Thursday, November 16, 2017

#NCWTS Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway

#NCWTS Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Four Driver's Left to do Battle Tonight for the Camping World Truck Series Championship

 

 

 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

  • Next Race: Ford EcoBoost 200
  • The Place: Homestead-Miami Speedway
  • The Date: Friday, Nov. 17
  • The Time: 8 p.m. ET
  • TV: FS1, 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  • Distance: 201 miles (134 laps)
    • Stage 1 (Ends on lap 40)
    • Stage 2 (Ends on lap 80)
    • Final Stage (Ends on lap 134)


The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series waves the green flag for the Lucas Oil 150 later tonight. The Championship 4 race kicks off what promises to be a thrilling weekend in Miami, NASCAR’s title town.

Tonight’s race will crown one of four drivers as the series champion in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The first of the Championship 4 drivers to cross the finish line at Homestead will become the 2017 series driver champion. 


Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton, Christopher Bell and Austin Cindric are the Championship 4 and will make a run at the title in the Ford EcoBoost 200.

Breakdown by Round of Johnny Sauter’s 2017 Playoffs:

Round of 8: Johnny Sauter started off with a relatively below-average opening round, as he finished ninth at New Hampshire, tenth at Las Vegas and edged into the Round of 6 with a 12th-place finish at Talladega.

Round of 6: Sauter owned the Round of 6 with a third-place finish at Martinsville and visits to Victory Lane at Texas and Phoenix.

 

Johnny Sauter Fast Facts:

  • • In 2017, Johnny Sauter had a career-high four wins and tallied 12 top fives and 18 top 10s. He led 455 laps.
  • • During the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs, Sauter has two wins and a top-10 finish in all but one race.
  • • Sauter’s average finish during the first six races of the Playoffs is 6.0.
  • • In Sauter’s 10 starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he has one win, three top-fives and seven top-10 finishes. He has recorded an average finish of 10.8 with an average driver rating of 100.9.


Breakdown by Round of Matt Crafton’s 2017 Playoffs:

Round of 8: Matt Crafton posted finishes of sixth (New Hampshire), seventh (Las Vegas) and ninth (Talladega) in the opening round.

Round of 6: A second-place finish in the opening race of the round at Martinsville was a major help in getting Crafton to the Championship 4. He followed that up with a ninth-place finish at Texas before coming home in 21st at Phoenix after getting caught up in an incident.

Matt Crafton Fast Facts:

• In 2017, Matt Crafton has posted just one win while collecting five top fives and 15 top 10s. He led 321 laps.
• During the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs, Crafton has top-10 finishes in all but one race.
• Crafton’s average finish during the first six races of the Playoffs is 9.0.
• In Crafton’s 16 starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he has one win, three top-fives and eight top-10 finishes. He has recorded an average finish of 11.4 with an average driver rating of 97.2.


Breakdown by Round of Christopher Bell’s 2017 Playoffs:

Round of 8: Christopher Bell opened the 2017 Playoffs with a win (and a sweep of Stage 1 and Stage 2) at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, guaranteeing him a spot in the Round of 6. He followed that up with second-place finishes at Las Vegas and Talladega.

Round of 6: Bell opened the round with an eighth-place finish at Martinsville and proceeded to cross the line in third at Texas. Another eight-place finish, this time at Phoenix, was enough to carry him forward into the Championship 4.

Christopher Bell Fast Facts:

  • • In 2017, Christopher Bell has led the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in wins (7), top 5s (14), top 10s (20) and laps led (865).
  • • During the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs, Bell has one win, four top fives and finished in the top-10 of every race.
  • • Bell’s average finish during the first six races of the Playoffs is 4.0.
  • • In Bell’s first two starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he finished 25th in 2015 after running out of fuel in the closing laps and eighth in 2016 as a member of the inaugural Championship 4.


Breakdown by Round of Austin Cindric’s 2017 Playoffs:

Round of 8: Austin Cindric started off his first-ever Playoffs campaign with an eighth-place finish at New Hampshire and followed that up by finishing fourth at Las Vegas and fifth at Talladega.

Round of 6: Bell rebounded from a 10th-place finish at Martinsville to open the round to finish second at Texas. He then went on to finish ninth at Phoenix to capture a berth in the Championship 4.

Austin Cindric Fast Facts:

  • • In 2017, Austin Cindric has one win, one pole, seven top fives and 15 top 10s while leading 106 laps in 22 starts.
  • • During the 2017 Playoffs, Cindric has three top fives and finished in the top 10 in all six races so far.
  • • Cindric’s average finish through the first six races of the Playoffs is 6.3.
  • • This weekend marks Cindric’s first race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.





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