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2011 NCWTS Kroger 200 Race Results
Timing & Scoring
Coming in second behind Hamlin (who became the 23rd driver to win in all three of NASCAR’s national series) was Ron Hornaday, Jr., and they were followed by Austin Dillon (who remains the series points leader with an 11-point lead over James Buescher) finishing in third, Johnny Sauter fourth and Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, Joey Coulter finishing in fifth.
Rounding out the top-ten finishing positions were Kevin Harvick finishing in sixth, Cale Gale finishing seventh, Timothy Peters eighth, Brendan Gaughan ninth and James Buescher finishing in the tenth position.
RACE NOTES:
Average Speed: 65.876 MPH
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 35 Mins, 49 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 1.210 Seconds
Lead Changes: 12 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 50 laps
Attendance: 18,000
Unofficial Top-Ten in the Point Standings: 1. Austin Dillon – 811 (Leader) 2. James Buescher – 800 (-11 Points Behind the Leader) 3. Ron Hornaday – 796 (-15) 4. Johnny Sauter – 796 (-15) 5. Timothy Peters – 763 (-48) 6. Todd Bodine – 744 (-67) 7. Matt Crafton – 720 (-91) 8. Joey Coulter # – 719 (-92) 9. Cole Whitt # – 715 (-96) 10. Parker Kligerman # – 682 (-129).
Next Up: The next to the last race of the season with the WinStar World Casino 350k at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday, Nov. 4th, with SPEED beginning their (pre-race) television coverage at 7:30 PM (ET).
2011 NCWTS Kroger 200 Race Results
| Fin | Str | Trk | Driver | Team | Lap | Pts | BPts | Status | TLd | LLd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 18 | Denny Hamlin(i) | Toyota / Traxxas Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 2 | 68 | |
| 2 | 2 | 33 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Steak-Umm Steaks / Chastity Baker Chevrolet | 200 | 43 | 1 | Running | 3 | 31 |
| 3 | 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 200 | 42 | 1 | Running | 2 | 45 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | SafeAuto / Curb Records Chevrolet | 200 | 41 | 1 | Running | 2 | 37 |
| 5 | 12 | 22 | Joey Coulter # | darrellgwynnfoundation.com / RCR Graphics | 200 | 39 | Running | |||
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Tide / Kroger Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 13 | 21 | Cale Gale | Rheem Heating, Cooling and Water Heating Chevrolet | 200 | 37 | Running | |||
| 8 | 9 | 17 | Timothy Peters | GearWrench / Strutmasters.com Toyota | 200 | 36 | Running | |||
| 9 | 28 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel and Casino Toyota | 200 | 35 | Running | |||
| 10 | 5 | 31 | James Buescher | Wolfpack Rentals Chevrolet | 200 | 34 | Running | |||
| 11 | 7 | 5 | Todd Bodine | NTB / Service Central Toyota | 200 | 34 | 1 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Roto-Rooter / Menards Chevrolet | 200 | 33 | 1 | Running | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | 18 | 8 | Nelson Piquet Jr. # | QualComm / AutoTrac Chevrolet | 200 | 31 | Running | |||
| 14 | 21 | 70 | Jeff Agnew | Clarence's Steak House Chevrolet | 200 | 30 | Running | |||
| 15 | 26 | 23 | Jason White | GunBroker.com Chevrolet | 200 | 29 | Running | |||
| 16 | 11 | 7 | Miguel Paludo # | Stemco Duroline Toyota | 200 | 28 | Running | |||
| 17 | 8 | 6 | Justin Lofton | CollegeComplete.com Chevrolet | 200 | 27 | Running | |||
| 18 | 15 | 9 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 200 | 26 | Running | |||
| 19 | 14 | 24 | Elliott Sadler(i) | Virginia Lottery Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 1 | 5 | |
| 20 | 29 | 36 | Grant Enfinger | England's Stove Works Dodge | 200 | 24 | Running | |||
| 21 | 16 | 29 | Parker Kligerman # | Penske Truck Leasing Dodge | 200 | 23 | Running | |||
| 22 | 22 | 81 | David Starr | Zachry / BYF.org / ASI Limited Toyota | 200 | 22 | Running | |||
| 23 | 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Pull-A-Part Used Auto Parts Chevrolet | 200 | 21 | Running | |||
| 24 | 20 | 92 | Clay Rogers | Tri City Tire / Fleet HQ / BTS Tires & Wheels | 199 | 20 | Running | |||
| 25 | 24 | 66 | Max Gresham | World Crown 300 / Gresham & Associates Chevrolet | 198 | 19 | Running | |||
| 26 | 36 | 9 | Bryan Silas(i) | Rockingham Speedway Ford | 198 | 0 | Running | |||
| 27 | 19 | 60 | Cole Whitt # | Fuel Doctor / Red Bull Chevrolet | 197 | 17 | Running | |||
| 28 | 25 | 51 | Josh Richards | Joy Mining Machinery / U.S. Navy Seals Toyota | 197 | 16 | Running | |||
| 29 | 33 | 57 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet | 197 | 15 | Running | |||
| 30 | 31 | 65 | Tyler Tanner | EF-65 Ford | 195 | 14 | Running | |||
| 31 | 27 | 97 | Matt Lofton | Strutmasters.com Toyota | 195 | 13 | Running | |||
| 32 | 34 | 32 | Blake Feese | AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet | 182 | 12 | Running | |||
| 33 | 30 | 20 | Johanna Long # | Panhandle Grading & Paving Toyota | 166 | 11 | Running | |||
| 34 | 32 | 7 | TJ Duke | Merrill Lynch Toyota | 159 | 10 | Running | |||
| 35 | 23 | 4 | Ricky Carmichael | Monster Energy Chevrolet | 37 | 9 | Accident | |||
| 36 | 35 | 93 | Mike Garvey | S&W Services Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | Brakes |
(i) Ineligible for Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
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