Results
The 2015 Kroger 200 NASCAR TRUCK Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Martinsville Speedway race.
Kroger 200
Saturday, October 31st, 2015
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Martinsville Speedway
- 17th Annual Kroger 200
- 21 Means 21 Pole Winner: Cole Custer
- Age: 17
- Team : No. 00 - Haas Automation Chevrolet
- Owner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr
- Crew Chief: Joe Shear Jr.
- Cole Custer won the 21 Means 21 Pole Award for the 17th Annual Kroger 200 with a lap of 19.530 seconds, 96.959 mph.
- This is his third pole in 18 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
- This is his first pole and seventh top-10 start in 2015.
- This is his first pole in four races at Martinsville Speedway.
- Cameron Hayley (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2015 and his second in two races at Martinsville Speedway.
- John Hunter Nemechek (third) posted his first top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his sixth in 15 races this season.
- Cameron Hayley (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Custer is the youngest pole winner in Martinsville Speedway history (17 years, 9 months, 8 days).
- Drivers Entered: 36
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: 0.396 Seconds
- Time of Race: 1 Hours 44 Minutes 8 Seconds
- Average Speed: 60.615
- Cautions: 12 for 69 laps
- Lead Changes: 6
- Green Flag Passes: 993 (7.6 passes per green flag lap)
- Martinsville Speedway
- 17th Annual Kroger 200
- Race Winner: Matt Crafton
- Age: 39
- Team : No. 88 - Fisher Nuts/Menards Toyota
- Owner: Rhonda Thorson
- Crew Chief: Carl Joiner
- Matt Crafton won the 17th Annual Kroger 200, his 10th victory in 358 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
- This is his fifth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2015.
- This is his second victory and 16th top-10 finish in 28 races at Martinsville Speedway.
- John Hunter Nemechek (second) posted his first top-10 finish in five races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2015.
- Cameron Hayley (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Martinsville Speedway.
- John Hunter Nemechek (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Erik Jones leads the point standings by 10 points over Matt Crafton.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | BNS PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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| 23 | 12 | 92 | David Gilliland | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 17 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | Toyota | 35 | 35 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 23 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | 29 | 29 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 13 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Toyota | 47 | 43 | 4 | 200 | 63 | 1 | Running |
| 26 | 24 | 94 | Timmy Hill | Chevrolet | 18 | 18 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 26 | 05 | John Wes Townley | Chevrolet | 33 | 33 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 8 | 4 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 34 | 34 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 7 | 54 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 24 | 23 | 1 | 200 | 9 | 1 | Running |
| 16 | 6 | 51 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 21 | 07 | Ray Black II | Chevrolet | 24 | 24 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 5 | 14 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 32 | 32 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Chevrolet | 42 | 40 | 2 | 200 | 96 | 3 | Running |
| 6 | 11 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Toyota | 38 | 38 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 20 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 4 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | Ford | 39 | 39 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chevrolet | 43 | 42 | 1 | 200 | 32 | 2 | Running |
| 25 | 14 | 29 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 19 | 19 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 27 | 82 | Austin Hill | Ford | 25 | 25 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 16 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Chevrolet | 37 | 37 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 30 | 1 | Camden Murphy | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 10 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | Toyota | 30 | 30 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 2 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | Toyota | 41 | 41 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 32 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 19 | 15 | Mason Mingus | Chevrolet | 26 | 26 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 9 | 02 | Tyler Young | Chevrolet | 31 | 31 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 18 | 75 | Caleb Holman | Chevrolet | 36 | 36 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 31 | 74 | Paige Decker | Chevrolet | 14 | 14 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 15 | 5 | Dalton Sargeant | Toyota | 16 | 16 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 28 | 63 | Bobby Pierce | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 22 | 32 | JJ Haley | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 27 | 29 | 08 | Brandon Hightower | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 25 | 18 | Ross Kenseth | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Mason Mingus | Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Paige Decker | Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Dalton Sargeant | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | Tail End | 36 | 42 | Yellow |
| Mason Mingus | Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box | 1 lap | 36 | 39 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Pass Thru | 66 | 72 | Green |
| Paige Decker | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Pass Thru | 66 | 72 | Green |
| Jennifer Jo Cobb | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 73 | 80 | Yellow |
| Brad Foy | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 124 | 129 | Yellow |
| Dalton Sargeant | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 133 | 137 | Yellow |
| Timothy Peters | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 156 | 161 | Yellow |
| Timothy Peters | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | Tail End | 156 | 161 | Yellow |
| Jennifer Jo Cobb | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 158 | 161 | Yellow |
| Dalton Sargeant | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 160 | 161 | Yellow |
| Daniel Suarez | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 180 | 185 | Yellow |
| Jennifer Jo Cobb | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 187 | 190 | Yellow |
| Austin Cindric | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 193 | 198 | Yellow |
| Austin Cindric | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 193 | 198 | Yellow |