NASCAR.COM April 29, 2006 11:13 PM EDT (03:13 GMT)
Todd Bodine marched through the field in the final 50 laps and passed David Reutimann with 14 laps to go to win the Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 Truck Series race Saturday night at Gateway. Bodine's teammate Ted Musgrave, who won this race last year, was second. Reutimann was third, while Jack Sprague and Johnny Benson rounded out the top five. Reutimann took the race lead on Lap 110 and appeared as if he'd pace everyone for the rest of the night. But Bodine, who dominated early but fell out of the top 10 after mid-race pit stops, threw out line and began reeling him in. He worked his way into the top 10 with less than 30 to go. He got into the top five with less than 25 to go. He was second with less than 20 to go and on Reutimann's bumper when the record 12th caution flew with 17 laps remaining. The 12th caution flew with 17 to go. On the restart with 14 to go, Bodine wasted no time and took over the lead before the trucks could complete a lap. Musgrave followed. Rick Crawford brought out the record 13th caution with eight to go, but nobody could touch Bodine on the restart as he pulled away for his second victory in the last three races. Stay with NASCAR.COM for the complete story. |