The Craftsman Truck Series get the triple header weekend started with the EcoSave 200 at Dover Motor Speedway.

This week 36 teams brought trucks to the Monster Mile for 36 starting spots.  Among the lineup this week are Cup Series drivers Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain, Christopher Bell, and Carso Hocevar.  Clint Bowyer comes down from the FOX broadcasting booth to drive the Kaulig Racing number 25 “guest truck” this week.  And after missing the race last week Dystany Spurlock returns to join fellow female drivers Natalie Decker and Toni Breidinger for the largest female field ever in a race.  O’Reilly Auto Parts Series driver Brandon Jones is driving the number one truck this week.

Dystany Spurlock is the first woman of colour to race in NASCAR.  She comes to NASCAR from NHRA motorcycle drag racing.

Kyle Busch is the only driver in the field to win a race in the series.  He has four Truck Series wins at Dover and 12 overall.

The drivers get a full 50 minute practice session before making a qualifying run.  Five drivers have penalties tied to inspection issues from last week at Watkins Glen.  Corey LaJoie, Kaden Honeycutt, Toni Briedinger, Christian Eckes, and Dystany Spurlock will all have their practice times cut a bit short.

NASCAR has treated the track with the traction compound – the “sticky stuff”.

NASCAR has given the teams two sets of tires for practice.

Clint Bowyer is 17th in practice, the top Ram truck driver practice.

Kyle Busch tops the leaderboard near the end of practice in single lap times with a time of 22.446 seconds.

The drivers get a fresh set of tires for qualifying but will have to start the race on the same tires they used to qualify.

The first driver on the track to make a qualifying run is Dystany Spurlock who posted a time of 23.721 seconds around the one mile concrete track.

Ty Majeski sets a new track record with a qualifying time of 22.285 seconds.

With a time of 22.258, Kyle Busch put his number seven truck on the pole and sets a new track record in the process.  Ty Majeski will start alongside on the front row.

The starting lineup for the EcoSave 200:
Kyle Busch
Ty Majeski
Gio Ruggiero
Kaden Honeycutt
Christopher Bell
Brandon Jones
Jake Garcia
Ross Chastain
Andres Perez
Daniel Hemric
Layne Riggs
Ben Rhodes
Cole Butcher
Mini Tyrrell
Brenden Queen
Stewart Friesen
Chandler Smith
Carson Hocevar
Grant Enfinger
Parker Eatmon
Tanner Gray
Clint Bowyer
William Sawalich
Dawson Sutton
Luke Baldwin
Justin Haley
Christian Eckes
Corey LaJoie
Kris Wright
Tyler Ankrum
Frankie Muniz
Toni Breidinger
Natalie Decker
Dystany Spurlock
Spencer Boyd
Caleb Costner

Daniel Suarez will be joining Jamie Little and Michael Waltrip in the broadcast booth for the race.

Stages one and two of the race are 45 laps each with stage three lasting 110 laps for a total of 200 laps around the one mile track.  The drivers can run 80 to 85 laps on a single load of fuel.

Kyle Busch brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with Ty Majeski alongside.  Kyle Busch edges out in front for the lead.

Drivers have already spread out through the field.

Lap three, the top five are Kyle Busch, Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt, Gio Ruggiero, and Brandon Jones.

The 22 truck of Natalie Decked has been charged with a start violation and will have to serve a pass through penalty.

Lap eight, Carson Hocevar has already moved up five spots to 13th.

Stewart Friesen had to start the race from the back of the field after the crew made some unapproved adjustments to the truck.  He has moved up to 29th place.

Lap eleven, Kyle Busch has a lead of over a second.  Kaden Honeycutt passes Ty Majeski for second.

Lap 20, Kyle Busch holds on to his lead of over a second on Kaden Honeycutt; Ty Majeski, Gio Ruggiero, and Christopher Bell round out the top five.

Lap 24, Kyle Busch has increased his lead to over two seconds on Kaden Honeycutt; Ty Majeski, Gio Ruggiero, and Christopher Bell round out the top five.

Daniel Hemric is falling through the field and works his way slowly down pit road and on to the garage with reports of some sort of mechanical issue.

Carson Hocevar is reporting a possible power steering issue and isn’t sure if he can keep going.

