Zane Smith finished seventh in the Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday.
The top 10 finish for Smith, his fourth of the year, added 44 points to his season total.
Smith started in second position and led 11 laps in the race, holding the lead a total of two times. The second-year driver has picked up three top-five and four top-10 finishes in his career.
The Huntington Beach, California native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting eight spots higher than his career mark of 10.2 and completing the race two places ahead of his 8.8 career average finish.
Smith’s seventh-place finish was against a field of 40 drivers. The race endured seven cautions and 25 caution laps. There were six lead changes.
Sheldon Creed earned the victory in the race, and Ben Rhodes followed in second. Matt Crafton placed third, Johnny Sauter took fourth, and Austin Hill finished off the top five.
After Smith won Stage 1, Creed grabbed control and won Stage 2 before taking the checkered flag.