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NASCAR - Camping World - Good Sam RV 125 Preview
From The Sports Network
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| DATE: Saturday, August 6th |
| SITE: Pocono Raceway (1971) -- Long Pond, Pennsylvania |
| TRACK: 2.5-mile tri-oval - 3,740 feet (Frontstretch); 3,055 feet (Backstretch) |
| ANNUAL: 2nd |
| TELEVISION: Speed Channel |
| ANNOUNCERS: Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip |
| RADIO: Motor Racing Network (MRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio |
| START TIME: 1 p.m. (et)/1:21 p.m. (et) Green Flag |
| DEFENDING CHAMPION: Elliott Sadler (not defending) |
| RUNNER-UP: Kasey Kahne |
| POLE WINNER: Elliott Sadler (Finished 1st) |
| LAPS: 50 |
| MILES: 125 |
| QUALIFYING RECORD: Elliott Sadler, 2010 (162.602 m.p.h.) |
| RACE RECORD: Elliott Sadler, 2010 (111.966 m.p.h.) |
| TOTAL PURSE: $455,131 (2010 figures) |
| PAYOUTS: 1st Place - $36,950; 2nd Place - $27,815; 3rd Place - $21,535 |
| 2010 Finish |
| Finish | Driver | Start | Finish | Driver | Start |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | 1 | 6 | Mike Skinner | 10 |
| 2 | Kasey Kahne | 2 | 7 | Austin Dillon | 4 |
| 3 | Matt Crafton | 18 | 8 | Timothy Peters | 13 |
| 4 | Aric Almirola | 5 | 9 | Denny Hamlin | 3 |
| 5 | Justin Lofton | 7 | 10 | Jason White | 16 |
| 2010 Good Sam RV 125 Facts and Figures |
| AVERAGE SPEED: 111.966 m.p.h. |
| TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 13 minutes, 41 seconds |
| MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.445 second |
| CAUTION FLAGS: 6 for 18 laps |
| LEAD CHANGES: 6 among 4 drivers |
| POLE WINNER: Elliott Sadler (162.602 m.p.h.) |
| Past Good Sam RV 125 Winners (Starting Position) Car -- Speed |
| 2010 -- Elliott Sadler (1st) -- Chevrolet -- 111.966 m.p.h. |
| NOTE: Formerly called Pocono Mountains 125 (2010). |
| Past Good Sam RV 125 Pole Winners (Finish) |
| 2010 -- Elliott Sadler -- 1st |
| Last Race Results |
| RACE: AAA Insurance 200 (July 29th) |
| SITE: Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis -- Clermont, Indiana |
| MILES: 137.2 |
| LAPS: 200 |
| WINNER: Timothy Peters |
| RUNNER-UP: James Buescher |
| THIRD: David Starr |
| FOURTH: Miguel Paludo |
| FIFTH: Ron Hornaday Jr. |
| POLE WINNER: Austin Dillon (Finished 9th) |
| TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 38 minutes, 49 seconds |
| AVERAGE SPEED: 83.306 m.p.h. |
| MARGIN OF VICTORY: 2.645 seconds |
| CAUTION FLAGS: 4 for 28 laps |
| LEAD CHANGES: 7 among 6 drivers |
| LAP LEADERS: A. Dillon 1-36; J. Sauter 37-80; T. Bodine 81; P. Kligerman |
| 82-94; J. Buescher 95; P. Kligerman 96-98; J. Buescher 99-194; T. |
| Peters 195-200. |
| Good Sam RV 125 Entry List |
| Car | Driver, Hometown | Car/Name |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick (Bakersfield, CA) | Chevrolet/Ollies Bargain Outlet |
| 3 | Austin Dillon (Lewisville, NC) | Chevrolet/Bass Pro Shops |
| 4 | Ricky Carmichael (Clearwater, FL) | Chevrolet/Monster Energy |
| 5 | Todd Bodine (Chemung, NY) | Toyota/Int'l Truck/Monaco RVs |
| 6 | Justin Lofton (Westmorland, CA) | Toyota/Lofton Cattle/Shred TV |
| 07 | Chad McCumbee (Supply, NC) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 7 | Miguel Paludo (New Silver, Brazil) | Toyota/Stemco Duroline |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet Jr (Brasilia, Brazil) | Chevrolet/Bozzano/Jontex |
| 9 | Max Papis (Como, Italy) | Toyota/GEICO |
| 13 | Johnny Sauter (Necedah, WI) | Chevrolet/Safe Auto/Curb Records |
| 17 | Timothy Peters (Providence, NC) | Toyota/Red Horse Racing |
| 18 | Kyle Busch (Las Vegas, NV) | Toyota/cocoavia.com |
| 22 | Joey Coulter (Miami Springs, FL) | Chevrolet/RCR/RipIt |
| 23 | Jason White (Powhatan, VA) | Chevrolet/gunbroker.com |
| 28 | Wes Burton (Chiefland, FL) | Chevrolet/FDNY Racing |
| 29 | Parker Kligerman (Westport, CT) | Dodge/Penske Truck Rental |
| 31 | James Buescher (Plano, TX) | Chevrolet/Wolfpack Rentals |
