[CTS Trucker]

Johnny Benson finally finished ahead of Ron Hornaday as Benson won his career-high fifth Truck Series race this season after taking the checkered flag in the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway, and the point swing was huge as Hornaday ran out of fuel running second with four laps to go.

Benson takes checkered, points lead in Martinsville

[Quality88]

Ah hell... I was hopin Hornaday could keep ahead of Benson. It is good to see Benson runnin well.

[WaltripManiac]

Now ya ruined it for me. I haven't seen the race yet and yet I know who won!!! Grrrrrrr!!!!

[Motorsports One]

Originally Posted by CTS Trucker

Johnny Benson finally finished ahead of Ron Hornaday as Benson won his career-high fifth Truck Series race this season after taking the checkered flag in the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway, and the point swing was huge as Hornaday ran out of fuel running second with four laps to go.

Here are the results of the Kroger 200.

Kroger 200 - Motorsports One

Here are the Craftsman Truck Series driver point standings.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2008 driver point standings - Motorsports One

Here are the Craftsman Truck Series owner point standings.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2008 owner point standings - Motorsports One

[SteelPhoenyx]

Originally Posted by WaltripManiac

Now ya ruined it for me. I haven't seen the race yet and yet I know who won!!! Grrrrrrr!!!!

And that's the risk you run by tuning in to these forums after a race if you haven't watched it yet.

Overall an enjoyable race. Maybe not as exciting as some of the others, but still some good hard racing. Good strategy in the pits too. Sucks that JB didn't have a sponsor this race. Hard to believe, really... he's a serious contender for the championship this year. Sign of the times I guess.

[Bob Tanner]

I thought it was a pretty good race. Three dominant trucks, one of which was obviously not going to even try to win, (you just have to luv these "team efforts!) and a lot of "back in the pack" action.

I thought the officiating was a bit bizarre. First of all, why can a truck slap the wall and spin, and the yellow flag never falls, yet when a Cup car does the same thing it's a toss up whether the red flag will come out of not?

Also, I believe the call to not drop a caution when Harvick was dead in the water on the back stretch with a lap and a half to go was an invitation to disaster. The trucks who lost positions due to that last-lap wreck have, IMO, a legitimate complaint.

I don't know if the announcer's claim that Harvick almost spun Benson because, "He roughed up my other truck (which was a BS statement if I ever heard one) and I just repaid the favour," was legitimate or just another example of announcer-induced drama. But if it was, it's BS and just Harvick being Harvick.

Finally, PLEASE get Mikey out of the booth! Irritating and distracting are two of the more positive things I can say about his performance. His constantly working Aaron's into every situation is really getting old.

It wasn't one of CTS' better races but it was a good, non-manipulated race where the trucks drove to win, not just get points. How about Scott Speed? He came from the back not once, but twice and still had a top ten finish (7th). I might even watch the prima dona's today, just to see how he does.

[SteelPhoenyx]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

It wasn't one of CTS' better races but it was a good, non-manipulated race where the trucks drove to win, not just get points. How about Scott Speed? He came from the back not once, but twice and still had a top ten finish (7th). I might even watch the prima dona's today, just to see how he does.

Speed did a great job of getting that truck in to the top 10, especially since he had to start at the back of the pack. Didn't do too shabby today either in his Cup premier... he finished 30th and in one piece. Maybe not on the lead lap, but he was still running and the car intact. Looking forward to seeing how this kid can do in Cup next year.