Race Capsule

What: Race 8 of 25 on Craftsman Truck circuit
Where: Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
When: May 30, 2008
Laps: 200
Track Length: 1. miles
Race Length: 200.00 miles
Last Year Winner: Ron Hornaday Jr.

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AAA Insurance 200
Dover International Speedway
May 30, 2008
Race 8 of 25

CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN MAKE SPONSOR OWNER

0 Butch Miller Coopersville, MI Chevrolet ASI Limited Gene Christensen
2 Jack Sprague Spring Lake, MI Chevrolet American Commercial Lines DeLana Harvick
4 Stacy Compton Grit, VA Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing-Va. Lori Hamilton
5 Mike Skinner Susanville, CA Toyota Toyota Tundra Bill Davis
6 Colin Braun* Ovalo, TX Ford Con-way Freight Jack Roush
7 Andy Lally* Northport, NY Chevrolet TRG Motorsports Kevin Buckler
07 Ryan Lawler Colleyville, TX Chevrolet Manheim's Dealers Auto Auction of Dallas Ken Smith
8 Chad McCumbee Supply, NC Chevrolet Malcolmson Construction Dave Malcolmson
08 Jason White Powhatan, VA Dodge Gunbroker.com Bobby Dotter
9 Justin Marks* Rocklin, CA Toyota Germain Motor Company Bob Germain
09 Travis Kvapil Janesville, WI Ford Zaxby's Jack Roush
10 Brendan Gaughan Las Vegas, NV Ford International Maxx Force Diesel Tom Mitchell
11 David Starr Houston, TX Toyota Red Horse Racing Tom DeLoach
13 Shelby Howard Greenwood, IN Chevrolet ThorSport Racing David "Duke" Thorson
14 Rick Crawford Mobile, AL Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International Tom Mitchell
15 Marc Mitchell* Tallahassee, FL Toyota Ergon Hyprene James "Billy" Ballew
16 Brian Scott* Boise, ID Chevrolet Albertson's Joe Scott
18 Dennis Setzer Newton, NC Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing-Va. Clay Campbell
20 Scott Lagasse Jr. St. Augustine, FL Ford JTG Racing Tad Geschickter
21 Jon Wood Stuart, VA Ford Wood Brothers Racing Eddie Wood
22 Scott Speed* Manteca, CA Toyota Red Bull Bill Davis
23 Johnny Benson Grand Rapids, MI Toyota Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Gail Davis
30 Todd Bodine Chemung, NY Toyota Lumber Liquidators Stephen Germain
33 Ron Hornaday Palmdale, CA Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com DeLana Harvick
40 Chad Chaffin Smyrna, TN Chevrolet Key Motorsports Curtis Key
46 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Chevrolet GoDaddy.com David Dollar
51 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota Miccosukee Resort & Gaming / NOS Energy Drink James "Billy" Ballew
59 Ted Musgrave Franklin, WI Toyota Team ASE / Harris Trucking James Harris
60 Terry Cook Sylvania, OH Toyota wyler.com Jeffrey Wyler
71 Donny Lia* Jericho, NY Chevrolet TRG Motorsports Kevin Buckler
88 Matt Crafton Tulare, CA Chevrolet Menards Rhonda Thorson
99 Erik Darnell Beach Park, IL Ford Northern Tool + Equipment Jack Roush
189 Ryan Seaman Toms River, NJ Chevrolet Lafferty Performance Chris Lafferty
191 J C Stout Castile, NY Chevrolet Stars & Stripes Tool Company Donald Stout

* Denotes Rookie

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AAA Insurance 200
Dover International Speedway
May 30, 2008
Race 8 of 25
Practice 1


