Johnny Sauter drove to his first victory Saturday in the Camping World Truck Series and ThorSport Racing teammate Matt Crafton was second in the Las Vegas 350.
Jason White finished third, a career-best in the series. Todd Bodine was fourth and Timothy Peters fifth. NASCAR
“It was unbelievable, a phenomenal day,” Sauter said. “It’s been a long time, and it feels pretty darn good.”
For seven years, Sauter bounced around the Nationwide circuit and competed in a number of Sprint Cup races before returning to truck racing this season with Thor.
With 16 laps to go in the race, Sauter closely trailed his teammate, Matt Crafton of the No. 88 truck, when he made a move to the inside and passed him down the Nellis Straightaway. From there, he never relinquished the lead.
“That thing is a rocket ship,” Crafton said of Sauter’s truck. “We just didn’t have the speed that he did today.” Las Vegas Sun
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 13 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 2 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet 3 23 Jason White Dodge 4 30 Todd Bodine Toyota 5 117 Timothy Peters Toyota 6 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 7 5 Mike Skinner Toyota 8 51 Aric Almirola Toyota 9 15 Brian Ickler * Toyota 10 81 Tayler Malsam * Toyota 11 14 Rick Crawford Ford 12 11 T.J. Bell Toyota 13 10 James Buescher * Ford 14 139 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 15 24 David Starr Toyota 16 7 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet 17 6 Colin Braun Ford 18 9 Max Papis Toyota 19 16 Brian Scott Toyota 20 60 Stacy Compton Toyota 21 129 Mikey Kile Chevrolet 22 4 Ricky Carmichael * Chevrolet 23 273 Lance Hooper Chevrolet 24 157 Norm Benning Chevrolet 25 142 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 26 25 Terry Cook Toyota 27 148 Wayne Edwards Chevrolet 28 47 Brandon Knupp Chevrolet 29 121 Nick Tucker Dodge 30 101 Dillon Oliver Dodge 31 102 Danny Efland Chevrolet 32 8 Butch Miller Chevrolet 33 165 Chris Fontaine Chevrolet 34 293 Shane Sieg Chevrolet 35 189 Trevor Boys Chevrolet
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