MILLINGTON, Tenn. -- Bobby Hamilton took the lead with high-groove pass with eight laps remaining to win Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series O'Reilly 200 race at Memphis Motorsports Park.
Hamilton victimized Shane Hmiel, a first-time series starter at the .75-mile track, who saw a half-second lead erased by caution on the 187th of 200 laps by Rick Crawford's spin in Turn 3.
The 23-year-old Hmiel couldn't block Hamilton's late charge off Turn 4, which came a lap after the restart and a split-second ahead of the race's ninth and final yellow flag. Hmiel, driving a Chevrolet, wound up .423 second - about two truck lengths - off the bumper of the winner's Dodge.
The victory was the second of the season for the 47-year-old Hamilton, who started third in the 36-truck field. Hamilton, from Nashville, became the first Tennessee native to win in his home state. His son, Bobby Jr., won Memphis Motorsports Park's NASCAR Busch Series race last October.
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