RANK CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND

1 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com 152.996 23.530 Leader
2 2 Jack Sprague Chevrolet American Commercial Lines 151.630 23.742 -0.212
3 59 Ted Musgrave Toyota Team ASE / Harris Trucking 151.598 23.747 -0.217
4 51 Kyle Busch Toyota Miccosukee Resort & Gaming / NOS Energy Drink 151.509 23.761 -0.231
5 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 150.918 23.854 -0.324
6 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Pittsburgh Paints / Menards 150.546 23.913 -0.383
7 09 Travis Kvapil Ford Zaxby's 150.439 23.930 -0.400
8 30 Todd Bodine Toyota Lumber Liquidators 150.414 23.934 -0.404
9 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Toyota Certified Used Vehicles 150.326 23.948 -0.418
10 9 Justin Marks* Toyota Germain Motor Company 150.125 23.980 -0.450
11 6 Colin Braun* Ford Con-way Freight 150.069 23.989 -0.459
12 7 Andy Lally* Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 149.913 24.014 -0.484
13 16 Brian Scott* Chevrolet Albertson's 149.638 24.058 -0.528
14 14 Rick Crawford Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International 149.558 24.071 -0.541
15 8 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet Malcolmson Construction 149.297 24.113 -0.583
16 46 Landon Cassill Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 149.093 24.146 -0.616
17 71 Donny Lia* Chevrolet NationRides.com 149.062 24.151 -0.621
18 99 Erik Darnell Ford Northern Tool + Equipment 149.044 24.154 -0.624
19 20 Scott Lagasse Jr. Ford Nicholson Group 148.963 24.167 -0.637
20 22 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 148.576 24.230 -0.700
21 10 Brendan Gaughan Ford International Maxx Force Diesel 148.552 24.234 -0.704
22 21 Jon Wood Ford U.S. Air Force 148.203 24.291 -0.761
23 15 Shane Sieg Toyota Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 148.142 24.301 -0.771
24 60 Terry Cook Toyota wyler.com 147.880 24.344 -0.814
25 40 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet Key Motorsports 147.559 24.397 -0.867
26 18 Dennis Setzer Dodge Tahoe Smokeless 147.396 24.424 -0.894
27 11 David Starr Toyota Red Horse Racing 146.981 24.493 -0.963
28 13 Shelby Howard Chevrolet Bobcat 146.616 24.554 -1.024
29 07 Ryan Lawler Chevrolet Manheim's Dealers Auto Auction of Dallas 146.520 24.570 -1.040
30 4 Stacy Compton Dodge LenStoler.com 145.991 24.659 -1.129
31 08 Jason White Dodge Gunbroker.com 144.300 24.948 -1.418
32 73 Nick Tucker Dodge Derrike Cope Inc. 141.660 25.413 -1.883
33 189 Ryan Seaman Chevrolet Lafferty Performance 127.339 28.271 -4.741
34 0 Butch Miller Chevrolet ASI Limited - - -
35 74 Derrike Cope Dodge Derrike Cope Inc. - - -
36 191 J C Stout Chevrolet Stars & Stripes Tool Company - - -

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AAA Insurance 200
Dover International Speedway
May 30, 2008
Race 8 of 25
Practice 2

RANK CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND

1 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 153.485 23.455 Leader
2 51 Kyle Busch Toyota Miccosukee Resort & Gaming / NOS Energy Drink 153.466 23.458 -0.003
3 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com 153.283 23.486 -0.031
4 22 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 152.484 23.609 -0.154
5 59 Ted Musgrave Toyota Team ASE / Harris Trucking 152.413 23.620 -0.165
6 14 Rick Crawford Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International 151.764 23.721 -0.266
7 2 Jack Sprague Chevrolet American Commercial Lines 151.604 23.746 -0.291
8 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Toyota Certified Used Vehicles 151.566 23.752 -0.297
9 71 Donny Lia* Chevrolet NationRides.com 151.502 23.762 -0.307
10 30 Todd Bodine Toyota Lumber Liquidators 151.471 23.767 -0.312
11 09 Travis Kvapil Ford Zaxby's 150.981 23.844 -0.389
12 6 Colin Braun* Ford Con-way Freight 150.943 23.850 -0.395
13 8 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet Malcolmson Construction 150.899 23.857 -0.402
14 9 Justin Marks* Toyota Germain Motor Company 150.779 23.876 -0.421
15 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Pittsburgh Paints / Menards 150.432 23.931 -0.476
16 10 Brendan Gaughan Ford International Maxx Force Diesel 150.420 23.933 -0.478
17 7 Andy Lally* Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 149.863 24.022 -0.567
18 18 Dennis Setzer Dodge Tahoe Smokeless 149.856 24.023 -0.568
19 99 Erik Darnell Ford Northern Tool + Equipment 149.483 24.083 -0.628
20 21 Jon Wood Ford U.S. Air Force 149.471 24.085 -0.630
21 16 Brian Scott* Chevrolet Albertson's 149.316 24.110 -0.655
22 20 Scott Lagasse Jr. Ford Nicholson Group 149.124 24.141 -0.686
23 07 Ryan Lawler Chevrolet Manheim's Dealers Auto Auction of Dallas 149.118 24.142 -0.687
24 40 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet Key Motorsports 148.970 24.166 -0.711
25 15 Shane Sieg Toyota Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 148.926 24.173 -0.718
26 11 David Starr Toyota Red Horse Racing 148.717 24.207 -0.752
27 46 Landon Cassill Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 148.693 24.211 -0.756
28 60 Terry Cook Toyota wyler.com 148.136 24.302 -0.847
29 08 Jason White Dodge Gunbroker.com 147.753 24.365 -0.910
30 13 Shelby Howard Chevrolet Bobcat 146.562 24.563 -1.108
31 4 Stacy Compton Dodge LenStoler.com 146.484 24.576 -1.121
32 191 J C Stout Chevrolet Stars & Stripes Tool Company 145.466 24.748 -1.293
33 73 Nick Tucker Dodge Derrike Cope Inc. 141.911 25.368 -1.913
34 74 Larry Gunselman Dodge Derrike Cope Inc. 138.557 25.982 -2.527
35 0 Butch Miller Chevrolet ASI Limited 138.493 25.994 -2.539
36 189 Ryan Seaman Chevrolet Lafferty Performance 136.711 26.333 -2.878

