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2014 Kroger 250
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2nd race of the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
CUST ThorSport Racing 16th Annual Kroger 250 FS1 68.741 mph km/h on March 30 Bubba Wallace Ron Hornaday Turner Scott Motorsports Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing 88 62 250 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 131 211 216 256 MRN Race 2 of 22 of the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 0.847 0.526 Kroger 250 2014 135 Adam Alexander, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip yes
The 2014 Kroger 250 was the 2nd stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 30, 2014, in Ridgeway, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mile (0.847 km) permanent paper-clip shaped short track. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 250 laps, but was increased to 256 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would hold on to his first win of the season. To fill out the podium, Bubba Wallace, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Ben Kennedy, driving for Turner Scott Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the circuit where the race was held.
Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, just south of Martinsville. At 0.526 mi m in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in stock car racing, being built in 1947 by partners H. Clay Earles, Henry Lawrence, and Sam Rice, nearly a year before NASCAR was officially formed.https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?001+ful+HJ76ER+pdf HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 76 It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only oval track on the NASCAR circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways and concrete to cover the turns.
Practice
Practice session was held on Friday, March 28, at 3:00p.m. EST, and would last for 30 minutes.2014 Truck Series Martinsville Spring Race Info https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2014/story/_/page/2014cts-03martinsville dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140426045343/https://www.jayski.com/news/campingworld/2014/story/_/page/2014cts-02martinsville#qualifying April 26, 2014 June 10, 2024 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site en-US Ron Hornaday Jr., driving for Turner Scott Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.690, and an average speed of 96.171 mph km/h on.
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed130Ron Hornaday Jr.Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet19.69096.171200Cole CusterJR MotorsportsChevrolet19.81795.554332Ben RhodesTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet19.85995.352Final practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying was scheduled to be held on Saturday, March 29, but after rain came down, qualifying was canceled. Bubba Wallace, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would score the pole.
Qualifying results
Pos.#DriverTeamMake154Bubba WallaceBrad Keselowski RacingToyota229Ryan BlaneyBrad Keselowski RacingFord313Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyotaOfficial qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results
Fin2014 Kroger 250 - Racing Reference https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2014_Kroger_250/C/ June 10, 2024 Racing-Reference.info#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota25647Running43254Bubba Wallace (i)Brad Keselowski RacingFord25634Running0311Ben KennedyRed Horse RacingToyota2560Running25498Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota25661Running40529Ryan BlaneyBrad Keselowski RacingFord2563Running40617Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota25649Running26777German QuirogaRed Horse RacingToyota2560Running37832Ben RhodesTurner Scott RacingChevrolet2560Running36930Ron Hornaday Jr.Turner Scott RacingChevrolet25662Running37107Brian IcklerRed Horse RacingToyota2560Running34118John Hunter Nemechek (R)SWM-NEMCO MotorsportsToyota2560Running331200Cole CusterJR MotorsportsChevrolet2562Running32139Chase PistoneNTS MotorsportsChevrolet2560Running311492Ross ChastainRBR EnterprisesFord2560Running301533Brandon Jones (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2580Running291619Tyler ReddickBrad Keselowski RacingFord2560Running281721Joey CoulterGMS RacingChevrolet2560Running27184Erik JonesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2560Running261920Gray GauldingRed Horse RacingToyota2560Running26205John Wes TownleyAthenian MotorsportsChevrolet2550Accident252113Jeb BrutonThorSport RacingToyota2550Running242275Caleb HolmanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet2530Running23231Travis Kvapil (i)MAKE MotorsportsChevrolet2520Running02407Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2500Running202563Justin JenningsMB MotorsportsChevrolet2490Running192608Korbin ForristerBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2420Running182710Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet2410Running17286Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet2350Running162915Mason MingusBilly Boat MotorsportsChevrolet2160Running153068Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsRAM1890Drive Shaft143102Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1570Steering133223Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1220Accident123399Bryan SilasT3R2Chevrolet1200Accident113466Josh WilliamsJosh Williams MotorsportsFord820Brakes103556Raymond Terczak Jr.RHT RacingChevrolet520Brakes93674Alex GuenetteDGM RacingChevrolet320Fuel Pump8Official race results
References
Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway
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