Derek Kraus finished fifth in the Blu-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 at Kansas Speedway on Friday to secure his first career top-five finish.
Kraus' top-five finish added 43 points to his season total. He has 257 total points, good enough for 10th place in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.
Kraus started in 15th position. The third-year driver has accumulated one top-five and six top-10 finishes in his career.
The Stratford, Wisconsin native began the race one spot behind his career mark of 13.8, but finished nine places ahead of his career average of 13.5.
Kraus took on 38 other drivers on the way to his fifth-place finish. The race endured four cautions and 19 caution laps. There were 17 lead changes.
Austin Hill finished out front in the race, and Brett Moffitt finished second. Grant Enfinger crossed the finish line third, with Matt Crafton taking fourth place. Kraus rounded out the top five.
After Moffitt won Stage 1, Hill seized control and won Stage 2 before driving to victory.
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