Entry List
The official 2017 Eldora Dirt Derby NASCAR TRUCK Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Eldora Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Eldora Dirt Derby
Wednesday, July 19th, 2017
Eldora Speedway, New Weston, OH
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- Eldora Speedway
- 5th Annual Eldora Dirt Derby 150
- Keystone Light Pole Winner: Stewart Friesen
- Age: 33
- Team : No. 52 - Halmar International Chevrolet
- Owner: Chris Larsen
- Crew Chief: Trip Bruce
- Stewart Friesen won the Keystone Light Pole Award for the 5th Annual Eldora Dirt Derby 150 with a lap of 20.000 seconds, 90.000 mph.
- This is his first pole in 15 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
- This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2017.
- This is his first pole in two races at Eldora Speedway.
- Chase Briscoe (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2017 and his first at Eldora Speedway.
- Kaz Grala (third) posted his first top-10 start at Eldora Speedway. It is his fifth in 11 races this season.
- Kaz Grala (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 34
- Laps Scheduled: 150
- Margin of Victory: 01.960 Seconds
- Time of Race: 1 Hours 45 Minutes 44 Seconds
- Average Speed: 42.560
- Cautions: 10 for 59 laps
- Lead Changes: 7
- Green Flag Passes: 1,198 (13.2 passes per green flag lap)
- Eldora Speedway
- 5th Annual Eldora Dirt Derby 150
- Race Winner: Matt Crafton
- Age: 41
- Team : No. 88 - IdealDoor/Menards Toyota
- Owner: Rhonda Thorson
- Crew Chief: Carl Joiner
- Matt Crafton won the 5th Annual Eldora Dirt Derby 150, his 14th victory in 395 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
- This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2017.
- This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in five races at Eldora Speedway.
- Stewart Friesen (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Eldora Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2017.
- Chase Briscoe (third) posted his first top-10 finish at Eldora Speedway.
- Grant Enfinger (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Johnny Sauter leads the point standings by 7 points over Christopher Bell.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 83 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 40 | Chevrolet | Fr8Auction.com | DJ Copp | Keith Wolfe |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | Necedah, WI | May 1, 1978 | 39 | Chevrolet | Allegiant Airlines | Maurice Gallagher, Jr. | Joe Shear |
| 3 | 66 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | May 29, 1955 | 62 | Chevrolet | K & L Ready Mix / Midwest Logistics Sys | Jeff Bolen | Paul Clapprood |
| 4 | 6 | Norm Benning | Level Green, PA | Jan 16, 1952 | 65 | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing | Norm Benning | Christopher Aunspaw |
| 5 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | Fairhope, AL | Jan 22, 1985 | 32 | Toyota | Champion Power Equipment / Curb Records | Mike Curb | Jeff Hensley |
| 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Tulare, CA | Jun 11, 1976 | 41 | Toyota | Ideal Door / Menards | ThorSport Racing | Carl Joiner |
| 7 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Mayetta, NJ | Mar 18, 1992 | 25 | Toyota | TACTI / JMS | Shigeaki Hattori | Scott Zipadelli |
| 8 | 99 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | K & L Ready Mix | Matthew Miller | Shane Huffman |
| 9 | 57 | Tommy Regan | Tracy, CA | Sep 16, 1977 | 39 | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing | Norm Benning | Dan Sheffer |
