Skill and fortune lift Erik Jones to truck series victory at Iowa Speedway July 11, 2014 By Rob Gray NASCAR Wire Service NEWTON, Iowa — No one’s ever questioned the talent Erik Jones possesses. His luck? That’s another matter entirely. But Friday at Iowa Speedway, both skill and good fortune finally co-existed for the 18-year-old Kyle Busch Motorsports driver, who powered to his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series triumph in the American Ethanol 200. “Glad we could get out and command the race and bring it home,” said Jones, who led 130 laps and held off a spirited charge from…

June 26, 2014 Chris Knight NASCAR Wire Service SPARTA, Ky. - Kyle Busch scored his sixth consecutive NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory in Thursday night’s UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway. For Busch, in his 120th NCWTS start, he recorded his fifth triumph of the season, winning in every event he has entered thus far in 2014. After taking the last two races off at Texas Motor Speedway and Gateway Motorsports Park respectively, Busch returned with a vengeance recording his second truck series win at the Sparta, Kentucky-based track, the other occurring in July, 2011. By winning his 40th career NCWTS victory,…

June 6, 2014 By John Sturbin NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Matt Crafton put a definitive end to his 13-year/26-race winless streak at Texas Motor Speedway Friday night, steamrolling the field while stretching his fuel mileage en route to a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory in the 18th annual WinStar World Casino 400. Crafton and crew chief Carl Joiner gambled on fuel, running the final 61 laps/91.5 miles without pitting the No. 88 Slim Jim/Menards Toyota Tundra fielded by ThorSport Racing. Crafton, 37, scored his fifth truck series victory in 322 career starts and second of the season after…

May 30, 2014 By Seth Livingstone NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del. – Much to the dismay of Matt Crafton, Johnny Sauter, Ryan Blaney and others, Kyle Busch has been unstoppable in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and untouchable at Dover International Speedway. Busch, won for the fourth time in as many 2014 starts and posted his third victory in his last three NCWTS attempts at Dover, leading 150 of 200 laps to capture Friday’s Lucas Oil 200. As a regular in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Busch is not eligible for the Camping World Truck Series title. But he’s driving like…

May 16, 2014 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C.— After Friday night's dominating performance at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch is a full-fledged, bona fide member of the "Untouchables," at least where the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is concerned. Leading 130 of 134 laps after starting his Toyota on the pole for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200, Busch claimed his third truck series triumph in as many starts this season and his fourth consecutive dating to last year’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The victory was Busch’s 38th in the series and his sixth at Charlotte. “It was…