He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. pic.twitter.com/si1zRef99c. While Im 100 percent focused now on the Truck Series playoffs and racing to win a championship for our partners, Im excited for what the future holds next season as I get the opportunity to also compete at the next level and continue to grow as a race car driver.. On Lap 31, the rest of the field pit with Logano the first off and moved into the lead. Heck, maybe Ill have to make 801, he said. When Kaulig Racing made the decision to move AJ Allmendinger to full-time Cup Series duty, the team signed Smith to take over the No. Who Will Shine in the 2023 ARCA West 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. Ive been here before. Good Penske effort there.". One of the only drivers that was able to compete with the trio was young gun and Daytona International Speedway winner Zane Smith. Spencer Boyd (@SpencerBoyd) March 5, 2022, Burnout 10/10 @CSmithDrive | @NASCAR_Trucks #VictoriasVoice200 | @KBMteam pic.twitter.com/NMeD97sNdi, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (@LVMotorSpeedway) March 5, 2022, Atta boy @CSmithDrive. Austin Hill 3.800. I knew (Bell) would make the run to the outside, and I probably wasn't going to be able to defend that, and just waited for (Blaney) to push me through there. Ty Gibbs was penalized for speeding and had to serve a pass-through on pit road. Until that time, we are focused on winning the Truck series championship., Chandler Smith dominates in Richmond Truck playoff win, Craftsman returns as title sponsor of NASCAR Truck Series, "Racing is the best medicine" for NASCAR's Max Gutierrez, Gutierrez racing return after loss Chandler Smith, attempting to make his Cup Series debut with Kaulig Racing, failed to make the field. As part of a long-term agreement, Zane Smith will return to the NASCAR Truck Series next season with Front Row Motorsports as well as make appearances in both the Cup and Xfinity series. 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. A big hit for Ben Rhodes in Las Vegas after contact with teammate Ty Majeski. 16 Chevy in the 2023 Xfinity Series. NASCAR TV Schedule: March . "I just didn't know it was gonna be that tough.". Despite a rough night, Carson Hocevar runs seventh with Austin Wayne Self and Matt Crafton completing the top nine. Logano remained out front of a single-file line with five laps to go with Harvick tucked in close behind him. Ty Dillon was forced to pit with four laps to go and had a tire get loose during his stop. If we had practice, wed be able to identify a problem and fix it before qualifying.. Fought a really tough truck. Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. Jimmie Johnson was already locked in based on his qualifying speed. Nothing short of an upward trajectory has defined Zane Smith through his first three seasons as a full-time driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. With eight laps to go, Rhodes was battling side by side with teammate Matt Crafton but pulled ahead for a sixth-place finish. FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Damion Baugh scored a career-high 24 points, Emanuel Miller had 20 and No. The other two spots would be decided through the twin duels on Thursday. It was a battle of Smiths to the checkered, with Chandler Smith winning it for KBM as team owner Busch finished third. 18 Toyota threw it into the outside of turns 3 and 4. Im glad were on to the playoffs and ready to get this season started.. Two would land their spots in the starting grid by virtue of single-car qualifying on Wednesday. Zane Smith ended up eighth and the top-finishing non-chartered team, which locks him into Sundays Daytona 500 field. 13 Chevrolet. "We knew we had to have a solid truck to just not completely bank on points," Smith said. A two-time Truck Series champion, Bodine ran a limited schedule the past few seasons. He finished last in 36th place at Pocono. He made 241 career Cup starts, 333 in the second-tier Xfinity Series, and Saturday marked his 226th in the Truck Series. Las Vegas . We have been thrilled with the performance by Zane this season, said team owner Bob Jenkins. NASCAR officials arent wrong in assuming that owners of chartered cars dont want to take unnecessary risks on superspeedways. His 175.022 mph qualifying lap was 6 mph slower than polesitter Alex Bowman and dead last among cars making it onto the track. I knew I only had to get a couple of points, to clinch, Smith said. On Lap 12, Zane Smith was the highest running non-charter driver in the 10th position. 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Build your customFanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis onAll Racing and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. Replay: Christian Eckes goes around after a battle for the lead with Kyle Busch! He made his NASCAR debut in a Busch Series race (now Xfinity) and finished 27th on Sept. 21, 1986 at Martinsville Speedway. RELATED VIDEOS. 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 . All picks and predictions are suggestions only. At the halfway mark, Blaney remained out front followed by Wallace and Logano but more than half the field still had to make a pit stop. I knew I only had to get a couple of points, to clinch, Smith said. Todd Bodine slammed the wall early in his 800th career NASCAR start and the final scheduled one of his career. 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The run to the championship opens Friday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. Discover more CRAFTSMAN Trucks Final Laps videos below. Bodine was given a speeding penalty and was sent to the rear of the field. Im glad were on to the playoffs and ready to get this season started.. