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GAUGHAN MAKES HISTORYNASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES
Source: NASCAR Public Relations
Gaughan, driving the Orleans Hotel Dodge, overcame the handicap of a rear-of-the-field start - the penalty for a post-practice engine change. Leading three times for 60 of the race's 146 laps, Gaughan took command on the 104th time around the 1.5-mile superspeedway, passing Rick Crawford off Turn 2. The victory, worth $60,630, was Gaughan's sixth of the season (and eighth of his career) at an average speed of 122.727 mph. Gaughan's fourth TMS victory broke his series tie with Jack Sprague, winner of three straight races at Phoenix International Raceway in 1996-97. The Las Vegas driver, who entered the 22nd race of the season with a 20-point advantage, now heads Kvapil by 30 heading to next Saturday's Advance Auto Parts 200 at Martinsville Speedway. Kvapil, also a rear starter after a happy hour accident damaged his IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet beyond repair, brought his backup mount to second at lap 133. The finish was Kvapil's 18th consecutive top-10 performance, matching Ron Hornaday Jr.'s 1996 single season mark. Ted Musgrave, No. 3 in the championship standings, finished third in the Mopar Performance Dodge to fall 73 behind Gaughan. Raybestos Rookie leader Carl Edwards was fourth in the Superchips Ford with Bud Pole winner Andy Houston overcoming a lap 98 spin on the backstretch to salvage fifth in the Team ASE Racing/Carquest Dodge. Jon Wood, Terry Cook, Dennis Setzer, Rick Crawford and Bobby Hamilton completed the top 10 - all but Hamilton on the lead lap. Seven drivers exchanged the lead 14 times - the latter number one short of the series mark at TMS. There were six caution periods consuming 29 laps. The results:
1. (7) Brendan Gaughan, Dodge, 146, $60,630.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 122.727 mph.
Time of Race: 1 hour, 47 minutes, 4 seconds. Margin of Victory: 1.905 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 29 laps. Lead Changes: 14 among 7 drivers. Lap Leaders: A. Houston 1-15; T. Musgrave 16-33; R. Crawford 34-59; T. Musgrave 60; A. Houston 61-63; C. Edwards # 64-69; T. Kvapil 70; J. Wood 71-74; C. Edwards # 75-76; B. Gaughan 77-82; J. Wood 83-86; R. Crawford 87-91; B. Gaughan 92-102; R. Crawford 103; B. Gaughan 104-146.
Top 10 in Points: B. Gaughan - 3,459; T. Kvapil - 3,429; T. Musgrave -
3,386; D. Setzer - 3,342; J. Wood - 3,186; B. Hamilton - 3,132; R. Crawford
- 3,113; C. Edwards # - 2,994; T. Cook - 2,861; C. Chaffin - 2,779. See Also .: News Index | E-mail to a Friend Article posted by RacingWest.com staff on 10/11/2003. http://www.racingwest.com
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