*Denny Hamlin won the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
*It was Hamlin’s first career Truck series win in his 12th start. His previous best finish was third at Atlanta in October 2008.
*Hamlin became the seventh first-time winner at Martinsville, most of any track. He is the second first-time winner of 2011 (Michael Waltrip, Daytona).
*Hamlin became the 23rd driver to win in all three national series. He became the 70th different winner in the Truck series.
*Hamlin led twice for 68 laps.
*Kyle Busch Motorsports posted its 16th career win and eighth victory of 2011. KBM posted its first win at Martinsville.
*Toyota posted its 10th win of 2011 and seventh win overall at Martinsville.
*Ron Hornaday Jr. (second) has top-2 finishes in the past four races.
*Austin Dillon (third) extended his points lead to 11, the largest lead in the past five races.
*Johnny Sauter (fourth) had his 10th top-5 in 2011.
*Joey Coulter (fifth) tied his career-best finish for the fourth time.
*Kevin Harvick (sixth) had his worst finish this season.
*Cale Gale (seventh) posted his best career finish.
*James Buescher (10th) had his series-leading 19th top-10 this season.
*T.J. Duke III (34th) and Tyler Tanner (30th) made their series debuts.(ESPN.com)(10-31-2011)
