MADISON, Ill. – Chandler Smith had a fast No. 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway. He was fourth-quickest in both practice and qualifying for the Toyota 200.
On Saturday (June 4), Smith led 22 laps and picked up the stage one victory, scoring his first stage win this year and accruing his sixth playoff point.
Smith retook the lead on lap 44 and seemed on his way to winning stage two as well. Following a caution on lap 63 as he and Grant Enfinger battled for the lead with only a few laps left in the stage, Enfinger got loose, and his No. 23 slid up into Smith, resulting in damage to both drivers’ vehicles.
No. 18 and No. 23 go around.
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Smith’s crew chief Danny Stockman Jr. guided the team through repairs to the No. 18 and Smith continued wheeling it back to the front.
On the final restart, Smith had a shot for the victory, his second of the season, but instead he wound up third. The winner? His teammate Corey Heim, who also bested Smith for the win earlier this year at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
It was frustrating for Smith, who took solace in the performance despite Enfinger spinning him.
“It definitely shows [it’s a] championship-caliber team,” Smith said post-race. “If the No. 23 didn’t run out of talent there whenever he junked us, we probably would’ve lapped half the field. Extremely good, wicked fast – they didn’t have anything for us today, just straight up. Our tires probably had four times more wear than everybody else in the field. Still ended up third. Probably should’ve won the race too, honestly, but the No. 51 ran me up into the fence. Didn’t feel like being that guy and shipping him; I’m getting really tired of it but it is what it is. Really happy with everyone at KBM for giving me a fast Safelite AutoGlass Toyota…
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