Image via WikipediaRon Hornaday passed Kyle Busch with three laps to go in regulation and held him off on a green-white-checkered restart to win Saturday's Camping World Truck Series race, the Kroger 200, at Martinsville. It was Hornaday's first win ever at Martinsville, his second of the season, and the 47th of his career.
Hornaday passed Busch on Lap 197 (of 200) just before the 11th and final caution of the day came out for Cody Cambensy's spin. NASCAR officials initially had Busch ahead for the final restart, but went to the television replays and reversed themselves. The race went six laps past the scheduled distance.
Todd Bodine, who was racing just hours after the death of his mother, led much of the second half of the race. He was passed by Busch with 25 laps to go and Hornaday soon followed. Bodine hung on to finish third, followed by Jason White and Aric Almirola. (Race results)
Bodine now leads Almirola by 282 points with just four races remaining. If Almirola were to win all four of the remaining races, Bodine would need to average just a 12th-place finish to take home the championship trophy. (Points standings)
Five drivers made their series debuts. B. J. McLeod finished 17th, C. E. Falk 25th, Amber Cope 26th, Angela Cope 30th, and Cambensy 32nd. The Cope twins were two of a record four women in the race with Johanna Long and Jennifer Jo Cobb.
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