FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 4 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 190/5 200 Running 49,275
2 1 60 Jack Sprague Toyota Con-way Freight 175/5 200 Running 34,550
3 12 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Camping World / RVs.com 165/0 200 Running 19,450
4 11 10 David Starr Ford Maxx Force Diesel 160/0 200 Running 13,900
5 7 14 Rick Crawford Ford Power Stroke Diesel [...]

Mike Skinner put his Toyota truck in just about the only safe place there was at Martinsville Speedway – the lead – and stayed there to pick up the victory in Saturday’s rough-and-tumble Kroger 200.
Skinner grabbed his 24th career Craftsman Truck Series victory after passing Jack Sprague and Terry Cook in a three-way battle on [...]

Practice 3-Happy Hour (Saturday):
Pos, Car #, Driver, Manu, Time secs, Speed mph, Fast Lap, Laps Run
1 96 Tony Raines DLP HDTV Chevy 20.201 93.738 3 57
2 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 20.233 93.590 72 75
3 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevy 20.267 93.433 16 70
4 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 20.270 93.419 43 68
5 [...]

Former Los Angeles Times beat writer Shav Glick passed away Saturday morning in his Pasadena (Calif.) home after a bout with cancer. He was 86 years old. A native Californian, Glick got his first byline in a daily newspaper in 1935 at the Pasadena Post - he was 14 years old. In 1954, legendary publisher [...]

Three Dale Earnhardt Inc. employees who allegedly planned and paid for a derogatory banner to fly over Lowe’s Motor Speedway last weekend have been fired.
The banner, which read, “How much does Bobby Ginn owe you?” was pulled by a plane and flown over Lowe’s before the start of last Saturday night’s race. The banner was [...]

Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Shell / Pennzoil Impala SS Qualified 3rd, and met with media to discuss his qualifying run, the remaining races in the Chase, and having bad luck in the Chase.
Select quotes from driver interview:

Kyle Busch, No. 5 Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Impala SS, met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed his outlook for the weekend, how the top teams are the best no matter what cars are driven, whether or not he races his teammates differently than other drivers, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon battling at Martinsville [...]

Denny Hamlin, No. 11 FedEx Freight Impala SS, met with members of the media on racing in home state of Virginia; racing at Martinsville Speedway; on Atlanta Motor Speedway; goals in the remainder of the Chase; open wheel drivers coming in to Cup

Martin Truex Jr., No. 1 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Impala SS qualified 2nd and met with media to discuss his qualifying run, approach to the Chase, and momentum going into next year.
ON HIS QUALIFYING RUN:

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT IMPALA SS ON POLE WINNING RUN AT MARTINSVILLE:
“It was a tricky day with the limited practice. Steve Letarte (crew chief), it was a coin flip, but he made the call to put the qualifying trim. With such limited practice (due to the weather) those three laps I had on [...]