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Tracking the Trucks: Brett Moffitt Wins Again at Chicagoland Speedway

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(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

In a Nutshell: Brett Moffitt dominated a large portion of the final stage at Chicagoland Speedway to win the Camping World 225 by a more than four-second margin over Brandon Jones. Moffitt extended his lead during a late-race round of green-flag pit stops and held onto the top spot for his second win of the …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: 3 Storylines to Follow With 5 Races Remaining Until the Playoffs

2019 Gateway Ngots Ross Chastain Trucks Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

The Gander Outdoors Truck Series will kick off the 2019 playoffs in mid-August at Bristol Motor Speedway with a midweek showdown. However, there’s still a ton of racing left before setting the field of eight drivers who will compete for this year’s championship. Just four series regulars have victories this season, and one of those …

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Tracking the Trucks: Sweet Redemption for Ross Chastain at Gateway

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(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

In a Nutshell: Just one week after having a win at Iowa Speedway stripped, Ross Chastain scored his second victory for Niece Motorsports at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway Saturday night. The driver of the No. 45 Chevrolet had to hold off hard-charging Kyle Busch Motorsports teammates Christian Eckes and Todd Gilliland on the …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Honoring Mike Mittler’s Legacy at Gateway

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Just moments before the pre-race ceremonies began for the Gander Outdoors Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway last month, the news that many had been dreading hit Twitter. Long-time Truck Series owner Mike Mittler, who led MB Motorsports through 24 seasons in the series, had lost his battle with cancer. KEITH: TRUCK SERIES LOSES LEGEND …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Josh Reaume Building His Team & Business One Race at a Time

Josh Reaume

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Josh Reaume, Josh Bilicki, Daniel Sasnett, Scott Stenzel. Unless you pay more attention to the Gander Outdoors Truck Series than just the race broadcasts, it’s unlikely you’ve heard those names, or even if you have, you probably don’t know much about them or what makes their race weekends tick. In fact, as you walk through …

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Tracking the Trucks: Greg Biffle Returns & Wins it All At Texas Motor Speedway

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In a Nutshell: Greg Biffle did Kyle Busch things in a Kyle Busch Motorsports truck at Texas Motor Speedway Friday night (June 7) and won the SpeedyCash.com 400. In his first Gander Outdoors Truck Series start in 15 years, the veteran driver hopped into the No. 51 Toyota and led twice for just 18 laps, …

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Todd Gilliland Suffers Early Exit at Texas After Starting On Pole

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Todd Gilliland has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons this season. Having missed out on a couple of what could have been victories last year, he’s drawn strong comments out of Kyle Busch Motorsports team owner Kyle Busch, who hinted as early as Atlanta Motor Speedway that his job may be on …

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Ross Chastain Kicks Off 2019 Championship Campaign With 10th Place at Texas

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(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Ross Chastain has had one heck of a season. He’s started every NASCAR race this season to date and even took Niece Motorsports to its first Gander Outdoors Truck Series victory at Kansas Speedway last month. Earlier this week, Chastain announced he would switch to earning Truck Series points and attempt to make a run …

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Tyler Ankrum Recovers From Spin & Slide To Score Career-Best Finish At Texas

#17: Tyler Ankrum, Dgr Crosley, Toyota Tundra May's Hawaii Nascar Gander Outdoors Truck Series

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Tyler Ankrum had an up-and-down night at Texas Motor Speedway Friday (June 7), and when the checkered flag flew, he walked away with a career-best third-place finish. But the box score doesn’t even begin to tell the full story. Before he even took the green flag, Ankrum became the sixth Gander Outdoors Truck Series driver …

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Teammates Ben Rhodes & Johnny Sauter Top 3 Truck Series Practices at Texas

2019 Texas Gots Johnny Sauter Truck Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Gander Outdoors Truck Series teams took to Texas Motor Speedway for a trio of practice sessions Thursday afternoon (June 6) ahead of Friday night’s SpeedyCash.com 400. Ben Rhodes and Johnny Sauter topped the charts in the three sessions. Practice 1 ThorSport Racing and GMS Racing ruled the first session, sweeping six of the top seven …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: The Kyle Busch Motorsports Shuffle

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It’s been no secret in recent years that Kyle Busch Motorsports has turned itself into one of the top Gander Outdoors Truck Series teams with the ability to win on any given race day. After all, the organization has scored two driver championships with Erik Jones and Christopher Bell since its debut in 2010. Additionally, …

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Austin Dillon Suffers Minor Burns in Alsco 300, Will Race in Coca-Cola 600

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Austin Dillon was forced to climb out of his NASCAR Xfinity Series car before the conclusion of Saturday’s Alsco 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Piloting the No. 10 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing, Dillon got into the back of John Hunter Nemechek, who hit the outside wall racing the high line. YELLOW FLAG: Caution is out …

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