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  • Fogleman joins On Point Motorsports for 2022 Truck Series season

    Fogleman joins On Point Motorsports for 2022 Truck Series season

    On Point Motorsports announced that Tate Fogleman will be joining the organization as a full-time competitor for the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.

    Fogleman, a 21-year-old native from Durham, North Carolina, will be piloting the No. 30 Toyota Tundra sponsored by Fowl Life TV as he will embark in his third full-time season in the Truck circuit. He is also set to become the seventh different competitor to drive in one or more events for On Point Motorsports.

    “I’m looking forward to being with On Point Motorsports,” Fogleman said. “I know everybody that works here is dedicated to racing just like I am. They’re willing to work hard and use their resources, and they’ve had success in the previous season. I’m hoping to build on that. I’m looking to improve throughout the season as a team and to knock off consistent top 10 finishes.”

    Fogleman, who made his inaugural presence in the Truck Series for three events in 2018 with Young’s Motorsports before going full-time racing in 2020, is coming off a memorable season, where he earned his first career victory at Talladega Superspeedway in October after sending John Hunter Nemechek spinning on the final lap and beating Tyler Hill in a photo finish before both competitors wrecked past the finish line. He also earned a ninth-place result at Knoxville Raceway in July and a total of eight top-20 results before concluding the 2021 Truck season in 20th place in the final standings.

    Through 48 previous starts, Fogleman has notched one career victory, one top-five result, two top-10 results, 20 top-20 results and an average-finishing result of 23.7 with his best points result being 17th in 2020.

    Prior to NASCAR competition, Tate Fogleman, who is the son of former NASCAR and CARS Tour competitor, Jay Fogleman, competed in the CARS Super Late Model Tour, beginning in 2016. He claimed his first career victory at North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway in August 2017 and went on to finish in fifth place in the final standings. Two years later, he achieved a career-best fourth-place result in the final standings despite going winless and recording a pole and three top-five results.

    Fogleman replaces Danny Bohn at On Point Motorsports. Bohn, the 2014 Bowman Gray Stadium Modified champion, spent the previous three seasons with On Point Motorsports, where he earned a total of four top-10 results, including two in 2021. Future plans for Bohn remain to be determined.

    Fogleman is set to make his debut with On Point Motorsports at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2022, which will commence a new season of NASCAR competition.

  • Chase Purdy moving to Hattori Racing Enterprises for 2022 Truck Series season

    Chase Purdy moving to Hattori Racing Enterprises for 2022 Truck Series season

    Hattori Racing Enterprises announced that Chase Purdy will be joining the organization as a full-time competitor for the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.

    Purdy, a 22-year-old native from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and winner of the 2018 Snowflake 100 and Dixieland 250, will be piloting the No. 61 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro with continuous sponsorship support from BAMA Buggies, beginning with the season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway in February, as he pursues his first victory and Playoff appearance in the series.

    “I couldn’t be more excited to join the HRE team,” Purdy said. “They have consistently won races and been a weekly contender for the last several years. I’m looking forward to the opportunity to race with this group in 2022.”

    “This is a humbling, yet a big chance for me to elevate my performance with such a family-oriented team,” Purdy added. “It is also great to have the continued support of BAMA Buggies and rejoin the Toyota Racing family. Hopefully, we can contribute towards another manufacturer title in the new Tundra TRD Pro and make a strong run at the playoffs.”

    “Chase has shown a lot of potential and we’re happy to have him join HRE,” Shigeaki Hattori, owner of Hattori Racing Enterprises, added. “He has won some big races in his career and has the ability to be successful with our team. We’re looking forward to putting the right people around him and have Chase up front on a weekly basis.”

    Purdy, who competed in his first two Truck career races during two of the final three races of the 2018 season with MDM Motorsports, is coming off his first full-time season in the series, where he drove the No. 23 Chevrolet Silverado for GMS Racing to two top-10 results and a 19th-place result in the final championship standings. He was absent from Watkins Glen International in August following a positive COVID-19 test.

    In 30 career starts in the Truck Series, including seven in 2020 with GMS Racing, Purdy has achieved three top-10 results, eight laps led and an average-finishing result of 21.9.

    Prior to the Truck Series, Purdy competed in the 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season with David Gilliland Racing, where he earned five runner-up results and a fourth-place result in the final standings. He also competed on a full-time basis in the 2018 ARCA Racing Series for MDM Motorsports, where he earned 10 top-five results and a fourth-place result in the final standings.

    Purdy’s entrance to HRE comes approximately two months after it was announced that Austin Hill will not be remaining with the team for the upcoming Truck Series season. Hill, who is set to join Richard Childress Racing for the 2022 Xfinity Series season, spent the previous three seasons with HRE, where he competed in 68 Truck races and 15 Xfinity races. During this span, he achieved eight career victories, three poles, 27 top-five results, 53 top-10 results and three Playoff appearances in the Truck circuit with a best points result of fifth in 2019. He also achieved one top-five result and four top-10 result in the Xfinity circuit.

    Additional details regarding HRE’s NASCAR program for the 2022 season will be announced at a later date.

  • Chandler Smith wins race, Rhodes captures Truck Series title at Phoenix

    Chandler Smith wins race, Rhodes captures Truck Series title at Phoenix

    Phoenix Raceway was the site of the Championship 4 race for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for the second straight year. John Hunter Nemechek, Zane Smith, Matt Crafton, and Ben Rhodes each had a shot at the title. Three of them were looking for their first Truck Series title.

    Out of those four, Ben Rhodes was able to capture the Truck Series championship for the first time in his career in only 141 starts. The Kentucky native made the winning move by passing Zane Smith with eight laps to go and never looked back to claim the 2021 Truck Series championship.

    “I wouldn’t even be here today if it wasn’t for Duke and Rhonda (Thorson, ThorSport team owners),” Rhodes said. “They gave me my opportunity in this sport. They were my very first full-time national team that I raced for and I’ve been with them ever since. They’re so amazing and I can’t even begin to thank them enough. This has just been a ride of a lifetime. I hope it’s not over. I want to keep going now. This is amazing.”

    While there was a Championship 4 race out on the track, there was also a race winner to be decided as well. Chandler Smith qualified on the pole with qualifying back for the first time this year. Stages of 45/45/60 laps made up the 150 lap event.

