For the first 90 laps in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway on Friday (Sept. 9), it was the John Hunter Nemechek show. Until Carson Hocevar and crew chief Phil Gould tried to spoil the party. With Hocevar out front on older tires and Nemechek on fresh rubber trying to run him down, Nemechek finally prevailed on the final lap by cutting a 22-second deficit in 28 laps. Nemechek won the Kansas Lottery 200, his second win of the 2022 season and the 13th of his career.
Hocevar ran out of fuel on the backstretch on the final lap, but he brought the truck home in second. Unfortunately for him, the pass for the win knocked him out of the playoffs as Christian Eckes beat Hocevar for the final spot by just three points.
Hocevar and Matt Crafton were the two playoff drivers who failed to advance to the Round of 8.
Ryan Preece came home third, while Zane Smith finished fourth after running second to Nemechek for much of the night. Grant Enfinger charged back in the final stage to finish fifth, while Chandler Smith, Corey Heim, Ty Majeski, Colby Howard and Eckes rounded out the top 10.
The Truck Series Round of 8 will kick off at Bristol Motor Speedway on Thursday, Sept. 15 with the UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The 200-lap race will begin at 9 p.m. ET with TV coverage provided by FOX Sports 1.
Sign up for the Frontstretch Newsletter
A daily email update (Monday through Friday) providing racing news, commentary, features, and information from Frontstretch.com
We hate spam. Your email address will not be sold or shared with anyone else.
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Frontstretch…