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Kyle Larson Wins in a Dash to the Finish at Rockingham Speedway

Kyle Larson held off a hard charging Joey Logano to capture the win at the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock Sunday afternoon. This was his first NASCAR national series win in five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts and his first top-ten finish in 2013. Larson currently drives full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

Larson was dominant all afternoon, leading 187 laps, but the biggest threat came in the last 25 laps of the race.

Logano had dropped to 18th after he had to pit under green to fix loose lug nuts. But a caution on lap 180 gave Logano the lucky break he needed to make a final pit stop and put on four fresh tires. He methodically made his way to the front and was in second place when the last caution fell.

“I was passing a ton of cars on the newer tires,” Logano said. “That’s Rockingham for you. That’s what makes this race track so cool, because you can play a strategy like that. When we got the last caution, I thought it was playing out perfect for us.”

Larson was apprehensive, but determined.

“I was pretty nervous on that last restart because Joey was on a lot newer tires than me, and I’m not normally the best on restarts.”

It was the veteran Logano, however, who made the mistake on the green-white-checkered start.

“I just got beat. I spun my tires, so it was all my fault. I was so mad at myself. I felt like we should have won this race. We might not have had the truck to win, but we had the strategy to win.”

Larson was all smiles after the race.

“It was a great day,” he said. “We didn’t make any changes to the truck; it was perfect from the start. It was a lot of fun today.”

Joey Logano finished in second place. Brendan Gaughan, Johnny Sauter and Chase Elliot rounded out the top five.

Johnny Sauter remains the unofficial points leader. Jeb Burton is 16 points behind in second place. Matt Crafton is third followed by Ron Hornaday Jr. in fourth and Ryan Blaney in fifth.

Hornaday met with NASCAR after the race and may face further sanctions for wrecking Darrell Wallace Jr. under caution during the final laps of the race.

Wallace finished a disappointing 27^th. Hornaday was penalized at the time of the incident for aggressive driving and sent to the rear of the field. He finished the race in 15^th place.

Unofficial Race Results
N.C. Edu. Lottery 200 at The Rock
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/truckseries/race.php?race=3
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Pos.	St.	No.	Driver	Make	Points
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1	3	30	Kyle Larson(i)	Chevrolet	0
2	7	19	Joey Logano(i)	Ford	0
3	9	62	Brendan Gaughan	Chevrolet	41
4	11	98	Johnny Sauter	Toyota	41
5	4	94	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	39
6	5	88	Matt Crafton	Toyota	38
7	1	4	Jeb Burton #	Chevrolet	37
8	6	29	Ryan Blaney #	Ford	36
9	36	51	Erik Jones #	Toyota	35
10	18	32	Miguel Paludo	Chevrolet	34
11	26	7	John Wes Townley	Toyota	33
12	14	3	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	32
13	17	18	Joey Coulter	Toyota	31
14	2	31	James Buescher	Chevrolet	31
15	16	9	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Chevrolet	29
16	15	8	Max Gresham	Chevrolet	28
17	8	60	Dakoda Armstrong	Chevrolet	27
18	30	5	Tim George Jr.	Ford	26
19	23	77	German Quiroga #	Toyota	25
20	25	81	David Starr	Toyota	24
21	24	14	Brennan Newberry #	Chevrolet	23
22	12	39	Ryan Sieg	Chevrolet	22
23	31	99	Bryan Silas	Ford	21
24	22	6	Tyler Young	Chevrolet	20
25	28	92	Clay Rogers	Chevrolet	19
26	20	17	Timothy Peters	Toyota	18
27	10	54	Darrell Wallace Jr. #	Toyota	17
28	32	7	Johnny Chapman	Chevrolet	16
29	21	75	Caleb Holman	Chevrolet	15
30	13	52	Tyler Reddick	Toyota	14
31	34	10	Jennifer Jo Cobb		13
32	19	13	Todd Bodine	Toyota	12
33	35	57	Norm Benning	Chevrolet	11
34	29	93	Chris Jones	Chevrolet	10
35	27	27	Jeff Agnew	Chevrolet	9
36	33	84	Mike Harmon(i)	Ford	0

April 14, 2013

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Practice at Rockingham Speedway

Kyle Larson led the first practice session for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Rockingham Speedway with a top speed of 144.31. Ryan Blaney was a close second at 144.127. Ty Dillon, Timothy Peters and Ron Hornaday Jr. completed the top five.

