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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 250 Official Race Report
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Official Race Report 13th Annual Kroger 250 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, VA – April 2, 2011 .526-Mile Oval 250 Laps – 131.5 Miles Purse: $481,493 Finish Start Car # Driver Laps Points Status 1 1 13 Johnny Sauter 250 48 Running 2 5 18 Kyle Busch 250 0 Running 3 10 33 Ron Hornaday Jr 250 42 Running 4 3 2 Kevin Harvick 250 0 Running 5 12 17 Timothy Peters 250 39 Running 6 2 60 Cole Whitt # 250 38 Running 7 4 3 Austin Dillon 250 38 Running 8 20 4 Ricky Carmichael 250 37 Running 9 31 62 Brendan Gaughan 250 36 Running 10 11 9 Max Papis 250 34 Running 11 7 88 Matt Crafton 250 34 Running 12 27 7 Miguel Paludo # 250 33 Running 13 30 29 Parker Kligerman # 250 31 Running 14 15 30 Todd Bodine 250 30 Running 15 18 32 Brad Sweet 250 29 Running 16 14 92 Clay Rogers 250 28 Running 17 23 22 Joey Coulter # 250 27 Running 18 21 20 Johanna Long # 250 26 Running 19 32 07 Caleb Roark 250 25 Running 20 13 5 Travis Kvapil 250 24 Running 21 22 66 Justin Marks 250 23 Running 22 34 23 Jason White 249 22 Running 23 25 97 Matt Lofton 249 0 Running 24 16 46 Craig Goess # 248 20 Running 25 19 15 Dusty Davis # 245 19 Running 26 29 81 David Starr 243 18 Running 27 33 57 Norm Benning 243 17 Running 28 35 10 Chase Mattioli # 237 16 Running 29 24 93 Shane Sieg 232 15 Running 30 9 8 Nelson Piquet Jr # 207 14 Running 31 26 51 Justin Johnson # 202 13 Running 32 8 77 Justin Lofton 160 12 Running 33 17 39 Ryan Sieg 142 11 Radiator 34 28 1 Jeffrey Earnhardt # 134 10 Accident 35 6 31 James Buescher 134 9 Accident # Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender. Failed to qualify: n/a Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 20,000, Johnny Sauter won the Kroger 250, his third NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear (reason): #29 (backup truck),10, 23 (unapproved adjustments) TIME OF RACE:2 hours, 1 … Read entire article »
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Harvick Fights from Two Laps Down to a Fourth-Place Finish in Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Kevin Harvick and the No. 2 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) team headed back to Martinsville (Va.) Speedway with a mission: to win back-to-back spring NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at the famous short track. The team found great success in seasons past, and hopes were high during the first of two practice sessions on Friday, as Harvick set the fastest time of 20.104 seconds (94.190 mph). During the final practice session, Harvick expressed that the truck was incredibly loose. The No. 2 team worked tirelessly to get the truck back to Harvick’s liking, making several adjustments to get the truck race ready. Harvick rolled off from the third position for the start of the 250-lap event, but as the field … Read entire article »
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Early-Race Incident Relegates Nelson Piquet Jr. to 30th-Place Finish at Martinsville Speedway
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – After scoring his second consecutive top-10 qualifying position, tight short track racing took its toll on the No. 8 Chevrolet Silverado of Nelson Piquet Jr. Following major damage received from being caught up in an early-race incident caused by two of his competitors, the No. 8 team quickly repaired the Qualcomm/Autotrac machine and Piquet Jr. fought hard until the checkered flag, crossing the finish line 30th. Taking the green flag from the ninth position, Piquet Jr. remained in the top 10 through the first caution of the race on lap 19. Piquet Jr. stated that the truck was a little tight on exit, but crew chief Chris Carrier determined that it was too early to bring the No. 8 down pit road for adjustments. Green flag racing resumed on … Read entire article »
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Late Caution Spoils Busch’s Pursuit of First Martinsville Victory
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Kyle Busch was minutes away from adding the elusive Martinsville Grandfather Clock to his impressive trophy collection when a late caution set up a four-lap shootout. Busch held point for the first two laps, but with two laps remaining Johnny Sauter got around Busch with a bump-and-run maneuver then held off the No. 18 Toyota Tundra to secure the victory. The runner-up finish was the second straight for Busch in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway and ninth consecutive top-five finish in the truck series. “Once we got back going on that final restart, we just didn’t have any turn left and kind of got run over – gave it away,” said Busch “Overall it was a really good race for us, we had … Read entire article »
