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Brendan Gaughan in Victory Lane View High Sierra Gallery for this Race |
Brendan Gaughan made NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history Saturday, winning his fourth consecutive race at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday to extend his championship lead over second-finishing Travis Kvapil. Gaughan, driving the Orleans Hotel Dodge, overcame the handicap of a rear-of-the-field start - the penalty for a post-practice engine change. Leading three times for 60 of the race's 146 laps, Gaughan took command on the 104th time around the 1.5-mile superspeedway, passing Rick Crawford off Turn 2. The victory, worth $60,630, was Gaughan's sixth of the season (and eighth of his career) at an average speed of 122.727 mph. Gaughan's fourth TMS victory broke his series tie with Jack Sprague, winner of three straight races at Phoenix International Raceway in 1996-97. The Las Vegas driver, who entered the 22nd race of the season with a 20-point advantage, now heads Kvapil by 30 heading to next Saturday's Advance Auto Parts 200 at Martinsville Speedway. Kvapil, also a rear starter after a happy hour accident damaged his IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet beyond repair, brought his backup mount to second at lap 133. The finish was Kvapil's 18th consecutive top-10 performance, matching Ron Hornaday Jr.'s 1996 single season mark. Ted Musgrave, No. 3 in the championship standings, finished third in the Mopar Performance Dodge to fall 73 behind Gaughan. Raybestos Rookie leader Carl Edwards was fourth in the Superchips Ford with Bud Pole winner Andy Houston overcoming a lap 98 spin on the backstretch to salvage fifth in the Team ASE Racing/Carquest Dodge. Jon Wood, Terry Cook, Dennis Setzer, Rick Crawford and Bobby Hamilton completed the top 10 - all but Hamilton on the lead lap. Seven drivers exchanged the lead 14 times - the latter number one short of the series mark at TMS. There were six caution periods consuming 29 laps.
F
S
#
Driver
Sponsor / Owner
Truck
Laps
Money
Status
1
7
62
Brendan Gaughan
Orleans Hotel
Dodge
146
$60,630
Running
2
11
16
Travis Kvapil
IWX Motor Freight
Chevrolet
146
$41,600
Running
3
10
1
Ted Musgrave
Mopar Performance
Dodge
146
$28,695
Running
4
3
99
Carl Edwards
Superchips
Ford
146
$19,070
Running
5
1
2
Andy Houston
Team ASE / Carquest
Dodge
146
$14,670
Running
6
5
50
Jon Wood
Graham for President
Ford
146
$12,245
Running
7
6
29
Terry Cook
Power Stroke Diesel / Oil Mate
Ford
146
$12,245
Running
8
13
46
Dennis Setzer
Acxiom
Chevrolet
146
$11,545
Running
9
8
14
Rick Crawford
Circle Bar Motel & RV Park
Ford
146
$11,395
Running
10
19
4
Bobby Hamilton
Square D
Dodge
145
$12,595
Running
11
4
7
Tracy Hines
Dodge Motorsports
Dodge
144
$8,695
Running
12
14
88
Matt Crafton
Menards / Enzyme Magic
Chevrolet
144
$10,760
Running
13
15
59
Robert Pressley
Harris Trucking/Melling Eng. Parts
Dodge
144
$10,660
Running
14
16
03
Eric Jones
Team EJP
Chevrolet
144
$9,560
Running
15
9
18
Chad Chaffin
Dickies
Dodge
144
$10,910
Running
16
30
08
Jody Lavender
Hartsville Community Bank
Chevrolet
143
$11,860
Running
17
22
35
Randy Briggs
Arrow Truck Sales
Ford
143
$8,020
Running
18
21
15
Patrick Lawler
San Antonio Auto Auction / Vokal
Ford
143
$10,185
Running
19
20
07
Shane Sieg
Auto Air Colors
Chevrolet
142
$10,085
Running
20
33
5
Jerry Hill
Ware Racing Enterprises
Dodge
141
$10,085
Running
21
31
89
Stan Boyd
Engineered Victories
Chevrolet
140
$7,635
Running
22
27
95
Wayne Edwards
NRG Cases / Hi Tech Engines
Ford
140
$7,535
Running
23
32
72
Randy MacDonald
U.S. Security
Chevrolet
140
$8,435
Running
24
29
51
Blake Mallory
Ware Racing Enterprises
Chevrolet
139
$7,335
Running
25
17
58
Chris Horn
seafoamsales.com
Chevrolet
136
$7,235
Running
26
25
86
Shane Wallace
Lane Automotive / Motor State Perf.
Ford
133
$8,135
Running
27
28
53
T.J. Bell
Special Wish Foundation
Ford
116
$8,035
Crash
28
12
8
Bill Lester
Strauss Auto Parts / The Club
Dodge
114
$6,935
Running
29
24
49
Shawna Robinson
Aaron's
Chevrolet
113
$6,835
Engine
30
26
63
David Stover
Porter Trucking & Enerpac
Ford
78
$6,735
Engine
31
2
75
David Starr
Spears Manufacturing
Chevrolet
63
$6,605
Engine
32
34
23
Phil Bonifield
Red Line Synthetic Oil
Chevrolet
53
$6,635
Ignition
33
23
01
Lance Hooper
RAS Concrete Construction
Ford
50
$6,625
Vibration
34
18
38
Brandon Whitt
McMillin Homes
Chevrolet
31
$6,615
Heating
35
36
9
Kenny Hendrick
Fasscore / Vokal Clothing
Ford
14
$6,605
Vibration
36
35
93
Jonathon Price
Troxell-MacDonald Racing
Chevrolet
7
$6,600
Engine
Failed to Qualify:
(1) Loni Richardson (#0).
Time of Race: 1 hour, 47 minutes, 4 seconds
Average Speed: 122.727 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.905 seconds
Bud Pole Award:
Andy Houston, #2 Team ASE Racing/Carquest Dodge, 29.747
seconds, 181.531 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:
Carl Edwards, #99 Superchips Ford
Waste Management Picking Up Places Award:
Jody Lavender, #08 Albertsons Chevrolet (14 places)
Caution Flags: Laps 2-5 (Debris, Turn 2); 9-15 (Fluid on
track); 69-73 (Truck 15 spin, Turn 4); 81-85 (Truck #89 spin,
Turn 4); 98-102 (Truck #2 spin, backstretch); 123-127 (Truck
#53 accident, Turns 3-4). 6 for 31 laps.
Lap Leaders: Andy Houston 1-15, Ted Musgrave 16-33, Rick
Crawford 34-59, Musgrave 60, Houston 61-63, Carl Edwards 64-69,
Travis Kvapil 70, Jon Wood 71-74, Edwards 75-76, Brendan
Gaughan 77-82, Wood 83-86, Rick Crawford 87-91, Gaughan 92-102,
Crawford 103, Gaughan 104-146.
Total Laps Led: Brendan Gaughan 60, Rick Crawford 32,
Ted Musgrave 19, Andy Houston 18, Carl Edwards 8, Jon Wood 8,
Travis Kvapil 1. 14 Lead changes involving 7 drivers.
Points following this race:
Rank
Driver
Points
-Back
1
Brendan Gaughan
3459
2
Travis Kvapil
3429
-30
3
Ted Musgrave
3386
-73
4
Dennis Setzer
3342
-117
5
Jon Wood
3186
-273
6
Bobby Hamilton
3132
-327
7
Rick Crawford
3113
-346
8
Carl Edwards
2994
-465