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. In this case, it had to do with the lug nuts themselves were to spec., rule 14.16.1 1-4. https://nascar.com/news-media/2022/03/05/no-38-front-row-motorsports-truck-of-zane-smith-disqualified-at-las-vegas/, A daily email update (Monday through Friday) providing racing news, commentary, features, and information from Frontstretch.com, Im not interested, don't show this again, Thad Moffitt Discusses New Truck Series Ride & Being Part of Petty Lineage, Truckin' Thursdays: Todd Bodine Makes NASCAR Truck Series Return at Las Vegas. Related. Last summer, Front Row Motorsports announced that Zane Smith, who went on to win the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series championship for the team, would compete in select races for the organization throughout the 2023 Cup Series season, beginning with the season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. Replay: Todd Bodine goes around in Vegas. In addition to his No. One caveat: NASCARs Trucks regular-season points leader has not won the season championship in each of the past four years. It was a return almost a decade in the making. I've been here before. If a driver technically locks in both on Wednesday and Thursday, the spot he earned in the single-car qualifying session goes to the next fastest driver from that session, among the non-chartered cars. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. I said, 'That's my buddy. 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've pretty much figured out every way to lose one. It was advantage Chandler Smith as they entered turn 1 for the last time, but that was only until team owner Busch attempted to make a run on the duo on the top lane. By the end of the night, all three had led a total of 96 out of 134 laps in the 200-mile event. 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 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. Crafton will race for a fourth series championship. 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He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 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. M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team. Chandler Smith, attempting to make his Cup Series debut with Kaulig Racing, failed to make the field. Tied for the playoff cut line with Crafton is Nemechek with Eckes close behind by only two points in 11th. The run to the championship opens Friday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. He made 241 career Cup starts, 333 in the second-tier Xfinity Series, and Saturday marked his 226th in the Truck series. Can the 58-year-old Bodine really go out this way? Nine cars hit pit road on Lap 22 to make their green-flag pit stop. With Eckes out of contention, it set up a thrilling battle for the win with less than 10 laps to go. We want to allow Zane to highlight what many have seen him do this year at the elite level, said the teams general manager Jerry Freeze. 67 23XI Racing Toyota, and Jimmie Johnsons No. Can someone explain what the violation was? After John Hunter Nemechek, team owner Busch and Chandler Smith all swept the top three starting positions in the days time trials earlier, the KBM trio remained in the top 10 and were contenders for the lead often. He finished last in 36th place at Pocono. Smith, who clinched the 2022 regular season title in the Truck Series, will return to another fulltime season in the No. NASCAR driver lands new deal after losing full-time ride, NASCAR: Trackhouse announce second Daniel Suarez extension, NASCAR: Hendrick announcement ends Alex Bowman rumors. Heck, maybe Ill have to make 801, he said. AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) It took overtime in his third attempt for Zane Smith to finally win a NASCAR championship. Its racing. Can the 58-year-old Bodine really go out this way? Crafton will race for a fourth series championship. 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. In regular season standings, he is 12th. Ty Majeski, Rhodes, and Friesen finish the top five. 16 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. Crafton will race for a fourth series championship. However, NASCAR didnt schedule any Cup Series practice time until after the single-car qualifying. How NASCAR had to learn a harsh lesson ahead of Next Gen arrival, How Larson took the long way round to NASCAR Cup glory, Larson's long way round to Cup glory Luckily, there is a silver lining to being in the back of the field its away from trouble. Unfortunately, there was a lot of rust to shake off. Last year, he followed with three more wins and third place in the standings behind Zane Smith and Ben Rhodes. After a challenge from former KBM driver Christian Eckes, the trio was divided when the caution came out with less than 18 to go. ET on Wednesday, February 15. This is part of the game.. I've got to stick with him.' Smith has one race of Cup Series experience to his name, having replacing Chris Buescher behind the wheel of the No. I guess we are making up for a relatively clean Daytona. NASCAR Mailbox: Did We Get Backstage Passes to Kyle Larson Show at Auto Club? HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Chandler Smith, Zane Smith and Ben Rhodes became the final drivers to punch their tickets to the NASCAR Truck Series finale next month when Ty Majeski, already in the title race, won after Saturday's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. I'm glad we're on to the playoffs and ready to get this season started.". However, Busch rallied back to battle his former employee and had a run for the lead spot on the bottom. He finished last in 36th place at Pocono. Its racing. Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. Zane Smith, Front Row Motorsports, Daytona 500, NASCAR (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images). He recently competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Kyle Busch. "We certainly have momentum on or side winning two of the last three," Majeski said. ET on Sunday, February 19. Ive wrecked before. 3-for-3@KBMteam trucks are leading the way. Zane Michael Smith (born June 9, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver. 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. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. I knew I only had to get a couple of points, to clinch, Smith said. The three restarted on the outside lane front-to-rear with Eckes restarting on the bottom. Las Vegas Qualifying Order: March 2022 (NASCAR Cup Series) Las Vegas Qualifying Order: October 2022 (NASCAR) Auto Club Qualifying Order: February 2023. Fox is set to broadcast the Daytona 500 live beginning at 2:30 p.m. With drivers like Chandler Smith and Travis Pastrana having no superspeedway experience in a Next Gen car, that was especially burdensome for the newbies. Logano didnt brake check anyone in Fontana NASCAR Cup restart chaos, Logano the NASCAR Daytona 500 runner-up: "Second is the worst", Logano comes up one short in the 500 A two-time Truck Series champion, Bodine ran a limited schedule the past few seasons. 