2002 - Craftsman Truck Series - Kroger 225 Race
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For 2023 (Stanley Black & Decker) Craftsman returned as the primary sponsor of the NASCAR Truck Series replacing Camping World. The Truck Series is a modified production pickup truck racing series of NASCAR. In 1947 Bill France gathered promoters from Southeast, Northeast, and Midwest to the Ebony Bar atop the Streamline Inn in Daytona, and drew up the initial rules and regulations of the modern day NASCAR.- the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. The first "true" NASCAR race, in the division that would lead to the present-day Sprint Cup Series, and the Nationwide Series was held at the Charlotte (N.C.) Fairgrounds on June 19, 1949.
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2002 - Craftsman Truck Series - Kroger 225 Race Results
Race Name - Kroger 225Date - 7/13/2002Race Track - Kentucky SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 1.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 225 milesPole Speed - 168.303 mphNumber of Cautions - 3Caution Laps - 12Average Race Speed - 143.51 mphLead Changes - 11Total Race Purse - $629,350Race Number - 11 | More Races from 2002 |
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor(Owner) | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 2 | Mike Bliss | 16 | IWX Motor Freight Knights Inn (Steve Coulter) | 150 | Chevrolet | 94 | $75,800 |
2 | 11 | Dennis Setzer | 46 | Acxiom Computer Associates (David Dollar) | 150 | Chevrolet | 18 | $52,500 |
3 | 13 | Robert Pressley | 18 | Hamilton Racing (Bobby Hamilton Racing) | 150 | Dodge | 1 | $37,875 |
4 | 12 | Rick Crawford | 14 | Circle Bar Motel RV Park (Tom Mitchell) | 150 | Ford | 6 | $26,950 |
5 | 1 | Jason Leffler | 2 | Team ASE Carquest (Jim Smith) | 150 | Dodge | 20 | $23,450 |
6 | 4 | Terry Cook | 29 | Power Stroke Diesel (Bob Keselowski) | 150 | Ford | 1 | $19,300 |
7 | 7 | Coy Gibbs | 20 | MBNA (Joe Gibbs) | 150 | Chevrolet | 10 | $17,825 |
8 | 6 | David Starr | 75 | Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears) | 150 | Chevrolet | 0 | $16,825 |
9 | 14 | Ted Musgrave | 1 | Mopar Performance (Jim Smith) | 149 | Dodge | 0 | $15,825 |
10 | 18 | Steve Portenga | 39 | RotoRooter (Steve Portenga) | 149 | Chevrolet | 0 | $16,525 |
11 | 9 | Brendan Gaughan | 62 | NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Gaughan) | 149 | Dodge | 0 | $16,125 |
12 | 15 | Lance Norick | 90 | Express Personnel Services (Ron Norick) | 149 | Chevrolet | 0 | $14,940 |
13 | 23 | Jon Wood | 50 | Navy Racing (Jack Roush) | 149 | Ford | 0 | $14,840 |
14 | 3 | Bill Lester | 8 | Dodge Motorsports (Bobby Hamilton Racing) | 149 | Dodge | 0 | $14,740 |
15 | 22 | Rich Bickle | 15 | Dickies (Billy Ballew) | 148 | Ford | 0 | $14,940 |
16 | 16 | Travis Kvapil | 60 | CAT Rental Stores (Mike Addington) | 148 | Chevrolet | 0 | $14,440 |
17 | 10 | Matt Crafton | 88 | Menards Sealmaster (Duke Thorson) | 148 | Chevrolet | 0 | $14,340 |
18 | 8 | Carl Edwards | 63 | Mittler Brothers Blazin Pits (Mike Mittler) | 147 | Ford | 0 | $13,240 |
19 | 21 | Lance Hooper | 5 | Diamond Cut Jeans Blair5com (Rick Ware) | 147 | Dodge | 0 | $12,890 |
20 | 31 | Jerry Hill | 79 | RDS Racing Engines (Rodney Smith) | 147 | Dodge | 0 | $14,340 |
21 | 28 | Doug Keller | 27 | Keller Motorsports (Doug Keller) | 146 | Chevrolet | 0 | $11,790 |
22 | 20 | Carlos Contreras | 43 | Hot Wheels (Petty Enterprises) | 145 | Dodge | 0 | $12,990 |
23 | 33 | Randy MacDonald | 72 | US Security (Doc MacDonald) | 145 | Chevrolet | 0 | $11,690 |
24 | 19 | Brian Rose | 4 | Perry Connection (Bobby Hamilton Racing) | 144 | Dodge | 0 | $11,640 |
25 | 29 | Aaron Daniel | 11 | Jensen Enterprises (Steve Chick) | 143 | Ford | 0 | $11,590 |
26 | 35 | Randy Briggs | 93 | Clear Mountain Natural Spring Water (Lonnie Troxell) | 141 | Ford | 0 | $11,540 |
27 | 24 | Bobby Dotter | 8 | People Against Drugs (Gene Christensen) | 89 | Chevrolet | 0 | $11,490 |
28 | 27 | Stan Boyd | 89 | Engineered Victories (James Liguori) | 80 | Chevrolet | 0 | $11,390 |
29 | 26 | Jason Small | 7 | Sunbelt Rentals (Gene Christensen) | 74 | Chevrolet | 0 | $11,290 |
30 | 25 | Eric Jones | 34 | Safelite Auto Glass (Ron Jones) | 47 | Chevrolet | 0 | $11,190 |
31 | 17 | Bryan Reffner | 7 | Dustys Collision (John Conely) | 43 | Chevrolet | 0 | $11,090 |
32 | 30 | Phil Bonifield | 23 | Red Line Synthetic Oil (Tom Mazzuchi) | 25 | Chevrolet | 0 | $10,990 |
33 | 5 | Chris Horn | 58 | Hornenginescom (Fred Horn) | 24 | Chevrolet | 0 | $10,890 |
34 | 36 | Jason White | 81 | Ware Racing Enterprises (Rick Ware) | 9 | Dodge | 0 | $10,790 |
35 | 34 | Donny Morelock | 51 | OOIDA (Rick Ware) | 9 | Dodge | 0 | $10,690 |
36 | 32 | Michael Dokken | 25 | Red Line Synthetic Oil (Phil Bonifield) | 9 | Chevrolet | 0 | $10,590 |