Larson will have to qualify his No. 30 Chevrolet on time tomorrow. Hornaday Jr. will also have to qualify on time in the No. 9 Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet.

Joey Coulter, Max Gresham, Matt Crafton, Johnny Sauter and Jeb Burton rounded out the top ten.

Final practice was led by Chase Elliott. David Starr had the second best time followed by points leader Johnny Sauter in third place. Ryan Blaney and Matt Crafton were fourth and fifth respectively. Darrell Wallace Jr. was sixth in the afternoon session. Erik Jones, Jeb Burton, Kyle Larson and Todd Bodine completed practice in positions seven through ten.

Sauter, who won the first two races of the season, will be going for a record three consecutive victories.

“This is a great way to start the year off with two in a row and I couldn’t be prouder,” said Sauter.

Burton claimed his first pole last week in Martinsville and captured a career best third place finish. He’s hoping to keep the momentum going with another single digit finish at The Rock.

Qualifying will be held Sunday at 11:05 a.m. followed by the ‘North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock.’ Track president Andy Hillenburg will give the command, “Drivers, start your engines,” at 2:10 p.m. The green flag is set to drop at 2:18 p.m.

April 13, 2013
Chocolate Myers Reflects on his Favorite Rockingham Speedway Memories

During the Classic 3 Champion race weekend at Rockingham Speedway, I was able to spend a few minutes speaking with Danny “Chocolate” Myers, legendary gas man for Dale Earnhardt. Myers was there to wave the green flag and give the command to start engines for the inaugural running of the three championship races.

I asked him to share some of his favorite memories of “The Rock.”

Myers talked about winning championships under the old points system and why he thinks today’s Chase format is better.

“A lot of people want to talk about the Chase and how it used to be. I absolutely love it the way it used to be but what we got going today, I think, is better than it ever was.” He continued, saying, “I’ll give you a great example.”

“We came down to this racetrack. I think we had Rockingham, then Atlanta, and maybe somewhere else, I can’t remember exactly. But when they dropped the green flag here, the Winston people put the banner up and we were the champions.”

“So the next two races were just races, the championship had already been decided.”

Rockingham Speedway is home to a lifetime of cherished memories for Myers.

“This is a place where I’ve been coming all of my life,” he recalled fondly. “ It’s not that far from home. Before I worked for Richard Childress Racing, I came to Rockingham to watch qualifying and watch racing. It’s just a special place and it always has been.”

“It means a lot to be able to come down here, participate and be a part of it today.”

“To come here and win a championship at this place plus we won four pit crew championships in a row right here; that’s pretty daggum special. We’re the only ones that have been able to do that. This is a special place.”

Myers also praised owner Andy Hillenburg for his efforts in bringing NASCAR racing back to Rockingham Speedway.

“This place is a wonderful and a beautiful track. It hasn’t always been like this. When we used to race down here before the garage was built, we’ve been snowed out and rained out; it was absolutely unbelievable. What Andy has been able to do with it now, to keep it up, is a job itself.”

NASCAR Racing will return to Rockingham Speedway April 14, 2013, with the Camping World Truck Series event. Please visit the website http://rockinghamspeedway.com/ for more information.

November 4, 2012
Reddick wins; Larson captures the 2012 K&N Pro Series East Championship at Rockingham

[media-credit name=”Angela Campbell” align=”alignright” width=”199″][/media-credit]Polesitter CJ Faison led the field to green Saturday afternoon in the inaugural Classic 3 Championship presented by RCR Racing Museum at Rockingham Speedway. However, Darrell Wallace Jr. soon took over the lead and held it until the midway break on lap 50.

Jesse Little was in second place at the midway point followed by Reddick, Pressley, Moffitt, Elliott, Pena, Kennedy, LaJoie and Larson.

During the break, the previous leader, Wallace Jr, was penalized for unapproved adjustments and sent to the rear of the field.

On lap 79, the field was red flagged after an accident. Dylan Presnell’s car flipped and landed on its roof in the infield. Jorge Artega and Chase Elliott were also involved in the incident. All the drivers involved escaped injury.

