A driver who has had success in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East caught the attention of the owner of Brad Keselowski Racing (BKR) and he will be driving the No. 19 Ford F-150 for the team in 2014 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Tyler Reddick will drive in at least 15 events in 2014 and in the entire series schedule in 2015.
All he had to do was start the Ford Ecoboost 250 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway Friday night and he would clinch the championship. When the command to start engines was made, Crafton did just that and won his first NCWTS championship in his 13-year career.
The race wasn’t as easy as getting the championship for Crafton. He was involved in an accident on lap 137 that caused a lot of damage to his truck. The pit crew worked hard to get him back out on the racetrack to make sure his truck remained in contention for the owner’s championship. A piece of metal was hanging under the front bumper of the truck and Crafton kept going to ensure that track position was not lost. He drove his truck into the champion circle a little battered, but the crunched metal didn’t photobomb his winning smile as he held onto the NCWTS trophy.
There wasn’t one green-white-checkered finish in Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race, but three and Kyle Busch led all three to win the Ford Ecoboost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Jeb Burton was the cause of the first G-W-C when he got into the wall and cut a right front tire. Kyle Busch was able to keep the lead as Johnny Sauter spun to cause a second G-W-C and a great restart for Busch earned him the win on the final G-W-C.
The last races of the 2013 NASCAR season are this weekend and new champions are going to be crowned in all three series.
What are the scenarios that have to happen for the top drivers to claim the coveted trophy at Homestead-Miami Speedway?
Matt Crafton may have the least amount of stress heading into the weekend. To clinch the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series trophy, Crafton has to finish 18th or better; or 19th or better with at least one lap led; or 20th or better with the most laps led. Crafton is 46 points ahead of Ty Dillon in the standings. Crafton will pilot the No. 88 ThorSport Racing Toyota at Homestead on Friday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. ET.
He’s 17 and he’s a winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Erik Jones drove the No. 51 Toyota truck for Kyle Busch Motorsports into victory lane in the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway Friday night becoming the youngest driver in history to win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS).
Ross Chastain didn’t let him have the win easily as they were door-to-door on the final restart of the race with less than 15 laps to go. Chastain had cleared Jones for two laps when Jones came roaring past him to take the lead for the last time of the night. Jones finished more than a second ahead of second place runner Chastain when Jones took the checkered flag.
Ryan Blaney will have his hands full this weekend as he takes the wheel in the No. 29 Cooper Standard Ford F-150 for Brad Keselowski Racing (BKR) in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) on Friday and the No. 48 AutoZone Ford Mustang for Penske Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) on Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway.
This will be Blaney’s second career start at Phoenix International Raceway in the NCWTS. Last season, Blaney finished fifth after starting on the outside pole. His BKR team is 8th in the championship standings.
Frank Kimmel will be wheeling the No. 13 Ansell/Menards Toyota Tundra for ThorSport Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) during NASCAR’s championship weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Kimmel drove the No. 13 in July in the truck series at Iowa Speedway and came away with a 21st place finish. He hopes to have a good run, but the No. 13 will have to have a good qualifying position to make the show. The No. 13 has run 10 races this season with a couple of different drivers and has fallen out of a guaranteed starting position in the Truck Series’ owners’ points.
Jeb Burton has captured the Keystone Light Pole Award for tonight’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with a top speed of 179.432 mph. Justin Lofton will start in the second position, followed by Ty Dillon, Miguel Paludo and Max Gresham in the top five.
Brad Keselowski who was fastest in final practice yesterday will start in the 13th position. Points leader Matt Crafton will start right next to Keselowski in the 14th position. James Buescher will have a better starting spot in the 6th position. Buescher sits second in the championship standings.
The Winstar World Casino 350 will begin at 8:30 p.m. ET tonight at Texas Motor Speedway.
Race number eight in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup gets underway Sunday, Nov. 3 at 3 p.m. ET at Texas Motor Speedway and things are stewing at the top of the points standings.
Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson left Martinsville Motor Speedway last weekend sharing the top spot after Kenseth finished fourth and Johnson fought back for a fifth place finish. Johnson had entered the race in the top spot in the championship hunt with Kenseth only a few points behind.
What will the 1.5-mile oval have for these drivers vying for the championship?
