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Kyle Busch dominates in Truck Series win at Las Vegas
Busch wasted no time taking the lead in Friday night’s Strat 200 and dominated the race, leading seven times for 108 of 134 laps on his way to the victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Busch has now won the last seven Truck races he’s entered dating back to the 2018 season. The win was the 57th of his career. The win is Busch’s second of the weekend, he also won a Super Late Model race Thursday night at the Bullring. Busch is not entered in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race.
Todd Gilliland earns first win in wild Martinsville Truck race
Gilliland got around Ross Chastain on a restart with 10 to go in regulation and then held him off in a two-lap overtime to win Saturday’s NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The win is Gilliland’s first in 46 career starts. Entering the race, he held the record as the driver at Kyle Busch Motorsports with the most starts without a victory. “I wish we would have won two years ago just like everyone else thought we would,” said Gilliland, 19. “And I thought we would, too.
Johnny Sauter holds off Moffitt for third straight Dover Truck win
Sauter held off reigning series champion Brett Moffitt on a restart with five of 200 laps to go and hung on to win Friday’s Jegs 200 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. The win is Sauter’s third consecutive victory at Dover and 24th of his career. His win all-but locks him into the 2019 playoffs in his first year back at ThorSport Racing. Harrison Burton finished third, Grant Enfinger was fourth and Matt Crafton rallied to complete the top-five.
Kyle Busch makes it 4-for-4 in Truck series with Texas win
It wasn’t an easy ride, but Busch held off a furious challenge from Stewart Friesen and hung on to win Friday night’s Vankor 350 at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch has now won all four Truck Series races he’s entered this season and collected his 55th career victory. Busch can run one more Truck race this season under NASCAR rules, which will be the May event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Johnny Sauter ended up third, Grant Enfinger was fourth and Matt Crafton completed the top-five.
Sauter wins Martinsville Truck race, locks into final four
Sauter held off Brett Moffitt to win Saturday’s Texas Roadhouse 200 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway and locked himself in the Championship 4 race at Homestead, Fla., in three weeks. It’s the third consecutive season Sauter has advanced to the title race. “Thank you! Thank you! Thank you,” Sauter said over his radio as he took the checkered flag. “Great jobs guys.” The win is Sauter’s sixth of the season, fourth at Martinsville and 23rd of his career.
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.
Johnny Sauter wins at Bristol, enters Truck playoffs as No. 1 seed
Sauter passed John Hunter Nemechek with four of 200 laps remaining and held on to win Thursday night’s UNOH 200 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. The win is his series-leading fifth of the year, 22nd of his career and first at Bristol. Sauter will enter the 2018 playoffs next weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park as the No. 1 seed. “I’m so proud of this team,” said Sauter. “I knew we had a great truck today. What a way to cap off the regular season with a win.
Sauter wins NASCAR Truck race at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Johnny Sauter took the lead when John Hunter Nemechek slowed because of late fuel pump issues, then held off Stewart Friesen on Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway for his fifth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory of the season. The 40-year-old Sauter wrapped up the series regular-season title by starting the race on the 0.533 oval, and went on to break a tie with Brett Moffitt for the series victory lead heading into the playoffs.
Brett Moffitt beats Sauter for Michigan Truck win in photo finish
For the second time in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career, Moffitt used a last-lap, last-corner pass to win Saturday’s Corrigan 200 at Michigan International Speedway. Moffitt backed off slightly from leader Johnny Sauter and then moved alongside of him off Turn 4 and poked the nose of his No. 16 Toyota ahead at the checkered flag to claim the win.
Moffitt earns much-needed win in las-lap pass at Chicagoland
While it appeared John Hunter Nemechek was ready to celebrate his second win of the season with less than a lap to go, his truck went sour entering Turn 2, allowing Brett Moffitt to take the lead and win the Overton’s 225 at Chicagoland Speedway. Moffitt, who’s team is in desperate need of sponsorship, wasn’t even planning on competing in the event until a last-minute sponsorship deal came together on Tuesday.
