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By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Tex. – It was a case of déjà vu for Johnny Sauter on Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway. Now the defending NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion hopes history repeats itself two weeks hence, when he races for his second straight title at Homestead-Miami Speedway. After taking over the lead on Lap 135 of 147 of the JAG Metals 350 Driving Hurricane Harvey Relief, when John Hunter Nemechek ran out of gas while leading at the end of a cycle ofRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer It wasn’t a spin and win, but Justin Haley did recover from a spin to score his third-career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series top-five finish. Haley, who missed the first two races of the 2017 season because of his age, held his own and ran impressively well with the seasoned veterans and young rookies alike. Haley ran inside the top-10 throughout the Jag Metals 350 at Texas Motor Speedway, despite not finishing either stage inside the top-10. The race changed on lap 59 when Haley’sRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer 20 races into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season eight series regulars have scored a victory (Christopher Bell five times, John Hunter Nemechek and Johnny Sauter twice, Austin Cindric, Ben Rhodes, Noah Gragson, Matt Crafton, and Kaz Grala once). Bell has a three-point lead over Sauter heading into the 21st race of the season. This weekend marks the second race for the Round of Six, and fifth race of the 2017 Playoffs for the Truck Series competitors. The last time the Truck Series visitedRead More

By NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Blowing around two-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Matt Crafton after a restart with 10 laps left, 19-year-old Noah Gragson scored his first victory in Saturday’s Texas Roadhouse 200 at Martinsville Speedway. The Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender frustrated Playoff competitors Crafton and Johnny Sauter, who finished second and third behind him. After talking the checkered flag, Gragson parked his No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota near the flag stand and climbed to the top of the frontstretch catchfence in celebration. AfterRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer  19 races into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season seven series regulars have scored a victory (Christopher Bell five times, John Hunter Nemechek and Johnny Sauter twice, Austin Cindric, Ben Rhodes, Matt Crafton, and Kaz Grala once). Bell has a 20-point lead over Sauter heading into the 20th race of the season. This weekend marks the first race for the Round of Six, and fourth race of the 2017 Playoffs for the Truck Series competitors. Bell is coming off his first-career NASCAR Xfinity Series winRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor Christopher Bell has been the man to beat throughout the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and with a place in the Round of Six already locked down, the Kyle Busch Motorsports driver will roll off first in Saturday’s Fred’s 250 at Talladega, which will be a playoff elimination race for his fellow drivers not yet locked in. After Saturday’s race, the current eight driver playoff field will be cut down to six. Bell and Ben Rhodes are already locked in, but the finalRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Being a defending champion won’t guarantee advancing to the next Round of the Playoffs. For defending NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Johnny Sauter, the odds play into his favor to advance to the Round of Six. Sauter enters Talladega Superspeedway fourth in the Playoff Standings in the No. 21 Allegiant Chevrolet Silverado. At Talladega, Sauter has one win, three top-fives, and five top-10s in eight starts. He also has six NASCAR Xfinity Series starts (one top-10 and one pole position) and five Monster EnergyRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer 18 races into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season seven series regulars have scored a victory (Christopher Bell five times, John Hunter Nemechek and Johnny Sauter twice, Austin Cindric, Ben Rhodes, Matt Crafton, and Kaz Grala once). Bell has a 47-point lead over Rhodes heading into the 18th race of the season. This weekend marks the third race, and first round of eliminations, of the 2017 Playoffs for the Truck Series competitors. The last time the Truck Series visited Talladega Superspeedway, Grant Enfinger performedRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer A horrible race somehow ended with a top-10 finish for Johnny Sauter. A wreck, a flat tire, and being laps down could not stop Sauter from scoring a 10th-place finish in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Las Vegas 350. Sauter’s race started to fall apart on the restart after the end of Stage 1. A bad push from Austin Cindric and a missed shift from Sauter sent his No. 21 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet Silverado spinning in front of the field. His GMS Racing teammateRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer 17 races into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season six series regulars have scored a victory (Christopher Bell five times, John Hunter Nemechek and Johnny Sauter twice, Austin Cindric, Matt Crafton, and Kaz Grala once). Bell has a 40-point lead over Sauter heading into the 18th race of the season. This weekend marks the second race of the 2017 Playoffs for the Truck Series competitors. The last time the Truck Series visited Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Tyler Reddick took home the victory in dominantRead More