Trucks Category

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor BRISTOL, Tenn. – For those not yet locked into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs, their hopes of competing for a championship rest with their performance in Thursday night’s UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. After dialing in their trucks with two practice sessions, a handful of drivers took the time to give their thoughts on how tonight’s race would play out in their minds. Some of them have no worries for the unpredictability of Bristol given that they have wins in the bank alreadyRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor BRISTOL, Tenn. – Ahead of Thursday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the drivers and teams of NASCAR’s third tier series had a full day of preparation, beginning with two practice sessions to dial their trucks in for the 200-lap event. In the first practice session of the day, ThorSport Racing driver Myatt Snider found himself at the top of the speed chart with a lap of 15.304 seconds, 125.379 mph, with the Kyle Busch Motorsports duo of Todd Gilliland andRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – For this week’s edition of Climbing the Ladder, Seth Eggert sat down with Stefan Parsons at Bristol Motor Speedway. The 20-year-old competes in Late Model competition and for Premium Motorsports in the No. 15 Phoenix Construction Chevrolet Silverado. Seth Eggert: Why did you follow your Hall of Fame Uncle, Benny Parsons, and your father, Phil Parsons’ footsteps into Motorsports? Stefan Parsons: “Ever since I was little, I’ve been at a racetrack. It was the only thing that I’ve ever known. I’ve literally only known racing.Read More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Harrison Burton will not compete in the UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway due to illness. As a result, 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion, and KBM alumnus Christopher Bell will step into the drivers’ seat of the No. 51 Hunt Brothers Pizza Toyota Tundra. Bell last competed in the Truck Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway last year. His last victory in the Truck Series came at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last season. The current Joe Gibbs RacingRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – ARCA Racing Series veteran Codie Rohrbaugh will trade his Chevrolet SS for a Chevrolet Silverado at Bristol Motor Speedway. Rohrbaugh and his family owned team will attempt their first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, the UNOH 200 at Bristol. Rohrbaugh will have the familiar green and black colors of Grant County Mulch on his No. 9 Chevrolet Silverado. The 24-year-old has two previous starts at Bristol in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East with a best finish of 22ndin 2015. “We’reRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – Since his 18th birthday, Todd Gilliland has been working his way up the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship Points Standings. The UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway is the last chance that Gilliland has earn a victory and make the 2018 Playoffs. The Kyle Busch Motorsports driver received a waiver to be eligible to make the Playoffs, after missing four races because of his age. Gilliland has climbed up to 12thin the Points Standings, ahead of seven other full-time competitors. However, heRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regulars have won 11 of the 15 races so far in the 2018 season. For the 16th race of the season, the series visits the high banked 0.5-mile Bristol Motor Speedway for the UNOH 200. No Cup drivers, teams using the NT1 Spec Engine versus those using OEM engines, stage racing, and the regular season finale are just some of the storylines heading into the 16th race of the season at Bristol. Coverage for the UNOH 200 is scheduled to start Thursday nightRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer One race after being sidelined at Pocono Raceway, Noah Gragson rebounds with a top-five at Michigan International Speedway. The second-year NASCAR Champing World Truck Series driver was up front throughout the Corrigan Oil 200. In the run to the finish, Gragson’s No. 18 Safelite Auto Glass Toyota Tundra battled teammate Todd Gilliland, Johnny Sauter, and eventual race winner Brett Moffitt for the lead. The KBM duo fought side-by-side in for several laps, allowing Sauter, Moffitt, and John Hunter Nemechek to take advantage of the draft.Read More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service BROOKLYN, Mich. – Talk about perfect timing. With a huge run through the final two corners, Brett Moffitt surged past Johnny Sauter right before the finish line at Michigan International Speedway to win Saturday’s Corrigan Oil 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race by .025 seconds. Trailing Sauter at the white flag, Moffitt backed off in Turn 1 to create a gap between his No. 16 Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota and the No. 21 GMS Racing Chevrolet of Sauter. Moffitt charged into Turn 3, pulled evenRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regulars have won 10 of the 14 races so far in the 2018 season. For the 15thrace of the season, the series visits the 2.0-mile Michigan International Speedway for the Corrigan Oil 200. No Cup drivers, teams using the NT1 Spec Engine versus those using OEM engines, stage racing, and two races remaining before the Playoffs are just some of the storylines heading into the 15thrace of the season at Michigan. Coverage for the Corrigan Oil 200 is scheduled to startRead More