Gaughan completes Texas three-peat

Brendan Gaughan became just the second driver in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history to win three consecutive races at the same racetrack Friday when he won the O'Reilly 400 at Texas Motor Speedway.

	Brendan Gaughan

Gaughan, who won the O'Reilly 400 and Silverado 350 in 2002, took the lead from Carl Edwards with five laps to go and ran away from the field for the victory.

Edwards and his Roush Racing teammate, Jon Wood, rounded out the top three.

Gaughan, whose three NCTS victories all came at Texas, won despite having a pair of tough pit stop during which he got blocked in trying to exit.

"It was my own fault," Gaughan said. "I went too deep in the pits."

Regardless, Gaughan said he's extra tough in Texas.

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"There is no place like Texas," Gaughan said. "We had the best Dodge all night long."

Edwards agreed.

"Brendan just had too much for us," Edwards said. "It was great to lead for a little while, but we're gonna get there."

Shawna Robinson, who fielded an all-female pit crew, finished 18th.

Sprague won three straight at Phoenix in the 1996 and '97 seasons.