In just three short days, the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion will be crowned -- and for perhaps the first time in Truck Series history champagne will not be sprayed during the champ's celebration.
Why's that? Because the two drivers gunning for the title, Erik Jones and Tyler Reddick, are both just 19 years old -- making the future 2015 champion, whoever it is, the youngest in Truck Series history.
"It's cool to have the opportunity to win both Rookie of the Year and the championship in the same season," Jones said during a Tuesday teleconference.
Leading the tight standings battle, Jones is going into Homestead-Miami Speedway 19 points ahead of Reddick. Jones has never made a Truck Series start at Homestead, while Reddick has one under his belt when he finished sixth in 2014.
Both of the young drivers have had a lot of influence from NASCAR's Sprint Cup star Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch, as Reddick drives for Brad Keselowski Racing and Jones for Kyle Busch Motorsports.
"The biggest thing for me (to get adjusted to) has been the short tracks," Reddick said. "When I first came into this deal I had very minimal short-track experience. Coming from the dirt racing world I had to unlearn everything and then learn it again. I've leaned a lot on Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney."
And just as Keselowski has been a mentor to Reddick, Kyle Busch has done the same for his phenom.
"I've leaned a lot on Kyle, trying to figure out how to be better at the mile-and-a-half tracks," Jones said. "I think we've come a long way since 2013, KBM has come a long way."
Jones recently gained experience behind the wheel of a Sprint Cup Series car, piloting the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota during Matt Kenseth's two-race suspension, where he finished 12th and 19th at Texas and Phoenix, respectively. Jones also filled in for Kyle Busch at Kansas this season when the JGR driver was out for injuries. Jones finished 40th there.
Tune in as the Camping World Truck Series takes the Miami track on Friday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. ET for the Ford EcoBoost 200 (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM).