For the second consecutive week, Newburgh’s Ricky Craven was victimized by an early-race accident as his Tide Ford Taurus finished 35th in the UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race Sunday after a collision on lap 45 required extensive repairs.

Craven completed 235 of the 334 laps at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C.

He started 40th and got caught up in a wreck involving rookies Jason Leffler and Stuart Kirby. His Ford received heavy right-side damage and the car’s rear alignment was hampered.

He returned to the race 73 laps later in 40th place.

His engine shut off during a pit stop on lap 154 and it took six laps for the crew to assess the problem and get the car running again. Craven picked up five spots over the remainder of the race.

Craven, whose car was damaged in a first-lap accident at the Protection One 400 a week ago at Kansas Speedway, hasn’t finished in the top 20 since an 11th at the Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 on Sept. 8. He was 21st at Kansas and 26th at the MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400 in the previous race.

Craven is 22nd in the points standings and has won $1,518,160. Next up is the Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville Speedway (Va.) on Sunday.

Craven’s orange, yellow and blue color scheme was replaced by the artwork of 7-year-old Colin Albo of Orlando, Fla., who won this year’s Tide/Give Kids The World race car coloring contest with a music-themed design.

Albo was born without arms and suffers from spina bifida and scoliosis. He must undergo painful surgery every nine months to help his spine grow.

He drew his design with blow-pens and stencils.

Give Kids The World is a non-profit resort for terminally ill children whose wish is to visit Central Florida’s theme parks.

Albo’s design, along with merchandise tie-ins and donation programs, was used to help Tide raise funds and awareness for Give Kids The World.

There is a collectible die-cast version of the No. 32 Tide/Give Kids The World Ford. They can be purchased for $5 apiece at the WWW.tide.com and www./gktw.org Web sites. Tide has raised approximately $1 million in its four-year association with Give Kids The World.