KROGER 200 - LUCAS OIL RACEWAY
Nationwide Series Race #21 of 34 for the 2011 season
Last Race - Nashville
Next Race - Iowa
Keselowski wins at Lucas Oil Raceway: #22-Brad Keselowski won the Kroger 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway, passing Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. with three laps to go an surviving and green-white-checker finish. #30-James Buescher finished 2nd. Stenhouse, Jr., who led 188 laps on the night, finished third followed by #88-Aric Almirola, #60-Carl Edards, #38-Jason Leffler, #7-Joe Nemechek, #20-Drew Herring, #32-Reed Sorenson, and #18-Michael McDowell. There were 5 cautions for 28 laps and 5 lead changes among 4 leaders. The estimated attendance was 36,000. Complete results are posted on the Lucas Oil Raceway race results page.(7-30-2011)
Lucas Oil Raceway Race Fast Facts:
Brad Keselowski(i) won the 30th Annual Kroger 200 benefitting Riley Hospital for Children, his 14th victory in 159 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his second victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2011.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in five races at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
James Buescher(i) (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. It is his third top-10 finish in 2011.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
Blake Koch (20th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. leads the point standings by 3 points over Reed Sorenson.
(NASCAR Statistics)(7-30-2011)
Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Lucas Oil Raceway and their finish
Caution 1: #32-Sorenson, 9th
Caution 2: #19-Bliss, 11th
Caution 3: #19-Bliss (2), 11th
Caution 4: #09-Wallace, 12th
Caution 5: #70-Stremme, 13th
(NASCAR PR)(7-30-2011)
Driver standings following Lucas Oil Raceway:
1) #6-Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 741
2) #32-Reed Sorenson 737 -4
3) #2-Elliott Sadler 716 -25
4) #31-Justin Allgaier 689 -52
5) #88-Aric Almirola 671 -70
6) #38-Jason Leffler 646 -95
7) #09-Kenny Wallace 637 -104
8) #66-Steve Wallace 572 -169
9) #11-Brian Scott 566 -175
10) #63-Michael Annett 565 -176
Complete standings are posted on the driver standings page.(7-30-2011)
Owner Standings following Lucas Oil Raceway are posted. The top 30 in owners points who have attempted all races are locked in at Iowa. There were no changes to the locked in positions.(7-30-2011)
Stenhouse, Jr. on pole at Lucas Oil Raceway: #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. won the Coors Light Pole for the Kroger 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway with a speed of 108.278mph. #22-Brad Keselowski will start second. The rest of the top 10: #60-Carl Edwards, #31-Justin Allgaier, #16-Trevor Bayne, #11-Brian Scott, #38-Jason Leffler, #62-Michael Annett, #18-Michael McDowell, and #66-Steve Wallace. Did Not Qualify: none. #2-Elliott Sadler hit the wall in turn 1 and was not able to make a qualifying attempt, but the team will repair the primary car. The starting lineup is posted on the Lucas Oil Raceway starting lineup page.(7-30-2011)
Almirola fastest in happy hour: #88-Aric Almirola was quickest during happy hour at Lucas Oil Raceway with a speed of 106.979mph. He was followed by: #16-Trevor Bayne, #2- Elliott Sadler, #33-Austin Dillon, #38-Jason Leffler, #30-James Buescher, #18-Michael McDowell, #11-Brian Scott, #7-Josh Wise and #66-Steve Wallace. 37 drivers practiced. Slowest were #40-Tim Andrews & #13-Jennifer Jo Cobb. Complete results are posted on the Lucas Oil Raceway practice results page.(7-30-2011)
Stenhouse fastest in first practice: #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. was fastest during opening practice at Lucas Oil Raceway with a speed of 107.351mph. #22-Parker Kligerman, subbing for Brad Keselowski was second, followed by: #2-Elliott Sadler, #33-Austin Dillon, #16-Chris Buescher (subbing for Trevor Bayne), #11-Brian Scott, #88-Aric Almirola, #38-Jason Leffler, #7-Josh Wise, and #20-Drew Herring. The only reported accident was by #13-Jennifer Jo Cobb. She did not have a backup car so she made an agreement with Rick Ware Racing to use the #71 car and convert it to her #13 to race. Complete results are posted on the Lucas Oil Raceway practice results page.(7-30-2011)
Entry List:There are 44 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday's Kroger 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway. Some notes:
Danny O'Quinn returns to the #04;
Michael McDowell will be in the JGR #18;
Drew Herring remains in the JGR #20;
Dennis Setzer will drive the #23;
James Buescher is in the Turner #30;
Austin Dillon makes his final start of the year in the #33;
Matt Frahm returns to the Go Green #39;
David Stremme will drive the ML Motorsports #70;
Travis Pastrana will make his Nationwide debut in the #99.(7-25-2011)
UPDATE: The #71 Rick Ware team has withdrawn.(7-27-2011)
UPDATE 2: With Patrana's injury, the #99 team has withdrawn.(7-29-2011)
UPDATE 3: There are 42 cars at the track. Key Motorsports swapped some drivers around: Tim Andrews is in the #40, Scott Wimmer in the #42, and Charles Lewandoski in the #47.(7-30-2011)
See the complete list on the Lucas Oil Raceway entry list page.
