{"id":4895,"date":"2016-07-29T23:39:28","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T04:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=4895"},"modified":"2016-07-31T15:50:12","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T20:50:12","slug":"byron-breaks-rookie-record-with-nascar-camping-world-truck-series-win-at-pocono","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/07\/29\/byron-breaks-rookie-record-with-nascar-camping-world-truck-series-win-at-pocono\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron breaks rookie record with NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win at Pocono"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Reid Spencer<\/b><\/span>
\nNASCAR Wire Service<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LONG POND, Pa. \u2013<\/span><\/strong> Saturday\u2019s Pocono Mountains 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series<\/a> event at Pocono Raceway featured no Sprint Cup drivers in the field.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"William

William Byron, driver of the #9 Liberty University Toyota applies the winner’s decal in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Pocono Mountains 150 at Pocono Raceway on July 30, 2016 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Then again, the race didn\u2019t need any representation from NASCAR\u2019s top division, as dominant as William Byron<\/strong> was.<\/span>
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The 18-year-old from Charlotte, N.C., led 44 of 60 laps in the No. 9 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota in a caution-filled event and pulled away to beat runner-up Cameron Haley to the finish line by a comfortable 1.407 seconds. The victory was the fifth in 12th starts this year for the first-year driver, who broke Kurt Busch\u2019s rookie record of four wins in 2000.<\/span>
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“That 9 is so fast,” commented Haley. “We need to really go back and look at things, because he\u2019s definitely a step above us. But we worked hard all day, and we were able to come out at least for a second-place finish.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

“We would have liked to win, but that 9 is pretty fast, so we\u2019ll keep trying.”<\/span>
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Byron had his sights set on the rookie record from the outset.<\/span>
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“It means a lot,” said Byron, who pitted for fuel for the last time on Lap 25 and spent the rest of the race saving gas. “It was definitely a goal\u2014I can\u2019t lie about that. I knew that was something to beat, and we just show up with so much focus.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“We never get off track, I feel like. It\u2019s just a credit to where we are as a race team, the work we\u2019re doing, the work they\u2019re doing in the shop on the trucks, and we\u2019re putting it all together when we get to the race track.”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Byron\u2019s wasn\u2019t the only mark set on Saturday. The race produced a record nine cautions for 27 laps, and the spate of yellow flags allowed both Byron and Haley to get 35 laps out of their last tanks of fuel.<\/span>
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Christopher Bell, the victim of an early wreck when John Wes Townley knocked his No. 4 Tundra into the outside wall, lost five laps under repairs, but Bell received a series-record five free passes under caution as the highest-scored lapped truck and returned to the lead lap in time for the final restart on Lap 57.<\/span>
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Bell rescued an unexpected 10th-place finish.<\/span>
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“I was just out there trying to log laps,” Bell said. “And the next thing you know, there was a yellow. Then there was another yellow, and they said, \u2018You\u2019re the lucky dog, come on around.\u2019 The last yellow put us on the lead lap, and we were able to capitalize on it.<\/span>
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“To come out of here with a top 10 was remarkable for us.”<\/span>
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Brett Moffitt ran third in a substitute role for Matt Tifft, who is undergoing treatment after surgery to remove a brain tumor. Timothy Peters came home fourth, followed by Cole Custer.<\/span>
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Byron increased his lead in the series standings to 25 points over second-place Matt Crafton, who finished 12th on Saturday. Daniel Hemric, who spun and collected Brad Keselowski Racing teammate Tyler Reddick to cause the fifth caution, is tied with Peters for third in the standings, 37 points behind Byron.<\/span>
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race – Pocono Mountains 150<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Saturday, July 30, 2016<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1. (1) William Byron #, Toyota, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2. (10) Cameron Hayley, Toyota, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3. (15) Brett Moffitt, Toyota, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4. (7) Timothy Peters, Toyota, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5. (16) Cole Custer #, Chevrolet, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6. (17) Rico Abreu #, Toyota, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7. (9) Ben Kennedy, Chevrolet, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8. (11) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9. (2) John H Nemechek, Chevrolet, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10. (5) Christopher Bell #, Toyota, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11. (3) Ben Rhodes #, Toyota, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12. (20) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13. (8) Cody Coughlin #, Toyota, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14. (18) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15. (12) Spencer Gallagher, Chevrolet, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16. (30) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17. (23) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18. (22) Reed Sorenson(i), Chevrolet, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19. (25) Kyle Martel, Chevrolet, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20. (29) Ryan Ellis(i), Chevrolet, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21. (26) Todd Peck(i), Chevrolet, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22. (14) Daniel Hemric, Ford, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23. (27) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24. (19) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 59.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25. (21) Austin Wayne Self #, Toyota, 56.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26. (4) Tyler Reddick, Ford, Accident, 28.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 27. (24) Carlos Contreras, Chevrolet, Electrical, 22.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 28. (31) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, Brakes, 20.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 29. (13) John Wes Townley, Chevrolet, Accident, 16.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30. (28) Sean Corr, Chevrolet, Brakes, 5.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 31. (6) Austin Hill, Ford, Accident, 1.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 32. (32) Caleb Roark, Chevrolet, Engine, 0.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:\u00a0 99.174 mph.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Time of Race:\u00a0 01 Hrs, 30 Mins, 45 Secs. Margin of Victory:\u00a0 1.406 Seconds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Caution Flags:\u00a0 9 for 27 laps.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lead Changes:\u00a0 5 among 3 drivers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:\u00a0\u00a0 W. Byron # 1-10; T. Peters 11; W. Byron # 12-24; T. Peters 25-27; S. Gallagher 28-39; W. Byron # 40-60.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):\u00a0 W. Byron # 3 times for 44 laps; S. Gallagher 1 time for 12 laps; T. Peters 2 times for 4 laps.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Top 10 in Points: W. Byron # – 319; M. Crafton – 294; D. Hemric – 282; T. Peters – 282; J. Sauter – 278; C. Bell # – 268; J. Nemechek – 256; C. Hayley – 251; B. Kennedy – 251; T. Reddick – 250.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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