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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 Kyle Busch races to 5th straight NASCAR Trucks win Malsam 18th; complete results below By Stephen Hawkins Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Busch started his Texas tripleheader with another NASCAR Trucks Series victory. Busch has won each of his last five truck races, extending the streak that began at Bristol in August on Friday night when he beat Matt Crafton by 0.725 seconds at the 1½-mile, high-banked Texas track. "That's cool, man. That's a pretty proud accomplishment," Busch said. "I've wanted to win a truck race here for a long time." Mill Creek rookie Tayler Malsam finished 18th, one lap down. Busch has won seven times in 13 starts this season in the No. 51 Toyota, and been outside the top two only three times. Series points leader Ron Hornaday was third, nearly 10 seconds behind Crafton, his closest competitor for the season title. Hornaday has a 197-point lead with two races left. Busch passed Hornaday on lap 98, the bump move between turns 3 and 4 getting Hornaday loose, though he managed to keep the No. 33 Chevrolet off the wall. "Kyle bent the rear bumper in pretty good, and raced me real hard," Hornaday said. "That ruined the rest of the night when I tried to save the truck when it went sideways. Top three, that's all you can ask for. Keep doing that, we'll look good." Hornaday got right on Busch's bumper a lap later, but got loose again before telling his spotter to remind Busch's spotter that "Talladega was last week." Busch said he had a good run and "didn't mean to get into him as hard as I did. " Busch led the final 50 laps in the 147-lap race. Crafton led twice for 26 laps and Hornaday led three times for 36 laps. Crafton, who finished second at Texas in June to Todd Bodine, was in fuel conversation mode the closing laps. By time his crew chief told him to make a run, it was too late to overtake Busch. "We had to save fuel for so long on that run," Crafton said. "I didn't think we could make it all the way." Busch, who wasn't at the Texas truck race in June, is running in all three NASCAR races in Texas this weekend. Next is the Nationwide race Saturday, where Busch is looking to win his fourth in a row in that series at Texas. He has never won a Sprint Cup race at the track. With his first truck victory at Texas, Busch has now won 18 times this season in the three major series — four in Cup and seven in the Nationwide Series. It was the 14th truck victory for Toyota, the most for the manufacturer since getting into the series in 2004. Busch has half of those, including his current winning streak that incorporates Bristol, Chicago, New Hampshire, Talladega and now Texas. NASCAR Camping World Truck-WinStar World Casino 350k Results Friday at Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (12) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 147 laps, 142.5 rating, 195 points, $66,400. 2. (1) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 147, 122.1, 175, $43,095. 3. (4) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 147, 127, 170, $31,465. 4. (2) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 147, 117, 165, $20,405. 5. (19) Colin Braun, Ford, 147, 96.6, 155, $16,755. 6. (6) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 147, 105, 150, $15,805. 7. (15) Brian Scott, Toyota, 147, 97.8, 146, $13,005. 8. (13) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 147, 103.2, 142, $12,505. 9. (16) David Starr, Toyota, 147, 85, 138, $12,405. 10. (8) Rick Crawford, Ford, 147, 83.9, 134, $13,630. 11. (11) Jason White, Dodge, 147, 79.8, 130, $14,080. 12. (9) Ricky Carmichael, Chevrolet, 147, 85, 127, $12,005. 13. (20) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 147, 76.5, 124, $9,655. 14. (7) Aric Almirola, Toyota, 146, 91.5, 126, $11,805. 15. (23) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 146, 68, 118, $10,780. 16. (14) Mikey Kile, Chevrolet, 146, 68.8, 115, $9,330. 17. (10) James Buescher, Ford, 146, 65.1, 112, $11,480. 18. (29) Tayler Malsam, Toyota, 146, 62.3, 109, $11,380. 19. (24) Timothy Peters, Toyota, 146, 66.1, 106, $11,280. 20. (3) Chad McCumbee, Chevrolet, 145, 84.4, 108, $11,880. 21. (26) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, 145, 51.7, 100, $11,080. 22. (18) Stacy Compton, Toyota, 145, 57.4, 97, $10,980. 23. (17) T.J. Bell, Toyota, 144, 63.5, 94, $9,630. 24. (25) Terry Cook, Toyota, 143, 47.4, 91, $9,530. 25. (28) Tim Andrews, Ford, 143, 44.8, 88, $8,430. 26. (32) Brent Raymer, Ford, handling, 66, 39.5, 85, $8,330. 27. (36) Chris Jones, Chevrolet, ignition, 60, 40.5, 82, $8,230. 28. (22) Marc Mitchell, Dodge, transmission, 49, 44.4, 84, $8,130. 29. (34) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, fuel pump, 49, 29.8, 76, $8,030. 30. (35) Bryan Silas, Chevrolet, drive shaft, 40, 32.3, 73, $8,430. 31. (33) Brandon Knupp, Chevrolet, clutch, 24, 32.2, 70, $7,855. 32. (31) Ben Stancill, Chevrolet, accident, 16, 44.3, 67, $7,830. 33. (27) Shane Sieg, Chevrolet, overheating, 11, 40.1, 64, $7,815. 34. (21) Johnny Chapman, Chevrolet, electrical, 6, 35.8, 61, $7,805. 35. (5) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, rear end, 4, 37.1, 58, $7,795. 36. (30) Nick Tucker, Dodge, electrical, 2, 29.1, 55, $7,768. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 146.296 mph. Time of Race: 1 hour, 30 minutes, 26 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.995 seconds. Caution Flags: 3 for 14 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 7 drivers. Lap Leaders: M.Crafton 1-19; M.Mitchell 20-21; T.Bodine 22-46; K.Busch 47-50; R.Hornaday Jr. 51-56; M.Crafton 57-63; R.Hornaday Jr. 64-90; C.McCumbee 91-93; A.Almirola 94; R.Hornaday Jr. 95-97; K.Busch 98-147. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Busch, 2 times for 54 laps; R.Hornaday Jr., 3 times for 36 laps; M.Crafton, 2 times for 26 laps; T.Bodine, 1 time for 25 laps; C.McCumbee, 1 time for 3 laps; M.Mitchell, 1 time for 2 laps; A.Almirola, 1 time for 1 lap. Top 10 in Points 1. R.Hornaday Jr., 3,657; 2. M.Crafton, 3,460; 3. M.Skinner, 3,302; 4. T.Bodine, 3,150; 5. C.Braun, 3,089; 6. B.Scott, 3,050; 7. J.Sauter, 3,033; 8. T.Peters, 3,009; 9. D.Starr, 2,987; 10. R.Crawford, 2,928. NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. 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