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By: Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service SPARTA, Ky. – Christopher Bell survived an accident and an early spin to win Thursday night’s Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Bell picked up his third victory of the season, his first at Kentucky and the fifth of his career, holding off runner-up Brandon Jones by .187 seconds at the end of a closing 32-lap green-flag run. “This is pretty special,” Bell said in Victory Lane. “We had our ups and downs. Practice (onRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer 10 races into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season only four series regulars have scored a victory (Christopher Bell and John Hunter Nemechek twice, Johnny Sauter and Kaz Grala once). Even though Bell has one more win than Sauter, Sauter leads the points standings, having a 42-point advantage over Bell. The Truck Series regulars will have their hands full in Thursday night’s Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 with Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch entered in the field. The last time theRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor Some days pit road calls, or the lack thereof, go your way and some days they don’t. For Johnny Sauter, a call to stay out on track late in the race on old tires didn’t quite go as well as his No. 21 team was hoping as he would drop from the lead to second place in the closing laps at Iowa after losing the battle against the drivers behind him with fresher tires on their trucks. Sauter would start the day in fourth place,Read More

By Rob Gray, NASCAR Wire Service NEWTON, Iowa — With six laps to go, John Hunter Nemechek made his bold, last-gasp move. Again. Nemechek, who charged to a Father’s Day win for his dad, Joe, last week at Gateway Motorsports Park, reprised his stirring comeback role in Friday’s pulse-pounding NASCAR Camping World Series M&M’s 200 presented by Casey’s General Store at Iowa Speedway. “Every one of these guys who works on this team, this is awesome,” said John Hunter Nemechek, who passed Johnny Sauter on the high-side with six circuitsRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited Iowa Speedway, William Byron took home the victory in thrilling fashion. Byron held off Cole Custer, Cameron Hayley, Ben Rhodes, and Tyler Reddick in a two-lap shootout by 0.431 seconds to take the victory. The two-lap shootout was brought about after Caleb Holman crashed with six laps to go. Matt Crafton is the only former winner in the Truck Series at Iowa in the field this weekend. Crafton won at the 0.875-mile track in 2011. Truck SeriesRead More

NASCAR Wire Service ST. LOUIS, Mo. – “Happy Father’s Day!” a crew member shouted at team owner Joe Nemechek Saturday night as track workers put together the Victory Lane stage behind them. Nemechek had already passed out a half dozen hugs and handshakes to other members of the team he owns, NEMCO Motorsports. “Incredible,” was all Nemechek could muster in response after watching his son, John Hunter Nemechek, pass Matt Crafton late in the race and win the NASCAR Camping World Trucks Series Drivin’ for Linemen 200 at Gateway MotorsportsRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited Gateway Motorsports Park, Christopher Bell took home the victory in thrilling fashion. Bell beat Ben Rhodes by 0.275 seconds to take the victory. However, the most memorable part of last year’s race might a ‘fight’ between Spencer Gallagher and John Wes Townley. The two drivers came to ‘blows’ after Gallagher made contact with Townley. Townley retaliated, destroying both trucks. The two then fought on track with the field circulating under caution. Bell is the only formerRead More

By: Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas – Christopher Bell, a self-described “dirt track kid” from Oklahoma, continued to show he’s pretty good on pavement Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway. Bell edged Chase Briscoe after a side-by-side, closing-laps battle to win the 21st annual winstaronlinegaming.com 400 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. Bell, who started 21st in the 28-truck field, won under caution after a white-flag wreck involving Timothy Peters, Austin Self and Johnny Sauter on TMS’ repaved and re-profiled 1.5-mile oval. A 22-year-old native of Norman, Oklahoma,Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited Texas Motor Speedway, Johnny Sauter took home the victory in thrilling fashion. Sauter beat Matt Crafton by 0.836 seconds to take the victory. The only cautions in the race were those for the caution clock. Crafton and Sauter are the only former winner in the Truck Series at Texas in the field this weekend. NASCAR Xfinity Series regular Matt Mills is also entered in the race. Truck Series Championship Christopher Bell, Kaz Grala, Ryan Truex,Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer For this week’s edition of Climbing the Ladder, Seth Eggert sat down with Kaz Grala. Grala is an 18-year-old NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, driving the No. 33 Kiklos Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil Chevrolet Silverado for GMS Racing and is also contending for the 2017 Rookie of the Year award in the Truck Series. Seth Eggert: How did you become interested in Motorsports? Kaz Grala: Motorsports itself is really what interested me. Once you try it, it’s hard to lose that feeling. MyRead More