David Starr was able to hold off the field through a record 16 cautions to take the win in the Craftsman Truck Series Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. In his 4th career Craftsman Truck series win, Starr led the final 121 laps through 8 cautions and restarts. He was also running on the same tires and tank of gas for the final 185 laps of the race.
The race at Martinsville set several unfortunate records. The Kroger 250 saw 16 cautions for 87 laps, which beat the previous record of 15 cautions for 83 laps set last year.
Fellow Toyota driver and defending Craftsman Truck Series champion Ted Musgrave finished 2nd followed by Matt Crafton, Mark Martin and Mike Bliss rounding out the top-5. Last weeks winner Todd Bodine finished in 12th.
RESULTS
1 15 #11 David Starr Toyota Red Horse Racing 190/10 250 Running
2 10 #9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Team ASE/Germain Mtr Co. 170/0 250 Running
3 21 #88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Menards/Energizer 165/0 250 Running
4 2 #6 Mark Martin Ford Scotts Miracle-Gro 160/0 250 Running
5 12 #16 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Xpress Motorsports 155/0 250 Running
6 32 #77 Brendan Gaughan Dodge Orleans Hotel & Casino 150/0 250 Running
7 3 #07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 151/5 250 Running
8 8 #5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 142/0 250 Running
9 23 #85 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet Flex Fuel E85 Silverado 143/5 250 Running
10 1 #18 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Dodge Fastenal 139/5 250 Running
11 13 #99 Erik Darnell * Ford Simply Wow 130/0 250 Running
12 9 #30 Todd Bodine Toyota Lumber Liquidators 127/0 250 Running
13 29 #21 Bobby East * Ford Wood Brothers Museum/Edy's 124/0 250 Running
14 14 #33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Kevin Harvick, Inc. 121/0 250 Running
15 11 #17 David Reutimann Toyota Toyota Tundra 118/0 250 Running
16 6 #12 Joey Miller * Toyota Curb Records 115/0 250 Running
17 22 #60 Jack Sprague Toyota Con-Way Transportation 112/0 250 Running
18 16 #75 Aric Almirola * Chevrolet Spears Manufacturing 109/0 250 Running
19 17 #10 Terry Cook Ford Power Stroke Diesel 106/0 250 Running
20 24 #13 Kerry Earnhardt * Chevrolet ThorSport Racing 103/0 250 Running
21 36 #106 Chad McCumbee * Chevrolet MRD Motorsports 100/0 250 Running
22 30 #02 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Team Copaxone 97/0 250 Running
23 18 #15 Kyle Krisiloff * Chevrolet ditech.com/Krud Kutter 94/0 250 Running
24 27 #22 Bill Lester Toyota Checkers/Rally's 91/0 250 Running
25 34 #98 Erin Crocker * Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 88/0 250 Running
26 4 #14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral 85/0 248 Running
27 25 #08 Butch Miller Dodge ASI Limited/Spectrum/CBO 82/0 247 Running
28 35 #1 Robert Richardson, II * Dodge WinYourMortgage.com 79/0 247 Running
29 33 #29 Kraig Kinser * Chevrolet Ginn Clubs & Resorts 76/0 249 Running
30 7 #23 Johnny Benson Toyota Toyota Certified Used Vehicles 73/0 241 Running
31 26 #25 Boston Reid * Dodge Woodard & Sharp Racing 70/0 203 Running
32 28 #04 David Stremme Dodge Dodge Hemi 67/0 203 Running
33 20 #20 Marcos Ambrose * Ford Animal Adoption League/petfinder.com/Fresh Step 64/0 198 Running
34 5 #50 David Ragan Ford Roush Racing 61/0 194 Accident
35 19 #4 Timothy Peters Dodge Dodge Motorsports 58/0 168 Accident
36 31 #59 Steve Park Dodge Harris Trucking 55/0 62 Accident
* Denotes Rookie
