Sauter(iffic) Performance at Daytona Earns New GMS Driver Spot in Chase
Johnny Sauter made a mad dash past Ryan Truex to the lead as the caution flew on the last lap to win last Friday’s NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
The win came in Sauter’s first race for GMS Racing and was also his first victory since his triumph at Michigan on August 16, 2014. Continue reading →
Grant Enfinger, driver of the #33 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, and Johnny Sauter, driver of the #21 Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet, lead the field in the pace laps prior to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2016 Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Johnny Sauter, driver of the #21 Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2016 Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images
Johnny Sauter, driver of the #21 Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2016 Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images
Johnny Sauter, driver of the #21 Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2016 Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
Johnny Sauter, driver of the #21 Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2016 Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images
Johnny Sauter, driver of the #21 Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2016 Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images
With the No. 4 Toyota of Christopher Bell barrel-rolling through Turn 1 behind him, Johnny Sauter nosed ahead in his No. 21 Chevrolet and had more than a car-length lead when NASCAR called the last caution of the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
With the victory, Sauter is all but guaranteed a spot in the first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase, a seven-race playoff modeled after the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Continue reading →
Stacked Trucks Field Forecasts Ultra-Competitive Season
Seven returning full-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers accounted for 14 wins in 23 of the circuit’s races last season – Matt Crafton (6), Tyler Reddick (2), Timothy Peters (2), Cole Custer, John Wes Townley, Christopher Bell and John Hunter Nemechek. Continue reading →
Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Red Horse Racing Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 13, 2015 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Red Horse Racing Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 13, 2015 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Red Horse Racing Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 13, 2015 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Red Horse Racing Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 13, 2015 Photo – Jeff Gross/Getty Images
Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Red Horse Racing Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 13, 2015 Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Red Horse Racing Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 13, 2015 Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images
After the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series battle changed dramatically with a wreck involving the two series leaders, Timothy Peters held off John Hunter Nemechek to win Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Peters beat Nemechek to the checkered flag by 0.309 seconds to record his first victory at the one-mile speedway, his second of the season and the tenth of his career.
But the real drama occurred 30 laps before Peters crossed the finish line in the 150-lap event. The dominant trucks of series leader Erik Jones and two-time defending champion Matt Crafton fell out of contention, wrecking during an intense battle for the lead. Continue reading →
