
9 |
50 |
Jon Wood |
Graham for President |
Ford |
150 |
$9,250 |
Running |
|
8 |
14 |
46 |
Dennis Setzer |
Acxiom/Computer Assoc |
Chevrolet |
150 |
$9,450 |
Running |
|
9 |
10 |
16 |
Travis Kvapil |
IWX Motor Freight |
Chevrolet |
150 |
$9,100 |
Running |
|
10 |
12 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards/Enzyme Solutions |
Chevrolet |
150 |
$10,625 |
Running |
|
11 |
3 |
4 |
Bobby Hamilton |
Square D |
Dodge |
150 |
$9,000 |
Running |
|
12 |
19 |
52 |
Mike Wallace |
Federated Auto Parts |
Chevrolet |
149 |
$8,890 |
Running |
|
13 |
21 |
31 |
Tina Gordon |
Microtel Inn & Suites |
Chevrolet |
149 |
$8,840 |
Running |
|
14 |
8 |
29 |
Terry Cook |
Power Stroke Diesel/Oil Mate |
Ford |
148 |
$8,815 |
Running |
|
15 |
15 |
59 |
Robert Pressley |
Harris Trucking |
Dodge |
148 |
$9,190 |
Running |
|
16 |
7 |
8 |
Bill Lester |
Strauss Auto Parts/The Club |
Dodge |
148 |
$8,640 |
Running |
|
17 |
24 |
07 |
Johnny Chapman |
Green Light Racing |
Chevrolet |
148 |
$8,590 |
Running |
|
18 |
22 |
08 |
Jody Lavender |
Hartsville Community Bank |
Chevrolet |
148 |
$8,540 |
Running |
|
19 |
28 |
53 |
Randy Briggs |
Shop At Home Network |
Ford |
147 |
$8,740 |
Running |
|
20 |
17 |
15 |
Ryan Hemphill |
Vokal Clothing / Fasscore |
Dodge |
146 |
$7,290 |
Running |
|
21 |
29 |
72 |
Randy MacDonald |
U.S. Security |
Chevrolet |
145 |
$5,865 |
Running |
|
22 |
20 |
51 |
Chase Montgomery |
Wilson Bank & Truct |
Chevrolet |
142 |
$5,815 |
Running |
|
23 |
26 |
66 |
Blake Mallory |
Mallory Screenprint |
Dodge |
141 |
$5,765 |
Running |
|
24 |
5 |
2 |
Jason Leffler |
Team ASE / Carquest |
Dodge |
122 |
$5,715 |
Engine |
|
25 |
16 |
21 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Racing With Jesus |
Ford |
35 |
$5,690 |
Handling |
|
26 |
27 |
86 |
T.J. Bell |
Speed Motorsports Mgmt |
Chevrolet |
25 |
$5,640 |
Crash |
|
27 |
31 |
19 |
Ricky Sanders |
Pitboxes.com |
Ford |
16 |
$5,615 |
Engine |
|
28 |
32 |
23 |
Phil Bonifield |
Meguiar's / Red Line Oil |
Chevrolet |
14 |
$5,590 |
Overheat |
|
29 |
30 |
5 |
Jerry Hill |
Ware Racing Enterprises |
Dodge |
14 |
$5,565 |
Ignition |
|
30 |
25 |
93 |
Roland Isaacs |
Troxell-MacDonald Racing |
Chevrolet |
10 |
$5,545 |
Vibration |
|
31 |
23 |
81 |
Doug Keller |
Ware Racing Enterprises |
Dodge |
8 |
$5,535 |
Fuel Pump |
|
32 |
18 |
9 |
Kenny Hendrick |
Fasscore / Vokal Clothing |
Ford |
4 |
$5,525 |
Rear End |
|
33 |
33 |
83 |
Willie Green |
Quaker Steak & Lube |
Ford |
0 |
$5,515 |
Ignition |
Failed to Qualify: (0)
Time of Race: 1 hour, 32minutes, 36 seconds
Average Speed: 129.557 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.209 seconds
Bud Pole Award:
Chad Chaffin, #18 Dickies Dodge, 30.596 seconds, 156.844 mph
Clevite Engine Parts Award:
Ed Lesley, #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:
Randy Briggs, #53 Shop At Home Network Ford (nine places)
Caution Flags: Laps 27-32 (Truck #86 accident, Turn 1); 88-94 (Truck #16
accident, Turn 3); 124-127 (Debris, Turn 3). 3 for 17 laps.
Lap Leaders: Chad Chaffin 1-17, Jason Leffler 18-24, Jon Wood 25-27, Bill
Lester 28-42, Wood 43-59, Carl Edwards 60-87, Chaffin 88, Dennis Setzer 89, Ted
Musgrave 90-102, Edwards 103-150.
Total Laps Led: Carl Edwards 76, Jon Wood 20, Chad Chaffin 18, Bill
Lester 15, Ted Musgrave 13, Jason Leffler 7, Dennis Setzer 1. 9 changes
involving 7 drivers.
Points following this race:
|
Rank |
Driver |
Points |
-Back |
|
1 |
Brendan Gaughan |
2315 |
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|
2 |
Travis Kvapil |
2308 |
-7 |
|
3 |
Ted Musgrave |
2294 |
-21 |
|
4 |
Dennis Setzer |
2210 |
-105 |
|
5 |
Jon Wood |
2182 |
-133 |
|
6 |
Rick Crawford |
2176 |
-139 |
|
7 |
Bobby Hamilton |
2163 |
-152 |
|
8 |
Jason Leffler |
2071 |
-244 |
|
9 |
Carl Edwards |
2057 |
-258 |
|
10 |
Terry Cook |
2018 |
-297 |
|
11 |
Chad Chaffin |
1890 |
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