LEFFLER WINS BUD POLE

Source: NASCAR MEDIA RELATIONS
Date: 05/18/2002

Jason Leffler left no doubt about who had the fastest truck as he won the Bud Pole for Sunday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rocky Mountain 200 by Dodge at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Leffler was nearly three-tenths of a second quicker than Ultra Motorsports teammate Ted Musgrave on Friday as he qualified his Team ASE Racing/Carquest Dodge at a non-record speed of 132.460 mph. The pole was Leffler's second of the year and marked the third time the Leffler-Musgrave duo has occupied the front row in 2002's five races. The lineup duplicated the pair's performance at Darlington Raceway in March, a race that Musgrave won. Musgrave's identical Mopar Performance Ram turned in a speed of 131.047 - the last of 38 trucks to post qualifying times on a cool, overcast afternoon. Mike Bliss qualified third in the IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet at 130.900, followed by Gateway winner Terry Cook at 130.876 in the Power Stroke Diesel Ford. Dennis Setzer, the series winner at Martinsville Speedway, grabbed the No. 5 spot in the ACXIOM/Computer Associates Chevrolet with a speed of 130.563. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series point leader David Starr qualified sixth in the Spears Motorsports Chevrolet, followed by Travis Kvapil, Rick Crawford, Raybestos Rookie Bill Lester and Robert Pressley. Ricky Sanders and Bob Coffey Jr. failed to qualify for the 36-truck lineup Sunday's race, televised live by ESPN2 and broadcast by MRN radio, begins at 4 p.m. EDT. Qualifying results follow: 1.(2)Jason Leffler, Dodge, 132.460

2.(1)Ted Musgrave, Dodge, 131.047

3.(16)Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 130.900

4.(29)Terry Cook, Ford, 130.876

5.(46)Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 130.562

6.(75)David Starr, Chevrolet, 130.548

7.(60)Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 130.373

8.(14)Rick Crawford, Ford, 130.246

9.(8)Bill Lester, Dodge, 129.417

10.(18)Robert Pressley, Dodge, 129.320

11.(20)Coy Gibbs, Chevrolet, 129.000

12.(15)Trent Owens, Ford, 128.654

13.(4)Brian Rose, Dodge, 128.562

14.(90)Lance Norick, Chevrolet, 128.544

15.(51)Michael Ritch, Dodge, 128.443

16.(43)Carlos Contreras, Dodge, 128.406

17.(50)Jon Wood, Ford, 128.297

18.(07)Jason Small, Chevrolet, 128.278

19.(62)Brendan Gaughan, Dodge, 128.050

20.(5)Lance Hooper, Dodge, 127.786

21.(21)Morgan Shepherd, Ford, 127.325

22.(72)Randy MacDonald, Chevrolet, 127.298

23.(88)Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 127.101

24.(68)Rodney Sawyers, Dodge, 126.560

25.(39)Steve Portenga, Chevrolet, 126.130

26.(0)Stan Boyd, Chevrolet, 125.707

27.(81)Angie Wilson, Chevrolet, 125.174

28.(08)Bobby Dotter, Chevrolet, 125.000

29.(23)Phil Bonifield, Chevrolet, 124.654

30.(58)Chris Horn, Chevrolet, 124.327

31.(09)Andy Houston, Chevrolet, 123.809

32.(93)Jerry Allec Jr., Chevrolet, 123.296

33.(79)Jerry Hill, Dodge, provisional

34.(55)Tom Powers, Dodge, provisional

35.(86)Dana White, Chevrolet, provisional

36.(73)Loni Richardson, Chevrolet, provisional

Failed to qualify:

37.(19)Ricky Sanders, Ford, 120.708

38.(74)Bob Coffey, Chevrolet, 118.820

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