TRUCK Series Phoenix Raceway

NASCAR TRUCK Series

Qualifying Results

Lucas Oil 150

Friday, November 5th, 2021

Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, AZ

  • 13 Toyota
  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 6 Ford

  • Phoenix Raceway
  • 27th Annual Lucas Oil 150
  • Pole Winner: Chandler Smith
  • Age: 19
  • Team : No. 18 - Safelite AutoGlass Toyota
  • Owner: Kyle Busch Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
  • Chandler Smith won the Cometic Gaskets Pole Award for the 27th Annual Lucas Oil 150 with a lap of 26.359 seconds, 136.576 mph.
  • This is his first pole in 38 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
  • This is his first pole and 15th top-10 start in 2021.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Phoenix Raceway.
  • Sheldon Creed (second) posted his 17th top-10 start of 2021 and his third in four races at Phoenix Raceway.
  • Todd Gilliland (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 18th in 22 races this season.
  • Chandler Smith (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
  • The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship 4 drivers will start in the following positions - Ben Rhodes (4th), Matt Crafton (5th), Zane Smith (13th) and John Hunter Nemechek (16th).

  • Drivers Entered: 39 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 150
  • Margin of Victory: 04.694 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 30 Minutes 34 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 99.374
  • Cautions: 4 for 25 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,018 (8.1 passes per green flag lap)

  • Phoenix Raceway
  • 27th Annual Lucas Oil 150
  • Race Winner: Chandler Smith
  • Age: 19
  • Team : No. 18 - Safelite AutoGlass Toyota
  • Owner: Kyle Busch Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
  • Chandler Smith won the 27th Annual Lucas Oil 150, his second victory in 38 Camping World Truck Series races.
  • This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2021.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Phoenix Raceway.
  • Stewart Friesen (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in six races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Ben Rhodes (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Phoenix Raceway. Rhodes wins the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship.
  • Chandler Smith (first) was the highest finishing rookie. Smith wins the 2021 Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors.
  • Ben Rhodes and ThorSport Racing win the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title.
  • Toyota has clinched the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Manufacturers title this season. It is the manufacturer?s series leading 12th manufacturers championship.
  • Driver Champion: Ben Rhodes
  • Team: No. 99 ThorSport Racing Toyota Tundra
  • Ben Rhodes has won his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship.
  • Rhodes is the 19th different driver to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship.
  • Rhodes finished third the NASCAR Camping World Truck season finale at Phoenix Raceway to win the title.
  • Rhodes finished the 2021 season with 22 starts, two wins, eight top fives and 16 top 10s.
  • During the Playoffs this season, Rhodes has posted three top fives and five top 10s.
  • Rhodes, from Louisville, Kentucky, is the first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion from the state of Kentucky.
  • Owner Of Driver Champion: Duke and Rhonda Thorson, ThorSport Racing
  • This is ThorSport Racing’s fourth all-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver championship (Matt Crafton, 2013, 2014, 2019; Ben Rhodes, 2021) – most driver titles by an organization in the series all-time.
  • This is ThorSport Racing’s first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series owner championship (2021).
  • ThorSport Racing is one of 16 different organizations to win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver championship, and the 15th different organization to win the owner championship.
  • ThorSport Racing has posted 23 wins in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series among five different drivers – Terry Cook, Matt Crafton, Johnny Sauter, Ben Rhodes and Chase Briscoe.
  • Owners Duke and Rhonda Thorson fielded their first truck in the series with driver Terry Cook at the Milwaukee Mile on July 6, 1996.
  • Crew Chief Champion: Rich Lushes
  • This is Rich Lushes’ first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship; his previous best championship finish was ninth with driver Myatt Snider in 2018.
  • Lushes has become the 23rd different crew chief to win a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship.
  • Lushes has two career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victories – all with driver Ben Rhodes.
Ben Rhodes celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 3, 2023 : Ben Rhodes, driver of the #99 Kubota Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship, finishing first of the Championship 4 drivers in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Craftsman 150 at Phoenix Raceway.
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