The 22-year-old Smith from Huntington Beach, California, will be filling in for Buescher, who will not compete at Gateway following a positive COVID-19 test.
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 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 24-year-old Byron from Charlotte, North Carolina, led 94 of 200 laps en route to his Truck Series victory in six years at the Paper Clip short track.
The Huntington Beach, California, native rallied from a late spin to take the lead during the second of two overtime attempts and become the first two-time winner of the 2022 Truck Series season in Austin.
The 19-year-old Georgian driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports executed a final lap crossover move over Zane Smith to his advantage by claiming his first Camping World Truck Series victory of 2022 at Sin City.
The Shoreham, Vermont, native is primed to claim a milestone achievement in his fourth full-time season as a NASCAR Xfinity Series crew chief for JR Motorsports.
As the checkered flag flew at the end of the United Rentals 200, Zane Smith was in the right place at the right time and captured the victory to advance to the Championship 4 next weekend at Phoenix Raceway.
With just one race left before the Championship 4 event at Phoenix International Raceway, Truck Series drivers and teams were vying for the final two spots in the Playoffs.
