Austin Dillon became the youngest champion in Miami Speedway.
Dillon was declared the 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion after rain halted the race with 15 laps remaining and Dillon running in 10th. Johnny Sauter came into the night 20 points back in the chase for the title, but his run was literally washed out. Sauter was leading, after holding off Denny Hamlin on what turned into the final lap under green, when the race was called.
Sauter’s second win of the season was a bit bittersweet, since he knew how close he had come to the title. Had Dillon been closer to the bottom of the field at the time, Sauter would have won the race — and the championship. Sauter ended the season a mere six points back. MiamiHerald.com
Hamlin finished second, followed by Kevin Harvick, Nelson Piquet Jr. and Dillon’s Richard Childress Racing teammate Joey Coulter, who clinched top rookie honors in the series this year.
“I remember my first championship with Dale Earnhardt,” said team owner Richard Childress, Dillon’s grandfather. “I had the same feeling [Friday] watching my grandson.”
“You can’t go out of the Truck Series any better than this,” said Dillon, who will graduate to the Nationwide Series with RCR next year. NASCAR.com
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 13 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 2 18 Denny Hamlin Toyota 3 2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 4 8 Nelson Piquet Jr. * Chevrolet 5 22 Joey Coulter * Chevrolet 6 121 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 7 124 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 8 17 Timothy Peters Toyota 9 23 Jason White Chevrolet 10 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 11 81 David Starr Toyota 12 31 James Buescher Chevrolet 13 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 14 29 Parker Kligerman * Dodge 15 15 Dusty Davis * Toyota 16 5 Todd Bodine Toyota 17 4 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet 18 6 Justin Lofton Chevrolet 19 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet 20 62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota 21 9 Max Papis Toyota 22 60 Cole Whitt * Chevrolet 23 32 Blake Feese Chevrolet 24 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 25 98 Dakoda Armstrong Chevrolet 26 151 German Quiroga Toyota 27 20 Ross Chastain Toyota 28 109 Bryan Silas Ford 29 57 Norm Benning Chevrolet 30 168 Clay Greenfield Dodge 31 66 Max Gresham Chevrolet 32 7 Miguel Paludo * Toyota 33 174 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 34 138 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet 35 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Ford 36 7 Johnny Chapman Toyota
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