Rookie and KBM teammate Christopher Bell earned second-fastest spot
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His No. 4 truck reaching a high speed of 136.051 mph, Erik Jones soared back to the top of the leaderboard just minutes before the end of the sole Camping World Truck Series practice at Iowa Speedway for Friday’s American Ethanol 200 (8:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1, MRN, SiriusXM). The Kyle Busch Motorsports driver had spent most of the afternoon riding the top position.
Bell, who is making his series debut this weekend at Iowa for Kyle Busch Motorsports, created quite the first impression, wheeling around the tri-oval at 135.682 mph to briefly lead the session, before eventually earning the second position under teammate Jones.
Coming off a strong fourth-place result at Gateway last weekend, John Hunter Nemechek‘s No. 8 NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet was next on the leaderboard with a top speed of 135.193 mph. GMS Racing’s Spencer Gallagher (135.037 mph) and ThorSport Racing’s rookie Cameron Hayley (134.933 mph) rounded out the top five.
Reigning back-to-back series champion Matt Crafton propelled his No. 88 ThorSport Racing Toyota to sixth on the leaderboard.
The Truck’s sole practice — which spanned two hours and 25 minutes — saw four cautions overall, three for spins in Turn 4. Tommy Regan brought out the first one when his No. 45 Chevrolet spun off Turn 4 one hour into the session. Minutes later, Ray Black Jr. brought out the second caution when his No. 07 Chevrolet also spun. Tyler Reddick‘s No. 19 ride took a spin in Turn 4 onto the frontstretch with less than an hour remaining, signaling the final caution.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is back on track at Iowa at 5:45 p.m. ET for Keystone Light Pole Qualifying (FOX Sports 2).