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Hornaday celebrated at Truck awards ceremony (cont'd)

More than $1.8 million in point fund awards were distributed to the top 20 drivers in the final Craftsman Truck Series point standings. Runner-up Mike Skinner (No. 5 Bill Davis Racing Toyota) won $997,980 -- the fourth highest all-time and the highest for a non-champion driver.

Skinner's total race winnings, $737,520, are also a new record. Skinner and Hornaday also established a series record by swapping the points lead six times in the season's last eight races.

Skinner, who is the only driver to compete in all 100 Truck Series races that Toyota has contested, also received awards for the top Toyota, the season Bud Pole Award, Checkers / Rally's Drive-Thru Award and WIX Filters Lap Leader Award, for the third consecutive season.

While Davis' team was able to claim the most victories and pole positions, for the second consecutive year, it finished second in the drivers' championship -- but it keyed Toyota's second consecutive manufacturers' championship.

The top 10 drivers: Hornaday, inaugural 1995 champion Skinner, Johnny Benson, defending series champ Todd Bodine, Rick Crawford, 2003 champ Travis Kvapil, 2005 champ Ted Musgrave, Matt Crafton, Sprague and David Starr were also honored on stage for their seasons.

Willie Allen (No. 13 ThorSport Chevrolet) was the 2007 Raybestos Rookie of the Year, topping Tim Sauter (No. 07 Green Light Racing Chevrolet). Allen became the first rookie to win the award in a Chevrolet since Kvapil in 2001.

Benson (No. 23 Bill Davis Racing Toyota) was named the Most Popular Driver for the second consecutive season, becoming the first driver to repeat, and only the second driver to win the award more than once.

Hornaday was named Most Popular Driver in 1997 and 2005.

Craftsman Truck Series

2007 Money Distribution

Pos.	Driver	Race Winnings	Special Awards	NASCAR / Craftsman	Season Total	Career Total

1.	Ron Hornaday	$681,875	$52,000	$370,119	$1,137,044	$5,297,266
2.	Mike Skinner	737,520	50,000	185,060	997,980	3,636,812
3.	Johnny Benson	636,160	10,000	166,544	832,414	2,282,852
4.	Todd Bodine	569,125		148,048	719,623	2,798,541
5.	Rick Crawford	446,800	15,000	129,542	595,592	4,502,499
6.	Travis Kvapil	583,025		111,036	704,561	3,063,502
7.	Ted Musgrave	419,475		91,179	510,654	4,843,621
8.	Matt Crafton	332,525		69,397	412,422	2,473,325
9.	Jack Sprague	464,210	25,000	60,144	549,854	6,846,738
10.	David Starr	321,428		53,667	380,595	3,009,304
11.	B. Gaughan	356,767		50,892	412,659	2,478,636
12.	Erik Darnell	368,450		49,040	417,490	860,604
13.	Dennis Setzer	342,105	15,000	45,829	404,934	5,063,448
14.	Terry Cook	293,115		42,711	335,826	3,671,280
15.	Willie Allen	250,056	12,000	23,132	322,307	347,062
16.	Tim Sauter	276,345		22,207	298,552	332,987
17.	Mike Bliss	210,700		32,829	253,529	3,425,745
18.	Chad McCumbee	248,075		20,356	268,431	268,431
19.	Ken Schrader	209,165		36,419	245,584	846,324
20.	Joey Clanton	197,725		32,126	230,851	250,306
Totals				$1,850,596

Postseason Awards

Driver Award Amount Total

Driver	Award	Amount	Total

Ron Hornaday Jr.	Chevrolet	$15,000	$52,000
	Goodyear	$25,000
	Sunoco	$12,000
Mike Skinner	Toyota	$15,000	$50,750
	Bud Pole	$15,000
	Checkers / Rallys	$10,750
	WIX Filters	$10,000
Johnny Benson	Mobil1	$10,000	$10,000
Jack Sprague	Featherlite	$25,000	$25,000
Rick Crawford	Ford	$15,000	$15,000
Dennis Setzer	Dodge	$15,000	$15,000
Willie Allen	Raybestos Rookie of Year	$12,500	$12,500
Total			$179,750

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Craftsman Truck Series

Official Standings

Pos.	+/-	Driver	Points	Behind

1.	+1	Ron Hornaday	3982	Leader
2.	-1	Mike Skinner	3928	-54
3.	+2	Johnny Benson	3557	-425
4.	--	Todd Bodine	3525	-457
5.	+1	Rick Crawford	3523	-459
6.	-3	Travis Kvapil	3511	-471
7.	--	Ted Musgrave	3183	-799
8.	--	Matt Crafton	3060	-922
9.	--	Jack Sprague	3001	-981
10.	+2	David Starr	2921	-1061