Hornaday had been pulling away from the field until pole sitter Rick Crawford lost control and hit the wall with two laps to go. With the field back together for a green-white-checkered finish, Hornaday had the lead but Labonte got a good start, passing 2nd place Bobby Hamilton and setting his sites on Hornaday.
Labonte was able to get by Hornaday on the outside in the final lap. However, Hornaday fought back in turn 3, sparks flying as he brushed the wall and retaking the lead. Labonte tried to hold on and make another run in the tri-oval, briefly making contact with Hornaday as they approached the checkered flag. Hornaday's truck got loose and began to slide sideways, but he regained control just enough to take the checkered by one foot or 0.008 seconds.
This is the closest truck race ever on a superspeedway. The only closer finishes have come on the short tracks of Colorado and Richmond.
RACE RESULTS
1 18 #6 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 185/5 135 Running
2 19 #47 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Chevrolet "Nashville" All-Star 170/0 135 Running
3 36 #04 Bobby Hamilton Dodge Bailey's 170/5 135 Running
4 14 #46 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet Chevrolet Silverado 160/0 135 Running
5 10 #75 David Starr Chevrolet Spears Manufacturing 155/0 135 Running
6 21 #1 Ted Musgrave Dodge Mopar 150/0 135 Running
7 13 #30 Chad Chaffin Toyota Germain/Arnold Development 151/5 135 Running
8 23 #16 Jack Sprague Chevrolet Chevy Trucks 142/0 135 Running
9 6 #10 Terry Cook Ford Power Stroke Diesel 138/0 135 Running
10 15 #12 Robert Huffman Toyota Toyota Tundra 134/0 135 Running
11 4 #23 Johnny Benson Toyota TRD 130/0 135 Running
12 16 #66 Todd Bodine Toyota Fiddle Back Racing 132/5 135 Running
13 25 #07 Sean Murphy * Chevrolet Green Light Racing 129/5 135 Running
14 27 #88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Menards 121/0 135 Running
15 12 #38 Brandon Whitt Toyota Cure Autism Now/McMillin Homes 118/0 135 Running
16 22 #13 Tracy Hines Chevrolet ThorSport Rcg/Zoriki Mtspts 115/0 135 Running
17 17 #2 Jimmy Spencer Dodge Team ASE 117/5 135 Running
18 11 #99 Ricky Craven Ford Superchips 109/0 135 Running
19 24 #106 Jimmy Kite * Chevrolet MRD Motorsports 106/0 135 Running
20 20 #59 Robert Pressley Dodge Harris Trucking 103/0 135 Running
21 5 #22 Bill Lester Toyota Waste Management 100/0 135 Running
22 28 #4 Casey Atwood Dodge Bailey's 97/0 135 Running
23 29 #29 Brad Keselowski Ford Pork - The Other White Meat 94/0 135 Running
24 8 #17 David Reutimann Toyota NTN Bearings 91/0 134 Running
25 31 #8 Deborah Renshaw Dodge Easy Care Service Contracts 88/0 134 Running
26 32 #18 Chase Montgomery Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 85/0 133 Running
27 7 #9 Shigeaki Hattori * Toyota AISIN / AISIN AW 82/0 133 Running
28 35 #08 Ken Weaver Chevrolet 1-800-4-A-Phone 79/0 131 Running
29 1 #14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Motel/RV Park 86/10 128 Accident
30 34 #21 Mike Harmon Chevrolet Global Pigeon Supply 73/0 128 Running
31 30 #02 Kelly Sutton Chevrolet Team Copaxone 70/0 102 Oil Line
32 2 #15 Shane Hmiel Chevrolet Earl Small's Harley-Davidson 72/5 100 Suspension
33 33 #24 Wayne Edwards Chevrolet Godskids.org 64/0 82 Engine
34 3 #5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 66/5 59 Running
35 26 #62 Steve Park Dodge Orleans Hotel & Casino 58/0 21 Engine
36 9 #50 Todd Kluever * Ford World Financial Group 55/0 19 Engine
* Denotes Rookie
Horaday edges Labonte at the line