NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes – March 2016

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CWTS-NNThe NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams will return to action next weekend for the Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, April 2nd. Teams will race 250 laps for 131.5 miles. FOX Sports 1 will begin their pre-race show at 2 pm ET with the green flag at around 2:30 pm ET. Fans can also listen to the race on MRN or SiriusXM, channel 90.

This week, several drivers participated in a Media Day at Martinsville Speedway including, Daniel Hemric, John Hunter Nemechek, Timothy Peters, Tyler Reddick, Ben Rhodes and Tyler Young.  Continue reading

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes – March 18, 2016

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Next Race: Alpha Energy Solutions 250
The Place: Martinsville Speedway
The Date: Saturday, April 2
The Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
TV: FS1, 2 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90
Distance: 131.5 miles (250 laps)

 

Kligerman Heads NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Standings

Two races into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, Parker Kligerman leads the standings by one point over Daniel Hemric on the strength of a third-place (Daytona) and eighth-place (Atlanta) finish. Following Hemric is John Hunter Nemechek (-3 points behind Kligerman), Timothy Peters (-6) and Tyler Young (-8).

Although Kligerman ranks first in points, Nemechek and Johnny Sauter are the only drivers who have earned berths in the Camping World Truck Series Chase, via their wins at Atlanta and Daytona, respectively.

KBM Truck Drivers Ready To Sharpen Skills In Rattler 250

Three Kyle Busch Motorsports drivers are keeping their skills sharp this off weekend by competing in the 40th annual Rattler 250 Super Late Model race at South Alabama Speedway on Sunday.

Last season’s winner Christopher Bell and NASCAR Next member William Byron will pilot KBM cars, while Cody Coughlin is with his family owned team.

NASCAR Next member Dalton Sargeant, who has four truck series starts to his credit, is also scheduled to compete.

PPV of the Rattler 250 is available at Speed51.com.

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Camping World Truck Series News and Notes – March 5, 2016

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Next Race: Alpha Energy Solutions 250

The Place: Martinsville Speedway

The Date: Saturday, April 2

The Time: 2:30 p.m. ET

TV: FS1

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 131.5 miles (250 laps)

 

Nemechek Earns Chase Berth with Atlanta Win

John Hunter Nemechek led the last eight laps of last Saturday’s Great Clips 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway to capture his second career victory and a berth in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase. Continue reading

Sauter Wins Wild Camping World Truck Series Opener at Daytona

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With the No. 4 Toyota of Christopher Bell barrel-rolling through Turn 1 behind him, Johnny Sauter nosed ahead in his No. 21 Chevrolet and had more than a car-length lead when NASCAR called the last caution of the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

With the victory, Sauter is all but guaranteed a spot in the first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase, a seven-race playoff modeled after the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
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Camping World Truck Series at Texas Motor Speedway Preview

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Next Race: WinStar World Casino 400

The Place: Texas Motor Speedway

The Date: Friday, June 5

The Time: 9 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX Sports 1, 8:30 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90

Distance: 250.5 miles (167 laps)

 

Texas ‘Two’ Step:

With Win No. 2, Reddick Catapults To P2 in Camping World Truck Standings

Tyler Reddick joined Matt Crafton on top of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series wins leaderboard by taking his second checkered flag of the season at Dover International Speedway. 

Fittingly, Crafton and Reddick rank first and second, in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series standings. Reddick trails Crafton by 11 points. 

In six starts this season, Reddick has finished lower than fifth once – a 13th-place showing at Kansas when he ran out of gas with the lead on the closing laps. The California native owns an average finish of 4.8 and boasts a 113.0 driver rating this season.  Continue reading