* Denotes Rookie

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Tom Jensen
TruckSeries.com
05-29-2008 10:41 am

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has been nothing if not eclectic this season, from the blinding speed of young Kyle "Rowdy" Busch and the relentless pursuit of another championship by Ron Hornaday Jr. to surprise first-time winners two weeks in a row in Matt Crafton and Donny Lia.

Put bluntly, the Trucks — and their drivers — have continued to deliver exciting racing this season. And there's sure to be plenty more hard racing on tap Friday during the AAA 200 at Dover International Speedway, round No. 8 of the 25-race 2008 NCTS schedule. With a concrete racing surface and 24 degree banking in the corners, the Monster Mile has been accurately described as "Bristol on steroids," a fast, action-filled track where trouble is never far away.

And Bristol is a place where Hornaday and his all-conquering No. 33 Camping World Chevrolet Silverado never seem to be far from the front. Hornaday, the defending series champ, is also the defending Dover winner, having led 91 laps to capture the victory here last season. Two years earlier, he led 134 laps in his Kevin Harvick Inc.-owned entry before finishing fourth.

If anyone else wants to win the AAA 200, he'll have to race the track and he'll have to race Hornaday, too.

"Dover can be tough on a driver," says Hornaday, who has led more laps at Dover than any other driver in the race and has the best finishing average as well. "Last year, we were able to get out in front and win the race. We have some good trucks here at KHI and I think we'll be good again this year at Dover."

Hornaday's toughest competition at Dover may well be Busch, who'll be back behind the wheel of Billy Ballew's No. 51 Miccosukee Resorts Toyota Tundra as part of a triple-header NASCAR Sprint Cup/Nationwide/Truck weekend at Dover. Busch won this race in 2005 and led 78 laps last year and 85 in 2006. Without question, he'll be tough for Hornaday to come to grips with.

"I've won at Dover before in the Truck Series but they didn't have the monster trophy there yet, so I didn't get to take home that one," says Busch. "But it'd be pretty cool. I think we've got a great shot in all three series to try and take home one and we'll see how it goes. … The trucks are definitely going to be a good show."

The show, of course, is likely to be much more than just a Hornaday-Busch or Busch-Hornaday parade. David Starr comes into the AAA 200 as a man on a mission, having been punted out of the lead on the last lap of the Ohio 250 last week after leading 170 laps in his Red Horse Racing Toyota. Starr has finished sixth or better in three of the first seven NCTS races this season, and at Dover, he has two top-five finishes and five finishes of 11th or better in six starts. He'll be looking to make a statement on Friday. "Last week at Mansfield was disappointing from the standpoint that we had an awesome truck and led so many laps and just came up a little short at the end of the day," says Starr. "But that performance also was very positive for me and this team - I think we can look to it as a turning point and help us build some momentum up for the rest of the season."

