Results of Bud Pole qualifying for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Chevy Silverado 150 at Phoenix International Raceway follow.
Rick Crawford, hoping to cut a 68-point championship deficit with two races remaining on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, won the Bud Pole Friday for tomorrow's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Chevy Silverado 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. Crawford's Circle Bar Motel & RV Ford qualified four spots higher than championship leader Mike Bliss, who'll start fifth in the IWX Motor Freight/Knights Inn Chevrolet. Crawford, who posted a lap speed of 128.329 mph around Phoenix International Raceway's one-mile oval, won his first pole in May at Dover International Speedway. Crawford's good fortune spelled disappointment for Raybestos Rookie Bill Lester, whose Dodge held the provisional pole for much of the qualifying session. Lester's 128.324 effort fell one one-thousandth of a second short but was good enough for the Oakland, Calif rookie's first front row-starting berth. NASCAR Winston Cup Series visitor Kevin Harvick qualified third, followed by Terry Cook and Bliss. The qualifying results:
1. (14) Rick Crawford, Ford, 128.329 mph. 2. (8) Bill Lester #, Dodge, 128.324 mph. 3. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 127.959 mph. 4. (29) Terry Cook, Ford, 127.823 mph. 5. (16) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 127.705 mph. 6. (17) Stacy Compton, Dodge, 127.556 mph. 7. (2) Jason Leffler, Dodge, 127.533 mph. 8. (75) David Starr, Chevrolet, 127.348 mph. 9. (88) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 127.065 mph. 10. (18) Robert Pressley, Dodge, 126.971 mph. 11. (46) Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 126.953 mph. 12. (63) Regan Smith, Ford, 126.904 mph. 13. (08) Bobby Dotter, Chevrolet, 126.872 mph. 14. (1) Ted Musgrave, Dodge, 126.618 mph. 15. (52) Ken Schrader, Chevrolet, 126.400 mph. 16. (50) Jon Wood, Ford, 126.201 mph. 17. (60) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 126.099 mph. 18. (90) Lance Norick, Chevrolet, 125.676 mph. 19. (15) Andy Houston, Ford, 125.523 mph. 20. (4) Ryan Hemphill, Dodge, 125.326 mph. 21. (89) Stan Boyd, Chevrolet, 125.252 mph. 22. (39) Steve Portenga, Chevrolet, 125.239 mph. 23. (62) Brendan Gaughan #, Dodge, 125.104 mph. 24. (07) Jason Small #, Chevrolet, 124.926 mph. 25. (21) Morgan Shepherd, Ford, 124.870 mph. 26. (43) Carlos Contreras, Dodge, 124.138 mph. 27. (51) Brian Rose, Dodge, 123.771 mph. 28. (20) Coy Gibbs, Chevrolet, 123.754 mph. 29. (86) Lance Hooper, Chevrolet, 123.575 mph. 30. (04) Mike Cofer, Ford, 123.571 mph. 31. (93) Randy MacDonald, Chevrolet, 123.195 mph. 32. (98) Cory Kruseman, Chevrolet, 122.905 mph. 33. (79) Jerry Hill, Dodge, Provisional. 34. (72) Blake Mallory, Chevrolet, Provisional. 35. (23) Phil Bonifield, Chevrolet, Provisional. 36. (34) Eric Jones, Chevrolet, Provisional.6 drivers failed to qualify.
37. (41) Clay Collier, Dodge, 121.988 mph. 38. (66) Lonnie Cox, Ford, 121.865 mph. 39. (19) Ricky Sanders, Ford, 121.474 mph. 40. (0) Loni Richardson #, Chevrolet, 121.282 mph. 41. (09) John Mickel, Chevrolet, 121.249 mph. 42. (05) Bobby Hillis Jr., Chevrolet, DNS.
