{"id":39699,"date":"2022-07-23T13:55:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T18:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=39699"},"modified":"2022-07-28T13:57:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T18:57:33","slug":"chandler-smith-wins-truck-series-race-at-pocono-zane-smith-claims-regular-season-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/23\/chandler-smith-wins-truck-series-race-at-pocono-zane-smith-claims-regular-season-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Chandler Smith wins Truck Series race at Pocono; Zane Smith claims regular season championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chandler Smith, driver of the #18 Charge Me Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series CRC Brakleen 150 at Pocono Raceway on July 23, 2022 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Holly Cain<\/em><\/p>\n

NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

Chandler Smith earned his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory of the season, taking the trophy in the CRC Brakleen 150 regular season finale at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway Saturday afternoon while another Smith \u2013 Zane – coolly collected his first Regular Season Championship.<\/p>\n

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Chandler Smith, driver of the #18 Charge Me Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series CRC Brakleen 150 at Pocono Raceway on July 23, 2022 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Logan Riely\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

It marked the seventh race win for a Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) team in the last eight Pocono races with Smith leading a commanding 49 of the 60 laps in the No. 18 KBM Toyota Tundra. The 20-year-old Georgia native had to hold off a final lap charge from Ryan Preece, however, and did so by a close .262-seconds to hoist his fourth career trophy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been going through a little bit of a struggle here recently, but just when we needed to shine and we started shining,” Chandler Smith said of the victory \u2013 his first since a win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March.<\/p>\n

Front Row Motorsports driver Zane Smith finished a distant 13th in his No. 38 Ford F-150 dealing with throttle issues early in the race. But with the regular season title in hand, the series-best three-race winner will start the Playoffs with that all-important 15 bonus Playoff points. He\u2019s hoping to become the first Regular Season Champion to win the season title since 2017.<\/p>\n

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Chandler Smith, driver of the #18 Charge Me Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series CRC Brakleen 150 at Pocono Raceway on July 23, 2022 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Logan Riely\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cMan, today was a major struggle,” Smith said. \u201cStarted out from the green flag to pretty much the end of Stage 2 our throttle was sticking and everything we were doing wasn\u2019t fixing it. So, little worried at times because I knew I just had to have a couple points.<\/p>\n

\u201cLong day, once we did get it right still fought a really, really tight truck, but there\u2019s no giving up,” Smith added. \u201cGlad we\u2019re on to the Playoffs and ready to get this postseason started.”<\/p>\n

The other end of the Playoff drama, veteran Matt Crafton was able to hold onto his 10th and final Playoff transfer position \u2013 finishing 15th in the race, but with a 17- point edge on 19-year-old Derek Kraus, who finished ninth. Crafton, a three-time series champion, has now qualified for the series Playoffs every season since its inception into the series in 2016.<\/p>\n

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Chandler Smith, driver of the #18 Charge Me Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series CRC Brakleen 150 at Pocono Raceway on July 23, 2022 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Logan Riely\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThese guys did everything they were supposed to and worked their rear ends off with TRD (Toyota Racing Development) and worked on the simulator, working on getting our set-ups better and we were really good on the short runs, we had a way better truck than where we finished,” Crafton said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTake your gloves off and do whatever it takes,” he said of the racing for his fourth title now.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s Regular Season Champion John Hunter Nemechek was third, followed by rookie Corey Heim and Carson Hocevar.<\/p>\n

Austin Hill, Ty Majeski, Christian Eckes, Kraus and Tanner Gray rounded out the top 10.<\/p>\n

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Todd Bodine, driver of the #62 Camping World Toyota, laughs onstage during pre-race ceremonies prior to during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series CRC Brakleen 150 at Pocono Raceway on July 23, 2022 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Former two-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Todd Bodine finished 36th in his 800th and final NASCAR national series start. He was collected in an accident on Lap 13.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been so blessed to be able to do what I love for 800 times,” said Bodine, who now works as a race broadcaster for FOX Sports. \u201cPretty blessed life to have.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the early ending, \u201cThat\u2019s racing,” Bodine said managing a smile. \u201cI\u2019ve been here before. I\u2019ve been wrecked before. That\u2019s part of the game.”<\/p>\n

