Rain at Dover helps Bodine end winless drought

Let it rain!

At a race track where a casino is an integral part of the complex, Todd Bodine gambled and won big.

Despite spinning early in Friday's rain-shortened Lucas Oil 200, Bodine remained on the lead leap, and with a contrarian pit strategy, he worked his way into the lead. When rain forced NASCAR to call the race after 147 laps, Bodine was the winner, breaking a drought of 37 races dating to 2010.

The two-time series champion won for the 22nd time in his career after fending off an assault from Parker Kligerman, the race runner-up. Pole-sitter Kevin Harvick, who dominated the first half of the race, was third when NASCAR called the event after a second stoppage for rain.

Nelson Piquet Jr. finished fourth and Cale Gale fifth.

Results

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 13 11 Todd Bodine Toyota Red Horse Racing 47/4 147 Running
2 11 29 Parker Kligerman Ram Cooper Standard 43/1 147 Running
3 1 2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Tide 0 147 Running
4 18 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. Chevrolet Qualcomm 40/0 147 Running
5 5 33 Cale Gale * Chevrolet Rheem 39/0 147 Running
6 6 3 Ty Dillon * Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Allstate 38/0 147 Running
7 15 31 James Buescher Chevrolet Koike 37/0 147 Running
8 10 88 Matt Crafton Toyota Ideal Door / Menards 36/0 147 Running
9 8 17 Timothy Peters Toyota Red Horse Racing 35/0 147 Running
10 16 6 Justin Lofton Chevrolet CollegeComplete.com 35/1 147 Running
11 2 22 Joey Coulter Chevrolet RCR / darrellgwynnf-oundation.org 33/0 147 Running
12 9 32 Miguel Paludo Chevrolet Duroline Brakes and Components 33/1 147 Running
13 17 18 Brian Scott Toyota Shore Lodge 0 147 Running
14 24 81 David Starr Toyota AdvoCare / Zachry 31/1 147 Running
15 12 08 Ross Chastain * Toyota Georgia Watermelon Assoc. / Watermelon. org 29/0 147 Running
16 21 09 John Wes Townley * Toyota Barberitos 28/0 147 Running
17 25 5 Paulie Harraka * Ford Dollar Racing 27/0 147 Running
18 30 275 Caleb Holman * Chevrolet Food Country USA 26/0 147 Running
19 7 27 Jeb Burton * Chevrolet State Water Heaters 25/0 146 Running
20 19 98 Dakoda Armstrong * Toyota EverFi.com 24/0 145 Running
21 27 170 Jeff Agnew Chevrolet Team 7 Motorsports 23/0 145 Running
22 23 99 Bryan Silas * Ford Rockingham Speedway 22/0 145 Running
23 29 84 Chris Fontaine Chevrolet Glenden Enterprises 21/0 144 Running
24 4 13 Johnny Sauter Toyota Hot Honeys / Curb Records 20/0 143 Running
25 35 57 Norm Benning Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing 19/0 142 Running
26 33 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Ram Driven2Honor.org 18/0 137 Running
27 3 9 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Anderson's Maple Syrup 17/0 136 Accident
28 31 261 Wes Burton Ford Sam Pearce Racing / PHHUSA.org 16/0 108 Accident
29 22 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet RSS Racing 15/0 95 Accident
30 14 24 Max Gresham * Chevrolet Made in USA Brand 14/0 88 Accident
31 28 07 Chris Jones Toyota Wear Your Gear / www.Bobber .info 13/0 17 Overheating
32 32 93 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet RSS Racing 12/0 14 Ignition
33 20 23 Jason White Ford GunBroker.com 11/0 11 Engine
34 34 174 Mike Harmon Chevrolet Koma Unwind Relaxation Drink 0 3 Ignition
35 26 38 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet RSS Racing 0 2 Vibration