By Luis Torres, Staff Writer
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver Derek Kraus announced Sunday that he’ll make his debut in the Camping World Truck Series at ISM Raceway in Phoenix for Friday’s Lucas Oil 150, driving the No. 19 NAPA Know How Toyota Tundra for Bill McAnally Racing.
It’ll be McAnally’s return on the national tour since Austin Cameron drove for him in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma Raceway in 2004. As far as Trucks, it’ll be McAnally’s first crack in the series since 2001 at Phoenix when Brendan Gaughan, who ran eight races for BMR from 2000-01, finished 13th.
The 17-year-old has shown impressive performances in K&N West the two seasons, scoring five wins, six poles and 17 top-five finishes in 28 career starts, with a third place points finish last season. Kraus was also part of the 2018 NASCAR Next program where this season, he drove the iconic No. 16 NAPA Toyota that’s won championships with Gaughan, Todd Gilliland, and Sean Woodside.
In K&N West, Kraus finished fourth in the final standings, but shown flashes of brilliance all season, scoring the most wins (four), poles (five) and laps led (717). The Sratford, Wisconsin native also made eight starts in K&N East, where he scored two poles, five top-fives and his maiden victory in the combination race at Gateway Motorsports Park.
Really looking forward to running my truck debut at the new @ISMRaceway! pic.twitter.com/5Ro0EYQUgT
— Derek Kraus (@derek9kraus) November 4, 2018
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