Title contenders show speed heading into season finale
Camping World Truck Series opening practice | Results
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points leader Matt Crafton topped the 60-minute opening practice at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Thursday. Crafton paced the field with a best speed of 166.728 mph.
Crafton, who needs a finish of 21st-or-better to win his second straight Camping World Truck Series championship, is aiming to become the first back-to-back championship winner in Truck Series history. Crafton holds a 25-point lead on Ryan Blaney entering Friday night’s season finale, the Ford EcoBoost 200 (8 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1). Blaney, who won the pole for this race last year, placed third in the session with a speed of 166.241 mph.
Both title contenders were joined in the top five of the opening practice by teammates of their respective organizations. Blaney’s Brad Keselowski Racing cohort, Tyler Reddick, placed second in the session (166.359 mph), while Crafton’s ThorSport Racing teammate Johnny Sauter placed fourth (165.792 mph).
German Quiroga rounded out the top five with a speed of 165.527 mph.
In addition to the driver championship, the owners championship is still up for grabs. The No. 51 truck owned by Kyle Busch enters Homestead with an 18-point lead over the No. 88 truck owned by Rhonda Thorson. Neither Busch-owned truck, the No. 51 (driven by Kyle Busch) or the No. 54 (driven by Darrell Wallace Jr.) went out for laps in the opening session.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice | Results
Ryan Blaney topped the 90-minute final practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Blaney posted a speed of 165.996 mph to top the charts after finishing third in the opening practice. Blaney comes into the Ford EcoBoost 200, 25 points back of Matt Crafton for the championship.
After topping the opening practice, Crafton finished 17th in the final practice session. He just needs to finish 21st-or-better to secure his second straight Camping World Truck Series title.
Tyler Reddick once again placed second in practice, this time with a speed of 165.817 mph. Reddick is in a battle with Ben Kennedy for Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors.
After not running laps in the opening practice, Kyle Busch and Darrell Wallace Jr. both placed in the top eight of the final practice. Busch was third on the speed charts at 165.771 mph, while Wallace, a three-time winner this season, was eighth at 164.986 mph. Busch is the defending race winner at Homestead and has seven wins in nine starts this season.
Ross Chastain (165.675 mph) and Spencer Gallagher (165.451 mph) rounded out the top five.
Ty Dillon, who will drive the No. 9 truck this weekend for just his second Truck Series start of the season, finished 19th in the final practice.
Keystone Light Pole Qualifying will take place on Friday at 2:45 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 1).
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