Crafton on Pole for Martinsville Truck Race



MARTINSVILLE, VA - RIS - Matt Crafton powered his No. 88 Chevrolet to the pole position for today's Kroger 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.  He edged Ron Hornaday by 0.026 seconds to claim the No. 1 starting position. 

Denny Hamlin, making a rare truck series race, will start third with Johnny Sauter and James Buescher rounding out the top 5.  Kevin Harvick, Todd Bodine, Justin Lofton, Timothy Peters,and Austin Dillon make up positions 6-10.

The Kroger 200 is scheduled to start at 2:00 PM, but sunny skies have turned to heavy clouds, so stay tuned for the latest news.

Kroger 200 Qualifying Results:

Pos Trk Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 88 Matt Crafton Roto-Rooter / Menards Chevrolet 19.653 96.352
2 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Steak-Umm Steaks / Chastity Baker Chevrolet 19.679 96.224
Row 2: 3 18 Denny Hamlin(i) Toyota / Traxxas Toyota 19.684 96.200
4 13 Johnny Sauter SafeAuto / Curb Records Chevrolet 19.692 96.161
Row 3: 5 31 James Buescher Wolfpack Rentals Chevrolet 19.697 96.136
6 2 Kevin Harvick(i) Tide / Kroger Chevrolet 19.759 95.835
Row 4: 7 5 Todd Bodine NTB / Service Central Toyota 19.824 95.521
8 6 Justin Lofton CollegeComplete.com Chevrolet 19.841 95.439
Row 5: 9 17 Timothy Peters GearWrench / Strutmasters.com Toyota 19.870 95.299
10 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet 19.872 95.290
Row 6: 11 7 Miguel Paludo # Stemco Duroline Toyota 19.911 95.103
12 22 Joey Coulter # darrellgwynnfoundation.com/RCRGrphcs Chv 19.930 95.013
Row 7: 13 21 Cale Gale RheemHeatingCoolingandWaterHeating Chev 19.966 94.841
14 24 Elliott Sadler(i) Virginia Lottery Chevrolet 19.991 94.723
Row 8: 15 9 Max Papis GEICO Toyota 20.014 94.614
16 29 Parker Kligerman # Penske Truck Leasing Dodge 20.039 94.496
Row 9: 17 39 Ryan Sieg Pull-A-Part Used Auto Parts Chevrolet 20.043 94.477
18 8 Nelson Piquet Jr. # QualComm / AutoTrac Chevrolet 20.058 94.406
Row 10: 19 60 Cole Whitt # Fuel Doctor / Red Bull Chevrolet 20.066 94.369
20 92 Clay Rogers TriCityTire/FleetHQ/BTSTires&Wheels Chev 20.068 94.359
Row 11: 21 70 Jeff Agnew Clarence's Steak House Chevrolet 20.069 94.354
22 81 David Starr Zachry / BYF.org / ASI Limited Toyota 20.097 94.223
Row 12: 23 4 Ricky Carmichael Monster Energy Chevrolet 20.137 94.036
24 66 Max Gresham WorldCrown300/Gresham&Associates Chev 20.240 93.557
Row 13: 25 51 Josh Richards JoyMiningMachinery/USNavySeals Toyota 20.275 93.396
26 23 Jason White GunBroker.com Chevrolet 20.305 93.258
Row 14: 27 97 Matt Lofton Strutmasters.com Toyota 20.334 93.125
28 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel and Casino Toyota 20.344 93.079
Row 15: 29 36 Grant Enfinger England's Stove Works Dodge 20.452 92.588
30 20 Johanna Long # Panhandle Grading & Paving Toyota 20.460 92.551
Row 16: 31 65 Tyler Tanner EF-65 Ford 20.641 91.740
32 07 TJ Duke Merrill Lynch Toyota 20.680 91.567
Row 17: 33 57 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 20.733 91.333
34 32 Blake Feese AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet 20.742 91.293
Row 18: 35 93 Mike Garvey S&W  Services Chevrolet 20.823 90.938
36 09 Bryan Silas(i) Rockingham Speedway Ford 20.825 90.929
Did Not Qualify: # 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb(i); # 99 Charlie Vest.

Ron Fleshman

RIS NASCAR Editor

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Volume 2011, Issue 10, Posted 1:26 PM, 10.29.2011