Ross Chastain capitalized through two overtime attempts and a late incident involving teammate Carson Hocevar and Ryan Preece to fend off the field and win the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday, May 27.
The 38-year-old Friesen from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, led a race-high 60 of 149 laps before fending off the field during an overtime attempt and snapping a 54-race winless drought at the Lone Star state.
The reigning Camping World Truck series champion from Louisville, Kentucky, is set to achieve a milesonte start in his seventh full-time season in the series.
The 22-year-old Smith from Huntington Beach, California, led a race-high 108 of 147 laps and executed an eight-lap dash to the finish for his third Truck victory of 2022.
The NASCAR Cup Series and the Camping World Truck Series head to Kansas Speedway this weekend while the Xfinity Series enjoys a week off from competition.
John Hunter Nemechek was fastest in practice, won the pole and led a race-high 69 laps en route to his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win of the season Friday night at Darlington Raceway.
“Just being able to see the fans enjoying themselves whether it be in the campgrounds or the stands, we missed that for about 2 1/2 years with the pandemic,” he said. “I’m looking forward with a lot of anticipation to seeing that again.”
This week NASCAR travels to Darlington Raceway for the fan-favorite Throwback Weekend featuring special paint schemes and activities that pay tribute to NASCAR tradition.