The nascar cup series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman of nascar to the most successful nascar cup series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. The series is one of three national divisions of nascar, ranking as the third tier behind the secondtier nascar xfinity series and the top level nascar cup series. Championship 4 news and notes nascar camping world truck. Last lap of every nascar nationwide series champion 2008 2014. He finishes the season with zero wins, seven topfive and 18 top10 finishes. Matt craftons winless streak dates 58 races, to 2017 at eldora. The ford ecoboost 300 is a nascar nationwide series race that takes place at homesteadmiami speedway. Here are our available nascar camping world truck series diecast collectible trucks check them out, they are very popular and for good reason. Owned by 2015 cup series champion kyle busch and fueled by his passion for winning, the organization holds the gander outdoors truck series records for most career wins 75 and most wins in a single season. Feb 18, 2016 the final round, the championship 4, will race at homesteadmiami speedway, with the highest finishing championship 4 driver crowned the nascar camping world truck series champion. Johnny sauter, the 2016 series champion and winningest active ngots driver at tms with five, finished third in the no. How a tweet triggered the bigget nascar story of the week. Sep 12, 2018 last lap of every nascar nationwide series champion 2008 2014. Nascar to crown cup series champion at season finale fox.
Matt crafton wins nascar truck series championship miami. Fox sports to deliver sundays inaugural enascar iracing. A gamble of a pit stop with 37 laps to go paid off as crafton finished second and blew past the rest of the championship contenders at the ford ecoboost 200 to claim the third truck series title of. The 2014 nascar camping world truck series was the 20th season of the camping world truck series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by nascar in north america. William byron was the 2017 xfinity series champion. Jones delivered the championship after running two parttime seasons for kbm. In a season that was characterized by success, 2014 marked the first time in craftons 14 fulltime seasons in the ncwts to win more than one race in a season, prevailing at martinsville va. Drivers since its inception, the camping world truck series has served a dual purpose as a series both for the veterans and a place to develop young talent. The 2014 nascar cup series champion has said his two fulltime drivers aint done shit and doubleddown on it this weekend by saying youngsters either need to.
Nascars virtual race experiment to get tv broadcast amid. On may 8, 2018, nascar and camping world announced the truck series title sponsor would be moved to camping world subsidiary gander outdoors starting in 2019, renaming it the nascar gander outdoors truck series. April 10 today in jayskis nascar history page 8 of 24. This series is often known simply as the truck series. Eleven months since he lost a fulltime ride in the xfinity series, chastain has a shot at his first nascar title. Per nascar rules, as a monster energy nascar cup series regular and former champion, busch is allowed one more truck series start this season. Matt crafton wins second straight nascar truck series title. It left at the end of 2014 and the series became the xfinity series in 2015. The 2019 nascar truck series season is now officially in the books, and the next race on the schedule is the 2020 season opener, the nextera energy 250, at daytona international speedway in. The 2016 nascar camping world truck series champion is back to take his crown. Matt crafton 3x nascar gander outdoors truck series champion. Ecoboost 200 truck series championship start time, finalists. The contract through 2022 is scheduled to continue as planned. Matt crafton wins truck series title without winning.
Erik jones becomes the youngest nascar truck series champion at 19 years, 5 months, 21 days. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour. Nov 14, 2018 the 2016 nascar camping world truck series champion is back to take his crown. Todd gillilands latest nascar truck series misfortune came. Defending nascar camping world truck series drivers champion matt crafton kicked his 2014 title run into high gear with a cherished first career victory and the grandfather clock that comes with it sunday evening in the kroger 250 at martinsville speedway in his no. If after starting positions 1 through 42 are assigned via group qualifying and six provisonals there remains a car owner whose driver is the current or a former nascar sprint cup series champion who participated as a driver in the 20 nascar sprint cup series and who was entered in the event for that owner in. Kyle busch wins vankor 350 nascar gander outdoors truck. Alltime monster energy nascar cup series champions nascar.
Sauter won the seasonopening nascar truck series race friday night and dedicated it to crew chief joe shear jr. Championship 4 news and notes nascar camping world truck series. That is scheduled for charlotte motor speedway, a sister 1. Matt crafton, the 2014 camping world truck series champion. Crafton became the first driver in series history to win backtoback championships. While working toward the series championship title. Sanctioned offroad truck racing had been going on for decades when a small group of southern california racers pitched nascar on the idea of racing pickup trucks on paved oval tracks. Reddick wins xfinity, moffitt truck champ nov 19th, 2018 0 comment following a long and winding road, joey logano finally owns the biggest. The race is part of the nascar ford championship weekend, and is the final race of the season. Although the 2014 nascar cup series champion has a pair of simulators at home one a christmas gift for his young son, keelan he said he really hadnt used them much previously. Chastain will compete fulltime in the xfinity series in 2020 with kaulig racing. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1995 to mike skinner. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. Nov 18, 2014 the ford ecoboost 300 is a nascar nationwide series race that takes place at homesteadmiami speedway.
