American Racing Wheels 200 - Official Results
Ted Musgrave in Victory Lane
Ted Musgrave in Victory Lane
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Three-peat for Musgrave at Fontana

Ted Musgrave, his truck rejuvenated by a major suspension change at mid-race, ran down Bud Pole starter Brendan Gaughan with nine laps remaining to win Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Racing Wheels 200 at California Speedway. Musgrave, who also won the race in 2001-2002, became the third driver in series history to win three consecutive times at the same track. The driver of the Mopar Performance Dodge, winless since June 21 at Memphis Motorsports Park, recorded his third victory of the season and 13th of his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career. The winning average speed, 145.926 mph, was a California Speedway race record, bettering the 144.260 posted in 2000 by Kurt Busch. The speed also was second fastest in series history. Musgrave, who qualified 10th, went to the rear of the field at the start. His Gene Nead-headed crew made a major suspension adjustment - moving the rear end assembly - under the race's second caution at lap 65. The move turned out to be the race winner. "He (Nead) knew by the tone of my voice that if I was demanding something big, he knew we were in trouble," said Musgrave. He came from 11th place on lap 69 and took over second place on the 85th lap, 1.6 seconds behind Gaughan. The winning pass came at the start finish stripe on lap 92. Musgrave, who led 18 laps, failed to gain ground in the standings to Gaughan - who got the 10 bonus points for heading 66 of 100 times around the 2.0-mile superspeedway. Gaughan holds a 42 point lead over Travis Kvapil, who finished eighth, and 62 on Musgrave. There are six races remaining in the 2003 season. Gaughan, who led three times, finished 2.158 seconds behind Musgrave in the American Racing Wheels Dodge. Dennis Setzer finished third in the ACXIOM/Computer Associates Chevrolet. Outside pole starter Rick Crawford was fourth, followed by David Starr. There were 10 lead changes among seven drivers. The race's two cautions consumed just eight laps.
03-01-2005 | Race 19 - California Speedway - September 20, 2003

F S # Driver Sponsor / Owner Truck Laps Money Status
1 10 1 Ted Musgrave Mopar Performance Dodge 100 $53,935 Running
2 1 62 Brendan Gaughan The Orleans Hotel Dodge 100 $36,500 Running
3 5 46 Dennis Setzer Acxiom / Computer Assoc Chevrolet 100 $26,565 Running
4 2 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Motel & RV Park Ford 100 $19,475 Running
5 4 75 David Starr Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 100 $16,025 Running
6 8 2 Andy Houston Team ASE / Carquest Dodge 100 $14,525 Running
7 3 99 Carl Edwards Superchips Ford 100 $15,200 Running
8 12 16 Travis Kvapil IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet 100 $14,000 Running
9 6 50 Jon Wood Graham for President Ford 100 $13,700 Running
10 22 39 Jason Small JRS Motorsports Chevrolet 99 $14,400 Running
11 9 59 Robert Pressley Harris Trucking/Melling Parts Dodge 99 $13,350 Running
12 13 29 Terry Cook Power Stroke Diesel / Oil Mate Ford 99 $13,015 Running
13 16 38 Brandon Whitt McMillin Homes-Realty / GS3 Chevrolet 99 $10,715 Running
14 11 88 Matt Crafton Menards / Enzyme Magic Chevrolet 99 $12,715 Running
15 23 20 Ken Weaver 1-800-4-A-Phone Chevrolet 98 $10,815 Out of Gas
16 15 4 Bobby Hamilton Square D Dodge 98 $12,340 Running
17 17 18 Chad Chaffin Dickies Dodge 98 $12,215 Running
18 21 04 Shane Wallace Wallace Motorsports Ford 97 $9,940 Running
19 19 07 Johnny Chapman Green Light Racing Chevrolet 97 $12,165 Running
20 25 89 Stan Boyd Engineered Victories Chevrolet 97 $9,990 Running
21 34 72 Randy MacDonald Bone Suckin' Sauce Chevrolet 97 $12,115 Running
22 29 08 Bobby Dotter Albertsons Chevrolet 97 $12,090 Running
23 36 51 Randy Briggs Amerisuites Dodge 97 $11,065 Running
24 20 95 Wayne Edwards NRG Cases / HiTech Engines Ford 97 $9,790 Running
25 33 15 Robby Benton Vokal Clothing / Fasscore Dodge 96 $9,765 Running
26 14 68 Brandon Miller Lucas Oil Products Chevrolet 96 $9,740 Running
27 28 5 Jerry Hill Ware Racing / La Quinta Inn Dodge 90 $10,715 Running
28 7 8 Bill Lester Strauss Auto Parts / The Club Dodge 85 $10,690 Susp
29 31 36 Trevor Boys James Western Star Sterling Dodge 70 $9,665 Engine
30 24 53 T.J. Bell Freedom Cycle / Defiant Clothing Chevrolet 50 $10,645 Running
31 30 86 Phil Bonifield Lane Automotive / Motor State Chevrolet 47 $9,635 Ignition
32 18 01 Lance Hooper Sunrise Ford 38 $9,625 Vibration
33 35 23 Dana White Red Line Synthetic Oil Chevrolet 32 $9,615 Vibration
34 26 70 Rick Bogart Bogart Racing Wheels Dodge 23 $9,605 Trans
35 32 9 Kenny Hendrick Fasscore / Vokal Clothing Ford 9 $9,570 Brakes
36 27 0 Loni Richardson Fire Spec / Toyota of Paris Chevrolet 6 $9,535 Engine

