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Nextel Cup Series | Busch Series | Craftsman Truck Series
Kroger 250
Martinsville Speedway | April 09, 2005 | 250 laps | 132 miles | 1 p.m. | SPEED
Race 4 of 25
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Labonte turns the triple
Labonte turns the triple

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Bobby Labonte became the first driver to win in each of NASCAR's top three series at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, capturing the closest Craftsman Truck Series event at the track.

Labonte passed Chad Chaffin for the lead with 30 laps to go, then held off Ricky Craven and Ron Hornaday on a restart with five laps to go. His Chevrolet beat Craven's Ford to the finish line by just 0.257 seconds.

Labonte, making only his fifth start in the truck series, also became only the 12th driver to win in the truck, Busch and Nextel Cup series.

"Every win here has been awesome," said Labonte, the 2000 Nextel Cup series champion. "It had its highlights and its moments of, 'Well, we're not sure if we're going to get there or not."'  More

Car Driver Speed
04 Bobby Hamilton95.098
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Kroger 250
Fin.No.Driver
147Bobby Labonte
299Ricky Craven
36Ron Hornaday
466Todd Bodine
530Chad Chaffin
615Shane Hmiel
71Ted Musgrave
82Jimmy Spencer
95Mike Skinner
1010Terry Cook
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After: Kroger 250
RankDriverBehind
1. --Bobby HamiltonLeader
2. +1Ricky Craven-19
3. -1Ted Musgrave-27
4. +1Ron Hornaday-46
5. -1Jimmy Spencer-53
6. +7Todd Bodine-101
7. --Matt Crafton-114
8. --Johnny Benson-120
9. +2Jack Sprague-130
10. +2Terry Cook-135
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