Terry Cook, winless in 88 starts since his sole NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory in August 1998 at Flemington, N.J., raced to a 8.654 second victory over Jason Leffler in Sunday's Dodge Ram Tough 200 at Gateway International Raceway. Cook, who started his No. 29 Power Stroke Diesel Ford from the eighth position in the 36-truck field, took the lead for the final time on the 117th of 160 laps when Leffler pitted his No. 2 Team ASE Racing/Carquest Dodge for fuel and tires. Bud Pole winner Mike Bliss finished third in the IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet, followed by Rick Crawford's No. 14 Circle Bar Racing Ford. Crawford pitted under caution early to repair an oil leak and raced back to his original starting slot from 32nd. David Starr, who took over the point lead by 10 over Ted Musgrave, finished fifth in the Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet. Results follow.
DODGE RAM TOUGH 200
MADISON, Ill. (AP) - Final leaders Sunday of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Dodge Ram Tough 200 race at Gateway International Raceway with driver's starting position in parenthesis, make of truck, laps completed, reason out if any and prize money won.
1. (8) Terry Cook, Ford, 160, $52,160
2. (5) Jason Leffler, Dodge, 160, $34,650
3. (1) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 160, $27,290
4. (4) Rick Crawford, Ford, 160, $21,725
5. (13) David Starr, Chevrolet, 160, $18,750 6. (2) Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 160, $15,900
7. (9) Jon Wood, Ford, 160, $14,175
8. (27) Brian Rose, Dodge, 160, $14,425
9. (15) Lance Norick, Chevrolet, 159, $12,075
10. (18) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 159, $13,375
11. (19) Brendan Gaughan, Dodge, 159, $10,225
12. (3) Ted Musgrave, Dodge, 159, $11,290
13. (10) Lance Hooper, Dodge, 159, $11,240
14. (17) Steve Portenga, Chevrolet, 158, $40
15. (22) Bobby Dotter, Chevrolet, 158, $11,440
16. (11) Carlos Contreras, Dodge, 158, $10,840
17. (12) Bill Lester, Dodge, 158, $10,790
18. (24) Rodney Sawyers, Dodge, 158, $9,615
19. (25) Michael Dokken, Dodge, 157, $9,515
20. (26) Trent Owens, Ford, 157, $8,490
21. (16) Jason Small, Chevrolet, 157, $9,465
22. (21) Coy Gibbs, Chevrolet, 157, $10,400
23. (31) Joe Cooksey, Chevrolet, 155, $8,165
24. (20) Randy MacDonald, Chevrolet, 153, cylinder, $9,140
25. (30) Angie Wilson, Chevrolet, 153, $9,115
26. (33) Loni Richardson, Chevrolet, 151, $9,090
27. (36) Aaron Daniel, Ford, 150, $9,065
28. (34) Tom Powers, Dodge, 150, $9,040
29. (35) Dana White, Chevrolet, 150, $8,015
30. (32) Larry Gunselman, Ford, 143, $7,995
31. (7) Robert Pressley, Dodge, 141, $7,985
32. (28) Stan Boyd, Chevrolet, 109, transmission, $7,975
33. (6) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 105, $7,965
34. (29) Jerry Hill, Dodge, 37, brakes, $7,955
35. (14) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 27, ignition, $7,945
36. (23) Morgan Shepherd, Ford, 25, brakes, $7,935
Race Statistics
Time of race: 1 hour 49 minutes 46 seconds
Average speed: 109.323 mph
Margin of victory: 8.654 seconds
Cautions: 3 for 14 laps (5-7, 10-14, 43-48)
Lead changes: 8 among 6 drivers
Lap leaders: Bliss grid, Setzer 1-35, Musgrave 36-43, Wood 44-56, Bliss 57-59, Leffler 60-90, Cook 91-105, Leffler 106-116, Cook 117-160
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standings (unofficial): 1. Starr 598, 2. Musgrave 593, 3. Crawford 576, 4. Bliss 574, 5. Pressley 551, 6. Leffler 543, 7. Rose 541, 8. Setzer 531, 9. Norick 523, 10. Wood 523
