Bodine Wins Texas NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race

Ron Hornaday Jr., who dominated much of the race, had to settle for a fourth-place finish.

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FORT WORTH, Texas - Todd Bodine continued his winning ways in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series action at Texas Motor Speedway tonight by capturing the Sam’s Town 400.

The two-time defending Sam’s Town 400 winner ties Brendan Gaughan for most Craftsman Truck Series victories at “The Great American Speedway!” with four.

“It’s pretty incredible,” Bodine said. "The motto of this team is to ‘Never Give Up’ and we don’t. Even when we were having problems tonight, I was running as hard as I could, running wide open with all I had. The Lumber Liquidators Toyota Tundra was just incredible and I just can’t say enough about this team. They work hard every week, every day and every hour. This is what the payoff is.”

Bodine has posted four top-five finishes in his six Craftsman Truck Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway.

Mike Skinner earned his second straight second-place finish in the Sam’s Town 400 while Rick Crawford scored third-place honors.

Ron Hornaday Jr., who dominated much of the race, had to settle for fourth-place honors with Houston native David Starr rounding out the top five.

The Sam’s Town 400 ended under a green-white-checkered finish for the third consecutive week in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competition.

Sam’s Town 400 Results:

Fin Str Trk Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Total Award Status

1. 1 30 Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators Toyota 169 190 5 $75,600 Running

2. 2 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 169 175 5 $51,275 Running

3. 14 14 Rick Crawford Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford 169 165 $35,000 Running

4. 6 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Camping World Chevrolet 169 170 10 $24,075 Running

5. 20 10 David Starr International MAXX Force Diesel Ford 169 155 $18,200 Running

6. 3 6 Travis Kvapil K&N Filters Ford 169 155 5 $16,450 Running

7. 27 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Pittsburgh Paints Chevrolet 168 146 $15,600 Running

8. 12 18 Ken Schrader Fastenal Dodge 168 142 $16,900 Running

9. 24 9 Ted Musgrave Team ASE/Germain Toyota 168 138 $15,000 Running

10. 19 21 Stacy Compton Bush's Beans Ford 168 134 $16,125 Running

11. 5 1 Aaron Fike # RFMS/Red Horse Racing Toyota 168 130 $15,800 Running

12. 22 59 Terry Cook Harris Trucking Toyota 168 132 5 $14,625 Running

13. 7 00 Josh Wise Aaron's Luck Dog Toyota 167 124 $14,525 Running

14. 29 07 Tim Sauter # Lester Buildings Chevrolet 167 126 5 $14,425 Running

15. 30 47 Kraig Kinser Ginn Resorts Chevrolet 167 118 $12,750 Running

16. 11 75 Dennis Setzer Spears Mfg. Chevrolet 166 115 $14,425 Running

17. 17 09 Joey Clanton # Zaxby's Ford 166 112 $14,125 Running

18. 8 15 Bill Lester Christian Debt Consolidation Chevrolet 166 109 $14,025 Running

19. 26 8 Blake Bjorklund # Sweet Baby Ray's Chevrolet 166 106 $13,875 Running

20. 16 08 Eric Norris Barrett Ent.-Pavestone-WCL Chevrolet 165 103 $12,675 Running

21. 13 36 Ryan Mathews Bill Davis Racing Toyota 164 100 $12,725 Running

22. 33 7 Jason White # Hooters Energy Drink Chevrolet 163 97 $11,325 Running

23. 9 50 T.J. Bell Heathcliff's Cat Litter Ford 153 94 $11,225 Accident

24. 18 77 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel Chevrolet 151 91 $11,125 Accident

25. 23 40 Clay Rogers Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 126 88 $11,025 Engine

26. 25 60 Jack Sprague Con-way Freight Toyota 91 85 $10,925 Running

27. 28 4 Joe Ruttman Open Joist Dodge 76 82 $10,825 Accident

28. 10 13 Willie Allen # ThorSport Motorsports Chevrolet 63 79 $10,725 Engine

29. 4 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 61 76 $10,625 Engine

30. 31 76 Chris Wimmer Automotive Fabrication Chevrolet 53 73 $10,525 Engine

31. 32 16 Derrike Cope Xpress Motorsports Ford 32 70 $10,400 Ignition

32. 15 99 Erik Darnell Northern Tool+Equipment Ford 16 67 $10,300 Engine

33. 21 51 Kelly Sutton Team Copaxone Chevrolet 6 64 $10,225 Accident

34. 35 0 Brandon Knupp Lester Buildings Chevrolet 3 61 $10,175 Clutch

35. 34 06 Blake Mallory The GPS Store/Garmin Chevrolet 2 58 $10,150 Overheating

# Denotes Rookie

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