Todd Bodine led the final 47 laps at Darlington Raceway on Saturday night to take his second straight victory in NASCAR’s truck series.
Bodine held off pole-sitter Timothy Peters through two restarts to win in the Camping World Truck Series’ first appearance at the “Lady in Black” in six years.
Bodine, the only one in the field with a victory at Darlington, proved there’s nothing more important here than experience. Bodine won a Nationwide Series race at Darlington in 2003, sliding over the finish line after a last-lap tangle with Jamie McMurray. The Canadian Press
Bodine took the lead under caution on lap 101 and led the rest of the way without a serious challenge. He outran Timothy Peters by .531 of a second at the finish. Following in the top five were Ron Hornaday Jr., Johnny Sauter and rookie Austin Dillon.
“We’ve got it going,” Bodine understated in victory lane. “We struggled at the beginning of the year, but Junior [crew chief Mike Hillman Jr.] changed it around, and here we are. We’re fast every week.”
Despite the big point lead, Bodine isn’t ready to declare an open road to the title.
“There are too many variables in racing,” he said. “There are too many things you can’t control to take you out of it. We concentrate on controlling our own fate and what happens within our grasp. We can’t control getting caught up in somebody else’s mess. It’s never over, and we’re not going to approach it that way.” FOXNews
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 30 Todd Bodine Toyota 2 17 Timothy Peters Toyota 3 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 4 13 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 5 3 Austin Dillon * Chevrolet 6 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet 7 31 James Buescher Chevrolet 8 60 Stacy Compton Chevrolet 9 51 Aric Almirola Toyota 10 2 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 11 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 12 81 David Starr Toyota 13 46 J C Stout Dodge 14 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb * Ford 15 89 Mike Harmon Ford 16 192 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet 17 1 Jeremy Petty Chevrolet 18 57 Norm Benning Chevrolet 19 47 Lance Fenton Chevrolet 20 7 Justin Lofton * Toyota 21 18 Brian Ickler Toyota 22 5 Mike Skinner Toyota 23 12 Mario Gosselin Chevrolet 24 4 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet 25 7 Donny Lia Chevrolet 26 150 T.J. Bell Chevrolet 27 23 Jason White Dodge 28 85 Brent Raymer Ford 29 6 Brett Butler * Chevrolet 30 21 Butch Miller Dodge 31 124 Chris Lafferty Chevrolet 32 93 Mike Garvey Chevrolet 33 187 Chris Jones Chevrolet 34 216 Justin Hobgood Chevrolet 35 172 John Jackson Chevrolet 36 95 Dillon Oliver Dodge
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