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By Luis Torres, Staff Writer Pole sitter Grant Enfinger came into Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida with a purpose, scoring his second win of the season, but it wasn’t meant to be as he came up short of beating race winner and champion Brett Moffitt in Friday’s Ford EcoBoost 200, leading 33 of 134 laps. Enfinger was the only threat both Moffitt and third-place Noah Gragson dealt with in a quick race that was only slowed down twice for the end of both stages, which the Fairhope, Alabama native crossed the lineRead More
By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer For the 22nd race of the season, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to ISM Raceway. Teams using the NT1 Spec Engine versus those using OEM engines, stage racing, and the final chance to secure a spot at Homestead are just some of the storylines heading into the 22nd race of the season at Phoenix. Coverage for the Lucas Oil 150 is scheduled to start Friday night at 8:30 p.m. ET. ISM Raceway has been on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule since the Series’ inauguralRead More
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Tex. – Todd Gilliland’s heartbreak was serendipity for Justin Haley, who staked out his place in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship 4 race with a stunning victory Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway. Gilliland was half a lap away from collecting his first series win in the Jag Metals 350 when his No. 4 Toyota sputtered on the backstretch and ran out of fuel. Haley, who was 1.3 seconds back on the white-flag lap, surged past Gilliland and crossed theRead More
By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regulars have won 15 of the 20 races so far in the 2018 season. For the 21st race of the season, the Series heads to the Texas Motor Speedway. Teams using the NT1 Spec Engine versus those using OEM engines, stage racing, the second-last chance to secure a spot at Homestead, and the Playoffs are just some of the storylines heading into the 21st race of the season at Texas. Coverage for the JAG Metals 350 is scheduled to start Friday night atRead More
By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regulars have won 14 of the 19 races so far in the 2018 season. For the 20thrace of the season, the Series heads to the Martinsville Speedway. Teams using the NT1 Spec Engine versus those using OEM engines, stage racing, the threat of inclement weather, and the Playoffs are just some of the storylines heading into the 20thrace of the season at Martinsville. Coverage for the Texas Roadhouse 200 is scheduled to start Saturday at 1:00 p.m. ET. Martinsville Speedway isRead More
By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor TALLADEGA, Ala. – Six drivers enter Saturday’s Fr8Auctions 250 at Talladega still needing to lock themselves into the next round of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs, but only four spots remain. Justin Haley and Grant Enfinger are safe heading into the wild card race, but the outlook for the remaining playoff drivers is still up in the air. All six addressed their thoughts heading into the 94-lap event that will determine who moves on and who will be left on the outside looking in.Read More
By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor TALLADEGA, Ala. – David Gilliland showed the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series field how it’s done in qualifying for Saturday’s Fr8Auctions 250 at Talladega, putting his No. 51 Toyota on the pole with a lap of 53.032 seconds, 180.570 mph. In addition to winning the pole, Gilliland had a new member of the family in tow, Winston, the family dog, who was adopted by the Gilliland family earlier in the week. “It’s a very special weekend,” said Gilliland. “Obviously a weekend that we’ll remember forever withRead More
By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regulars have won 14 of the 18 races so far in the 2018 season. For the 19th race and first elimination race of the season, the Series heads to the unpredictable Talladega Superspeedway. Teams using the NT1 Spec Engine versus those using OEM engines, stage racing, the threat of elimination and the Playoffs are just some of the storylines heading into the 19th race of the season at Talladega. Coverage for the Fr8Auctions 250 is scheduled to start Saturday at 1:00 p.m. ET.Read More
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS – It took three overtimes for Grant Enfinger to get his first victory of the season, with a win that represented a giant leap in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs. In the second race of the postseason, Enfinger went from eighth in the Playoff standings to a guaranteed berth in the second round when he held off charging Johnny Sauter in the third overtime to win the World of Westgate 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by .142 seconds. BrettRead More
By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer For the 18th race of the season, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads out west to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for their second visit this season. Teams using the NT1 Spec Engine versus those using OEM engines, stage racing, and the Playoffs are just some of the storylines heading into the 18th race of the season at Las Vegas. Coverage for the World of Westgate 200 is scheduled to start Friday at 9:00 p.m. ET. Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been on the Truck Series schedule sinceRead More