This is not where you want to be.' The run to the championship opens Friday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Nineteen year-old Chandler Smith took the lead with two laps remaining and held off 2021 championship contender Zane Smith and the winningest driver in NASCAR national-series history, his team owner Kyle Busch, to win the Victoria's Voice 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. ET on Thursday, February 16. With eight laps to go, Rhodes was battling side by side with teammate Matt Crafton but pulled ahead for a sixth-place finish. In regular season standings, he is 12th. Thanks to a few late-race cautions involving many front-running trucks, Bodine had found himself pack on the lead lap by the end of the race and was able to rally to a 22nd-place finish. Fox is set to broadcast the Daytona 500 live beginning at 2:30 p.m. Can the 58-year-old Bodine really go out this way? Build your customFanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis onAll Racing and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. Zane Smith restarted with the advantage over Chandler Smith on the final restart and with two laps to go, had him cleared on the backstretch. Can the 58-year-old Bodine really go out this way? However, the Bob Jenkins-owned team plan to enter three cars for the 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) high-banked Daytona Beach, Florida oval. Links. One caveat: NASCAR's regular-season points leader in the Truck series has not won the season championship in each of the past four years. 22 TCU held OLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Felix Okpara had 12 points and 12 rebounds to help Ohio State finish its home schedule with CAMBRIDGE Length and strength. : The Black Cat Auto Club Mystery Thats NASCARs Latest Animal Encounter, Reel Racing: The Evolution of Motorsports Films Across Disciplines, NASCAR Announces New Rules Package for Short Tracks, Road Courses, Dropping the Hammer: NASCARs Days of Future Past. Series regular winners: Zane Smith (Daytona), Chandler Smith (Las Vegas), Todd Bodine is back in the Truck series , A lot of good trucks, including the 91, 1, 61 and 38 collected damage on the restart. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. Chandler Smith, attempting to make his Cup Series debut with Kaulig Racing, failed to make the field. Only four non-chartered cars will successfully qualify for the race, meaning that Smiths Daytona 500 debut might not come in 2023. UK MPs express "grave concerns" over FIA and F1 role in "sportswashing", M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team, M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team 16 Chevy in the 2023 Xfinity Series. A bad week or the dark horse from F1 testing? The run to the championship opens Friday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. In addition, Smith, 23, will make his Daytona 500 debut with FRM as part of a plan that will include other Cup Series starts for the organization in 2023 as well as possible Xfinity Series races with another organization in collaboration with FRM. You have come to the ESPN Africa edition, for other ESPN editions, click above. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. Kaulig is one of the top organizations in NASCARs second-tier series, and the promotion of Allmendinger, Ty Gibbs, and Noah Gragson to the Cup Series leaves 20 of this seasons Xfinity races without a defending champion taking to the grid. Zane Smith clinched the regular season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway. Begin a free trial of FuboTV now and dont miss any of the action! He made 241 career Cup starts, 333 in the second-tier Xfinity Series, and Saturday marked his 226th in the Truck Series. Ive been here before. AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) It took overtime in his third attempt for Zane Smith to finally win a NASCAR championship. We have been thrilled with the performance by Zane this season, said team owner Bob Jenkins. I was hoping they started racing back there, which they did, which ended up kind of working out for me. He made an impromptu debut in the Cup Series earlier this season, substituting for Chris Buescher in the June 5 race at Gateway and finished 17th. LONG POND, Pa. -- Zane Smith clinched the regular-season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway. pic.twitter.com/UDbRSeB71b. Later Saturday at Homestead-Miami, drivers will continue battling for the three remaining spots in next month's Xfinity championship race. "Heck, maybe I'll have to make 801," he said. I knew I only had to get a couple of points, to clinch, Smith said. This is part of the game.. If we lived in a perfect world, wed have practice before qualifying, because whos to say we dont have a problem right off the bat and then we have to race our way in? Chandler Smith said, according to The Athletic. "I feel really good about where our team is at. Eckes tried to throw a block, but it was too late. The three restarted on the outside lane front-to-rear with Eckes restarting on the bottom. With 25 laps to go, Logano maintained a small advantage over Harvick, followed by Blaney and Buescher. One of English soccers biggest rivalries resumes at Anfield with the tables turned, Lance Stroll is set to drive for Aston Martin at the Bahrain Grand Prix this week after missing preseason testing due to a wrist injury. Chandler Smith won his second race of the season driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports and is one of only two drivers in the playoff field with multiple wins this season. At best, some teams might send their drivers out for a few laps in a Tuesday or Wednesday practice just to be sure the car came off the hauler without an obvious problem. 18 Toyota threw it into the outside of turns 3 and 4. Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. Amidst a near-crash for youngster Derek Kraus, the driver of the No. A two-time Truck series champion, Bodine ran a limited schedule the past few seasons. 00:20. Chandler Smith, Zane Smith, Ty Majeski and Ben Rhodes, from left, pose with the trophy before the NASCAR Truck Series auto race Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in Avondale. The execution of this race is everything because you know most likely there won't be a caution so you've got to do a good job on pit road, cycle yourself to the front," Logano said. Todd Bodine slammed the wall early in his 800th career NASCAR start and the final scheduled one of his career. The latest Padres, Chargers and Aztecs headlines along with the other top San Diego sports stories every morning. Jimmie Johnson was already locked in based on his qualifying speed. He made his NASCAR debut in a Busch Series race (now Xfinity) and finished 27th on Sept. 21, 1986 at Martinsville Speedway. