Rick Crawford, hoping to erase one of the longest non-winning streaks in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history, will start Friday's MBNA America 200 from the pole position for the first time in his 132-race career.
Crawford, whose only series victory came in March 1998 at the Miami-Homestead Speedway - 103 starts ago - lapped Dover International Speedway's one-mile, concrete oval at an average speed of 150.414 mph.
The 43-year-old Alabama native, who drives the No. 14 Circle Bar Ford F-150 truck, has started second four times, most recently at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2001.
Crawford out-qualified the Ultra Motorsports tandem of Jason Leffler and Ted Musgrave, whose Dodges had won four of the year's previous five poles. Leffler qualified second at 149.483 with Musgrave taking the No. 3 spot at 149.099.
Terry Cook, at 148.687 in a Ford and Travis Kvapil, with the fastest qualifying Chevrolet at 148.105, completed the top-five for the $582,893 race.
David Starr, Ken Schrader, Coy Gibbs, Robert Pressley and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series point leader Mike Bliss completed the next five starters in the 36-truck field.
Bliss leads Starr by a single point for the championship while Crawford is third, 28 behind.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying - MBNA America 200
Dover International Speedway
Dover, Del.
Thursday, May 30, 2002
1. (14) Rick Crawford, Ford, 150.414 mph.
2. (2) Jason Leffler, Dodge, 149.099 mph.
3. (1) Ted Musgrave, Dodge, 149.483 mph.
4. (29) Terry Cook, Ford, 148.687 mph.
5. (60) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 148.105 mph.
6. (75) David Starr, Chevrolet, 148.063 mph.
7. (52) Ken Schrader, Chevrolet, 147.710 mph.
8. (20) Coy Gibbs, Chevrolet, 147.535 mph.
9. (18) Robert Pressley, Dodge, 147.336 mph.
10. (16) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 147.227 mph.
11. (50) Jon Wood, Ford, 146.496 mph.
12. (46) Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 146.003 mph.
13. (62) Brendan Gaughan #, Dodge, 145.849 mph.
14. (90) Lance Norick, Chevrolet, 145.566 mph.
15. (4) Brian Rose, Dodge, 145.502 mph.
16. (85) Carl Long, Dodge, 145.496 mph.
17. (88) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 145.103 mph.
18. (15) Trent Owens #, Ford, 144.817 mph.
19. (07) Jason Small #, Chevrolet, 144.747 mph.
20. (5) Lance Hooper, Dodge, 144.393 mph.
21. (21) Morgan Shepherd, Ford, 143.948 mph.
22. (8) Bill Lester #, Dodge, 143.495 mph.
23. (08) Bobby Dotter, Chevrolet, 143.175 mph.
24. (43) Carlos Contreras, Dodge, 143.164 mph.
25. (72) Randy MacDonald, Chevrolet, 142.914 mph.
26. (51) Michael Ritch, Dodge, 142.710 mph.
27. (03) Tom Carey Jr., Chevrolet, 142.642 mph.
28. (25) Ronnie Hornaday III, Chevrolet, 142.225 mph.
29. (0) Stan Boyd, Chevrolet, 141.515 mph.
30. (32) Jerry Miller, Dodge, 140.823 mph.
31. (79) Jerry Hill, Dodge, 140.324 mph.
32. (93) Larry Gunselman, Chevrolet, 139.942 mph.
33. (39) Steve Portenga, Chevrolet, Provisional.
34. (81) Angie Wilson #, Dodge, Provisional.
35. (68) Rodney Sawyers #, Dodge, Provisional.
36. (55) Tom Powers, Dodge, Provisional.
4 drivers failed to qualify.
37. (86) Donnie Neuenberger #, Chevrolet, 138.819 mph.
38. (23) Phil Bonifield, Chevrolet, 138.531 mph.
39. (73) Loni Richardson #, Chevrolet, 130.838 mph.
40. (74) Bob Coffey Jr., Chevrolet,
