![]() |
![]() |
|
||||
|
||||||
|
|
BLISS WINS HARDEE'S 250 CRAFTSMAN TRUCK RACENASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES
Date: 09/21/2002
Mike Bliss, bidding for his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, extended his points advantage Saturday with a half-second victory over Dennis Setzer in the Hardee's 250 with John Boy and Billy at Big Daddy's South Boston (Va.) Speedway. Bliss, who started second in the 36-truck field, dropped to 13th after a lap 92 pit stop but methodically worked his way back to the front of the pack. He passed Coy Gibbs for trhe lead on lap 199 and held a six-second lead over Setzer when the afternoon's 10th and final caution extended the scheduled 250-lap distance to 257 -- and gave Setzer a two-lap shot at Bliss's IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet. Bliss, however, drove away from Setzer's ACXIOM/Computer Associates Chevrolet. Rick Crawford finished third in his Ford, followed by Gibbs and Travis Kvapil. Ted Musgrave, the Bud Pole winner, experienced late handling trouble and finished 14th despite leading the race's first 92 laps. Bliss, who carries a 55-point championship lead with four races remaining, won $41,250. There were four lead changes among three drivers. The race's 88 laps of caution was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series record -- 11 more than the 77 here in 2001 when Musgrave won. Results follow: 1. (2) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 257, $41,250 2. (3) Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 257, $25,975 3. (4) Rick Crawford, Ford, 257, $18,875 4. (9) Coy Gibbs, Chevrolet, 257, $11,950 5. (15) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 257, $10,900 6. (11) Jon Wood, Ford, 257, $9,875 7. (17) David Starr, Chevrolet, 257, $8,975 8. (18) Bobby Dotter, Chevrolet, 257, $8,925 9. (7) Jason Leffler, Dodge, 257, $8,825 10. (12) Ryan Hemphill, Dodge, 257, $10,250 11. (6) Brendan Gaughan, Dodge, 257, $9,725 12. (26) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 256, $10,115 13. (13) Steve Portenga, Chevrolet, 256, $8,565 14. (1) Ted Musgrave, Dodge, 256, $11,840 15. (20) Lance Norick, Chevrolet, 256, $8,715 16. (25) Lance Hooper, Chevrolet, 256, $8,365 17. (31) Bill Lester, Dodge, 255, $8,315 18. (21) Randy MacDonald, Chevrolet, 254, $8,265 19. (35) Jerry Hill, Dodge, 254, $6,965 20. (16) Adam Clarke, Dodge, 251, $6,165 21. (22) Andy Houston, Dodge, 250, ignition, $5,615 22. (14) Brian Rose, Ford, 248, $6,565 23. (23) Carlos Contreras, Dodge, 241, $5,515 24. (8) Robert Pressley, Dodge, 215, accident, $5,465 25. (5) Terry Cook, Ford, 199, $54,416 26. (19) Tommy Pistone III, Ford, 188, accident, $5,390 27. (24) Jason Small, Chevrolet, 167, $5,365 28. (30) Clay Collier, Dodge, 146, accident, $5,340 29. (28) Regan Smith, Ford, 123, engine, $5,315 30. (38) Dana White, Chevrolet, 86, accident, $5,290 31. (29) Brian Sockwell, Chevrolet, 72, accident, $5,265 32. (27) Ryan McGlynn, Chevrolet, 64, accident, $5,240 33. (39) Conrad Burr, Chevrolet, 55, accident, $5,215 34. (10) Jamey Caudill, Ford, 54, accident, $5,190 35. (32) Scott Kirkpatrick, Dodge, 18, accident, $5,165 36. (36) Brad Bennett, Chevrolet, 18, rear end, $5,140 Race Statistics Time of race: 1 hour 43 minutes 50 seconds Average speed: 59.403 mph Margin of victory: .559 second Caution flags: 10 for 83 laps (22-28, 47-53, 56-64, 74-80, 90-96, 106-113, 115-118, 150-157, 166-183, 248-255) Lead changes: 3 among 4 drivers Lap leaders: Musgrave 1-92, Starr 93-145, Gibbs 146-198, Bliss 199-257
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings (unofficial): 1. Bliss 2,742; 2. Crawford 2,687; 3. Musgrave 2,630; 4. Starr 2,573; 5. Cook 2,565; 6. Leffler 2,546; 7. Setzer 2,533; 8. Pressley 2,514; 9. Gibbs 2,460; 10. Kvapil 2,426 See Also .: News Index | E-mail to a Friend Article posted by RacingWest.com staff on 09/21/2002. http://www.racingwest.com
|
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Advertise | Legal | TOS | Print Page | RacingWest Logos | © RacingWest 1995-2008. All Rights Reserved. |