NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News and Notes – April 15, 2016

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Up Next: Kansas Speedway

The high-octane NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has the next three weekends off before returning on Friday, May 6 for the Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas Speedway at 8:30 pm ET.

Kansas was a dramatic race last season. Erik Jones, Tyler Reddick and Daniel Suárez all ran out of fuel while in the lead, and Matt Crafton saved enough in the tank to pass them for the victory.

Crafton is the only full-time Truck Series driver with a win at Kansas. Johnny Sauter (third), Timothy Peters (fourth), Cameron Hayley (fifth) and Daniel Hemric (tenth) all finished in the top-ten in last season’s race. Continue reading

#NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Preview

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#NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams are preparing to race 250 laps for 131.5 miles in the Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, April 2nd. Race coverage is on FOX Sports 1 starting at 2 pm ET with a green flag around 2:30 pm ET and radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

Martinsville Media Day Recap

Read and Listen to Martinsville Media Day interviews

on last week’s Camping World Truck Series News & Notes

 

Three by Four:

Three Teams have Four Drivers Entered for Alpha Energy Solutions 250

Kyle Busch Motorsports, GMS Racing and ThorSport Racing all have four trucks entered in Saturday’s Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Continue reading

Kyle Larson to Race Fourth GMS Racing Truck at Martinsville

Photo - Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Larson will race a fourth GMS Racing truck in Saturday’s Alpha Energy Resources 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway, a spokesperson for GMS Racing confirmed to CATCHFENCE.com.

Driving the No. 24 Chevrolet Silverado, Larson will join teammates Spencer Gallagher, Johnny Sauter and newcomer Kaz Grala to make up the four-truck lineup for GMS Racing. Martinsville will mark the first time that the Statesville, North Carolina-based organization has run four trucks in any event. The Maurice Gallagher-owned team won the season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway with veteran Sauter. Continue reading

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes – March 2016

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CWTS-NNThe NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams will return to action next weekend for the Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, April 2nd. Teams will race 250 laps for 131.5 miles. FOX Sports 1 will begin their pre-race show at 2 pm ET with the green flag at around 2:30 pm ET. Fans can also listen to the race on MRN or SiriusXM, channel 90.

This week, several drivers participated in a Media Day at Martinsville Speedway including, Daniel Hemric, John Hunter Nemechek, Timothy Peters, Tyler Reddick, Ben Rhodes and Tyler Young.  Continue reading

Camping World Truck Series News and Notes – March 5, 2016

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Next Race: Alpha Energy Solutions 250

The Place: Martinsville Speedway

The Date: Saturday, April 2

The Time: 2:30 p.m. ET

TV: FS1

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 131.5 miles (250 laps)

 

Nemechek Earns Chase Berth with Atlanta Win

John Hunter Nemechek led the last eight laps of last Saturday’s Great Clips 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway to capture his second career victory and a berth in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase. Continue reading