After being unable to chase down a hot Mark Martin in the 1st two races of the season, Todd Bodine finally got out of the 2nd place and took the win in the Craftsman Truck Series John Deere 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway over....Mark Martin. Martin was in the front of the pack with 5 laps to go followed once again by Bodine. However lapped traffic was deciding factor, as Martin encountered two slower trucks. Bodine went high, Martin went low, and Bodine came out ahead. A late race caution again set up a green-white-checkered finish, this time with Bodine in the lead. Martin didn't go down without a fight though, moving to the inside of Bodine after the restart, and even inching to the lead. But with Johnny Benson coming up fast from 3rd, Martin couldn't hold off both drivers and had to settle for 2nd.
RESULTS
1 1 #30 Todd Bodine Toyota Lumber Liquidators 185/5 135 Running $59,425
2 10 #6 Mark Martin Ford Scotts Miracle-Gro 180/10 135 Running $30,600
3 17 #23 Johnny Benson Toyota Exide/Toyota Certified 165/0 135 Running $24,000
4 36 #9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Team ASE/Germain Mtr Co. 160/0 135 Running $14,200
5 7 #17 David Reutimann Toyota Toyota Tundra 155/0 135 Running $17,225
6 6 #21 Jon Wood Ford Duck Head Footwear 150/0 135 Running $10,025
7 23 #16 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Xpress Motorsports 146/0 135 Running $9,925
8 3 #99 Erik Darnell * Ford Woolrich 142/0 135 Running $12,675
9 26 #88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Menards/Energizer 138/0 135 Running $13,250
10 20 #14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral 134/0 135 Running $12,800
11 4 #85 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet Shell ROTELLA T 130/0 135 Running $11,025
12 11 #10 Terry Cook Ford Power Stroke Diesel 127/0 135 Running $10,815
13 32 #77 Brendan Gaughan Dodge Orleans Hotel & Casino 124/0 135 Running $10,715
14 33 #18 Bobby Hamilton Dodge Fastenal 121/0 135 Running $10,615
15 13 #11 David Starr Toyota Red Horse Racing 118/0 135 Running $11,015
16 28 #15 Kyle Krisiloff * Chevrolet ditech.com/Krud Kutter 115/0 135 Running $10,415
17 12 #60 Jack Sprague Toyota Con-Way Transportation 112/0 135 Running $8,115
18 21 #75 Aric Almirola * Chevrolet Spears Manufacturing 109/0 135 Running $10,240
19 29 #08 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Dodge Corky's Ribs and BBQ 106/0 135 Running $10,190
20 25 #33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 103/0 134 Running $10,540
21 35 #40 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet R.E. Garwood Electrical Contractors 100/0 134 Running $7,840
22 16 #50 David Ragan Ford Roush Racing PE 134 Running $7,790
23 5 #20 Bobby East * Ford State Fair Corn Dogs 94/0 134 Running $7,740
24 31 #25 Boston Reid * Dodge Woodard & Sharp Racing 91/0 134 Running $9,965
25 19 #59 Steve Park Ford Harris Trucking 88/0 134 Running $9,940
26 30 #98 Erin Crocker * Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 85/0 133 Running $9,890
27 15 #106 Chad McCumbee * Chevrolet MRD Motorsports 82/0 133 Running $7,615
28 9 #29 Kraig Kinser * Chevrolet U.S. Army 79/0 132 Running $8,590
29 18 #22 Bill Lester Toyota Waste Management 76/0 132 Running $8,565
30 27 #1 Robert Richardson, II * Dodge WinYourMortgage.com 73/0 132 Running $7,540
31 34 #04 Scott Lagasse Jr. Dodge Dodge Hemi 70/0 129 Running $7,515
32 24 #07 Sean Murphy * Chevrolet Green Light Racing 67/0 126 Running $7,490
33 22 #4 Timothy Peters Dodge Dodge Motorsports 64/0 124 Accident $7,465
34 14 #13 Kerry Earnhardt * Chevrolet ThorSport Racing 61/0 115 Transmission $7,440
35 2 #5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 58/0 60 Accident $7,410
36 8 #12 Joey Miller * Toyota Curb Records 55/0 58 Accident $7,380
* Denotes Rookie
CONTINGENCY AWARDS
Bud Pole:
Todd Bodine, #30, Lumber Liquidators, Toyota
Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge:
David Reutimann, #17, Toyota Tundra, Toyota
Featherlite Most Improved Driver:
Ron Hornaday, #33, Kevin Harvick, Inc., Chevrolet
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race:
Todd Bodine, #30, Lumber Liquidators, Toyota
Raybestos Rookie of the Race:
Erik Darnell, #99, Woolrich, Ford
Sunoco Diamond Performance:
Todd Bodine, #30, Lumber Liquidators, Toyota
WIX Filters Lap Leader:
Todd Bodine, #30, Lumber Liquidators, Toyota