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 . Its definitely not how we wanted this to go, he said. Post-race inspection did confirm Chandler Smith as the race winner. "But then I am sitting there as the leader and I'm like, 'Man, I am a sitting duck. Ryan Blaney ended up third, Chris Buescher fourth and Michael McDowell fifth. It threw off his RPMs that NASCAR drivers use to gauge their pit road speed, and the veteran sped through multiple sections. Smith the Rookie of the Year in . 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. 38 Ford F-150 for Front Row Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the Nos. Hi! Chandler Smith is just 20 years old and has never made it to the starting grid of a Cup Series race. Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. Hes not a huge name in NASCAR just yet, but Chandler Smith is working his way through the ranks. Can the 58-year-old Bodine really go out this way? Crafton will race for a fourth series championship. 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. Both Chandler Smith and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. were penalized by NASCAR for speeding on pit road and both had to do a pass-through on pit road. M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team, The ex-F1 driver taking on NASCAR with a new team, Marques on taking on NASCAR 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. Bodine had gone multiple laps down late in the event and was well in the back of the field. Weve been going through a little bit of a struggle recently, Chandler Smith said. A bad week or the dark horse from F1 testing? I was hoping they started racing back there, which they did, which ended up kind of working out for me. Point Report:A win on Friday night grants Chandler Smith a spot in the Truck Series playoffs in 2022 and the points lead after two races. https://t.co/Ja87SEoz1x pic.twitter.com/WQ2MK3PIXw. 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 playoffs. Despite not winning, its still Zane Smiths best finish in a Truck Series race at Las Vegas. Last summer, Front Row Motorsports announced that Zane Smith, who went on to win the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series championship for the team, would compete in select races for the organization. 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 playoffs. In his relatively brief racing career, Smith owns six wins in Trucks and four in the ARCA Menards Series, all since 2018. The ex-F1 driver taking on NASCAR with a new team, The early benefits and challenges of NASCAR's Next Gen car, Pros and cons of Next Gen Cup car 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. In other words, hes racing in his final season with a team that has won in the past and is known for constantly running up front. I've wrecked before. Fought a really tough truck. 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. "Just a great job by the Shell-Pennzoil team. 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. Only four non-chartered cars will successfully qualify for the race, meaning that Smiths Daytona 500 debut might not come in 2023. The run to the championship opens Friday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. 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. Todd Bodine slammed the wall early in his 800th career NASCAR start and the final scheduled one of his career. #VictoriasVoice200 pic.twitter.com/LT8INZ1Fcq, #VictoriasVoice200 pic.twitter.com/rrzBqzSozI. With 50 laps remaining, Blaney remained out front leading a single-file line of about 10 cars. Fought a really tough truck. This is part of the game.". He is the defending series champion, driving the No. 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.. "Third time's the charm," Smith said after the race. ET on FOX Sports 1. Its definitely not how we wanted this to go, he said. With Rhodes stealing the stage shows, KBM capitalized when he pitted and occupied the top three early in the final stage. RELATED: Chandler Smith wins at Las Vegas. Zane Smith opened his fourth season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with a win at Daytona. Chandler Smith entered Saturday's determining race with a 27-point cushion over Rhodes, the winner of last year's championship, and a 12-point lead over Zane Smith. He made his NASCAR debut in a Busch Series race (now Xfinity) and finished 27th on Sept. 21, 1986 at Martinsville Speedway. Currently, he is the lead writer for the weekly Thinkin' Out Loud column and one of our lead reporters. Curfew is midnight. Beforehand, he wrote for IMSA shortly after graduating from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2019. Smith has. Ive wrecked before. Weve been going through a little bit of a struggle recently, Chandler Smith said. It was Chandler Smith that scored the jackpot in Las Vegas, but fellow surname holder Zane Smith was one lap short of scoring a second-consecutive Truck Series win in 2022. It was a deservedly dramatic ending [] 40. Eckes tried to throw a block, but it was too late. Can the 58-year-old Bodine really go out this way? He made 241 career Cup starts, 333 in the second-tier Xfinity Series, and Saturday marked his 226th in the Truck Series. 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. pic.twitter.com/0NpzQAOTRf, 2022 Cup Series Season in Review: Kaulig Racing. 16 @QTP_Inc @KauligRacing @chevrolet Camaro. 2-Headed Monster: Is Kyle Busch Still Viewed as NASCARs Villain? From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. 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. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER. 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. 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 . (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) With eight laps remaining, Harvick and his team began discussing scenarios to make a move on Logano for the lead. 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