Trucks Category

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor FORT WORTH, Texas – Hours after categorizing his Chevrolet Silverado as “bad fast”, Stewart Friesen had the win in Friday night’s PPG 400 at Texas within his sights, but would have to settle for second place after falling short on the final restart. Friesen had shown speed in both practice and qualifying ahead of the 400-kilometer race, taking the green flag from the pole and holding his own throughout the majority of the race. In the first two stages alone, the driver of the No. 52Read More

By John Sturbin, NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas – Johnny Sauter continued his uncanny mastery of Texas Motor Speedway Friday night, holding off Stewart Friesen on a three-lap shootout to win the 22nd annual PPG 400 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. The series point-leader, Sauter posted his fifth career win on TMS’ 1.5-mile oval and fourth in eight events this season. But he and crew chief Joe Shear Jr. had to gamble on fuel as the laps wound down and then keep pole-sitter Friesen at-bay following a restart onRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer They way in which races play out can put drivers in a box, as Todd Gilliland experienced at Texas Motor Speedway. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year contender had one of the best races of his career to date in the PPG 400, finishing sixth. After pitting prior to the final restarts, Gilliland’s No. 4 Mobil 1 Toyota Tundra restarted towards the back of the top-10. In the short runs to the finish, there was no much that the Sherrills Ford,Read More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor FORT WORTH, Texas – In preparation for Friday night’s running of the PPG 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, the drivers of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series took to the 1.5-mile track for practice on Thursday to get their trucks dialed in before race day. The majority of the first 55-minute session was led by Stewart Friesen before a flurry of activity in the final minutes saw DGR-CROSLEY driver Chris Eggleston lay down the fastest lap at 29.853 seconds, 180.886 mph. Kyle Busch Motorsports shoe NoahRead More

BySeth Eggert, Staff Writer For the eighth race of the season, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visits the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway for the PPG 400. Teams using the NT1 Spec Engine versus those using OEM engines, no Cup drivers, and stage racing are just some of the storylines heading into the seventh race of the season at Texas. Coverage for the PPG 400 is scheduled to start Friday night at 9:00 p.m. ET. Texas has been on the Truck Series schedule since the 1997 season and has beenRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer  For this week’s edition of Climbing the Ladder, Seth Eggert sat down with NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Brett Moffitt. Moffitt is the 25-year-old driver of the No. 16 AISIN Group Toyota Tundra for Hattori Racing Enterprises. He is currently locked into the 2018 Playoffs via his win at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Moffitt was the 2015 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year. Seth Eggert: How did you become interested in Motorsports? Brett Moffitt: “I started go-karting when I was 10 orRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer For this week’s edition of Climbing the Ladder, Seth Eggert sat down with ThorSport Racing driver Myatt Snider. Snider is a 23-year-old NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver. Snider drives the No. 13 Century Container / Liberty Tax Service / Louisiana Hot Sauce Ford F-150. He is currently 10th in the Championship Standings and second in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Standings, six points behind fellow rookie Dalton Sargeant. Seth Eggert: What made you join the industry that your father and broadcaster, Marty Snider, works in? MyattRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C. – As drivers battled for position behind him, Johnny Sauter pulled away his No. 21 GMS Racing Chevrolet during the final 10-lap run to win Friday night’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “We won Charlotte!” an elated Sauter screamed over his radio as he crossed the finish line 1.340 seconds ahead of Kyle Busch, who was frustrated in his attempt at a series-record tying 51st victory. A few minutes later, in Victory Lane,Read More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer CONCORD, N.C. – A very up and down day resulted in a Top-10 finish for Parker Kligerman. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver ran well in the underfunded Henderson Motorsports No. 75 Food Country USA Chevrolet Silverado at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The North Carolina Education Lottery marked Kligerman’s fourth race of the season. In the final 10-lap run to the finish, he got caught in the middle, beating and banging with Ben Rhodes, Brett Moffitt, and Stewart Friesen. The 27-year-old narrowly avoided the driftingRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer CONCORD, N.C. – For the first time in his career, Todd Gilliland will compete at a 1.5-mile track. Gilliland will make his first ‘cookie-cutter’ start in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway after 18thbirthday earlier this week. Gilliland will now compete full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in the No. 4 Pedigree Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports. In eight career Truck Series starts, the Sherrills Ford, N.C. native has two top-five and four top-10 finishes. “Any time youRead More