| 10 | 24 | Justin Haley | Winamac, IN | Apr 28, 1999 | 18 | Chevrolet | Fraternal Order of Eagles | Maurice Gallagher, Jr. | Kevin Bellicourt |
| 11 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | Mooresville, NC | Jun 11, 1997 | 20 | Chevrolet | Fire Alarm Services Inc. | Joe Nemechek | Gere Kennon |
| 12 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | Dec 16, 1994 | 22 | Toyota | Toyota "Let's Go Places" / JBL.com | Kyle Busch | Rudy Fugle |
| 13 | 33 | Kaz Grala | Boston, MA | Dec 29, 1998 | 18 | Chevrolet | 15-40 Connection | Maurice Gallagher, Jr. | Jerry Baxter |
| 14 | 19 | Austin Cindric | Columbus, OH | Sep 2, 1998 | 18 | Ford | Fitzgerald Glider Kits | Brad Keselowski | Doug Randolph |
| 15 | 29 | Chase Briscoe | Mitchell, IN | Dec 15, 1994 | 22 | Ford | Cooper Standard | Brad Keselowski | Mike Hillman, Jr. |
| 16 | 51 | Harrison Burton | Huntersville, NC | Oct 9, 2000 | 16 | Toyota | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Kyle Busch | Bono Manion |
| 17 | 50 | Mike Harmon | Birmingport, AL | Jan 24, 1958 | 59 | Chevrolet | Motorsports Safety Group | Mark Beaver | Rob Winfield |
| 18 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Las Vegas, NV | Jul 15, 1998 | 19 | Toyota | Switch | Kyle Busch | Marcus Richmond |
| 19 | 0 | Korbin Forrister | Cedartown, GA | Nov 16, 1992 | 24 | Chevrolet | JJC Racing | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Ken Evans |
| 20 | 20 | Sheldon Creed | Alpine, CA | Sep 30, 1997 | 19 | Chevrolet | United Rentals | Bryan Hill | Andrew Abbott |
| 21 | 36 | Chris Windom | Canton, IL | Dec 24, 1990 | 26 | Chevrolet | Baldwin Bros / Fox Paving / Central Abrasives | Beverly Mittler | Mike Mittler |
| 22 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario | Jul 25, 1983 | 33 | Chevrolet | Halmar International | Chris Larsen | Trip Bruce |
| 23 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | Louisville, KY | Feb 21, 1997 | 20 | Toyota | Safelite Auto Glass | Duke Thorson | Eddie Troconis |
| 24 | 75 | Caleb Holman | Abingdon, VA | Jan 7, 1984 | 33 | Chevrolet | Food Country USA / Lopez Wealth Mgnt | Charles Henderson | Chris Carrier |
| 25 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Hephzibah, GA | Feb 28, 1985 | 32 | Chevrolet | JAS Expedided Trucking, LLC | Jay Robinson | Brian Keselowski |
| 26 | 13 | Cody Coughlin | Delaware, OH | Dec 11, 1995 | 21 | Toyota | Ride TV / JEGS | Duke Thorson | Michael Shelton |
| 27 | 63 | Bobby Pierce | Oakwood, IL | Nov 24, 1996 | 20 | Chevrolet | GottaRace / 866GetAPro Metal Roofing | Mike Mittler | Rick Ren |
| 28 | 1 | Brandon Hightower | Natchitoches, LA | Mar 17, 1998 | 19 | Chevrolet | Timmons Truck Center | Tracy Lowe | Mike Harmon |
| 29 | 89 | Rico Abreu | St Helena, CA | Jan 30, 1992 | 25 | Toyota | Curb Records | Duke Thorson | Vance Haefele |
| 30 | 44 | JR Heffner | Stephentown, NY | Mar 31, 1972 | 45 | Chevrolet | A. Calarusso / Park East Sales | Shane Lamb | Kevin Eagle |
| 31 | 80 | Justin Shipley | Douglasville, GA | Jun 5, 1980 | 37 | Ford | Roger's | Tracy Wallace | Tracy Wallace |
| 32 | 10 | Ray Ciccarelli | Ellicott CIty, MD | Jan 20, 1970 | 47 | Chevrolet | Stealth Belt / Driven2Honor.org | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Tim Silva |
| 33 | 45 | Jeffrey Abbey | Commanche, TX | Sep 1, 1998 | 18 | Chevrolet | Black Rifle Coffee Company | Al Niece | Cody Efaw |
| 34 | 02 | Max Johnston | Razorback, New South Wales | Sep 24, 1993 | 23 | Chevrolet | BRANDT | Randy Young | Chad Kendrick |