NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News and Notes

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Kazaam! Grala Looks to Join Elite Company

GMS Racing driver and Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Kaz Grala has already locked himself into the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs thanks to his win in the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

Grala joins 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Sunoco Rookies William Byron and Christopher Bell as the only rookies to win and make the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs since the inception of the playoff system in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series last season.

Grala looks to become the 12th driver to win a race in his rookie season en route to capturing the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He would join these 11 drivers since the series inception in 1996:

  • Kenny Irwin (1997)
  • Kurt Busch (2000)
  • Travis Kvapil (2001)
  • Brendan Gaughan (2002)
  • Carl Edwards (2003)
  • Johnny Sauter (2009)
  • Austin Dillon (2010)
  • Ty Dillon (2012)
  • Ryan Blaney (2013)
  • Erik Jones (2015)
  • William Byron (2016)

Veterans Crafton and Sauter Climbing All-Time Wins List

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series veterans Matt Crafton and Johnny Sauter are positioning themselves to climb up the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series all-time wins list.

Crafton is currently tied for 11th in all-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series wins with 13, while Sauter is 14th on the list with 11.

Sauter captured his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship in 2016 with GMS Racing in his eighth full-time season in the series.

Crafton became the first driver to win back-to-back NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championships, winning titles in 2013 and 2014 with ThorSport Racing. 2017 marks Crafton’s 17th-consecutive full-time season in the series.

Ten Former NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Winners

Dashing 4 Cash at Phoenix

In this Saturday’s DC Solar 200 at Phoenix International Raceway at 4 pm  ET on FOX. Ten former NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race winners will be dashing for cash in the Series Where Names Are Made.

The list of former NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race winners includes:

  • Brendan Gaughan (eight wins)
  • Austin Dillon (seven wins)
  • Erik Jones (seven wins)
  • William Byron (seven wins)
  • Darrell Wallace Jr. (five wins)
  • Ryan Blaney (four wins)
  • Ty Dillon (three wins)
  • Cole Custer (two wins)
  • Tyler Reddick (two wins)
  • Elliott Sadler (one win)
  • Austin Dillon (2011) and Erik Jones (2015) both won NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championships, while William Byron broke the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookie record for wins (seven) in 2016.

Next Up:

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ teams next race is the Alpha Energy Solutions 200 at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, April 1st at 3 pm ET.