    One of the Championship 4 contenders, Nemechek, got in the wall early on Lap 1. As a result of the contact with the wall, his left-front tire went down and he lost two laps in the process after bringing the truck to pit road. The first yellow flew shortly thereafter on Lap 11 for the No. 45 of Lawless Alan who crashed on the frontstretch. The caution allowed Nemechek to gain one of his laps back.

    Despite Smith starting on the pole, the Georgia native lost the lead to the No. 2 of Sheldon Creed but was able to grab the lead back with 10 laps left in the stage and collect the first stage win. Rhodes finished fifth, Crafton seventh, Zane Smith ninth and Nemechek was 30th, 1 lap down.

    During Stage 2, there were no cautions and it was a relatively calm stage. There was one newsworthy item though as Sheldon Creed clinched the most laps led of the season on Lap 80 and won the $50,000 bonus from Marcus Lemonis of Camping World. Even though Creed dominated the stage, the California native was passed again for the stage win, this time on the last lap of the stage when Smith made the move on the start/finish line. Rhodes was third, Zane Smith sixth, Crafton eighth and Nemechek finished 27th, still one lap down.

    The final stage began with 51 laps to go but didn’t stay green for long. The fourth and final yellow flag flew on Lap 102 for the No. 12 of Tate Fogleman who stalled on the track. The caution allowed Nemechek to regain his lap and get back in contention for the title.

    Following the restart with 45 to go, Zane Smith passed Rhodes for third and became the highest-ranked Championship 4 driver. As for Nemechek, the North Carolina native continued his rally up toward the front and got as high as ninth with 10 laps to go. Nemechek’s run stalled out to seventh and Zane Smith looked comfortable in fourth. Unfortunately for Smith, he was passed by Rhodes with eight to go and fell to runner-up in the Championship 4. Rhodes, however, ended the season with the championship title after opening the season up with two victories at Daytona.

    Chandler Smith passed Creed for the lead and the eventual race win with 17 laps to go for his second win of the 2021 season. The Georgia native also won the Rookie of the Year title as well.

    Photo by David Myers for SpeedwayMedia.com

    “Overall, we unloaded today and got out on the track really good,” Chandler Smith said about the win. “Our Safelite Toyota Tundra topped off P2 right off the bat and was really comfortable, but was here in 2019, kind of thought the same thing and had a little experience under my belt and good news to base off of.”

    “We didn’t get a mock run in and I told my crew chief Danny Stockman how many numbers freer we needed to be from the end of practice to qualifying. We were solid in qualifying and that gave us a good adjustment to where we needed to be tonight.”

    Zane Smith finished fifth and fell short once again for the second consecutive year.

    “It’s been a wild of a year,” Zane Smith said. “I don’t know which one hurt more, last year or this one. We fired off good, honestly too good, and just got way too tight. We tried everything from inside the truck and all the tools I had and didn’t really help. Couldn’t hold them off.”

    There were four cautions for 25 laps and 12 lead changes among three different leaders. Smith led six times for 39 laps en route to victory.

    Championship 4 Results:

    (3rd) Ben Rhodes, 2021 Truck Series Champion
    (5th) Zane Smith
    (7th) John Hunter Nemechek
    (12th) Matt Crafton

    Stage 1: Chandler Smith, Creed, Gilliland, Friesen, Rhodes, Hocevar, Crafton, Eckes, Zane Smith, Kraus

    Stage 2: C. Smith, Creed, Rhodes, Friesen, Gilliland, Z. Smith, Hocevar, Crafton, Enfinger, Eckes

    Official Race Results of the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Raceway:

    1. Chandler Smith, won both stages, led 39 laps
    2. Stewart Friesen, led five laps
    3. Ben Rhodes
    4. Sheldon Creed, led 106 laps
    5. Zane Smith
    6. Christian Eckes
    7. John Hunter Nemechek
    8. Todd Gilliland
    9. Carson Hocevar
    10. Austin Hill
    11. Johnny Sauter
    12. Matt Crafton
    13. Grant Enfinger
    14. Tyler Ankrum
    15. Derek Kraus
    16. Chase Purdy
    17. Hailie Deegan
    18. Drew Dollar
    19. Ryan Truex
    20. Jack Wood
    21. Dean Thompson, 1 lap down
    22. Will Rodgers, 1 lap down
    23. Jordan Anderson, 1 lap down
    24. Willie Allen, 1 lap down
    25. Ty Dillon, 1 lap down
    26. Austin Wayne Self, 3 laps down
    27. Chris Hacker, 3 laps down
    28. Danny Bohn, 3 laps down
    29. Taylor Gray, 4 laps down
    30. Cory Roper, 4 laps down
    31. Spencer Boyd, 4 laps down
    32. Kris Wright, 7 laps down
    33. Tyler Hill, OUT, Alternator
    34. Tate Fogleman, OUT, Electrical
    35. Tanner Gray, OUT, Rear Gear
    36. Lawless Alan, OUT, Crash

    Up Next: With the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season now complete, teams will start prepping for the 2022 season that begins February 18, 2022, at Daytona International Speedway. It will air live on Fox Sports 1 and MRN Radio at 7:30 p.m.

  • Weekend schedule for Phoenix season finale

    Weekend schedule for Phoenix season finale

    This weekend NASCAR travels to Phoenix Raceway where all three series will crown their 2021 champion.

    Hendrick Motorsports drivers Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott will face off against Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. for the NASCAR Cup Series title Sunday afternoon.

    Elliott is the defending race winner and current champion. Truex won the championship in 2017 while Hamlin and Larson will be vying for their first title.

    Noah Gragson, Austin Cindric, Daniel Hemric and AJ Allmendinger will race for the 2021 Xfinity Series championship Saturday night. The Truck Series Championship 4 of Zane Smith, Ben Rhodes, Matt Crafton and John H. Nemechek will compete Friday night for the Camping World Truck Series title.

    The ARCA Menards Series West will also compete this weekend on Saturday, Nov. 6 in the Arizona Lottery 100. Practice will be at noon with no TV while the race is set for 3 p.m. on TrackPass and MRN.

