#99-Carl Edwards came back from a first-lap accident Saturday to win the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, his second victory of the season. Points leader #46-Dennis Setzer was not so fortunate in the most caution-filled trucks race in the track’s four-year history. After Setzer drifted wide and put Edwards into the wall on the first lap, Setzer dropped back into the pack – where he got caught up in a seven-car crash in the second lap. He had to replace his oil cooler and radiator, fell 31 laps down before re-entering the race and finished 25th. Forty-four laps were run under caution Saturday; the previous record was eight cautions for 34 laps in last year’s race. Edwards won the season opener at Daytona, one of the nation’s most storied tracks – but this victory, about two hours west of his native Columbia, Mo., was sweeter. The rest of the top five were #4-Bobby Hamilton, #14-Rick Crawford, #62-Steve Park and #6-Matt Crafton.(ThatsRacin.com/AP)
For race results, see:
Motorsports One
Truckseries.com.
NASCAR.com.(7-2-2004)
