NASCAR Truck Series

Tom Higgins, who told the stories of stock-car racing for decades as a reporter and author, has died. He was 80. Among his many accolades, Higgins was the 2015 recipient of the Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence. He had been in declining health since suffering a stroke last year.

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series continued their mid-season run this past weekend by visiting the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. In what was the 14th scheduled race of the season, a few new drivers shined and one almost collected their first win, while familiar foes posted a top-10 finish continuing their race to the playoffs.

Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 51 Cessna Toyota in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Gander Outdoors 150 at Pocono Raceway on July 28, 2018 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Photo by Kirk Schroll for SpeedwayMedia.com.

Tundra driver Kyle Busch tied the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) victory record when he captured his 51st-career win at Pennsylvania’s Pocono Raceway on Saturday afternoon.

Noah Gragson was unable to participate in Truck Series qualifying Saturday morning at Pocono Raceway after being sick this weekend with what his team called a stomach virus. During a pre-race visit to the infield care center, he was not medically cleared to compete in the race.

Hattori Racing driver Brett Moffitt was made available to the media at Pocono Raceway: BRETT MOFFITT, No. 16 Toyota Tsusho Toyota Tundra, Hattori Racing - Would you be open to the Truck Series running more marquee events at local, short tracks? “More local short tracks, yes. I mean, the crowd there (Eldora Speedway) was amazing. I think everyone saw that and going to those markets like that is huge for this series – it’s where it came from – and we don’t need to run every Cup track I don’t feel.”

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will both be in action at Pocono Raceway this week and the NASCAR Xfinity Series will be at Iowa Speedway. Check out the full schedule below, which is subject to change.

With just three races until the Playoffs begin at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on August 26, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series continues their exciting season this weekend at Pocono Raceway.

Self on Racing at Pocono: “Pocono is one of those places I just keep getting better with more laps,” said Self. “It’s a fun place – but it’s a track where you have to be on your game every lap. You have some recovery time if you make a mistake, but it’s a track you can lose a lot of time.

Fontaine on Racing at Pocono: “I’m looking forward to Pocono,” said Fontaine. “This weekend will be my second time in a truck and I feel like I can take what I learned there last year and apply it towards, hopefully, a successful weekend for our No. 45 ProMATIC Automation team.