    There will be live post-race availability after each race on NASCAR Press Pass.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, Nov. 5

    11:05 a.m: Truck Series practice – No TV
    12 Noon: Press Pass with NASCAR President Steve Phelps – Watch Live
    4:05 p.m.: Cup Series practice – NBCSN
    5 p.m.: Press Pass with Cup Series Championship 4 crew chiefs – Watch Live
    5:05 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying – FS1
    6:05 p.m.: Xfinity Series practice – TrackPass
    8 p.m. ET: Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 race
    Distance: 150 miles (150 laps)
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 45, Stage 2 ends on Lap 90, Final Stage ends on Lap 150
    FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    Saturday, Nov. 6

    5:35 p.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying – TrackPass/NBC Sports stream
    7 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying – CNBC/MRN
    8 p.m.: Press Pass post Cup qualifying – Watch Live
    8:30 p.m. ET: NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship race
    Distance: 200 miles (200 laps)
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 45, Stage 2 ends on Lap 90, Final Stage ends on Lap 200
    NBCSN/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio/TSN3

    Sunday, Nov. 7

    3 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series Championship race
    Distance: 312 miles (312 Laps)
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 75, Stage 2 ends on Lap 190, Final Stage ends on Lap 312
    NBC/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    The ARCA Menards Series West will also compete this weekend on Saturday, Nov. 6 in the Arizona Lottery 100. Practice will be at noon with no TV while the race is set for 3 p.m. with coverage on TrackPass and MRN.

    Phoenix Raceway:

    Season Race #: 36 of 36 (11-07-21)
    Track Size: 1-mile
    Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 9 degrees
    Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 11 degrees
    Banking/Frontstretch: 3 degrees
    Banking/Backstretch: 9 degrees
    Race Length: 312 laps / 500 Kilometers
    Stage 1 Length: 75 laps
    Stage 2 Length: 115 laps
    Final Stage Length: 122 laps

    Phoenix Raceway Qualifying Data:

    Track Qualifying Record: Jimmie Johnson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (143.158 mph, 25.147 secs.) on November 13, 2015.
    2020 Championship Race Pole Winner: Metric Qualifying, Chase Elliott started from the pole position.

    • Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman lead the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Phoenix Raceway with 37 starts each.
    • Chase Elliott leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Phoenix Raceway with a 4.727 in 11 starts.
    • The youngest series Phoenix pole winner: Kyle Busch (April 22, 2006 – 20 years, 11 months, 20 days).
    • Five different manufacturers have won a pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway, led by Chevrolet with 18 and followed by Ford (15), Toyota (7), Dodge (4) and Pontiac (4).

    Phoenix Raceway Race Data:

    Track Race Record: Tony Stewart, Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac (118.132 mph, 02:38:28) on November 7, 1999.
    2020 Championship Race Winner: Chase Elliott, Chevrolet (112.096 mph, 02:47:00) on 11-08-20.

    • Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Phoenix Raceway with nine victories (2006 sweep, 2012 Playoff race, 2013 Playoff race, 2014 sweep, 2015 Spring race, 2016 Spring race, 2018 Spring race).
    • Six of the 50 NASCAR Cup Series races (12%) at Phoenix Raceway have been won from the pole or first starting position.
    • Eight of the 50 (18%) NASCAR Cup Series races at Phoenix Raceway have been won from the front row.
    • The third starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field producing more winners (seven) than any other starting position.
    • Ryan Newman won the 2017 Phoenix Raceway race from the 22nd starting position, the furthest back an active NASCAR Cup Series race winner has started.
    • The youngest NASCAR Cup Series Phoenix winner: Kyle Busch (November 13, 2005 – 20 years, 6 months, 11 days).
    • Brad Keselowski leads the series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Cup Series starts at Phoenix Raceway without visiting Victory Lane with 24 starts.
    • Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Phoenix Raceway with 11 victories among seven drivers.
    • In total four different manufacturers have won at Phoenix Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series, led by Chevrolet with 24 victories and followed by Ford (17), Toyota (7) and Pontiac (2).

    From OddsChecker: Kyle Larson favored to win 2021 Season Finale 500

    Larson is given +190 odds to win the race making him a strong favorite. However, Chase Elliott, +350, Denny Hamlin, +400, and Martin Truex Jr., +450, are all given good odds to win the race as well. Nobody else has better than +1400 odds to win the race.

    2021 SEASON FINALE 500 WINNER ODDS 

    Driver Odds Implied chance 
    Kyle Larson +190 34.5% 
    Chase Elliot +350 22.2% 
    Denny Hamlin +400 20% 
    Martin Truex Jr. +450 18.2% 
    William Byron +1400 6.7% 
    Kyle Busch +1600 5.9% 
    Joey Logano +2200 4.3% 
    Ryan Blaney +2500 3.8% 
    Alex Bowman +2500 3.8% 
    Brad Keselowski +2500 3.8% 
  • Zane Smith wins in Martinsville thriller, Championship 4 set for Phoenix

    Zane Smith wins in Martinsville thriller, Championship 4 set for Phoenix

    Martinsville Speedway was the host for the penultimate race of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs in the Round of 6. Four drivers below the cut line were racing for a chance at the championship, but only one of those of four could advance with the win.

    As the checkered flag flew at the end of the United Rentals 200, Zane Smith was in the right place at the right time and captured the victory to advance to the Championship 4 next weekend at Phoenix Raceway. Prior to the race, he was below the cut line but on the white flag lap, race leaders Stewart Friesen, Todd Gilliland and Smith were side-by-side, fighting for the lead. All three made contact with Friesen turning then race leader Gilliland, which allowed Smith to drive right on by. When Smith assumed the lead, more contact occurred behind the leaders and the race ultimately ended under yellow giving the win to Smith.

    “It (those final laps) was definitely wild to say the least,” Smith said about the win. “I knew with me being third, I was in a really good spot. Speed-wise, I don’t think we had anything for the 38 (Gilliland), I think he had fresher tires than us. I was worried with it staying green. For the final restart, I had the 16 (Austin Hill) behind me and kind of got him upset at the start of the race and I got flipped off on Lap 2.”

    “I got shoved into the corner and luckily, I came out three wide (on the) bottom and pretty much just white-knuckled it in the end.”

    Coming into the Round of 6 at Martinsville, none of the drivers were locked into the Championship 4 but the top two drivers, John Hunter Nemechek and Ben Rhodes, had a more than 30 point lead over anyone else. Via the metric system, Nemechek was awarded the pole once again and started on the front row with Todd Gilliland beside him.

