Bodine Takes NASCAR Truck Race

Todd Bodine won his second consecutive NASCAR truck race yesterday at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, leading the final 38 laps after a lengthy red flag.

Bodine, 40, a former Nextel Cup driver, finished a full second ahead of Johnny Benson, another former Cup driver also in a Toyota. Bodine's average speed was 115.179 mph and he became the first driver this season to win consecutive races.

"The truck was perfect, absolutely perfect," Bodine said. "That last run, I was barely lifting out of the throttle. When you can do that, it's awesome."

Bodine regained the lead on the 109th lap, the first green-flag lap after the race had been stopped for 28 minutes because of a crash involving five trucks.

After the delay Bodine passed pole-sitter Mike Skinner and his Toyota after the green flag waved.

Points leader Bobby Hamilton finished third in his Dodge, ahead of the Chevrolets of David Starr and Jack Sprague. Ted Musgrave was sixth in his Dodge.