Another week, another first time winner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series as Scott Speed took victory last night in Dover. Speed in only sixth start took held off Kevin Harvick Inc. teammates Jack Sprague and Ron Hornaday for the victory."We had a good strategy and an awesome truck, and we got everything we could out of it," Speed said of his No. 22 Bill Davis Racing Toyota. "The learning curve I've had has been amazing. Every time I go out on the track, I feel I come away with a lot of knowledge.
"I'm just having an awesome time trying to learn this sport."
Speed and his Bill Davis team used some strategy to get his truck towards the front by taking to two tires on their final stop on lap 133 and with about 50 to go Speed grabbed the lead from Todd Bodine and never looked back, but sealing the deal wasn't easy as Ron Hornaday was on his tail end the majority of those final laps. Speed's chance for victory went into serious jeopardy when Bodine smacked the wall with 30 to go, putting Hornaday, the "king of restarts", on his back bumper. But by then Hornaday had devloped a problem with his motor and Speed pulled away for the victory with ease.
The Craftsman Truck Series now heads off to the high banks and high speeds of Texas Motor Speedway, next Friday night. Rick Crawford is now your points leader with a 20 point lead over Matt Crafton.
Speed out runs Sprague, Hornaday for first victory (NASCAR.com)
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