Rookie Austin Dillon scored his first Camping World Truck Series victory Sunday, dominating the Lucas Oil 200 at Iowa Speedway.
In his 12th Truck start, Dillon, 20, led 187 of 205 laps and beat Johnny Sauter to the finish line by .635 seconds.
Dillon, grandson of owner Richard Childress, gave Richard Childress Racing its first Truck Series victory since Sauter’s brother Jay won at Texas in October 1999.
It was also the first time the black No. 3 won in any series since Dale Earnhardt’s death in 2001, a fact not lost on the promising Dillon. NASCAR.com
“It’s pretty awesome. Like I’ve said from the beginning of the year, I wanted to do it for the fans too. I know they want to see it out front,” Dillon said. “I’m glad to sit in the No. 3. It’s my favorite number to run, and hopefully I can run it for a long time.”
He will if he runs like he did on Sunday, expertly piloting a truck third-place finisher Matt Crafton called “stupid fast.”
The top four in the points standings — Todd Bodine, Aric Almirola, Timothy Peters and Ron Hornaday, Jr. — all experienced issues that hampered their shots at catching Dillon.
Sauter finished second followed by Crafton, Ken Schrader and James Buescher. The Associated Press
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 3 Austin Dillon * Chevrolet 2 13 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 3 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet 4 2 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 5 31 James Buescher Chevrolet 6 60 Stacy Compton Chevrolet 7 5 Mike Skinner Toyota 8 162 Greg Pursley Chevrolet 9 4 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet 10 81 David Starr Toyota 11 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 12 12 Mario Gosselin Chevrolet 13 18 Brian Ickler Toyota 14 21 Chris Eggleston * Dodge 15 7 Justin Lofton * Toyota 16 186 Jamie Dick Chevrolet 17 30 Todd Bodine Toyota 18 47 Brett Butler * Chevrolet 19 46 Brian Rose Dodge 20 1 Carl Long Chevrolet 21 6 J C Stout Chevrolet 22 57 Norm Benning Chevrolet 23 23 Jason White Dodge 24 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 25 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb * Ford 26 7 Donny Lia Chevrolet 27 17 Timothy Peters Toyota 28 51 Aric Almirola Toyota 29 85 Brent Raymer Ford 30 15 Steve Wallace Toyota 31 48 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet 32 182 Paddy Rodenbeck Chevrolet 33 187 Chris Jones Chevrolet 34 95 Clay Greenfield Dodge 35 124 Mike Harmon Ford 36 93 Mike Garvey Chevrolet
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