The Nascar Camping World Truck Series
headed to Kentucky Motor Speedway tonight for the running of the
Buckle Up In Your Truck 225. It was going to be an exciting and
different race, as the racetrack was repaved in June which created a
whole new playing ground for everyone. Daniel Suarez was on the pole,
followed by Brett Moffit.
As the race got underway, Suarez was
able to get the lead in turn 3 on the first lap. Suarez tried to
check out, but William Byron and Moffit was staying close behind. As
the race went on there was a lot of drivers reporting their trucks
having handling issues. On lap 16, Suarez was starting to check out
from Byron. Suarez would hold onto the top spot until a caution came
out on lap 25. Brett Moffit blows an engine into turn 1. Replays show
that his truck may have cut an oil line. This brought the leaders
down pit road. Most of them took two tires, fuel, and adjustments to
aid the drivers handling. Suarez would win the race off pit road.,
although problems would occur. Cole Custer had problems with his
helmet, and Kyle Busch was penalized for too many men over the wall.
Busch was sent to the rear. Spencer Gallagher penalized for crew
members over the wall too soon, and Norm Benning driving through too
many pit boxes.
Restart lap 35, Suarez and Byron were
on the front row and battled for the top spot. Suarez took the lead
in the middle of one, next lap later. But it wasn't long though,
until the next caution came out on lap 38. Debris in turn 1, would be
the cause of the caution flag. This was going to be a quickie yellow
and the race went back green on lap 42. Suarez and Byron continued to
show the way until another yellow on lap 45. Rico Abreu and Austin
Wayne Self make contact with the wall, bringing out the third
caution. TV shows that Abreu was on the outside, and may have got
Wayne Self loose causing them to both spin. Wayne Self would make the
hardest contact with the wall.
The race restarted on lap 55, after a
lengthy cleanup due to oil. Suarez and Byron was again the class of
the field. Suarez got the lead in turn 1, but Byron and Bell followed
closely behind. There's a term called “Cautions Breed Cautions”.
That would come into play once again as the yellow came out on lap
57. Spencer Gallagher got loose in turn 3 and takes Kyle Busch into
the wall. This accident would end Busch's night. Leaders came down
pit road under the yellow, and there were many drivers who played
different strategies. Suarez took four tires as Byron would end up
taking up two. Timothy Peters, Tyler Reddick and others would stay
out for track position.
Peters and Reddick took the next
restart on lap 64. Both of them battled side-by-side, but Johnny
Sauter made a three wide pass for the lead. Although Peters regained
the lead on lap 79. A few laps later, Byron with a strong truck takes
the lead on lap 82. The 5th caution came out as the
caution clock expired on lap 103. The leaders again take two tires
and fuel. Daniel Suarez would be penalized on pit road.
The race went back green on lap 108,
as Byron and Daniel Hemric led the field into turn 1. Byron was able
to get the advantage off of turn 4. But on lap 114, Hemric started to
reel in race leader Byron. As Byron and Hemric start to battle for
the lead, John Hunter Nemechek came into play with 19 to go.
Nemechek tries to pass Hemric, but was unable to do so in the
process. He tried again with 3 to go and completed the pass. But time
would run out for Nemechek, as William Byron scored his 4th
career truck series win.
History was being made as Kyle Busch
Motorsports broke a record for all time wins in the truck series.
This was KBM's 51st career win. Roush Fenway had
previously held the record with 50 truck wins.
The Camping World Truck Series takes a week off, before heading to Eldora Speedway on July 20.
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