Becoming the youngest winner in Craftsman Truck Series history, Kyle Busch shows his potential as a Nextel Cup rookie this year. At 20 years of age, Kyle surpasses the late Ricky Hendrick who won at the age of 21, which was also the same year that Kyle entered the truck scene at the tender age of 16 before NASCAR instituted the 18 years old age minimum.
Starting 3rd, Kyle Busch traded the lead several times before taking charge on the 5th lap and leading for 77 of the 136 laps run. During his pit stop on lap 60 he dropped back several places, but worked his way forward to be back in front at the end with the help of race leader Mike Skinner who spun out while trying to pass lapped traffic.
Kyle was able to hold off Terry Cook and Ted Musgrave on a final 3-lap sprint to the finish to take the checkered flag.
The next Craftsman Truck Series race will be the MBNA RacePoints 200 at the Dover International Speedway in Dover, DE on June 3, 2005.
RESULTS
1 3 #15 Kyle Busch Chevrolet ditech.com 190/10 136 Running $53,150
2 29 #10 Terry Cook Ford Power Stroke Diesel 175/5 136 Running $34,825
3 12 #1 Ted Musgrave Dodge Mopar 165/0 136 Running $23,600
4 27 #23 Johnny Benson Toyota Toyota West/Toyota Certified 160/0 136 Running $15,750
5 20 #62 Steve Park Dodge Orleans Hotel & Casino 155/0 136 Running $14,725
6 5 #22 Bill Lester Toyota Checkers/Rally's 150/0 136 Running $12,175
7 18 #46 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet Chevrolet Silverado Z71 146/0 136 Running $11,575
8 36 #77 Brendan Gaughan Dodge Jasper Engines & Transmissions 142/0 136 Running $9,225
9 16 #88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Menards 143/5 136 Running $11,350
10 13 #99 Ricky Craven Ford Superchips 134/0 136 Running $12,700
11 10 #6 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 130/0 136 Running $10,825
12 7 #2 Jimmy Spencer Dodge Team ASE 127/0 136 Running $10,640
13 31 #18 Chase Montgomery Dodge CallSource 124/0 136 Running $10,540
14 26 #144 Clay Rogers Ford Rhodes/Baird Transport/Johnny's Suzuki 121/0 136 Running $8,190
15 28 #02 Kelly Sutton Chevrolet Team Copaxone 118/0 136 Running $10,840
16 17 #08 Butch Miller Chevrolet ASI Limited/TSG/Seco 115/0 136 Running $10,340
17 14 #17 David Reutimann Toyota NTN Bearings 112/0 136 Running $10,190
18 25 #13 Tracy Hines Chevrolet ThorSport Rcg/Zoriki Mtspts 109/0 136 Running $10,140
19 15 #75 David Starr Chevrolet Spears Manufacturing 106/0 136 Running $10,090
20 32 #50 Todd Kluever * Ford World Financial Group 103/0 136 Running $11,440
21 4 #12 Robert Huffman Toyota Toyota Tundra 100/0 134 Running $9,965
22 35 #59 Robert Pressley Dodge S-Line 30th Anniversary 97/0 133 Running $8,665
23 23 #38 Brandon Whitt Toyota Cure Autism Now/McMillin Homes 94/0 129 Accident $8,640
24 34 #29 Brad Keselowski Ford Petra Stone 91/0 129 Running $7,615
25 2 #14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Motel/RV Park 88/0 119 Running $7,565
26 1 #5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 90/5 115 Accident $10,645
27 11 #16 Jack Sprague Chevrolet Chevy Trucks 82/0 111 Running $7,515
28 24 #04 Bobby Hamilton Dodge Bailey's 79/0 102 Running $8,490
29 33 #07 Sean Murphy * Chevrolet VFW Hidden Heroes Fund 76/0 94 Too Slow $7,465
30 6 #30 Chad Chaffin Toyota Germain Toyota/Arnold Development 73/0 91 Too Slow $7,445
31 9 #66 Todd Bodine Toyota Fiddle Back Racing/Toyota Tundra 70/0 78 Too Slow $7,415
32 22 #4 Timothy Peters * Dodge Bailey's 67/0 77 Accident $7,390
33 19 #47 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Tork/Diamond Rio 64/0 65 Drive Shaft $7,365
34 8 #9 Shigeaki Hattori * Toyota AISIN / AISIN AW 61/0 27 Accident $7,340
35 21 #165 Regan Smith * Dodge Glynn Motorsports PE 16 Accident $7,315
36 30 #52 Ken Schrader Chevrolet Federated Auto Parts 55/0 16 Ignition $7,293
* Denotes Rookie
CONTINGENCY AWARDS
Bud Pole:
Mike Skinner, #5, Toyota Tundra, Toyota
Featherlite Most Improved Driver:
Terry Cook, #10, Power Stroke Diesel, Ford
International Crew Chief:
Richie Wauters, #15, ditech.com, Chevrolet
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race:
Terry Cook, #10, Power Stroke Diesel, Ford
Raybestos Rookie of the Race:
Todd Kluever, #50, World Financial Group, Ford
Sunoco Diamond Performance:
Kyle Busch, #15, ditech.com, Chevrolet
WIX Filters Lap Leader:
Mike Skinner, #5, Toyota Tundra, Toyota