Lap 32, Kyle Busch has a lead of over two seconds on Kaden Honeycutt; Ty Majeski, Christopher Bell, and Gio Ruggiero round out the top five.  There are 25 trucks on the lead lap.

Lap 36, Kyle Busch continues to extend his lead and is now two and a half seconds out in front and is amid slower traffic.

With seven laps remaining in stage one, Kyle Busch’s lead is up to 2.75 seconds.

The first caution flag of the race comes out when Dystany Spurlock gets into the wall and has significant damage to her truck.  She is out of the truck and walking to the ambulance for the mandatory ride to the care center.

Drivers come down pit road for service to flip the end of stage one.  Kaden Honeycutt wins the race off of pit road but not all of the drivers came down pit road.  Kyle Busch will restart the race back in third.

Cole Butcher brings the field down for the one lap shootout to the end of stage one with Brenden Queen alongside.  Butcher takes the lead.  Trucks are three and four wide.  Kyle Busch gets out in front for the lead and will win stage one for his 36th career stage win.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Kyle Busch
Ty Majeski
Cole Butcher
Ross Chastain
Carson Hocevar
Gio Ruggiero
Jake Garcia
Christopher Bell
Grant Enfinger
Layne Riggs.

Daniel Hemric returns to the track22 laps down.

Some of the drivers come down pit road for service.

Kevin Harvick gets up to the spotter stand and talks with Clint Bowyer in the 25 truck.

Kyle Busch brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Ty Majeski alongside on lap  54.  Busch holds on to the lead with Ross Chastain in second.

Lap 55, the top five are Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain, Ty Majeski, Gio Ruggiero, and Carson Hocevar.

Lap 57, Kyle Busch has a lead of over half a second on Ross Chastain.

Cres had to change the fuel pump on Daniel Hemric’s truck.

Lap 61, Kyle Busch has a near one second lead on Ross Chastain; Ty Majeski, Gio Ruggioero, and Christopher Bell round out the top five.  There are 28 trucks on the lead lap.

NASCAR has posted Natalie Decker for not meeting the minimum speed.

Andres Perez got into the wall and has some damage to the truck.  The track stayed green.

Lap 75, Kyle Busch holds a near one second lead on Ross Chastain.  Busch reports some issues with his truck.

With 14 laps remaining in stage two, Kyle Busch has a lead of over a second on Ross Chastain; Ty Majeski, Gio Ruggiero, and Christopher Bell rounds out the top five.  There are 27 trucks on the lead lap.

Caleb Costner is off the track with a mechanical issue.

With nine laps remaining in stage two, Ross Chastain has closed the gap on leader Kyle Busch to just over half a second.

Cole Butcher brings his truck down pit road with damage.

With three laps to go in stage two, Ross Chastain has closed to just under half a second on leader Kyle Busch.

Kyle Busch wins stage two for the stage sweep.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Kyle Busch
Ross Chastain
Ty Majeski
Gio Ruggiero
Christopher Bell
Carson Hocevar
Layne Riggs
Brandon Jones
Kaden Honeycutt
Grant Enfinger

Drivers come down pit road for service but will also have to make a stop during the stage to make it to the end of the race.  Ross Chastain wins the race off of pit road with Kyle Busch coming out in third after a slow stop.

Ross Chastain brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with Ty Majeski alongside on lap 99.  Chastain takes the lead with Kyle Busch in second.

Lap 101, Clint Bowyer has entered the top 20.

Cole Butcher and Natalie Decker are out of the race.

With 25 trucks on the lead lap, Ross Chastain has a near half second lead on Kyle Busch; Ty Majeski, Layne Riggs, and Gio Ruggiero round out the top five.

Layne Riggs passes Ty Majeski for third.

Lap 106, Ross Chastain has pulled out to a lead of over half a second on Kyle Busch; Layne Riggs, Ty Majeski, and Gio Ruggiero round out the top five.

Carson Hocevar has a flat tire and has to make an unscheduled trip down pit road.

Lap 119, the caution flag comes out when Luke Baldwin gets into the wall.  He has to be towed back to the garage.

Drivers come down pit road but leader Ross Chastain stays out on the track. 

Kyle Busch and Dawson Sutton make slight contact exiting pit road.

Dawson Sutton was caught speeding on pit road and will restart the race from the back of the longest line.

Kyle Busch has just become the first driver to lead 1,000 laps at a single track.