Racing resumed with Jesse Little in the lead followed by Moffitt, Pressley, Reddick, Pena, LaJoie and Larson.

Tyler Reddick went on to win the race with Corey LaJoie finishing second. Darrell Wallace Jr. came from the back after his penalty to finish in the third position, Coleman Pressley fourth and Jesse Little rounded out the top five.

Kyle Larson finished sixth and is the unofficial Series Champion of the 2012 K&N Pro Series East division. Larson had two wins and 12 top-10 finishes in 14 races driving a Toyota Camry for Rev Racing.

“I’ve been lucky a lot this year, just stayed consistent and got the championship,” said Larson. “It feels great. I have to thank the whole Rev Racing team, Toyota and everyone that helps out on this team.”

November 3, 2012
CJ Faison Captures the K&N Pro Series East Pole at Rockingham Speedway

[media-credit name=”http://hometracks.nascar.com” align=”alignright” width=”262″][/media-credit]Rookie CJ Faison will lead the field to green in the inaugural Classic 3 Championship presented by RCR Racing Museum at Rockingham Speedway this Saturday. The season finale will be Faison’s 12^th career start in the K&N Pro Series East division.

Faison described winning the pole as “the best feeling in the world so far.” He continued on to say that “patience, I think, is going to win this race and we’ve got a good shot at it.”

Current points leader, Kyle Larson, qualified in the 11^th position. Brett Moffit, second in the points standings, will start in fifth place.

Corey LaJoie, 19 points behind Larson in the championship standings, qualified fourth. LaJoie leads the series in wins this season with five victories.

Darrell Wallace Jr. claimed the outside pole and Coleman Pressley will start the race in third position.

The Classic 3 Championship presented by RCR Racing Museum is scheduled to begin at approximately 2pm on Saturday. Live streaming audio will be available at www.nascarhometracks.com.

November 3, 2012
Larry Barford Jr. Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness at Rockingham Speedway

[media-credit name=”Angela Campbell” align=”alignright” width=”199″][/media-credit]Larry Barford Jr., driver of the No. 86 Trauma Doc Chevrolet for Deware Racing Group, will compete in the K&N Pro Series East race Saturday at Rockingham Speedway in the Classic 3 Championship presented by RCR Racing Museum. His car will feature a pink and white paint scheme with a pink bow on the side to promote Breast Cancer Awareness.

The decision to run this special paint scheme was a personal one.

“Cancer has touched my life in a lot of different ways,” Larry told me.

His wife’s aunt and grandmother are breast cancer survivors and he wanted to pay tribute to them and others like them. Larry posted a request on his Facebook page asking his friends and fans for the names of loved ones who have been “diagnosed with breast cancer, are in remission or still fighting the fight.” The car will also carry the names of those who have lost their life to breast cancer.

The first 86 names that were submitted are displayed on the deck lid of his racecar. Larry was disappointed that all the names could not fit on the car but says that each one of them “is in his heart.”

Saturday’s race will be the last one of the season for the pink and white Breast Cancer Awareness car but Larry has vowed that all of his future cars will carry a pink ribbon somewhere on them.

Larry qualified his car on Friday and will begin the race in the 16th position. This is his best qualifying run in three NASCAR K&N Pro Series East starts.

Next year he will run a full season in the series as well as several select races in the Camping World Truck Series to round out the year.

His goal is simple. Larry wants to be competitive, learn from each race and continue his development into the top levels of NASCAR.

“Everything that I’ve learned yesterday, I apply today.”

November 3, 2012
Corey LaJoie Makes his Bid for the Championship at Rockingham Speedway

Last Saturday night, Corey LaJoie left Greenville Pickens Speedway on top of the world. He had just celebrated his fifth win of the season and was leading the points standings in the K&N Pro East Series. The final race of the season was only one week away at Rockingham Speedway and the opportunity to win a championship was within his grasp.

On Tuesday everything changed.

During post race inspection, NASCAR determined that LaJoie’s team had committed rules violations. As a result, driver Corey LaJoie and car owner, Randy LaJoie, were each penalized with the loss of 25 championship points. In addition, Ron Otto, crew chief for the No. 07 team, was fined $5,000, suspended until the fine is paid and placed on probation for the final event of the season.

