NCWTS - AAA Insurance 200

(May 30, 2009) The gamble paid off for Brian Scott @ Dover. Good for his first win in the Camping World Truck Series.

He opted to stay on the track and not pit for tires with 10 laps to the finish knowing fresh tires made a difference. Scott, Dennis Setzer, Stacy Compton and Jason White stayed out after watching Kyle Busch and Colin Braun both blow right fronts. Each hit the outside wall in the same corner on lap 184.
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"I watched all those tires blow -- it was kind of scary," Scott said. "But my crew chief (Jeff Hensley) just kept me calm and kept saying that we were getting really good tire wear. Track position at the end -- we played the game perfectly, and I commend him. There were times when I didn't think it was the right call or we were going to be in position, but it all worked out, and now we're in victory lane, baby."

Kyle Busch led the race high 133 laps out of 200. Once again, he was victim to hard luck in the closing stages of the race. It was a similar situation just three hours earlier when he lost the Nationwide Series race because of a tire problem on a restart two laps from the finish. Busch came back to score a 9th place finish.

Points leader Ron Hornaday Jr also suffered from tire issues. He slammed the wall after blowing his right front tire on Lap 34. Though he finished 26th, 157 laps down, he held onto the point lead over 2nd place Mike Skinner. Skinner finished 8th and was able to cut into Hornaday's lead from 84 points to 27.

For the (unofficial) results, click here.

There were 10 cautions for 49 laps and 12 lead changes among 9 drivers:

R. Hornaday Jr. 1-12; K. Busch 13-47; T. Bainey Jr 48; J. Benson 49-71; K. Busch 72-81; M. Skinner 82-86; K. Busch 87-101; C. Fontaine 102-106; K. Busch 107-135; C. Braun 136-139; K. Busch 140-183; D. Starr 184-186; B. Scott 187-200.