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Kevin Harvick in Victory Lane View High Sierra Gallery for this Race |
Kevin Harvick, stuck in heavy traffic, barely held off a charging Ted Musgrave to win Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Silverado 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. Harvick, the leader from lap 102, held a .93-second lead over Bud Pole winner Musgrave when the latter cleared Brendan Gaughan for the runner-up spot on lap 139 of 150. The gap closed significantly over the final two laps around the one-mile speedway and evaporated on the final serial as Harvick's Looney Tunes Back In Action Chevrolet couldn't immediately clear fellow NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver Ken Schrader. Musgrave's Mopar Performance Dodge nearly caught both trucks but came up .212 second - about a length and a half - short of victory. The pair finished in the same positions a year ago. Harvick, one of four drivers to swap the lead nine times, led the most laps - 80 - and won $41,315. He averaged a near-record 107.527 mph. Dennis Setzer finished third in the ACXIOM/Computer Associates Chevrolet to record his 19th consecutive top-10 finish - matching Ron Hornaday Jr.'s single-season mark set in 1996. Raybestos Rookie leader Carl Edwards took fourth, despite a late brush with the wall in his battle to hold off Setzer. Bobby Hamilton took fifth. David Starr, Jon Wood, Robert Pressley, Travis Kvapil and Andy Houston completed the top 10 as 16 of 32 finishers - the latter number a Phoenix series record - logged all 150 laps. Gaughan challenged for the lead until well past the mid-point but, with 10 laps to go, saw the engine in his Orleans Hotel Dodge go sour. Instead of adding to his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship lead, Gaughan now is locked in the tightest four-way battle in series history entering the Nov. 14 Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Las Vegas driver can wrap up the title with a fourth-place finish in the finale as Musgrave trails by 26 points with Kvapil and Setzer back by 34 and 39, respectively.
F
S
#
Driver
Sponsor / Owner
Truck
Laps
Money
Status
1
2
6
Kevin Harvick
Looney Tunes Back In Action
Chevrolet
150
$41,315
Running
2
1
1
Ted Musgrave
Mopar Performance
Dodge
150
$31,385
Running
3
11
46
Dennis Setzer
Acxiom / Computer Associates
Chevrolet
150
$17,550
Running
4
9
99
Carl Edwards
Superchips
Ford
150
$16,875
Running
5
7
4
Bobby Hamilton
Square D
Dodge
150
$12,125
Running
6
6
75
David Starr
Spears Manufacturing
Chevrolet
150
$10,575
Running
7
10
50
Jon Wood
Roush Racing
Ford
150
$10,525
Running
8
16
59
Robert Pressley
Harris Trucking/Melling Eng. Parts
Dodge
150
$10,625
Running
9
8
16
Travis Kvapil
IWX Motor Freight
Chevrolet
150
$10,425
Running
10
3
2
Andy Houston
Team ASE / Carquest
Dodge
150
$11,400
Running
11
5
14
Rick Crawford
Circle Bar Motel & RV Park
Ford
150
$10,525
Running
12
14
62
Brendan Gaughan
Orleans Hotel
Dodge
150
$10,040
Running
13
22
7
Tracy Hines
Mopar Performance
Dodge
150
$8,990
Running
14
18
88
Matt Crafton
Menards / Enzyme Magic
Chevrolet
150
$9,940
Running
15
12
31
Mike Wallace
Scotch Transparent Duct Tape
Dodge
150
$8,090
Running
16
13
29
Terry Cook
Power Stroke Diesel / Oil Mate
Ford
150
$9,840
Running
17
4
52
Ken Schrader
Federated Auto Parts
Chevrolet
149
$9,790
Running
18
20
18
Chad Chaffin
Dickies
Dodge
149
$9,740
Running
19
19
68
Brandon Miller
Robby Gordon Off-Road
Chevrolet
149
$7,440
Running
20
15
8
Bill Lester
Strauss Auto Parts / The Club
Dodge
149
$9,740
Running
21
23
07
Bobby Dotter
Windmill Inn
Chevrolet
149
$9,565
Running
22
33
08
Jody Lavender
Hartsville Community Bank
Chevrolet
149
$9,765
Running
23
27
39
Jason Small
Sunshine Metal
Chevrolet
148
$7,165
Running
24
24
01
Lance Hooper
lancewho.com
Ford
148
$7,065
Running
25
26
72
Randy MacDonald
Greenfield Truck Center
Chevrolet
146
$7,965
Running
26
34
86
Jamie Aube
Lane Automotive / Motor State Perf.
Chevrolet
146
$7,865
Running
27
36
82
A.J. Fike
Ninetynine Racing
Chevrolet
144
$6,765
Running
28
31
95
Wayne Edwards
NRG Cases / Hi Tech Engines
Ford
144
$6,665
Running
29
35
23
Phil Bonifield
Red Line Synthetic Oil
Chevrolet
142
$6,565
Running
30
29
93
Roland Isaacs
Troxell-MacDonald Racing
Chevrolet
142
$6,465
Running
31
32
70
Rick Bogart
Bogart Racing Wheels
Dodge
134
$6,440
Running
32
28
04
Shane Wallace
2nd Chance Parts
Ford
129
$6,415
Oil Pres
33
25
15
Rich Bickle
Vokal Clothing / Fasscore
Ford
114
$6,390
Running
34
17
9
Kenny Hendrick
Fasscore / Vokal Clothing
Ford
85
$6,365
Crash
35
30
02
Kelly Sutton
Team Copaxone
Chevrolet
82
$6,340
Crash
36
21
21
Morgan Shepherd
Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil
Ford
24
$6,315
Heating
Failed to Qualify:
(6) Nathan Wulff (#65), Tim Woods, III (#54), Pete Harding
(#36), Tommy Pistone, III (#28), Stan Boyd (#5), Cory Kruseman
(#98).
Time of Race: 1 hour, 23 minutes, 42 seconds
Average Speed: 107.527 mph
Margin of Victory: .212 second
Bud Pole Award:
Ted Musgrave, #1 Mopar Performance Dodge, 27.815 seconds,
129.427 mph (TRACK RECORD)
Clevite Engine Parts Award:
Ron Hutter, #6 Looney Tunes Back In Action Chevrolet
Featherlite Long Haul Award:
Kevin Harvick, #6 Looney Tunes Back In Action Chevrolet
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:
Jody Lavender, #08 Hartsville Community Bank Chevrolet (11
places)
Caution Flags:
Laps 36-40 (Truck #29 spin, Turn 4); 71-75 (Truck #23 spin,
Turn 2); 86-90 (Truck #02 accident, Turn 2). 3 for 15 laps.
Lead Changes:
Ted Musgrave 1-19, Kevin Harvick 20-24, Musgrave 25,
Harvick 26-28, Musgrave 29-36, Travis Kvapil 37-42, Brendan
Gaughan 43-48, Harvick 49-71, Musgrave 72-101, Harvick 102-150.
Total Laps Led:
Kevin Harvick 80, Ted Musgrave 58, Travis Kvapil 6, Brendan
Gaughan 6. 9 changes involving 4 drivers.
Points following this race:
Rank
Driver
Points
-Back
1
Brendan Gaughan
3721
2
Ted Musgrave
3695
-26
3
Travis Kvapil
3687
-34
4
Dennis Setzer
3682
-39
5
Jon Wood
3512
-209
6
Bobby Hamilton
3442
-279
7
Rick Crawford
3403
-318
8
Carl Edwards
3329
-392