Faced with a final overtime restart, John Hunter Nemechek held off Carson Hocevar to score his 12th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory, his first of the 2022 season and his first at Darlington Raceway in Friday night’s (May 6) Dead On Tools 200.
Before this race, Nemechek’s last Truck Series win had come at Pocono Raceway in June 2021. But a steady performance during the final stage ended his 15-race winless streak, giving him four straight top-five finishes after beginning the season with three straight results outside the top 20.
How did JHN conquer the Lady in Black for the first time in his Truck career?
“No Sheldon Creed,” Nemechek joked on the frontstretch after the race. “Just a huge shoutout to all the guys that work on this No. 4 KBM Toyota Tundra. Everyone that puts their heart and soul into what’s going on is huge. So, just thank you to everyone. Thank you to the fans. Heck yeah, awesome crowd.”
For the second race in a row, Hocevar came up one spot short in second place. He tied his best finish in the series, recording back-to-back top five finishes for the first time in his Truck career.
Grant Enfinger finished third for his first top five of the 2022 season, while ThorSport Racing teammates Ty Majeski and Matt Crafton rounded out the top five.
Parker Kligerman and Ryan Preece picked up sixth and seventh-place finishes, a boost to each of their part-time schedules. Zane Smith overcame early handling issues to finish eighth, while Tyler Ankrum scored his second top 10 of the season with a ninth.
Completing the top 10 was Todd Bodine, who recovered from an early crash to record his first top 10 in the series since 2012.
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