NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase Barrels Into Las Vegas
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase heads to Las Vegas on Saturday for its second race and penultimate
contest of the Round of 8 – the DC Solar 350 (8:30 ET on FS1).
William Byron enters the race with Chase security, having already advanced to the Round of 6, which begins at Martinsville, by winning last weekend’s contest at New Hampshire.
Every Chase driver except for Byron competed in last year’s race at Las Vegas. The highest finishing Chaser was
Peters (second), followed by Kennedy (third), Nemechek (fourth), Hemric (sixth), Crafton (eighth) and Bell (14th).
Byron Blazes To Sixth Victory, Advances In Chase Following 1-2 KBM Finish
William
Byron led a race-high 161-of-175 laps on his way to victory in the
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase opener at New Hampshire Motor
Speedway. He
advances to the Round of Six with the win.
Byron's
Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate followed him across the line at New
Hampshire in second. The 21-year-old Oklahoman has one win, eight top
five and 12
top 10s on the season.
Byron,
18, has had a short learning curve in his Sunoco Rookie season. He
leads the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in wins (6), top fives (9),
average finish
(tied, 9.1), laps led (572) and driver rating (107.0).
Saturday’s race will be his Las Vegas debut.
Hemric In Need Of A Win
Arguably
the most consistent NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver all season
with a series-best 13 top-10 finishes, Daniel Hemric ran into trouble
last
Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The No. 19 Brad Keselowski
racing driver logged his lowest finish of the season (28th), which
dropped him to 21 points behind Johnny Sauter on the cutoff line for the
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase Round of
6.
With
two races left until the Round of 6, Hemric pretty much has to win a
race, or hope multiple Chase drivers run into trouble. Hemric has never
won a NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series race, but does have the talent to do it,
evidenced by his six top-three finishes in the last nine races,
including a career-best runner-up in the regular season finale at
Chicagoland Speedway.
Hemric
finished sixth in his lone start at Las Vegas last year and is now
running far superior equipment for Brad Keselowski racing.
Homecoming For Spencer Gallagher
Las Vegas native Spencer Gallagher gets to return to Sin City for Saturday’s DC Solar 350.
Gallagher
began his career racing at the famous Bulling Ring at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway, which also produced Kyle and Kurt Busch.
This
season, Gallagher ranks 12th in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
points on the strength of six top-10 finishes. His six top 10s tie his
total from his
Sunoco Rookie year of 2015.
Fun
fact: Gallagher is an ordained minister who can marry couples. On Aug.
25, he performed a wedding ceremony at Michigan International Speedway.
In two starts at LVMS, Gallagher has finished 13th and 15th.
Mighty Chicken: Townley Returns To Site Of First Win
John
Wes Townley earned the first win of his NASCAR Camping World Truck
Series career when he wheeled his No.
05 Zaxboy’s Chevrolet to Victory Lane in last year’s DC Solar 350 at
Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The victory was part of a career season for
Townley, who set personal bests with three top fives, nine top 10s and
an eighth-place championship finish.
This year, Townley claims just two top 10s and has an average finish of 18.6. He is 15th in the NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series points standings.
GMS Racing Supporting Domestic Violence Awareness
During
the month of October, the GMS Racing drivers and teams will show their
support for domestic violence awareness in various ways.
Spencer
Gallagher will pilot the No. 23 Shade Tree / Noah’s Animal House
Chevrolet Silverado for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) DC
Solar 350 on October 1 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Gallagher’s
teammates, Johnny Sauter, Ben Kennedy and Grant Enfinger, will all run a
purple ribbon decal and all crew members will wear purple ribbons in
support of the cause.
“The
Shade Tree and Noah’s Animal House are both really great organizations
and to have them on the truck for the Las Vegas race is a honor,” said
Spencer Gallagher. “Las Vegas is always a big race for me since it’s my
home track and to show support to local charities is really rewarding.
It’s awesome to see the whole GMS Racing team play a role in supporting
the cause and raising awareness for domestic violence.”
The
Shade Tree and Noah’s Animal House are two local non-profits that serve
families and their pets that are victims of domestic violence in
Southern
Nevada.
“We
are very pleased to spotlight October as Domestic Violence Awareness
month with this message on Spencer’s truck. What a great way to spread
the word to the NASCAR fans, to our Las Vegas community, and to the
entire country,” says Marlene Richter, Executive Director of The Shade
Tree. “Thank you to Spencer and his GMS crew and to all our local
supporters for making this happen -- you are performing
an important public service and maybe even saving lives. We are also
extremely pleased to join with the National Domestic Violence Hotline on
this project.”
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