With an already-damaged truck, the New Yorker was running his own pace when he began to complain about how loose his Toyota was becoming. Las Vegas Qualifying Order: March 2022 (NASCAR Cup Series) Las Vegas Qualifying Order: October 2022 (NASCAR) Auto Club Qualifying Order: February 2023. Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. Rhodes, Majeski's ThorSport Racing teammate, made the cut Saturday by just one point over Stewart Friesen. After winning seven ARCA Menards Series races in 2019-20, Smith landed a full-time truck series ride with Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2021 and won twice, including the Championship 4 in Phoenix . Daytona winner Zane Smith is still in the playoffs after being disqualified in post-race inspection. Zane Smith was the Truck Series runner-up in each of the past two seasons and hoped his success -- he has three wins -- over the first 16 races can better position him to win his first championship. The 19-year-old crossed over using the momentum he had gathered by using the same top lane his truck owner had attempted to use. In his relatively brief racing career, Smith owns six wins in Trucks and four in the ARCA Menards Series, all since 2018. You may opt-out anytime by clicking "unsubscribe" from the newsletter or from your account. He is the defending series champion, driving the No. Begin a free trial of FuboTV now and dont miss any of the action! NASCAR Mailbox: Did We Get Backstage Passes to Kyle Larson Show at Auto Club? I knew I only had to get a couple of points, to clinch, Smith said. He finished last in 36th place at Pocono. After a spin on lap 56 and making initial contact with the wall, Bodine remained in the back for a while trying to pick up the pieces. Chandler Smith entered Saturday's determining race with a 27-point cushion over Rhodes, the winner of last year's championship, and a 12-point lead over Zane Smith. A big hit for Ben Rhodes in Las Vegas after contact with teammate Ty Majeski. In regular season standings, he is 12th. Luckily, there is a silver lining to being in the back of the field its away from trouble. That sent him to the back of the field for the twin duels, where Smith failed to advance to the Sunday field. Its racing. Justin Allgaier 4.050. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. The run to the championship opens Friday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Crafton will race for a fourth series championship. Majeski wins at Homestead, Championship 4 field is set. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. Chandler Smith (18) leads the pack down the front straight on a restart of the NASCAR Truck Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Saturday, July 23, 2022 in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum). "I can't really say who the favorite is and who isn't, but I really like my chances going to Phoenix.". More AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports, Today's breaking news and more in your inbox. Last year, he followed with three more wins and third place in the standings behind Zane Smith and Ben Rhodes. "Just a great job by the Shell-Pennzoil team. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. With Rhodes stealing the stage shows, KBM capitalized when he pitted and occupied the top three early in the final stage. I've wrecked before. "Racing is the best medicine" for NASCAR's Max Gutierrez, NASCAR issues new Cup rules package for road courses, short tracks, NASCAR announces new rules package They say Zane Smith was DQd due to a lug nut violation. The two Smiths were side-by-side under the white banner as they crossed the line for the last lap. He made his NASCAR debut in a Busch Series race (now Xfinity) and finished 27th on Sept. 21, 1986 at Martinsville Speedway. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker. Tied for the playoff cut line with Crafton is Nemechek with Eckes close behind by only two points in 11th. So far this season in Trucks, Smith has three wins, 15 top-10 and 10 top-five finishes, and captured the regular season title. Series regular winners: Zane Smith (Daytona), Chandler Smith (Las Vegas), Todd Bodine is back in the Truck series , A lot of good trucks, including the 91, 1, 61 and 38 collected damage on the restart. A bad week or the dark horse from F1 testing? He made his NASCAR debut in a Busch Series race (now Xfinity) and finished 27th on Sept. 21, 1986 at Martinsville Speedway. He made 241 career Cup starts, 333 in the second-tier Xfinity Series, and Saturday marked his 226th in the Truck Series. He made his NASCAR debut in a Busch Series race (now Xfinity) and finished 27th on Sept. 21, 1986 at Martinsville Speedway. One caveat: NASCARs Trucks regular-season points leader has not won the season championship in each of the past four years. Thats why NASCAR absolutely has to allow practice on superspeedways before qualifying, especially at the season-opening Daytona 500. Smith the Rookie of the Year in . How NASCAR is gearing up for its "biggest change" in 2022, Logano didnt brake check anyone in Fontana NASCAR Cup restart chaos, Logano denies blame in restart chaos Zane Smith, the championship runner-up the past two years, finished second. One of the only drivers that was able to compete with the trio