RELATED: Practice 2 results
FORT WORTH, Texas — Cameron Hayley greatly improved on his finishing position from the first session (13th) to top the final session of Camping World Truck Series practice Thursday at Texas Motor Speedway.
The No. 13 ThorSport Racing driver topped the practice with a best speed of 179.164 mph. His opening session speed was 177.421 mph.
Hayley edged Jeb Burton, driving for JR Motorsports this weekend, who was second on the charts at 178.430 mph. The top five was rounded out by Ben Kennedy (178.235 mph), Spencer Gallagher (177.895 mph) and Jesse Little (177.889 mph).
Matt Crafton, fastest in the first session, placed 12th with a best speed of 176.171 mph. Points leader Erik Jones was right behind him at 175.844 mph to place 13th.
Ten minutes into the session, the caution came out after the No. 08 of Korbin Forrister began smoking heavily.
The Camping World Truck Series is back on track at 4:40 p.m. ET on Friday for qualifying ahead of the WinStar World Casino 350 (8:30 p.m. ET, FS1).
Practice 1 recap | RELATED: Practice 1 results
Coming off a win at Martinsville Speedway last weekend, Matt Crafton propelled his No. 88 ThorSport Racing Toyota at 179.862 mph around Texas Motor Speedway to secure the top spot on the leaderboard during Friday’s opening practice.
The reigning Camping World Truck Series champion and recorded his best lap early, wheeling his fastest speed at Lap 2. Crafton also won the Truck Series race in The Lone Star State back in June.
Joe Gibbs Racing‘s Daniel Suarez was second-fastest, posting a top speed of 179.313 mph in his No. 51 ride.
GMS Racing’s Spencer Gallagher and Brandon Jones made up positions three and four (179.235 mph and 179.063 mph, respectively), while Red Horse Racing’s Timothy Peters rounded out the top five with a fast lap of 178.962 mph.