March 2010

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While running 1-2, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch came to the pits when no one else did with just a handful of laps to go, it ended up paying off. Denny Hamlin traded in knee surgery on Monday for a trip to Victory Lane in his home state. It’s Denny’s 3rd career win at Martinsville.

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Fin Str Car Driver Team
1 19 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota
2 17 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota
3 11 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet
4 26 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation Chevrolet
5 20 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
6 14 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
7 12 33 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevrolet
8 13 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
9 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
10 4 16 Greg Biffle US Census Ford
11 31 47 Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie Toyota
12 30 12 Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge
13 33 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge
14 9 98 Paul Menard NIBCO / Menards Ford
15 8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy Sgr Free Lightng/ Natl Guard Chevrolet
16 27 6 David Ragan UPS Ford
17 23 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Ford
18 2 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford
19 35 37 David Gilliland Gander Mountain Ford
20 7 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
21 16 5 Mark Martin CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
22 10 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Toyota
23 6 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge
24 25 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Ford
25 39 36 Mike Bliss Wave Energy Drink Chevrolet
26 5 14 Tony Stewart Old Spice / Office Depot Chevrolet
27 34 34 Travis Kvapil A&W All American Food Ford
28 24 00 David Reutimann TUMS Toyota
29 29 71 Bobby Labonte TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet
30 15 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet
31 32 38 Kevin Conway # Extenze Ford
32 28 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
33 18 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota
34 38 7 Robby Gordon VIPFanExperience.com / Blake Shelton Toyota
35 1 29 Kevin Harvick Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet
36 22 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
37 36 26 David Stremme Air Guard Ford
38 21 43 A J Allmendinger Charter Ford
39 43 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota
40 40 13 Max Papis GEICO Toyota
41 37 09 Aric Almirola Phoenix Racing Chevrolet
42 42 66 Dave Blaney PRISM Motorsports Toyota
43 41 55 Michael McDowell PRISM Motorsports Toyota

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RACE RECAP | MARTINSVILLE
10 Greg Biffle
9 Jimmie Johnson
8 Carl Edwards
7 Clint Bowyer
6 Brian Vickers
5 Martin Truex Jr.
4 Ryan Newman
3 Jeff Gordon
2 Joey Logano

VICTORY LANE

1 Denny Hamlin traded in knee surgery on Monday for a trip to Victory Lane in his home state. It’s Denny’s 3rd career win at Martinsville

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Kevin Harvick had brake problems after a leading a bunch of laps early on, he is no longer the points leader

-Juan Pablo Montoya destroyed the right front of his 42 machine

-Marcos Ambrose and Greg Biffle got into each other, sending the 16 for a spin

-Tony Stewart and Jamie McMurray had some disagreements on the track

-A great battle between Virginians Jeff Burton and Denny Hamlin in the closing laps was foiled by a cut front tire

-While running 1-2, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch came to the pits when no one else did with just a handful of laps to go, it ended up paying off

-Kyle Busch was spun and wrecked by Paul Menard with 2 laps to go

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By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(March 27, 2010)

MARTINSVILLE, Va.—It was a relatively uneventful day for Kroger 250 winner Kevin Harvick.

The same can’t be said for Harvick’s teammate, Ron Hornaday Jr., who started deep in the field in Saturday’s Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway and survived a late-race dust-up with Johnny Sauter to post a much-needed runner-up finish.

Harvick, who owns his No. 2 Chevrolet and the No. 33 Hornaday drives, led 187 of 250 laps in winning his second truck series race of the season in as many starts and the eighth of his career. He started from the pole after rain washed out Friday’s qualifying. Brian Ickler ran third, with points leader Timothy Peters fourth and Johnny Benson fifth.

Harvick chose the outside lane when he and Hornaday teamed up for a side-by-side restart on Lap 232, after contact from Hornaday turned the No. 13 Chevy of Sauter to cause the 11th and final caution of the race 10 laps earlier. An angry Sauter confronted Hornaday on pit road after the race.

“I don’t know if he got into the curb or checked up or whatever, but I got into him pretty good,” Hornaday said after the exchange. “It was a tough day. I hate to see that, but Johnny’s all mad, and that’s what truck racing’s all about.”

Harvick, working for the first time with new crew chief Butch Hylton, passed Peters for the lead on Lap 190 and held it the rest of the way.

“It was a lot of fun for me, just for the fact that the thing was so dominant to drive,” Harvick said. “I didn’t really have to do a whole lot different—I just drove my line every lap, and we were able to make our way through traffic when we needed to.

“When we passed the 17 (Peters) for the lead there, it looked like his truck started to get a little loose getting into the corner, and we were able to capitalize on that.”

Notes: Peters’ series lead is now 59 points over sixth-place finisher Aric Almirola. Todd Bodine, the points leader coming into Saturday’s race, finished 30th after his truck overheated. … Narain Karthikeyan, a former Formula One driver from India, finished 13th in his truck series debut after taking advantage of two free passes back to the lead lap. … Harvick’s margin of victory was 1.552 seconds. … Hornaday, the defending series champion, gained 16 positions to 12th in the standings. He started the race in 31st position.