Camping World | Cole Custer triumphs at New Hampshire as youngest NASCAR national series winner

Sept. 20, 2014 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service LOUDON, N.H.—Cole Custer had his Sweet 16 and his coming-out party on the same afternoon. On a restart with four laps left in Saturday’s UNOH 175 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Custer surged to the front past Matt Crafton, who spun his tires approaching the start/finish line. Darrell Wallace Jr. drove hard to the inside entering Turn 1, passing Crafton for second and challenging Custer for the lead. But with four fresh tires to Wallace’s two, Custer prevailed in Turn 3 and pulled away to become the…

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Camping World | Kyle Busch overcomes adversity to win Chicagoland truck race

Sept. 13, 2014 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service JOLIET, Ill.—Kyle Busch overcame more than his share of adversity Saturday night in winning the rain-postponed Lucas Oil 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway. Busch came from the rear of the field twice and overcame a caution that put him on the wrong end of a cycle of pit stops to win in his own Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota for the sixth time this year and the 41st time in his career. In a race rescheduled because of a Friday rainout, Busch finished 1.130 seconds ahead of Matt Crafton,…

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Truck Series | In thrilling finish, Ryan Blaney wins at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

August 31, 2014 By Chris Knight NASCAR Wire Service In a dramatic finish, Ryan Blaney drag-raced German Quiroga off the last corner at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park to the start-finish line to win Sunday afternoon’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado 250. The two drivers duked it out for the win following the final restart, but a pass for the lead by Quiroga in Turn 8 on the final lap would be short lived, as Blaney set up his crucial move exiting the final turn allowing Blaney to score his third career victory by 0.049 seconds. “That was a ton of…

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Camping World Truck | Brad Keselowski Earns First NASCAR Truck Series Win At Bristol

Aug. 21, 2014 By Chris Knight NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn.—After 62 races—the last 20 of which were in his own equipment—Brad Keselowski is finally a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winner. "We did it," said Keselowski as he took the checkered flag in Thursday morning's postponed UNOH 200 presented by ZLOOP at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Keselowski’s joy may have been short lived. Following the race, NASCAR announced that his No. 19 truck, as well as the trucks driven by Cole Custer and Ron Hornaday Jr. measured too high at the rear spoiler during post-race inspection. More on these findings will…

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Camping World | Sauter Delivers NASCAR Truck Series Win At Michigan For New Crew Chief

Aug. 16, 2014 By Scott Held NASCAR Wire Service BROOKLYN, Mich.—Johnny Sauter's new crew chief started work eight days before Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200. So much for a getting-to-know-you period. Sauter's Toyota Tundra went to the front after leader Matt Crafton pitted with three laps left and the veteran claimed his first Truck Series victory of the season at Michigan International Speedway. His 161.087 mph average speed is the fastest in series history, breaking the 154.737 record he set in 2012 when he won at Texas. "When I was out front leading, I could go where…

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Camping World | Austin Dillon wins at Pocono

August 2, 2014 By Seth Livingstone NASCAR Wire Service LONG POND, Pa.—Austin Dillon had to work hard in the final 10 laps, then work overtime to claim his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory of the season. Dillon, 24, took the lead from Clint Bowyer on a restart with eight laps remaining, then maintained his advantage on two more restarts to triumph in a green-white-checkered finish in Saturday's Pocono Mountains 150 at Pocono Raceway. Driving his No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, Dillon relaxed Toyota's stranglehold in the 2014 NCWTS. Toyota drivers had won the previous 10 races this season…

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