The 2014 Kroger 250 was the 2nd stock car race of the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 30, 2014, in Ridgeway, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mile (0.847 km) permanent paper-clip shaped short track. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 250 laps, but was increased to 256 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would hold on to his first win of the season. To fill out the podium, Bubba Wallace, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Ben Kennedy, driving for Turner Scott Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2014 Kroger 250
Race details
Race 2 of 22 of the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date March 30, 2014
Official name 16th Annual Kroger 250
Location Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 256 laps, 135 mi (216 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 131 mi (211 km)
Average speed 68.741 mph (110.628 km/h)
Pole position
Driver ThorSport Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Ron Hornaday Turner Scott Motorsports
Laps 62
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

Background

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The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the circuit where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, just south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (847 m) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in stock car racing, being built in 1947 by partners H. Clay Earles, Henry Lawrence, and Sam Rice, nearly a year before NASCAR was officially formed.[1] It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only oval track on the NASCAR circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways and concrete to cover the turns.

Practice

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Practice session was held on Friday, March 28, at 3:00 PM EST, and would last for 30 minutes.[2] Ron Hornaday Jr., driving for Turner Scott Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.690, and an average speed of 96.171 mph (154.772 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 30 Ron Hornaday Jr. Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 19.690 96.171
2 00 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 19.817 95.554
3 32 Ben Rhodes Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 19.859 95.352
Final practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was scheduled to be held on Saturday, March 29, but after rain came down, qualifying was canceled. Bubba Wallace, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would score the pole.

Qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 54 Bubba Wallace Brad Keselowski Racing Toyota
2 29 Ryan Blaney Brad Keselowski Racing Ford
3 13 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin[3] # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 256 47 Running 43
2 54 Bubba Wallace (i) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 256 34 Running 0
3 11 Ben Kennedy Red Horse Racing Toyota 256 0 Running 25
4 98 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 256 61 Running 40
5 29 Ryan Blaney Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 256 3 Running 40
6 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 256 49 Running 26
7 77 German Quiroga Red Horse Racing Toyota 256 0 Running 37
8 32 Ben Rhodes Turner Scott Racing Chevrolet 256 0 Running 36
9 30 Ron Hornaday Jr. Turner Scott Racing Chevrolet 256 62 Running 37
10 7 Brian Ickler Red Horse Racing Toyota 256 0 Running 34
11 8 John Hunter Nemechek (R) SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 256 0 Running 33
12 00 Cole Custer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 256 2 Running 32
13 9 Chase Pistone NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 256 0 Running 31
14 92 Ross Chastain RBR Enterprises Ford 256 0 Running 30
15 33 Brandon Jones (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 258 0 Running 29
16 19 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 256 0 Running 28
17 21 Joey Coulter GMS Racing Chevrolet 256 0 Running 27
18 4 Erik Jones Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 256 0 Running 26
19 20 Gray Gaulding Red Horse Racing Toyota 256 0 Running 26
20 5 John Wes Townley Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet 255 0 Accident 25
21 13 Jeb Bruton ThorSport Racing Toyota 255 0 Running 24
22 75 Caleb Holman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 253 0 Running 23
23 1 Travis Kvapil (i) MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet 252 0 Running 0
24 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 250 0 Running 20
25 63 Justin Jennings MB Motorsports Chevrolet 249 0 Running 19
26 08 Korbin Forrister BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 242 0 Running 18
27 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 241 0 Running 17
28 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 235 0 Running 16
29 15 Mason Mingus Billy Boat Motorsports Chevrolet 216 0 Running 15
30 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports RAM 189 0 Drive Shaft 14
31 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 157 0 Steering 13
32 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 122 0 Accident 12
33 99 Bryan Silas T3R2 Chevrolet 120 0 Accident 11
34 66 Josh Williams Josh Williams Motorsports Ford 82 0 Brakes 10
35 56 Raymond Terczak Jr. RHT Racing Chevrolet 52 0 Brakes 9
36 74 Alex Guenette DGM Racing Chevrolet 32 0 Fuel Pump 8
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ "HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 76".
  2. ^ "2014 Truck Series Martinsville Spring Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "2014 Kroger 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 10, 2024.