As the laps wound down, the battle heated up. Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski were competing for the win for a good part of the night and it could have gone either way. It happened to fall Kyle Busch’s way as he held off a hard charge from Keselowski in the closing laps.
Jeb Burton won the pole and showed signs of dominance early. A bad pit stop left him deep in the field and Keselowski had exited pit road first. The first of many Keselowski/ Busch battles for the lead took place on the ensuing restart. When Keselowski got loose heading into turn 3, Busch was able to clear him for his first lead of the night.
A few laps after Busch’s overtaking of the lead, Keselowski’s teammate Ryan Blaney took over the top spot.
After a few cautions created a couple of exciting restarts, Busch was able to hold on to the lead until Keselowski caught him again. Keselowski took the lead on lap 84 and held it until a caution came out for championship contender, Timothy Peters. Peters was turned into the frontstretch wall which destroyed the front end of his truck. This hit could remove him from a legitimate shot at the championship.
The last round of pit stops led to Busch beating Keselowski off pit road to regain the lead. Keselowski wrestled for the top spot shortly after the restart, but Busch chased him down and made the last pass for the lead with 23 laps left. Keselowski continued to charge, but was unable to get back out front.
Busch crossed the finish line first for the fourth time of the Camping World Truck Series season and began a potential Chicagoland sweep. He will strive for that sweep as the weekend progresses and as the Nationwide and Cup Series events take center stage at Chicagoland Speedway.
Results via ESPN.com
POS | DRIVER | CAR | MANUFACTURER |
LAPS |
MONEY |
START |
LED |
PTS |
BONUS |
PENALTY |
1 | Kyle Busch | 51 | Toyota |
150 |
7 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 | Brad Keselowski | 19 | Ford |
150 |
11 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3 | Ryan Blaney | 29 | Ford |
150 |
15 |
6 |
42 |
1 |
0 |
|
4 | Matt Crafton | 88 | Toyota |
150 |
8 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 | Ty Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet |
150 |
2 |
0 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 | John Wes Townley | 7 | Toyota |
150 |
16 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
|
7 | Austin Dillon | 24 | Chevrolet |
150 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
8 | James Buescher | 31 | Chevrolet |
150 |
9 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
|
9 | Jeb Burton | 4 | Chevrolet |
150 |
1 |
42 |
36 |
1 |
0 |
|
10 | Johnny Sauter | 98 | Toyota |
150 |
14 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
|
11 | Darrell Wallace Jr. | 54 | Toyota |
150 |
13 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
|
12 | Miguel Paludo | 32 | Chevrolet |
150 |
3 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
|
13 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | 9 | Chevrolet |
150 |
17 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
|
14 | German Quiroga Jr. | 77 | Toyota |
150 |
23 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
15 | Justin Lofton | 6 | Chevrolet |
150 |
4 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
|
16 | Ben Kennedy | 30 | Chevrolet |
150 |
12 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
|
17 | Dakoda Armstrong | 60 | Chevrolet |
150 |
21 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
|
18 | Jeff Agnew | 27 | Chevrolet |
150 |
24 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
|
19 | Max Gresham | 8 | Chevrolet |
150 |
20 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
|
20 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Toyota |
149 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21 | Ryan Sieg | 39 | Chevrolet |
149 |
26 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
|
22 | Tyler Young | 02 | Chevrolet |
149 |
19 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
|
23 | Joey Coulter | 18 | Toyota |
148 |
6 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
|
24 | Bryan Silas | 99 | Ford |
142 |
25 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
25 | Brendan Gaughan | 62 | Chevrolet |
142 |
5 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
|
26 | Jimmy Weller III | 07 | Toyota |
136 |
32 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
|
27 | Timothy Peters | 17 | Toyota |
99 |
18 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
|
28 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | 10 | Dodge |
90 |
30 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
|
29 | Scott Riggs | 92 | Chevrolet |
72 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
30 | Justin Jennings | 63 | Chevrolet |
50 |
28 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
|
31 | Mike Harmon | 84 | Chevrolet |
46 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
32 | Norm Benning | 57 | Chevrolet |
21 |
35 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
33 | Danny Efland | 50 | Chevrolet |
18 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
34 | J.J. Yeley | 38 | Chevrolet |
4 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
35 | Chris Lafferty | 0 | Chevrolet |
4 |
36 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
36 | Chris Jones | 93 | Chevrolet |
3 |
29 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |