Matt Crafton won his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. So did Kyle Busch. The two enter Friday night’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 with the same – albeit slightly different – agendas. Each wants a victory. Crafton, however, might be willing to sacrifice the trophy in exchange for maintaining or adding to his [...]
In a hard collision between a Smart Car and a full size truck, it’s certainly not very hard to pick a winner. This very graphic series of photos unfortunately illustrates the reality of a hard crash between a Smart car and a very large truck. The body of the driver of the little car was [...]
The countdown to Labor Day weekend’s inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park has begun.Former Formula One competitor and current NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Nelson Piquet Jr. tested a Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado on the 2.459-mile road course this week in preparation for the Sept. 1 event. His conclusion: [...]
Thirteen is a lucky number, for Matt Crafton and Kansas Speedway. Crafton’s victory at the 1.5-mile track set a record with 13 different winners since the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series began its annual visits in 2001. The facility had shared the record with Homestead-Miami Speedway, whose streak ran from 1996-2007. The SFP 250 was Crafton’s 13th [...]
Thorsport Racing, along with former Truck Series point leader Johnny Sauter are reeling this Wednesday after a major penalty involving their No. 98 Toyota. On Wednesday, NASCAR announced the team was fined $10,000, crew chief Joel Shear...Show More Summary
- As usual, it’s penalty day in NASCAR and the biggest bulls-eye lies on the No. 98 Truck driven by Johnny Sauter. The current series point leader, Sauter’s fuel cell was confiscated following pre-race inspection in Kansas, a move that’s led to fines, penalties, and crew chief suspensions in the past. Show More Summary
When you go shopping for a new truck you may run across the Toyota Xplore Adventure Series. With this you can have your new Tacoma, for example, kitted out for the ultimate in camping and off-road travel. This includes a bed rack and an elevated tent so that you don't need to haul a trailer or set up your tent on the damp ground.
POS Driver Car # MFG 1 Matt Crafton 88 Toyota 2 Joey Coulter 18 Toyota 3 Ryan Blaney 29 Ford 4 Brendan Gaughan 62 Chevrolet 5 Johnny Sauter 98 Toyota 6 James Buescher 31 Chevrolet 7 Darrell Wallace Jr 54 Toyota 8 Ty Dillon 3 Chevrolet 9 Ron Hornaday Jr 9 Chevrolet 10 Timothy [...]
Matt Crafton scored his third career Camping World Truck Series victory Saturday afternoon at Kansas Speedway when he took the checkered flag 0.167 seconds ahead of Joey Coulter. Rookie Ryan Blaney, Brendan Gaughan and Johnny SauterShow More Summary
Turner Scott Motorsports swept the top three spots for this afternoon’s Camping World Truck Series race from Kansas Speedway. James Buescher, who led both practice sessions on Friday, will start on the pole (178.306 mph) alongside Miguel Paludo. Show More Summary
James Buescher swept both practice sessions on Friday at Kansas Speedway. Though overall speeds dropped by two seconds, The Turner Scott Motorsports drivers—Buescher, rookie Jeb Burton and Miguel Paludo—swept the top 3 positions as they prepare for Saturday morning’s qualifying session. Show More Summary
No NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion has been able to win back-to-back titles. Right now, it looks like James Buescher will extend that record unless his No. 31 Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet team executes a big turnaround. Buescher has yet to post a top-10 finish in the season’s first three races. He sits eighth in current [...]
During the Camping World Truck Series race at Rockingham, seasoned lion Ron Hornaday Jr. went toe-to-toe with young upstart Darrell Wallace Jr. By toe-to-toe, I mean he hooked his bumper and sent him snout-first into the turn three wall. Show More Summary
By Dave Grayson I’ve been a fan of NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series since its inception back in 1995. So, needless to say, I was perched in front of my television to watch the series’ race at the legendary Rockingham Speedway. I thoroughly enjoyed watching young Kyle Larson score his first NASCAR national series win during the North Carolina Education [...]
Since Kyle Larson claimed his first-career NASCAR national-level win on Sunday when the won the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Camping World Truck Series race at Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway, he has been touted as the first driver in NASCAR’s Drive 4 Diversity program to win a national-level event. Even NASCAR, itself, is making such a [...]
Kyle Larson avoided a Juan Pablo Montoya-like incident after blowing a tire on the backstretch under caution during Friday night's Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Just laps earlier, Larson had caused the caution after spinning off of turn four. Show More Summary
ThorSport Racing has much to celebrate this weekend in Rockingham, N.C. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ longest, continually operating organization enters the third race of the 2013 season with all three drivers – Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton and two-time champion Todd Bodine – ranked among the top 10 in the standings. The Sandusky, Ohio-based Toyota team ran the table [...]
DAF Launches New Euro 6 LF and CF Series
New Vehicles Establish New Quality and Efficiency Standard
BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DAF Trucks ( NAS: PCAR ) unveiled today the new, versatile Euro 6 LF and CF truck models and the new, innovative Euro 6 PACCAR MX-11 engine at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham, the United Kingdom. Show More Summary
After taking six weeks off between the season opener and Saturday afternoon’s Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway, the Camping World Truck Series didn’t disappoint and showed up in spectacular fashion. From beating and banging to tempers...Show More Summary
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Johnny Sauter has a new number this year, switching from No. 13 to the No. 98 just prior to the start of the 2013 season. And along with that new number, it would seem that the driver behind the wheel of that renumbered 98 ThorSport Racing Toyota is a [...]