2015 Kroger 200
20th race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2015 Kroger 200 was the 20th stock car race of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 31, 2015, in Ridgeway, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi (0.847 km) permanent paperclip shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would hold off the field on the final restart with two laps to go, and earned his 10th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his fifth of the season. Pole-sitter Cole Custer dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 96 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, John Hunter Nemechek, driving for family-owned SWM-NEMCO Motorsports, and Cameron Hayley, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 20 of 23 of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
Date | October 31, 2015 | ||
Official name | 17th Annual Kroger 200 | ||
Location | Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi (0.847 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 105 mi (169 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 105 mi (169 km) | ||
Average speed | 60.615 mph (97.550 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | JR Motorsports | ||
Time | 19.530 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Cole Custer | JR Motorsports | |
Laps | 96 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | FS1 | ||
Announcers | Adam Alexander, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN |