NASCAR Trucks: Sauter Wins Truck Race at Martinsville
27 September 1998
MARTINSVILLE, VA: Following are the race results for the NAPA 250 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. (10) Jay Sauter, West Salem, Wis., Chevy, 250, $36,450.
2. (4) Jimmy Hensley, Ridgeway, Va., Dodge, 250, $21,550.
3. (6) Ron Hornaday, Palmdale, Calif., Chevy, 250, $14,550.
4. (15) Stacy Compton, Hurt, Va., Ford, 250, $13,225.
5. (3) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 250, $8,625.
6. (17) Dennis Setzer, Newton, N.C., Dodge, 250, $6,025.
7. (12) Tony Raines, Laporte, Ind., Ford, 250, $6,875.
8. (1) Greg Biffle, Vancouver, Wash., Ford, 250, $8,075.
9. (22) Randy Renfrow, Wilson, N..C., Chevy, 250, $7,775.
10. (11) Jack Sprague, Spring Lake, Mich., Chevy, 250, $7,825.
11. (31) Rick Carelli, Denver, Chevy, 250, $675.
12. (24) Andy Houston, Hickory, N.C., Chevy, 250, $6,800.
13. (2) Mike Bliss, Milwaukie, Ore., Ford, 250, $7,500.
14. (16) Randy Tolsma, Meridian, Idaho, Ford, 249, $6,450.
15. (14) Rick Crawford, Mobile, Ala., Ford, 249, $6,750.
16. (30) Scot Walters, Louisville, Ky., Chevy, 249, $5,325.
17. (29) Brad Teague, Johnson City, Tenn., Chevy, 249, $5,275.
18. (20) Tony Roper, Fair Grove, Mo., Ford, 249, $6,225.
19. (35) Lance Norick, Oklahoma City, Dodge, 248, $5,175.
20. (33) Ron Barfield, Florence, S.C., Chevy, 248, $6,125.
21. (32) Joe Ruttman, Upland, Calif., Ford, 247, $6,100.
22. (21) Terry Cook, Sandusky, Ohio, Chevy, 237, $6,075.
23. (28) Bryan Reffner, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 227,
electrical, $6,050.
24. (7) Mike Wallace, St. Louis, Chevy, 222, rear end.
25. (13) Kevin Harvick, Bakersfield, Calif., Chevy, 214, over
heated, $6,000.
26. (9) B.A. Wilson, Bonham, Texas, Ford, 174, over heated, $4,975.
27. (23) Lonnie Rush, Pickerington, Ohio, Chevy, 153, rear end,
$4,950.
28. (25) Butch Miller, Coopersville, Mich., Dodge, 146, running,
$5,925.
29. (5) Boris Said, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford, 137, motor, $4,075.
30. (19) Kevin Cywinski, Mosinee, Wis., Ford, 130, crash, $4,850.
31. (36) Tom Carey, Orange, Mass., Chevy, 127, brakes, $4,825.
32. (18) Shayne Lockhart, Richmond, Va., Chevy, 126, brakes,
$4,825.
33. (8) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevy, 89, over heated,
$4,825.
34. (34) Tom Hubert, Cottonwood, Calif., Ford, 78, crash, $4,825.
35. (27) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Chevy, 48, motor, $4,825.
36. (26) Joe Gaita, Yorktown, Va., Ford, 23, over heated, $4,825.
Race Stats:
Lap leaders: Biffle 1-80, Renfrow 81-125, Setzer 126-145, Houston 146, Sauter 147-165, Raines 166-169, Hensley 170-231, Hornaday 232-235, Sauter 236-250. 8 lead changes among 8 drivers.
Time of race: 1 hour, 49 minutes, 21 seconds.
Margin of victory: 0.671 second.
Caution flags: 8 for 43 laps (23-26, 50-56, 79-85, 145-151,
166-169, 176-180, 226-231, 233-235).
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Standings: 1. Hornaday 3,483; 2. Sprague 3,457; 3. Ruttman 3,284; 4. Sauter 3,101; 5. Raines 3,066; 6.Hensley 3,012; 7. Compton 3,005; 8. Tolsma 2,805; 9. Barfield 2,753; 10. Wallace 2,752.
