By the numbers
Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 | 7:19 a.m.
9
Career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victories for race winner Travis Kvapil
0.718
Kvapil's margin of victory (in seconds) over runner-up Johnny Benson.
12
Victories at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for car owner Jack Roush (5 Nextel Cup Series, 4 Busch Series and 3 Truck Series)
29
Number of laps led (of 146) by Kvapil
$54,100
Kvapil's share of the $530,194 purse
115.061
Kvapil's average speed
84
Laps completed by Las Vegas native Brendan Gaughan, who retired from the race with heavy damage after having a tire blow out and hitting the wall.
30
Gaughan's finishing position in Saturday's race (out of 35 trucks)
32
Number of laps run under caution (one lap shy of matching the event record, set in 1996)
9
Number of trucks that did not finish Saturday's race.
3
Mike Skinner's points lead over Ron Hornaday with six races remaining in the 2007 season
26
Consecutive races in which Hornaday had finished on the lead lap until finishing one lap down in 22nd place Saturday
49
Number of laps led by third-place finisher Jon Wood
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