TRUCKS: Coulter Leads Rockingham Practice

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TRUCKS: Coulter Leads Rockingham Practice

NASCAR racing returns to The Rock after an eight-year absence…

Mike Hembree | Posted April 13, 2012 Rockingham, NC

Joey Coulter paced opening Truck Series practice at Kentucky Speedway. (Photo: Getty Images)

The Rock is officially back.

NASCAR vehicles ran laps at Rockingham Speedway for the first time in eight years Friday as Camping World Truck Series drivers practiced for Sunday’s Good Sam Roadside Assistance 200 at the one-mile track.

Chevrolet driver Joey Coulter led the way in the 90-minute session, posting a speed of 144.445 miles per hour.

Following in the top five were Timothy Peters, James Buescher, Parker Kligerman and Nelson Piquet Jr.

In the second five were Matt Crafton, Todd Bodine, Justin Loftin, Johnny Sauter and Ron Hornaday Jr.

Thirty-four drivers participated in the session.

A second session is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. (ET).

Mike Hembree is NASCAR Editor for SPEED.com and has been covering motorsports for 30 years. He is a six-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year Award.

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