Denny Hamlin is an infrequent visitor to the
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, but he took the lead at the final restart on fresher tyres after Austin Dillon gave him an opening by getting loose and running into Ron Hornaday. Hamlin duly went on to claim his first series win in just 12 starts.
"It's a big deal for me, more than what people probably think," he said in victory lane, after delivering the first Martinsville win for Kyle Busch Motorsports.
Race results1.
#18 Denny Hamlin Toyota 200 laps 1:35:49.000s (0pts)2.
#33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 200 laps + 1.210s (43/1 pts)3.
#3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 200 laps Running (42/1 pts)4.
#13 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 200 laps Running (41/1 pts)5.
#22 Joey Coulter * Chevrolet 200 laps Running (39/0 pts)6.
#2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 200 laps Running (0pts)7.
#121 Cale Gale Chevrolet 200 laps Running (37/0 pts)8.
#17 Timothy Peters Toyota 200 laps Running (36/0 pts)9.
#62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota 200 laps Running (35/0 pts)10.
#31 James Buescher Chevrolet 200 laps Running (34/0 pts)11.
#5 Todd Bodine Toyota 200 laps Running (34/1 pts)12.
#88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet 200 laps Running (33/1 pts)13.
#8 Nelson Piquet Jr. * Chevrolet 200 laps Running (31/0 pts)14.
#170 Jeff Agnew Chevrolet 200 laps Running (30/0 pts)15.
#23 Jason White Chevrolet 200 laps Running (29/0 pts)16.
#7 Miguel Paludo * Toyota 200 laps Running (28/0 pts)17.
#6 Justin Lofton Chevrolet 200 laps Running (27/0 pts)18.
#9 Max Papis Toyota 200 laps Running (26/0 pts)19.
#124 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 200 laps Running (0pts)20.
#136 Grant Enfinger Dodge 200 laps Running (24/0 pts)21.
#29 Parker Kligerman * Dodge 200 laps Running (23/0 pts)22.
#81 David Starr Toyota 200 laps Running (22/0 pts)23.
#39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 200 laps Running (21/0 pts)24.
#92 Clay Rogers Chevrolet 199 laps Running (20/0 pts)25.
#66 Max Gresham Chevrolet 198 laps Running (19/0 pts)26.
#109 Bryan Silas Ford 198 laps Running (0pts)27.
#60 Cole Whitt * Chevrolet 197 laps Running (17/0 pts)28.
#151 Josh Richards Toyota 197 laps Running (16/0 pts)29.
#57 Norm Benning Chevrolet 197 laps Running (15/0 pts)30.
#265 Tyler Tanner Ford 195 laps Running (14/0 pts)31.
#197 Matt Lofton Toyota 195 laps Running (13/0 pts)32.
#32 Blake Feese Chevrolet 182 laps Running (12/0 pts)33.
#20 Johanna Long * Toyota 166 laps Running (11/0 pts)34.
#07 T.J. Duke Toyota 159 laps Running (10/0 pts)35.
#4 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet 37 laps Accident (9/0 pts)36.
#93 Mike Garvey Chevrolet 8 laps Brakes (8/0 pts)Qualifying times1.
#88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet
19.653s (Leader) 96.352mph
2.
#33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet
19.679s (-0.026) 96.224mph
3.
#18 Denny Hamlin Toyota
19.684s (-0.031) 96.224mph
4.
#13 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet
19.692s (-0.039) 96.161mph
5.
#31 James Buescher Chevrolet
19.697s (-0.044) 96.136mph
6.
#2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
19.759s (-0.106) 95.835mph
7.
#5 Todd Bodine Toyota
19.824s (-0.171) 95.521mph
8.
#6 Justin Lofton Chevrolet
19.841s (-0.188) 95.439mph
9.
#17 Timothy Peters Toyota
19.870s (-0.217) 95.299mph
10.
#3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet
19.872s (-0.219) 95.290mph
11.
#7 Miguel Paludo* Toyota
19.911s (-0.258) 95.103mph
12.
#22 Joey Coulter* Chevrolet
19.930s (-0.277) 95.013mph
13.
#121 Cale Gale Chevrolet
19.966s (-0.313) 94.841mph
14.
#124 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet
19.991s (-0.338) 94.723mph
15.
#9 Max Papis Toyota
20.014s (-0.361) 94.614mph
16.
#29 Parker Kligerman* Dodge
20.039s (-0.386) 94.496mph
17.
#39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet
20.043s (-0.390) 94.477mph
18.
#8 Nelson Piquet Jr.* Chevrolet
20.058s (-0.405) 94.406mph
19.
#60 Cole Whitt* Chevrolet
20.066s (-0.413) 94.369mph
20.
#92 Clay Rogers Chevrolet
20.068s (-0.415) 94.359mph
21.
