Trucks Category

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. – William Byron’s bitter disappointment proved a boon for two of his Kyle Busch Motorsports teammates in Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. When the engine in Byron’s No. 9 Toyota expired on Lap 141 of 150 – ending the championship run for the series’ most prolific winner this year – Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Daniel Suarez took over the race lead and went on to score the first NCWTS victory of hisRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The dreams of a championship for two more NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers came to an end at Phoenix International Raceway. The Lucas Oil 150 final elimination race before the Championship Round at Homestead Miami Speedway. William Byron entered the final race in the Round of Six just five-points ahead the Chase cutoff. Byron was fastest in the first practice, and 13th fastest in the final practice. In qualifying, he was able to put his No. 9 Liberty University Toyota Tundra on the pole.Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited Phoenix International Raceway, Timothy Peters took home the victory in thrilling fashion. Before Peters took the lead, race leaders Erik Jones, Matt Crafton, and Johnny Sauter were all involved in a late race accident. Once in the lead, Peters held off a late race run by John Hunter Nemechek to take the win by just 0.309 seconds. Timothy Peters is the only former winner in the field this weekend. Daniel Suarez and Mike Harmon areRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter & NASCAR Contributor FORT WORTH, Texas — Rico Abreu is hoping for a better result this time around in tonight’s Striping Technology 350 Texas Motor Speedway. The driver of the #98 Safelite Auto Glass/Curb Records Toyota Tundra nearly won the last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series raced at the 1.5 mile oval in June. Abreu came to life late in the Rattlesnake 400 and closed in on race leader William Byron’s rear bumper with just three laps to go. He stayed right in Byron’sRead More

By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor FORT WORTH, Texas — Spencer Gallagher recorded his second Keystone Light Pole position in the last six races Friday at Texas Motor Speedway. The pole position continues the positive trend for the GMS Racing team in the Camping World Truck Series in recent weeks. Gallagher has already tied or surpassed his career-high marks in top-fives, top-10s, laps led and pole positions this season. In addition to Gallagher’s turn around, Johnny Sauter won last week at Martinsville ensuring that the GMS Racing team will have at leastRead More

By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor FORT WORTH, Texas — Rain washed out a pair of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice sessions on Thursday at Texas Motor Speedway, which meant Friday morning’s session would be the only chance drivers and teams would have to get their trucks tuned in for Friday night’s Striping Technology 350. Christopher Bell, one of the six remaining Chase contenders, paced the session with a laptime of 29.580 seconds, which equates to 182.556 miles-per-hour. Tyler Reddick was second-fastest, while Matt Tifft was third-quick in the session.Read More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Tex. – You might say Johnny Sauter is on a roll. Then again, that might be an understatement. Passing Matt Crafton near the start/finish line with two laps left in Friday night’s Striping Technology 350 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, Sauter pulled away to win his second straight race in the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase. In the process, he deprived Crafton of a chance to clinch a spot in the Championship 4 finale, setRead More

By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor FORT WORTH, Texas — We are closing in on the final round of the inaugural Truck Series championship Chase, and one of the biggest threats for the championship with three races remaining is a rookie Phenom — William Byron. Byron, driving the No. 9 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports, has set the world on fire this season breaking all-time rookie records with an impressive six victories so far in 2016. In an interview with Motorsports Tribune on Thursday, Byron admitted that he never expected toRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer After suffering a non-racing related left-ankle injury, John Wes Townley will not be behind the wheel of his No. 05 Jive Communications/Zaxby’s Chevrolet Silverado for Athenian Motorsports. In his place in the Striping Technology 350 at Texas Motor Speedway will be Cody Coughlin. Coughlin is a Joe Gibbs Racing development driver who usually competes in the No. 51 JEGS Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Earlier this season, Townley was sidelined from competition in both NASCAR and ARCA due to a concussion. In the NASCARRead More