was young gun and Daytona International Speedway winner Zane Smith. Saying "hello" to an early flight to Fontana, Calif. tomorrow.Let's grab our first top-10 of the season Saturday at @AutoClubSpdwy for the @KauligRacing No. The other two spots would be decided through the twin duels on Thursday. Heck, maybe Ill have to make 801, he said. Zane Smith and Chandler Smith (they are not related), Ben Rhodes, John Hunter Nemechek, Stewart Friesen, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger and Matt Crafton are in the playoffs. One caveat: NASCAR's regular-season points leader in the Truck series has not won the season championship in each of the past four years. Unfortunately, his second-place finish would not stand. Got a question or observation about racing? With 50 laps remaining, Blaney remained out front leading a single-file line of about 10 cars. pic.twitter.com/UDbRSeB71b. Six key themes to follow in the 2022 NASCAR Cup season, How NASCAR had to learn a harsh lesson ahead of Next Gen arrival, How NASCAR had to learn harsh lesson After a minor miscommunication with his team, Bodine placed his truck in the wrong gear while trying to reach his stall. 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LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Zane Smith clinched the regular season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway. Its definitely not how we wanted this to go, he said. In addition to his No. As one of six drivers in unchartered cars, Smith was battling Jimmie Johnson, Travis Pastrana, and three others for the four spots that would fill out the 40-car field. Fox is set to broadcast the Daytona 500 live beginning at 2:30 p.m. Ive been here before. "We knew we had to have a solid truck to just not completely bank on points," Smith said. ET on Sunday, February 19. Amidst a near-crash for youngster Derek Kraus, the driver of the No. pic.twitter.com/0NpzQAOTRf, 2022 Cup Series Season in Review: Kaulig Racing. However, NASCAR didnt schedule any Cup Series practice time until after the single-car qualifying. Zane Smith and Chandler Smith (they are not related), Ben Rhodes, John Hunter Nemechek, Stewart Friesen, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger and Matt Crafton are in the playoffs. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Both Chandler Smith and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. were penalized by NASCAR for speeding on pit road and both had to do a pass-through on pit road. Two would land their spots in the starting grid by virtue of single-car qualifying on Wednesday. Replay: Christian Eckes goes around after a battle for the lead with Kyle Busch! LONG POND, Pa. 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Majeski had claimed the first berth for ThorSport Racing with his first career Truck Series win in Bristol last month. Chandler Smith will compete full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. Smith, who clinched the 2022 regular season title in the Truck Series, will return to another fulltime season in the No. Curfew is midnight. By the end of the night, all three had led a total of 96 out of 134 laps in the 200-mile event. Todd Bodine slammed the wall early in his 800th career NASCAR start and the final scheduled one of his career. As part of a long-term agreement, Zane Smith will return to the NASCAR Truck Series next season with Front Row Motorsports as well as make appearances in both the Cup and Xfinity series. "I had a lot of work to do," Rhodes said. LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Zane Smith clinched the regular season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway. Long day. However, the Bob Jenkins-owned team plan to enter three cars for the 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) high-banked Daytona Beach, Florida oval. 38 Ford with Todd Gilliland, who was once set to be a full-time driver for the second straight year, throughout the season. It was Chandler Smith that scored the jackpot in Las Vegas, but fellow surname holder Zane Smith was one lap short of scoring a second-consecutive Truck Series win in 2022. From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. 18 Toyota threw it into the outside of turns 3 and 4. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. I knew I only had to get a couple of points, to clinch, Smith said. He finished last in 36th place at Pocono. Tanner Gray continues a silently consistent season and is second after two races also six points behind the leader. "It's definitely not how we wanted this to go," Bodine said. Three or more missing (or not tightened to the wheel) lug nuts is a DQ per 2019 rule update. A two-time Truck Series champion, Bodine ran a limited schedule the past few seasons. The defending series Las Vegas winner from last September had a strong restart while Busch struggled on the outside. Zane Smith, the championship runner-up the past two years, finished second. Im glad were on to the playoffs and ready to get this season started.. He made 241 career Cup starts, 333 in the second-tier Xfinity Series, and Saturday marked his 226th in the Truck Series. Thinkin' Out Loud: NASCAR, Is It Too Late to Reconsider about Auto Club? 50 The Money Team Racing Chevrolet, Austin Hills No. While Im 100 percent focused now on the Truck Series playoffs and racing to win a championship for our partners, Im excited for what the future holds next season as I get the opportunity to also compete at the next level and continue to grow as a race car driver.. Truckin Thursdays: Ironman Matt Crafton Ready To Shake Off the Rust. Ive wrecked before. 