Trucks Category

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In a race that produced seven cautions for 35 laps and left 21 trucks running at the finish, Johnny Sauter held off Justin Haley by .098 seconds at Daytona International Speedway to win Friday night’s NextEra Energy Resources 250, the season-opener for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Sauter grabbed the lead from pole winner David Gilliland on Lap 92 of 100 and stayed out front the rest of the way. The victory was Sauter’s third at Daytona and 18thRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Restrictor plate races at Daytona and Talladega always seem to be the great equalizer, with teams big and small all having a shot at taking home the win. In Friday night’s NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona, that was indeed the case as Joe Nemechek delivered at top-five finish to his team, NEMCO Motorsports, for the second year in a row with a third-place result. His finish marks his best finish in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series since Texas inRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer For the first time in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career, Jordan Anderson has scored a top-10 finish at Daytona International Speedway. Anderson, who was in his debut race as a driver-owner, avoided multiple incidents on his way to finish ninth in the NextEra Energy Resources 250. Anderson’s No. 3 Jacob Companies Toyota Tundra was one of nine trucks that made up the lead pack in the final laps of the race. On the final lap, he was running inside the top-five, in positionRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — While he may just be in a fill-in role until his son Todd turns 18, David Gilliland is making good use of the Kyle Busch Motorsports horsepower at his disposal by winning the pole for Friday night’s NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona. Gilliland, the 2007 Daytona 500 polesitter, was the fastest in the first round of qualifying and backed it up in the second round with a lap of 49.017 seconds, 183.610 mph, to score his first career pole inRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Since joining the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2014, GMS Racing has become a powerhouse within the Series. Heading into the season opening NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway, GMS is in line to possibly earn their third consecutive win. In 247 Truck Series starts, GMS Racing’s trucks have earned 13 victories among seven drivers. The organization’s trucks have also earned 59 top-fives, 126 top-10s, and nine pole positions including three consecutive Daytona poles. Series veteran Johnny Sauter won the Driver’s ChampionshipRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer One of NASCAR’s most exciting series is set to hit the track once more. After a long and tumultuous offseason, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will have its’ first race of the 2018 season at Daytona International Speedway. Driver swaps, new teams, a Spec Engine, and manufacturer swaps are just some of the storylines heading into the season opener. Coverage for the NextEra Energy Resources 250 is scheduled to start Friday night at 7:30 p.m. ET. The ‘World Center of Racing’ has held theRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer NASCAR Next alumni Brett Moffitt has finally found a full-time opportunity. Moffitt will drive the No. 16 AISIN Group Toyota Tundra for Hattori Racing Enterprises in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Moffitt has 13 starts in the Truck Series, including a thrilling victory at Michigan Speedway in 2016. The Grimes, IA native also has three top-fives and six top-10s in the series. Moffitt also has 45 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts and two Xfinity Series starts. Moffitt competed for Hattori in the NASCARRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor ThorSport Racing has completed their four-truck lineup in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series as they announced the addition of Myatt Snider to drive their No. 13 entry, joining teammates Matt Crafton, Ben Rhodes, and Grant Enfinger for the 2018 campaign. Snider, who raced part-time for Kyle Busch Motorsports last season, scored one top-five finish, three top-10 finishes, and led 26 laps in his eight starts, with his best finish of third coming at Talladega last October. He also ran one Truck Series race forRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer After a three-year hiatus, Scott Stenzel will return to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Stenzel will drive the No. 83 E2 Northeast Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado for Copp Motorsports. Stenzel has 10 Truck Series starts with the most recent coming in the 2014 season finale. In those starts, the Mankato, MN native has a best finish of 22nd at Talladega Superspeedway. Stenzel also has two ARCA Racing Series starts, including a seventh-place finish at Talladega in 2010. “I have sincerely been blessed with the opportunitiesRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer 2018 marks the debut of another second-generation driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Max McLaughlin, the son of “Magic Shoes” Mike McLaughlin will make his Truck Series debut for Niece Motorsports. The younger McLaughlin will make four starts with the team. In 2017, McLaughlin finished ninth in the points standings in the Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series. He was also voted the most-popular driver in the series. McLaughlin earn victories at Fulton and Brewerton Speedways. He also won on the big stage atRead More