Ross Chastain brings the field for the green flag restart with Kyle Busch alongside on lap 125.  Busch gets out in front from the inside lane but Chastain comes up on the outside to battle for the lead and take the spot.

The top five are Ross Chastain, Kyle Busch, Layne Riggs, Ty Majeski, and William Sawalich.

Brandon Jones gets into the wall but the track stays green.

The caution flag comes out on lap 129 when Mini Tyrrell gets loose and spins out.  Tyrrell was on the inside of a three wide battle.

Ross Chastain brings the field down for the green flag restart with Kyle Busch alongside on lap 134. Kyle Busch nearly cleared Ross Chastain for the lead when Chastain moved up on the outside to hold on to the lead.

The top five are Ross Chastain
Kyle Busch
Ty Majeski
Layne Riggs
Christopher Bell

Clint Bowyer has a tire rub.

Lap 139, Ross Chastain has less than a quarter of a second lead on Kyle Busch.

Lap 142, Kyle Busch battles with ross Chastain for the lead.  Kyle Busch is the new leader.

With 57 laps to go, Ty Majeski passes Ross Chastain for second.

Lap 145, the top five are Kyle Busch, Ty Majeski, Layne Riggs, Ross Chastain, and Christopher Bell.

Lap 149, Ross Chastain has dropped to sixth place.  He still needs to make a pit stop.

Just 49 laps remain in the race; Kyle Busch has a lead of over half a second on Ty Majeski; Layne Riggs, Christopher Bell, and Kaden Honeycutt round out the top five.

Clint Bowyer is reporting a tire issue.

Lap 160, Carson Hocevar brings his 77 truck down pit road with a flat tire.

Lap 162, leader Kyle Busch is among slower traffic.

Just 38 laps remaining in the race with Kyle Busch nearly a second out in front of Ty Majeski; Layne Riggs, Christopher Bell, and Kaden Honeycutt rond out the top five.

With 21 trucks on the lead lap, Luke Baldwin, Cole Butcher, Natalie Decker, Caleb Costner, and Dystany Spurlock are out of the race.

Just 28 laps to go; Kyle Busch has pulled out to a lead of over a second on Ty Majeski; Layne Riggs, Kaden Honeycutt, and Christopher Bell round out the top five.

Ben Rhodes passes Christopher Bell for fifth.

Carson Hocevar takes his truck to the garage.

There are just 18 trucks on the lead lap.

Lap 178, Ross Chastain finally makes his pit stop.

With 21 laps to go, Kyle Busch has a second and a half lead on Ty Majeski.

Kaden Honeycutt battles with Layne Riggs for third.

With 18 to go, Kyle Busch has a two second lead on Ty Majeski with just 16 trucks on the lead lap.

Clint Bowyer brings his number 25 truck down pit road with a tire issue.  The crew reports that he is down for the day.

Dawson Sutton was charged with speeding on pit road and will have to serve a passthrough penalty.

With just 13 laps remaining in the race, Kyle Busch has increased his lead to over two seconds on Ty Majeski.

Just nine laps to go, Kyle Busch has a near three second lead on Ty Majeski; Layne Riggs, Kaden Honeycutt, and Christopher Bell round out the top five.

Kyle Busch’s crew chief told him to max save on the fuel; Ty Majeski is closing the gap which is now down to a second and a half.

Kyle Busch takes the white flag with a two and a half second lead.

Kyle Busch wins the race for his second win this season…and his fifth Dover win after leading 147 laps.  This is career Truck Series win number 69 for Kyle Busch.

The unofficial results of the EcoSave 200:
Kyle Busch
Ty Majeski
Layne Riggs
Kaden Honeycutt
Christopher Bell
Brandon Jones
Christian Eckes
Corey LaJoie
Jake Garcia
Justin Haley
Stewart Friesen
Chandler Smith
Brenden Queen
William Sawalich
Grant Enfinger
Tanner Gray
Kris Wright
Ross Chastain
Ben Rhodes
Gio Ruggiero
Parker Eatmon
Spencer Boyd
Dawson Sutton
Frankie Muniz
Tyler Ankrum
Toni Breidinger
Mini Tyrrell
Andres Perez
Clint Bowyer
Daniel Hemric
Carson Hocevar
Luke Baldwin
Cole Butcher
Natalie Decker
Caleb Costner
Dystany Spurlock