Ted Musgrave gave up 19 positions at the start of Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series American Racing Wheels 200 but wound up leading 51 of 100 laps en route to his second consecutive victory at California Speedway. Musgrave, who qualified the No. 1 Mopar Performance Dodge 11th in the 36-truck lineup, fell to 30th after a pre-race engine change. He raced into the top 10 by lap 14 around the 2.0-mile speedway and - after a 21st lap pit call under caution - was among the leaders for the remainder of the 200-mile race. Musgrave took the lead for the final time on lap 71, when Brendan Gaughan pitted, and held off Ultra Motorsports teammate Jason Leffler to win by 1.603 seconds. The victory was Musgrave's third of the year but first since May 31 when the veteran driver won at Dover International Speedway. He averaged 140.296 mph for the second fastest event at the track and fifth-fastest in series history. Musgrave won $51,835. Leffler, meanwhile, finished second for the sixth time in 2003. The afternoon marked the first time this season that the Ultra duo has swept the top two positions. Raybestos Rookie leader Gaughan slashed through the field over the final 15 laps to take third, followed by Travis Kvapol and Rick Crawford. Coy Gibbs, Robert Pressley, Dennis Setzer, Mike Bliss and Terry Cook completed the top 10 finishers with Bud Pole starter David Starr taking 11th. There were 14 lead changes -- second most of the season -- among eight drivers. Crawford, meanwhile, narrowed Bliss's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points lead to 68 -- 3,065 to 2,997 with Crawford 107 back at 2,958. Two races remain on the schedule, the next on Nov. 8 at Phoenix International Raceway. The results:
1. (11) Ted Musgrave, Dodge, 100, $51,835
2. (8) Jason Leffler, Dodge, 100, $36,175
3. (9) Brendan Gaughan, Dodge, 100, $28,015
4. (7) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 100, $18,125
5. (10) Rick Crawford, Ford, 100, $17,125
6. (2) Coy Gibbs, Chevrolet, 100, $14,525
7. (5) Robert Pressley, Dodge, 100, $14,450
8. (14) Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 100, $14,150
9. (4) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 100, $13,700
10. (13) Terry Cook, Ford, 100, $14,800
11. (1) David Starr, Chevrolet, 100, $14,500
12. (12) Andy Houston, Ford, 100, $13,015
13. (15) Jon Wood, Ford, 100, $12,965
14. (3) Bill Lester, Dodge, 100, $12,715
15. (25) Bobby Dotter, Chevrolet, 99, $12,865
16. (21) Lance Norick, Chevrolet, 99, $12,340
17. (17) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 99, $12,215
18. (20) Carlos Contreras, Dodge, 99, $12,190
19. (30) Jerry Hill, Dodge, 98, $10,915
20. (35) Randy MacDonald, Chevrolet, 97, $12,615
21. (29) Ricky Sanders, Ford, 95, $9,865
22. (23) Eric Jones, Chevrolet, 84, vibration, $9,840
23. (26) Stan Boyd, Chevrolet, 80, suspension, $9,815
24. (24) Jason Small, Chevrolet, 65, engine, $9,790
25. (16) Chris Horn, Chevrolet, 62, vibration, $9,765
26. (19) Steve Portenga, Chevrolet, 53, engine, $9,740
27. (32) Brian Rose, Dodge, 36, brakes, $9,715
28. (18) Morgan Shepherd, Ford, 23, handling, $9,690
29. (28) Aaron Daniel, Chevrolet, 17, vibration, $9,665
30. (36) David Hall, Chevrolet, 9, vibration, $9,645
31. (34) Phil Bonifield, Chevrolet, 8, brakes, $9,635
32. (33) Wayne Edwards, Chevrolet, 8, vibration, $9,625
33. (31) Lonnie Cox, Ford, 6, valve, $9,615
34. (27) Lance Hooper, Chevrolet, 5, engine, $9,605
35. (22) Michael Dokken, Chevrolet, 3, vibration, $9,570
36. (6) Rick Bogart, Dodge, 2, ignition, $9,535
Race statistics
Time of race: 1 hour 25 minutes 32 seconds
Average speed: 140.296 mph
Margin of victory: 1.603 seconds
Caution flags: 2 for 12 laps (21-23, 75-83)
Lead changes: 14 among 8 drivers
Lap leaders: Starr 1-12, Leffler 13-21, Bliss 22-23, Crawford 24-25, Musgrave 26-36, Pressley 37, Musgrave 38-42, Pressley 43, Musgrave 44-47, Pressley 48, Musgrave 49, Pressley 50-63, Kvapil 64-65, Gaughan 66-70, Musgrave 71-100.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings (unofficial): 1. Bliss 3,065; 2. Crawford 2,997; 3. Musgrave 2,958; 4. Starr 2,888; 5. Leffler 2,876; 6. Setzer 2,840; 7. Pressley 2,811; 8. Cook 2,781; 9. Kvapil 2,756; 10. Gibbs 2,733.