Friday, September 24, 2021

Truck Playoffs’ Round Of 8 to Begin

Truck Playoffs’ Round Of 8 to Begin

At Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The field during the #NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol Motor Speedway
Sheldon Creed, driver of the #2 Liftkits4less.com Chevrolet,
leads the field during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol Motor Speedway

 

 

This weekend will be the first of three races in the second round of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs, the Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 Presented by Westgate Resorts (September 24 at 9 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  The Playoff standings have been reset to 3,000 points for the drivers that advanced to the Round 8.

 

 

All eight drivers in the Round of 8 would clinch on their win alone this weekend at Las Vegas: 

  1. John Hunter Nemechek 
  2. Sheldon Creed 
  3. Ben Rhodes 
  4. Zane Smith 
  5. Chandler Smith 
  6. Matt Crafton 
  7. Carson Hocevar 
  8. Stewart Friesen

 

John Hunter Nemechek back to the top of the reseeded Playoff standings

All those regular season wins, and stage points are sure coming in handy in the postseason for Kyle Busch Motorsport’s  driver John Hunter Nemechek who finds himself atop the Playoff standings following the reseeding for the Round of 8.

 

Sheldon Creed’s hot start has him seeded second heading to Vegas

Kicking off the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs with back-to-back wins at Gateway and Darlington was a great way to start postseason for GMS Racing’s Sheldon Creed, who now finds himself ranked second in the postseason standings just 24 points back from John Hunter Nemechek.

 

Ben Rhodes looking to rebound in this round of the Playoffs

ThorSport Racing’s Ben Rhodes advanced to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 on points after finishing in the top-10 at Bristol last weekend.

 

Zane Smith squeaked into the Round of 8

Just two points, that was how little the point margin was for Zane Smith to clinch the final spot in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs Round of 8 last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. GMS Racing’s Zane Smith pulled off an eighth-place finish last Thursday night to advance out of the first round of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs for the second-time in his career (2020, 2021).

 

Chandler Smith sits in the first spot outside the Championship 4

Chandler Smith took the saying ‘Win and you’re in’ to heart last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway and did just that. The Georgia native grabbed his first career the win and in doing so guaranteed his spot in the Round of 8.

 

Three-time champ Matt Crafton keeps the campaign for his fourth title going

ThorSport Racing driver Matt Crafton’s quest for a fourth championship continues, after the veteran put up three top-10 finishes in the first three races of the Playoffs to score enough points to advance to the Round of 8 for the sixth consecutive season in his career (2016-’21) – series-most. If Crafton were to win this season championship, he would tie NASCAR Hall of Famer Ron Hornaday Jr. for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series most titles all-time.

 

Rookie Carson Hocevar has his work cut out for him in the Round of 8

Sitting in the seventh seed is quite the accomplishment for the young NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Carson Hocevar. The Niece Motorsports driver advanced on points to the Round of 8 but now sits seven points behind the Championship 4 Round cutline heading to Las Vegas.

 

Stewart Friesen finds himself in the eighth and final position of this round

Despite not winning in the first round of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs, Halmar Friesen Racing’s Stewart Friesen led all the Playoff challengers in average finish (3.7) in the Round of 10 and because of that he earned himself a spot in the Round of 8.

 

#NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Drivers Sheldon Creed and John H. Nemechek
Sheldon Creed, driver of the #2 Liftkits4less.com Chevrolet,
and John H. Nemechek, driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Toyota, race
during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 200
presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol Motor Speedway

 

 

 

source: NASCAR Media

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