NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Tag

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer NASCAR Next alumni Brett Moffitt has finally found a full-time opportunity. Moffitt will drive the No. 16 AISIN Group Toyota Tundra for Hattori Racing Enterprises in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Moffitt has 13 starts in the Truck Series, including a thrilling victory at Michigan Speedway in 2016. The Grimes, IA native also has three top-fives and six top-10s in the series. Moffitt also has 45 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts and two Xfinity Series starts. Moffitt competed for Hattori in the NASCARRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor ThorSport Racing has completed their four-truck lineup in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series as they announced the addition of Myatt Snider to drive their No. 13 entry, joining teammates Matt Crafton, Ben Rhodes, and Grant Enfinger for the 2018 campaign. Snider, who raced part-time for Kyle Busch Motorsports last season, scored one top-five finish, three top-10 finishes, and led 26 laps in his eight starts, with his best finish of third coming at Talladega last October. He also ran one Truck Series race forRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer After a three-year hiatus, Scott Stenzel will return to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Stenzel will drive the No. 83 E2 Northeast Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado for Copp Motorsports. Stenzel has 10 Truck Series starts with the most recent coming in the 2014 season finale. In those starts, the Mankato, MN native has a best finish of 22nd at Talladega Superspeedway. Stenzel also has two ARCA Racing Series starts, including a seventh-place finish at Talladega in 2010. “I have sincerely been blessed with the opportunitiesRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer 2018 marks the debut of another second-generation driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Max McLaughlin, the son of “Magic Shoes” Mike McLaughlin will make his Truck Series debut for Niece Motorsports. The younger McLaughlin will make four starts with the team. In 2017, McLaughlin finished ninth in the points standings in the Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series. He was also voted the most-popular driver in the series. McLaughlin earn victories at Fulton and Brewerton Speedways. He also won on the big stage atRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer A new season means a continued relationship with NASCAR Camping World Truck Series powerhouse GMS Racing for Halmar Friesen Racing. Stewart Friesen’s No. 52 Halmar International first aligned with GMS Racing last season. Prior to the team’s alliance with GMS Racing, Friesen’s best finish was 13th at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2016. After teaming with GMS, HFR’s best result was a runner-up at Eldora Speedway. Friesen, whose background is dirt racing, backed that second-place finish up with a fifth at New Hampshire in 2017.Read More

By Brian Eberly, Contributing Writer Greg Biffle hasn’t raced in NASCAR since the end of the 2016 season, but he’s putting his love for the outdoors to use as part of a new promotion with General Tire. The 48-year-old Vancouver, Wash. native will serve as a social media correspondent with Team GT and tackle adventures anywhere a General tire will take you, from the streets, to the trail, the lake and the desert. An avid outdoorsman, Biffle is a natural fit to promote General Tire’s “Anywhere Is Possible” theme. “We’reRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer One of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ fan favorites, Jordan Anderson, will compete full-time in the 2018 season. Anderson will drive the No. 3 Toyota Tundra for the newly formed Jordan Anderson Racing. In 57 Truck Series starts, Anderson has a best finish of 11th at Gateway Motorsports Park in 2016. He also has nine finishes inside the top-15. The 26-year-old also has 13 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with a best finish of 26th at Dover International Speedway. “The opportunity to doRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor NASCAR announced a handful of personnel moves among various leadership roles within the sport on Tuesday, with Ben Kennedy being named as the general manager of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series highlighting the announcement. Kennedy, a fourth-generation member of the France family, is the great grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France, Jr. His mother, Lesa France Kennedy, is the CEO of International Speedway Corporation, while his uncle, Brian France, is the current CEO of NASCAR. Over the past four years, Kennedy has raced inRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer Wendell Chavous will return at Premium Motorsports, driving the No. 49 Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this season, as announced by the team on Monday. But the news didn’t stop there, Chavous’ truck will have non-profit organization Sobriety Nation as his primary sponsor for all 23 races. “I’m excited about the upcoming season and looking forward to representing Sobriety Nation at every race,” Chavous said. “They help a lot of people with addiction and if someone makes the call for helpRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer Premium Motorsports announced its primary sponsor for their No. 15 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet Wednesday. Cryptocurrency trading company Troptions Corporation will sponsor the truck for the first four races, beginning in the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona Feb. 16. Robby Lyons will be piloting the truck full-time and compete for NASCAR’s Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors. “I was super pumped to hear Troptions has come on board. Cryptocurrency seems to be taking the world by storm so to have it comeRead More