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NASCAR Trucks: Raines Finds Victory at I-70 Speedway

23 May 1998

ODESSA, MO: Following are the results of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Yellow Freight 200 race held Saturday at the I-70 Speedway. The listing includes finishing position, (starting position), driver, hometown, truck make, laps completed, reason out (if any), and money won .

1. (1) Tony Raines, Laporte, Ind. , Ford, 200, $33,850
2. (8) Joe Ruttman, Upland, Calif., Ford, 200, $24,475
3. (3) Mike Bliss, Milwaukie, Ore., Ford, 200, $16,775
4. (12) Bryan Reffner, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 200,$10,675
5. (7) Jack Sprague, Spring Lake, Mich., Chevrolet, 200, $9,850
6. (9) Ron Hornaday, Palmdale, Calif., Chevrolet, 200, $7,550
7. (5) Mike Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Chevrolet, 200, $7,300
8. (6) Tony Roper, Fair Grove, Mo., Ford, 200, $7,200
9. (27) Wayne Anderson, Wildwood, Fla., Ford, 200, $7,900
10. (18) Andy Houston, Hickory, N.C., Chevrolet, 200, $7,525
11. (4) Stacy Compton, Hurt, Va., Ford, 200, $7,050
12. (29) Ron Barfield, Florence, S.C., Chevrolet, 200, $7,025
13. (11) Butch Miller, Coopersville, Mich., Dodge, 200, $7,000
14. (14) Mike Garvey, Suwanee, Ga., Chevrolet, 200, $5,975
15. (23) Scot Walters, Louisville, Ky., Chevrolet, 200, $6,300
16. (16) Jay Sauter, West Salem, Wis., Chevrolet, 199, $6,775
17. (28) Randy Tolsma, Meridian, Idaho, Chevrolet, 199, $6,750
18. (17) Rick Crawford, Mobile, Ala., Ford, 199, $6,725
19. (25) Tammy Jo Kirk, Dalton, Ga., Ford, 199, $5,700
20. (21) Terry Cook, Sandusky, Ohio, Chevrolet, 199, $5,900
21. (13) Greg Biffle, Vancouver, Wash., Ford, 198, $6,650
22. (31) Chuck Bown, Portland, Ore., Ford, 196, $6,625
23. (24) David Starr, Arlington, Texas, Chevrolet, 189, $5,600
24. (15) Jimmy Hensley, Ridgeway, Va., Dodge, 174, $6,575
25. (32) Dominic Dobson, Seattle, Wash., Dodge, 171, $5,550
26. (26) Kevin Harvick, Bakersfield, Calif. , Chevrolet, 167,accident, $6,525
27. (10) Lonnie Rush, Pickerington, Ohio, Chevrolet, 152,accident, $5,475
28. (19) Bob Keselowski, Rochester, Mich., Dodge, 140, running,$6,475
29. (20) Boris Said, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford, 140, accident,$5,475
30. (22) Lance Norick, Oklahoma City, Dodge, 94, engine, $5,475
31. (30) Dennis Setzer, Newton, N.C., Ford, 88, transmission,$5,475
32. (2) Rick Carelli, Denver, Chevrolet, 88, accident, $7,475

Race Statistics

Time of race 1 hour 37 minutes 49 seconds
Margin of victory 1.367 seconds
Caution flags 11 for 49 laps (24-27, 40-43, 63-67, 73-75, 89-92, 97, 142-150, 156-161, 169-172, 188-190, 191-195)

Lap leaders Tony Raines 1-5, Rick Carelli 6-23, Raines 24-200

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Standings (Unofficial, six of 27 events): 1. Sprague 995; 2. Hornaday 972; 3. Compton 858; 4. Ruttman 848; 5. Sauter 812; 6. Raines 785; 7. Reffner 736; 8. Carelli 764; 9. Tolsma 736; 10. Barfield 726.