The Camping World Truck Series kicks off a triple header weekend with a stand alone event when they travel to the iconic Knoxville Speedway in Knoxville, Iowa for some dirt racing in an inaugural event.
Postponed due to weather conditions in Bristol, married couple Jessica and Stewart Friesen are looking to be the first married couple to compete on the track.
Qualifying for the Corn Belt 150 will consist of four heat races of 15 laps each with 10 drivers in each heat. Only green flag laps will count with no overtime racing.
The starting lineup for each of the heats was determined by a random draw with teams drawing according to truck owner points.
Drivers will earn points for their finishing position – 10 for first down to one point for 10th place. Drivers will also earn points for each truck they pass on the track. The final lineup will be determined by points earned.
All 40 trucks will compete in the 150 lap main event.
On pit road the crews will only be allowed to fuel the truck and change tires except during stage breaks and drivers must come down pit road during at least one of the stage breaks. There will no be any racing to gain position off of pit road.
Joining Vince Welch and Michael Waltrip in the broadcast booth for tonight’s race is Sprint Car champion dirt racer Kevin Swindell.
The lineup for heat number one:
Josh Berry
Austin Wayne Self
Devin Rouse
Parker Price-Miller
Jett Noland
Tanner Gray
Chandler Smith
Hailie Deegan
Cody Erickson
Tate Fogleman
Josh Berry brings the field down for the green flag start of heat one from the inside lane and edges out Austin Wayne Self to take the lead.
Lap two, the top five are Josh Berry, Austin Wayne Self, Parker Price-Miller, Tanner Gray, and Jett Noland.
Lap three Hailie Deegan passes Jett Noland for fifth.
Lap five, Josh Berry has a second and a half lead on Austin Wayne Self; Parker Price-Miller, Hailie Deegan, and Tanner Gray round out the top five.
Lap six, Josh Berry continues to increases his lead and is now three seconds infront of the field.
Lap seven, Chandler Smith passes Tanner Gray for fifth.
Lap eight, Josh Berry has pulled out to a lead of over four seconds on Austin Wayne Self.
Five to go, Josh Berry has a five and a half second lead on Austin Wayne Self.
Lap eleven, Chandler Smith passes Hailie Deegan for fourth.
Lap 12, Parker Price-Miller has passes Austin Wayne Self for second.
Lap 13, Hailie Deegan passes Austin Wayne Self for third.
Josh Berry wins heat number one by five seconds.
The results for heat one:
Josh Berry
Parker Price-Miller
Hailie Deegan
Chandler Smith
Austin Wayne Self
Cody Erickson
Tate Fogleman
Jett Noland
Devin Rouse
The starting lineup for heat number two:
Zane Smith
Kyle Strickler
Ben Rhodes
Chase Purdy
Matt Crafton
Ryan Truex
Donny Schatz
Codie Rohrbaugh
Jake Griffin
Todd Gilliland
Zane Smith brings the field down for the green flag start of heat number two from the inside lane and gets out in front for the lead.
Lap two, the top five are Zane Smith, Kyle Strickler, Ben Rhodes, Matt Crafton, and Chase Purdy.
Lap three, Zane Smith has a lead of over half a second on Kyle Strickler.
Lap four, Ben Rhodes battles Kyle Strickler for second.
Lap five, Zane Smith holds his three quarters of a second lead on Kyle Strickler.
Lap six, Zane Smith has increased his lead to one second over Kyle Strickler with Ben Rhodes continuing to battle for second.
Lap eight, the top five remains Zane Smith, Kyle Strickler, Ben Rhodes, Matt Crafton, and Chase Purdy.
The caution flag comes out on lap 10 when the flag man threw the white flag.
Zane Smith brings the field down for the green flag restart with five laps remaining in the heat and holds on to his lead.
Lap eleven, Kyle Strickler passes Zane Smith for the lead; Matt Crafton, Ben Rhodes, and Todd Gilliland rounds out the top five.
Kyle Strickler wins heat number two.
