The Associated Press

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Bobby Hamilton took the lead with eight laps left and held off Shane Hmiel by 0.423 seconds Saturday to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' O'Reilly 200.

Hmiel, a first-time series starter on the 0.75-mile Memphis Motorsports Park track, lost a half-second lead when Rick Crawford's 187th-lap spin brought out a caution flag.

The 47-year-old Hamilton took the lead with an outside pass on the second lap after the restart en route to his second victory of the season and sixth overall on the truck series.

"He (Hmiel) got loose coming off Turn 2 a little bit, and halfway down the straightaway it looked like he thought the caution came out or something," Hamilton said. "I had made my up my mind to work on the outside on the last lap anyhow."

The Tennessee driver's son, Bobby Jr., won Memphis Motorsports Park's Busch Series race last October.

Hamilton started third in his Dodge.

Defending race winner Ted Musgrave finished third, followed by series points leader Dennis Setzer, Carl Edwards, Matt Crafton, pole-starter Jack Sprague, Jon Wood and Chad Chaffin.

NHRA: Brandon Bernstein was first in Top Fuel qualifying Saturday in the NHRA SuperNationals, completing his run in 4.565 seconds at a top speed of 325.85 mph.

Bernstein earned his fifth career No. 1 position as he tries to put last year behind him.

Bernstein sustained major back injuries at this track in 2003 when he crashed during the first round. He missed the rest of the season after three wins and three top qualifying performances in the first 10 races.

"It's great to have another No. 1 qualifying effort," Bernstein said. "To have such a great start to the season once again after what happened here last year is really special.

"I've gotten into a mind-set where this is just another strip, and that's pretty much how I will approach it when we pull up to the line (today)."