CLERMONT, Ind. – It had been a frustrating season for Grant Enfinger, but all the waiting paid off and more, as he scored his seventh career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Friday night (July 29) in overtime.
Enfinger led just 13 laps all night, but he had an average running position of third and was mixing it up with the leaders throughout the entire race. After taking the lead with 12 laps to go, Enfinger lost the lead after pitting for tires on a late caution with seven laps to go. But he quickly made his way up to fourth on the ensuing restart, and another restart gave him the opportunity to sneak by the rest of the field to win the first Truck race at IRP since 2011.
KBM Dominates Early
John Hunter Nemechek won the pole in qualifying, and teammate Chandler Smith qualified right beside him in second. They ran just that way at the drop of the green flag, as Nemechek was out front for the first 64 circuits. The duo ran 1-2 for the entire first stage, but the stage one caution saw Smith take the lead on pit road. On the ensuing restart, it was Carson Hocevar who got the jump on Smith, and he took over the top spot on lap 71.
Hocevar vs. Enfinger at Halfway
The middle of the race saw an incredible battle between Enfinger and Hocevar for the lead. After a restart on lap 81, Enfinger got to the back bumper of Hocevar and ran side-by-side and nose-to-tail with him for more than 20 laps. Enfinger’s hard work finally paid off 25 laps later on lap 105, as he finally got clear of Hocevar and took control of the race.
Leaders, side-by-side! @CarsonHocevar holding off @GrantEnfinger, for now. pic.twitter.com/QbSCjnOFqZ
— NASCAR Camping World Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) July 30, 2022
Majeski Takes Over
Shortly after the battle between Enfinger and Hocevar, a caution came out that led to split strategy on pit road. Ty Majeski took two tires and restarted in the top five, and he took the lead from Chandler Smith on track on lap 117 en route to a stage two victory. Majeski stayed out under the stage 2 caution, and he controlled the final third of the race. Unfortunately for him, he developed a flat tire within the final 15 laps, and he was passed for the lead by Enfinger on lap 189. He was saved by a caution a few laps later, but a sure-fire win turned into an eighth-place finish after mixed pit strategy and an overtime restart.
Tempers Flare at the Finish
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