STARR STARTING ON ORLEANS 350 POLE

Source: NASCAR PUBLIC RELATIONS
Date: 10/13/2002

David Starr, who'd gone 65 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts without a Bud Pole, won the No. 1 starting position for Sunday's Las Vegas 350 with a record lap speed of 163.112 mph around 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Starr, second among 38 to take to the track, watched a half-dozen challengers also top the old record of 161.803 shared by Stacy Compton and Jack Sprague.

Brendan Gaughan came closest to Starr's Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet at 162.685. Gaughan, however, wrecked his NAPA Auto Parts Dodge in final practice and will have to start from the rear of a 36-truck field in a backup truck. Rick Crawford, No. 2 in series points standings, qualified his Circle Bar Racing Ford third at 162.543, followed by Ryan Hemphill in the Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge at 162.470. Defending Las Vegas 350 winner Ted Musgrave took the No. 5 position in his Mopar Performance Dodge with a lap speed of 162.104. Points leader Mike Bliss, Jason Leffler, Coy Gibbs, Dennis Setzer and Terry Cook completed the top 10 qualifiers. Starr's Bud Pole also was the first for team owners Wayne and Connie Spears -- whose Southern California team has appeared in all but two of the tour's 189 events. "It's an honor for me as well as Wayne and Connie. It's a way of telling people thanks for giving me the opportunity of my first, full-time ride," said Starr. The lineup: 1.(75)David Starr, Chevrolet, 163.112 (record, old 161.803)

2.(62)Brendan Gaughan, Dodge, 162.685

3.(14)Rick Crawford, Ford, 162.543

4.(4)Ryan Hemphill, Dodge, 162.470

5.(1)Ted Musgrave, Dodge, 162.104

6.(16)Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 161.963

7.(2)Jason Leffler, 161.934

8.(20)Coy Gibbs, Chevrolet, 160.414

9.(46)Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 160.342

10.(29)Terry Cook, Ford, 159.763

11.(60)Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 159.363

12.(8)Bill Lester, Dodge, 158.945

13.(63)Carl Edwards, Ford, 158.758

14.(88)Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 158.553

15.(18)Robert Pressley, Dodge, 158.251

16.(50)Jon Wood, Ford, 157.909

17.(07)Jason Small, Chevrolet, 157.885

18.(15)Andy Houston, Ford, 157.476

19.(90)Lance Norick, Chevrolet, 157.398

20.(43)Carlos Contreras, Dodge, 157.384

21.(58)Chris Horn, Chevrolet, 156.922

22.(86)Lance Hooper, Chevrolet, 156.667

23.(72)Randy MacDonald, Chevrolet, 156.318

24.(39)Steve Portenga, Chevrolet, 156.255

25.(21)Morgan Shepherd, Ford, 156.087

26.(89)Stan Boyd, Chevrolet, 155.898

27.(66)Lonnie Cox, Ford, 155.186

28.(25)Brian Rose, Chevrolet, 154.101

29.(34)Eric Jones, Chevrolet, 153.780

30.(27)Doug Keller, Chevrolet, 153.392

31.(08)Bobby Dotter, Chevrolet, 153.035

32.(79)Jerry Hill, Dodge, 151.963

33.(23)Dana White, Chevrolet, provisional

34.(28)Conrad Burr, Chevrolet, provisional

35.(0)Loni Richardson, Chevrolet, provisional

36.(19)Ricky Sanders, Ford, provisional

Failed to qualify:

37.(93)Jerry Allec Jr., Chevrolet, 149.589

38.(55)Tom Powers, Dodge, 145.553

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