GALE CAPTURES DRAMATIC VICTORY IN THE FORD ECOBOOST 200
James Buescher secures 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship
Miami
– There was no shortage of drama tonight at Homestead-Miami Speedway as
a late race incident led to a green-white-checkered finish in the
Ford EcoBoost 200. During the dash to the finish line, Cale Gale
pinned Kyle Busch against the wall as the two finished neck-and-neck,
with Gale edging Busch for his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
victory by mere margin of .014 seconds.
With a 13th
place finish, James Buescher claimed his first NASCAR Camping World
Truck Series championship. On the last laps of the
race, Ty Dillon was making a charge to take both the race and the
championship title lead before getting caught in a collision with Kyle
Larson, ending Dillon’s title dreams. Dillon did not walk away
empty-handed though, as he is the winner of the 2012 Sunoco
Rookie of the Year Award.
Gale’s
victory is his first in 32 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. It
marked his eighth top-10 finish of the 2012 season. Gale is the
series record 16th different winner in 2012, as well as the
ninth different first-time winner this season, also a series record.
Busch came in second in the race, posting his fifth top-10 finish in six
races at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and his
third top-10 finish in 2012. Joey Coulter finished third in both the
race and the season, posting his second top-10 finish in two races in
Miami.
There
were five caution flags during the race, including a late collision on
Lap 133. The incident resulted in a red flag that lasted more than
10 minutes. Explaining the impact the accident had on his race, Busch
said the wreck “Just brought too many trucks and changed the order
around too much, and it came down to losing it on a yellow again.”
The
thrilling conclusion of tonight’s race is just a preview of what fans
can expect for the remainder of Ford Championship Weekend. The Ford
EcoBoost 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship race will run
Saturday, Nov. 17, at 4:30 p.m. ET.
The Ford EcoBoost 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship is set for Sunday, Nov. 18, at 3:00 p.m.
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