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Buckle Up in Your Truck 225

Thursday, July 12th, 2018

Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY

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  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 4 Ford
  • 7 Toyota

  • Kentucky Speedway
  • 8th Annual Buckle Up In Your Truck 225
  • Pole Winner: Noah Gragson
  • Age: 19
  • Team : No. 18 - Safelite AutoGlass Toyota
  • Owner: Kyle Busch Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Ryan Fugle
  • Noah Gragson won the Pole Award for the 8th Annual Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 with a lap of 29.355 seconds, 183.955 mph.
  • This is his seventh pole in 37 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
  • This is his fourth pole and 11th top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Todd Gilliland (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2018 and his first in one race at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Ben Rhodes (third) posted his third top-10 start at Kentucky Speedway. It is his seventh in 12 races this season.
  • Todd Gilliland (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 34
  • Laps Scheduled: 150
  • Margin of Victory: 0.922 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 32 Minutes 0 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 146.739
  • Cautions: 3 for 14 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: 698 (5.1 passes per green flag lap)

  • Kentucky Speedway
  • 8th Annual Buckle Up In Your Truck 225
  • Race Winner: Ben Rhodes
  • Age: 21
  • Team : No. 41 - The Carolina Nut Co. Ford
  • Owner: ThorSport Racing
  • Crew Chief: Eddie Troconis
  • Ben Rhodes won the 8th Annual Buckle Up In Your Truck 225, his second victory in 62 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
  • This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in three races at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Stewart Friesen (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Kentucky Speedway. It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Matt Crafton (third) posted his 15th top-10 finish in 20 races at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Todd Gilliland (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Johnny Sauter leads the point standings by 42 points over Noah Gragson.
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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Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
15 7 21 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 25 22 3 0 148 0 0 9 10 Running
25 31 6 Norm Benning Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 138 0 0 0 0 Running
6 5 98 Grant Enfinger Ford 43 31 12 0 150 0 0 5 5 Running
3 30 88 Matt Crafton Ford 41 34 7 0 150 0 0 6 9 Running
27 8 75 Parker Kligerman Chevrolet 13 10 3 0 133 12 2 8 0 Accident
18 13 16 Brett Moffitt Toyota 19 19 0 0 148 0 0 0 0 Running
30 27 63 Bayley Currey Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 Vibration
10 10 24 Justin Haley Chevrolet 31 27 4 0 150 0 0 0 7 Running
5 17 8 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 3 0 3 0 150 0 0 0 8 Running
16 12 02 Austin Hill Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 148 0 0 0 0 Running
4 6 51 Brandon Jones Toyota 16 0 16 0 150 0 0 4 2 Running
26 32 13 Myatt Snider Ford 11 11 0 0 137 0 0 0 0 Running
8 1 18 Noah Gragson Toyota 49 29 19 1 150 62 3 2 1 Running
22 23 15 Robby Lyons II Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 143 0 0 0 0 Running
23 26 33 Josh Reaume Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 143 0 0 0 0 Running
13 15 7 Korbin Forrister Toyota 24 24 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 Running
31 25 0 Camden Murphy Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 Electrical
32 24 83 Tyler Matthews Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Accident
19 20 3 Jordan Anderson Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 Running
2 14 52 Stewart Friesen Chevrolet 46 35 11 0 150 37 2 7 4 Running
1 3 41 Ben Rhodes Ford 64 40 18 6 150 38 4 1 3 Running
21 21 68 Clay Greenfield Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 Running
29 29 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Chevrolet 8 8 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 Overheating
24 28 49 Wendell Chavous Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 139 0 0 0 0 Running
12 11 2 Cody Coughlin Chevrolet 25 25 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 Running
9 9 25 Dalton Sargeant Chevrolet 29 28 1 0 150 0 0 10 0 Running
14 18 22 Austin Wayne Self Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 Running
17 19 45 Justin Fontaine Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 148 0 0 0 0 Running
7 2 4 Todd Gilliland Toyota 43 30 13 0 150 1 1 3 6 Running
20 22 54 Bo LeMastus Toyota 17 17 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 Running
11 4 17 Chris Eggleston Toyota 26 26 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 Running
28 16 20 Tate Fogleman Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 103 0 0 0 0 Suspension

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
John Hunter Nemechek Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Stewart Friesen Pre-Race to the rear Engine Change Tail End 0 0 White
Myatt Snider Pre-Race to the rear Back-Up Truck Tail End 0 0 White
Tyler Matthews Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 1 0 Yellow
Robby Lyons II Speed-Entering pits Pass Thru 55 58 Green
Myatt Snider Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 72 76 Yellow
Wendell Chavous Speed-Entering pits Pass Thru 96 99 Green
Bo LeMastus Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Pass Thru 121 125 Green
Myatt Snider Driving through more than 3 pit boxes Pass Thru 121 125 Green
Bo LeMastus Speed-Entering pits Pass Thru 125 126 Green
Austin Hill Speed-Entering pits Pass Thru 125 129 Green
Johnny Sauter Speed-Entering pits Pass Thru 126 128 Green
Johnny Sauter Commitment Line Violation Pass Thru 128 131 Green