Camping World| Kyle Busch Conquers Kansas

Kyle Busch Posts Truck Triumph At Kansas May 9, 2014 By Jim Pedley NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. – As a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, Kyle Busch has been a disaster at Kansas Speedway. As a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, he has become a winner. Busch led a race-best 104 laps at the 1.5-mile tri-oval in winning Friday night’s SFP 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. The victory was the second of the season in the series for Busch. It was his 37th in the series overall and it came by 3.021 seconds over second-place Matt Crafton. And…

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Camping World | Crafton wins Martinsville

March 30, 2014 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va.— In fading sunlight, in the second race of a Sunday doubleheader at Martinsville Speedway, Matt Crafton beat polesitter Darrell Wallace Jr. to the finish line to win the Kroger 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event under yellow because of a last-lap accident. The reigning series champion sealed the victory on the second attempt at a green-white-checkered-flag finish in a race that went six laps past its scheduled distance of 256 laps at the .526-mile short track. The win was Crafton’s first of the season, his first at Martinsville and his…

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Camping World | Busch Starts Season in Style

Kyle Busch nips Timothy Peters for Truck Series win at Daytona Feb. 21, 2014 (EDITORS: Updates with quotes and results.) By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—By the barest of margins, with a bold move to the outside, Kyle Busch overtook Timothy Peters a few feet short of the finish line Friday night to win the season-opening NextEra Energy Resources 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway. Busch's victory was his first at Daytona in the Truck Series and the 36th of his career. The driver of the No. 51 Tundra gave Toyota its eighth straight…

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ROAR! Season Preview Edition Now Available – Free!

ROAR! is back for more in 2014. ROAR's first digital issue for 2014 is now available. Click here to view the latest issue for free! Titled the SEASON PREVIEW EDITION, Volume 2, Issue 1 of ROAR! includes a comprehensive preview of the 2014, captured by our exclusive feature: "The 28. What to Watch for in 2014". In addition ROAR! provides readers with a comprehensive rundown of the Chase for the Sprint Cup rules changes, plus rosters, schedules and driver profiles for the three major touring series. If you have not secured your free copy of ROAR!, you can do so here. www.GetROAR.com. 

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Camping World | Crafton Clinches Truck Series Title

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- It took Kyle Busch three attempts at a green-white-checkered flag finish to win Friday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but the overtime laps gave him an unexpected bonus: an owners' championship for Kyle Busch Motorsports. First things first. Matt Crafton qualified eighth, cranked his engine for the start of the race and won his first series championship in his 13th full year in the trucks, closing out Ty Dillon simply by starting the race. "It’s an honor," an emotional Crafton said after the race. "To be able…

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Camping World | Erik Jones Becomes Youngest Winner

Nov. 8, 2013 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. -- In a battle between two drivers who had never won a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, 17-year-old Erik Jones pulled away from Ross Chastain in the final 10 laps of Friday night's Lucas Oil 150, becoming the youngest winner in series history. Driving the No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota, Jones took the lead on Lap 142 of 150, powering to the inside of Chastain through the dogleg on the backstretch. Born May 30, 1986, Jones eclipsed Chase Elliott, a winner earlier this year at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park,…

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