Race Lineup

The official 2017 Drivin' for Linemen 200 NASCAR TRUCK Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Drivin' for Linemen 200

Saturday, June 17th, 2017

World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, IL

  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 8 Toyota
  • 3 Ford

  • Gateway Motorsports Park
  • 4th Annual Drivin' for Linemen 200
  • Keystone Light Pole Winner: Chase Briscoe
  • Age: 22
  • Team : No. 29 - Brad Keselowski's Checkered Flag Foundation Ford
  • Owner: Brad Keselowski
  • Crew Chief: Buddy Sisco
  • Chase Briscoe won the Keystone Light Pole Award for the 4th Annual Drivin' for Linemen 200 with a lap of 32.888 seconds, 136.828 mph.
  • This is his second pole in eight NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
  • This is his second pole and fifth top-10 start in 2017.
  • This is his first pole at Gateway Motorsports Park. Briscoe becomes the third youngest NCWTS driver to win a pole at Gateway at the age of 22 years 6 months 2 days.
  • John H. Nemechek (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2017 and his second in four races at Gateway Motorsports Park.
  • Christopher Bell (third) posted his second top-10 start at Gateway Motorsports Park. It is his seventh in eight races this season.
  • Chase Briscoe (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 30
  • Laps Scheduled: 100
  • Laps Actual: 160 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 01.635 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 47 Minutes 18 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 111.836
  • Cautions: 3 for 17 laps
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: 484 (3.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • Gateway Motorsports Park
  • 4th Annual Drivin' for Linemen 200
  • Race Winner: John H. Nemechek
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 8 - Chevrolet
  • Owner: Joe Nemechek
  • Crew Chief: Gere Kennon
  • John H. Nemechek won the 4th Annual Drivin' for Linemen 200, his fourth victory in 61 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2017.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in four races at Gateway Motorsports Park.
  • Chase Briscoe (second) posted his first top-10 finish in at Gateway Motorsports Park. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2017.
  • Johnny Sauter (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in six races at Gateway Motorsports Park.
  • Chase Briscoe (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Johnny Sauter leads the point standings by 38 points over Christopher Bell.
  • Nemechek becomes the second youngest NCWTS driver to win at Gateway at the age of 20 years 0 months 6 days.
  • The average age of the NCWTS winners at Gateway over the last four seasons is 19.5 - 2014 Darrell Wallace Jr. (20 years old), 2015 Cole Custer (17), 2016 Christopher Bell (21) and 2017 John Hunter Nemechek (20).
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Race lineup for the Drivin' for Linemen 200 at World Wide Technology Raceway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 29 Chase Briscoe Ford 136.828 32.888 0.000 Brad Keselowski Checkered Flag Foun… Brad Keselowski Buddy Sisco
2 8 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 136.745 32.908 0.020 D.A.B. Constructors / TBC Joe Nemechek Gere Kennon
3 4 Christopher Bell Toyota 136.707 32.917 0.029 JBL Kyle Busch Rudy Fugle
4 Todd Gilliland 136.595 32.944 0.056
5 19 Austin Cindric Ford 136.083 33.068 0.180 Draw-Tite Brad Keselowski Doug Randolph
6 88 Matt Crafton Toyota 136.038 33.079 0.191 FVP / Menards Thorsport Racing Carl Joiner
7 18 Noah Gragson Toyota 135.915 33.109 0.221 Switch Kyle Busch Marcus Richmond
8 24 Justin Haley Chevrolet 135.628 33.179 0.291 Kingman Maurice Gallagher, Jr. Kevin Bellicourt
9 21 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 135.440 33.225 0.337 Allegiant Airlines Maurice Gallagher, Jr. Joe Shear
10 33 Kaz Grala Chevrolet 135.432 33.227 0.339 Kiklos Maurice Gallagher, Jr. Jerry Baxter
11 16 Ryan Truex Toyota 134.912 33.355 0.467 Dierberg's / Bar Harbor Foods Shigeaki Hattori Scott Zipadelli
12 27 Ben Rhodes Toyota 134.606 33.431 0.543 Safelite Auto Glass Duke Thorson Eddie Troconis
13 13 Cody Coughlin Toyota 134.920 33.353 0.465 JEGS Duke Thorson Michael Shelton
14 98 Grant Enfinger Toyota 134.844 33.372 0.484 Ride TV Mike Curb Jeff Hensley
15 02 Austin Hill Ford 134.308 33.505 0.617 Don-Rich Randy Young Bruce Cook
16 68 Clay Greenfield Chevrolet 133.318 33.754 0.866 SemperFiFund.org Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chad Kendrick
17 45 TJ Bell Chevrolet 131.945 34.105 1.217 Niece Equipment Al Niece Cody Efaw
18 63 Kyle Donahue Chevrolet 131.560 34.205 1.317 Mittler Bros / SKI Soda Mike Mittler Rick Ren
19 1 Jordan Anderson Chevrolet 128.652 34.978 2.090 Bommarito Automotive Group Tracy Lowe Ryan Fields
20 50 Josh Reaume Chevrolet 127.158 35.389 2.501 Lodestar Guidance / Motorsports Saf… Mark Beaver Rob Winfield
21 66 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 32.888 Bolen Motorsports Jeff Bolen Paul Clapprood
22 49 Wendell Chavous Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 32.888 Premium Motorsports Jay Robinson Mike Hillman, Sr.
23 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 32.888 D.A.B Constructors, Inc. Andrea Nemechek Michael Leoncini
24 36 Kevin Donahue Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 32.888 Kansas City Brewery Beverly Mittler Mike Mittler
25 6 Norm Benning Chevrolet 123.555 36.421 3.533 Norm Benning Racing Norm Benning Christopher Aunspaw
26 83 Camden Murphy Chevrolet 122.656 36.688 3.800 Chase & Hamlyn Dj Copp Kevin Campbell
27 44 Donnie Levister Chevrolet 116.601 38.593 5.705 SparrowRanch.org Shane Lamb Shane Lamb
28 10 Bryce Napier Chevrolet 114.306 39.368 6.480 ASAP Appliance Service Jennifer Jo Cobb Tim Silva
29 0 Jennifer Jo Cobb Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 32.888 Driven2Honor.org Jennifer Jo Cobb Tim Silva
30 57 Tommy Regan Chevrolet 107.888 41.710 8.822 In Memory of Harry Norm Benning Ryan Miller