Riggs earns Charter Pipeline 250 win
Posted: Saturday May 10, 2003 8:14 PM
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| Results |
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| No. |
Driver |
Make |
| 1. |
Scott Riggs |
Ford |
| 2. |
David Green |
Pontiac |
| 3. |
Jason Keller |
Ford |
| 4. |
Brian Vickers |
Chevrolet |
| 5. |
Bobby Hamilton Jr. |
Ford |
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Complete results, click here.
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MADISON, Ill. (AP) -- Scott Riggs raced to his third Busch series victory Saturday, taking the Charter Pipeline 250 when Mike Bliss ran out of fuel on the final lap.
"Never give up! Never give up!" Riggs shouted as he climbed
out of his car. "We've lost them this way before, but this is the
first time I've had to win this way. I thought we had another
second-place today. I couldn't believe he ran out of fuel."
The Ford driver was about three seconds behind when Bliss slowed
between the first and second turns on the 1.25-mile Gateway
International Raceway track.
"They kept telling me to conserve gas, conserve gas," Riggs
said. "He had the car to beat."
Bliss, who ended up 12th, made his last pit stop on lap 108
after a crash involving six cars. The 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series champion thought he had more than enough fuel to complete
the final 93 laps of the 200-lap race.
"It's frustrating," Bliss said "We had this race won. We had
until [lap] 210 to run on fuel. I don't know what happened, but we
shouldn't have run out of fuel."
David Green finished second, 0.543 seconds behind Riggs, to take
a five-point lead over Todd Bodine in the season standings. Bodine
was 11th Saturday after starting from the back of the field because
of an engine change.
Jason Keller finished third, followed by Brian Vickers, Bobby
Hamilton Jr., Stacy Compton, Johnny Sauter, Scott Wimmer, Stanton
Barrett and Winston Cup regular Kenny Wallace.
Pole-sitter Ashton Lewis Jr. led the first 44 laps, but got
caught up in the six-car accident on lap 108. He finished 33rd.
The race was delayed 30 minutes because of rain.
| Busch Series Charter Pipeline 250 Results |
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Gateway International Raceway, Madison, Ill.
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| No. |
Driver |
Make |
Laps |
| 1. |
Scott Riggs |
Ford |
200 |
| 2. |
David Green |
Pontiac |
200 |
| 3. |
Jason Keller |
Ford |
200 |
| 4. |
Brian Vickers |
Chevrolet |
200 |
| 5. |
Bobby Hamilton Jr. |
Ford |
200 |
| 6. |
Stacy Compton |
Chevrolet |
200 |
| 7. |
Johnny Sauter |
Chevrolet |
200 |
| 8. |
Scott Wimmer |
Chevrolet |
200 |
| 9. |
Stanton Barrett |
Ford |
200 |
| 10. |
Kenny Wallace |
Chevrolet |
200 |
| 11. |
Todd Bodine |
Chevrolet |
200 |
| 12. |
Mike Bliss |
Chevrolet |
200 |
| 13. |
Shane Hmiel |
Chevrolet |
199 |
| 14. |
David Stremme |
Dodge |
199 |
| 15. |
Joey Clanton |
Pontiac |
199 |
| 16. |
Mike Wallace |
Chevrolet |
198 |
| 17. |
Kerry Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
198 |
| 18. |
Ron Young |
Chevrolet |
198 |
| 19. |
Reagan Smith |
Chevrolet |
198 |
| 20. |
Jason Schuler |
Ford |
197 |
| 21. |
Kenny Hendrick |
Pontiac |
197 |
| 22. |
Larry Gunselman |
Pontiac |
195 |
| 23. |
Jason White |
Ford |
195 |
| 24. |
John Hayden |
Chevrolet |
193 |
| 25. |
Brian Weber |
Chevrolet |
193 |
| 26. |
Justin Ashburn |
Pontiac |
192 |
| 27. |
J.R. Robbs |
Chevrolet |
191 |
| 28. |
Ron Hornaday Jr. |
Chevrolet |
183 |
| 29. |
Chad Blount |
Dodge |
182 |
| 30. |
Mike Harmon |
Chevrolet |
174 |
| 31. |
Kasey Kahne |
Ford |
173 |
| 32. |
Kevin Grubb |
Dodge |
159 |
| 33. |
Ashton Lewis Jr. |
Chevrolet |
158 |
| 34. |
Chris Bingham |
Ford |
118 |
| 35. |
Randy LaJoie |
Chevrolet |
105 |
| 36. |
Coy Gibbs |
Chevrolet |
104 |
| 37. |
Brad Teague |
Ford |
103 |
| 38. |
Jeff Streeter |
Chevrolet |
90 |
| 39. |
Steadman Marlin |
Dodge |
77 |
| 40. |
Mike Potter |
Ford |
33 |
| 41. |
Josh Richardson |
Ford |
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Race Statistics
Average Speed Race Winner: 92.870 mph
Time of Race: 2 hours, 41 minutes, 31 seconds
Margin of Victory: 0.543 seconds
Caution Flags: 6 for 49 laps
Lead Changes: 10 among 9 drivers
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