SRT Motorsports - Camping World Truck Series Race Recap - Kentucky

June 28, 2012 , Sparta, Ky. -   

SPARTA, Ky. (Thursday, June 28, 2012) – Brad Keselowski held off Ty Dillon in the closing laps to score a second-place finish in tonight’s UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway.

The driver of the No. 19 Brad Keselowski’s Checkered Flag Foundation RAM claimed his third top five of the season mainly through his ability to gain positions on restarts.

“That was critical,” Keselowski said. “We caught good breaks and had good restarts Keselowski said. “It just kind of came to us. We made some good moves got close to the front but just not quite close enough.”

Keselowski had high praise for Dillon and race winner James Buescher after the race.

“He was doing a good job,” Keselowski said of Dillon. “He had a really good truck and I had a pretty good truck but just not good enough to run with James (Buescher). He has done a phenomenal job over the last few weeks. He’s really fast and he deserves to win.”

Parker Kligerman, Keselowski’s teammate, had a frustrating night. Kligerman damaged his right-front fender following a restart on lap 78 then made an extra pit stop during sixth caution of the race on lap on lap 106 to tighten loose lug nuts.

That sequence of events dropped Kligerman back in the field. He restarted in 18th-place and when the race went back green on lap 108. Four laps later Cale Gale spun in Turn 2 and Kligerman slid into wall trying avoid Gale. Kligerman held on to a damaged truck for the remaining 36 laps and was credited with a 19th-place finish.

“I couldn’t break quick enough and I didn’t think he was going to spin so I got back into it,” Kligerman said. “It looked like he saved it and he just lost it. At the end of the day I should have known. I did the same thing at Dover with that guy and I should have known just to get away from him and get down low. My gut reaction was to do that and I didn’t go with my gut and when you don’t go with your gut you’re probably wrong.”

James Buescher won tonight’s race at Kentucky Speedway, leading three times for 119 laps and edging Keselowski by 3.805 seconds for the victory.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Point Standings
(After 8 of 22 events)
1. Timothy Peters  306
2. Justin Lofton  -4
3. Ty Dillon  -4
4. James Buescher  -9
5. PARKER KLIGERMAN  -34
6. Matt Crafton  -42
7. Joey Coulter  -50
8. Ron Hornaday Jr.  -53
9. Nelson Piquet Jr.  -57
10. Miguel Paludo  -75

Race Results
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
UNOH 225
Kentucky Speedway
June 28, 2012
1. James Buescher
2. BRAD KESELOWSKI
3. Ty Dillon
4. Matt Crafton
5. Timothy Peters
6. Johnny Sauter
7. Joey Coulter
8. Jason Leffler
9. Ron Hornaday Jr.
10. Kyle Larson
19. PARKER KLIGERMAN

-- 30 --