2013 Rockingham NASCAR: Truck results

20-year-old Kyle Larson recorded his maiden win in the Truck Series with a dominant performance at the one-mile Rockingham Speedway on Sunday afternoon.

Andrew Lewin_1

14 Apr 2013

Over in Texas in the Nationwide and Cup events this weekend, a driver named Kyle had proved impossible to beat. And in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event over at Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina it was the same story all over again - except this time the Kyle in question was the 20-year-old Kyle Larson, running in just his fifth Truck event.

Despite starting from the pole for the second time in two weeks, Jeb Burton had been immediately deposed from the front by James Buescher before he could lead a single lap. Buescher's own turn in charge didn't last that long either, and on lap 18 it was Larson who moved into the front and then stubbornly refused to be ousted for the remainder of the afternoon, finally leading for 187 of the 205 laps of Sunday afternoon's '200 at The Rock' Truck race.

With the Cup and Nationwide Series races taking place in Texas this weekend the field was largely clear of established NASCAR stars, but one exception to the rule was Joey Logano. He hung back until 12 laps to go and then made a determined charge for the lead as the end neared. He was rapidly gaining on Larson when his run was interrupted by a late caution for an accident involving Timothy Peters and Ryan Sieg, which was followed by Ron Hornaday Jr. wrecking Darrell Wallace Jr. under the ensuing caution.

It was reminiscent of the move that got Kyle Busch parked from a NASCAR race weekend in 2011 - ironically, Hornaday had been on the receiving end of that one - but this time Hornaday was the agressor while the recipient was driving for Kyle Busch Motorsport. Hornaday insisted he'd only intended to send a message, not to intentionally wreck Wallace. Rather than getting parked, Hornaday was sent to the back for aggressive driving, which he swiftly overcame in the final two-lap green-white-chequered run to finish in 15th.

Logano spun his wheels at the restart and was unable to challenge Larson in the final two laps, meaning that the rookie picked up his first win in the Truck Series at the very venue where he'd clinched last season's NASCAR K&N Pro Series East title.

Brendan Gaughan just held on to third place ahead of Johnny Sauter, but it's Sauter who leads the series points standings by 16 points over Jeb Burton

Race results

1. Kyle Larson Turner Scott Motorsports 205 laps 1hrs 59mins 03secs
2. Joey Logano Brad Keselowski Racing + 0.178s
3. Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing + 1.172s
4. Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing + 1.348s
5. Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports + 1.677s
6. Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing + 1.902s
7. Jeb Burton Turner Scott Motorsports + 2.022s
8. Ryan Blaney Brad Keselowski Racing + 3.010s
9. Erik Jones Kyle Busch Motorsports + 3.102s
10. Miguel Paludo Turner Scott Motorsports + 3.117s
11. John Wes Townley Red Horse Racing + 3.192s
12. Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing + 3.409s
13. Joey Coulter Kyle Busch Motorsports + 3.664s
14. James Buescher Turner Scott Motorsports + 3.905s
15. Ron Hornaday Jr NTS Motorsports + 6.025s
16. Max Gresham Eddie Sharp Racing + 18.009s
17. Dakoda Armstrong Turn One Racing + 1 Laps
18. Tim George Jr Wauters Motorsports + 2 Laps
19. German Quiroga Jr Red Horse Racing + 2 Laps
20. David Starr SS Green Light Racing + 2 Laps
21. Brennan Newberry NTS Motorsports + 2 Laps
22. Ryan Sieg RSS Racing + 2 Laps
23. Bryan Silas T3R Racing + 3 Laps
24. Tyler Young Eddie Sharp Racing + 4 Laps
25. Clay Rogers RBR Enterprises + 6 Laps
26. Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing + 7 Laps Accident
27. Darrell Wallace Jr Kyle Busch Motorsports + 8 Laps Accident
28. Johnny Chapman SS GreenLight Racing + 9 Laps
29. Caleb Holman Henderson Motorsports + 10 Laps
30. Tyler Reddick Ken Schrader Racing + 10 Laps
31. Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing + 18 Laps
32. Todd Bodine ThorSport + 25 Laps Accident
33. Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing + 30 Laps
34. Chris Jones RSS Racing + 38 Laps Accident
35. Jeff Agnew Hillman Racing + 64 Laps Handling
36. Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing + 74 Laps Accident