Johnny Benson, pilot of the Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra out of the Bill Davis Racing stable, has finished fourth and sixth in this race during the last two seasons.

"Dover is a really neat place to race," says Benson. "You can definitely make your truck get up and go there, but you also have to be careful at The Monster Mile. A driver really has to pay attention the entire race, because it is a track where you can wreck before you even realize it. I really do like racing at Dover though and we seem to run pretty well there too, so hopefully we can keep running good and move up some more in the points this weekend."

On possible wild-card is Rick Crawford, driver of the Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford F-150. Crawford has one pole, one runner-up finish and two third-place runs here over eight starts. Crawford, who is second in points, has quietly put together a great season so far, completing all but one lap run and never finishing outside the top 15.

Points leader Todd Bodine has won three NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Dover, but has never finished higher than third in a Truck race here. Could this be the weekend he breaks through in his Lumber Liquidators Toyota? It just might be.

Third-place points man Matt Crafton, driver of the No. 88 Menard's Chevrolet Silverado, won two weeks ago at Lowe's Motor Speedway, but he's never had much luck at Dover, where in seven starts, his best finish is ninth and he's only led a total of three laps.

As for the rest of the field, there are still plenty of good drivers out there - past champions Mike Skinner, Jack Sprague, Ted Musgrave and Brendan Gaughan, as well as guys like Terry Cook, Erik Darnell and Chad McCumbee, who've had great seasons so far and even last week's rookie winner, Donny Lia. But given the history involved in prior races, the favorites remain Ronnie and Rowdy.

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AAA Insurance 200
Dover International Speedway
May 30, 2008
Race 8 of 25

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND

1 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 155.407 23.165 Leader
2 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Toyota Certified Used Vehicles 155.206 23.195 -0.030
3 51 Kyle Busch Toyota Miccosukee Resort & Gaming / NOS Energy Drink 155.166 23.201 -0.036
4 22 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 154.859 23.247 -0.082
5 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com 153.512 23.451 -0.286
6 2 Jack Sprague Chevrolet American Commercial Lines 153.342 23.477 -0.312
7 9 Justin Marks* Toyota Germain Motor Company 153.029 23.525 -0.360
8 71 Donny Lia* Chevrolet NationRides.com 152.912 23.543 -0.378
9 59 Ted Musgrave Toyota Team ASE / Harris Trucking 152.724 23.572 -0.407
10 6 Colin Braun* Ford Con-way Freight 152.284 23.640 -0.475
11 8 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet Malcolmson Construction 152.207 23.652 -0.487
12 14 Rick Crawford Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International 152.162 23.659 -0.494
13 13 Shelby Howard Chevrolet Bobcat 152.117 23.666 -0.501
14 16 Brian Scott* Chevrolet Albertson's 151.892 23.701 -0.536
15 11 David Starr Toyota Red Horse Racing 151.732 23.726 -0.561
16 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Pittsburgh Paints / Menards 151.515 23.760 -0.595
17 40 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet Key Motorsports 151.273 23.798 -0.633
18 99 Erik Darnell Ford Northern Tool + Equipment 151.254 23.801 -0.636
19 15 Shane Sieg Toyota Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 151.134 23.820 -0.655
20 09 Travis Kvapil Ford Zaxby's 151.121 23.822 -0.657
21 30 Todd Bodine Toyota Lumber Liquidators 150.697 23.889 -0.724
22 07 Ryan Lawler Chevrolet Manheim's Dealers Auto Auction of Dallas 150.577 23.908 -0.743
23 60 Terry Cook Toyota wyler.com 150.539 23.914 -0.749
24 46 Landon Cassill Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 150.307 23.951 -0.786
25 08 Jason White Dodge Gunbroker.com 150.125 23.980 -0.815
26 21 Jon Wood Ford U.S. Air Force 149.938 24.010 -0.845
27 10 Brendan Gaughan Ford International Maxx Force Diesel 149.657 24.055 -0.890
28 20 Scott Lagasse Jr. Ford Nicholson Group 149.087 24.147 -0.982
29 4 Stacy Compton Dodge LenStoler.com 148.926 24.173 -1.008
30 18 Dennis Setzer Dodge Tahoe Smokeless 147.771 24.362 -1.197
31 7 Andy Lally* Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 144.590 24.898 -1.733
32 191 J C Stout Chevrolet Stars & Stripes Tool Company 143.724 25.048 -1.883
33 74 Larry Gunselman Dodge Derrike Cope Inc. 143.632 25.064 -1.899
34 73 Nick Tucker Dodge Derrike Cope Inc. 142.433 25.275 -2.110
35 189 Ryan Seaman Chevrolet Lafferty Performance 139.254 25.852 -2.687
36 0 Butch Miller Chevrolet ASI Limited 136.281 26.416 -3.251

