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Championship 4 Weekend Kicks Off With Camping World Truck Series Showdown

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The inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship 4 race kicks off what promises to be a thrilling weekend in Miami, NASCAR’s title town. Friday night’s race wraps up a four round elimination-style playoff that will crown one of four drivers as the champion in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The first of the Championship 4 drivers to cross the finish line at Homestead will become the 2016 series driver champion. Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton, Christopher Bell and Timothy Peters are the Championship 4 and have competed all season for the chance at the title in the Ford EcoBoost 200 Friday, Nov. 18 at 8 pm. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.  Continue reading →

Christopher Bell is Carrying the Banner for Young Drivers

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MIAMI BEACH, FL - NOVEMBER 17: Christopher Bell, driver of the #4 JBL Toyota, talks to the media during media day for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship at the Loews Hotel on November 17, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images

MIAMI BEACH, FL – NOVEMBER 17: Christopher Bell, driver of the #4 JBL Toyota, talks to the media during media day for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship at the Loews Hotel on November 17, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images

Christopher Bell may respect his elders, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be trying his best to beat them.

The 21-year-old NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookie is the sole representative of NASCAR’s youth movement still eligible for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title, which will be decided in Friday’s Ford EcoBoost 200.

Matt Crafton, 40, is a two-time series champion. Fellow Championship 4 competitors Johnny Sauter and Timothy Peters are 38 and 36, respectively. Continue reading →

Daniel Suarez Wins First NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race as Chase Final is Set

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William Byron’s bitter disappointment proved a boon for two of his Kyle Busch Motorsports teammates in Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway.

When the engine in Byron’s No. 9 Toyota expired on lap 141 of 150 – ending the championship run for the series’ most prolific winner this year – Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Daniel Suarez took over the race lead and went on to score the first NCWTS victory of his career.

Byron’s elimination from the inaugural Camping World Truck Series Chase also helped teammate Christopher Bell, who claimed the last berth in the Championship 4 with a seventh-place finish. Bell joins second-place finisher Johnny Sauter, third-place Matt Crafton and fifth-place Timothy Peters with a chance to win the title next Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway (8 p.m. ET on FS1). Continue reading →

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship 4 Clinch Scenarios

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Johnny Sauter, driver of the #98 Smokey Mountain/Curb Records Toyota, leads a pack of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 13, 2015 in Avondale, Arizona. Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Johnny Sauter, driver of the #98 Smokey Mountain/Curb Records Toyota, leads a pack of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 13, 2015 in Avondale, Arizona. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Johnny Sauter has secured his place in the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami next weekend, Below are the clinch scenarios for the rest of the Round of 6 drivers as they prepare for the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend.

William Byron (0 Wins, 3052 Points) – Would clinch on points with 30 Points (Third and no laps led, fourth and led at least one lap, fifth and led most laps). With a win, would clinch a next round spot on wins.

Christopher Bell (0 Wins, 3051 Points) – Would clinch on points with 31 Points (Second and no laps led, third and led at least one lap, fourth and led most laps). With a win, would clinch a next round spot on wins.

Matt Crafton (0 Wins, 3048 Points) – If there is a winner who has been eliminated or is currently in a transfer spot, would clinch on points with a second place finish. With a win, would clinch a spot on wins.  Could clinch on points with a new winner and help.

The following drivers can only guarantee a spot With a win.  The could still clinch on points with a new winner and help:

Timothy Peters (0 Wins, 3047 Points)

Ben Kennedy (0 Wins, 3035 Points)

Late Pass Gives Johnny Sauter Victory in Texas Truck Race

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You might say Johnny Sauter is on a roll.

Then again, that might be an understatement.

Passing Matt Crafton near the start/finish line with two laps left in Friday night’s Striping Technology 350 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, Sauter pulled away to win his second straight race in the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase. Continue reading →