Raybestos Rookie Brendan Gaughan grabbed the lead off pit road under caution on lap 109, the result of a two-tire change ordered by crew chief Shane Wilson, then held off Travis Kvapil over the race's final 59 laps to win Friday night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series O'Reilly 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Gaughan, driver of the No. 62 NAPA Auto Parts Dodge, became the ninth consecutive different winner at the 1.5-mile venue and third freshman driver to win at TMS. Gaughan, who won $63,000, averaged 129.569 mph for the 250.5-mile distance. Kvapil, last year's top rookie and Texas winner in October, fell 2.364 seconds short in his CAT Rental Stores Chevrolet. David Starr, forced to the rear of the 35-truck field after changing engines in his Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet, finished third, ahead of Rick Crawford and Ted Musgrave. Seven drivers completed all 167 laps as seven competitors exchanged the lead 10 times. Starr boosted his point lead but only fractionally. He leads Crawford by 17, Musgrave by 20 and Mike Bliss by 17. Bud Pole winner Jason Leffler led 45 laps early but was eliminated in a single-truck accident in Turn 1 on the 107th lap.
The results: 1. (10) Brendan Gaughan, Dodge, 167, $63,000
2. (6) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 167, $44,475
3. (2) David Starr, Chevrolet, 167, $31,550
4. (9) Rick Crawford, Ford, 167, $21,350
5. (4) Ted Musgrave, Dodge, 167, $15,500
6. (3) Robert Pressley, Dodge, 167, $15,500
7. (8) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 166, $14,400
8. (5) Coy Gibbs, Chevrolet, 166, $13,650
9. (12) Jon Wood, Ford, 166, $13,550
10. (11) Lance Norick, Chevrolet, 166, $14,750
11. (7) Bill Lester, Dodge, 166, $13,350
12. (16) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 166, $13,165
13. (18) Terry Cook, Ford, 166, $13,065
14. (13) Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 165, $12,965
15. (15) Lance Hooper, Dodge, 164, $13,165
16. (24) Stan Boyd, Chevrolet, 164, $10,515
17. (19) Bobby Dotter, Chevrolet, 164, $12,665
18. (22) Carlos Contreras, Dodge, 164, $12,565
19. (31) Aaron Daniel, Ford, 162, $11,715
20. (26) Jerry Hill, Dodge, 162, $12,365
21. (33) Tom Powers, Dodge, 162, $11,265
22. (34) Jason White, Chevrolet, 160, $9,915
23. (23) Randy MacDonald, Chevrolet, 160, $10,815
24. (17) Michael Ritch, Dodge, 157, $9,715
25. (21) Jason Small, Chevrolet, 139, engine, $9,615
26. (25) Trent Owens, Ford, 106, engine, $9,515
27. (1) Jason Leffler, Dodge, 106, accident, $10,715
28. (28) Steve Portenga, Chevrolet, 70, accident, $9,315
29. (29) Donnie Neuenberger, Dodge, 60, accident, $9,215
30. (32) David Hall, Chevrolet, 30, oil pressure, $9,115
31. (20) Morgan Shepherd, Ford, 11, ignition, $8,990
32. (27) Randy Briggs, Chevrolet, 11, vibration, $8,890
33. (35) Wayne Edwards, Chevrolet, 11, vibration, $8,790
34. (30) Phil Bonifield, Chevrolet, 8, engine, $8,765
35. (14) Brian Rose, Dodge, 3, accident, $8,740
Race Statistics
Time of race: 1 hour 26 minutes 0 seconds
Average speed: 129.569 mph
Margin of victory: 2.364 seconds
Caution flags: 6 for 29 laps (5-8, 14-17, 66-70, 74-78, 88-91, 108-114)
Lead changes: 10 among 7 drivers
Lap leaders: Leffler grid, Musgrave 1-10, Leffler 11-55, Kvapil 56-58, Gaughan 59, Bliss 60-66, Kvapil 67-70, Crawford 71-91, Pressley 92-99, Crawford 100-108, Gaughan 109-167
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points (unofficial): 1. Starr 1,078; 2. Crawford 1,061; 3. Musgrave 1,058; 4. Bliss 1,041; 5. Leffler 953; 6. Pressley 949; 7. Setzer 928; 8. Kvapil 915; 9. Gaughan 911; 10. Cook 894
