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NASCAR Trucks: 'Like a Rock' Award Update

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
August 28, 2001

RICHMOND, Va.: Despite a rare 24th-place finish, 35 laps down, for Travis Kvapil at the Chevy Silverado 200 at Nazareth Speedway last Sunday, after 18 races of the 24-race 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Addington Racing and rookie Kvapil, with 3211 of a possible 3280 laps completed in the No. 60 Cat Rental Stores Silverado, continue to lead Chevrolet¹s "Like a Rock" Award standings.

The Chevrolet "Like a Rock" Award, a $50,000 winner-take-all contingency award, is designed to recognize the "Longest Lasting ­ Most Dependable" Chevrolet-equipped team in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series completing the most laps of competition during a season.

Unofficial standings after 18 races:

  • 1. Travis Kvapil, No. 60 Cat Rental Stores/Addington Racing 3211 laps
  • 2. Ricky Hendrick, No. 17 GMAC/Hendrick Motorsports 3187
  • 3. Dennis Setzer, No. 46 Acxiom/Computer Associates/Morgan/Dollar Motorsports 3154
  • 4. Jack Sprague, No. 24 NetZero Platinum/Hendrick Motorsports 3139
  • 5. Lance Norick, No. 90 Aventis Behring Choice/L&R Motorsports 3107
  • 6. Matt Crafton, No. 88 FastTrack Driveway Sealer/Sealmaster Racing 3001
  • 7. Coy Gibbs, No. 20 MBNA/Joe Gibbs Racing 2984
  • 8. Billy Bigley, Jr., No. 75 Spears Mfg./Spears Motorsports 2858
  • 9. Bobby Dotter, No. 08 People Against Drugs/Green Light Racing 2802

Text provided by Judy Stropus

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