Gander Outdoors Truck Series News and Notes

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The Gander Outdoors Truck Series is on break for a couple of weeks before their fourth race of the season at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, March 23rd at 2 pm ET on FOX. In the meantime, here are a few news and notes to stay in touch with the series during their time away from the track.

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Break Up One Championship Team, Create Three Others

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Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE) was considered an underdog in the 2018 Gander Outdoor Truck Series, occasionally scrambling mid-week to secure sponsorship in order to race the next weekend.  Against the odds, with Brett Moffitt in the driver’s seat of the No. 16, the team was winning races and always up front, ending the year with six victories and 13 top-tens and allowing them to reach the pinnacle of the sport – the Championship.  

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Austin Hill Wins Wild NASCAR Truck Series Season Opener in Overtime

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 15: Austin Hill, driver of the #16 CHIBA Toyopet Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – You could call Friday night’s NextEra Energy Resources 250 a battle of attrition, but that wouldn’t do justice to the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season opener.

It was more like a long, full-blown war.

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Justin Haley Punches Homestead Ticket with Dramatic Victory at Texas

FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 02: Justin Haley, the driver of the #24 Fraternal Order Of Eagles Chevrolet, affixes the winner?s decal to his truck in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series JAG Metals 350 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 2, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo – Josh Hedges/Getty Images

FORT WORTH, Tex. – Todd Gilliland’s heartbreak was serendipity for Justin Haley, who staked out his place in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship 4 race with a stunning victory Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Sheldon Creed Wins Second Straight General Tire Pole Award

Current ARCA Racing Series presented Menards points leader Sheldon Creed earned his second consecutive General Tire Pole Award after turning the fastest lap in qualifying for tonight’s SCOTT 150 at Chicagoland Speedway. Creed also started first in the No. 28 United Rentals Toyota last week en route to victory in the PapaNicholas Coffee 150 at Gateway Motorsports Park.

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