+ Set by Owner Points
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Sports Network
Friday, May. 30, 2008

Mike Skinner captured the pole for Friday's AAA Insurance 200 Craftsman Truck Series race at the Dover International Speedway. The No.5 Toyota Tundra circled the "Monster Mile" in 23.165 seconds (155.407 mph).

The pole victory was Skinner's first of the season and series-record 44th of his truck career. Last season, Skinner broke the single-season mark for pole wins with 11, but his best start in 2008 was a pair of second-places at California and last week at Mansfield.

"Anything can happen here at Dover, I just hope we're at the right place at the right time today," said Skinner.

Starting on the front row with Skinner will be teammate Johnny Benson who posted a time of 23.195 seconds.

Sprint Cup points leader Kyle "Rowdy" Busch (23.201) and former Formula One driver Scott Speed (23.247) will make up row two. Busch has made five starts in the series collecting two wins and a second place.

Defending series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. (23.451) will start fifth.

When we last left the Craftsman Truck Series at the tiny Mansfield Motorsports Park in Ohio, we saw a first-time winner, Donny Lia, head to Victory Lane despite leading just one lap.

David Starr dominated the 250-lap event leading 170 circuits, but Lia led the most important lap - the final one. In just his eighth truck series start, Lia out-drove 2006 series champion Todd Bodine and veteran David Starr for the win. Lia won the 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship and with the victory climbed to 20th in the Craftsman standings.

"We're just riding with a little momentum," said Lia, who qualified eighth.

Lia was the second straight "first-time winner" as Matt Crafton won the previous week at the Lowe's Motor Speedway.

When Hornaday Jr. got involved in an early race incident which resulted in a 35th-place finish, Bodine inherited the lead in the standings, by just eight markers over Rick Crawford, 45 over Crafton, 58 over Benson and 64 over Hornaday Jr. in the best of NASCAR's championship races.

Today's event is set to drop the green flag at 5 p.m. (et).

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2008 Official Race Results : AAA Insurance 200
AAA Insurance 200
May 30, 2008
Race 8 of 25

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS

1 4 22 Scott Speed * Toyota Red Bull 190/5 200 Running 67,525
2 6 2 Jack Sprague Chevrolet American Commercial Lines 170/0 200 Running 34,650
3 5 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com 170/5 200 Running 29,120
4 20 09 Travis Kvapil Ford Zaxby's 160/0 200 Running 20,285
5 16 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Pittsburgh Paints / Menards 155/0 200 Running 19,835
6 15 11 David Starr Toyota Red Horse Racing 150/0 200 Running 16,985
7 1 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 146/0 200 Running 19,385
8 10 6 Colin Braun * Ford Con-way Freight 142/0 200 Running 16,585
9 12 14 Rick Crawford Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International 138/0 200 Running 15,885
10 2 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Toyota Certified Used Vehicles 134/0 200 Running 16,810
11 9 59 Ted Musgrave Toyota Team ASE / Harris Trucking 130/0 200 Running 15,135
12 11 8 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet Malcolmson Construction 127/0 200 Running 14,860
13 23 60 Terry Cook Toyota wyler.com 129/5 200 Running 14,760
14 19 15 Shane Sieg Toyota Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 121/0 200 Running 14,660
15 26 21 Jon Wood Ford U.S. Air Force 118/0 200 Running 15,510
16 7 9 Justin Marks * Toyota Germain Motor Company 115/0 200 Running 14,860
17 8 71 Donny Lia * Chevrolet NationRides.com 112/0 199 Running 14,360
18 30 18 Dennis Setzer Dodge Tahoe Smokeless 109/0 199 Running 14,260
19 13 13 Shelby Howard Chevrolet Bobcat 106/0 199 Running 14,160
20 27 10 Brendan Gaughan Ford International Maxx Force Diesel 103/0 197 Running 13,510
21 17 40 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet Key Motorsports 100/0 197 Running 12,710
22 31 7 Andy Lally * Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 97/0 197 Running 11,610
23 29 4 Stacy Compton Dodge LenStoler.com 94/0 197 Running 11,510
24 24 46 Landon Cassill Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 91/0 197 Running 11,410
25 18 99 Erik Darnell Ford Northern Tool + Equipment 88/0 195 Running 11,310
26 28 20 Scott Lagasse Jr. Ford Nicholson Group 85/0 188 Running 11,210
27 3 51 Kyle Busch Toyota Miccosukee Resort & Gaming / NOS Energy Drink 92/10 183 Running 11,110
28 22 07 Ryan Lawler Chevrolet Manheim's Dealers Auto Auction of Dallas 79/0 179 Engine 11,010
29 21 30 Todd Bodine Toyota Lumber Liquidators 81/5 170 Accident 10,885
30 25 08 Jason White Dodge Gunbroker.com 73/0 129 Engine 10,785
31 32 191 J C Stout Chevrolet Stars & Stripes Tool Company 70/0 121 Accident 10,685
32 14 16 Brian Scott * Chevrolet Albertson's 67/0 47 Accident 10,610
33 35 189 Ryan Seaman Chevrolet Lafferty Performance 64/0 13 Accident 10,585
34 33 74 Larry Gunselman Dodge Derrike Cope Inc. PE 7 Handling 10,510
35 34 73 Nick Tucker Dodge Derrike Cope Inc. PE 7 Vibration 10,485
36 36 0 Butch Miller Chevrolet ASI Limited 55/0 6 Axle 10,427

