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TRUCKS: Crafton Crafts Fastest Lap
Matt Crafton led the second round of practice for Saturday's Truck race at Chicago...
Mike Hembree  |  Posted July 20, 2012   Joliet, IL
Matt Crafton was quickest in the first practice Friday for the Kroger 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
Matt Crafton turned in the fastest lap in a 50-minute Happy Hour practice as Camping World Truck teams prepared Friday night for Saturday’s American Ethanol 225 race at Chicagoland Speedway.

Crafton ran 174.014 miles per hour, slightly slower than Justin Lofton, who had the fastest speed (174.132) in an earlier practice.

Joey Coulter was second in both sessions.

Completing the top five in the second practice were Lofton, Todd Bodine and Nelson Piquet Jr.

Series point leader Timothy Peters was ninth fastest in the first practice and 14th in the second.

Qualifying is scheduled at 3:35 p.m. (ET) Saturday. The race is set for 8 p.m. Saturday. SPEED will televise, beginning with the 7:30 p.m. NCWTS Setup.

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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