Gaughan dominates Ram Tough 200
Posted: Sunday July 20, 2003 1:10 AM
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| Pos. |
Driver |
Make |
| 1. |
Brendan Gaughan |
Dodge |
| 2. |
Jason Leffler |
Dodge |
| 3. |
Travis Kvapil |
Chevrolet |
| 4. |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
| 5. |
Rick Crawford |
Ford |
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MADISON, Ill. (AP) -- Brendan Gaughan held off Jason Leffler by a
truck length Saturday night in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series'
Dodge Ram Tough 200 at Gateway International Raceway.
Gaughan, who pushed his Dodge to the front for the final time on
the 50th of 160 laps, led the rest of the 200-mile race for his
third victory of the season.
Leffler, also driving a Dodge, closed the gap to 0.222 seconds
at the checkered flag but his final challenge -- in Turn 3 of the
1.25-mile speedway -- fell short.
Travis Kvapil finished third in his Chevrolet to preserve a
34-point championship lead over Gaughan after 12 of 25 races.
Gaughan averaged 99.489 mph in becoming the sixth different
winner at Gateway International Raceway. The speed was the slowest
in the history of the race as five caution periods consumed 27
laps.
Carl Edwards finished fourth in a Ford, with Rick Crawford, also
in a Ford, recovering from a pit road accident on the 30th lap to
take fifth.
David Starr, Ted Musgrave, Dennis Setzer, Terry Cook and Matt
Crafton completed the top 10.
Gaughan and Musgrave were the only race leaders, swapping the
lead three times between laps 48 and 50 before handling trouble
dropped Musgrave out of contention for a third victory of the year.
Pole starter Kvapil failed to lead a lap after being passed by
Musgrave on the initial lap.
| Dodge Ram Tough 200 Results |
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At Gateway International Raceway
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| Pos. |
Start |
Driver |
Make |
Laps |
| 1. |
4 |
Brendan Gaughan |
Dodge |
160 |
| 2. |
8 |
Jason Leffler |
Dodge |
160 |
| 3. |
1 |
Travis Kvapil |
Chevrolet |
160 |
| 4. |
11 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
160 |
| 5. |
6 |
Rick Crawford |
Ford |
160 |
| 6. |
10 |
David Starr |
Chevrolet |
160 |
| 7. |
2 |
Ted Musgrave |
Dodge |
160 |
| 8. |
3 |
Dennis Setzer |
Chevrolet |
160 |
| 9. |
9 |
Terry Cook |
Ford |
160 |
| 10. |
12 |
Matt Crafton |
Chevrolet |
160 |
| 11. |
7 |
Jon Wood |
Ford |
160 |
| 12. |
15 |
Mike Skinner |
Dodge |
160 |
| 13. |
13 |
Chad Chaffin |
Dodge |
160 |
| 14. |
5 |
Bobby Hamilton |
Dodge |
159 |
| 15. |
35 |
Shane Wallace |
Ford |
159 |
| 16. |
16 |
Jody Lavender |
Chevrolet |
158 |
| 17. |
17 |
Randy MacDonald |
Chevrolet |
155 |
| 18. |
33 |
Aaron Daniel |
Ford |
155 |
| 19. |
34 |
Ken Weaver |
Chevrolet |
150 |
| 20. |
31 |
Ricky Sanders |
Ford |
149 |
| 21. |
25 |
Paul Menard |
Chevrolet |
141 |
| 22. |
14 |
Bill Lester |
Dodge |
141 |
| 23. |
22 |
Ryan Hanson |
Chevrolet |
140 |
| 24. |
21 |
Blake Mallory |
Dodge |
136 |
| 25. |
18 |
Randy Briggs |
Ford |
123 |
| 26. |
26 |
David Stover |
Ford |
115 |
| 27. |
29 |
Doug Keller |
Chevrolet |
104 |
| 28. |
19 |
T.J. Bell |
Chevrolet |
86 |
| 29. |
20 |
Jerry Hill |
Dodge |
53 |
| 30. |
23 |
Phil Bonifield |
Chevrolet |
50 |
| 31. |
30 |
Chris Horn |
Chevrolet |
45 |
| 32. |
24 |
Jon Lemke |
Chevrolet |
26 |
| 33. |
32 |
Lance Hooper |
Ford |
19 |
| 34. |
36 |
Michael Dokken |
Dodge |
9 |
| 35. |
28 |
Kenny Hendrick |
Ford |
6 |
| 36. |
27 |
Stan Boyd |
Dodge |
3 |
Average Speed of Race Winner: 99.489 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours, 0 minutes, 37 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.222.
Caution Flags: 5 for 27 laps.
Lead Changes: 4 among 2 drivers.
Lap Leaders: T. Kvapil 0; T. Musgrave 1-47; B. Gaughan 48; T. Musgrave 49; B. Gaughan 50-160.
Top 10 in Points: T. Kvapil - 1,849; B. Gaughan - 1,815; T. Musgrave - 1,794; D. Setzer - 1,779; R. Crawford - 1,763; B. Hamilton - 1,734; J. Wood - 1,721; J. Leffler - 1,687; T. Cook - 1,616; C. Edwards - 1,527.
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