LaJoie now heads into Rockingham third in the standings, 19 points behind leader Kyle Larson.

He described his emotions this past week as “going from cloud nine to cloud zero.”

In many ways, LaJoie is an old school racer. He not only drives the cars, he also helps build them and assists with the set up. He’s all business on the track with a singular focus.

After his win at Greenville Pickens Speedway last weekend, he was criticized by some for making contact with Brett Moffitt while going for the win. The move caused a chain reaction that left a pile of wrecked cars in his wake.

In Corey’s mind, he simply did what he was supposed to do. He summed it up on his twitter account like this.

“My job is to win and that’s what I do.”

With 5 wins and 9 top-5 finishes this season, it’s difficult to argue with his logic.

LaJoie will start Saturday’s race in the fourth position. His biggest competitors for the championship, Brett Moffitt and Kyle Larson, qualified fifth and 11^th, respectively.

When the green flag drops, all the distractions of the week will fall away.

“When I get into the race car,” Corey says, “I have one job; to win the race.”

Regardless of the outcome on Saturday, LaJoie considers this season the best of his career.

Corey looks back at the season with pride as he tell me, “The competition level, how hard I’ve worked, all the people who have helped me and sacrificed to get me where I am plus the five wins; it’s been huge.”

The K&N Pro Series East championship will be determined Saturday at The Classic 3 Championship presented by RCR Racing Museum. The racing is scheduled to begin at approximately 2pm. Live streaming audio will be available at www.nascarhometracks.com.

November 3, 2012
Ward and Jeb Burton Continue a Family Tradition of Racing

Photo Credit: Tanya Hall

Ward Burton has always had a special relationship with “The Rock.” His first win in the Cup Series was in 1995 at Rockingham Speedway. He has a total of nine top ten finishes at the track in the Cup Series and also scored his first Nationwide Series win there in 1992. At the time, his wife was pregnant with their son, Jeb.

Burton retired in 2007 but this past weekend, Ward was back with his son Jeb at the historic track. Jeb made his second Camping World Truck Series start Sunday at the speedway. During the race he fought his way back from a 27^th starting position to score an eleventh place finish.

I talked with Ward and Jeb Burton Saturday morning to gain some insight into how the two worked together as a team. It was obvious from the start that Jeb respects his father’s driving expertise. He even watched some tapes of his Dad racing at Rockingham Speedway in preparation for his race at the track.

Jeb admits that most of the time he feels like “the best way to learn is just to do it myself.” But he’s also smart enough to take advantage of his Dad’s experience. “When I was running late models and my car wasn’t where it needed to be, I would put Dad in it to see what he thought. He would get it running right and make me look good.”

Ward is heavily involved in his son’s career and often also gives him advice during the race. Sometimes the two agree and sometimes Jeb’s crew chief Trip Bruce has to act as mediator.

“When we’re running good everything is fine,” Jeb says.

However, when they are having a bad day, his Dad can get a little intense. Jeb is quick to point out that “it’s only because he wants me to run well.”

Jeb is scheduled to run the next three races in the Camping World Truck Series. The goal is to run as many races as he can but for now, sponsorship is limited.

When I asked what he felt he needed to improve upon, the answer was simple. “I need more seat time. I need to be in a racecar every week.”

He also feels that it’s important to test, especially on the larger tracks where he has no experience. Another important factor is “understanding the vehicle and working with the crew chief. If you can get that chemistry right, it makes everything easier.”

As we ended the interview so Jeb could get ready for practice, I asked him what he would consider a good finish at the conclusion of this race. He quickly said “a top 12.” After the race ended Sunday afternoon, I congratulated Jeb on meeting his goal. But like a true racer, he wasn’t satisfied with his finish, believing he could have done more.

Jeb is currently scheduled to run the next three races in the Camping World Truck Series. While he works on getting more sponsorship, Jeb will continue to run late models.

Now it was time to hear the other side of the story as I sat down with Jeb’s dad, Ward Burton.

I asked Ward if he had encouraged or discouraged his son when it came to racing.

