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Gaughan Wins Big In Vegas
Brendan Gaughan extended his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship lead for the fourth consecutive race as he won Saturday night's Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The victory was the fifth of the season for Gaughan, whose Orleans Hotel Dodge started from the Bud Pole and led three times for 106 of 146 laps. He edged defending race winner David Starr in the Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet by .900 second, although the fifth and final caution - for debris at lap 137 - erased a four-second advantage. Gaughan's win also clinched the series manufacturer championship for Dodge. The truck maker's only previous title came in 2001. Gaughan, who entered the season's 20th of 25 races with a 42-point lead over Travis Kvapil, extended the margin to 67 as Kvapil finished fourth. Dennis Setzer took third as both he and Kvapil took advantage of Jack Sprague's engine failure on the final lap which dropped the three-time series champion from second to fifth. Andy Houston, Terry Cook, Ted Musgrave, Matt Crafton and Bobby Hamilton completed the top-10, all completing the 146 lap distance. Five drivers exchanged the lead nine times. There were five caution periods - none for accident - consuming 20 laps. Gaughan, whose best previous Las Vegas finish - eighth - came a year ago, averaged a non-record 123.826 mph for the 219-mile distance.
Manufacturers Championship
F
S
#
Driver
Sponsor / Owner
Truck
Laps
Money
Status
1
1
62
Brendan Gaughan
Orleans Hotel / Dodge
Dodge
146
$56,700
Running
2
2
75
David Starr
Spears Manufacturing
Chevrolet
146
$26,125
Running
3
11
46
Dennis Setzer
Acxiom
Chevrolet
146
$20,875
Running
4
6
16
Travis Kvapil
IWX Motor Freight
Chevrolet
146
$14,750
Running
5
8
11
Jack Sprague
IWX Motor Freight
Chevrolet
146
$10,900
Running
6
12
2
Andy Houston
Team ASE / Carquest
Dodge
146
$11,425
Running
7
15
29
Terry Cook
Power Stroke Diesel/Oil Mate
Ford
146
$11,225
Running
8
4
1
Ted Musgrave
Mopar Performance
Dodge
146
$10,725
Running
9
16
88
Matt Crafton
Menards / Enzyme Magic
Chevrolet
146
$10,925
Running
10
19
4
Bobby Hamilton
Square D
Dodge
146
$12,175
Running
11
13
59
Robert Pressley
Harris Trucking/Melling Parts
Dodge
145
$10,575
Running
12
14
61
Scott Lynch
Orleans Hotel / Dodge
Dodge
145
$8,190
Running
13
18
6
Randy LaJoie
Kevin Harvick, Inc.
Chevrolet
145
$8,140
Running
14
17
68
Brandon Miller
Lucas Oil Products
Chevrolet
145
$8,090
Running
15
31
08
Shane Sieg
Racing Finishes / Auto Air
Chevrolet
145
$12,190
Running
16
21
03
Eric Jones
Team EJP
Chevrolet
144
$7,890
Running
17
25
07
Bobby Dotter
Albertsons
Chevrolet
144
$10,040
Running
18
5
18
Chad Chaffin
Dickies
Dodge
144
$9,940
Running
19
9
50
Jon Wood
Graham for President
Ford
144
$9,840
Running
20
10
8
Bill Lester
Strauss Auto Parts/The Club
Dodge
142
$9,890
Running
21
22
7
Tyler Walker
Mopar Performance
Dodge
142
$7,370
Running
22
33
15
Robby Benton
Vokal Clothing / Fasscore
Ford
140
$9,540
Running
23
34
53
T.J. Bell
Special Wish Foundation
Ford
139
$10,440
Running
24
28
72
Randy MacDonald
Greenfield Truck Center
Chevrolet
138
$9,340
Engine
25
35
5
Jerry Hill
Ware Racing Enterprises
Dodge
137
$8,065
Running
26
20
38
Brandon Whitt
McMillin Homes-Realty
Chevrolet
119
$7,040
Engine
27
3
99
Carl Edwards
Superchips
Ford
106
$8,015
Engine
28
30
95
Wayne Edwards
NRG Cases/Hi Tech Engines
Ford
81
$6,990
Trans
29
24
49
Shawna Robinson
Aaron's
Chevrolet
70
$6,965
Engine
30
27
27
Doug Keller
Sahara Hotel
Chevrolet
64
$6,940
Engine
31
32
86
Phil Bonifield
Lane Automotive/Motor State
Chevrolet
49
$6,915
Ignition
32
36
23
Dana White
Red Line Oil
Chevrolet
35
$6,890
Overheat
33
26
01
Lance Hooper
fansmotorsports.com
Ford
22
$6,865
Battery
34
29
93
Jerry Allec, Jr.