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. Fought a really tough truck. Currently, he is the lead writer for the weekly Thinkin' Out Loud column and one of our lead reporters. One caveat: NASCARs Trucks regular-season points leader has not won the season championship in each of the past four years. Zane Smith, Chandler Smith, Ben Rhodes, John Hunter Nemechek, Stewart Friesen, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger and Matt Crafton are in the playoffs. Did You Notice? Zane Smith was the Truck Series runner-up in each of the past two seasons and hoped his success -- he has three wins -- over the first 16 races can better position him to win his first championship. Weve been going through a little bit of a struggle recently, Chandler Smith said. 84 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet. With the rust shaken off, Bodine will return at Darlington Raceway in a few months to resume his quest for 800-career NASCAR starts. And dont accuse Smith of Monday-morning quarterbacking. However, Busch rallied back to battle his former employee and had a run for the lead spot on the bottom. Zane Smith was the Truck series runner-up in each of the past two seasons and hoped his success -- he has three wins -- over the first 16 races can better position him to win his first championship. Instead, that honor, and 20 extra points, went to defending series champion Ben Rhodes after staying out during a late-stage caution while the KBM team pitted before the end of the second stage. In his relatively brief racing career, Smith owns six wins in Trucks and four in the ARCA Menards Series, all since 2018. Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. With an already-damaged truck, the New Yorker was running his own pace when he began to complain about how loose his Toyota was becoming. We also want to give Zane the opportunity to win more races and a championship with our Truck series program, and we are excited to see what he will do next season.. The team was disqualified after failing post-race inspection. Its racing. Can someone explain what the violation was? Weve been going through a little bit of a struggle recently, Chandler Smith said. He made 241 career Cup starts, 333 in the second-tier Xfinity Series, and Saturday marked his 226th in the Truck Series. https://t.co/3A53tNOCuI, FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) March 5, 2022. That doesnt make him incapable of grasping the obvious, which gives him a leg up on the NASCAR brain trust. Zane Smith and Chandler Smith (they are not related), Ben Rhodes, John Hunter Nemechek, Stewart Friesen, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger and Matt Crafton are in the . With Eckes out of contention, it set up a thrilling battle for the win with less than 10 laps to go. NASCAR officials arent wrong in assuming that owners of chartered cars dont want to take unnecessary risks on superspeedways. Front Row Motorsports have entered a third car for Zane Smith for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500, but he isnt locked into the race. Crafton will race for a fourth series championship. Smith . Rhodes held off hometown hero Busch for the stage two win and completed his sweep. I couldn't do anything I do on the track without the support of my family behind me!Looking forward to racing at @AutoClubSpdwy this Saturday in the No. pic.twitter.com/hPnk9ie4LB, NASCAR Camping World Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) March 5, 2022. Zane Smith opened his fourth season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with a win at Daytona. NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? ET on Sunday, February 19. Its definitely not how we wanted this to go, he said. This is part of the game.. Sure enough, Smiths Chevy experienced mechanical issues as soon as he took the track. "I knew I only had to get a couple of points [to clinch]," Zane Smith said. Long day. Tune in at 5:00 p.m. EST on @FS1! https://t.co/9KhKU1Sokz pic.twitter.com/8UNIUXHZIv. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. We put a full-fledged effort in for this race, but our focus has been on Phoenix since we won Bristol.". Smith has. Zane Smith's DQ drops him to a last-place finish and as a result he will be scored in 36th for the second race of the season. Zane Smith was the Truck series runner-up in each of the past two seasons and hoped his success -- he has three wins -- over the first 16 races can better position him to win his first championship. "I just didn't know it was gonna be that tough.". Everything you need to know about F1's 2023 season, Byron wins first pole of season at Homestead, Wallace outburst draws extra scrutiny from 23XI. "Third time's the charm," Smith said after the race. 40. I guess we are making up for a relatively clean Daytona. Got a question or observation about racing? Tanner Gray was later scored as fifth after Zane Smith was disqualified in post-race inspection. Thats why NASCAR absolutely has to allow practice on superspeedways before qualifying, especially at the season-opening Daytona 500. Las Vegas . A bad week or the dark horse from F1 testing? Zane Smith was the Truck Series runner-up in each of the past two seasons and hoped his success he has three wins over the first 16 races can better position him to win his first championship. "We've been going through a little bit of a struggle recently," Chandler Smith said. Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. Majeski wins at Homestead, Championship 4 field is set. Elizabeth Szokol has shot an 8-under-64 for a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Womens World Championship in Singapore, Raegan Beers scored 18 points making 8 of 9 foul shots and Adlee Blacklock scored 15 and No. The 19-year-old crossed over using the momentum he had gathered by using the same top lane his truck owner had attempted to use. "It's definitely not how we wanted this to go," Bodine said. Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. Can the 58-year-old Bodine really go out this way? He recently competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Kyle Busch. He made 241 career Cup starts, 333 in the second-tier Xfinity Series, and Saturday marked his 226th in the Truck series. pic.twitter.com/0NpzQAOTRf, 2022 Cup Series Season in Review: Kaulig Racing. 3-for-3@KBMteam trucks are leading the way. Weve been going through a little bit of a struggle recently, Chandler Smith said. 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Zane Smith was the Truck Series runner-up in each of the past two seasons and hoped his success -- he has three wins -- over the first 16 races can better position him to win his first championship. NASCAR: Conor Daly could miss the Daytona 500, NASCAR: Chandler Smith could miss the Daytona 500, Smith is set to share the chartered No. It was a battle of Smiths to the checkered, with Chandler Smith winning it for KBM as team owner Busch finished third. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. To boot, the Onion was coming back in the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet, Travis Pastranas No. Justin Allgaier 4.050. 38 Ford with Todd Gilliland, non-chartered entries, of which there are six, Only four non-chartered cars will successfully qualify for the race, Buescher was sidelined due to COVID-19 protocols. 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