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race held at the

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in Rockingham, North Carolina. The race consisted of 200 laps, 203.4 miles (320 km). The inaugural race was run on April 15, 2012, and was won by Kasey Kahne.

History

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started on the pole position and Kasey Kahne won the race. In 2013, the race went for 205 laps instead of 200 laps because of green-white-checkered rules. The rookie

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won his first truck series win in his first year but the race became notable because of controversy. Truck series veteran

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got contact with Kyle Busch Motorsports driver; the rookie

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In a similar fashion to an incident with

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at Texas two years prior in the

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. Hornaday tapped Wallace sending him into the fences. Ron Hornaday took responsibility and apologized but claimed that he did not intend to wreck Wallace; NASCAR, the media and fans felt differently when they saw a video that showed Hornaday frowning towards Wallace's truck before the tap. NASCAR black-flagged Hornaday and sent him to the back of the field on the restart, later fined him $25,000 and put him on probation until June 12. The penalties were also controversial because the fans, drivers, and medias wanted Hornaday's penalties harsher since Kyle Busch was parked after the Texas incident. In 2014, the Truck Series did not return to the track due to financial struggles.

Past winners

*2013: Race extended due to a

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Multiple winners (teams)

Manufacturer wins

References

External links

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