    There were some notable moments during the first two stages. The first caution came out on Lap 46 when Cory Roper spun in Turn 4 and there was a big pileup wreck on Lap 87 on the frontstretch. Second place starter Gilliland swept both stages by leading nearly every lap. Nemechek finished third in the first stage and second in the second stage. However, things began to worsen for Nemechek and some of the other playoff drivers during the final stage.

    With 70 laps to go, Nemechek was running in the back as other drivers used a different strategy and stayed out to assume the top spots. Those drivers included Zane Smith, Carson Hocevar and Stewart Friesen. Nemechek was looking to make his way back up toward the frontrunners. Unfortunately for the No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports team, they found themselves in a losing battle with the No. 22 of Austin Wayne Self. Going into Turns 3 and 4, Nemechek attempted to make a pass on Wayne Self, but Self made contact with the No. 4 and sent Nemechek up into the wall and he was eventually out of the race with a 39th place finish.

    Now, all Nemechek could do was sit and watch and hope for some good luck for the rest of the way in order to have a chance to race for the championship. More and more yellows fell late in the going and Smith continued to maintain the lead. However, right around 27 to go, Gilliland inched his way back to the lead and tapped Smith out of the way. As a result, Smith moved back into second and was -41 below the cut line.

    Fortunately for Smith, he caught a break with a late-race caution due to the No. 51 of Corey Heim and the No. 41 of Dawson Cram who spun in Turn 4. Playoff driver, Matt Crafton, was caught up in the incident and Crafton spun around as well but made it through the melee with no contact to his No. 88 truck.

    The contact set up a late-race overtime restart. Gilliland chose the inside lane as did Smith. Friesen chose the outside lane and was the first driver to line up right beside Smith. During the final laps, there was numerous contact between the leaders. Gilliland was seeking his first win since Circuit of the Americus back in May and seemed poised to do so until he was turned by Friesen. Going into Turn 1, Friesen had one last shot to make a move on Smith but ended up spinning which allowed Smith to claim the checkered flag and a Championship 4 spot at Phoenix next weekend. Among the others fighting for a championship are Matt Crafton, Ben Rhodes, and Nemechek.

    There were 14 cautions for 89 laps and 10 lead changes among four different leaders.

    Smith led four times for 65 laps en route to the checkered flag.

    Championship 4:

    Zane Smith
    Matt Crafton
    Ben Rhodes
    John Hunter Nemechek

    Official Results following the United Rentals 200 at Martinsville Speedway:

    1. Zane Smith, led 65 laps
    2. Austin Hill
    3. Tanner Gray
    4. Chandler Smith
    5. Matt Crafton
    6. Parker Kligerman
    7. Ben Rhodes
    8. Taylor Gray
    9. Sheldon Creed
    10. Timmy Hill
    11. Corey Heim
    12. Carson Hocevar, led four laps
    13. Kris Wright
    14. Danny Bohn
    15. Spencer Boyd
    16. Chris Hacker
    17. Stewart Friesen
    18. Tate Fogleman
    19. Hailie Deegan
    20. Austin Wayne Self
    21. Grant Enfinger
    22. Bret Holmes
    23. Dawson Cram
    24. Derek Kraus
    25. Todd Gilliland, led 133 laps, won both stages, 1 lap down
    26. Tyler Ankrum, 1 lap down
    27. Jack Wood, 1 lap down
    28. Josh Berry, 1 lap down
    29. Spencer Davis, 2 laps down
    30. Jesse Iwuji, 2 laps down
    31. Johnny Sauter, 3 laps down
    32. Sage Karam, 4 laps down
    33. Ryan Truex, 6 laps down
    34. Josh Reaume, 6 laps down
    35. Roger Reuse, 11 laps down
    36. Jennifer Jo Cobb, 14 laps down
    37. Cory Roper, 16 laps down
    38. Colby Howard, 30 laps down
    39. John Hunter Nemechek, led two laps, OUT, Crash
    40. Chase Purdy, OUT, Rear Gear

    Up Next: The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will head out west to Phoenix Raceway for the final race of the season on Friday, Nov. 6, live on Fox Sports 1 and MRN Radio at 8 p.m. ET.

  • Weekend schedule for Martinsville

    Weekend schedule for Martinsville

    NASCAR heads to Martinsville Speedway this weekend for the final races of the regular season. At the conclusion of each race, the Championship 4 field will be set for each series. Kyle Larson is the only NASCAR Cup Series driver who has already clinched a position in the season finale at Phoenix Raceway.

    None of the Xfinity Series or Camping World Truck Series drivers have secured a place in the 4-driver championship field.

    Cup Series Playoffs Current Standings

    Xfinity Series Playoffs Current Standings

    Truck Series Playoffs Current Standings

    Clinch Scenarios for each NASCAR Series

    Saturday, Oct. 30

    1 p.m.: Truck Series United Rentals 200 race
    Stages 50/100/200 Laps = 105.2 Miles
    Pole: John Hunter Nemechek
    FS1/ SiriusXM NASCAR Radio/MRN

    3:30 p.m.: NASCAR Track Pass – Watch Live

    6 p.m.: Xfinity Series Dead on Tools 250 race
    Stages 60/120/250 Laps = 131.5 Miles
    Pole: Austin Cindric
    NBCSN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio/MRN/TSN

    8:30 p.m.: NASCAR Track Pass – Watch Live

    Sunday, Oct. 31

    2 p.m.: Cup Series Xfinity 500 race
    Stages 130/260/500 Laps = 263 Miles
    Pole: Kyle Larson
    NBC/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio/MRN/TSN

    5:30 p.m.: NASCAR Track Pass – Watch Live

    Martinsville Speedway Data:

    Season Race #: 35 of 36 (10-31-21)
    Track Size: 0.526-mile
    Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 12 degrees
    Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 12 degrees
    Banking/Frontstretch: 0 degrees
    Banking/Backstretch: 0 degrees
    Frontstretch Length: 800 feet
    Backstretch Length: 800 feet
    Race Length: 500 laps / 263 miles
    Stage 1 & 2 Length: 130 laps (each)
    Final Stage Length: 240 laps

    Martinsville Speedway Qualifying Data:

    Track Qualifying Record: Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford (100.201 mph, 18.898 secs.) on March 28, 2014.
    2020 Playoff Race Pole Winner: Metric Qualifying – Brad Keselowski started from the first position.

