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Jon Wood in Victory Lane View High Sierra Gallery for this Race |
Jon Wood held off Roush Racing teammate Carl Edwards to score an emotional victory in Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Advance Auto Parts 200 at Martinsville Speedway. Wood, who started his Ford F-150 alongside Bud Pole winner Edwards, survived two, tense restarts over the final 15 laps of the 105.2-mile contest - second of the season at the .526-mile short track. Edwards, aboard the Superchips Ford, poked his truck's nose under his teammate's flank on lap 186 and 198 but was unable to dislodge the 21-year-old Wood from the top spot. Wood carried a one-length lead at the checkered flag as caution - for Andy Petree's spin in Turn 4 - froze the finishing order at lap 200. The victory was the second of the season for Wood, a resident of Stuart, Va., who figured virtually everyone among the announced crowd of 38,000 was cheering him on. Wood and Edwards, the runaway Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year leader, also finished one-two on July 5 when Wood scored his first victory at Kansas Speedway. Wood took the lead at lap 176 from Dennis Setzer, who was gunning for a third straight Martinsville Speedway victory. Setzer's ACXIOM/Computer Associates Chevrolet settled for third. Rick Crawford finished fourth with Bobby Hamilton fifth. Jimmy Spencer, Darrell Waltrip, Ken Schrader, David Starr and Ted Musgrave took the next five positions as the first 17 finishers among a starting field of 36 completed all 200 laps. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship leader Brendan Gaughan finished 11th but increased his advantage over Travis Kvapil from 30 to 45 points as Kvapil took 16th. Kvapil's next-to-worst finish of the season also ended a streak of 18 top-10 performances one short of Ron Hornaday Jr.'s single-season record. Just 72 points, however, span the top four drivers in the standings - Gaughan, Kvapil, Musgrave and Setzer - in the closest four-way race, with two events remaining, in series history. The 23rd of 25 races saw three drivers exchange the lead five times. There were six caution flags for 32 laps, giving Wood a winning average speed of 72.069 mph.
F
S
#
Driver
Sponsor / Owner
Truck
Laps
Money
Status
1
2
50
Jon Wood
Graham for President
Ford
200
$40,510
Running
2
1
99
Carl Edwards
Superchips
Ford
200
$23,025
Running
3
3
46
Dennis Setzer
Acxiom / Computer Associates
Chevrolet
200
$17,590
Running
4
16
14
Rick Crawford
Circle Bar Motel & RV Park
Ford
200
$11,625
Running
5
12
4
Bobby Hamilton
Square D
Dodge
200
$10,925
Running
6
15
2
Jimmy Spencer
Team ASE / Carquest
Dodge
200
$6,750
Running
7
13
17
Darrell Waltrip
Aaron's
Chevrolet
200
$6,600
Running
8
7
52
Ken Schrader
Federated Auto Parts
Chevrolet
200
$8,860
Running
9
23
75
David Starr
Spears Manfacturing
Chevrolet
200
$10,250
Running
10
10
1
Ted Musgrave
Mopar Performance
Dodge
200
$9,250
Running
11
4
62
Brendan Gaughan
Orleans Hotel
Dodge
200
$9,100
Running
12
5
15
Rich Bickle
Vokal Clothing
Ford
200
$8,765
Running
13
22
7
Tracy Hines
Dodge Motorsports
Dodge
200
$6,215
Running
14
8
18
Chad Chaffin
Dickies
Dodge
200
$8,565
Running
15
18
55
Mark McFarland
Dean Motorsports
Dodge
200
$6,440
Running
16
11
16
Travis Kvapil
IWX Motor Freight
Chevrolet
200
$8,265
Running
17
14
96
Matt Carter
heavytruckdealers.com
Dodge
200
$5,965
Running
18
9
33
Andy Petree
Monaco Coaches
Chevrolet
199
$8,165
Running
19
19
29
Terry Cook
Power Stroke Diesel / Oil Mate
Ford
199
$8,115
Running
20
27
68
Jay Godley
MRD Motorsports
Chevrolet
198
$5,815
Running
21
28
56
Matt McCall
Denver Marine / Hot Wheels
Chevrolet
198
$5,790
Running
22
25
8
Bill Lester
Strauss Auto Parts / The Club
Dodge
198
$8,015
Running
23
30
72
Randy MacDonald
Bone Suckin' Sauce
Chevrolet
196
$7,990
Running
24
34
86
Jamie Aube
Lane Automotive / Motor State Perf.
Chevrolet
195
$7,965
Running
25
33
07
Alex Mueller
Recaro Seats
Chevrolet
195
$7,915
Running
26
32
08
Jody Lavender
Hartsville Community Bank
Chevrolet
194
$7,140
Running
27
6
59
Robert Pressley
Harris Trucking/Melling Eng. Parts
Dodge
132
$6,615
Running
28
20
88
Matt Crafton
Menards / Enzyme Magic
Chevrolet
111
$5,590
Brakes
29
24
21
Morgan Shepherd
Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil
Ford
106
$5,540
Electrical
30
17
84
Elliott Sadler
Combos
Ford
82
$5,515
Radiator
31
31
5
Brian Sockwell
Lowdermilk Electric
Chevrolet
54
$5,065
Crash
32
26
01
Lance Hooper
lancewho.com
Ford
37
$5,040
Rear End
33
36
31
Wayne Edwards
Prestige Building / BSS
Ford
35
$5,020
Brakes
34
29
93
Roland Isaacs
icy splash / Amerisuites
Chevrolet
31
$4,995
Brakes
35
35
23
Phil Bonifield
Red Line Synthetic Oil
Chevrolet
19
$4,970
Ignition
36
21
9
Kenny Hendrick
Fasscore / Vokal Clothing
Ford
14
$4,943
Brakes
Failed to Qualify:
(5) #51 Randy Renfrow; #13 Ron
Polodna; #92 Jeremy Thompson; #73 Craig Wood; #47 Scott Sands.
Time of Race: 1 hour, 27 minutes, 35 seconds
Average Speed: 72.069 mph
Margin of Victory: Under caution
Bud Pole Award:
Carl Edwards, # 99 Superchips Ford, 20.684 seconds, 91.549 mph
Clevite Engine Parts Award:
Brett Jones, #50 Roush Racing Ford
Featherlite Long Haul Award:
Jon Wood, #50 Roush Racing Ford
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Jon Wood, #50 Roush Racing Ford
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Carl Edwards, #99 Superchips Ford
Waste Management Picking Up Places Award:
David Starr, #75 Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet (14 places)
Caution Flags: 6 for 32 laps: Laps 56-62 (#5, 96
accident turn 4); 115-120 (#88 accident turn 2); 148-153
(Debris turn 1); 164-168 (#7,33 accident turn 2); 182-185
(#55,16 accident turn 4); 194-197 (#18,33,72 accident turn 3).
Lead Changes: 5 among 3 drivers: Carl Edwards 1-2;
Dennis Setzer 3-56; Edwards 57; Jon Wood 58-111; Setzer
112-175; Wood 176-200.
Total Laps Led: Dennis Setzer 118, Jon Wood 79, Carl
Edwards 3.
Points following this race:
Rank
Driver
Points
-Back
1
Brendan Gaughan
3589
2
Travis Kvapil
3544
-45
3
Ted Musgrave
3520
-69
4
Dennis Setzer
3517
-72
5
Jon Wood
3366
-223
6
Bobby Hamilton
3287
-302
7
Rick Crawford
3273
-316
8
Carl Edwards
3169
-420