Qualifying times

1. #4 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 24.505s (Pole) 146.909mph
2. #31 James Buescher Chevrolet 24.560s (+ 0.055s) 146.580mph
3. #30 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 24.601s (+ 0.096s) 146.336mph
4. #94 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 24.646s (+ 0.141s) 146.068mph
5. #88 Matt Crafton Toyota 24.758s (+ 0.253s) 145.408mph
6. #29 Ryan Blaney Ford 24.795s (+ 0.290s) 145.191mph
7. #19 Joey Logano Ford 24.822s (+ 0.317s) 145.033mph
8. #60 Dakoda Armstrong Chevrolet 24.886s (+ 0.381s) 144.660mph
9. #62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 24.905s (+ 0.400s) 144.549mph
10. #54 Darrell Wallace Jr. Toyota 24.908s (+ 0.403s) 144.532mph
11. #98 Johnny Sauter Toyota 24.948s (+ 0.443s) 144.300mph
12. #39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 24.984s (+ 0.479s) 144.092mph
13. #52 Tyler Reddick Toyota 24.997s (+ 0.492s) 144.017mph
14. #3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 25.000s (+ 0.495s) 144.000mph
15. #8 Max Gresham Chevrolet 25.016s (+ 0.511s) 143.908mph
16. #9 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 25.062s (+ 0.557s) 143.644mph
17. #18 Joey Coulter Toyota 25.072s (+ 0.567s) 143.586mph
18. #32 Miguel Paludo Chevrolet 25.073s (+ 0.568s) 143.581mph
19. #13 Todd Bodine Toyota 25.077s (+ 0.572s) 143.558mph
20. #17 Timothy Peters Toyota 25.083s (+ 0.578s) 143.524mph
21. #75 Caleb Holman Chevrolet 25.104s (+ 0.599s) 143.403mph
22. #6 Tyler Young Chevrolet 25.115s (+ 0.610s) 143.341mph
23. #77 German Quiroga Toyota 25.117s (+ 0.612s) 143.329mph
24. #14 Brennan Newberry Chevrolet 25.124s (+ 0.619s) 143.289mph
25. #81 David Starr Toyota 25.137s (+ 0.632s) 143.215mph
26. #7 John Wes Townley Toyota 25.206s (+ 0.701s) 142.823mph
27. #27 Jeff Agnew Chevrolet 25.222s (+ 0.717s) 142.733mph
28. #92 Clay Rogers Chevrolet 25.264s (+ 0.759s) 142.495mph
29. #93 Chris Jones Chevrolet 25.273s (+ 0.768s) 142.445mph
30. #5 Tim George Jr. Ford 25.363s (+ 0.858s) 141.939mph
31. #99 Bryan Silas Ford 25.413s (+ 0.908s) 141.660mph
32. #07 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet 25.604s (+ 1.099s) 140.603mph
33. #84 Mike Harmon Ford 26.733s (+ 2.228s) 134.665mph
34. #10 Jennifer Jo Cobb RAM 26.881s (+ 2.376s) 133.924mph
35. #57 Norm Benning Chevrolet 27.621s (+ 3.116s) 130.336mph
36. #51 Erik Jones Toyota 25.448s (+ 0.943s) 141.465mph

Did not qualify

#68 Clay Greenfield RAM 25.454s (+ 0.949s) 141.432mph#1 TJ Bell Chevrolet 25.516s (+ 1.011s) 141.088mph#21 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 26.371s (+ 1.866s) 136.514mph#28 Andy Seuss Chevrolet No time