    • Kurt Busch leads the series in starts among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway with 42; followed by Kevin Harvick (40) and Ryan Newman (39).
    • Joey Logano leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series with an average starting position at Martinsville Speedway at 7.640 in 25 starts.
    • Joey Logano leads the series among active drivers with the most poles at Martinsville Speedway with five (2015 sweep, spring 2016, fall 2017, spring 2019).
    • A total of 11 different manufacturers have won at least one NASCAR Cup Series pole at Martinsville and Chevrolet leads the series in poles with 53; followed by Ford with 35 and Toyota with six.

    Martinsville Speedway Race Data:

    Track Race Record: Jeff Gordon, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (82.223 mph, 3:11:55) on September 22, 2006.
    2020 Playoff Race Winner: Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (71.581 mph, 03:40:27) on November 1, 2020.

    • Denny Hamlin leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway with five victories (2008, 2009, 2010 sweep, 2015).
    • Martin Truex Jr. is the most recent driver to win consecutive races at Martinsville (2019 Playoff race / spring of 2020).
    • 21 of the 141 NASCAR Cup Series races (14.89%) at Martinsville Speedway have been won from the pole or first starting position, making it the most proficient starting spot in the field at Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series, producing more wins than any other starting position.
    • The deepest in the field that a race winner has started is 36th, by Kurt Busch in the fall of 2002.
    • A total of 11 manufacturers have won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway; led by Chevrolet with 57 victories, followed by Ford (30), Plymouth (12), Dodge (10), Toyota (10), Oldsmobile (8), Pontiac (8), Buick (3), Chrysler (3), Hudson (2) and Mercury (2).
    • Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Martinsville Speedway with 25 victories.

    From OddsChecker:

    Martin Truex Jr. favored to end Kyle Larson’s winning streak

    Truex Jr. is given +450 odds to win the Xfinity 500. That’s an implied 18.2% chance. He’s followed closely by Kyle Larson, who sits at +500 or an implied 16.7%. Oddsmakers see this as an exceedingly tight race, with 8 drives given +900 odds to better to win.

    XFINITY 500 WINNER ODDS 

    Driver Odds Implied chance 
    Martin Truex Jr. +450 18.2% 
    Kyle Larson +500 16.7% 
    Chase Elliot +600 14.3% 
    Denny Hamlin +650 13.3% 
    Ryan Blaney +700 12.5% 
    Kyle Busch +800 11.1% 
    Joey Logano +850 10.5% 
    Brad Keselowski +900 10% 
    William Byron +1100 8.3% 
    Christopher Bell +2000 4.8% 

  • Weekend schedule for Kansas

    Weekend schedule for Kansas

    NASCAR travels to Kansas Speedway as the Cup Series and Xfinity Series compete in the second race of the Round of 8. Kyle Larson earned a spot in the Round of 4 last weekend with a win at Texas, leaving seven drivers to compete for the remaining three spots.

    Currently, Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin, and Kyle Busch join Larson as the top four drivers above the cutline. Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., and Joey Logano are on the outside looking in with only two more chances to move into the top four and contend for the season championship.

    The Xfinity Series will also compete in the second race of the Round of 8. With John Hunter Nemechek taking the win last week at Texas Motor Speedway, none of the drivers who are eligible for the championship have secured a place in the finale.

    The Camping World Truck Series is off and will return on Oct. 30 at Martinsville Speedway.

    The ARCA Menards Series will crown their champion at Kansas Saturday afternoon. Ty Gibbs can clinch the title when he takes the green flag if there are fewer than 28 cars starting the race. At this time there are only 25 entries.

    All times are Eastern.

    Saturday, October 23

    3:00 p.m.: Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 race
    Stages 45/90/200 Laps = 300 Miles
    NBC/MRN/TSN4/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    Pole: Daniel Hemric

    7 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series Reese’s 150
    100 Laps, 150 Miles
    MAVTV/TrackPass/MRN

    Sunday, October 24

    3 p.m.: Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 race
    Stages 80/160/267 LAPS = 400.5 Miles
    NBC/MRN/TSN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    Pole: Kyle Larson

    Kansas Speedway Data

    Season Race #: 34 of 36 (10-24-21)
    Track Size: 1.5-miles
    Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 17 to 20 degrees
    Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 17 to 20 degrees
    Banking/Frontstretch: 10 degrees
    Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
    Frontstretch Length: 2,685 feet
    Backstretch Length: 2,207 feet
    Race Length: 267 laps / 400.5 miles
    Stage 1 & 2 Length: 80 laps (each)
    Final Stage Length: 107 laps

    Kansas Speedway Qualifying Data

    Track qualifying record: Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet (197.773 mph, 27.304 secs.) on 10-03-14.
    2020 pole winner: Metric Qualifying, Kevin Harvick started from the first position.

    • Three drivers have started all 31 NASCAR Cup Series races and lead the series in starts at Kansas Speedway – Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, and Ryan Newman.
    • Brad Keselowski (23 starts) leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in an average starting position at Kansas of 9.826.
    • Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Kansas Speedway with five poles (fall 2013, 2014 sweep, spring 2018, and spring 2019).
    • The youngest series Kansas pole winner: Ryan Blaney (May 13, 2017 – 23 years, 2 months, 43 days).
    • Four manufacturers have won poles at Kansas Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series; led by Chevrolet with 11 poles; followed by Ford (nine), Toyota, and Dodge have four each.

    Kansas Speedway Race Data

    Track race record: Chase Elliott, Chevrolet (152.057 mph, 02:38:02) on 10-21-18.
    2020 race winner: Joey Logano, Ford (138.329 mph, 02:53:43) on 10-18-20.

    • Five drivers are tied for the lead all-time in wins in the NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas Speedway with three victories each: Jeff Gordon (2001, 2002, 2014), Kevin Harvick (2013, 2016, 2018), Jimmie Johnson (2008, 2011, 2015), Denny Hamlin (2012, 2019, 2020) and Joey Logano (2014, 2015, 2020).
    • The youngest series Kansas winner: Chase Elliott (October 21, 2018 – 22 years, 10 months, 23 days).
    • A total of six of the 31 NASCAR Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway (19.3%) have been won from the pole or first starting position; the most proficient starting spot in the field.
    • The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Kansas Speedway is 25th, by Brad Keselowski in the spring of 2011.
    • Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing are tied for the lead in the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Kansas Speedway with seven victories each.
    • Four manufacturers have won at Kansas Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series; led by Chevrolet with 12 victories, Ford with nine, Toyota has eight and Dodge has two.

