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Rain delays completion of Martinsville Truck race until Sunday

by Mike Haag | Posted on Saturday, March 24th, 2018

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – NASCAR delayed the completion of Saturday’s Alpha Energy Solutions 250 until Sunday after rain brought the proceedings to a halt after 23 laps at Martinsville Speedway.

Ben Rhodes, driver of the #41 Alpha Energy Solutions Ford, and Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Ideal Door/Menards Ford, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway on March 24, 2018 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)

The race will resume after Sunday’s STP 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event at the .526-mile short track, with an estimated start time of 7 p.m. It will air on FS1.

Ben Rhodes started from the pole and led every lap of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event before the No. 1 truck of Mike Senica stalled on the track on Lap 15, causing the first caution.

The race never restarted, and NASCAR stopped the trucks on pit road after Lap 23 at 2:16 p.m. Shortly thereafter, NASCAR postponed the race.

Rhodes will remain the leader when the race restarts on Sunday, followed by his ThorSport Racing teammate Matt Crafton, who qualified second, and Kyle Benjamin, who advanced one position from fourth after the start on Saturday.

Ben Rhodes, driver of the #41 Alpha Energy Solutions Ford, leads a pack of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway on March 24, 2018 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)

 

Ben Rhodes, driver of the #41 Alpha Energy Solutions Ford, poses with the pole award after qualifying in the pole position for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway on March 24, 2018 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)

 

 

 

About the Author

Mike Haag has covered motorsports in San Antonio and South Texas for more than 35 years. In addition to covering motorsports for the San Antonio Express-News for nearly 28 years, Mike also has co-hosted TrackSmack with Dawn Murphy for 18 race seasons. In addition to being a writer, Mike taught high school English and Journalism for 30 years before retiring in May, 2020.