The afternoon heat and high speeds at Las Vegas Motor Speedway had trucks slipping and sliding all over—into the wall, into each other, eventually into the pits.
For a veteran driver like Ron HornadayJr., this was a perfect setup to turn back all those flat-out-all-the-time youngsters he’s been chasing all season.
Using his veteran savvy and pit strategy to outlast less-experienced drivers, Hornaday waded through a crash-filled Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday for his second straight victory and record-extending 51st overall. ESPN
Dillon, the defending race winner, brought out the first of 10 cautions in the 219-mile (350-kilometer) race when he made contact with the wall on the second lap. He wound up finishing 15 laps down in 17th. Dillon managed to hold on to the points lead. His advantage is five points over Johnny Sauter, who finished fourth.
Buescher trailed Dillon by three points heading into this race, but he ran into the back of Blake Feese after Feese spun around on lap 47. Buescher fell 40 laps behind and ended up finishing 21st. He is currently seven points behind Dillon.
Crafton’s second-place run came in his 268th straight truck start, as he surpassed Dennis Setzer for second on the series’ all-time consecutive starts list. Terry Cook holds the record with 296.
Timothy Peters’ third-place finish put him back in the title fight as well. Peters is 25 points behind the leader. Fox News
“I know I stunk up the show for the fans, but I wanted this win really, really bad,” Hornaday said. “I finally won in Vegas.”
Hornaday was driving the No. 2 Chevrolet for the second race in a row for Kevin Harvick Inc. owners Kevin and DeLana Harvick.
“This is just a dream come true,” Hornaday said. “You don’t get trucks like that very often, and I’ve got it two races in a row, so that’s pretty awesome. Kevin and DeLana, I owe them a lot. They give me a championship truck with the owner points and still believing in me. They put Bruce Cook [crew chief] with me, and we go out and win another one.”
There were eight lead changes among five drivers and the race was slowed by 10 cautions for 44 laps. The track record for cautions and caution laps is 12 and 46, set in 2008. NASCAR.com
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Smith’s 350 at Las Vegas - Race Results
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