“I didn’t really do either,” he told me. “He came to me about wanting to start racing motorcycles. I had given him go-karts and all that when he was a lot younger but he pretty much made the decision that it was something he wanted to do. He got into motorcycles real quick, went to go-karts and pretty much progressed from there.”

The biggest challenge for Ward is learning how to be on the sidelines.

“Oh, definitely I’ve had to learn all over again. You’ve got the danger factor and you’ve got the not in control factor. You’re trying to learn how to communicate. Instead of doing, it’s how to do. It’s quite different. Having a father and son relationship while it’s going on, like any father-son relationship, can certainly add some complications,” he said, laughing.

“I did it to my Dad; my Dad probably did it to his Dad,” Ward continued. “You know when your Mom or Dad says something to you, you don’t take it the same way as when somebody else says it to you even if it’s said the same or meant the same. Sometimes it’s hard to take something that is meant as constructive criticism, constructively.”

Communications can also be tricky when it’s a father on one side and a son on the receiving end of those communications. Ward tries to let the crew chief handle that side of things.

“I try my best but sometimes it’s not possible. That is definitely the best way. It took me a while to learn that and I’m still learning. At the same time, if I see something going on with anybody on the team including Jeb, I’m not going to sit back without trying to be helpful.”

Jeb’s career is a work in progress and something that Ward works on every day. He believes in his son and what they can accomplish together.

“I’ve been working vigorously, along with others, to find opportunities for Jeb. He’s got a window in which I can possibly be productive and help him. That window is not forever. I can’t solely make it happen.”

His commitment is unwavering.

“I know that if I get the opportunity with a company I don’t feel like anybody can do a better job for that company on and off the track than Jeb and I can. I honestly believe that. But I have to have the doors open to prove it to them.”

“We certainly appreciate State Water Heaters and they’ve gotten us to this point. They’ll be an associate for the rest of the year. But I want to be racing with Jeb after Dover.”

Ward and Jeb Burton make a formidable team and are determined to add another chapter to the Burton legacy in NASCAR.

April 17, 2012

Kahne Wins Inaugural Good Sam Roadside Assistance 200 at Rockingham Speedway

Kasey Kahne was in the lead heading into the final 20 laps at Rockingham Speedway. He never relinquished that lead, scoring the victory in the inaugural Camping World Truck Series race at Rockingham Speedway. This was Kahne’s first victory in of 2012.

Kahne described this as “the best weekend I have had in a long time.” He drove in three races this weekend with three impressive finishes; third place in the Nationwide Series in Texas, seventh place in the Cup race, and the win at Rockingham.

[media-credit name=”Credit: Rainer Ehrhardt/Getty Images for NASCAR” align=”alignright” width=”253″][/media-credit]He went on to explain how happy he was to be a part of the event.

“When I heard they were putting a race on here at Rockingham, as soon as I heard about it, I was trying to figure out whom I would race for and how I would make it here,” he said.

He only got about 4 ½ hours sleep the previous night but that did not dampen his enthusiasm.

“Coming to ‘The Rock’ I was so excited that I woke up early. My alarm was supposed to go off at nine this morning and I woke up at 7:30 and couldn’t go back to sleep.”

Sunday marked NASCAR’s first return to Rockingham Speedway since February 2004.

‘The Rock,’ under the guidance of Andy Hillenburg, opened its arms to the fans allowing them access to the infield and pit road, areas that are normally out of bounds for most ticket holders. Golf cart shuttles were available to take fans to their seats. They were limited but if you didn’t mind waiting, you could catch a ride. The atmosphere was more like a family reunion than a sporting event.

Everyone from the staff to the fans to the drivers was excited to be a part of the track’s return to NASCAR.

Nelson Piquet Jr. led the field to green on a sunny Sunday afternoon in the Good Sam Roadside Assistance 200. He led a total of 107 laps during the race and was dominant most of the race.

Points leader John King spun out on lap four, hit the inside wall and brought out the first caution.

Piquet continued to lead the field and had just lapped the tenth place car when a debris caution was called.

Matt Crafton took the lead shortly after the restart, leaving Piquet Jr. in second place.

Kasey Kahne started in the rear of the field but quickly worked his way into the top three battling with Matt Crafton and Nelson Piquet Jr. for the lead. Kahne took over the lead on lap 155.