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Scott Speed flexes his muscles as he holds the trophy in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' AAA Insurance 200 auto race Friday, May 30, 2008, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del.
(AP Photo/Russ Hamilton, Jr)

By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer
44 minutes ago

DOVER, Del. (AP)—Scott Speed celebrated his win as if he was ready to paint the town red. Should work out fine for a driver who already had painted his toenails blue.

Speed made it three straight first-time winners in the Craftsman Truck Series, pulling away to win his first career race Friday night at Dover International Speedway. Speed won in only his sixth career start.

“We had good strategy and an awesome truck,” Speed said. “We got everything we could out of it.”

Speed had nearly as much fun celebrating the victory as he did driving in the AAA Insurance 200.

When told there was never a repeat winner at Dover, he quipped, “I haven’t been back yet.” Then he plopped his cap on the head of the Monster trophy.

Later, Speed revealed he had his toenails painted blue on the plane ride to Delaware.

“You’ve obviously never experienced the joy of having someone take care of your feet,” he said, laughing. “My feet were very, very soft, very beautiful for my standards.”

Speed followed Donny Lia at Mansfield (Ohio) Motorsports Park and Matt Crafton at Lowe’s Motor Speedway as first-time winners in the series. Speed, the former Formula One driver, and Lia are Truck Series rookies.

“Whether we win or not, it doesn’t affect my confidence,” Speed said. “I don’t let results control how I feel about myself.”

Of course, a trip to the spa helps him feel good, too.

Kyle Busch looked like he was going to dominate another series race, holding a 5.5-second lead at one point until transmission trouble sent him to the garage. The transmission was changed and the No. 51 returned to the track. Busch led a race-high 96 laps, but finished 27th.

Jack Sprague was second and Ron Hornaday Jr. third. Travis Kvapil and Crafton rounded out the top five.

Hornaday said Speed’s quirky personality made him a unique fit in the garage.

“He is a winner now, so he’s going to fit in very well,” Hornaday said.

Speed was the best-known American in F-1 until he returned to the United States this year to drive stock cars. He competes in the ARCA and Truck Series and knows he might soon be racing in the Sprint Cup Series.

“The learning curve I’ve had is amazing,” he said. “I’m looking forward to continuing on and looking forward to my first Cup race. I’m not in any rush. I’m having the time of my life just coming over here and trying to learn the sport. It’s awesome.”

Speed’s pit crew made a two-tire stop on the No. 22 Toyota late in the race that put him in position to pass Todd Bodine for the lead. He led the final 51 laps and beat Sprague by 3.379 seconds.

“He outsmarted us in the pit stops,” Hornaday said.

Hornaday leads the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standings by one point over Crafton

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