SportsLine wire reports

Craftsman Truck fans -- and NASCAR officials -- will keep a close eye on Mike Wallace and Jay Sauter in Texas this weekend after their last-lap clash in Bristol, Tenn.

On Saturday night, in the Coca-Cola Family 200, Sauter's Chevrolet clipped Wallace's Ford in the left rear, sending Wallace into the wall.

"WHAT HAPPENED AT HE END WAS PRETTY SIMPLE," Wallace said. "The 3 truck was frustrated because he got spun out, and I was the victim. Unfortunately, some guys wanted to race like you can't race here. It was kind of a cheap shot if you ask me."

Sauter had a different version.

"I had gotten up underneath Mike the lap before and he had kind of run me down," Sauter said. "The last lap, I was up underneath him and I didn't mean to turn him. He knows that."

Earlier, Sauter and Jimmy Hensley collided while fighting for second place, with Sauter spinning. NASCAR ruled that Hensley hit Sauter intentionally, and penalized him for rough driving.

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