The results for heat number two:
Kyle Strickler
Zanej Smith
Matt Crafton
Todd Gilliland
Ben Rhodes
Donny Schatz
Chase Purdy
Ryan Truex
Jake Griffin
Codie Rohrbaugh
The starting lineup for heat number three:
Chris Windom
Jack Wood
Brian Brown
John Hunter Nemechek
Tyler Ankrum
Morgan Alexander
Jessica Friesen
Johnny Sauter
Danny Bohn
Derek Kraus
Chris Windom and John Hunter Nemechek will have to start from the back of the field. Windom learned only an hour prior to the race that he would be in the truck and Nemechek is in a backup truck after a crash during practice.
Brian Brown brings the field down for the gren flag start of the race and gets out in front for the lead but Jack Wood comes form the outside to take the lead.
Lap two, Jack Wood leads the race; Brian Brown, Tyler Ankrum, Jessica Friesen, and Morgan Alexander round out the top five.
Lap three, Tyler Ankrum passes Brian Brown for second.
Lap four, Johnny Sauter passes Jessica Friesen for fourth.
Lap five, Derek Kraus takes fourth.
Lap five, Tyler Ankrum takes the lead from Jack Wood; Brian Brown, Derek Kraus, and Johnny Sauter round out the top five.
John Hunter Nemechek is off the track.
Lapv six, Tyler Ankrum leads the race with Derek Kraus in second; Jack Wood, Brian Brown, and Johhny Sauter round out the top five.
John Hunter Nemechek’s team brought the truck down pit road since they will have to start the race from the back of the field. The move will save the tires on Nemechek’s truck since the drivers must start the race on the same set of tires they ran in the heats.
Four to go, Tyler Ankrum holds on to the lead with Derek Kraus in second; Brian Brown, Johnny Sauter, and Jack Wood round out the top five.
Two to go, Derek Kraus has closed to with a quarter of a second on leader Tyler Ankrum.
Tyler Ankrum wins heat number three.
The results for heat number three:
Tyler Ankrum
Derek Kraus
Brian Brown
Johnny Sauter
Jack Wood
Jessica Friesen
Danny Bohn
Chris Windom
Morgan Alexander
John Hunter Nemechek
The starting lineup for heat number four:
Brett Moffitt
Carson Hocevar
Chase Briscoe
Norm Benning
Grant Enfinger
Austin Hill
Sheldon Creed
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Stewart Friesen
Andrew Gordon
Brett Moffitt brings the field down for the green flag start of heat number four from the inside lane and is in a three way battle for the lead. Carson Hocevar gets out in front for the lead.
Lap two, Carson Hocevar has a lead of over half a second on Chase Briscoe, Brett Moffitt, Grant Enfinger, and Sheldon Creed round out the top five.
Lap four, Carson Hocevar has pulled out to a one second lead on Chase Briscoe; Brett Moffitt, Austin Hill, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.
Lap six, Chase Brisscoe has closed the gap on leader Carson Hocevar to just over half a second.
Seven to go, Carson Hocevar has a one second lead on Chase Briscoe; Brett Moffitt, Austin Hill, and Sheldon Creed round out the top five.
Four to go, Carson Hocevar continues to lead the race with Chase Briscoe in second; Brett Moffitt, Austin Hill, and Sheldon Creed round out the top five.
Two to go, Carson Hocevar has a lead of over a second on Chase Briscoe.
After leading every lap, Carson Hocevar wins heat number four.