On the final pit stop Piquet Jr. was caught too fast exiting and had to go to the back of the field, ending his bid for a win. He fought his way back to finish the race in seventh position.

James Buescher finished the race in second place position earning him his second top ten finish of 2012. Matt Crafton finished third followed by Johnny Sauter. Timothy Peters rounded out the top five.

Peter’s fifth place pushed him to a six point lead in the point standings over Justin Lofton. Ty Dillon is third, followed by James Buescher and Parker Kligerman.

Ty Dillon finished in eighth place and was the highest finishing rookie.

The next Camping World Truck Series race will be April 21, 2012 at Kansas Speedway.

Unofficial Race Results
Good Sam Roadside Assistance 200, Rockingham Speedway
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/truckseries/race.php?race=3
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Pos.	St.	No.	Driver	Make	Points
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1	5	4	Kasey Kahne	Chevrolet	0
2	16	31	James Buescher	Chevrolet	42
3	8	88	Matt Crafton	Toyota	42
4	10	13	Johnny Sauter	Toyota	40
5	3	17	Timothy Peters	Toyota	40
6	17	22	Joey Coulter	Chevrolet	38
7	1	30	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Chevrolet	39
8	12	3	Ty Dillon *	Chevrolet	36
9	6	29	Parker Kligerman	Ram	35
10	19	6	Justin Lofton	Chevrolet	34
11	27	27	Jeb Burton *	Chevrolet	33
12	22	9	Ron Hornaday	Chevrolet	32
13	21	81	David Starr	Toyota	31
14	11	98	Dakoda Armstrong *	Toyota	30
15	23	32	Miguel Paludo	Chevrolet	29
16	29	2	Tim George Jr.	Chevrolet	28
17	13	33	Cale Gale *	Chevrolet	27
18	15	24	Max Gresham *	Chevrolet	26
19	18	92	David Reutimann	Chevrolet	0
20	20	9	John Wes Townley *	Toyota	24
21	24	275	Caleb Holman*	Chevrolet	23
22	32	39	Ryan Sieg	Chevrolet	22
23	30	214	Brennan Newberry	Chevrolet	21
24	28	23	Jason White	Ford	20
25	14	8	Ross Chastain *	Toyota	19
26	2	5	Paulie Harraka *	Ford	18
27	36	170	Jeff Agnew	Chevrolet	17
28	26	202	Tyler Young	Chevrolet	16
29	33	93	Chris Cockrum	Chevrolet	15
30	35	57	Norm Benning	Chevrolet	14
31	7	11	Todd Bodine	Toyota	13
32	31	99	Bryan Silas *	Ford	12
33	25	7	John King *	Toyota	11
34	4	18	Jason Leffler	Toyota	10
35	34	7	Johnny Chapman	Toyota	9
36	9	60	Grant Enfinger	Chevrolet	8

April 15, 2012

Lap by Lap: Good Sam Roadside Assistance 200 won by Kasey Kahne

[media-credit name=”Brad Keppel” align=”alignright” width=”225″][/media-credit]With 46 laps to go, Kahne passed Matt Crafton for the lead and didn’t look back as he led the field off pit road with 26 laps to go after a caution for debris.

Green flag as Nelson Piquet Jr. gets a solid start

Lap 3 Nelson Piquet Jr. leads Jason Leftler, Paulie Harraka, Parker Kligerman, Timothy Peters, Matt Crafton, Todd Bodine

Caution Lap 5 Points Leader John King gets into the inside wall. Got loose off of turn two and gets into the inside wall.

Restart Lap 9 as Nelson Piquet Jr. gets a good restart and pulls ahead

Lap 10 Ross Chastain bounced off the wall in turn two

Lap 11 Piquet Jr. leads Leftler, Crafton, Kligerman, Bodine, Harraka, Peters, Ty Dillon, Johnny Sauter, James Buescher

Lap 15 Sauter passes Dillon for eighth

Lap 16 Buescher passes Dillon for ninth

Lap 19 Peters, Sauter and Buescher pass Haraka

Lap 19 Crafton passes Leftler for second as Leftler heads down pit road with motor problems

