NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series News & Notes – North Wilkesboro Speedway

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series News & Notes – North Wilkesboro Speedway

Double Down: Christian Eckes tames Darlington with double overtime victory

Leading a race-high 82 laps, McAnally-Hilgemann Racing’s Christian Eckes survived some late race overtime chaos to take the win in Darlington Raceway last weekend. Eckes was able to hold off several drivers, including polesitter Corey Heim, Cup Series regular William Byron, and Stewart Friesen to take the win.

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CRAFTSMAN Truck Series to Race Under the Lights at Kansas Speedway

CRAFTSMAN Truck Series to Race Under the Lights at Kansas Speedway

After a two-week break, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series jumps back into action under the lights this weekend at Kansas Speedway for the Heart of America 200 (Saturday, May 6, at 8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Kansas Speedway has hosted 25 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races with the inaugural event coming in 2001, a race won by Ricky Hendrick. It was his only career win in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.

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Off Weekend For Trucks, Chandler Smith Rockets Out Front With Playoff Win at Richmond Last Week

Off Weekend For Trucks, Chandler Smith Rockets Out Front With Playoff Win at Richmond Last Week

Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Chandler Smith took the Playoff win at Richmond Raceway last weekend in dominant fashion, leading 176 of the scheduled 250 laps, and with the victory catapulted himself into the second round of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs. (more…)

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Toyota Drivers Look To Extend Perfect Season In Friday Night’s Truck Series Race

Toyota Drivers Look To Extend Perfect Season In Friday Night’s Truck Series Race

Last September, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returned to Darlington Raceway for the first time since 2011.

Ben Rhodes won last year’s event and—naturally enough, given the hiatus—revisits Darlington as the only former winner in the field this week. Rhodes also won the first two races of the 2021 season and will try to add a third victory in Friday night’s LiftKits4Less.com 200 (7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). (more…)

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Corey Heim to Make Camping World Truck Series Debut at Darlington

Corey Heim to Make Camping World Truck Series Debut at Darlington

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (April 21, 2021) – Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that Corey Heim will make two starts behind the wheel of the organization’s No. 51 Tundra in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this season. The 18-year-old driver will make his series debut May 7 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway with primary sponsorship from JBL, the authority in engineering superior sound. He will also compete in the Truck Series event Oct. 30 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway with a yet to be named sponsor. (more…)

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes – Atlanta Motor Speedway

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes – Atlanta Motor Speedway

Of the six different race winners at Atlanta since the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returned to the 1.5-mile circuit in 2015 after a two-year break, five are in the field for Saturday’s Fr8Auctions 200 (2:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Grant Enfinger (2020), Kyle Busch (2019), Brett Moffitt (2018), John Hunter Nemechek (2016) and Matt Crafton (2015) are all looking to capture the checkered flag once again in Georgia. The only winner from that span not in the race is Christopher Bell (2017 winner).

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Martin Truex Jr. to Drive No. 51 Auto-Owners Insurance Tundra at Bristol Dirt Race

Martin Truex Jr. to Drive No. 51 Auto-Owners Insurance Tundra at Bristol Dirt Race

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 17, 2021) – Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. will pilot the No. 51 Tundra March 27 in the Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Truex’s Tundra will carry primary sponsorship from Auto-Owners Insurance, one of the nation’s largest insurers. Noble Aerospace, one of the largest and most capable aerospace metal finishing business in the United States, will serve as a major associate sponsor. (more…)

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes – Off Weekend

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes – Off Weekend

In the off-season, John Hunter Nemechek surprised many in NASCAR when he announced he was returning to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series following his first full-time year of NASCAR Cup Series competition. His reason for pairing up with Kyle Busch Motorsports for the 2021 season was clear – he wanted to win.

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes – Las Vegas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes – Las Vegas Motor Speedway

With a single tweet Monday night, Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis sent NASCAR Camping World Trucks Series teams’ graphics departments into high gear.

He simply said, “Which @NASCAR_Trucks are unsponsored this weekend? Respond here if you are and if you know of someone get their attention quick.”

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Spencer Davis Motorsports Signs New Sponsor for 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Season

Spencer Davis Motorsports Signs New Sponsor for 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Season

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.: Spencer Davis Motorsports announced today that Candan Industries Pty Ltd., one of the biggest Australian manufacturers of lubricants has executed an agreement with their NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team promoting their INOX brand beginning with tonight’s season-opener NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. (more…)

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes – Daytona International Speedway

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes – Daytona International Speedway

2021 Camping World Truck season kicks off under the lights at Daytona

It seemed almost like yesterday, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was in Phoenix deciding the 2020 championship in a wild finish that saw GM Racing’s Sheldon Creed pass a gaggle of trucks to win the race and the title. (more…)

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