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Articles tagged ‘Kroger 250’

Apr 08
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Rookie, Brennan Newberry Tackles Learning Curves At Martinsville Speedway

Brennan Newberry NTS Motorsports - Photo Credit: Sean Gardner/Getty Images Brennan Newberry and the No. 14 Fight for Life crew scrapped up a 31st place finishing spot in the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Newberry and crew knew going into race weekend this was a tough track, but they were up for the challenge, and looking to gain experience and finish the race. The rookie worked with veteran crew chief Eddie Pardue throughout practice fighting a loose truck, the same condition as his teammates. After logging some laps and getting a good feel for his Silverado, Newberry finished practice in the 15th position, lining him up to qualify 24th. Newberry took his qualifying lap under sunny skies and laid down a lap of 19.787 sending him to the top of the board, ... FULL STORY »

Ron Hornaday Salvages A Solid Top-10 After An Early Race Crash

Ron Hornaday Jr.(Photo Credit: Jamey Price / Getty Images North America) Ron Hornaday, Jr. in the No. 9 NO FEAR Chevrolet finished the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway in the 10th position after battling back from an early race accident. Hornaday worked throughout the rain delayed practice with crew chief Bruce ... FULL STORY »

Kevin Harvick’s Chances For Another Grandfather Clock Deflated With Flat Tire

Kevin Harvick NCWTS Tide - Photo Credit: Streeter Lecka / Getty Images for NASCAR Kevin Harvick, piloting the No. 24 Tide Chevrolet swapped the lead with teammate Ron Hornaday twice during the NCWTS Kroger 250 at Saturday at Martinsville Speedway, but was relegated to a 25th place finish after suffering a right rear flat ... FULL STORY »

Matt Crafton charges to 1-2 ThorSport finish at Martinsville

Matt Crafton - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images MARTINSVILLE, Va. (April 6, 2013) -- Matt Crafton ran out of laps at the end of Saturday's Kroger 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway, but in the end Crafton's second-place finish in the second race of ... FULL STORY »

Darrell Wallace, Jr. Earns First Top-Five Finish of the Season with a Strong Run at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway

Darrell Wallace Jr. (Photo Credit: Jamey Price/Getty Images North America) Box Score Info: RACE: Kroger 250 TRACK: Martinsville (Va.) Speedway DRIVER: Darrell Wallace, Jr. TRUCK: No. 54 ToyotaCare Toyota Tundra START: 2nd FINISH: 5th LAPS: 250 / 250 Laps Led: Two Times for 34 Laps POINTS POSITION: 5th (22 points out of 1st) Post ... FULL STORY »

Nelson Piquet Jr. Leaves Martinsville with a 19th Place Finish

No. 30 Wolf Pack Energy Services Silverado (Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images North America) MARTINSVILLE, VA. (April 7, 2013) - Making his return to Martinsville Speedway and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on Saturday, Nelson Piquet Jr. looked to gain more seat time in the Kroger 250 before heading back to the ... FULL STORY »

Top-Five Run Ends in 17th-Place Finish for Miguel Paludo at Martinsville

No. 32 SEM Products Inc. Chevrolet Silverado Miguel Paludo was on his way to a strong finish in the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway, running in the top 10 for nearly the entire event and occupying the top five for much of the second half of the ... FULL STORY »



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James Buescher Escapes with a 14th-Place Finish at Martinsville Speedway
Posted 04.07.13
MARTINSVILLE, VA. (April 6, 2013) - After working their way up from a 20th-place starting position to race much of the Kroger 250 inside the top five, James Buescher and the No. 31 Rheem Chevy slipped back in the pack during a late race green-flag run. Buescher patiently picked his ...FULL STORY »
Ty Dillon (Photo Credit: Jerry Markland / Getty Images North America)
Ty Dillon Finishes 18th at Martinsville Speedway
Posted 04.07.13
Ty Dillon and the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops team earned an 18th-place finish in the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway after battling an ill-handling Chevrolet for the majority the 250-lap affair. Dillon took the green flag from the sixth position and was scored third on lap 65. As the ...FULL STORY »
Ryan Blaney (Photo Credit: Jonathan Ferrey / Getty Images North America)
Ryan Blaney 2013 NCWTS Kroger 250 Post Race Report
Posted 04.07.13
Ryan Blaney and the No. 29 Cooper Standard Performance Products Ford F-Series started the race in the 14th position. Blaney battled and battled his Truck, but ended up falling off the lead lap on lap 40 due to serious vibrations and no side-bite. As the first caution flag of the afternoon ...FULL STORY »
Sauter’s Hot Start Continues With Kroger 250 Win At Martinsville Speedway
Posted 04.06.13
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (April 6, 2013) – Johnny Sauter’s hot start to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season continued Saturday afternoon with a win in the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. The win gave Sauter a sweep of the first two races of the season. He won the opener at Daytona five ...FULL STORY »
Johnny Sauter, driver of the #98 Carolina Nut Co./Curb Records Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 250 on April 6, 2013 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images
2013 NCWTS Kroger 250 Race Results
Posted 04.06.13
In the second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race of the 2013 season - the Kroger 250 - it was the series' first event of the season winner at Daytona, Johnny Sauter, making it back-to-back victories with winning Saturday at Martinsville Speedway. Sauter, who now has a 12-point lead over Jeb Burton ...FULL STORY »
Jeb Burton, driver of the #4 Arrowhead Chevrolet, poses with the Pole award after qualifying for pole position for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 250 on April 5, 2013 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. - Photo Credit: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images
Youngsters Dominate Qualifying For Kroger 250 At Martinsville Speedway
Posted 04.05.13
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (April 5, 2013) – A couple of rookies in their first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway captured the front for Saturday’s Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Twenty-year-old Jeb Burton set a track record in winning the pole for Saturday’s race while Darrell Wallace Jr., 19, captured ...FULL STORY »
Jeb Burton, driver of the #4 Arrowhead Chevrolet, sits in his truck during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 250 on April 5, 2013 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. - Photo Credit: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images
2013 NCWTS Kroger 250 Starting Lineup
Posted 04.05.13
Friday evening, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, Jeb Burton, with a qualifying lap speed of 96.666 mph, captured his first career series pole by winning the 2013 Kroger 250 Keystone 21 Means 21 Pole Award at Martinsville Speedway. Another rookie contender, Darrell Wallace, Jr., will share ...FULL STORY »
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Familar Surnames Dot Lineup For NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race At Martinsville Speedway
Posted 04.04.13
Three of the youngest drivers in Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race (LIVE on SPEED at 1:30 p.m. ET; NCWTS Setup with Krista Voda at 1 p.m. ET) may be short on years and racing experience, but they’re long on pedigrees and time spent together. Ryan Blaney, 19, ...FULL STORY »


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