Rajah Caruth finally scored his maiden Craftsman Truck Series win on Friday night (March 1) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, doing so from the pole.
Caruth becomes the second African-American driver to win a race in the Truck Series, behind his mentor Bubba Wallace.
Tyler Ankrum finished second, followed by Corey Heim in third. Heim had an abysmal qualifying effort, starting in 25th, but worked his way methodically through the field and ran in the top 10 the majority of the night.
TRICON Garage teammates Taylor Gray and Christopher Bell finished fourth and fifth, respectively, putting three TRICON trucks in the top five.
The race saw an early caution on lap 3 after Bayley Currey spun and crashed into the turn 2 wall while trying to pass Chase Purdy. The race went green from there, aside from the two stage cautions, until lap 68 when Dean Thompson smacked the wall off of turn 4.
Ty Majeski swept the stages, but a costly speeding penalty on the final pit stop of the night ended his chances of winning. Likewise, Kyle Busch, who also spent considerable time up front, incurred a safety violation on the same pit cycle and also was taken out of contention to win.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will take a week off before heading to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Weather Guard Truck Race on March 16. Coverage will begin at 8 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.
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