Earnhardt Involved in Accident, Finishes 27th at Gateway Kerry Earnhardt was involved in a late-race accident and stumbled to a 27th place finish in the caution-filled Missouri-Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 at Gateway International Speedway on Friday evening. Rain wiped out qualifying for the race, relegating Earnhardt to a 26th place starting spot. Earnhardt was caught in an accident on lap 104, returned to the track briefly, then was forced to drive the battered No. 13 ThorSport Racing Chevrolet Silverado to the garage for the duration. The race was marred by a track-record 13 cautions, which consumed 50 laps and resulted in the slowest ever NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the track. “I’m disappointed with the way things happened, but all you can do is learn from it and get better and move on,” Earnhardt said. “It was unfortunate. It was a tough weekend all the way around with the weather and lack of practice time and all the cautions. But that’s racing, and that’s the way it goes sometimes. We’ll keep working like we have been, and our guys will be ready to go at Charlotte.” Despite the poor finish, Earnhardt remains in 22nd place in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standings. He is tied for sixth place in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year race, twenty seven points behind leader Erik Darnell. Earnhardt will return to action at the Quaker Steak and Lube 200 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte on May 19.