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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes – Saturday, July 16, 2016

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The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has a week off before their next race on dirt at Eldora Speedway for the Dental Eldora Dirt Derby on Wednesday, July 20th. There are three segments of 40 – 50 – 60 laps for a total of 150 laps covering 75 miles of this fan favorite event. Television overage is on FOX Sports 1 starting at 8:30 pm ET with the green flag around 9 pm ET. Radio coverage is on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90..

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Byron Captures Fourth Win, KBM’s Record 51st Victory At Kentucky

William Byron led a race-high 70 laps on his way to his Camping World Truck Series-high fourth victory of the season in last Friday’s Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Byron’s triumph was the 51st Camping World Truck Series win for Kyle Busch Motorsports, which surpassed Roush Fenway Racing (50) for the most wins in series history. Continue reading →

Byron Holds Off Nemechek, Hemric for Record Camping World Truck Series Win

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William Byron didn’t have the fastest truck at the end of Thursday night’s Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway.

But Byron had the most important ingredient in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the newly repaved and reconfigured 1.5-mile track. Byron held the top spot for all 42 laps after the last restart of the event on lap 108 of 150.

It was no cakewalk. Byron had to stave off assaults from both runner-up John Hunter Nemechek and third-place finisher Daniel Hemric, who dogged the race winner – and each other – for the entire closing green-flag run. Continue reading →

Despite Being Great or Horrible; Daniel Suarez Still Confident in Truck Program

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Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images

It’s surprising for some to think that Daniel Suarez has a NASCAR XFINITY Series win rather than a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series triumph in two years of competition.

After all, Suarez, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver began showing his potential in trucks last season driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM). And while many contributed his truck performances to the transferring success to the XFINITY Series, much can’t be said for the same in 2016.

So far, Suarez has virtually done everything he’s needed to do in XFINITY this year. Continue reading →

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Preview

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams are ready to race 225 miles over 150 laps in the Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway on Thursday, July 7th.  FOX Sports 1 coverage begins at 8 pm ET with a green flag around 8:30 pm ET with MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR radio coverage also available.

Intermediate Ace Crafton Eyes Repeat at Kentucky

No current NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver has had as much success as Matt Crafton at intermediate tracks. Dating back to the 2014, the No. 88 ThorSport Racing driver has logged a top-ten finish in 19 of the last 21 races at ovals measuring 1.5 or 1.54 miles. During that stretch, he has logged seven wins and five runner-up finishes. Continue reading →