North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Tag

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer CONCORD, N.C. – Entering the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Parker Kligerman only had one start in the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. After a DNQ at Daytona International Speedway and a bad fuel pump at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kligerman was looking to turn his luck around. Off of the hauler, Kligerman’s No. 75 FoodCountryUSA / LopezWealthMgt Toyota Tundra seemed as if it would be a dark horse for the race. He was 16th in the first practice, andRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C. – Kyle Busch never tires of winning, even though he does it more often than anyone else. Busch led 90 of 134 laps in Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway and completed a dominating victory in the event, sweeping both early stages of the race and taking the checkered flag .986 seconds ahead of runner-up Johnny Sauter. The win was Busch’s seventh in 11 starts at the 1.5-mile track, his second of the season in threeRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer CONCORD, N.C. – For NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookie Austin Cindric, being busy is a part of life. A few of the racing series that Cindric has competed in include NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series, K&N Pro Series, ARCA Racing Series, IMSA, and Global Rallycross just to name a few. Friday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 will be a bit busier than normal for Cindric and his No. 19 LTi Printing Ford F-150 Brad Keselowski Racing team. Before qualifying and racing at the 1.5-mileRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer CONCORD, N.C. – Coming off a heartbreaking loss at Kansas Speedway, Ben Rhodes heads into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with confidence. Earlier in the month, prior to the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte, and the Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas, NASCAR held open test sessions at the 1.5-mile Charlotte track for both NASCAR Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series teams. In the test session, Rhodes’ ThorSport Racing No. 27 Safelight Toyota Tundra was seventh on theRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The North Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway marks the fifth race of the season for the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, but for T.J. Bell it will just be his third start of the year. After failing to qualify for the season opener at Daytona International Speedway, Bell and his No. 45 Niece Motorsports team have improved in the weeks since. In Friday’s race, Bell will pilot the No. 45 Black Rifle Coffee Co. Chevrolet Silverado. Niece Motorsports was founded in 2016Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited Charlotte Motor Speedway, Matt Carfton took home the victory in a fuel mileage race. Crafton beat Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch by over five seconds to take the victory. Crafton and Busch are the only former winners in the Truck Series at Charlotte in the field this weekend. There is only one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regular entered in Friday night’s race, Kyle Busch. NASCAR Xfinity Series regulars Brandon Brown, BrandonRead More