Matt Crafton hadn’t won a NASCAR trucks race in three years. The way Austin Dillon was running, it didn’t look like that would change in Iowa.
One sloppy pit stop changed everything, allowing Crafton to take a late lead and snap a frustrating 79-race winless drought.
Crafton held off a charging Dillon to win the trucks race Saturday night, his second career victory and first since Charlotte in 2008. USA Today
“I just had to hold him [Dillon] down,” Crafton said. “My right rear [tire] got hot, and I got really loose in the center, so I backed up into the entry, and then he caught me. I saved just enough so I could drive back down into the corner with him. It was an awesome race right there at the end.”
Dillon’s runner-up finish moved him up to second in the point standings. He is now 22 points behind Johnny Sauter, who finished fourth.
David Mayhew, the pole sitter, finished third, and rookie Joey Coulter took the fifth spot.
Cole Whitt, also a rookie this season, James Buescher, Nelson Piquet Jr., David Starr and Bodine completed the top-10. MiamiHerald.com
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet 2 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 3 2 David Mayhew Chevrolet 4 13 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 5 22 Joey Coulter * Chevrolet 6 60 Cole Whitt * Chevrolet 7 31 James Buescher Chevrolet 8 8 Nelson Piquet Jr. * Chevrolet 9 81 David Starr Toyota 10 5 Todd Bodine Toyota 11 17 Timothy Peters Toyota 12 46 Justin Lofton Toyota 13 32 Steve Arpin Chevrolet 14 18 Brian Ickler Toyota 15 7 Miguel Paludo * Toyota 16 62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota 17 92 Clay Rogers Chevrolet 18 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 19 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 20 9 Max Papis Toyota 21 98 Dakoda Armstrong Chevrolet 22 29 Parker Kligerman * Dodge 23 102 Jamie Dick Chevrolet 24 7 Caleb Roark Chevrolet 25 23 Jason White Chevrolet 26 57 Norm Benning Chevrolet 27 4 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet 28 66 Justin Marks Chevrolet 29 63 Jack Smith Ford 30 93 Mike Garvey Chevrolet 31 296 Todd Peck Chevrolet 32 175 Greg Seevers Chevrolet
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