Rookies Make their Presence Felt in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Chase Briscoe talks with a reporter following the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs Media Day on September 20, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo – Bob Leverone/Getty Images

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is known as a place where young drivers can develop. That’s been the case this season, with three rookies advancing to the playoffs. Two others — Ben Rhodes and top-seeded Christopher Bell — are in their second seasons on the circuit. Continue reading

Crafton, Sauter Bring the Experience to Playoffs

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Three of the past four NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championships have been won by two drivers in this season’s playoffs — Johnny Sauter (2016) and Matt Crafton (2013 and ’14). Erik Jones, now a Monster Cup Series driver, won the title in 2015. Continue reading

Title Favorite Christopher Bell Feels No Pressure Entering NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs

Christopher Bell goes into the chase as the leader and answers questions from the media at the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs Media Day on September 20, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo – Bob Leverone/Getty Images

Christopher Bell rolled through the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular season showing he’s capable of winning races and that he’s championship-worthy.

Now it’s time for Bell to do all of that again in the playoffs – and to prove that he can win the title. Continue reading

Jeremy Clements’ Victory is a Particular Highlight for Wayne Auton

Jeremy Clements, the driver of the #51 Repairable Vehicles.com Chevrolet, celebrates with his pit crew in victory lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Johnsonville 180 at Road America on August 27, 2017, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Photo – Stacy Revere/Getty Images

In a career in racing that spans more than 30 years, NASCAR XFINITY Series Managing Director Wayne Auton enjoyed one of his favorite highlights only recently—Jeremy Clement’s Aug. 27 victory in the Johnsonville 180 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Continue reading

William Byron Seeks Redemption in NASCAR XFINITY Series Playoff

CHARLOTTE, NC – SEPTEMBER 19: William Bryon speaks to the media as one of the 12 remaining drivers eligible to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Championship during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Playoffs Media Day at Embassy Suites Charlotte Uptown on September 19, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

At Phoenix International Raceway, the next-to-last event in last year’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoff, William Byron’s championship hopes exploded when the engine in his No. 9 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota did likewise. Continue reading