Justin Haley takes dramatic maiden Truck win at Gateway
The victory came in Haley's in 37th career start, making him the seventh different winner this season. Additionally, he now qualifies for the CWTS Playoffs. "Yeah man, I've been dreaming of this as a little kid," he said in Victory Lane. "Every time you start to doubt yourself, you get into situations like this. "This is amazing. I raced my heart out. That's what I've raced for my whole life.
Johnny Sauter grabs fourth Truck win of 2018 at Texas
Polesitter Stewart Friessen took the lead from the start in his Halmar Friesen Racing but rapidly fell to fourth as Noah Gragson moved his Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota into the lead chased by teammate Todd Gilliland with Johnny Sauter third for GMS Racing. However the seventh lap saw Justin Fontaine into the wall with a puncture. Brett Moffitt was the highest-placed driver to take the opportunity to pit, bringing his Hattori Toyota in from ninth and rejoining 21st.
Johnny Sauter grabs fourth Truck win of 2018 at Texas
Stage 1 Polesitter Stewart Friessen took the lead from the start in his Halmar Friesen Racing but rapidly fell to fourth as Noah Gragson moved his Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota into the lead chased by teammate Todd Gilliland with Johnny Sauter third for GMS Racing. However the seventh lap saw Justin Fontaine into the wall with a puncture. Brett Moffitt was the highest-placed driver to take the opportunity to pit, bringing his Hattori Toyota in from ninth and rejoining 21st.
Sauter takes Dover Truck win after contact with Gragson
"Well you just never give up," he said in Victory Lane. "We had to work for this one today. I had a good run on him (Noah Gragson) there and he ran me up. I was like okay, you just gave me the green light to be aggressive, but that was just racing right there." Sauter controlled the field for the start of the final stage, but found a challenge when Little cut underneath him and moved into command with 79 laps to go. Sauter responded and re-claimed the lead three laps later.
Johnny Sauter takes Truck win in wild Daytona opener
Sauter powered to the lead with eight of 100 laps remaining and fended off several challengers to claim the victory in the NextEra 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Justin Haley was the last challenger, trying to reign on Sauter on the final lap before ending up second. Joe Nemechek finished third, Ben Rhodes was fourth and Scott Lagasse Jr. completed the top-five. The win is Sauter’s 18th career Truck win. He also won the season opener at Daytona in 2013 and 2016.
David Gilliland takes pole position for NASCAR Truck opener at Daytona
Gilliland, driving the No. 4 Toyota for Kyle Busch Motorsports, was the last of 12 drivers to make an attempt in the final round of Friday’s Camping World Truck Series qualifying at Daytona International Speedway. Gilliland’s average lap speed of 183.610 mph just surpassed the run by Johnny Sauter (183.184 mph). Clay Greenfield will start third, Dalton Sargeant fourth and Noah Gragson rounds out the top-five. The pole is Gilliland’s first in 11 career Truck starts.
Sauter survives carnage and wins wild Truck race at Phoenix
He held off John Hunter Nemechek by .688-seconds in a final two-lap shootout to decide the Lucas Oil 150. Three red flags couldn’t slow Sauter’s path to his fourth win of 2017—and his second victory in as many weeks. “Hell yeah,” Sauter said after scoring his 17th-career win. “Way to go. You guys are awesome. You are unbelievable.
Bell takes Loudon Truck win after late-race battle with Ryan Truex
Bell won both stages and picked up his seventh-career truck victory — and his fifth of the season — on Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the UNOH 175. “This run today was a credit to Kyle Busch Motorsports,” Bell said. “They build such great trucks. It’s a dream come true. It’s huge to know that we can be aggressive at Vegas and Talladega and go for more wins.” “Hope that’s a start to the next championship run,” said crew chief Rudy Fugle.