The results for heat nunmber four:
Carson Hocevar
Chase Briscoe
Brett Moffitt
Austin Hill
Sheldon Creed
Grant Enfinger
Stewart Friesen
Andrew Gordon
Norm Benning
Jennifer Jo Cobb
The starting lineup for the Corn Belt 150:
Derek Kraus
Tyler Ankrum
Todd Gilliland
Hailie Deegan
Carson Hocevar
Johnny Sauter
Parker Price-Miller
Kyle Strickler
Matt Crafton
Chandler Smith
Josh Berry
Chase Briscoe
Austin Hill
Zane Smith
Brian Brown
Sheldon Creed
Brett Moffitt
Ben Rhodes
Stewart Friesen
Jack Wood
Austin Wayne Self
Donny Schatz
Danny Bohn
Cody Erickson
Jessica Friesen
Grant Enfinger
Tanner Gray
Tate Fogleman
Andrew Gordon
Chase Purdy
Ryan Truex
Chris Windom
Jett Noland
Jake Griffin
Norm Benning
Morgan Alexander
John Hunter Nemechek
Codie Rohrbaugh
Devon Rouse
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Stage one of the race is 40 laps long, stage two is 50 laps long, and stage three will last 60 laps for a total of 150 laps around the half mile track.
Among the field of regular Truck Series drivers are some dirt track regulars trying their hand at some truck racing.
Derek Kraus brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with Tyler Ankrum alongside and edges out to take the lead as the drivers gets three wide across the track.
Lap two, Derek Kraus has a half second lead on Johnny Sauter, Tyler Ankrum, Carson Hocevar, and Todd Gilliland round out the top five.
Lap three, Johnny Sauter passes Derek Kraus for the lead and pulls out to a lead of over half a second.
Lap five, Johnny Sauter leads the race with Derek Kraus in second, Tyler Ankrum, Carson Hocevar,a nd Todd Gilliland round out the top five.
Hailie Deegan gets into the wall but the track stays green.
Lap eight, Johnny Sauter has the lead with Derek Kraus in second; Carson Hocevar, Tyler Ankrum, and Todd Gilliland round out the top five. This is the first time in his career that Johnny Sauter has led laps on a dirt track.
Lap eleven, John Hunter Nemechek has moved up to 28th since the race start.
Hailie Deegan reports a tight condition in her truck.
Lap 12, 18 year old Carson Hocevar takes the lead with Todd Gilliland in second.
The caution flag comes out on lap 15 when Johnny Sauter and Chase Briscoe made contact and spun out.
Carson Hocevar brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 20 with Todd Gilliland alongside. From the outside lane, Hocevar jumps out in front for the lead.
Lap 22, Todd Gilliland and Carson Hocevar battle for the lead with the two drivers swapping it back and forth.
Lap 23, Todd Gilliland takes the lead.
The top five are Todd Gilliland, Carson Hocevar, Sheldon Creed, Tyler Ankrum, and Brett Moffitt. John Hunter Nemechek has moved up to 22nd place.
Lap 28, on his bumper, Carson Hocevar challenges Todd Gilliland for the lead; Derek Kraus, Sheldon Creed, and Josh Berry round out the top five.
Lap 30, John Hunter Nemechek enters the top 20.
The caution flag comes out on lap 30 after Brian Brown spins out after some on track contact.
Todd Gilliland brings the field down for the green flag restart with just four laps remaining in stage one. Todd Gilliland gets out in front for the lead with Derek Kraus taking second.
Jessica Friesen brings out the third caution flag when she spins out. Friesen reports that her truck is stuck in second gear.
Derek Kraus took the lead just before the caution flag came out.
Stage one ends under caution with Derek Kraus winning the stage for his second stage win of the season.
The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Derek Kraus
Todd Gilliland
Carson Hocevar
Josh Berry
Sheldon Creed
Tyler Ankrum
Brett Moffitt
Stewart Friesen
Austin Hill
Chandler Smith
Drivers bring their trucks down pit road for service. The teams were given only three sets of tires for the whole weekend; one was used during practice.
Tate Fogleman has an overheating issue.
After staying out on the track, Donny Schatz brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two. Drivers get three wide across the track with Todd Gilliland taking the lead; Derek Kraus, Carson Hocevar, Josh Berry and Sheldon Creed round out the top five.
Lap 44, Todd Gilliland has a once second lead on Carson Hocevar; Josh Berry, Sheldon Creed, and Derek Kraus round out the top five.
Lap 46, John Hunter Nemechek is just outside the top 10 in 12th place.