#170 Jeff Agnew Chevrolet
20.069s (-0.416) 94.354mph
22.
#81 David Starr Toyota
20.097s (-0.444) 94.223mph
23.
#4 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet
20.137s (-0.484) 94.036mph
24.
#66 Max Gresham Chevrolet
20.240s (-0.587) 93.557mph
25.
#151 Josh Richards Toyota
20.275s (-0.622) 93.396mph
26.
#23 Jason White Chevrolet
20.305s (-0.652) 93.258mph
27.
#197 Matt Lofton Toyota
20.334s (-0.681) 93.125mph
28.
#62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota
20.344s (-0.691) 93.079mph
29.
#136 Grant Enfinger Dodge
20.452s (-0.799) 92.588mph
30.
#20 Johanna Long* Toyota
20.460s (-0.807) 92.551mph
31.
#265 Tyler Tanner Ford
20.641s (-0.988) 91.740mph
32.
#07 T.J. Duke Toyota
20.680s (-1.027) 91.567mph
33.
#57 Norm Benning Chevrolet
20.733s (-1.080) 91.333mph
34.
#32 Blake Feese Chevrolet
20.742s (-1.089) 91.293mph
35.
#93 Mike Garvey Chevrolet
20.823s (-1.170) 90.938mph
36.
#109 Bryan Silas Ford
20.825s (-1.172) 90.929mph
Did Not Qualify37.
#10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Ford
21.187s (-1.534) 89.376mph
38.
#99 Charles Vest Ford
21.417s (-1.764) 88.416mph
Practice 11.
#33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet
19.811s (Leader) 95.583 mph
2.
#18 Denny Hamlin Toyota
19.821s (-0.010) 95.535 mph
3.
#2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
19.881s (-0.070) 95.247 mph
4.
#88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet
19.939s (-0.128) 94.970 mph
5.
#5 Todd Bodine Toyota
19.968s (-0.157) 94.832 mph
6.
#60 Cole Whitt* Chevrolet
20.001s (-0.190) 94.675 mph
7.
#13 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet
20.004s (-0.193) 94.661 mph
8.
#29 Parker Kligerman* Dodge
20.004s (-0.193) 94.661 mph
9.
#62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota
20.040s (-0.229) 94.491 mph
10.
#31 James Buescher Chevrolet
20.042s (-0.231) 94.482 mph
11.
#17 Timothy Peters Toyota
20.064s (-0.253) 94.378 mph
12.
#6 Justin Lofton Chevrolet
20.077s (-0.266) 94.317 mph
13.
#22 Joey Coulter* Chevrolet
20.087s (-0.276) 94.270 mph
14.
#9 Max Papis Toyota
20.093s (-0.282) 94.242 mph
15.
#3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet
20.164s (-0.353) 93.910 mph
16.
#124 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet
20.167s (-0.356) 93.896 mph
17.
#7 Miguel Paludo* Toyota
20.178s (-0.367) 93.845 mph
18.
#39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet
20.180s (-0.369) 93.835 mph
19.
#8 Nelson Piquet Jr.* Chevrolet
20.181s (-0.370) 93.831 mph
20.
#92 Clay Rogers Chevrolet
20.194s (-0.383) 93.770 mph
21.
#4 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet
20.200s (-0.389) 93.743 mph
22.
#170 Jeff Agnew Chevrolet
20.238s (-0.427) 93.567 mph
23.
#23 Jason White Chevrolet
20.252s (-0.441) 93.502 mph
24.
#81 David Starr Toyota
20.262s (-0.451) 93.456 mph
25.
#66 Max Gresham Chevrolet
20.281s (-0.470) 93.368 mph
26.
#32 Blake Feese Chevrolet
20.285s (-0.474) 93.350 mph
27.
#07 T.J. Duke Toyota
20.326s (-0.515) 93.161 mph
28.
#121 Cale Gale Chevrolet
20.350s (-0.539) 93.052 mph
29.
#197 Matt Lofton Toyota
20.378s (-0.567) 92.924 mph
30.
#151 Josh Richards Toyota
20.408s (-0.597) 92.787 mph
31.
#136 Grant Enfinger Dodge
20.485s (-0.674) 92.438 mph
32.
#57 Norm Benning Chevrolet
20.508s (-0.697) 92.335 mph
33.
#20 Johanna Long* Toyota
20.555s (-0.744) 92.124 mph
34.
#265 Tyler Tanner Ford
20.586s (-0.775) 91.985 mph
35.
#109 Bryan Silas Ford
20.621s (-0.810) 91.829 mph
36.
#99 Charles Vest Ford
21.146s (-1.335) 89.549 mph
37.
#10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Ford
21.711s (-1.900) 87.218 mph
38.
#93 Mike Garvey Chevrolet
22.511s (-2.700) 84.119 mph
* Denotes Rookie + Set by Owner Points