    From OddsChecker:

    Kyle Larson favored to make NASCAR history – Larson is given +240 odds, or an implied 29.4% chance to win the Hollywood Casino 400. The next best odds are given to Denny Hamlin at +550, or an implied 15.4% chance. So, Larson is the clear strong favorite to win this one.

    HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400 WINNER ODDS 

    Driver Odds Implied chance 
    Kyle Larson +240 29.4% 
    Denny Hamlin +550 15.4% 
    Kyle Busch +600 14.3% 
    Chase Elliot +800 11.1% 
    William Byron +900 10% 
    Ryan Blaney +1000 9.1% 
    Martin Truex Jr. +1100 8.3% 
    Brad Keselowski +1400 6.7% 
    Joey Logano +1600 5.9% 
    Kevin Harvick +1800 5.3% 
  • Tate Fogleman scores first career win in wild overtime finish at Talladega

    Tate Fogleman scores first career win in wild overtime finish at Talladega

    It took one overtime and one wild last lap for Tate Fogleman as he collided with John Hunter Nemechek coming to the finish line to capture his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory.

    “I had never finished a superspeedway race before,” Fogleman said. “Before, we had tried laying back and have a second draft going on behind the main pack that obviously didn’t work out in the past.

    “We weren’t really sure what our game plan was going in. We were going to try and stay toward the front, take the positions we were given and just work our way up.

    “The biggest thing was avoiding wrecks. Once we got through that first big wreck, we knew we had a shot at it. A few laps after that, we got through another wreck and we finally had a little bit of luck on our side. There at the end, we lined up third on the inside and knew that was our shot (at the victory). My truck had damage from both the wrecks, but I got a good push out back and that’s really what got me to the front. Ended up sliding across the finish line and be able to get the win.”

    Talladega Superspeedway served as the second race of the Round of 6 Saturday afternoon, with Ben Rhodes on the pole. Stages of 20/20/94 laps originally made up the event before an overtime finish pushed the lap length to Lap 99.

    The first two stages were relatively calm and stayed green, with the exception of one caution on Lap 29 for the No. 28 of Bryan Dauzat who crashed on the backstretch off Turn 2. In Stage 1, the victory went to Ben Rhodes as the Kentucky native dominated the first stage with help from teammate Matt Crafton.

    The second stage only had one caution and Sheldon Creed grabbed the stage victory after Nemechek originally made the pass for the lead on Lap 38, but was shuffled out of the top spot as Creed went on by to take the stage win.

    Three cautions slowed the final stage with multiple crashes. The first big one occurred on Lap 57 when Gilliland got a big push from the No. 23 of Chase Purdy which then caused Gilliland to turn into Austin Hill and set off a multiple-vehicle crash. Several drivers were involved, most notably, Chandler Smith, Zane Smith and Tanner Gray.

    After the first one big one, the field went single file for a brief period until Grant Enfinger went high off Turn 4 and got turned by Creed. Enfinger got hit from behind in an incident that saw Friesen, Hocevar, Deegan and Greenfield taking hard hits.

    The final yellow was on Lap 93. Purdy had a big run and tried coming down on Gilliland, but was too close to his bumper and Purdy spun in the tri-oval causing an overtime restart.

    As the field came back around for the checkered flag, Nemechek made a move on the leaders to get out in front, but it was Fogleman who made another move, spinning Nemechek and taking the win while wrecking with second-place finisher Tyler Hill.

    It was Hill’s career-best finish and his first top-five in 23 Camping World Truck Series starts.

    There were 23 lead changes among 18 different leaders and six cautions for 29 laps with one red flag lasting nine minutes and 41 seconds. Fogleman led one lap en route to victory.

    Playoff Standings following Round of 2 of 3 in Round of 6:

    1. John Hunter Nemechek, +34
    2. Ben Rhodes, +34
    3. Matt Crafton, +27
    4. Sheldon Creed, +4
      Below the cut line
    5. Stewart Friesen, -4
    6. Chandler Smith, -33
    7. Carson Hocevar, -36
    8. Zane Smith, -39

    Official Results following the Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Talladega Superspeedway:

    1. Tate Fogleman, led one lap
    2. Tyler Hill
    3. Todd Gilliland, led 39 laps
    4. John Hunter Nemechek, led 11 laps
    5. Ryan Truex
    6. Cory Roper
    7. Spencer Boyd
    8. Danny Bohn
    9. Chase Purdy, led four laps
    10. Keith McGee, led one lap
    11. Jordan Anderson
    12. Sheldon Creed, won Stage 2, led six laps
    13. Ben Rhodes, won Stage 1, led 20 laps
    14. Matt Crafton, led four laps
    15. Bret Holmes, led 11 laps
    16. Codie Rohrbaugh, OUT, Accident
    17. Norm Benning, 1 lap down
    18. Willie Allen, 5 laps down
    19. Chandler Smith, 7 laps down
    20. Derek Kraus, 9 laps down
    21. Grant Enfinger, OUT, Damage Vehicle Policy
    22. Stewart Friesen, OUT, Damage Vehicle Policy
    23. Clay Greenfield, OUT, Accident
    24. Hailie Deegan, OUT, Accident
    25. Carson Hocevar, OUT, Accident
    26. Dylan Lupton, OUT, Accident
    27. Jason White, OUT, Damage Vehicle Policy
    28. Tyler Ankrum, OUT, Damage Vehicle Policy
    29. Austin Wayne Self, OUT, Electrical
    30. Johnny Sauter, OUT, Accident
    31. Jennifer Jo Cobb, OUT, Accident
    32. Austin Hill, OUT, Accident
    33. Zane Smith, OUT, Accident
    34. Tanner Gray, OUT, Accident
    35. Drew Dollar, OUT, Accident
    36. Kris Wright, OUT, Accident
    37. Parker Kligerman, OUT, Accident
    38. Lawless Alan, OUT, Accident
    39. Bryan Dauzat, OUT, Accident
    40. Jack Wood, OUT, Engine

    Up Next: The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will take a couple of weeks off before heading to Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, October 30 at 1 p.m. ET live on Fox Sports 1 and MRN Radio.