Failed to Qualify: (4) Doug Keller (#77), Blake Mallory (#27), Ricky Sanders (#19), Aaron Daniel (#93).

Time of Race: 1 hour, 22 minutes, 14 seconds
Average Speed: 145.926 mph (RACE RECORD)
Margin of Victory: 2.158 second

Bud Pole Award:
Brendan Gaughan, #62 American Racing Wheels Dodge, 41.447 seconds, 173.716 mph

Clevite Engine Parts Award:
Joey Arrington, #1 Mopar Performance Dodge

Featherlite Long Haul Award:
Ted Musgrave, #1 Mopar Performance Dodge

Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Ted Musgrave, #1 Mopar Performance Dodge

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

Waste Management Picking Up Places Award:
Randy MacDonald, #72 Bone-Suckin' Sauce Chevrolet and Randy Briggs, #51 Ware Racing Enterprises/Amerisuites Dodge (13 places)

Caution Flags:
Laps 11-14 (Debris, Turn 1); 65-68 (Truck #4 stall, Turn 4). 2 for 8 laps.

Lap Leaders: Brendan Gaughan 1-44, David Starr 45-46, Ted Musgrave 47-55, Andy Houston 56, Travis Kvapil 57, Carl Edwards 58-60, Bobby Hamilton 61, Gaughan 62-65, Houston 66-73, Gaughan 74-91, Musgrave 92-100.

Total Laps Led: Brendan Gaughan 66, Ted Musgrave 18, Andy Houston 9, Carl Edwards 3, David Starr 2, Travis Kvapil 1, Bobby Hamilton 1. 10 lead changes involving 7 drivers.

Points following this race:
Rank Driver Points -Back
1 Brendan Gaughan 2966  
2 Travis Kvapil 2924 -42
3 Ted Musgrave 2904 -62
4 Dennis Setzer 2850 -116
5 Jon Wood 2760 -206
6 Rick Crawford 2760 -206
7 Bobby Hamilton 2722 -244
8 Carl Edwards 2596 -370
9 Terry Cook 2460 -506
10 Chad Chaffin 2428 -538
11 Matt Crafton 2376 -590
12 Jason Leffler 2209 -757
13 Bill Lester 2127 -839
14 Robert Pressley 2076 -890
15 David Starr 1927 -1039
16 Randy MacDonald 1912 -1054
17 Jody Lavender 1650 -1316
18 Randy Briggs 1618 -1348
19 Jerry Hill 1612 -1354
20 Tina Gordon 1112 -1854

Manufacturers Championship
Points Wins
Dodge 136 (10)
Ford 113 (5)
Chevrolet 112 (4)

Clevite Engine Builder
Kevin Kroyer #62 232
Joey Arrington #1 213
Mark Smith #16 191

Bud Pole Award Standings
Ted Musgrave 3
Jason Leffler 2
Jon Wood 2
Terry Cook 2
Chad Chaffin 2
Brendan Gaughan 1
Bill Lester 1
Jimmy Spencer 1

Mobil 1 Command Performance
Brendan Gaughan 4
Ted Musgrave 4
Carl Edwards 3
Dennis Setzer 2
Rick Crawford 1
Travis Kvapil 1
Jason Leffler 1
Jimmy Spencer 1
Tony Stewart 1
Jon Wood 1

Waste Management Picking Up Places
Randy MacDonald 49
Randy Briggs 42
Tony Stewart 26
Stan Boyd 20
Aaron Daniel 20
Tina Gordon 20
Shane Wallace 20
Ken Schrader 17
Eric Jones 16
Doug Keller 16
Doug Mahlik 16
Jason Leffler 14
David Stover 12
Dennis Setzer 11
Travis Kvapil 11

POWERade Pit Championship
(Through 9/13)
Orleans Racing #62 1,121
Ultra Motorsports #1 1,121
Xpress Motorsports #16 1,086
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Carl Edwards 267
Randy Briggs 153
Jody Lavender 151
Tina Gordon 111
T.J. Bell 93

NEXT EVENT: LAS VEGAS 350, LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, Las Vegas, Nev., 9/27/03, 1.5-Mile Paved, 350 Kilometers, 219 Miles, 146 Laps

 NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (9/22/03)