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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship 4 Clinch Scenarios

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Johnny Sauter, driver of the #98 Smokey Mountain/Curb Records Toyota, leads a pack of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 13, 2015 in Avondale, Arizona. Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Johnny Sauter, driver of the #98 Smokey Mountain/Curb Records Toyota, leads a pack of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 13, 2015 in Avondale, Arizona. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Johnny Sauter has secured his place in the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami next weekend, Below are the clinch scenarios for the rest of the Round of 6 drivers as they prepare for the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend.

William Byron (0 Wins, 3052 Points) – Would clinch on points with 30 Points (Third and no laps led, fourth and led at least one lap, fifth and led most laps). With a win, would clinch a next round spot on wins.

Christopher Bell (0 Wins, 3051 Points) – Would clinch on points with 31 Points (Second and no laps led, third and led at least one lap, fourth and led most laps). With a win, would clinch a next round spot on wins.

Matt Crafton (0 Wins, 3048 Points) – If there is a winner who has been eliminated or is currently in a transfer spot, would clinch on points with a second place finish. With a win, would clinch a spot on wins.  Could clinch on points with a new winner and help.

The following drivers can only guarantee a spot With a win.  The could still clinch on points with a new winner and help:

Timothy Peters (0 Wins, 3047 Points)

Ben Kennedy (0 Wins, 3035 Points)

Late Pass Gives Johnny Sauter Victory in Texas Truck Race

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You might say Johnny Sauter is on a roll.

Then again, that might be an understatement.

Passing Matt Crafton near the start/finish line with two laps left in Friday night’s Striping Technology 350 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, Sauter pulled away to win his second straight race in the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase. Continue reading →

Johnny Sauter Holds Off Chase Elliott to Advance to Championship Race

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With a finish that was the diametric opposite of his last run at Martinsville Speedway, Johnny Sauter punched his ticket to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship race with a victory in Saturday’s Texas Roadhouse 200 at the 0.526-mile short track.

After a restart with 18 laps left, Sauter, who finished last at Martinsville in April, held off pole winner Chase Elliott, beating the No. 71 Chevrolet driver to the finish line by 0.316 seconds. Continue reading →

Grant Enfinger Scores First Truck Series Win; Chase Feld is Cut to Six

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Grant Enfinger is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

In the race that decided the lineup for the Round of 6 in the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase, Alabama native Grant Enfinger stole the thunder from the playoff drivers in Saturday’s Fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway.

With a strong push from GMS Racing teammate and Chase driver Ben Kennedy after a restart on lap 93 of 94, Enfinger surged to the front and stayed there in the face of a last-lap challenger from another teammate, Spencer Gallagher, who came home second, 0.108 seconds behind the winner.

The victory was Enfinger’s first in 13 career starts in the series. Continue reading →

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, fred’s 250 at Talladega Preview

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams return to action on Saturday, October 22, 2016 for 94 laps covering 250.04 miles in the fred’s 250 powered by Coca-Cola at Talladega Superspeedway. Television coverage is on FOX at 12:30 pm ET with radio coverage also available on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

What to Watch For: Timothy Peters goes for his third straight win at Talladega.

Timothy Peters (2014, 2015), Johnny Sauter (2013) and Parker Kligerman (2012) are the only drivers in the field who have won at Talladega.

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase field cuts down from eight to six following Saturday’s fred’s 250. Continue reading →