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Late pass gives Sauter win at Martinsville
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va.—Polesitter Johnny Sauter passed Kyle Busch on the next-to-last lap of Saturday’s Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway and held on to post his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory of the season and the third of his career. Busch, who has never won a race at Martinsville, ran second, .453 seconds behind Sauter. Ron Hornaday Jr. finished third, followed by his team owner, Kevin Harvick, who recovered from early trouble to finish fourth. Sauter, whose wife, Cortney, is expecting a baby on Monday, said his truck was nearly perfect. “About the only thing that was missing today was leather interior,” he said in victory lane. “I think Kyle got in the corner and got loose (on the penultimate lap). He got loose and swung the … Read entire article »
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Harvick, Hornaday home in on Martinsville
By Jared Turner Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Kevin Harvick Inc. has been shut out of victory lane in the first three races of the 2011 Camping World Truck Series season. With Martinsville Speedway up next, the gate to victory lane could be about to swing wide open. KHI trucks have captured three of the past four Martinsville truck series events, with team co-owner/part-time truck series driver Kevin Harvick winning consecutive spring races and four-time truck series champion Ron Hornaday winning last fall. Harvick is set to make his first truck start of 2011 this weekend in the familiar No. 2 Chevrolet that is fielded out of the shop he co-owns with wife DeLana. That shop—in Kernersville, N.C.—is 45 minutes south of Martinsville Speedway. Given the close proximity, KHI drivers and team members are prone to unload … Read entire article »
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Will Martinsville Produce Sixth Different Sprint Cup Winner In Six Races?
MARTINSVILLE, Va.– For the first time since 2005, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has had five different winners in the first five races of the season: Trevor Bayne (Daytona), Jeff Gordon (Phoenix), Carl Edwards (Las Vegas), Kyle Busch (Bristol) and Kevin Harvick (Auto Club). In the manufacturer standings, Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota are deadlocked at 31 points apiece. All four manufacturers are represented in the top four drivers in the points standings, and all are within 11 points of the lead: 1. Carl Edwards (Ford); 2. Ryan Newman (Chevrolet); 3. Kurt Busch (Dodge); 4. Kyle Busch (Toyota). Trailing brother Kurt by one point, Kyle’s quest for a second consecutive race weekend sweep came up just short at Auto Club Speedway. Paul Menard continues to lead the way for Richard Childress Racing in … Read entire article »
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Kyle Busch Motorsports Heads to Martinsville at the Top Dogs in the Truck Series
Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) heads to Martinsville Speedway atop the owners’ standings in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, A win in the Kroger 250 would give the defending owners’ champions a third consecutive trip to victory lane in 2011. Since Daytona, KBM has dominated the series with owner/driver Kyle Busch leading the final 107 laps in the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway and Kasey Kahne leading 95 laps en route to victory in the Too Tough to Tame 200 at Darlington Raceway. Including the last five races of 2010, KBM has now finished in the top five in eight straight, including five wins and two runner-up finishes. In the two races at Martinsville last season, the KBM No. 18 had an average finish of 2.5. Brian Ickler … Read entire article »
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Home Market Foods Teams with Kevin Harvick Inc.
KERNERSVILLE, N.C. – Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) and Cooked Perfect Meatballs, a Home Market Foods brand, announced today their partnership for two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events during the 2011 season. Cooked Perfect Meatballs are a leading brand of frozen meatballs sold in grocery stores throughout the U.S. Cooked Perfect Meatballs will be the primary sponsor of the No. 33 Chevrolet Silverado driven by four-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday for the Kroger 250 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on April 2 and the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on August 24. “This will be Cooked Perfect Meatballs’ first venture into the motorsports industry,” said Hornaday. “It is really exciting to partner with a company and a … Read entire article »
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