Practice 2 times

1. #94 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 25.208s (Leader) 142.812mph (25 laps)
2. #81 David Starr Toyota 25.481s (-0.273s) 141.282mph (21 laps)
3. #98 Johnny Sauter Toyota 25.539s (-0.331s) 140.961mph (23 laps)
4. #29 Ryan Blaney Ford 25.545s (-0.337s) 140.928mph (35 laps)
5. #88 Matt Crafton Toyota 25.546s (-0.338s) 140.922mph (27 laps)
6. #54 Darrell Wallace Jr. Toyota 25.550s (-0.342s) 140.900mph (20 laps)
7. #51 Erik Jones Toyota 25.553s (-0.345s) 140.884mph (28 laps)
8. #4 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 25.558s (-0.350s) 140.856mph (24 laps)
9. #30 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 25.573s (-0.365s) 140.773mph (40 laps)
10. #13 Todd Bodine Toyota 25.691s (-0.483s) 140.127mph (18 laps)
11. #31 James Buescher Chevrolet 25.696s (-0.488s) 140.100mph (20 laps)
12. #75 Caleb Holman Chevrolet 25.737s (-0.529s) 139.876mph (14 laps)
13. #14 Brennan Newberry Chevrolet 25.758s (-0.550s) 139.762mph (34 laps)
14. #52 Tyler Reddick Toyota 25.763s (-0.555s) 139.735mph (25 laps)
15. #7 John Wes Townley Toyota 25.787s (-0.579s) 139.605mph (12 laps)
16. #8 Max Gresham Chevrolet 25.813s (-0.605s) 139.465mph (18 laps)
17. #39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 25.876s (-0.668s) 139.125mph (19 laps)
18. #19 Coleman Pressley Ford 25.907s (-0.699s) 138.959mph (27 laps)
19. #62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 25.908s (-0.700s) 138.953mph (22 laps)
20. #3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 25.925s (-0.717s) 138.862mph (18 laps)
21. #5 Tim George Jr. Ford 25.933s (-0.725s) 138.819mph (24 laps)
22. #77 German Quiroga Toyota 25.943s (-0.735s) 138.766mph (23 laps)
23. #92 Clay Rogers Chevrolet 25.964s (-0.756s) 138.654mph (20 laps)
24. #32 Miguel Paludo Chevrolet 25.975s (-0.767s) 138.595mph (19 laps)
25. #27 Jeff Agnew Chevrolet 25.977s (-0.769s) 138.584mph (20 laps)
26. #6 Tyler Young Chevrolet 26.006s (-0.798s) 138.430mph (25 laps)
27. #68 Clay Greenfield RAM 26.075s (-0.867s) 138.063mph (9 laps)
28. #18 Joey Coulter Toyota 26.088s (-0.880s) 137.994mph (30 laps)
29. #21 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 26.097s (-0.889s) 137.947mph (28 laps)
30. #17 Timothy Peters Toyota 26.117s (-0.909s) 137.841mph (16 laps)
31. #9 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 26.459s (-1.251s) 136.060mph (23 laps)
32. #93 Chris Jones Chevrolet 26.510s (-1.302s) 135.798mph (18 laps)
33. #60 Dakoda Armstrong Chevrolet 26.566s (-1.358s) 135.512mph (26 laps)
34. #1 TJ Bell Chevrolet 26.712s (-1.504s) 134.771mph (12 laps)
35. #99 Bryan Silas Ford 26.882s (-1.674s) 133.919mph (25 laps)
36. #07 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet 27.131s (-1.923s) 132.690mph (10 laps)
37. #84 Mike Harmon Ford 27.534s (-2.326s) 130.747mph (17 laps)
38. #57 Norm Benning Chevrolet 28.417s (-3.209s) 126.685mph (3 laps)
39. #10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Chevrolet 28.970s (-3.762s) 124.266mph (12 laps)

Practice 1 times

1. #30 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 24.941s (Leader) 144.341mph (20 laps)
2. #29 Ryan Blaney Ford 24.978s (-0.037s) 144.127mph (22 laps)
3. #3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 25.256s (-0.315s) 142.540mph (6 laps)
4. #17 Timothy Peters Toyota 25.320s (-0.379s) 142.180mph (5 laps)
5. #9 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 25.371s (-0.430s) 141.894mph (7 laps)
6. #18 Joey Coulter Toyota 25.384s (-0.443s) 141.822mph (3 laps)
7. #8 Max Gresham Chevrolet 25.452s (-0.511s) 141.443mph (18 laps)
8. #88 Matt Crafton Toyota 25.457s (-0.516s) 141.415mph (5 laps)
9. #98 Johnny Sauter Toyota 25.526s (-0.585s) 141.033mph (4 laps)
10. #4 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 25.557s (-0.616s) 140.862mph (26 laps)
11. #54 Darrell Wallace Jr. Toyota 25.619s (-0.678s) 140.521mph (23 laps)
12. #19 Coleman Pressley Ford 25.647s (-0.706s) 140.367mph (24 laps)
13. #94 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 25.648s (-0.707s) 140.362mph (7 laps)
14. #62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 25.649s (-0.708s) 140.356mph (9 laps)
15. #92 Clay Rogers Chevrolet 25.691s (-0.750s) 140.127mph (4 laps)
16. #52 Tyler Reddick Toyota 25.692s (-0.751s) 140.121mph (12 laps)
17. #51 Erik Jones Toyota 25.780s (-0.839s) 139.643mph (28 laps)
18. #32 Miguel Paludo Chevrolet 25.787s (-0.846s) 139.605mph (13 laps)
19. #14 Brennan Newberry Chevrolet 25.801s (-0.860s) 139.529mph (30 laps)
20. #27 Jeff Agnew Chevrolet 25.813s (-0.872s) 139.465mph (15 laps)
21. #21 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 25.818s (-0.877s) 139.438mph (14 laps)
22. #39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 25.820s (-0.879s) 139.427mph (21 laps)
23. #6 Tyler Young Chevrolet 25.825s (-0.884s) 139.400mph (17 laps)
24. #31 James Buescher Chevrolet 25.826s (-0.885s) 139.394mph (12 laps)
25. #60 Dakoda Armstrong Chevrolet 25.836s (-0.895s) 139.340mph (12 laps)
26. #13 Todd Bodine Toyota 25.863s (-0.922s) 139.195mph (6 laps)
27. #99 Bryan Silas Ford 25.916s (-0.975s) 138.910mph (12 laps)
28. #7 John Wes Townley Toyota 25.965s (-1.024s) 138.648mph (8 laps)
29. #75 Caleb Holman Chevrolet 25.968s (-1.027s) 138.632mph (12 laps)
30. #5 Tim George Jr. Ford 26.077s (-1.136s) 138.053mph (22 laps)
31. #1 TJ Bell Chevrolet 26.213s (-1.272s) 137.336mph (1 laps)
32. #68 Clay Greenfield RAM 26.255s (-1.314s) 137.117mph (12 laps)
33. #77 German Quiroga Toyota 26.332s (-1.391s) 136.716mph (20 laps)
34. #81 David Starr Toyota 26.465s (-1.524s) 136.029mph (5 laps)
35. #28 Andy Seuss Chevrolet 26.617s (-1.676s) 135.252mph (6 laps)
36. #93 Chris Jones Chevrolet 27.706s (-2.765s) 129.936mph (1 laps)

