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2008-05-17 - Crafton survives wild finish for first Truck Series win

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With Kyle Busch's dominant car getting crunched, Matt Crafton survived a wild finish to win his first Craftsman Truck Series race.

Crafton avoided the mayhem over the final laps Friday night, pulling away in a green-white-checkered finish to win at Lowe's Motor Speedway. It was Crafton's first win in 178 career starts dating to 2000.

"Finally we can shut them up," Crafton said of his critics.With Kyle Busch's dominant car getting crunched, Matt Crafton survived a wild finish to win his first Craftsman Truck Series race.

Crafton avoided the mayhem over the final laps Friday night, pulling away in a green-white-checkered finish to win at Lowe's Motor Speedway. It was Crafton's first win in 178 career starts dating to 2000.

"Finally we can shut them up," Crafton said of his critics.

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