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NASCAR - Camping World Truck - Kentucky 201 Preview
From The Sports Network
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| DATE: Friday, September 21st |
| SITE: Kentucky Speedway (2000) -- Sparta, Kentucky |
| TRACK: 1.5-mile oval - 1,662 feet (Frontstretch); 1,600 feet (Backstretch) |
| CAPACITY: 66,089 (Grandstand seating) |
| ANNUAL: 2nd |
| TELEVISION: Speed Channel |
| ANNOUNCERS: Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip |
| RADIO: Motor Racing Network (MRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio |
| START TIME: 7:30 p.m. (ET) |
| DEFENDING CHAMPION: Ron Hornaday Jr |
| RUNNER-UP: Austin Dillon |
| POLE WINNER: Austin Dillon (Finished 2nd) |
| LAPS: 134 |
| MILES: 201 |
| QUALIFYING RECORD: Austin Dillon, 2011 (179.868 m.p.h.) |
| RACE RECORD: Ron Hornaday Jr., 2011 (116.046 m.p.h.) |
| TOTAL PURSE: $577,556 (2011 figures) |
| PAYOUTS: 1st Place - $63,225; 2nd Place - $46,950; 3rd Place - $36,925 |
| 2011 Finish |
| Finish | Driver | Start | Finish | Driver | Start |
| 1 | Ron Hornaday Jr | 2 | 6 | Ricky Carmichael | 16 |
| 2 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 7 | Todd Bodine | 12 |
| 3 | James Buescher | 8 | 8 | Cole Whitt | 10 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet Jr | 3 | 9 | Dakoda Armstrong | 20 |
| 5 | Brian Ickler | 4 | 10 | David Starr | 14 |
| 2011 Kentucky 201 Facts and Figures |
| AVERAGE SPEED: 116.046 m.p.h. |
| TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 56 minutes, 20 seconds |
| MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.438 second |
| CAUTION FLAGS: 7 for 36 laps |
| LEAD CHANGES: 18 among 11 drivers |
| POLE WINNER: Austin Dillon (179.868 m.p.h.) |
| Past Kentucky 201 Winners (Starting Position) Car -- Speed |
| 2011 -- Ron Hornaday Jr (2nd) -- Chevrolet -- 116.046 m.p.h. |
| NOTE: Race changed from 225 to 201 miles in 2012. |
| Past Kentucky 201 Pole Winners (Finish) |
| 2011 -- Austin Dillon -- 2nd |
| Last Race Results |
| RACE: American Ethanol 200 (September 15th) |
| SITE: Iowa Speedway -- Newton, Iowa |
| MILES: 175 |
| LAPS: 200 |
| WINNER: Ryan Blaney |
| RUNNER-UP: Ty Dillon |
| THIRD: Todd Bodine |
| FOURTH: Johnny Sauter |
| FIFTH: Cale Gale |
| POLE WINNER: Parker Kligerman (Finished 23rd) |
| TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 58 minutes, 56 seconds |
| AVERAGE SPEED: 88.285 m.p.h. |
| MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.168 second |
| CAUTION FLAGS: 9 for 54 laps |
| LEAD CHANGES: 7 among 6 drivers |
| LAP LEADERS: P. Kligerman 1-28; J. Buescher 29-35; P. Kligerman 36; D. Herring |
| 37-55; J. Lofton 56-60; P. Kligerman 61-138; J. Sauter 139-150; |
| R. Blaney 151-200. |
| Kentucky 201 Entry List |
| Car | Driver, Hometown | Car/Name |
| 0 | Blake Koch (West Palm Beach, FL) | Ford/driven2honor.org |
| 01 | Jake Crum (Statesville, NC) | Chevrolet/Bandit Chippers |
| 2 | Tim George Jr. (New York, NY) | Chevrolet/Applebee's |
| 3 | Ty Dillon (Lewisville, NC) | Chevrolet/Bass Pro Shops |
| 4 | Dakoda Armstrong (New Castle, IN) | Chevrolet/Drive for Savings |
| 5 | To Be Announced | Ford/TBA |
| 6 | Justin Lofton (Westmorland, CA) | Chevrolet/Lofton Cattle |
| 07 | Jeff Agnew (Copper Hill, VA) | Chevrolet/Wear Your Gear/bobber.info |
| 7 | Parker Kligerman (Westport, CT) | Toyota/Red Horse Racing |
| 08 | Ross Chastain (Alva, FL) | Toyota/Melon 1 |
| 8 | Max Gresham (Stockbridge, GA) | Chevrolet/Made in USA Brand |
| 09 | John Wes Townley (Waitville, GA) | Toyota/TBA |
| 9 * | Ron Hornaday Jr. (Palmdale, CA) | Chevrolet/Smokey Mount. Herbal Snuff |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb (Kansas City, KS) | RAM/driven2honor.org |
| 11 | Todd Bodine (Chemung, NY) | Toyota/Toyota Care |