Lap 21 Piquet Jr. leads Crafton, Kligerman, Bodine, Peters, Sauter, Buescher, Dillon, Justin Lofton and Harraka

Lap 29 Piquet Jr. leads Crafton, Kligerman, Peters, Sauter, Buescher, Bodine, Dillon, Lofton and Joey Coulter

Lap 31 Kasey Kahne passes Coulter for 10^th after starting in the rear

Lap 36 Dillon, Lofton and Kahne pass Bodine for position

Lap 39 Coulter passes Bodine for 10^th

Lap 47 Piquet Jr. leads Crafton, Kligerman, Peters, Buescher, Sauter, Kahne, Dillon, Lofton and Coulter

Lap 50 Piquet Jr. puts Cale Gale a lap down. Only the top 13 are on the lead lap

Lap 52 Lofton passes Dillon for eighth

Lap 54 Dillon passes Lofton back for eighth

Lap 55 Coulter passes Lofton for ninth

Lap 58 Piquet Jr. has a half a lap lead on second place Crafton

Lap 60 Caution for debris……Piquet Jr. leads Peters, Kligerman, Crafton, Buescher, Kahne, and Sauter off pit road……Jeb Burton got the lucky dog….

Restart Lap 66 as Piquet Jr. gets another strong start

Lap 68 Crafton takes the lead from Piquet Jr as they lead Peters, Kahne, Dillon, Sauter, Buescher, Kligerman, Lofton and Coulter.

Lap 70 Problems for Todd Bodine as he hit the wall off of turn two

Lap 71 Bodine brings the truck down pit road. No caution

Lap 73 Crafton leads Piquet Jr., Kahne, Peters, Sauter, Buescher, Dillon, Kligerman, Lofton and Coulter

Lap 87 Piquet Jr. now leads Crafton, Kahne, Peters, Sauter, Buescher, Dillon, Kligerman, Lofton, Coulter

Lap 94 Peters passes Kahne for third

Lap 95 Sauter passes Kahne for fourth

Lap 100 Coulter passes Lofton for ninth

HALFWAY as only 11 trucks are on the lead lap as Piquet Jr. leads Crafton, Peters, Sauter, Kahne, Buescher, Dillon, Kligerman, Coulter, Lofton and Jeb Burton

Lap 108 Kligerman passes Dillon for seventh

Lap 109 Crafton and Piquet Jr. battle side-by-side for the lead

Lap 110 Piquet Jr. holds Crafton off

Lap 111 Buescher passes Kahne for fifth

Lap 112 Piquet Jr. leads Crafton, Peters, Sauter, Buescher, Kahne, Kligerman, Dillon, Coulter, Lofton and Burton

Lap 113 Kahne, Kligerman and Dillon pass Buescher as Burton passes Lofton

Lap 116 Ron Hornaday runs in the lucky dog spot.

Lap 117 Jason White hits pit road

Lap 118 Piquet Jr. leads Crafton, Peters, Sauter, Kahne, Kligerman, Dillon, Busecher, Coulter, Burton, Lofton and Hornaday

Lap 121 David Reuitmann brings out the caution as he goes for a spin, collecting Bryan Silas…..Pit stops…..Peters leads Crafton, Sauter, Kahne, Piquet Jr., Dillon, Buescher and Kligermann off pit road. Sauter had to come back down pit road as they did not get it full of fuel. He’ll restart 11^th. Ron Hornaday gets the lucky dog to make it 12 trucks on the lead lap.

Restart Lap 131 as Crafton gets a good restart and takes the lead from Peters

Lap 133 Crafton leads Peters, Kahne, Dillon, Buescher, Piquet Jr., Kligerman, Coulter, Lofton, Burton, Sauter and Hornaday. Starr runs in the lucky dog position.

Lap 136 Piquet Jr. passes Buescher for fifth

Lap 139 Lofton passes Coulter while Sauter passes Burton

Lap 140 Buescher passes Piquet Jr. back while Kahne passes Peters

Lap 141 Crafton leads Kahne, Peters, Dillon, Buescher, Piquet Jr., Kligerman, Lofton, Coulter, Sauter, Burton and Hornaday. Starr still runs in the lucky dog position.

