The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series headed to Eldora Wednesday night, for its popular Mud-Summer Classic. There were three segments broken into 40/50/60 laps. There was competition cautions on lap 40 and 90, although the laps wouldn't count under the caution periods.
Bobby Pierce and Tyler Reddick were on the front row, but Pierce got an big advantage down the backstretch and leads lap 1. As soon as, Pierce started to drive away, Justin Shipley had steam coming out of his truck on lap 11. Pierce lead the way until the first caution on lap 20 for debris in turn 2. Timothy Peters also had damage to his right front.
Restart lap 25, Pierce and Reddick lead the field into turn 1, but Larson tried a slide job from third position to try and take the lead. But Larson was unsuccessful in doing so. Just a few laps later, another caution came out for JR Heffner for the rear end of his truck. Replays show that Heffner made contact with someone on the track causing damage to his truck. The damage was significant enough where he stalled on the frontstretch. Reports came in that it was his tailpipe that fell off.
Lap 34 the field goes back to green, and Larson takes the lead away from Pierce. Larson led until a big pileup happened on lap 37 bringing out the red flag. Ben Kennedy, Daniel Hemric, Caleb Holman, John Hunter Nemechek, William Byron, Cameron Hayley, Stewart Frissen, and Spencer Gallagher were all involved. Since this was came close to the scheduled competition caution, this would red flag will count once the race got back going. Kyle Larson would lead the field to the end of segment 1.
Restart lap 42, Brandon Brown stayed out and lead for a little bit, until Larson regained the lead. But on lap 51, Larson had problems as he blew the right rear tire, bringing out the third caution of the night. He would also be penalized for intentionally bringing out the caution.
The race went back green on lap 59, Pierce and Christopher Bell was on the front row. Pierce got the advantage down the backstretch, but a caution comes out as contact was made between Hemric and Brady Boswell. The leaders would end up staying out under this caution.
Restart lap 67, Pierce drove away from the field again, but another caution waved on lap 72. Cody Coughlin had spun and collected teammate Byron with him. After the cleanup, the race went back green on lap 78. Pierce led the way until the end of segment two on lap 91.
Pierce with a strong truck got the lead into turn 1, but bounces off the wall. Larson made a complete pass on Bell for second with 50 to go. But 8 laps later the caution comes out for Stewart Frissen, who blew a motor and laid oil on the track. This was also problems for a race leader Pierce, as he reported "his truck was stuck in 4th gear".
The green flag waved with 31 to go, Larson takes advantage of Pierce's truck problems and takes the lead. Pierce tries to come back, but a right rear tire goes down bringing out another caution with 24 to go. This would end Pierce's night as he bounced off the wall, and safety officials made him go to the infield care center, which is an mandatory rule for any wreck.
Larson takes the green flag with 16 to go, and never looked back as he scored his second career truck series win.
Larson led twice for 48 laps.
There were 9 cautions for 52 laps, with 27 trucks running at the finish.
The Camping World Truck Series returns to action at Pocono Raceway on July 30.
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