After adjusting the standings according to Playoff positions the 10 drivers to advance to the upcoming seven-race Camping World Truck Series Playoffs include (in points order) Zane Smith, Chandler Smith, defending series champion Ben Rhodes, Nemechek, Friesen, Eckes, Majeski, Hocevar, Grant Enfinger and Crafton.<\/p>\n

The 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs begin next week with Friday night\u2019s TSport 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway (9 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).<\/p>\n

The series last raced at the formerly-named, \u201cIndianapolis Raceway Park\u201d back in 2011 with Timothy Peters winning the race. There are no former winners currently competing fulltime in the series.<\/p>\n

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race – 13th Annual CRC Brakleen 150<\/b><\/p>\n

Pocono Raceway<\/b><\/p>\n

Long Pond, Pennsylvania<\/b><\/p>\n

Saturday, July 23, 2022<\/b><\/p>\n

               1. (2)  Chandler Smith, Toyota, 60.<\/p>\n

               2. (22)  Ryan Preece, Ford, 60.<\/p>\n

               3. (12)  John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota, 60.<\/p>\n

               4. (17)  Corey Heim #, Toyota, 60.<\/p>\n

               5. (3)  Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 60.<\/p>\n

               6. (31)  Austin Hill(i), Chevrolet, 60.<\/p>\n

               7. (6)  Ty Majeski, Toyota, 60.<\/p>\n

               8. (5)  Christian Eckes, Toyota, 60.<\/p>\n

               9. (7)  Derek Kraus, Chevrolet, 60.<\/p>\n

               10. (18)  Tanner Gray, Ford, 60.<\/p>\n

               11. (15)  Chase Purdy, Toyota, 60.<\/p>\n

               12. (16)  Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 60.<\/p>\n

               13. (1)  Zane Smith, Ford, 60.<\/p>\n

               14. (4)  Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 60.<\/p>\n

               15. (13)  Matt Crafton, Toyota, 60.<\/p>\n

               16. (14)  Tyler Ankrum, Toyota, 60.<\/p>\n

               17. (8)  Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 60.<\/p>\n

               18. (10)  Colby Howard, Chevrolet, 60.<\/p>\n

               19. (11)  Ben Rhodes, Toyota, 60.<\/p>\n

               20. (36)  Tate Fogleman, Chevrolet, 60.<\/p>\n

               21. (27)  Max Gutierrez, Chevrolet, 60.<\/p>\n

               22. (23)  Lawless Alan #, Chevrolet, 60.<\/p>\n

               23. (9)  Kaz Grala, Chevrolet, 60.<\/p>\n

               24. (26)  Dean Thompson #, Chevrolet, 60.<\/p>\n

               25. (33)  Kaden Honeycutt, Toyota, 60.<\/p>\n

               26. (32)  Jesse Little, Chevrolet, 60.<\/p>\n

               27. (24)  Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 60.<\/p>\n

               28. (20)  Timmy Hill, Toyota, 60.<\/p>\n

               29. (28)  Blaine Perkins #, Chevrolet, 60.<\/p>\n

               30. (35)  Tyler Hill, Toyota, 60.<\/p>\n

               31. (29)  Armani Williams, Chevrolet, 59.<\/p>\n

               32. (21)  Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 59.<\/p>\n

               33. (19)  Hailie Deegan, Ford, Brakes, 57.<\/p>\n

               34. (30)  Josh Reaume, Toyota, 55.<\/p>\n

               35. (25)  Jack Wood #, Chevrolet, Accident, 18.<\/p>\n

               36. (34)  Todd Bodine, Toyota, Accident, 12.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  111.593 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  1 Hrs, 20 Mins, 39 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.262 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  5 for 20 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  5 among 3 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   Z. Smith 0;C. Smith 1-27;C. Eckes 28-32;C. Smith 33-40;R. Preece 41-46;C. Smith 47-60.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Chandler Smith 3 times for 49 laps; Ryan Preece 1 time for 6 laps; Christian Eckes 1 time for 5 laps.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 18,98,42,52,19,38,4,16,88,51<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 98,16,88,4,66,91,61,38,20,23<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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