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Johnny Sauter and teammate Matt Crafton made it a 1,2 ThorSport Racing finish Friday night, as Sauter wins over Crafton by 2.101 seconds in the 2012 NCWTS WinStar World Casino 400k at Texas Motor Speedway.

Sauter received his first series win of the 2012 season, his fifth series career win and his first series win at Texas Motor Speedway.

Following Sauter and Crafton to the drop of the checkered flag were Joey Coulter finishing third, Brendan Gaughan fourth and Nelson Piquet, Jr. finishing in fifth.

Rounding out the top-ten finishing positions were Jason Leffler finishing sixth, NCWTS Rookie of the Year contenders, Ty Dillon and Cale Gale finishing seventh and eighth respectively, while current series points leader, Justin Lofton (who leads Timothy Peters by 5-points) ninth and Parker Kligerman finishing in the tenth position.

RACE NOTES:

Average Speed: 123.925 MPH
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 01 Mins, 17 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 2.101 Seconds
Lead Changes: 13 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 33 laps
Attendance: 41,000

Unofficial Top-Ten in the Points Standings: 1. Justin Lofton – 272 (Leader) 2. Timothy Peters – 267 (-5 Points Behind the Points) 3. Ty Dillon # – 260 (-12) 4. James Buescher – 249 (-23) 5. Parker Kligerman – 247 (-25) 6. Nelson Piquet Jr. – 234 (-38) 7. Matt Crafton – 223 (-49) 8. Joey Coulter – 219 (-53) 9. Ron Hornaday Jr. – 218 (-54) 10. Todd Bodine – 212 (-60).

Next Up: The teams return to action in almost three weeks with the inaugural UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway on Thursday, June 28th, with an approximate start of  8:20 PM (ET). Television coverage continues to be provided by SPEED, and coverage will begin with their 7:30 PM (ET) pre-race show.

2012 NCWTS WinStar World Casino 400k Race Results

(i) Ineligible for Driver Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie

Source: Timing and Scoring provided by NASCARMedia