Rowdy Takes NASCAR Truck Victory at Bristol

By Bram • Aug 20th, 2008 • Category: Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR, Notes, Results

Kyle Busch, racing in the No. 51 - Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Toyota pulls away from Todd Bodine in the No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Tundra on the last Green/White/ Checker restart. (CIA Stock photo)

Kyle Busch, racing in the No. 51 - Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Toyota pulls away from Todd Bodine in the No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Tundra on the last Green/White/ Checker restart. (CIA Stock photo)

Race Fast Facts
Bristol Motor Speedway
O’Reilly 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Age: 23
Team : No. 51 - Miccosukee Resorts/NOSToyota
Owner: Billy Ballew
Crew Chief: Richie Wauters

Kyle Busch won the O’Reilly 200, his ninth victory in 47 NASCAR Truck Series races.
This is his third victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2008.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in four races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Todd Bodine (second) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Bristol. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2008.
Scott Speed (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Bristol and was the highest finishing rookie.
Johnny Benson leads the point standings by 119 points over Ron Hornaday Jr.

NASCAR Race Number 16
Unofficial Race Results for the O’reilly 200 - Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Bristol Motor Speedway - Bristol, TN - .533 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 203 Laps - 108.199 Miles - Purse: $516,479

Leader
Fin Str Trk Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Winnings Status Times Laps
1 3 51 Kyle Busch Miccosukee Resorts/NOS Energy Drink Toyota 203 195 10 $50,075 Running 2 145
2 4 30 Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators Toyota 203 170 $32,000 Running
3 1 22 Scott Speed # Red Bull Toyota 203 165 $25,270 Running
4 2 23 Johnny Benson EXIDE Batteries Toyota 203 165 5 $16,285 Running 1 29
5 24 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Truck Corral/PowerStrokeDiesel by Int’l Ford 203 155 $15,610 Running
6 10 7 T.J. Bell Heathcliff’s Cat Litter Chevrolet 203 150 $11,510 Running
7 14 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 203 146 $11,360 Running
8 8 18 Dennis Setzer TAHOE Dodge 203 142 $11,310 Running
9 30 15 David Stremme Hyprene-Ergon Toyota 203 138 $9,010 Running
10 28 59 Ted Musgrave Team ASE/Harris Trucking Toyota 203 134 $12,660 Running
11 31 8 Chad McCumbee Malcolmson Construction Chevrolet 203 130 $11,760 Running
12 15 71 Donny Lia # Nationrides.com Chevrolet 203 127 $11,010 Running
13 16 10 Brendan Gaughan International MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford 203 124 $11,260 Running
14 12 2 Jack Sprague American Commercial Lines Chevrolet 203 121 $10,910 Running
15 23 99 Erik Darnell Northern Tool + Equipment Ford 203 118 $11,785 Running
16 34 21 Jon Wood The Barnhill Group Ford 203 115 $10,760 Running
17 26 07 Sean Murphy ASI Limited Chevrolet 203 112 $10,105 Running
18 21 08 Jason White GunBroker.com Dodge 202 109 $10,635 Running
19 22 16 Brian Scott # Albertsons Chevrolet 200 106 $10,585 Running
20 36 87 Chris Jones Copy Wizard Chevrolet 199 103 $8,985 Running
21 29 88 Matt Crafton Menards/IDEAL Door Chevrolet 198 100 $10,485 Running
22 5 9 Justin Marks # crocs Toyota 189 97 $9,210 Running
23 17 60 Terry Cook Wyler.com Toyota 186 94 $9,185 Running
24 6 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Camping World Chevrolet 183 91 $9,160 Running
25 25 04 Patrick Carpentier SMS Equipment Dodge 180 88 $8,110 Accident
26 13 13 Shelby Howard FarmPaint.com Chevrolet 176 85 $8,060 Accident
27 32 40 Jeff Green Key Motorsports Chevrolet 169 82 $8,035 Running
28 35 48 Bryan Silas RockinghamSpeedway.com Chevrolet 165 79 $8,010 Accident
29 20 11 David Starr Red Horse Racing Toyota 141 76 $7,960 Accident
30 7 17 Timothy Peters Dickey’s Barbeque Pit Dodge 123 73 $7,935 Accident
31 19 4 Stacy Compton CGJohnsoncity.com Chrysler Jeep Dodge Dodge 123 70 $7,500 Accident
32 11 6 Colin Braun # Con-way Freight Ford 107 67 $7,435 Running
33 27 52 Ken Schrader Federated Auto Parts Toyota 106 64 $7,410 Accident
34 9 81 Jimmie Johnson LOWE’S/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 101 66 5 $7,385 Accident 1 29
35 18 09 John Wes Townley Zaxby’s Ford 78 58 $7,360 Accident
36 33 41 Tayler Malsam ThunderBoats.org Dodge 53 55 $7,324 Accident
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 45,000, Kyle Busch won the O’Reilly 200, his ninth NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: #9 Marks (backup truck).
Failed to Qualify: (1) 57 Norm Benning.
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 39 Mins, 17 Secs. Average Speed: 65.388 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.386 Seconds
Caution Flags: 12 for 69 laps: Laps: 10-13 (#48 accident turn 2); 41-45 (#6 accident turn 1); 56-63 (#41,88 accident turn 2); 80-92 (#07,09 accident frontstretch); 103-108 (#40,81 accident turn 1); 118-122 (#07 accident turn 2; #40 accident turn 4); 125-134 (#4,11,17 accident turn 2); 147-150 (#48 accident turn 2); 179-184 (#2,13,33,48 accident turn 1 [RedFlag 10:30-lap 179]); 189-191 (Debris); 195-196 (#08 accident turn 4); 199-201 (#99 spun turn 2).
Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers: S. Speed # (Pole); J. Benson 1-29; K. Busch 30-41; J. Johnson 42-70; K. Busch 71-203.
Top 10 Driver Points: (1) J. Benson 2,426;(2) R. Hornaday Jr. 2,307;(3) M. Crafton 2,270;(4) T. Bodine 2,187;(5) M. Skinner 2,172;(6) R. Crawford 2,165;(7) E. Darnell 2,139;(8) J. Sprague 2,073;(9) T. Cook 2,046;(10) D. Setzer 1,990.
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award : Rick Crawford, #14 (18 Places) Keystone Light Pole Award : Scott Speed, #22 (123.865 mph)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Kyle Busch, #51 Mobil1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Todd Bodine, #30
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award : Scott Speed, #22 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Kyle Busch, #51
Wix Filters Lap Leader Award : Johnny Benson, #23 (29 Laps)
Next Race: Sep. 6, 2008 - Gateway International Raceway

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