38 Ford with Todd Gilliland, non-chartered entries, of which there are six, Only four non-chartered cars will successfully qualify for the race, Buescher was sidelined due to COVID-19 protocols. Can the 58-year-old Bodine really go out this way? In addition, the No. Heres the thing: Smith said that before qualifying. Rhodes said he thinks Majeski is the "guy to beat" in the finale. I knew (Bell) would make the run to the outside, and I probably wasn't going to be able to defend that, and just waited for (Blaney) to push me through there. Beforehand, he wrote for IMSA shortly after graduating from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2019. 00:20. Zane Smith was the Truck Series runner-up in each of the past two seasons and hoped his success -- he has three wins -- over the first 16 races can better position him to win his first championship. The highest finisher in each Duel, among the non-chartered cars, locks in. Last summer, Front Row Motorsports announced that Zane Smith, who went on to win the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series championship for the team, would compete in select races for the organization throughout the 2023 Cup Series season, beginning with the season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. 16 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. Zane Smith, Front Row Motorsports, Daytona 500, NASCAR (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images). We also want to give Zane the opportunity to win more races and a championship with our Truck series program, and we are excited to see what he will do next season.. Up Next:The Truck Series takes a weekend off before heading to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the third race of 2022. A bad week or the dark horse from F1 testing? Zane Smith clinched the regular season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway. Kaulig is one of the top organizations in NASCARs second-tier series, and the promotion of Allmendinger, Ty Gibbs, and Noah Gragson to the Cup Series leaves 20 of this seasons Xfinity races without a defending champion taking to the grid. A bad week or the dark horse from F1 testing? Truck racing in Vegas usually means 1 of 2 things. "We've been going through a little bit of a struggle recently," Chandler Smith said. Crafton will race for a fourth series championship. The run to the championship opens Friday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. He made his NASCAR debut in a Busch Series race (now Xfinity) and finished 27th on Sept. 21, 1986, at Martinsville Speedway. In this case, it had to do with the lug nuts themselves were to spec., rule 14.16.1 1-4. https://nascar.com/news-media/2022/03/05/no-38-front-row-motorsports-truck-of-zane-smith-disqualified-at-las-vegas/, A daily email update (Monday through Friday) providing racing news, commentary, features, and information from Frontstretch.com, Im not interested, don't show this again, Thad Moffitt Discusses New Truck Series Ride & Being Part of Petty Lineage, Truckin' Thursdays: Todd Bodine Makes NASCAR Truck Series Return at Las Vegas. It has since been revealed that Smith is set to share the chartered No. Logano the NASCAR Daytona 500 runner-up: "Second is the worst", Daytona 500 starting grid: How they line up for NASCAR Cup Series opener, 2023 Daytona 500 starting lineup Last summer, Front Row Motorsports announced that Zane Smith, who went on to win the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series championship for the team, would compete in select races for the organization. I guess we are making up for a relatively clean Daytona. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Zane Smith 2.500. It was advantage Chandler Smith as they entered turn 1 for the last time, but that was only until team owner Busch attempted to make a run on the duo on the top lane. Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. Instead, that honor, and 20 extra points, went to defending series champion Ben Rhodes after staying out during a late-stage caution while the KBM team pitted before the end of the second stage. Nine cars hit pit road on Lap 22 to make their green-flag pit stop. Michael Dunlop announces Isle of Man TT 2023 plans, Michael Dunlop announces Isle of Man TT 2023 plans Ty Gibbs was penalized for speeding and had to serve a pass-through on pit road. Smith recognized a problem the one that would keep him out of the Daytona 500 before he even strapped in behind the wheel. Nineteen year-old Chandler Smith took the lead with two laps remaining and held off 2021 championship contender Zane Smith and the winningest driver in NASCAR national-series history, his team owner Kyle Busch, to win the Victoria's Voice 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Smith held off reigning Truck Series champion Ben Rhodes and Chandler Smith in a two-lap overtime sprint Friday night to win at Phoenix Raceway and at last win the series title. : The