Cole Custer took advantage of a five-lap shootout at Gateway Motorsports Park to score his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win in Saturday night’s American Ethanol presents the Drivin’ for Linemen 200 brought to you by Ameren. Continue reading
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Matt Crafton Gets Kansas Win on Fuel Mileage
Matt Crafton didn’t have the fastest truck in Friday night’s Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas Speedway, but he had the best feel for fuel mileage and what his crew chief would call their lucky fuel cell. The result was Crafton’s seventh series career victory.
With truck after truck pulling to the inside of the 1.5-mile Kansas oval over the last five laps with empty fuel cells, Crafton cruised over the finish line with only a few drops of fuel left in his ThorSport Racing Toyota Tundra. Continue reading
Camping World Truck Series Hyundai Construction 200 at Atlanta Preview
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Next Race: Hyundai Construction 200
The Place: Atlanta Motor Speedway
The Date: Saturday, Feb. 28
The Time: 5:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: FOX Sports 1, 5 p.m. (ET)
Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90
Distance: 200.2 miles (130 laps)
Guess Who’s Back?
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After a two-year hiatus, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 28. Ty Dillon, the 2013 series runner-up is expected to be the only previous winner returning for the Hyundai Construction 200 and is also the latest driver to capture a victory at the track (8/31/12). The Truck Series has not raced at Atlanta in March since 2010 when Kevin Harvick took the checkered flag from the fourth starting spot. Kyle Busch holds the Camping World Truck Series record with four wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Continue reading
Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona Preview
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Next Race: NextEra Energy Resources 250
The Place: Daytona International Speedway
The Date: Friday, Feb. 20
The Time: 7:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: FOX Sports 1, 7 p.m. (ET)
Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90
Distance: 250 miles (100 laps)
Crafton Begins Quest For Three-Peat
Matt Crafton ran away with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship last season to become the first driver to win consecutive titles in its 20-year history. The No.88 ThorSport Racing driver visits Daytona on Friday for the first stop on his quest for a three-peat – the NextEra Energy Resources 250 (7:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1). He will look to improve on his 13th-place finish at Daytona last year. Continue reading
Wallace wins at Homestead, as Crafton claims second straight Truck Series titlel
After breathtaking three-wide racing during the final 20-lap green-flag run, Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. held off hard-charging Keystone Light Polesitter Kyle Larson to win Friday night’s Ford EcoBoost 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Behind the wild battle for the victory, Matt Crafton ran ninth and won an unprecedented second straight series title with room to spare—by 21 points. Continue reading