Camping World Truck Series championship standings

1. (--) Johnny Sauter 135pts (Leader)
2. (--) Jeb Burton # 119pts (-16pts)
3. (--) Matt Crafton 115pts (-20pts)
4. (--) Ron Hornaday Jr. 105pts (-30pts)
5. (+5) Ryan Blaney # 100pts (-35pts)
6. (+2) Ty Dillon 98pts (-37pts)
7. (+2) Miguel Paludo 98pts (-37pts)
8. (+4) James Buescher 93pts (-42pts)
9. (-3) Ryan Sieg 92pts (-43pts)
10. (-5) Darrell Wallace Jr. # 89pts (-46pts)
11. (--) Dakoda Armstrong 89pts (-46pts)
12. (+5) Brendan Gaughan 88pts (-47pts)
13. (+2) Joey Coulter 82pts (-53pts)
14. (-7) Todd Bodine 79pts (-56pts)
15. (+6) Chase Elliott 77pts (-58pts)
16. (-3) Timothy Peters 76pts (-59pts)
17. (-1) Tim George Jr. 76pts (-59pts)
18. (+5) Erik Jones # 70pts (-65pts)
19. (+5) John Wes Townley 68pts (-67pts)
20. (-2) David Starr 68pts (-67pts)
21. (+4) Max Gresham 62pts (-73pts)
22. (+4) German Quiroga # 59pts (-76pts)
23. (-9) Ross Chastain 54pts (-81pts)
24. (-5) Jeff Agnew 51pts (-84pts)
25. (-3) Norm Benning 49pts (-86pts)
26. (+4) Brennan Newberry # 47pts (-88pts)
27. (+5) Bryan Silas 43pts (-92pts)
28. (-8) Justin Lofton 41pts (-94pts)
29. (+2) Caleb Holman 38pts (-97pts)
30. (+6) Jennifer Jo Cobb 30pts (-105pts)
31. (-4) Chris Cockrum 29pts (-106pts)
32. (-4) John King 26pts (-109pts)
33. (-4) Dusty Davis 24pts (-111pts)
34. (-1) Devin Jones 20pts (-115pts)
35. (+133) Tyler Young 20pts (-115pts)
36. (+104) Clay Rogers 19pts (-116pts)
37. (-3) Clay Greenfield 18pts (-117pts)
38. (-3) Grant Galloway 17pts (-118pts)
39. (-2) Ryan Truex 16pts (-119pts)
40. (-2) Robert Bruce 16pts (-119pts)
41. (+129) Johnny Chapman 16pts (-119pts)
42. (+93) Tyler Reddick 14pts (-121pts)
43. (-4) Chris Fontaine 10pts (-125pts)
44. (+54) Chris Jones 10pts (-125pts)