  • Weekend schedule for Talladega

    Weekend schedule for Talladega

    NASCAR travels to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend as the Playoffs continue for all three national series. There will be no practice or qualifying and the lineups will be set by NASCAR’s metric format.

    Saturday will feature a doubleheader with the Camping World Truck Series race at 1 p.m. followed by the Xfinity Series Sparks 300 at 4:30 p.m.

    Sunday’s Cup Series YellaWood 500 will begin with Dale Earnhardt Jr., a six-time winner at the track, taking a ceremonial lap before the start of the race in Ron Bouchard’s No. 47 Buick. The lap will pay tribute to Bouchard’s 1981 upset win when he passed Darrell Waltrip and Terry Labonte on the final lap and won by a margin of only two feet to claim the checkered flag in the 11th start of his rookie season.

    All times are Eastern

    Saturday, October 2

    1 p.m.: Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado 250
    Stages 20/40/94 Laps/250.04 Miles
    Pole: Ben Rhodes
    FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    4:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Sparks 300
    Stages 25/50/113) Laps/300.58 Miles
    Pole: Justin Allgaier
    NBCSN/TSN/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    Sunday, October 3

    2 p.m.: Cup Series YellaWood 500
    Stages 60/120/188 Laps/500 Miles
    Pole: Denny Hamlin
    NBC/TSN/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    The NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega has been rescheduled to Monday at 1 p.m. ET on NBCSN/NBC Sports App, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

    Talladega Superspeedway Data

    Season Race #: 31 of 36 (10-03-21)
    Track Size: 2.66-miles
    Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 33 degrees
    Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 33 degrees
    Banking/Frontstretch: 16.5 degrees
    Banking/Backstretch: 2 degrees
    Frontstretch Length:  4,300 feet
    Backstretch Length:  4,000 feet
    Race Length: 188 laps / 500 miles
    Stage 1 & 2 Length: 60 laps (each)
    Final Stage Length: 68 laps

    Talladega Superspeedway Qualifying Data

    -Track qualifying record: Bill Elliott, Melling Racing Ford (212.809 mph, 44.998 secs.) on April 30, 1987.
    -2020 Playoff pole winner: Metric Qualifying – Denny Hamlin (Toyota) started in the first position.
    -2019 Playoff pole winner: Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (192.707 mph, 49.692 secs.) on October 12, 2019.

    • Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch lead all active Cup drivers in starts at Talladega with 41 each.
    • Chase Elliott leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Talladega with a 6.000 in 11 starts.
    • Six of the 44 NASCAR Cup Series pole winners at Talladega Superspeedway are active this weekend.  Chase Elliott (2), Kevin Harvick (2), Austin Dillon (1), Kurt Busch (1), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (1), and Martin Truex Jr. (1).
    • Kevin Harvick (2005, 2018) and Chase Elliott (2016, 2019) lead all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in poles at Talladega with two each.
    • The youngest series Talladega pole winner: Chase Elliott (May 1, 2016 – 20 years, 5 months, 3 days).
    • Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in poles at Talladega Superspeedway with 13 among eight different drivers.
    • Eight different manufacturers have won at least one pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega Superspeedway; led by Chevrolet with 37 and followed by Ford (29), Dodge (12), Mercury (five), Oldsmobile (five), Pontiac (three), Toyota (three) and Buick (two).

    Talladega Superspeedway Race Data

    -Track race record: Mark Martin, Roush Fenway Racing Ford (188.354 mph, 02:39:18) on May 10, 1997.
    -2020 Playoff race winner: Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (129.774 mph, 04:05:58) on October 4, 2020.
    -2019 Playoff race winner: Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford (136.644 mph, 03:39:35) on October 14, 2019.

    • Nine of the 49 NASCAR Cup Series race winners at Talladega Superspeedway are active this weekend.  Brad Keselowski (6), Joey Logano (3), Denny Hamlin (2), Ryan Blaney (2), Chase Elliott (1), Aric Almirola (1), Ricky Stenhouse Jr (1), Kevin Harvick (1), and Kyle Busch (1).
    • Brad Keselowski leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in wins at Talladega Superspeedway with six victories (2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021).
    • 15 of the 104 NASCAR Cup Series races (14.4%) at Talladega Superspeedway have been won from the pole or first starting position.
    • The outside front row (second starting position) is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (20) than any other starting position at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series.
    • The deepest in the field that an active race winner has started at Talladega is 34th, by Denny Hamlin in the 2014 spring race.

    From OddsChecker: Denny Hamlin a slight favorite to win YellaWood 500’

    Hamlin is given +900 odds to win the YellaWood 500. That’s an implied 10% chance to win the race. He’s quickly followed by Joey Logano who’s given +1000 odds, or a 9.1% chance. Chase Elliot and Ryan Blaney aren’t far behind either as both are given +1100 odds, or an 8.3% chance.

    YELLAWOOD 500 WINNER ODDS 

    Driver Odds Implied chance 
    Denny Hamlin +900 10% 
    Joey Logano +1000 9.1% 
    Chase Elliot +1100 8.3% 
    Ryan Blaney +1100 8.3% 
    Kevin Harvick +1600 5.9% 
    William Byron +1600 5.9% 
    Kyle Larson +1800 5.3% 
    Alec Almirola +2000 4.8% 
    Alex Bowman +2200 4.3% 
    Martin Truex Jr. +2800 3.4% 

  • Christian Eckes secures first Truck Series win at Las Vegas

    Christian Eckes secures first Truck Series win at Las Vegas

    Former ARCA Menards Series champion Christian Eckes took home his first-ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Friday night. He did so with help from his ThorSport Racing teammates and after passing Todd Gilliland on a late-race restart.  

    “I knew we had a shot on that restart,” Eckes said about the victory. “For whatever reason, our restarts have been stellar. The last one all we had to do was go forward one spot and we were able to do that. The 16 (Austin Hill) was able to give me a great push and my teammate (Ben Rhodes) gave me a good push too. My Curb Records Tundra was really damn good.

    “Just proud of my whole team, this is a brand new truck we brought here. Our team did well finishing 1-2-3-4. My crew chief’s (Jeriod Prince) first win and my first win, it was a great night.”

    The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series headed west to Las Vegas Motor Speedway to begin the Round of 6 in the Truck Series Playoffs, a race that took an interesting turn Friday night. Stages of 30/30/74 laps made up the 134-lap event. John Hunter Nemechek was on the pole by virtue of NASCAR’s metric system.