Lap 142 Sauter passes Coulter for ninth

Lap 143 Sauter passes Coulter for eighth; Piquet Jr. passes Buescher for fifth

Lap 144 Coulter passes Lofton for ninth

Lap 146 Piquet Jr. passes Dillon for fourth

Lap 148 Buescher passes Dillon for fifth; Sauter passes Kligermann for seventh

Lap 150 Crafton leads Kahne, Peters, Piquet Jr., Buescher, Dillon, Sauter, Kligerman, Coulter, Lofton, Burton and Hornaday. Starr still runs in the lucky dog position.

46 to go Kasey Kahne passes Matt Crafton for the lead

40 to go Kahne leads Crafton, Piquet Jr., Peters, Buescher, Dillon, Sauter, Kligerman, Coulter, Burton, Lofton, Hornaday. Starr still runs in the lucky dog position

35 to go Piquet Jr. passes Crafton for second

33 to go Kahne leads Piquet Jr., Crafton, Buescher and Peters

Caution 26 laps to go for debris. David Starr gets the lucky dog to put 13 trucks on the lead lap…..Pit stops…….Kahne leads Piquet Jr., Buescher, Peters, Crafton, Dillon, Sauter, Coulter, Kligerman and Burton off pit road. Piquet Jr. too fast exiting pit road so will need to go to the tail end of the longest line.

Restart 20 to go as Kahne keeps the lead from Buescher

14 to go Kahne leads Buescher, Crafton, Sauter, Peters, Coulter, Kligerman, Dillon, Lofton, Burton, Hornaday, Piquet Jr., Starr. Daykota Armstrong is in position for the lucky dog.

12 to go Dillon passes Kligerman for seventh

10 to go Piquet Jr. passes Hornaday 11th

9 to go Piquet Jr. passes Burton for 10^th

8 to go Piquet Jr. passes Lofton for ninth

7 to go Piquet Jr. passes Kligerman for eighth

Kasey Kahne wins over Buescher, Crafton, Saute, Peters, Coulter, Piquet Jr., Dillon, Kligerman, Lofton, Burton.

Unofficial Race Results
Good Sam Roadside Assistance 200, Rockingham Speedway
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/truckseries/race.php?race=3
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Pos.	St.	No.	Driver	Make	Points
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1	5	4	Kasey Kahne	Chevrolet	0
2	16	31	James Buescher	Chevrolet	42
3	8	88	Matt Crafton	Toyota	42
4	10	13	Johnny Sauter	Toyota	40
5	3	17	Timothy Peters	Toyota	40
6	17	22	Joey Coulter	Chevrolet	38
7	1	30	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Chevrolet	39
8	12	3	Ty Dillon *	Chevrolet	36
9	6	29	Parker Kligerman	Ram	35
10	19	6	Justin Lofton	Chevrolet	34
11	27	27	Jeb Burton *	Chevrolet	33
12	22	9	Ron Hornaday	Chevrolet	32
13	21	81	David Starr	Toyota	31
14	11	98	Dakoda Armstrong *	Toyota	30
15	23	32	Miguel Paludo	Chevrolet	29
16	29	2	Tim George Jr.	Chevrolet	28
17	13	33	Cale Gale *	Chevrolet	27
18	15	24	Max Gresham *	Chevrolet	26
19	18	92	David Reutimann	Chevrolet	0
20	20	9	John Wes Townley *	Toyota	24
21	24	275	Caleb Holman*	Chevrolet	23
22	32	39	Ryan Sieg	Chevrolet	22
23	30	214	Brennan Newberry	Chevrolet	21
24	28	23	Jason White	Ford	20
25	14	8	Ross Chastain *	Toyota	19
26	2	5	Paulie Harraka *	Ford	18
27	36	170	Jeff Agnew	Chevrolet	17
28	26	202	Tyler Young	Chevrolet	16
29	33	93	Chris Cockrum	Chevrolet	15
30	35	57	Norm Benning	Chevrolet	14
31	7	11	Todd Bodine	Toyota	13
32	31	99	Bryan Silas *	Ford	12
33	25	7	John King *	Toyota	11
34	4	18	Jason Leffler	Toyota	10
35	34	7	Johnny Chapman	Toyota	9
36	9	60	Grant Enfinger	Chevrolet	8

April 15, 2012