Stewart Friesen Tag

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – You could call Friday night’s NextEra Energy Resources 250 a battle of attrition, but that wouldn’t do justice to the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season opener. It was more like a long, full-blown war. In a race at Daytona International Speedway that saw a record 11 cautions, a record 55 caution laps and just nine of 32 trucks running at the finish, Austin Hill took the checkered flag on the 11th lap of NASCAR overtime to win for the firstRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. – Charging from third to first with a strong inside move after a restart with three laps left, Brett Moffitt clinched his spot in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship 4 with a dramatic victory in Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 at ISM Raceway. While Noah Gragson and Grant Enfinger battled for the lead and swapped side-to-side shots on Lap 148 of 150, Moffitt powered his No. 16 Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota down to the frontstretch apron and cleared Gragson and EnfingerRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. – Racing for just the fourth time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this season, Timothy Peters fought off a block from Noah Gragson on the final lap of the Fr8Auctions 250 at Talladega Superspeedway to become the first three-time winner at the 2.66-mile track. Driving in the last of his three events for GMS Racing, Peters started a move to the outside of Gragson’s Toyota on the backstretch. When Gragson moved up to block, Peters stayed in the gas, andRead 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 David Morgan, NASCAR Editor BRISTOL, Tenn. – Close, but no cigar…again. Stewart Friesen has come close to scoring his elusive first victory in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series numerous times this season and on Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, he was within inches of finally breaking through. The only thing standing in his way: Johnny Sauter. The two waged war over the closing laps with Friesen nipping at his heels all the way to the finish, only to come up one spot short when the checkered flag flew.Read More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn. – Passing John Hunter Nemecheck for the lead on Lap 196 of 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Johnny Sauter picked up his series-best fifth victory of the season, along with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular-season championship, but fellow two-time champion Matt Crafton wasn’t about to begrudge Sauter his success. Thanks to Sauter’s win, Crafton grabbed the eighth and final spot in the NCWTS Playoff on points. Also advancing to the Playoff in Thursday night’s UNOH 200 were race runner-up Stewart FriesenRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor BRISTOL, Tenn. – For those not yet locked into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs, their hopes of competing for a championship rest with their performance in Thursday night’s UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. After dialing in their trucks with two practice sessions, a handful of drivers took the time to give their thoughts on how tonight’s race would play out in their minds. Some of them have no worries for the unpredictability of Bristol given that they have wins in the bank alreadyRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor BRISTOL, Tenn. – Ahead of Thursday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the drivers and teams of NASCAR’s third tier series had a full day of preparation, beginning with two practice sessions to dial their trucks in for the 200-lap event. In the first practice session of the day, ThorSport Racing driver Myatt Snider found himself at the top of the speed chart with a lap of 15.304 seconds, 125.379 mph, with the Kyle Busch Motorsports duo of Todd Gilliland andRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service LONG POND, Pa. – In his last start of the season, Kyle Busch got the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory he coveted most. Holding off a charge from Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Erik Jones—who started the race in place of ailing Noah Gragson—Busch, the pole winner, powered his No. 51 Toyota across the finish line 1.469 seconds ahead of Jones’ No. 18 to win the Gander Outdoors 150 at Pocono Raceway. The number “51” had added significance on Saturday. In winning for the secondRead More