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06/28/2008 - 11:09 PM
Millington, Tenn.
Ron Hornaday, Jr., No. 33 Chevrolet, won the O'Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park in dominating fashion. (Ronda Greer/NASCAR Photo) ยป More Photos
Caution No. 5 flew on Lap 122 for a single-truck spin when Lia lost it between Turns 3 and 4. Hornaday led the lead-lap trucks down pit road the following lap. Hornaday led the race off pit road, too, coming out in front of the Fords of Crawford, Darnell and East, with Starr in fifth for the Lap 127 restart.
Then there was a big scrum on Lap 132 as Bodine and Jason White’s Gunbroker.com Dodge went around in Turn 3, causing a pileup, but not seriously damaging any truck. Five laps later, the track went green with the order up front unchanged from the prior caution.
Darnell took second from Crawford on Lap 139, and set out in pursuit of Hornaday. With 50 to go, Hornaday led Darnell by 0.891 seconds, with the leaders trailed by Crawford, East and Starr.
The seventh caution flag came out after a spin in Turn 4 also involving East, Braun and the Copy Wizard Chevrolet of Chris Jones. The track went green on Lap 170, with Hornaday leading Darnell, Crawford, Crafton and Starr.
By Lap 175, Darnell began pressuring Hornaday for the lead. Behind them, Crafton passed Crawford for third on Lap 180, as Hornaday’s lead seemed to stabilize at about half a second.
Caution No. 8 flew on Lap 187 for debris on the frontstretch, which again bunched the field. Again, Hornaday led Darnell, Crafton, Crawford and Starr for the Lap 192 restart. Hornaday made one of his patented great restarts and the race was all but over at that point, his Chevy opening a three-truck gap over Darnell’s Ford.
But there was one more caution to come, as Musgrave,
But Hornaday would not be denied as he cruised to an easy victory.
RACE RESULTS: O'Reilly 200 at Memphis
DRIVER POINT STANDINGS: O'Reilly 200 at Memphis
OWNER POINT STANDINGS: O'Reilly 200 at Memphis
PHOTO GALLERY: O'Reilly 200 at Memphis
Tom Jensen is the Senior NASCAR Editor for SPEEDtv.com, the former Executive Editor of NASCAR Scene and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. He is the author of “Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of SPEED,” and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows to discuss NASCAR racing. Jensen is the President of the National Motorsports Press Association. The Answer Man is back at SPEEDtv.com. Tom Jensen answers your questions during every race week and looks forward to hearing from you - please e-mail it to
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