Carl Edwards raced away from a three-way battle for second place on a late restart to score his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory in Saturday night's Built Ford Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Edwards, who qualified fifth but went to the rear because of a pre-race engine change, put his Roush Racing Ford on the point on lap 111 when leader Brendan Gaughan suffered engine failure in Turn 4. Edwards, 23, led the rest of the way, scoring a 3.568-second victory over Ted Musgrave, who passed Dennis Setzer for the runnerup spot on the final lap. Edwards is the season's eighth different winner in 11 races and third first-time winner. His victory marked the fourth consecutive season in which a Raybestos Rookie contender has gone to victory lane. The winner's teammate and Bud Pole winner, Jon Wood, took fourth, followed by Jason Leffler. Travis Kvapil finished sixth to open a 41-point championship lead over Musgrave. Edwards, who averaged 122.393 mph, won $77,500. There were 10 lead changes among nine drivers. Seven cautions consumed 29 of the event's 150 laps.
Results follow: 1. (5) Carl Edwards #, Ford, 150, $77,500.
2. (6) Ted Musgrave, Dodge, 150, $52,325.
3. (13) Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 150, $31,125.
4. (1) Jon Wood, Ford, 150, $28,150.
5. (4) Jason Leffler, Dodge, 150, $22,250.
6. (14) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 150, $18,825.
7. (8) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 150, $18,125.
8. (11) Robert Pressley, Dodge, 150, $17,075.
9. (12) Terry Cook, Ford, 150, $15,975.
10. (17) Hank Parker Jr., Chevrolet, 150, $16,625.
11. (16) Rick Crawford, Ford, 150, $15,125.
12. (9) Bill Lester, Dodge, 150, $14,940.
13. (10) Mike Skinner, Ford, 149, $14,840.
14. (15) Chris Horn, Chevrolet, 149, $12,490.
15. (35) Aaron Daniel, Ford, 148, $14,340.
16. (31) Randy MacDonald, Chevrolet, 148, $14,440.
17. (33) Randy Briggs #, Ford, 147, $14,340.
18. (2) Bobby Hamilton, Dodge, 146, $14,240.
19. (36) Ricky Sanders, Ford, 142, $11,890.
20. (29) Loni Richardson, Chevrolet, 124, engine failure, $11,940.
21. (25) Tina Gordon #, Chevrolet, 115, $14,040.
22. (7) Brendan Gaughan, Dodge, 110, engine failure, $13,990.
23. (28) Jonathon Price, Chevrolet, 75, ignition, $12,690.
24. (24) Jody Lavender #, Chevrolet, 74, engine failure, $12,640.
25. (27) Phil Bonifield, Chevrolet, 54, ignition, $11,590.
26. (3) Chad Chaffin, Dodge, 50, engine failure, $11,540.
27. (21) Johnny Chapman, Chevrolet, 44, vibration, $11,490.
28. (20) Morgan Shepherd, Ford, 37, overheating, $11,390.
29. (32) T.J. Bell #, Chevrolet, 31, clutch, $11,290.
30. (19) Brandon Whitt, Chevrolet, 28, engine failure, $11,190.
31. (18) Lance Hooper, Ford, 26, oil pump, $11,090.
32. (34) Trevor Boys, Dodge, 18, overheating, $10,990.
33. (22) Jerry Hill, Dodge, 16, rear end, $10,890.
34. (26) Stan Boyd, Dodge, 15, suspension, $10,790.
35. (30) Ryan McGlynn, Chevrolet, 5, vibration, $10,690.
36. (23) Kenny Hendrick, Ford, 4, transmission, $10,590.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 122.393 mph.
Time of Race: 1 hour, 50 minutes, 18 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 3.568 seconds.
Caution Flags: 7 for 29 laps.
Lead Changes: 10 among 9 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J. Wood 0; B. Hamilton 1-11; J. Leffler 12-29; J. Lavender # 30; M. Shepherd 31-37; M. Skinner 38-40; T. Kvapil 41-43; B. Gaughan 44-82; T. Cook 83; B. Gaughan 84-110; C. Edwards # 111-150.
Top 10 in Points: T. Kvapil - 1,684; T. Musgrave - 1,643; D. Setzer - 1,637;
B. Gaughan - 1,630; B. Hamilton - 1,613; R. Crawford - 1,608; J. Wood - 1,591;
J. Leffler - 1,517; T. Cook - 1,478; C. Edwards # - 1,467.