Nationwide Series Live in Prime Time from Indianapolis on ESPN: ESPN continues its season-long coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series with a live, prime time telecast of the event on the short track at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis on Saturday night, July 30. NASCAR Countdown presented by OneMain Financial airs at 7 p.m. ET and the race's green flag flies at 7:45 p.m. Also from the 0.686-mile track, ESPN2 will air NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., with practice airing earlier in the day at 11:30 a.m. The race will mark the NASCAR Nationwide Series debut of Travis Pastrana, the action sports star who also will be competing in the Summer X Games in Los Angeles and will be commuting between the two events. ESPN's coverage of both events will document Pastrana's adventure, including not only what he does in competition in both locations but also his commute and what it took for him to do both events. Fans also will be able to get more insider information in the "Pastranathon" blog on EXPN.com. Marty Reid will call the action for the race with analysis by Rusty Wallaceand Ricky Craven. Pit reporters will be Rick DeBruhl, Jim Noble and Shannon Spake.(ESPN)(7-25-2011)
Friday, July 29th
8:00 AM NNS HAULERS ENTER
9:30 AM NNS REGISTRATION OPENS
10:00 AM NNS GARAGE OPENS (INSPECTION ONLY- PADDOCK AREA)
4:00 PM NNS GARAGE & REGISTRATION CLOSES
Saturday, July 30th
6:30 AM NNS MOVE EQUIPMENT FROM PADDOCK TO GARAGE AREA
6:30 AM NNS GARAGE OPENS
6:30 AM NNS REGISTRATION OPENS
9:00 AM NNS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & RANDOM DRAWING
10:00 AM-11:15 AM NNS PRACTICE
11:45 AM-12:30 PM NNS FINAL PRACTICE
4:35 PM NNS QUALIFYING (TWO LAPS, ALL POSITIONS)
6:00 PM NNS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (INFIELD TENT)
7:00 PM NNS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
7:30 PM NNS RACE (200 LAPS, 137.2 MILES)
8:00 PM NNS REGISTRATION CLOSES
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Intermediate Radials
Number of Tires: Nationwide:
Left-side -- 450, Right-side -- 450;
Camping World Truck: Left-side -- 325, Right-side -- 325
Set limits: Nationwide: 5 sets for the weekend
Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4416; Right-side -- D-4250
Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.4 in.; Right-side -- 88.6 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 25 psi; Left Rear -- 25 psi;
Right Front -- 25 psi; Right Rear -- 25 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 12 psi; Left Rear -- 12 psi;
Right Front -- 23 psi; Right Rear -- 21 psi
Notes: Teams in both NASCAR series in action at Lucas Oil Raceway this week will run the same tire codes, though the Nationwide Series tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while the Camping World Truck Series tires will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . teams in both of these series have run this right-side tire code (D-4250) at Indianapolis since 2009 . . . and while this is the first time these teams have run this left-side tire code (D-4416) at this track, they have run it at several other tracks earlier this season . . . Nationwide teams have run this left-side three times already -- at Phoenix, Richmond and New Hampshire . . . Camping World Truck teams have run this left-side at Phoenix . . . compared to what was run at Indianapolis last season, this left-side tire features a slight construction change to bring it into line with what is being run at other tracks . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, Nationwide and Camping World Truck teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Indianapolis.