After staying out on the track, Donny Schatz has fallen out of the top 10 to 15th on old tires.
Lap 48, Todd Gilliland has pulled out to a lead of nearly three seconds on Josh Berry; Carson Hocevar, Sheldon Creed, and Derek Kraus round out the top five.
Lap 50, Todd Gilliland continues to increase his lead and is not three and a half second ahead of Josh Berry.
Lap 55, there are 37 trucks on the lead lap with all 40 drivers still on the track.
Lap 56, Todd Gilliland has a three second lead on Josh Berry; Carson Hocevar, Derek Kraus, and Austin Hill round out the top five.
Lap 59, Josh Berry has closed the gap on leader Todd Gilliland to two seconds; Carson Hocevar, Austin Hill, and Brett Moffitt round out the top five. John Hunter Nemechek is in eleventh place.
Lap 62, Todd Gilliland’s lead is down to just one second over Josh Berry.
Lap 63, Austin Hill takes second and is just a half a second behind leader Todd Gilliland.
Jessica Freisen brings out the caution flag when she spins out again after some contact with Derek Kraus. Morgan Alexander hit a stopped Friesen when Alexander could not stop in time.
Lap 70, the top five are Todd Gilliland, Austin Hill, Carson Hocevar, Brett Moffitt, and Josh Berry.
Todd Gilliland brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 73 with Austin Hill alongside. Drivers get three wide across the track with Todd Gilliland getting out in front to hold on to the lead.
Lap 74, the top five are, Todd Gilliland, Carson Hocevar, Derek Kraus, Matt Crafton, and Grant Enfinger.
Lap 77, John Hunter Nemechek is in the top 10 in sixth place.
Lap 78, Todd Gilliland has a one second lead on Derek Kraus; Carson Hocevar, Matt crafton, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.
Lap 80, Hailie Deegan has some on track contact with Sheldon Creed but the track stays green.
Eight laps remain in stage two, Todd Gilliland has just a quarter of a second lead on Derek Kraus.
Lap 85, Derek Kraus challenges Todd Gilliland for the lead.
Lap 87, Brian Brown brings out the caution flag when he spins out.
Like stage one, stage two ends with the caution.
Derek Kraus wins stage two for the stage sweep.
The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Derek Kraus
Carson Hocevar
Todd Gilliland
Matt Crafton
Grant Enfinger
Brett Moffitt
John Hunter Nemechek
Josh Berry
Donny Schatz
Ben Rhodes
Drivers come down pit road for service. Sheldon Creed and Chandler Smith stayed out on the track.
Chandler Smith and Sheldon Creed bring the field down for the green flag start of stage three on lap 91.
Chandler Smith takes the lead but the caution flag comes out after Jack Wood and Parker Price-Miller make contact.
On old tires, Sheldon Creed drops to 13th.
The top five at the time of the caution are Chandler Smith, Carson Hocevar, Matt Crafton, Brett Moffitt, and John Hunter Nemechek.
Chandler Smith brings the field down for the green flag restart from the inside lane with 50 laps remaining in the race. Carson Hocevar jumps out in front for the lead from the outside lane.
Lap 101, the top five are Chandler Smith,Carson Hocevar, Matt Crafton, Brett Moffitt, and Josh Berry.
Lap 105, Derek Kraus spins out after some contact with Ben Rhodes and brings out the caution flag.
Chandler Smith brings the field down for the green flag restart with 39 laps remaining in the race. Smith and Carson Hocevar battle for the lead with Chandler Smith taking the lead.
Lap 112, the top five are Chandler Smith, Carson Hocevar, Matt Crafton, Josh Berry, and Brett Moffitt.
NASCAR has black flagged Ben Rhodes for a part protruding from the front of his truck.
Stewart Friesen and Ryan Truex bring out the ninth caution flag of the race on lap 115.
Chandler Smith brings the field down for the green flag restart with Carson Hocevar alongside with 30 laps remaining in the race. Hocevar jumps out in front for the lead from the outside lane.
