NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes – April 8, 2016

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams are once again taking a break before their next race the Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas Speedway on Friday, May 6th.  Fans can watch teams race 250.5 miles for 167 laps on FOX Sports 1 starting at 8 pm ET with a green flag around 8:30 pm ET and radio coverage by MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on channel 90.

Nemechek’s in at Top of Truck Series Standings

John Hunter Nemechek continued his sizzling start to his first full-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season by finishing runner-up in Saturday’s Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway.

The 18-year-old NASCAR Next member now ranks first in the Camping World Truck Series standings, three points ahead of Parker Kligerman. Nemechek has all but locked up a berth in the Camping World Truck Series Chase via his win at Atlanta.

He has finished second or better in four of his last five Truck Series starts and five of his last seven. Continue reading

Matt Crafton Gets Kansas Win on Fuel Mileage

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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