{"id":5526,"date":"2016-09-16T23:46:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T04:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=5526"},"modified":"2016-09-18T14:35:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-18T19:35:46","slug":"kyle-busch-wins-chicagoland-truck-race-as-inaugural-chase-field-is-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/16\/kyle-busch-wins-chicagoland-truck-race-as-inaugural-chase-field-is-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Busch wins Chicagoland Truck Race as inaugural Chase field is set"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

JOLIET, Ill. \u2013 <\/strong>In a race punctuated by a record 10 cautions, Kyle Busch streaked away from Chase hopeful Cameron Hayley in overtime and won Friday night\u2019s American Ethanol e15 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.<\/p>\n

\"Kyle

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 SiriusXM Toyota, puts on the winner’s decal in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 16, 2016 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

With Busch\u2019s victory over runner-up Daniel Hemric, who passed Hayley after the final restart on Lap 150, Hemric and Timothy Peters locked up the final two of eight spots in the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase, which starts Sept. 24 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n

With a truck dialed in on Thursday by last year\u2019s series champion Erik Jones, while Busch took care of Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup media day duties in Chicago, Busch led 95 of the 151 laps in winning for the second time in four starts this season, the fifth time at Chicagoland and the 46th time in his career.<\/p>\n

Driving a Toyota Tundra built by Kyle Busch Motorsports, ThorSport Racing driver Hayley finished third but failed to make the Chase. Hayley was gaining ground on the race winner, when contact between the trucks of Tyler Reddick and John Wes Townley caused the ninth caution on Lap 144 and ultimately forced the race one lap past its scheduled distance.<\/p>\n

\"Kyle

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 SiriusXM Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 16, 2016 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

On the final restart, Busch chose the outside lane and pulled away from Hayley and Hemric before NASCAR called the final caution on the last lap for Rico Abreu\u2019s spin and froze the field, with Busch the winner.<\/p>\n

“This has just been a really good place for us and for KBM over the years,” Busch said. “We\u2019ve been really fast here, so it was really nice to come out here and keep that speed going\u2026 I really appreciate Erik Jones being out here (Thursday) and working it in for me and everything that he did.”<\/p>\n

Two of Busch\u2019s KBM proteges, William Byron and Christopher Bell, already had qualified for the first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase on the strength of regular-season victories. The top seed in the Chase with five wins as a rookie, Byron had a tough night on Friday, getting loose underneath Ben Rhodes on Lap 3 and slamming the outside wall in Turn 2.<\/p>\n

\"Kyle

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 SiriusXM Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 16, 2016 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Byron finished 30th, but the low finish had no effect on his Chase standing with the reset of points after the race.<\/p>\n

“It was really important, too, to see the 9 (Byron) and the 4 (Bell) make the Chase this year for KBM,” Busch said. “They\u2019ve got two opportunities there to go for the championship. And then the 13 (Hayley) there at the end, that\u2019s a brand new truck out of our KBM stable.<\/p>\n

“That thing was fast. It was hard to hold him off. He was right there at the end, and he was really quick.”<\/p>\n

In fact, Hayley though he had the fastest truck but fell victim to Busch\u2019s vast experience in the series.<\/p>\n

“We definitely had the faster track there at the end, but he blocked my every move,” said Hayley, who missed the playoff by one position in the standings. “But overall, it was all I could do\u2026 we\u2019re not in the Chase, but you can\u2019t say we didn\u2019t try.”<\/p>\n

\"Kyle

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 SiriusXM Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 16, 2016 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Byron characterized his early accident as a learning experience.<\/p>\n

“It was learning what not to do for the Chase,” he said.<\/p>\n

The eight Chase drivers in order of seeding are Byron, two-time champion Matt Crafton, John Hunter Nemechek, Bell, Johnny Sauter, Ben Kennedy, Hemric and Peters.<\/p>\n

Kennedy got the worst of a violent Lap 112 wreck that started when Sauter tagged Kennedy\u2019s Chevrolet and sent it spinning into the wall. Kennedy, who led twice for four laps, emerged from the infield care center with a bandaged hand.<\/p>\n

“I bruised up my hand a little bit,” said Kennedy, who felt he had a truck capable of winning.<\/p>\n