| 32 | Mark Martin (Batesville, AR) | Chevrolet/Exide Batteries |
| 33 | Ron Hornaday Jr. (Bakersfield, CA) | Chevrolet/Utz Snacks |
| 38 | Mike Garvey (Lakeville, MN) | Chevrolet/S&W Services |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg (Tucker, GA) | Chevrolet/S&W Services |
| 57 | Norm Benning (Level Green, PA) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 60 | Cole Whitt (Alpine, CA) | Chevrolet/Red Bull/Fuel Doctor |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan (Las Vegas, NV) | Toyota/South Point Hotel and Casino |
| 66 | Peyton Sellers (Danville, VA) | Chevrolet/Skills USA |
| 75 | James Hylton (Inman, SC) | Chevrolet/Norm Benning Racing |
| 81 | David Starr (Houston, TX) | Toyota/TBA |
| 84 | Chris Fontaine (Lakeland, FL) | Chevrolet/Glenden Enterprises |
| 88 | Matt Crafton (Tulare, CA) | Chevrolet/Menards |
| 89 | Chris Lafferty (Concord, NC) | Chevrolet/Lafferty Performance |
| 93 | Shane Sieg (Tucker, GA) | Chevrolet/S&W Services |
| Leading Contenders (last year's finish) |
| Driver | 2010 | | | | | | | | |
| Matt Crafton | 3rd | | | | | | | | |
| Austin Dillon | 7th | | | | | | | | |
| Timothy Peters | 8th | | | | | | | | |
| James Buescher | 11th | | | | | | | | |
| Todd Bodine | 12th | | | | | | | | |
| David Starr | 13th | | | | | | | | |
| Johnny Sauter | 14th | | | | | | | | |
| Ron Hornaday Jr | 29th | | | | | | | | |
| Kyle Busch | --- | | | | | | | | |
| Kevin Harvick | --- | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Martin | --- | | | | | | | | |
| Mover of the Week |
| Timothy Peters - Started in 16th position and finished 1st |
| Sports Network Selections |
| Pick to Win - Austin Dillon |
| Darkhorse - Nelson Piquet Jr |
| Last Week's Pick to Win (Ron Hornaday Jr) - Finished 5th |
| Last Week's Darkhorse (Max Papis) - Finished 18th |
| NOTES: |
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The Camping World Truck Series makes its second visit to Pocono Raceway,
for the Good Sam RV Emergency Road Service 125. With only 50 laps, the race is
being billed as somewhat of a shootout.
Last year, Elliott Sadler held off Kasey Kahne during a second green-white-
checkered finish to win the inaugural race. Starting on the pole, Sadler led
the opening 20 laps, but needed a push from behind by Justin Lofton and moved
ahead of Kahne to take the lead with just six laps remaining. Johnny Sauter
got
loose and bumped into Ron Hornaday Jr., as Hornaday spun around and then
slammed into the infield wall in turn three. That set up the second green-
white-checkered attempt.
Sadler easily pulled away from Kahne after the final restart and beat his
Richard Petty Motorsports teammate in the Sprint Cup Series by 0.45 seconds
for
his first truck win in his eighth start. Sadler led 31 of the 50 laps, while
Kahne, who started second on the grid, led twice for 17.
Although he's raced six times on the Truck circuit this year, Sadler will not
be on hand to defend his title. Sadler is running in Iowa this week on the
Nationwide Series.
Mark Martin returns to NASCAR Camping World Truck competition at Pocono
Raceway
for the first time since his 2006 partial season during which he won six times
in 14 races (a .430 winning percentage) and boasted a series-best Driver
Rating
of 123.9. At Pocono, Martin has finished second six times without a victory, a
NASCAR Sprint Cup record he shares with NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison
(Martinsville).
Along with Martin, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick will race at Pocono. Busch
will
be back behind the wheel of his No.18 Toyota after a three-week hiatus, while
Harvick will make his first truck start since May at Dover.
The next Camping World Truck Series race is the August 20 VFW 200 at Michigan
International Speedway, as Aric Almirola defends his title.
08/05 14:34:14 ET
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As of August 5, 2011, at 02:34 PM ET
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