Troxell-MacDonald Racing
Chevrolet
19
$6,840
Engine
35
23
25
Jamie Aube
Red Line Oil
Chevrolet
13
$6,815
Oil Pres
36
7
14
Rick Crawford
Circle Bar Motel & RV Park
Ford
3
$6,790
Engine
Failed to Qualify:
(15) J.C. Stout (#91), Jason Small (#39), Trevor Boys
(#36), Chris Horn (#58), Kelly Sutton (#02), Conrad Burr (#28),
David Gilliland (#09), Rick Bogart (#70), Loni Richardson (#0),
Tina Gordon (#31), Jason York (#97), David Stover (#63), Ricky
Sanders (#19), Kenny Hendrick (#9), Tim Woods, III (#54-PE).
Time of Race: 1 hour, 46 minutes, 7 seconds
Average Speed: 123.826 mph
Margin of Victory: .900 second
Bud Pole Award: Brendan Gaughan, #62 Orleans Hotel/Dodge
Dodge, 33.302 seconds, 162.152 mph
Clevite Engine Parts Award:
Kevin Kroyer, #62 Orleans Hotel/Dodge Dodge
Featherlite Long Haul Award:
Brendan Gaughan, #62 Orleans Hotel/Dodge Dodge
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Brendan Gaughan, #62 Orleans Hotel/Dodge Dodge
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
T.J. Bell #53 Defiant Clothing/Freedom Cycle Ford
Waste Management Picking Up Places Award:
Shane Sieg, #08 Racing Finishes/Auto Air Chevrolet (16
places)
Caution Flags: Laps 4-6 (Fluid on track); 30-33 (Truck
#46 spin, Turn 2); 42-44 (Debris, Turn 3); 108-112 (Fluid on
track); 137-141 (Debris on track). 5 for 20 laps.
Lap Leaders: Brendan Gaughan 1, Carl Edwards 2, Ted
Musgrave 3-19, Edwards 20-29, Musgrave 30, Bobby Dotter 31,
David Starr 32-33, Gaughan 34-94, Edwards 95-102, Gaughan
103-146.
Total Laps Led: Brendan Gaughan 106, Carl Edwards 19,
Ted Musgrave 18, David Starr 2, Bobby Dotter 1. 9 lead changes
involving 5 drivers.
Points following this race:
Rank
Driver
Points
-Back
1
Brendan Gaughan
3151
2
Travis Kvapil
3084
-67
3
Ted Musgrave
3051
-100
4
Dennis Setzer
3015
-136
5
Jon Wood
2866
-285
6
Bobby Hamilton
2856
-295
7
Rick Crawford
2815
-336
8
Carl Edwards
2683
-468
9
Terry Cook
2606
-545
10
Chad Chaffin
2537
-614
11
Matt Crafton
2514
-637
12
Bill Lester
2230
-921
13
Jason Leffler
2209
-942
14
Robert Pressley
2206
-945
15
David Starr
2102
-1049
16
Randy MacDonald
2003
-1148
17
Jerry Hill
1700
-1451
18
Jody Lavender
1650
-1501
19
Randy Briggs
1618
-1533
20
Phil Bonifield
1162
-1989
Points Wins
Dodge 145 (11)
Chevrolet 118 (4)
Ford 117 (5)
Clevite Engine Builder
Kevin Kroyer #62 258
Joey Arrington #1 221
Team Amick #46 204
Waste Management Picking Up Places
Randy Briggs 42
Randy MacDonald 36
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
Shane Sieg 16
Jason Leffler 14
David Stover 12
Dennis Setzer 11
Travis Kvapil 11
Bud Pole Award Standings
Ted Musgrave 3
Jason Leffler 2
Jon Wood 2
Terry Cook 2
Chad Chaffin 2
Brendan Gaughan 2
Bill Lester 1
Jimmy Spencer 1
POWERade Pit Championship
(Through 9/20)
Orleans Racing #62 1,192
Ultra Motorsports #1 1,184
Xpress Motorsports #16 1,140
Raybestos Rookie of the Year
Carl Edwards 257
Randy Briggs 153
Jody Lavender 151
Tina Gordon 111
T.J. Bell 104
Mobil 1 Command Performance
Brendan Gaughan 5
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
NEXT EVENT:
THE JOHN BOY & BILLY 250, BIG DADDY’S SOUTH BOSTON
SPEEDWAY
South Boston, Va., 10/4/03, .4-Mile Paved, 250 Laps,
100 Miles
NOTE: The above figures are
based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash
contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (9/29/03)