| 13 | Johnny Sauter (Necedah, WI) | Toyota/Hot Honey/Curb Records |
| 14 | Brennan Newberry (Bakersfield, CA) | Chevrolet/NTS/IronClad Performance |
| 17 | Timothy Peters (Providence, NC) | Toyota/Red Horse Racing |
| 18 | Brian Scott (Boise, ID) | Toyota/Dollar General |
| 19 | David Mayhew (Atascadero, CA) | RAM/TBA |
| 22 | Joey Coulter (Miami Springs, FL) | Chevrolet/Richard Childress Racing |
| 23 | Jason White (Powhatan, VA) | Ford/gunbroker.com |
| 27 | To Be Announced | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 29 | Ryan Blaney (High Point, NC) | RAM/Cooper Standard |
| 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr (Brasilia, Brazil) | Chevrolet/Qualcomm |
| 31 | James Buescher (Plano, TX) | Chevrolet/Fraternal Order of Eagles |
| 32 | Miguel Paludo (New Silver, Brazil) | Chevrolet/Duroline Brakes |
| 33 | Cale Gale (Mobile, AL) | Chevrolet/Rheem |
| 38 | Chris Jones (Forest, VA) | Chevrolet/RSS Racing |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg (Tucker, GA) | Chevrolet/RSS Racing |
| 57 | Norm Benning (Level Green, PA) | Chevrolet/Norm Benning Racing |
| 74 | To Be Announced | Chevrolet/Koma Unwind |
| 84 | Chris Fontaine (Lakeland, FL) | Chevrolet/JPO Absorbents |
| 88 | Matt Crafton (Tulare, CA) | Toyota/Menard's |
| 93 | Dennis Setzer (Newton, NC) | Chevrolet/RSS Racing |
| 99 | Bryan Silas (Stuart, FL) | Ford/Rockingham Speedway |
| Leading Contenders (Finish the last year) |
| Driver | 2011 | | | | | | | | |
| Ron Hornaday Jr | Won | | | | | | | | |
| James Buescher | 3rd | | | | | | | | |
| Nelson Piquet Jr | 4th | | | | | | | | |
| Todd Bodine 7th | | | | | | | | | |
| Justin Lofton | 11th | | | | | | | | |
| Joey Coulter | 13th | | | | | | | | |
| Johnny Sauter | 14th | | | | | | | | |
| Timothy Peters | 17th | | | | | | | | |
| Ty Dillon 18th | | | | | | | | | |
| Matt Crafton | 23rd | | | | | | | | |
| Parker Kligerman | 29th | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Blaney | --- | | | | | | | | |
| Brian Scott | --- | | | | | | | | |
| Mover of the Week |
| Todd Bodine - Started in the 15th position and finished 3rd |
| Sports Network Selections |
| Pick to Win - Parker Kligerman |
| Darkhorse - Cale Gale |
| Last Week's Pick to Win (Timothy Peters) - Finished 19th |
| Last Week's Darkhorse (Todd Bodine) - Finished 3rd |
| NOTES: |
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Last season, Ron Hornaday Jr reached a historic milestone, as he raced
to victory for his 50th career Camping World title.
Hornaday, a four-time truck champion, took the lead after a late-race round of
pit stops. The then 53-year-old driver held off youngster Austin Dillon during
the final 10 laps to extend his record of career wins in the series. Hornaday
finished 0.4 seconds ahead of Dillon.
Hornaday finished the 2011 season with four wins, pushing his all-time total
to
51. This season, Hornaday has just six top-10 finishes in 15 starts and ranks
10th on the points list with just seven races remaining.
With his runner-up finish last week, Ty Dillon has taken over the top spot on
the points list, leading Timothy Peters by eight points and James Buescher by
11. Peters, who held the top spot, finished 19th to fall back.
Last season marked the first time in Series history that Kentucky had a second
race during the calendar year. Since 2000, Trucks have raced in Sparta just
once a year, with only one multiple winner, Ron Hornaday Jr, who has posted
three Kentucky wins.
The Camping World Truck Series moves on to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the
September 29th running of the Smith's 350. Ron Hornaday Jr. is the defending
race winner.
09/18 13:38:56 ET
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As of September 18, 2012, at 01:39 PM ET
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