One final restart was all that was needed for John Hunter Nemechek to score the victory at Atlanta. The driver of the No. 8 NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet led just eight laps, but it was the final eight laps as he scored his second career victory in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Matt Crafton wins the pole for this afternoon's Camping World Truck Series race. The driver of the No. 88 ThorSport Racing Toyota posted the fastest time in qualifying for the Great Clips 200 with a time of 30.836 and a speed of 179.790 mph.
In case you missed it, Grant Enfinger topped the chart in final Camping World Truck Series practice. The driver of the No. 33 GMS Racing Chevrolet was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 31.011 and a speed of 178.775 mph.
John Wes Townley topped the chart in second Camping World Truck Series practice. The driver of the No. 05 GMS Racing Chevrolet was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 31.107 and a speed of 178.224 mph.
Grant Enfinger topped the chart for first Camping World Truck Series practice. The driver of the No. 33 GMS Racing Chevrolet was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.873 and a speed of 179.574 mph.
As the field of trucks were hurdling down the backstretch at Daytona International Speedway with seven laps to go in the NextEra Energy Resources 250, Timothy Peters nudged Cameron Hayley out of place. This sent the No. 13 ThorSport Racing Toyota up the track into the side of John Hunter Nemechek. Just as he got his car straight, he was turned again down through the grass.
With the No. 4 Toyota of Christopher Bell barrel-rolling through Turn 1 behind him, Johnny Sauter nosed ahead in his No. 21 Chevrolet and had more than a car-length lead when NASCAR called the final caution of the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series head to Daytona International Speedway as Speedweeks continues culminating with the 58th edition of the Daytona 500 Sunday.
As strong as he was in winning Friday night’s Ford EcoBoost 200, Matt Crafton was already looking ahead to 2016. Crafton, whose hopes for a third consecutive NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship were dashed by a crash at Phoenix last week, won his sixth race of the season, holding off John Hunter Nemechek and Tyler Reddick in the season finale.
Garrett Mitchell (a.k.a. Cleetus McFarland) is back in the No. 4 Niece Motorsports Silverado for his third NCTS start of the season at Talladega Superspeedway.
The 2024 CARS Pro Late Model Tour champion from Willow Park, Texas, will continue to drive TRICON Garage's No. 11 Toyota for the 2027 Truck Series season.