    There was only one caution in Stage 1 and it happened only three laps into the event. The No. 45 of Chris Hacker crashed off Turn 4 and brought out the only yellow of the stage. Nemechek had a dominant truck early and led every lap of Stage 1 to take the stage victory. Gilliland, Chandler Smith, Ben Rhodes, Stewart Friesen, Zane Smith, Eckes, Sheldon Creed, Austin Hill and Tyler Ankrum were the top 10 finishers.

    During Stage 2, the action picked up with two cautions and a major incident that impacted two of the playoff drivers, John Hunter Nemechek and Zane Smith. On Lap 38, Zane Smith went three-wide with Nemechek and Friesen, only to cut down a left-rear tire and bring out the yellow. Under the yellow, his No. 21 truck eventually lost power, but the team replaced the battery with a new one.

    Nemechek’s issues began on Lap 48. The Mooresville, North Carolina native slowed on the backstretch and brought out the yellow on Lap 52 as he had no ignition fire. He did, however, get the truck refired.

    Meanwhile, Todd Gilliland turned the page and scored the stage victory. Rhodes, Carson Hocevar, Friesen, Creed, Tanner Gray, Austin Hill, Matt Crafton, Eckes, and Chandler Smith rounded out the top 10.

    Stage 3 was even more intriguing. A major crash occurred on Lap 70 with multiple trucks involved, including playoff drivers Chandler Smith and Creed. Creed’s teammate, Ankrum, spun off Turn 2 which caused a chain of events. Creed went to the bottom to miss the accident but was not clear and he plowed into the back of Smith’s truck. The accident ended the night for both drivers. Creed and Smith were treated and released from the infield care center following the incident.

    Later on in the stage, Nemechek’s problems continued to worsen. He once again brought out the yellow flag with 54 to go after stalling on the backstretch. Due to his mechanical problems, Nemechek was relegated to 33rd place finish, 49 laps down.

    The final caution of the night came inside 10 laps to go when the No. 42 of Carson Hocevar spun prior to pit road. The Niece Motorsports driver was penalized one lap for bringing out the yellow intentionally.

    With a four-lap restart, Gilliland hoped to gain his second win since Circuit of Americus back in May. However, Eckes powered right on by and eventually grabbed his first Truck Series victory with his ThorSport teammates Ben Rhodes, Matt Crafton, and Johnny Sauter taking the top four spots. It was the first time in series history that one team has accomplished the feat.

    “It’s tough to begin with but at this track it’s even crazier,” Rhodes said about finishing second. “We all saw at this track the restarts were wild all night long. I think I’m just happy with the night. Come in from Bristol, barely getting in, and now I hear we are the points leader. But I couldn’t be more proud of ThorSport Racing. Heck, we were one-through-four. I heard that was the first time in series history.”

    “I’m super proud of Christian Eckes. I gave him as big of a shove as I could down the backstretch and when that happened, he got the lead. I thought I could challenge him. We needed one more corner before that caution came out and maybe I could have challenged him for the win, but super proud of him. He deserves it. He’s been working hard on it, and with his part-time schedule, it’s really good to see. ThorSport Racing is on fire tonight.”

    Meanwhile, playoff driver Matt Crafton continued his consistency by finishing third. With the exception of Watkins Glen (finishing 22nd), Crafton has finished inside the Top 10 or five since Nashville back in June.

    “These guys behind pit wall. Junior (Carl Joiner, crew chief) and them making all of the right adjustments,” Crafton said. “We’ve never ever made as many adjustments as we did tonight. The Menards Toyota Tundra was good on long runs, but our short run speed – we were pathetic. We weren’t wanting that last restart but we did. I thought I had a good run off turn four and was going to try to do something with the 98 (Christian Eckes) and then the 99 (Ben Rhodes) turned underneath me and drove on by me. All-in-all, I’m really happy for Duke and Rhonda Thorson. 1-2-3-4, I don’t think that has ever been done. Thanks to Menards and everybody.”

    Eckes led once for four laps en route to victory.

    There were 10 cautions for 39 laps and 14 lead changes among 11 different leaders.

    Updated Truck Series Playoff standings following Race 1 in the Round of 6:

    1. Ben Rhodes, +34
    2. John Hunter Nemechek, +28
    3. Stewart Friesen, +9
    4. Matt Crafton, +5
      Below the cut line
    5. Sheldon Creed, -5
    6. Carson Hocevar, -16
    7. Zane Smith, -19
    8. Chandler Smith, -24

    Official Results following Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

    1. Christian Eckes, led four laps
    2. Ben Rhodes, led five laps
    3. Matt Crafton
    4. Johnny Sauter, led two laps
    5. Todd Gilliland, won Stage 2, led 66 laps
    6. Stewart Friesen, led one lap
    7. Grant Enfinger
    8. Austin Wayne Self
    9. Ryan Truex
    10. Austin Hill, led 12 laps
    11. Bret Holmes, led one lap
    12. Derek Kraus
    13. Chase Purdy
    14. Tate Fogleman, led one lap
    15. Spencer Davis
    16. Kris Wright
    17. Tyler Hill, 1 lap down
    18. Danny Bohn, 1 lap down
    19. Spencer Boyd, 1 lap down
    20. CJ McLaughlin, 1 lap down
    21. Dylan Lupton, 1 lap down
    22. Carson Hocevar, 2 laps down, led 8 laps
    23. Tanner Gray, 2 laps down
    24. Drew Dollar, 2 laps down
    25. Brett Moffitt, 3 laps down, led one lap
    26. Howie DiSavino III, 4 laps down
    27. Jennifer Jo Cobb, 5 laps down
    28. Cory Roper, 13 laps down
    29. Zane Smith, 19 laps down
    30. Jack Wood, OUT, Accident
    31. Hailie Deegan, OUT, Accident
    32. Keith McGee, OUT, Too slow
    33. John Hunter Nemechek, 49 laps down, won Stage 1, led 33 laps
    34. Tyler Ankrum, OUT, Accident
    35. Chandler Smith, OUT, Accident
    36. Sheldon Creed, OUT, Accident
    37. Chris Hacker, OUT, Damage Vehicle Policy

    Up Next: The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will head back east to Talladega Superspeedway Saturday, October 2, live on Fox Sports 1 and MRN Radio at 1 p.m. ET.