Michigan 200 Starting Lineup
1 Travis Kvapil Ford 40.090 seconds (179.596 m.p.h.)
2 Mark Martin Ford 40.295
3 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 40.444
4 Mike Skinner Toyota 40.484
5 Bill Lester Chevrolet 40.500
6 Todd Bodine Toyota 40.525
7 Jack Sprague Toyota 40.578
8 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet 40.606
9 Ted Musgrave Toyota 40.627
10 Johnny Benson Toyota 40.660
11 Brendan Gaughan Dodge 40.689
12 Aaron Fike Toyota 40.738
13 Willie Allen Chevrolet 40.760
14 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 40.862
15 Ryan Mathews Toyota 40.885
16 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota 40.887
17 T.J. Bell Ford 40.976
18 Terry Cook Toyota 40.993
19 Kraig Kinser Chevrolet 41.040
20 David Starr Ford 41.065
21 Ken Schrader Dodge 41.095
22 Bobby Labonte Dodge 41.131
23 Matt Crafton Chevrolet 41.144
24 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet 41.162
25 Erik Darnell Ford 41.207
26 Stacy Compton Ford 41.233
27 Rick Crawford Ford 41.321
28 Clay Rogers Chevrolet 41.464
29 Travis Kittleson Chevrolet 41.973
30 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 41.996
31 Jason White Chevrolet 42.029
32 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 42.058
33 Blake Bjorklund Chevrolet 42.119
34 Tim Sauter Chevrolet 42.443
35 Boston Reid Ford owner points
36 J.C. Stout Chevrolet 42.711
Failed To Qualify
71 Bryan Silas
Kvapil scores first win in 3 years
June 16, 2007
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) -Travis Kvapil patiently stalked Kyle Busch around Michigan International Speedway, finally passing him with one lap to go Saturday to score his first Craftsman Truck Series win since 2004.
Busch led four times for 38 laps, but was struggling to control his Chevrolet when Kvapil closed in on him over the final 10 laps. Kvapil, the 2003 series champion, made several peeks around him, only to scoot back in line behind Busch.
He finally attempted a pass in the fourth turn, sliding ahead of Busch as they closed in on the start/finsh line with the white flag waving above them. Kvapil then pulled away on the final lap to win for the first time since Sept. 18, 2004.
``I knew I was a little better than Kyle, but I just didn't want to get out there too soon,'' said Kvapil, who started from the pole.
It was Kvapil's second win at Michigan, sixth of his career, but first since he joined Roush Fenway Racing at the start of this season. He replaced Mark Martin, who won six times in the truck last season.
``It feels like it's been forever,'' said Kvapil. ``There were big shoes to fill after Mark Martin left this team.''
Crew chief Mike Beam said the team had been feeling the heat to get back to Victory Lane. They took pride in finally doing it at MIS, which is team owner Jack Roush's home track.
``We've struggled all year, we felt we've really let Travis down,'' Beam said. ``I knew Travis could do this, we've got all the confidence in him. And it's good to win here for Jack in Michigan, they've been putting the heat on us - this is our Daytona 500.''
Busch said his truck was too loose to hold off Kvapil's charge.
``I was all over the place, the middle, the bottom, the top,'' Busch said. ``I just could never find a place that would let me get a good run off the corner. Our truck was good enough, solid enough to win the race, but just not quite good enough to get where I needed to be off the corner.''
Brendan Gaughan finished third and was followed by Mike Skinner, Ted Musgrave, Rick Crawford and Todd Bodine. Kevin Harvick, Johnny Benson and Ron Hornaday Jr. rounded out the top 10.
Skinner extended his lead in the standings to 113 points over Hornaday.
The race opened up after Martin lost the engine on his Ford. He led four times for 35 laps before the failure, and finished 33rd.
``Mark was the class of the field today,'' Busch said. ``He was gone. Nobody could touch that thing. But thankfully we could make a race out of it when his motor went.''