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Chandler Smith Wins Truck Series Race At Pocono; Zane Smith Claims Regular Season Championship

By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service Chandler Smith earned his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory of the season, taking the trophy in the CRC Brakleen 150 regular season finale at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway Saturday afternoon while another Smith

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Canadian Raphael Lessard Records First Career Victory In Chevy Silverado 250 At Talladega

TALLADEGA, Ala.  – The intensity of playoff elimination racing was on full display Saturday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway, as the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Chevy Silverado 250 at TALLADEGA whittled the playoff field from 10 drivers to eight.  The

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Matt Crafton Collects First Win Since 2017, Emerges Victorious In E.P.T 200 At Kansas Speedway

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Matt Crafton is the defending NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series (NGROTS) champion.  Prior to today, however, he had gone 67 straight races without a win.  That all changed Saturday when he held off rookie Christian

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Matt Crafton Wins Third NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Championship

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Although he didn’t win a race in 2019, a runner-up finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday night solidified Matt Crafton’s third NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series championship. Throughout most of the night, the Championship 4 contenders battled

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Veterans, Johnny Sauter And Matt Crafton Differ On Long-Term Cost Saving Plan

With NASCAR Championship Weekend looming, veterans, Johnny Sauter and Matt Crafton are divided on the path the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series should take moving forward in regard to cost saving. It is no secret that the ever-increasing cost of

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Matt Crafton Ends Winless Streak At Eldora

ROSSBURG, Ohio – Matt Crafton ended a 27-race winless streak on Wednesday night after he held off Stewart Friesen in the Eldora Dirt Derby 150 at Eldora Speedway. The last time that the two-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion

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Despite Sponsorship Woes, John Hunter Nemechek Captures A Much Needed Win At Gateway

MADISON, Ill. – With tears in his eyes, John Hunter Nemechek thanked his entire team in Victory Lane after winning Saturday night’s Drivin’ for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park. Nemechek started on the outside of the front row in

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Drivers Prep For 10 Days Of Thunder With NASCAR Test Fest At Charlotte Motor Speedway

CONCORD, N.C. – The roar of NASCAR XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series engines filled the air on Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, as NASCAR Test Fest gave teams a rare tune-up session before the 10 Days of NASCAR Thunder

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Christopher Bell Finds Redemption In Victory Lane At Atlanta Motor Speedway

HAMPTON, Ga. – A year ago, a flat right front tire took Christopher Bell out of contention at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but on Saturday afternoon, he dominated to win the Active Pest Control 200. Bell led 99 of the 130

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Kaz Grala Survives Last-Lap Mayhem At Daytona To Win First Career NCWTS Race

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Kaz Grala avoided a last-lap crash in Friday night’s NextEra Energy Resources 250 and became the youngest NASCAR national series driver to ever win at Daytona International Speedway. On the final lap, a misjudged bump draft

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