In 2014, crafton drove his way into the nascar history books becoming the first ncwts backtoback champion, winning titles in 20 and 2014. This is sauters third trip to the playoffs in its current format and he has been in the championship 4 every one of. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest. Matt crafton wins truck series title without winning a race in 2019. The gander outdoors truck series was formerly known as the supertruck series by craftsman 1995, the craftsman truck series 19962008 and the camping world truck series 20092018. Friesen, meanwhile, said he thought busch used the vht or pj1 traction compound to his advantage. In his third season in 2018, rhodes claimed his career second gander trucks win kentucky speedway, three poles, eight topfive, and top10 finishes. Since its inception, the camping world truck series has served a dual purpose as a series both for the veterans and a place to develop young talent. Last lap of every nascar nationwide series champion 20082014. Nov, 2019 eleven months since he lost a fulltime ride in the xfinity series, chastain has a shot at his first nascar title.
Perennial title contender and 2014 nascar cup series champion kevin harvick says he isnt lacking for things to do, even while forced off the oval just like everyone else. The final round, the championship 4, will race at homesteadmiami speedway, with the highest finishing championship 4 driver crowned the nascar camping world truck series champion. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. The nascar camping world truck series is finally back after a fourweek long break at dover international speedway for the jegs 200 on friday, may 4 5 p. The matchup with hidalgo was particularly exciting as hidalgo entered the weekend as the winningest driver from the 2014 season, with two divisional championships in super stock and stock, and was. The gander outdoors truck series is pickup truck racing. Last lap of every nascar camping world truck series champion 20092018. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for nascar cup series, xfinity, gander outdoors.
Matt crafton needed only to finish 21st or better to become the first backtoback champion in the 20year history of the nascar camping world truck series. Nascar simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Matt crafton wins third career truck series championship. Wrapping up his 19th fulltime season in the truck series, craftons previous titles were in 20 and 2014. The series is one of three national divisions of nascar, ranking as the third tier behind the secondtier nascar xfinity series and the top. Click on the year to see detailed race results and standings for that year. The first driver to win multiple championships was ron hornaday jr. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. It will all be decided friday as the ford ecoboost 200 concludes the 25th season of nascars truck series and begins the 18th and final championship weekend held at homesteadmiami speedway.
What nascar drivers are doing during the coronavirus stayat. What nascar drivers are doing during the coronavirus stay. Matt crafton needed only to finish 21st or better to become the first backtoback champion in the 20year history of. Jun 08, 2019 the 2014 nascar cup series champion has said his two fulltime drivers aint done shit and doubleddown on it this weekend by saying youngsters either need to win in our trucks or go. Crafton has the record for most consecutive drivers championships, winning two from 20 to 2014. Todd gillilands latest nascar truck series misfortune. Arca champion competing fulltime in truck series speed51.
Nascar to crown cup series champion at season finale fox sports. The season was contested over twentytwo races, beginning with the nextera energy resources 250 at daytona international speedway and ending with the ford ecoboost 200. It will all be decided friday as the ford ecoboost 200 concludes the 25th season of nascars truck series and begins the 18th and final championship weekend held at. At 16yearold erik jones beat kyle busch in snowball derby racing super late models.
Reddick wins xfinity, moffitt truck champ nov 19th, 2018 0 comment following a long. Larger than life figures who built nascar lap by lap and bolt by bolt from the postworld war ii era into the 21st century comprise the 25 nominees for the nascar hall of fame class of 2014. Overall, fourteen different drivers have won the championship, with ron hornaday jr. Hes nascars 33rd champion and first from connecticut. Jayskis nascar silly season site 2014 past champions. Since debuting in 2010, kyle busch motorsports kbm has quickly established itself as one of the most successful teams in all of nascar. Kevin harvick 2014 nascar cup champion home facebook.
Larsons tweet didnt sit well with kevin harvick, the 2014 cup series champion who had once invested millions to build a team that also competed in the truck series. A look at the champions in the history of the nascar truck series. I didnt have one nerve, said sauter, who finished second in points in 2017. Virtual monster mile stands as next challenge for pro. If after starting positions 1 through 42 are assigned via group qualifying and six provisonals there remains a car owner whose driver is the current or a former nascar sprint cup series champion who participated as a driver in the 20 nascar sprint cup series and who was entered in the. Matt craftons winless streak dates 58 races, to 2017 at eldora, but the 43yearold did not need the victory to.
The nascar truck series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman of. Loganos third win came at homestead, where the champion has won the race to win the title since this format was introduced in 2014. Erik jones was discovered by kyle busch when he beat his future car owner in a race. May 02, 2018 the nascar camping world truck series is finally back after a fourweek long break at dover international speedway for the jegs 200 on friday, may 4 5 p. Apr 10, 2020 bobby isaac, 1970 nascar premier now sprint cup series champion dale jarrett, 1999 nascar premier now sprint cup series champion and threetime daytona 500 winner fred lorenzen, 26 wins and winner of the daytona 500 and world 600 raymond parks, nascars first champion car owner benny parsons, 1973 nascar premier now sprint cup series. Logano is monster energy nascar cup series champion.
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