Musgrave had to start at the rear of the 36-car field after blowing an engine in practice. It took him only 26 of the 100 laps on the 2.029-mile oval at California Speedway to take the lead for the first time.

He wound up leading five times for 51 laps, taking the top spot for the final time on lap 71 and beating Ultra Motorsports teammate Jason Leffler's Dodge to the finish line by 1.603 seconds -- half a straightaway. More