Posted by Wayne G. Barber
Kyle Busch wins Truck Series Race at Martinsville: #18-Kyle Busch won the Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at the Martinsville Speedway on Saturday. It is his 45th series win and his 1st at Martinsville. He led 123 of the 255 laps. The race was scheduled for 250 laps but went into overtime.
#8-John Hunter Nemechek finished second, followed by #9-William Byron, #24-Kyle Larson, #17-Timothy Peters, #23-SPencer Gallagher, #88-Matt Crafton, #92-Parker Kligerman, #13-Cameron Hayley, and #98-Rico Abreu.
Pole sitter #41-Ben Rhodes was caught in a late accident and finished 16th.
There were 11 cautions for 68 laps and 8 lead changes among 4 leaders. There were 2 red flags for track cleanup after the final 2 cautions.
The average speed was 61.811mph.
Martinsville Truck Series Race Fast Facts: Kyle Busch won the 18th Annual Alpha Energy Solutions 250, his 45th victory in 130 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2016.
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in nine races at Martinsville Speedway. It is also his first NASCAR national series win in 31 starts at Martinsville.
John H Nemechek (second) posted his second top-10 finish in six races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his second consecutive runner-up finish at Martinsville.
William Byron (third) posted his career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series top-10 finish.
John H Nemechek leads the point standings by 3 points over Parker Kligerman.
Truck Series Driver standings following Martinsville:
1) #8-John Hunter Nemechek, 83
2) #92-Parker Kligerman, 80, -3
3) #17-Timothy Peters, 77, -6
4) #02-Tyler Young, 67, -16
5) #13-Cameron Hayley, 66, -17
6) #81-Ryan Truex, 66, -17
7) #19-Daniel Hemric, 65, -12
8) #86-Brandon Brown, 62, -21
9) #23-Spencer Gallagher, 62, -21
10) #41-Ben Rhodes, 61, -22
Next race Friday May 6, 2016 Kansas City Source: (NASCAR Statistics) (4-2-2016)
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