| BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) -- Robert Pressley edged Jason Leffler by 0.102 seconds in the eighth-closest finish in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history to win the Michigan 200 on Saturday.
Pressley, driving a Dodge Ram pickup, led 74 of 100 laps and won for the second time this season. He averaged a series track-record 142.208 mph in the third-fastest race in series history.
Just two brief cautions, both for debris on the track, slowed the race.
Pressley, who started eighth in a field set by owner points when time trials were rained out, came to the front for the first time at lap 15, passing Rick Crawford's Ford F-150.
He led twice more, taking over for the final time -- again from Crawford -- on lap 170.
Leffler, also driving a Dodge, began his charge with 20 laps remaining. He trailed Pressley by half a second at lap 198 and 0.3 seconds at lap 189 but was blocked by the leader as he tried to pass between the two-mile superspeedway's third and fourth turns.
Pressley, who won the season opener at Daytona International Speedway, won $48,250.
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