CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Ted Musgrave held off Brendan Gaughan after
a late-race restart to win the inaugural NASCAR Truck series event
Friday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Musgrave, who earned his 11th career series victory, recovered
from a speeding penalty on pit road early in the race to win the
Hardee's 200.
Caution came out with three laps to go, but Truck series rules
dictate that races end under green. The race was restarted in time
for a two-lap shootout. Gaughan moved to Musgrave's right on the
restart and they raced side-by-side entering the first turn.
Musgrave moved ahead exiting the second turn and held off
Gaughan by .233 seconds for his first win of the season.
Rick Crawford finished third, and Travis Kvapil was fourth,
followed by Winston Cup drivers Kevin Harvick and Jeremy Mayfield.
Series points leader Bobby Hamilton finished seventh.
Rick Crawford finished third, and Winston Cup drivers Kevin
Harvick and Jeremy Mayfield rounded out the top five. Series points
leader Bobby Hamilton finished seventh.
"I had a really good run at the end before the last caution and
had a lot of distance on the field. I kept saying, 'I hope a
caution doesn't come out,' and sure enough it did," Musgrave
explained. "I guess I shouldn't have said that."
Musgrave thought Gaughan would try to get past him on the final
restart.
"He did everything he was supposed to do and I just goofed,"
Musgrave said. "I spun the wheels coming to green flag. I just had
to race him clean and he raced me clean."
Gaughan also overcame an early-race miscue on pit road to record
his best finish of the season. On his first pit stop, Gaughan
missed his stall and had to drive around the track and pit with the
lap-down trucks.
"We gave it one hell of a run," Gaughan said. "I blew it and
missed my pit stall on the first stop and went to the back. My guys
dug deep and battled back."
Hardee's 200 Results
At Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. Lap Length: 1.5 miles
No.
Start
Driver
Make
Laps
Money
1.
8
Ted Musgrave
Dodge
136
$49,500
2.
9
Brendan Gaughan
Dodge
136
$29,675
3.
11
Rick Crawford
Ford
136
$23,025
4.
16
Travis Kvapil
Chevrolet
136
$14,800
5.
3
Kevin Harvick
Chevrolet
136
$11,800
6.
12
Jeremy Mayfield
Dodge
136
$11,925
7.
5
Bobby Hamilton
Dodge
136
$11,325
8.
10
Chad Chaffin
Dodge
136
$11,075
9.
19
Matt Crafton
Chevrolet
136
$10,950
10.
24
Rich Bickle
Ford
136
$12,250
11.
21
Ken Schrader
Chevrolet
136
$8,175
12.
6
Carl Edwards
Ford
136
$11,240
13.
33
Tina Gordon
Dodge
135
$11,640
14.
14
Terry Cook
Ford
135
$10,040
15.
1
Bill Lester
Dodge
135
$11,890
16.
13
Eric Jones
Chevrolet
135
$7,590
17.
7
David Starr
Chevrolet
135
$9,790
18.
20
Jody Lavender
Chevrolet
134
$9,740
19.
30
Randy MacDonald
Dodge
134
$9,690
20.
27
L.W. Miller
Chevrolet
134
$9,740
21.
2
Jason Leffler
Dodge
134
$9,590
22.
4
Jon Wood
Ford
133
$8,290
23.
15
Dennis Setzer
Chevrolet
133
$8,265
24.
23
Brian Sockwell
Chevrolet
133
$7,240
25.
36
Donnie Neuenberger
Dodge
133
$7,215
26.
25
Conrad Burr
Chevrolet
132
$7,190
27.
31
Lance Hooper
Ford
58
$7,165
28.
35
Jerry Hill
Dodge
56
$7,140
29.
28
Morgan Shepherd
Ford
46
$7,115
30.
22
Andy Houston
Ford
40
$7,090
31.
17
Robert Pressley
Dodge
21
$7,065
32.
26
Ronnie Hornaday III
Ford
6
$7,040
33.
32
Chris Horn
Chevrolet
5
$7,015
34.
18
Randy Briggs
Ford
5
$6,990
35.
34
Dana White
Chevrolet
4
$6,965
36.
29
Jamie Aube
Chevrolet
3
$6,942
Race Statistics Time of Race: 1 hour, 46 minutes, 39 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.233 seconds. Winner's Average Speed: 114.768 mph. Caution Flags: Seven for 35 laps. Lead Changes: Twelve among six drivers. Lap Leaders: Lester 0; Harvick 1-19; Hamilton 20-22; Harvick 23-26; Hamilton 27-40; Leffler 41-50; Harvick 51-97; Mayfield 98-100; Musgrave 101-103; Crawford 104; Musgrave 105-107; Crawford 108-114; Musgrave 115-136. Point Standings: 1. Hamilton, 821. 2. Crawford, 801. 3. Musgrave, 771. 4, Gaughan, 764. 5. Kvapil, 729. 6. Setzer, 684. 7. Cook, 678. 8. Pressley, 621. 9. Leffler, 619. 10. Wood, 617.
