SKINNER EDGES DARNELL FOR VEGAS WIN

Source: NASCAR Public Relations
Date: 09/21/2008

By .02 seconds, Mike Skinner (No. 5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) edges driver Erik Darnell (No. 99 Northern Tool + Equipment Ford) to win Saturday's Qwik Liner Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

NASCAR Race Number 19

Unofficial Race Results for the Qwik Liner Las Vegas "350" - Saturday, September 20, 2008

Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, NV - 1.5 Mile Paved

Total Race Length - 147 Laps - 220.5 Miles - Purse: $546,181

Leader

Fin Str Trk Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Winnings Status Times Laps

1 3 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 147 190 5 $57,450 Running 5 38

2 7 99 Erik Darnell Northern Tool + Equipment Ford 147 180 10 $34,350 Running 2 56

3 14 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Super Clean Chevrolet 147 165 $23,620 Running

4 23 15 John Andretti Hyprene-Ergon Toyota 147 165 5 $16,235 Running 1 5

5 1 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Camping World Chevrolet 147 160 5 $18,035 Running 1 1

6 10 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Truck Corral/Powerstroke Diesel by Intl Ford 147 150 $13,335 Running

7 16 40 Jeff Green Westerman Companies Chevrolet 147 146 $12,235 Running

8 13 7 T.J. Bell Jr. TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 147 142 $12,010 Running

9 8 30 Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators Toyota 147 143 5 $11,960 Running 4 20

10 20 81 Donny Lia # Nationrides.com Chevrolet 147 134 $16,160 Running

11 4 8 Chad McCumbee Malcolmson Construction Chevrolet 147 130 $12,160 Running

12 2 6 Colin Braun # Con-way Freight Ford 147 132 5 $11,735 Running 1 1

13 22 21 Jon Wood Air Force Ford 147 124 $11,685 Running

14 21 16 Brian Scott # Albertsons Toyota 147 121 $11,635 Running

15 24 07 Sean Murphy ASI Limited Chevrolet 147 118 $12,860 Running

16 9 18 Dennis Setzer Uniteddodge.com Dodge 147 115 $11,410 Running

17 28 08 Jason White GunBroker.com Dodge 147 112 $11,310 Running

18 18 13 Shelby Howard FarmPaint.com Chevrolet 147 109 $11,185 Running

19 11 51 Shane Sieg Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink Toyota 147 106 $9,835 Running

20 12 10 Brendan Gaughan International MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford 147 103 $10,485 Running

21 17 22 Scott Speed # Red Bull Toyota 146 100 $8,635 Running

22 15 11 David Starr K & N Filters/Red Horse Racing Toyota 140 97 $8,535 Accident

23 25 60 Terry Cook Wyler.com Toyota 128 94 $8,435 Running

24 30 19 Robb Brent Brad Keselowski Racing Chevrolet 120 91 $8,335 Accident

25 27 09 Bobby East Zaxby's Ford 111 88 $8,310 Accident

26 6 2 Jack Sprague Camping World Chevrolet 76 85 $8,285 Accident

27 5 23 Johnny Benson EXIDE Batteries Toyota 64 87 5 $8,235 Accident 2 26

28 29 59 Stacy Compton Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota 37 79 $8,210 Accident

29 19 9 Justin Marks # Construct Corps/crocs Toyota 24 76 $8,185 Rear End

30 31 57 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 3 73 $8,160 Handling

31 26 0 Chris Jones ASI Limited Chevrolet 2 0 $8,135 Vibration

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 55,000 - Mike Skinner won the Qwik Liner Las Vegas 350, his 25th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory and second at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear of the field: #0 Jones and #59 Compton (unapproved adjustments).

Failed to Qualify: N/A

Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 10 Mins, 54 Secs. Average Speed: 101.070 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.020 Seconds

Caution Flags: 12 for 46 laps: Laps: 5-7 (#07 spun turn 4); 25-28 (#9 spun turn 4); 40-42 (#59 accident turn 3); 66-70 (#23 accident turn 1); 78-82 (#2, #10 accident turn 2); 98-101 (#08 spun turn 4); 107-110 (#09, #16 accident turn 4); 122-124 (#19, #60 accident turn 2); 128-130 (#30 spun turn 2); 132-136 (#18, #51 accident turn 4); 138-140 (#08 accident turn 2); 142-145 (#11 accident backstretch).

Lead Changes: 15 among 7 drivers: R. Hornaday Jr. 1; M. Skinner 2-7; T. Bodine 8-9; M. Skinner 10-20; T. Bodine 21-24; M. Skinner 25; J. Benson 26-42; T. Bodine 43-55; J. Benson 56-64; T. Bodine 65; C. Braun # 66; M. Skinner 67-84; E. Darnell 85-98; J. Andretti 99-103; E. Darnell 104-145; M. Skinner 146-147.

Top 10 Driver Points: (1) J. Benson 2,858;(2) R. Hornaday Jr. 2,857;(3) M. Crafton 2,694;(4) E. Darnell 2,634;(5) M. Skinner 2,631;(6) R. Crawford 2,612;(7) T. Bodine 2,601;(8) J. Sprague 2,456;(9) D. Setzer 2,395;(10) T. Cook 2,366.

Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award : Donny Lia, #81 (19 Places)

Keystone Light Pole Award : Ron Hornaday, Jr., #33 (170.428 mph)

Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Erik Darnell, #99

Mobil1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Mike Skinner, #5

Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award : Donny Lia, #81

Sunoco Diamond Performance : Mike Skinner, #5

Wix Filters Lap Leader Award : Mike Skinner, #5 (38 Laps)

Next Race: Oct. 4, 2008 - Talladega Superspeedway

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