Starting from 14th place Car 29 Ryan Blaney Cooper Standard Ford won the 2nd Annual Chevrolet Silverado 250, his 3rd win in 45 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. This is his first win & 10th Top 10 finish in 2014 & this is also his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in two races at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. 2nd Place Car 77 German Quiroga OtterBox Toyota starting from 4th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in two races at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park & it is his 9th Top 10 finish in 2014. 3rd Place Car 51 Erik Jones ToyotaCare Toyota starting from 3rd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
4th PlaceCar 20 Gray Gaulding Gemini Southern/Krispy Kreme Chevrolet starting from 2nd place was the highest finishing rookie. 5th Place Car 53 Andrew Ranger MOPAR/Inoxsan RAM starting from 6th place followed by 6th placeCar 88 Matt Crafton Ideal Door/Menards Toyota starting from 8th place.7th Place Car 9 Brennan Newberry Qore-24 Chevrolet starting from 13th place followed by 8th place Car 98 Johnny Sauter Nextant/Curb Records Toyota starting from 11th place. 9th Place Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Chevrolet starting from 5th place & lastly in the Top 10 was Car 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota in 10th place starting from 9th place.
Surprisingly the race only had 2 Cautions for 6 Laps when last year they had 5: 1st Caution on lap 48 for Car 8 John H. Nemechek Gaunt Collision Centres Toyota stalled in Turn 1, 2nd Caution on lap 55 for Car 19 Alex Tagliani Reese Towpower Ford stalled in Turn 5.
The race also had 8 Lead Changes among 7 drivers: A. Tagliani(i) 1-7; G. Gaulding # 8-12; A. Ranger 13-16; R. Blaney 17-29; G. Quiroga 30-32; C. Custer 33-34; G. Quiroga 35-39; J. Sauter 40-43; R. Blaney 44-64.
This is one of those close races that had a Margin of Victory: 0.049 Seconds with the leaders fighting it out to the checkered flag & Ryan Blaney pulls a old school short track move to win the race. Follow the link to see the video: http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/videos/2014/8/31/camping-world-truck-series-canadian-tire-motorsports-park-ryan-blaney-victory-lane.html
The other key to the race was Car 29 Ryan Blaney Cooper Standard Ford only pitted once and was able to finish the race.
There was good Canadian content in the race with: 16th Place Car 19 Alex Tagliani Reese Towpower Ford the Pole sitter that had to deal with stuck throttle. 5th Place Car 53 Andrew Ranger MOPAR/Inoxsan RAM was putting on pressure throughout the race. 11th Place Car 32 Cameron Hayley Cabinets by Hayley Chevrolet had a great finish for his 1st NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race.
Johnny Sauter leads the point standings by 7 points over Matt Crafton.
Top 10 Driver Points: (1) J. Sauter 524;(2) M. Crafton 517;(3) R. Blaney 511;(4) D. Wallace Jr. 486;(5) G. Quiroga 476;(6) R. Hornaday Jr. 460;(7) J. Coulter 456;(8) T. Peters 448;(9) B. Kennedy # 441;(10) J. Burton 420.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 14
Unofficial Race Results for the 2Nd Annual Chevrolet Silverado 250 – Sunday,
August 31, 2014 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – Bowmanville, – 2.5 Mile Road
Total Race Length – 64 Laps – 160 Miles
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 14. Car 29 Ryan Blaney Cooper Standard Ford 64 Running
2. 4. Car 77 German Quiroga OtterBox Toyota 64 Running
3. 3. Car 51 Erik Jones ToyotaCare Toyota 64 Running
4. 2. Car 20 Gray Gaulding Gemini Southern/Krispy Kreme Chevrolet 64 Running
5. 6. Car 53 Andrew Ranger MOPAR/Inoxsan RAM 64 Running
6. 8. Car 88 Matt Crafton Ideal Door/Menards Toyota 64 Running
7. 13. Car 9 Brennan Newberry Qore-24 Chevrolet 64 Running
8. 11. Car 98 Johnny Sauter Nextant/Curb Records Toyota 64 Running
9. 5. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Chevrolet 64 Running
10. 9. Car 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 64 Running
11. 10. Car 32 Cameron Hayley Cabinets by Hayley Chevrolet 64 Running
12. 7. Car 54 Darrell Wallace Jr. ToyotaCare Toyota 64 Running
13. 15. Car 21 Joey Coulter Allegiant Travel Chevrolet 64 Running
14. 20. Car 35 Mason Mingus 811 Call Before You Dig Toyota 64 Running
15. 12. Car 31 Ben Kennedy Heater.com Chevrolet 64 Running
16. 1. Car 19 Alex Tagliani Reese Towpower Ford 63 Running
17. 17. Car 13 Jeb Burton Estes/Carolina Nut Co. Toyota 63 Running
18. 19. Car 02 Tyler Young Randco/Young’s Building Systems Chevrolet 63 Running
19. 18. Car 99 Bryan Silas Bell Trucks America, Inc. Chevrolet 63 Running
20. 21. Car 07 Ray Courtemanche Jr. LaCite DeMirabel Chevrolet 63 Running
21. 22. Car 50 TJ Bell Dedicated to Electrical Lineman Chevrolet 62 Running
22. 26. Car 6 Norm Benning Crossey Plumbing Chevrolet 58 Running
23. 27. Car 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Driven2Honor.org RAM 54 Running
24. 23. Car 63 Scott Stenzel Mittler Bros./Ski Soda Chevrolet 45 Running
25. 16. Car 8 John H. Nemechek Gaunt Collision Centres Toyota 26 Transmission
26. 25. Car 36 Justin Jennings Mittler Bros./LG Seeds/Ski Soda Chevrolet 15 Transmission
27. 24. Car 08 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 8 Ignition
28. 28. Car 0 Caleb Roark Grimes Irrigation & Construction RAM 0 Clutch
Race Comments: Ryan Blaney won the Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, his third NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 6, No. 13, No. 21 and No. 35 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: N/A Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 42 Mins, 04 Secs. Average Speed: 92.514 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.049 Seconds
Keystone Light Pole Award: Alex Tagliani, #19 109.889 mph Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush Yates Engines, #29 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : German Quiroga Jr, #77 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Mason Mingus, #35
Next Race: Sep. 12, 2014 – Chicagoland Speedway