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Travis Kvapil in Victory Lane
Travis Kvapil in Victory Lane
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Kvapil Wins 'Bar Fight In A Shoebox' At Bristol

Travis Kvapil, admitting he was "in the right place at the right time," won Wednesday night's O'Reilly 200 when leader Kevin Harvick melted a tire bead and hit the wall on the next-to-final lap. Kvapil, who hadn't won in 29 races dating to June 2002 at Memphis Motorsports Park, avoided Harvick's stricken Chevrolet to beat veteran Robert Pressley by 3.403 seconds. The victory, at an average speed of 88.813 mph, was the third by Kvapil. The driver of the IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet also took the series points lead back from Brendan Gaughan, who finished fourth. Kvapil is eight points ahead with nine races remaining as the lead changed for the fourth time in as many events. Rick Crawford finished third, followed by Gaughan and Dennis Setzer. Chad Chaffin, Jon Wood, Jason Leffler and Harvick completed the top 10. Harvick, who didn't finish, had led from the 75th lap before his misfortune. There were three lead changes among four drivers with six cautions consuming 27 of the 200 laps.  Ted Musgrave won his third Bud Pole of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season on Wednesday, lapping the .533-mile banked concrete speedway at a record average speed of 123.562 mph. Musgrave, driving the Mopar Performance Dodge, was one of six drivers to erase Ron Hornaday Jr.'s four-year-old lap record of 121.213.
03-01-2005 | Race 16 - Bristol Motor Speedway - August 20, 2003

F S # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status
1 12 16 Travis Kvapil IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet 200 $42,310 Running
2 13 59 Robert Pressley Melling Engine Parts Dodge 200 $25,875 Running
3 9 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford 200 $18,640 Running
4 2 62 Brendan Gaughan The Orleans Hotel Dodge 200 $12,300 Running
5 15 46 Dennis Setzer Acxiom / Computer Associates Chevrolet 200 $11,625 Running
6 5 88 Matt Crafton Menards / Enzyme Solutions Chevrolet 200 $10,350 Running
7 7 18 Chad Chaffin Dickies Dodge 200 $10,050 Running
8 3 50 Jon Wood Graham for President Ford 200 $10,000 Running
9 17 2 Jason Leffler Team ASE / Carquest Dodge 200 $9,950 Running
10 10 6 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick, Inc. Chevrolet 199 $7,650 Crash
11 8 99 Carl Edwards Superchips Ford 199 $12,250 Running
12 11 4 Bobby Hamilton Square D Dodge 199 $9,715 Running
13 14 52 Ken Schrader Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 199 $9,665 Running
14 20 35 Tim Sauter Keller Motorsports Ford 198 $7,365 Running
15 1 1 Ted Musgrave Mopar Performance Dodge 197 $11,490 Running
16 25 86 Brad Teague Ramey / Hobart Food Equipment Chevrolet 197 $10,965 Running
17 24 63 David Stover Summer Bay Resort Ford 196 $8,415 Running
18 6 75 David Starr Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 195 $9,365 Running
19 18 8 Bill Lester Strauss Auto Parts / The Club Dodge 195 $9,315 Running
20 27 72 Randy MacDonald Red Diamond Iced Tea Chevrolet 194 $9,365 Running
21 16 33 Paul Menard Turtle Wax Chevrolet 191 $7,990 Running
22 30 08 Jody Lavender Hartsville Community Bank Chevrolet 188 $7,965 Running
23 29 19 Wayne Edwards Red Line Synthetic Oil Ford 179 $6,940 Running
24 28 53 Randy Briggs Shop At Home Network Ford 122 $7,915 Rear End
25 23 9 Johnny Sauter Fasscore / Vokal Clothing Ford 74 $6,865 Engine
26 22 01 Lance Hooper Fans Motorsports Ford 57 $6,840 Clutch
27 4 29 Terry Cook Power Stroke Diesel / Oil Mate Ford 57 $6,815 Crash
28 21 15 Ryan Hemphill Vokal Clothing / Fasscore Dodge 43 $6,790 Crash
29 19 21 Morgan Shepherd Red Line Synthetic Oil Ford 23 $6,740 Ignition
30 26 07 Johnny Chapman Green Light Racing Chevrolet 23 $6,715 Ignition
31 34 93 Roland Isaacs Troxell-MacDonald Racing Chevrolet 17 $6,265 Engine
32 32 25 Jamie Aube Red Line Oil / Lane Automotive Chevrolet 9 $6,240 Steering
33 35 51 Doug Keller Ware Racing Enterprises Dodge 6 $6,215 Vibration
34 31 5 Jerry Hill Ware Racing Enterprises Dodge 6 $6,190 Clutch
35 33 23 Phil Bonifield Red Line Oil / Motor State Perf. Chevrolet 4 $6,165 Ignition

Failed to Qualify: (0)

Time of Race: 1 hour, 12 minutes, 1 second
Average Speed: 88.813 mph
Margin of Victory: 3.403 seconds

Bud Pole Award:
Ted Musgrave, #1 Mopar Performance Dodge, 15.529 seconds, 123.562 mph (TRACK RECORD)

Clevite Engine Parts Award:
Mark Smith, #16 IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet

Featherlite Long Haul Award:
Travis Kvapil, #16 IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet

Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Travis Kvapil, #16 IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet

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

Waste Management Picking Up Places Award:
Brad Teague, #86 Ramey Ford/Hobart Food Equipment Ford (10 places)

Caution Flags: Laps 4-6 (Truck #29 spin, Turn 1); 12-14 (Truck #19, #53 accident, backstretch); 35-39 (Truck #53 spin, Turn 2); 45-51 (Truck #15, #29, frontstretch); 117-121 (Debris, Turn 1); 123-126 (Debris, Turn 1). 6 for 27 laps.

Lap Leaders: Ted Musgrave 1-60, Brendan Gaughan 61-74, Kevin Harvick 75-198, Travis Kvapil 199-200.

Total Laps Led: Kevin Harvick 124, Ted Musgrave 60, Brendan Gaughan 14, Travis Kvapil 2. 3 changes involving 4 drivers.

Points following this race:
Rank Driver Points -Back
1 Travis Kvapil 2488  
2 Brendan Gaughan 2480 -8
3 Ted Musgrave 2417 -71
4 Dennis Setzer 2365 -123
5 Rick Crawford 2341 -147
6 Jon Wood 2324 -164
7 Bobby Hamilton 2290 -198
8 Jason Leffler 2209 -279
9 Carl Edwards 2187 -301
10 Terry Cook 2100 -388
11 Chad Chaffin 2036 -452
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