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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Preview

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Next Race: UNOH 175

The Place: New Hampshire Motor Speedway

The Date: Saturday, Sept. 26

The Time: 1 p.m. (ET)

TV: FS1, 12:30 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 185.15 miles (175 laps)

 

Truck Series Set to Run 500th Race

311888The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will run its 500th race this weekend – Saturday’s UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The Camping World Truck Series began in 1995 and is in its 21st season of operation. Ron Hornaday Jr. has won the most Camping World Truck Series championships with four and 51 races. Mike Skinner earned the first series titles driving for legendary owner Richard Childress. Throughout its existence, many NASCAR stars have started their careers in the Camping World Truck Series, including Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Challengers Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Jamie McMurray and Brad Keselowski. Continue reading →

John Hunter Nemechek Gets First Truck Series Victory at Chicagoland

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John Hunter Nemechek is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, September 21, 2015 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite, @Sal_Sigala or @beberly18 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

One of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ youngest drivers struck a blow for old-school racing on Saturday morning at Chicagoland Speedway.

Stretching his fuel mileage beyond the capabilities of most of his of competitors, John Hunter Nemechek rolled across the finish line 12.014 seconds ahead of Tyler Reddick, who was also saving fuel, to score his first victory in the series in the American Ethanol E15 225. Continue reading →

Camping World Truck Series ‘Drivin’ for Linemen 200′ at Gateway Preview

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American Ethanol presents the Drivin’ for Linemen 200 brought to you by Ameren

The Place: Gateway Motorsports Park

The Date: Saturday, June 13

The Time: 8:30 p.m. ET

TV: FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 200 miles for 160 laps

Passing Of The Torch:

John Hunter Nemechek To Take Over Full-Time Reins From Father

There is a dawning of a new era in the Camping World Truck Series.

One day following his 18th birthday on June 11th, John Hunter Nemechek is back in the driver’s seat for good.

Nemechek, who was sharing seat time with his father Joe in the No. 8 Chevrolet, will become old enough and now eligible to finish the rest of the Camping World Truck Series schedule beginning in Saturday’s American Ethanol presents the Drivin’ for Linemen 200 brought to you by Ameren at Gateway Motorsports Park. Continue reading →

Matt Crafton Gets Kansas Win on Fuel Mileage

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Matt Crafton didn’t have the fastest truck in Friday night’s Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas Speedway, but he had the best feel for fuel mileage and what his crew chief would call their lucky fuel cell. The result was Crafton’s seventh series career victory.

With truck after truck pulling to the inside of the 1.5-mile Kansas oval over the last five laps with empty fuel cells, Crafton cruised over the finish line with only a few drops of fuel left in his ThorSport Racing Toyota Tundra. Continue reading →

Timothy Peters Holds on for Truck Series Victory in Wild Race at Talladega

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Holding off all challengers in a race that went four-wide on the final two laps, Timothy Peters won the Fred’s 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway.

Peters arrived at the finish line .143 seconds ahead of second-place starter and finisher Tayler Malsam. Spencer Gallagher ran third, followed by Tyler Reddick and Ryan Blaney, who trimmed 13th-place finisher Matt Crafton’s lead in the series standings to 17 points with four races left in the season. Continue reading →