Johnny Sauter takes Chicagoland Truck win as playoff grid is set
Johnny Sauter passed Christopher Bell with 27 of 150 laps remaining in Friday night’s TheHouse.com 225 and held off Chase Briscoe to win the regular season finale at Chicagoland Speedway. The win is Sauter’s second of the season (he also won at Dover) and 15th of his career. Bell finished third and will be the top seed in the Truck series playoffs. Ryan Truex was fourth and Grant Enfinger completed the top-five.
Nemechek takes Iowa victory with three-wide pass for the win
The NEMCO Motorsports driver took the checkered flag for the second time in as many races and he did it spectacular fashion. The race began with Noah Gragson leading the way from pole position before being overtaken by teammate Christopher Bell after 20 laps. He then held on to win the stage and collect crucial bonus points. The running order at Lap 60 (end of Stage 1) was as follows: Bell, Gragson, Johnny Sauter, Chase Briscoe and Ben Rhodes.
Kyle Busch dominates Charlotte Truck race
Busch won all three stages of Friday night’s N.C. Education Lottery 200 and earned his second consecutive victory in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this season. Busch held off his Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate, Christopher Bell, on a restart with three of 134 laps remaining and easily cruised to his 48th career victory and seventh at Charlotte. After taking the checkered flag, Busch provided the fans in the stands a burnout that covered the frontstretch in thick, white smoke.
Blown engine robs Rhodes of first win, handing victory to Busch
Busch had the dominant truck in the race. He won the first two stages. But Ben Rhodes’ misfortunes played into Busch’s hands. With seven laps remaining in the race, the engine blew on Rhodes No. 27 truck. He won the first two stages and led a race-high 91 laps. “Ben Rhodes had that race won, the race was his,” Busch said. “It’s just a true testament to Kyle Busch Motorsports.
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.
Christopher Bell sweeps all three stages in Atlanta Truck win
After dominating the first two stages of Saturday night’s Active 200 Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bell had to hold off Matt Crafton on a two-lap dash to the finish to earn his third series victory. Johnny Sauter finished third, Ben Rhodes was fourth and Chase Elliott ended up fourth. “I was just trying to do everything I could to get the best restart I could,” Bell said in Victory Lane. “I didn’t get my momentum broken.
Suarez wins his first Truck race as Championship 4 is set
Byron, who entered the inaugural Chase as the No. 1 seed, was well on his way to a victory and spot in the Championship 4 when the engine blew on his No. 9 Toyota with 12 of 150 laps remaining. Suarez quickly moved into the race lead and held off Johnny Sauter for the victory – his first in the Truck series.
Johnny Sauter wins at Martinsville, advances to Championship 4
Sauter held off a furious challenge from Sprint Cup rookie Chase Elliott to win Saturday’s Texas Roadhouse 200 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The victory – the 12th of his career – ensures Sauter will be one of the four drivers to compete for the series championship in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. “I’m so proud of everyone at GMS Racing.
Kennedy passes Byron to win NASCAR Truck race at Bristol
Ben Kennedy moved past NASCAR Truck season leader William Byron with 19 laps to go and held at Bristol Motor Speedway on Wednesday night for his first series victory. Byron, a rookie won has won five races this season, looked as he would make it six when he took the lead from teammate Daniel Suarez with 21 laps left. But Byron went high into a turn and Kennedy was able to sweep past him.
Sports digest: College leaders want more time off for athletes
Power Five conference commissioners want to change NCAA rules to give college athletes more time away from team activities, including no longer counting travel as an off day, a mandatory seven-day break after the season and an additional 14 off days from athletic activity during the academic year.The agreement in concept was announced Thursday by the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference.
Sauter goes back-to-back with Texas victory
Although Sauter had already locked in his spot in the Champion’s Round last weekend at Martinsville Speedway, his victory six days later in the Striping Technology 350 further solidified the point leader as the favorite entering the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in two weeks. Sauter picked up his third win of the season and his third win at Texas Motor Speedway after passing Matt Crafton with two laps remaining in the race.
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