Lap 132, Chandler Smith takes the lead with Matt Crafton in second; Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger, and Brett Moffitt round out the top five.
With 25 laps remaining in the race, there are two trucks out of the race – Jack Wood and Morgan Alexander – with 31 trucks on the lead lap.
Lap 126, the drivers are beating and banging all through the field as they battle for position.
Lap 128, Chandler Smith has a lead of over half a second on Matt Crafton; Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger, and Brett Moffitt round out the top five.
Chris Windom brings out the 10th caution flag of the race when he has a flat tire.
Chandler Smith brings the field down for the green flag restart with just 14 laps remaining in the race. After a little push from Carson Hocevar, Chandler Smith takes the lead.
Lap 137, the top fiveare Chandler Smith, Carson Hocevar, Brett Moffitt, Grant Enfinger, and Austin Hill.
Brett Moffitt brings out the caution flag with a flat tire after some contact with Grant Enfinger.
Chandler Smith brings the field down for the green flag restart one more time with Carson Hocevar alongside on the outside lane. With just five laps remaining in the race, Chandler Smith gets out in front for the lead.
The top five are Chandler Smith, Grant Enfinger, Austin Hill, Carson Hocevar, and Matt Crafton.
The caution flag comes out with four laps to go for a big wreck. Jett Noland, Hailie Deegan, Johhny Sauter, Sheldon Creed, and John Hunter Nemechek were all involved in the wreck.
The race goes into overtime.
Chandler Smith brings the field down for the green/white/checker overtime shootout with Austin Hill on the outside lane and drivers wreck on the restart with the track looking like a county fair demolition derby.
NASCAR has displayed the red flag.
Jett Noland, Chase Briscoe, Donny Schatz, Sheldon Creed, Austin Wayne Self, Chase Purdy, Tanner Gray, Jake Griffin, Josh Berry, Cody Erickson, Chris Windom, Norm Benning, Codie Rohrbaugh, Devin Rouse were all involved in the crash.
After a red flag condition of over 10 minutes to get the trucks cleared off the track, NASCAR displays the yellow flag and the trucks get moving once again.
Chandler Smith brings the field down for the second overtime shootout to the finish with Austin Hill alongside. The caution flag comes out once again for a wreck involving Austin Wayne Self and Kyle Strickler.
Chandler Smith brings the field down for the third overtime shootout for the finish from the inside lane with Austin Hill alongside. Austin Hill takes the lead as more trucks wreck to bring out the 14th caution flag of the race. Johnny Sauter, Danny Bohn, and Stewart Friesen were involved.
In the fourth overtime shootout, Austin Hill brings the field down from the inside lane with Chandler Smith on the outside lane. Hill jumps out for the lead and the white flag finally waves.
Cars wreck on the track. Austin Hill wins the race for his first win of the season.
The unofficial results of the Corn Belt 150:
Austin Hill
Chandler Smith
Grant Enfinger
Todd Gilliland
Derek Kraus
Matt Crafton
Ben Rhodes
Brian Brown
Tate Fogleman
Danny Bohn
John Hunter Nemechek
Jake Griffin
Ryan Truex
Zane Smith
Chris Windom
Carson Hocevar
Tyler Ankrum
Devon Rouse
Norm Benning
Johnny Sauter
Hailie Deegan
Cody Erickson
Kyle Strickler
Andrew Gordon
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Jessica Friesen
Stewart Friesen
Josh Berry
Parker Price-Miller
Austin Wayne Self
Tanner Gray
Donny Schatz
Chase Purdy
Codie Rohrbaugh
Sheldon Creed
Chase Briscoe
Jett Noland
Brett Moffitt
Jack Wood
Morgan Alexander
Zane Smith and Matt Crafton have secured spots in the playoffs and will join race winners John Hunter Nemechek, Ben Rhodes, Todd Gilliland, Sheldon Creed, and Austin Hill in the playoffs. Only three sport are open as the Truck Series has one final race remaining in the regular season at Watkins Glen on August 7.