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Young Erik Jones Victorious at Phoenix

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Erik Jones, driver of the #51 Wake Up Narcolepsy Awake at the Wheel Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 8, 2013 in Avondale, Arizona. The 17 year-old Jones became the youngest ever winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Photo - Tom Pennington/Getty Images

Erik Jones, driver of the #51 Wake Up Narcolepsy Awake at the Wheel Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 8, 2013 in Avondale, Arizona. The 17 year-old Jones became the youngest ever winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
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A season full of first-time winners added another name to the list Friday night at Phoenix when Erik Jones drove into victory lane. Jones, 17, has been competing on a part-time basis in the Camping World Truck Series with Kyle Busch Motorsports this season. A runner-up finish at Iowa earlier in the season showed Jones’ potential and now a win marks his presence in NASCAR. Continue reading →

Sauter Avoids Carnage to Pick Up Plate Track Sweep at Talladega

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Johnny Sauter, driver of the #98 Carolina Nut / Curb Records Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Camping World Truck Series Fred's 250 Powered By Coca-Cola at Talladega Superspeedway on October 19, 2013 Photo - Getty Images

Johnny Sauter, driver of the #98 Carolina Nut / Curb Records Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Camping World Truck Series Fred’s 250 Powered By Coca-Cola at Talladega Superspeedway on October 19, 2013
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Dramatic closing laps left Johnny Sauter in victory lane after a chaotic day at Talladega. Sauter had help from teammate Matt Crafton for most of the race. It was Crafton pushing Sauter on the last restart and that propelled Sauter to his third win of the season.

The destiny of the championship battle took a wild turn at Talladega. Throughout the afternoon, many different scenarios arose that could have put a drastic spin to the title hunt. James Buescher led early and was one of the early favorites which would have dramatically helped his championship case. Point’s leader Crafton stayed at the back for a good part of the race, but at the finish, he made a charge toward the front. Continue reading →

Camping World Truck Series’ EnjoyIllinois.com 225 preview

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225Camping World Truck Series drivers head to Chicagoland Speedway for the EnjoyIllinois.com 225 on Friday, September 13th. Television coverage begins at 8pm ET with radio coverage on MRN, Sirius XM, channel 90.  The green flag waves at about 8:30pm for 225 miles and 150 laps of racing action. 

Will history repeat back-to-back for James Buescher?

Similar to last season, the second half of the season is proving 2012 series’ champion James Buescher’s time of the year. Buescher picked up his first win at Iowa Speedway on Sunday and now he returns to Chicagoland Speedway where he won last year.  With his second victory in the last four races, the Texas native now sits just 37-points behind points leader Matt Crafton. Continue reading →