Erik Jones Beats the Odds With Truck Series Win at Las Vegas

Erik Jones took the lead from teammate Darrell Wallace Jr. with 14 laps to go in his No. 51 ToyotaCare Tundra scoring his second victory of the season in the Rhino Linings 350 at Las Vegas.

It is the 18-year-old Jones’ third career win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Kyle Busch Motorsport’s first win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The victory is also KBM’s 10th win in 17 races this season.

“That was a blast,” Jones said after the race. “Getting a win on a mile-and-half (track), that’s awesome. I couldn’t ask for any more than this right here. I wanted to win here so bad.”

Darrell Wallace Jr. led the most laps with 84 in his No. 54 Toyota but was unable to catch his teammate in the closing laps, finishing second. It was his fifth second place finish of the 2014 season.

“Just got beat, flat out,” said a disappointed Wallace Jr. “Congrats to the 51 (Jones), hate that it’s not the 54. We need a win. (It’s) frustrating, I hate finishing second so bad. Thanks to my guys though. I thought it was ours. Another KBM dominance for sure. We’ll go on to Talladega and try to finish one spot better.”

Current points leader Matt Crafton, finished in third place and extended his points lead to 19 over Johnny Sauter, who finished 14th.

Timothy Peters, last year’s race winner at this track, led 26 laps but had to settle for a fourth place finish in Saturday night’s race. Brian Ickler finished in the fifth position.

Ryan Blaney, who started on the pole, is third in the points standings (-27) followed by Darrell Wallace Jr. in fourth (-33) and Joey Coulter in fifth place (-82).

The Camping World Truck Series will take a three week break but returns Saturday, October 18 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Complete Finishing Order:

POS. CAR DRIVER
1 51 Erik Jones
2 54 Darrell Wallace Jr
3 88 Matt Crafton
4 17 Timothy Peters
5 7 Brian Ickler
6 29 Ryan Blaney
7 31 Ben Kennedy
8 13 Jeb Burton
9 32 Tayler Malsam
10 21 Joey Coulter
11 5 John Wes Townley
12 99 Bryan Silas
13 23 Spencer Gallagher
14 98 Johnny Sauter
15 19 Tyler Reddick
16 77 German Quiroga Jr
17 8 Joe Nemechek
18 15 Mason Mingus
19 2 Tyler Young
20 9 Ron Hornaday Jr
21 63 Justin Jennings
22 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb
23 20 Jason White
24 6 Norm Benning
25 50 T.J. Bell
26 8 Jimmy Weller III
27 7 B J McLeod
28 36 Scott Stenzel
29 0 Caleb Roark
30 35 Charles Lewandoski
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Angie Campbell
Angie Campbell
A native of Charlotte, NC, Angela (Angie) was first introduced to racing by her father. An avid fan of NASCAR, she found a way to combine her love of racing with her passion for writing. Angie is also an award-winning member of the National Motorsports Press Association. Follow her on Twitter @angiecampbell_ for the latest NASCAR news and feature stories.

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