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Enfinger takes Gateway Truck win after leaders wreck
Motorsport Sport Jim Utter Jun 3, 2023, 8:47 PM Chevrolet Grant Enfinger Ty Majeski Zane Smith Christian Eckes Toyota Ben Rhodes Carson Hocevar Matt DiBenedetto Nick Sanchez Reigning series champion Zane Smith looked like he was going to turn a fuel-mileage gamble into a win but was wrecked by Ty Majeski while racing for the lead with six of the originally scheduled 160 laps to go. Enfinger, who ran third at the time, inherited the lead but the race went into a two-lap overtime.
Enfinger uses three-wide pass to take Kansas Truck win
From there, the race – who had been plagued by several wrecks early – remained green and Enfinger took the checkered flag 4.358 seconds ahead of Heim to earn the win. The victory is Enfinger’s first of the 2023 season and eighth of his career. All eight of his wins have come at different tracks. “Kansas has been a good track for us but we haven’t had a dominant truck like this in a long time,” said Enfinger, who claimed a playoff berth with his win. “It’s been a difficult year-and-a-half.
Matt Crafton snaps winless streak with Kansas Truck win
Crafton, despite his status as the reigning series champion, entered Saturday's race with a glaring winless streak. He put an end to that, winning for the 15th time in his career with Eckes just missing out on his first victory. Grant Enfinger was third, Tanner Gray fourth and Ben Rhodes fifth. Austin Hill, Derek Kraus, Brandon Jones, Zane Smith and Chase Purdy rounded out the top-ten. Stage 1 Chase Purdy led the field to the green flag to start the race, but was quickly overtaken by Eckes.
Austin Hill takes opening win in Kansas Trucks doubleheader Original
Hill, who finished 30th last week at Texas due to engine problems, returned to form Friday night, leading 65 of the 134 laps on his way to a win at Kansas Speedway, his first victory of the year. “There we go – win No. 1!” Hill said over his team radio as he took the checkered flag. Hill took the lead for the final time on Lap 97 and easily held off Brett Moffitt by nearly three seconds at the finish.
Enfinger bests Austin Hill in OT for Atlanta Truck win Original
Kyle Busch appeared head to another series win but self-destructed in the final stage with multiple pit road speeding penalties, which left Austin Hill in command of Saturday’s race as it wound to a close. Chase Elliott spun out with two laps left in regulation to send the race into a two-lap overtime. Enfinger, who restarted fifth, kept pace with Hill on the restart and powered around him on the outside on the final lap to secure the victory.
Stewart Friesen earns first Truck win in Eldora Dirt Derby
The race became a two-lap sprint to the checkered flag with Friesen fending off Sheldon Creed and Grant Enfinger for the win. He led 57 laps en route to the victory, his first in 63 starts. Sheldon Creed was second, Grant Endinger third, Mike Marlar fourth and Todd Gilliland fifth. Christian Eckes, Chase Briscoe, Tyler Dippel, Tyler Ankrum and Matt Crafton rounded out the top-ten. "Thank you toall the race fans that stuck with us and kept pulling for us," Friesen said in Victory Lane.
Enfinger tops Truck title contenders for Homestead pole
Enfinger topped the final round of Friday’s knockout qualifying with an average lap speed of 169.348 mph to claim the pole for the Ford 200 season finale. The pole is Enfinger’s second of the season and third of his career. Enfinger qualified for the Truck playoffs but was eliminated from title contention in an earlier round. Stewart Friesen ended up second followed by the four drivers competing for the series title – Noah Gragson, Justin Haley, Brett Moffitt and Johnny Sauter.
Grant Enfinger wins chaotic NASCAR Truck race at Las Vegas
When then-race leader Brett Moffitt encountered a fuel pickup problem on the restart of the third overtime, Enfinger moved into the lead and then held off a furious challenge from Johnny Sauter to win the Westgate 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The win is the first of the season for Enfinger, a victory that also locks him into the second round of the playoffs regardless of his performance next weekend at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
Sauter scores first win of 2017 after strategy puts him in the lead
Sauter held off GMS Racing teammate Kaz Grala to win the Bar Harbor 200, Sauter’s first win of the season, 14th of his career at first at Dover. A round of green-flag pit stops got interrupted on Lap 171 of 200 when a wheel came off Chase Briscoe’s No. 29 Ford, which brought out a caution. Sauter was among those who did not need to pit for fuel, remained on the track and inherited the lead on the restart on Lap 176.
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