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NASCAR Trucks: Carelli Wins Ram Tough Race at Gateway

20 September 1998

MADISON, IL: Following are the race results for the Ram Tough NASCAR Craftsman Truck race held Saturday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, hometown, truck make, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won:

1. (4) Rick Carelli, Denver, Chevy, 160, $48,175
2. (6) Ron Hornaday, Palmdale, Calif., Chevy, 160, $28,675
3. (5) Jay Sauter, West Salem, Wis., Chevy, 160, $24,175
4. (3) Jack Sprague, Spring Lake, Mich., Chevy, 160, $20,450
5. (28) Tom Hubert, Cottonwood, Calif., Ford, 160, $13,900
6. (14) Jimmy Hensley, Ridgeway, Va., Dodge, 160, $13,900
7. (8) Rick Crawford, Mobile, Ala., Ford, 160, $10,450
8. (19) Mike Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Chevy, 160, $9,450
9. (23) Scot Walters, Louisville, Ky., Chevy, 160, $8,500
10. (15) Bryan Reffner, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 160, $7,875
11. (21) Kevin Harvick, Bakersfield, Calif., Chevy, 160, $8,550
12. (11) Lance Norick, Oklahoma City, Dodge, 160, $7,375
13. (22) Dennis Setzer, Newton, N.C., Dodge, 160, $7,325
14. (10) Ron Barfield, Florence, S.C., Chevy, 159, $8,275
15. (12) Tony Roper, Fair Grove, Mo., Ford, 159, $8,350
16. (27) Randy Tolsma, Meridian, Idaho, Chevy, 159, $8,175
17. (9) Mike Bliss, Milwaukie, Ore., Ford, 159, $8,125
18. (2) Joe Ruttman, Upland, Calif., Ford, 158, $8,825
19. (1) Greg Biffle, Vancouver, Wash., Ford, 158, $8,825
20. (25) Randy MacDonald, Canada, Ford, 158, $6,850
21. (20) Boris Said, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford, 158, $6,825
22. (18) Terry Cook, Sandusky, Ohio, Chevy, 156, $7,800
23. (29) Matt Hutter, Chardon, Ohio, Chevy, 156, $6,775
24. (7) Lonnie Rush, Pickerington, Ohio, Chevy, 156, $6,750
25. (26) Randy Renfrow, Wilson, N.C., Dodge, 155, $6,725
26. (24) Stacy Compton, Hurt, Va., Ford, 153, $7,700
27. (31) Chris Horn, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Chevy, 148, $6,675
28. (16) Butch Miller, Coopersville, Mich., Dodge, 105, trans, $7,650
29. (30) Kevin Cywinski, Mosinee, Wis., Ford, 102, motor, $6,725
30. (17) Andy Houston, Hickory, N.C., Chevy, 71, accident, $7,600
31. (32) Danny Bagwell, Cordova, Ala., Ford, 61, trans, $6,575
32. (13) Tony Raines, Laporte, Ind., Ford, 49, motor, $7,575

Race Stats:

Lap leaders: Biffle 1-24, Hornaday 25-44, Barfield 45-53, Harvick 54-57, Sprague 58-69, Carelli 70-99, Sprague 100-117, Carelli 118-149, Sauter 150, Carelli 151-160.

Time of race: 2 hours 0 minutes 17 seconds
Margin of victory: 0.351 second
Caution flags: 5 for 27 laps (24-27, 45-52, 99-103, 116-120, 145-149)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Standings: 1. Sprague 3,323; 2. Hornaday 3,318; 3. Ruttman 3,184; 4. Sauter 2,921; 5. Raines 2,920; 6. Compton 2,845; 7. Hensley 2,842; 8. Tolsma 2,684; 9. Wallace 2,661; 10. Barfield 2,650