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race – American Ethanol E15 225
\nChicagoland Speedway
\nJoliet, Illinois
\n<\/b>Friday, September 16, 2016<\/b><\/p>\n

1. (8) Kyle Busch(i), Toyota, 151.
\n2. (10) Daniel Hemric, Ford, 151.
\n3. (20) Cameron Hayley, Toyota, 151.
\n4. (12) Christopher Bell #, Toyota, 151.
\n5. (16) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 151.
\n6. (14) Grant Enfinger #, Chevrolet, 151.
\n7. (1) Spencer Gallagher, Chevrolet, 151.
\n8. (5) Timothy Peters, Toyota, 151.
\n9. (17) Cole Custer #, Chevrolet, 151.
\n10. (4) Tyler Reddick, Ford, 151.
\n11. (3) Daniel Suarez(i), Toyota, 151.
\n12. (11) Matt Tifft #, Toyota, 151.
\n13. (22) Josh Berry(i), Chevrolet, 151.
\n14. (18) John H Nemechek, Chevrolet, 151.
\n15. (21) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 151.
\n16. (19) Tyler Young, Chevrolet, 151.
\n17. (26) Austin Wayne Self #, Toyota, 151.
\n18. (25) Ray Black Jr(i), Chevrolet, 151.
\n19. (15) Rico Abreu #, Toyota, 150.
\n20. (2) John Wes Townley, Chevrolet, 149.
\n21. (30) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, Engine, 147.
\n22. (27) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, 147.
\n23. (23) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, Engine, 138.
\n24. (24) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, Accident, 137.
\n25. (7) Ben Rhodes #, Toyota, Accident, 125.
\n26. (6) Ben Kennedy, Chevrolet, Accident, 111.
\n27. (13) Matt Crafton, Toyota, Accident, 111.
\n28. (29) Reed Sorenson(i), Chevrolet, Clutch, 91.
\n29. (28) Jesse Little, Chevrolet, Engine, 79.
\n30. (9) William Byron #, Toyota, Accident, 40.
\n31. (32) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, Suspension, 14.
\n32. (31) Caleb Roark, Chevrolet, Electrical, 11.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:\u00a0 108.648 mph.
\nTime of Race:\u00a0 02 Hrs, 05 Mins, 05 Secs. Margin of Victory:\u00a0 Caution.
\nCaution Flags:\u00a0 10 for 41 laps.
\nLead Changes:\u00a0 10 among 5 drivers.
\nLap Leaders:\u00a0\u00a0 S. Gallagher 1-8; K. Busch(i) 9-11; D. Suarez(i) 12-47; T. Martins 48; K. Busch(i) 49-106; B. Kennedy 107-109; D. Suarez(i) 110; B. Kennedy 111; K. Busch(i) 112-117; D. Suarez(i) 118-123; K. Busch(i) 124-151.
\nLeaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):\u00a0 K. Busch(i) 4 times for 95 laps; D. Suarez(i) 3 times for 43 laps; S. Gallagher 1 time for 8 laps; B. Kennedy 2 times for 4 laps; T. Martins 1 time for 1 lap.
\nTop 10 in Points: W. Byron # – 405; D. Hemric – 405; J. Sauter – 384; T. Peters – 375; C. Bell # – 362; M. Crafton – 358; J. Nemechek – 343; B. Kennedy – 342; C. Hayley – 342; C. Custer # – 342.<\/p>\n

\"Spencer

Spencer Gallagher, driver of the #23 Chapel of the Flowers Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 16, 2016 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Spencer

Spencer Gallagher, driver of the #23 Chapel of the Flowers Chevrolet, leads the field to start the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 16, 2016 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Robert Laberge\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"(L-R)Timothy

(L-R)Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Red Horse Racing Toyota, Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Fisher Nuts\/Menards Toyota, Johnny Sauter, driver of the #21 Alamo Chevrolet, William Byron, driver of the #9 Liberty University Toyota, Ben Kennedy, driver of the #33 Weber Chevrolet, Daniel Hemric, driver of the #19 Draw-Tite Ford, John H Nemechek, driver of the #8 TeamTurtle\/TeamFoot Chevrolet, and Christopher Bell, driver of the #4 JBL Toyota, pose with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series trophy after the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 16, 2016 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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