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Matt Crafton Takes the Win in Late Restart at Texas Motor Speedway

Matt Crafton insists he had ‘a blast’ racing Daniel Suarez Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway, including a pair of late-race restarts that secured victory in the 19th annual WinStar World Casino & Resort 400.

Crafton continued his recent domination of NASCAR’s intermediate racetracks, hammering out the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory over an aggressive Suarez. The two-time reigning series champion, Crafton recorded his eighth career victory by 0.569-seconds. Continue reading

Camping World Truck Series at Texas Motor Speedway Preview

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Next Race: WinStar World Casino 400

The Place: Texas Motor Speedway

The Date: Friday, June 5

The Time: 9 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX Sports 1, 8:30 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90

Distance: 250.5 miles (167 laps)

 

Texas ‘Two’ Step:

With Win No. 2, Reddick Catapults To P2 in Camping World Truck Standings

Tyler Reddick joined Matt Crafton on top of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series wins leaderboard by taking his second checkered flag of the season at Dover International Speedway. 

Fittingly, Crafton and Reddick rank first and second, in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series standings. Reddick trails Crafton by 11 points. 

In six starts this season, Reddick has finished lower than fifth once – a 13th-place showing at Kansas when he ran out of gas with the lead on the closing laps. The California native owns an average finish of 4.8 and boasts a 113.0 driver rating this season.  Continue reading

Joey Logano pulls out wild overtime win in Martinsville Truck race

Race runner-up Matt Crafton said Joey Logano barreled into turn one on the last restart “like he was shot out of a cannon.”

Ducking to the inside with the accelerator mashed was the move Logano, the Coors Light Pole Award winner, had to make to vault from third to first and win Saturday’s Kroger 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway in an event that went eight circuits past its posted distance of 250 laps. Continue reading

Camping World Truck Series Hyundai Construction 200 at Atlanta Preview

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Next Race: Hyundai Construction 200

The Place: Atlanta Motor Speedway

The Date: Saturday, Feb. 28

The Time: 5:30 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX Sports 1, 5 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90

Distance: 200.2 miles (130 laps)

Guess Who’s Back?

Tell your friends.

After a two-year hiatus, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 28. Ty Dillon, the 2013 series runner-up is expected to be the only previous winner returning for the Hyundai Construction 200 and is also the latest driver to capture a victory at the track (8/31/12). The Truck Series has not raced at Atlanta in March since 2010 when Kevin Harvick took the checkered flag from the fourth starting spot. Kyle Busch holds the Camping World Truck Series record with four wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway.  Continue reading