Trucks Category

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor TALLADEGA, Ala. – Brett Moffitt’s career year in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series nearly came unraveled Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, but luckily for him and the No. 16 team, they live to play another day. Starting in eighth, the team ran into issue after issue, including damage to his truck in one of the many crashes throughout the day and having to bounce back from two different pit road penalties. Though he only finished 17th, Moffitt fared better than some of the other Playoff contendersRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer Wendell Chavous’ last ride ends on a high note, finishing fifth in Saturday’s Fr8Auctions 250 at Talladega Sueprspeedway in Alabama. Not only did Chavous’ 50th start marked his first top-five of his entire NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career, but it is also Premium Motorsports first ever top-five result since Jay Robinson began fielding trucks in 2015, surpassing Ross Chastain’s seventh-place result at Las Vegas Sept. 14. This past Monday, the Hephzibah, Georgia native stated that Talladega will be his final start as he’ll be focusingRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. – Racing for just the fourth time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this season, Timothy Peters fought off a block from Noah Gragson on the final lap of the Fr8Auctions 250 at Talladega Superspeedway to become the first three-time winner at the 2.66-mile track. Driving in the last of his three events for GMS Racing, Peters started a move to the outside of Gragson’s Toyota on the backstretch. When Gragson moved up to block, Peters stayed in the gas, andRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor TALLADEGA, Ala. – Six drivers enter Saturday’s Fr8Auctions 250 at Talladega still needing to lock themselves into the next round of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs, but only four spots remain. Justin Haley and Grant Enfinger are safe heading into the wild card race, but the outlook for the remaining playoff drivers is still up in the air. All six addressed their thoughts heading into the 94-lap event that will determine who moves on and who will be left on the outside looking in.Read More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor TALLADEGA, Ala. – David Gilliland showed the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series field how it’s done in qualifying for Saturday’s Fr8Auctions 250 at Talladega, putting his No. 51 Toyota on the pole with a lap of 53.032 seconds, 180.570 mph. In addition to winning the pole, Gilliland had a new member of the family in tow, Winston, the family dog, who was adopted by the Gilliland family earlier in the week. “It’s a very special weekend,” said Gilliland. “Obviously a weekend that we’ll remember forever withRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor TALLADEGA, Ala. – Starting in 2019, the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway will have a new sponsor as Sugarlands Distilling Company, LLC. – namely their Sugarlands Shine brand – will come on board for the Sugarlands Shine 250 on October 12. The race will once again serve as the cut-off race for the first round of the Truck Series Playoffs and will be the first official race to take place following the track’s $50 million “Transformation” project. “Sugarlands is a natural fitRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer On the cusp of winning the ARCA Racing Series championship, and fresh off a triumphant victory in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Race Sept. 13, GMS Racing announced Tuesday that Sheldon Creed will run the final four Camping World Truck Series races in the brand new No. 28 Chevrolet Silverado. The 20-year-old, who has a diverse background in racing that goes from stock cars to the X-Games, said it’s going to be a learning curve of handlingRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS – It took three overtimes for Grant Enfinger to get his first victory of the season, with a win that represented a giant leap in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs. In the second race of the postseason, Enfinger went from eighth in the Playoff standings to a guaranteed berth in the second round when he held off charging Johnny Sauter in the third overtime to win the World of Westgate 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by .142 seconds. BrettRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer Fans can always expect a blurred line of clean or dirty racing on the final lap, especially in the treacherous Turn 10, of just about every trip the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park has made since 2013. In all but two finishes, especially the last three editions, fans have been mostly outraged on the outcomes, including myself. Noah Gragson simply ran into his Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Todd Gilliland, and snatched him of a maiden series win. Worse of all,Read More

By Alex Gallacher, NASCAR Wire Service BOWMANVILLE, Ont. — The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series made the annual trip to Canada to open up their 2018 Playoffs at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Despite missing the 2018 Playoffs, Todd Gilliland seemed almost destined to win his first career truck series race Sunday at CTMP. Taking the lead on Lap 53 from Johnny Sauter, it was smooth sailing for Gilliland, until a late race caution set up a thrilling NASCAR Overtime battle with his Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate and Playoff driver Noah Gragson.Read More