Black Cat Auto Club Mystery Thats NASCARs Latest Animal Encounter, Reel Racing: The Evolution of Motorsports Films Across Disciplines, NASCAR Announces New Rules Package for Short Tracks, Road Courses, Dropping the Hammer: NASCARs Days of Future Past. The result was far and away from the glory days of the Onions championship-winning seasons, but much better than where he almost ended up in his long-awaited return. "Then, when (Bell) got to me, I saw (Ryan) Blaney was behind me. HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Chandler Smith, Zane Smith and Ben Rhodes became the final drivers to punch their tickets to the NASCAR Truck Series finale next month when Ty Majeski, already in the title race, won after Saturday's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 67 23XI Racing Toyota, and Jimmie Johnsons No. He made 241 career Cup starts, 333 in the second-tier Xfinity Series, and Saturday marked his 226th in the Truck series. Copyright The Intelligencer | https://www.theintelligencer.net | 1500 Main Street, Wheeling, WV 26003 | 304-233-0100. Im glad were on to the playoffs and ready to get this season started.. Replay of the finish at Las Vegaspic.twitter.com/INJ5hVFxiJ, Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) March 5, 2022. Related. Chandler Smith outdueled Zane Smith after a late-race restart to take his third career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory and first win of 2022 on Friday, March 4 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Two-time series champion Todd Bodine finally returned to hectic Truck Series competition for the first time since his last series race in 2013 to make six more starts in what is meant to be his last season before retirement. He finished last in 36th place at Pocono. I've been here before. He made his NASCAR debut in a Busch Series race (now Xfinity) and finished 27th on Sept. 21, 1986 at Martinsville Speedway. Despite a rough night, Carson Hocevar runs seventh with Austin Wayne Self and Matt Crafton completing the top nine. One caveat: NASCARs Trucks regular-season points leader has not won the season championship in each of the past four years. If a driver technically locks in both on Wednesday and Thursday, the spot he earned in the single-car qualifying session goes to the next fastest driver from that session, among the non-chartered cars. 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UK MPs express "grave concerns" over FIA and F1 role in "sportswashing", M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team, M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team UK MPs express "grave concerns" over FIA and F1 role in "sportswashing", M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team, M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team He finished last in 36th place at Pocono. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) LONG POND, Pa. -- Zane Smith clinched the regular-season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway. I'm glad we're on to the playoffs and ready to get this season started.. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER. The 36 chartered entries, including Gillilands No. Zane Smith restarted with the advantage over Chandler Smith on the final restart and with two laps to go, had him cleared on the backstretch. The run to the championship opens Friday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. "Long day. Smith has. After Bowman and Byron both took brief stints in the lead, Blaney ended up leading the first lap. 13 Chevrolet. Only four non-chartered cars will successfully qualify for the race, meaning that Smiths Daytona 500 debut might not come in 2023. Las Vegas . 3-for-3@KBMteam trucks are leading the way. Chandler Smith moved up to block his employer, and Zane Smith was able to clear the Toyota onto the backstretch. 84 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet. In fact, it really started in the afternoon during qualifying. "It's racing. Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team, The ex-F1 driver taking on NASCAR with a new team, Marques on taking on NASCAR Todd Bodine slammed the wall early in his 800th career NASCAR start and the final scheduled one of his career. The three restarted on the outside lane front-to-rear with Eckes restarting on the bottom. Zane Smith and Chandler Smith (they are not related), Ben Rhodes, John Hunter Nemechek, Stewart Friesen, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger and Matt Crafton are. Discover more CRAFTSMAN Trucks Final Laps videos below. Michael Dunlop announces Isle of Man TT 2023 plans, Michael Dunlop announces Isle of Man TT 2023 plans How Larson took the long way round to NASCAR Cup glory, Why Bubba Wallaces Talladega win is such a big moment for NASCAR, Why Wallaces win is huge for NASCAR A bad week or the dark horse from F1 testing? 36/38 Ford Mustangs for FRM. A wreck from stage sweeper Rhodes capped off a pattern of cautions and triggered a restart with 24 laps to go. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet, Travis Pastranas No. NASCAR officials arent wrong in assuming that owners of chartered cars dont want to take unnecessary risks on superspeedways. Fought a really tough truck. 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