{"id":14107,"date":"2017-11-18T00:02:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T06:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=14107"},"modified":"2017-11-18T06:56:43","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T12:56:43","slug":"christopher-bell-takes-nascar-camping-world-truck-series-title-chase-briscoe-gets-first-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/18\/christopher-bell-takes-nascar-camping-world-truck-series-title-chase-briscoe-gets-first-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Bell takes NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title; Chase Briscoe gets first win"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Christopher Bell, driver of the #4 JBL Toyota, celebrates with the trophy in Victory Lane after placing second and winning the Camping World Truck Series Championship during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 17, 2017 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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

HOMESTEAD, Fla. \u2013 The tandem burnouts filled the frontstretch at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a thick cloud of smoke, as Chase Briscoe<\/strong> celebrated his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory, and runner-up Christopher Bell<\/strong> exulted in his first NASCAR<\/a> championship.<\/p>\n

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Chase Briscoe, driver of the #29 Cooper Standard Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 17, 2017 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Sarah Crabill\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

In a Ford EcoBoost 200 that ran caution-free except for the planned breaks after the first and second stages, Briscoe, the pole winner, passed Ben Rhodes for the lead on Lap 96 of 134 on Friday night and pulled away to beat Bell to the finish line by 2.887 seconds, after Rhodes ran out of gas on Lap 129.<\/p>\n

Two enormously talented open-wheel stars who have made successful transitions to stock car racing, Bell and Briscoe are close friends, but their careers have been following markedly different trajectories as of late.<\/p>\n

Briscoe collected the last trophy for Brad Keselowski Racing, which is closing its doors at the end of the season, and he hasn’t announced plans for next year. Bell, on the other hand, will run for the NASCAR XFINITY Series championship next season in top-of-the-line equipment at Joe Gibbs Racing.<\/p>\n

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Christopher Bell, driver of the #4 JBL Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after placing second and winning the Camping World Truck Series Championship during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 17, 2017 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Bell gave Kyle Busch Motorsports its second title in three years under a format where the highest finisher among four eligible drivers\u2014in this case Bell, Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton and Austin Cindric–is crowned champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be able to do this for all of the guys at Kyle Busch Motorsports and to win the championship for a team that deserves the championship, words just can\u2019t describe my feelings right now,\u201d said Bell, who scored a series-high five victories this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo run as good as we have, week in and week out, and not just this year … This whole organization, this whole team has been good for so many years. You just don\u2019t want to be the guy that lets them down, and I\u2019m glad I didn\u2019t let them down tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Briscoe, who also won the 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year, certainly improved his standing with the win, achieved in his 23rd start in the series.<\/p>\n

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Christopher Bell, driver of the #4 JBL Toyota, poses champions sticker in Victory Lane after placing second and winning the Camping World Truck Series Championship during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 17, 2017 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThis is a long time coming,\u201d said Briscoe who finished one position and nearly 16 seconds ahead of third-place Sauter, the defending series champion. \u201cSo proud of all these guys. To know that they\u2019re not going to have a job next year, and we continued to bring really good trucks even though we were outside the playoffs, such a testament to how good these Brad Keselowski guys are.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know two years ago I was sleeping on couches, and now to be a winner in NASCAR. I wish we were in the final four. I felt like we could have been, but that\u2019s part of the circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n

By virtue of his third-place finish, Sauter was runner-up for the championship. Cindric, Briscoe\u2019s teammate at BKR, ran fifth, one position ahead of Crafton, a two-time series champion.<\/p>\n

Bell started 2017 with a victory in the Chili Bowl Nationals for midget cars, a title the Oklahoma native has coveted since childhood. He ends the year as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion, a perfect bookend to a banner year for the 22-year-old prodigy.<\/p>\n

Media Center Interviews:<\/h3>\n

NCWTS champion Christopher Bell and owner Kyle Busch – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/HMS_NCWTS_Championship_team_111717.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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NCWTS champion crew chief Rudy Fugle – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/HMS_NCWTS_Champion_crewchief_111717.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Race winner Chase Briscoe and team owner Brad Keselowski – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/HMS_NCWTS_Racing_winning_team__111717.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Johnny Sauter and Austin Cindric – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/HMS_NCWTS_Cindric_Sauter_111716.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Matt Crafton – <\/p>\n

HMS_NCWTS_Crafton_111717<\/a><\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/HMS_NCWTS_Crafton_111717.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Results – Ford EcoBoost 200<\/b><\/p>\n

Homestead-Miami Speedway<\/b><\/p>\n

Homestead, Florida<\/b><\/p>\n

Friday, November 17, 2017<\/b><\/p>\n

               1. (1) Chase Briscoe #, Ford, 134.<\/p>\n

               2. (13) Christopher Bell (P), Toyota, 134.<\/p>\n

               3. (11) Johnny Sauter (P), Chevrolet, 134.<\/p>\n

               4. (6) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 134.<\/p>\n

               5. (3) Austin Cindric # (P), Ford, 134.<\/p>\n

               6. (8) Matt Crafton (P), Toyota, 134.<\/p>\n

               7. (9) Stewart Friesen #, Chevrolet, 134.<\/p>\n

               8. (4) Grant Enfinger #, Toyota, 134.<\/p>\n

               9. (7) Justin Haley #, Chevrolet, 134.<\/p>\n

               10. (17) Timothy Peters, Chevrolet, 134.<\/p>\n

               11. (15) Regan Smith, Ford, 134.<\/p>\n

               12. (12) Myatt Snider, Toyota, 134.<\/p>\n

               13. (10) Kaz Grala #, Chevrolet, 133.<\/p>\n

               14. (16) Cody Coughlin #, Toyota, 133.<\/p>\n

               15. (14) John H. Nemechek, Chevrolet, 133.<\/p>\n

               16. (20) TJ Bell, Chevrolet, 132.<\/p>\n

               17. (18) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, 131.<\/p>\n

               18. (5) Noah Gragson #, Toyota, 131.<\/p>\n

               19. (2) Ben Rhodes, Toyota, 130.<\/p>\n

               20. (19) Dalton Sargeant, Chevrolet, 129.<\/p>\n

               21. (22) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 128.<\/p>\n

               22. (26) Josh Reaume, Chevrolet, 126.<\/p>\n

               23. (24) Wendell Chavous #, Chevrolet, 125.<\/p>\n

               24. (23) Robby Lyons(i), Chevrolet, 125.<\/p>\n

               25. (27) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 119.<\/p>\n

               26. (21) Chris Windom, Chevrolet, Electrical, 71.<\/p>\n

               27. (25) Camden Murphy, Chevrolet, Suspension, 9.<\/p>\n

               28. (30) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, Engine, 8.<\/p>\n

               29. (28) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, Electrical, 7.<\/p>\n

               30. (29) Mike Senica, Chevrolet, Parked, 4.<\/p>\n

               31. (32) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, Electrical, 0.<\/p>\n

               32. (31) Ray Ciccarelli, Chevrolet, Engine, 0.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  135.556 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  01 Hrs, 28 Mins, 58 Secs. Margin of Victory:  2.887 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  2 for 12 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  6 among 3 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   C. Briscoe # 1-33; C. Bell (P) 34-43; C. Briscoe # 44-48; B. Rhodes 49-83; C. Briscoe # 84-87; B. Rhodes 88-95; C. Briscoe # 96-134.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  C. Briscoe # 4 times for 81 laps; B. Rhodes 2 times for 43 laps; C. Bell (P) 1 time for 10 laps.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 4,29,98,27,16,19,88,21,24,02<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 27,4,29,16,21,19,02,88,18,24<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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