Credit: 313632Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images. Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Hormel/Menards Toyota, and John Wes Townley, driver of the #05 Zaxby’s Chevrolet, lead a pack of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 24, 2015 in Talladega, Alabama.
Starting from pole Truck 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota won the 10th Annual fred’s 250, his 9 win in 203 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. This is Peters’ 1st win & 12th Top 10 finish in 2015. This is his 2nd win & 4th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Talladega superspeedway. 2nd Place Truck 33 Brandon Jones Wittichen Supply Company Chevrolet, started from 13th place, posted his 1st Top 10 finish in his 1st start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 6th Top 10 finish in 2015 & was the highest finishing rookie. 3rd Place Truck 15 Mason Mingus Call 811 Chevrolet, started from 19th place posted his 1st Top-10 finish in 3 races at Talladega
Superspeedway.
Credit: 313642Photo by Chris Graythen/NASCAR via Getty Images. Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Red Horse Racing Toyota, takes the checkered and caution flag to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 24, 2015 in Talladega, Alabama.
4th Place Truck 4 Erik Jones # Toyota Toyota, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Truck 19 Tyler Reddick Stoney Creek Records Ford, started from 15th place. 6th Place Truck 13 Cameron Hayley Mattei/CBH/The Carolina Nut Co. Toyota, started from 16th place followed by 7th place Truck 98 Johnny Sauter Nextant/Curb Records Toyota, started from 8th place. 8th Place Truck 45 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprise/Racktail.com Toyota, started from 12th place followed by 9th place Truck 16 Chad Boat Pristine Auction Chevrolet, started from 20th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 02 Tyler Young AKLInsuranceGrp/Young’sBuildingSys Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 18th place. Erik Jones leads the point standings by 18 points over Tyler Reddick. Timothy Peters is the third driver in series history to win consecutive races at Talladega Superspeedway joining Todd Bodine (2007, 2008) and Kyle Busch (2009, 2010).
Credit: 313643Photo by Chris Graythen/NASCAR via Getty Images. Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Red Horse Racing Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 24, 2015 in Talladega, Alabama.
The race had 6 Cautions for 25 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 13 for Truck 08 Korbin Forrister Tilted Kilt Chevrolet Spin Frontstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 37 for Truck 30 Terry Jones Nortrax Chevrolet crash Frontstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 82 for Truck 68 Clay Greenfield ClutchDefense.com Chevrolet Stalled On Track. 4th Caution on lap 87 for Truck 88 Matt Crafton Hormel/Menards Toyota, Truck 91 Stanton Barrett NavySEALsvsZombies.com Chevrolet crash Turn 1. 5th Caution on lap 93 for the big crash Truck 88 Matt Crafton Hormel/Menards Toyota, Truck 11 Ben Kennedy Local Motors Toyota, Truck 63 Tyler Tanner Mittler Bros./Ski Soda Chevrolet, Truck 94 Timmy Hill Testoril/ChampionMachinery.com Chevrolet, Truck 51 Matt Tifft Waves for Water Toyota, Truck 16 Chad Boat Pristine Auction Chevrolet, Truck 1 Travis Kvapil Bad Boy Mowers Chevrolet, Truck 98 Johnny Sauter Nextant/Curb Records Toyota, Truck 19 Tyler Reddick Stoney Creek Records Ford, Truck 8 John H. Nemechek Chevrolet on the Backstretch [Red Flag 14:17]. 6th Caution on lap 98 for Truck 23 Spencer Gallagher Allegiant Chevrolet, 05 crash on the Backstretch.
Credit: 313636Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images. Brian Keselowski, driver of the #29 Cooper Standard Ford, and Brandon Jones, driver of the #33 Wittichen Supply Company Chevrolet, lead the field to a restart during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 24, 2015 in Talladega, Alabama.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 9 drivers. Lap Leaders: T. Peters 1-13; R. Black Jr. 14; B. Kennedy 15-18; J. Townley 19; M. Crafton 20-39; T. Hill 40; T. Peters 41-42; M. Crafton 43; T. Peters 44; M. Crafton 45-66; E. Jones # 67-72; T. Peters 73-77; B. Kennedy 78-79; B. Keselowski 80-89; B. Jones # 90- 96; T. Peters 97-98. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): M. Crafton 3 times for 43 laps; T. Peters 5 times for 23 laps; B. Keselowski 1 time for 10 laps; B. Jones # 1 time for 7 laps; E. Jones # 1 time for 6 laps; B. Kennedy 2 times for 6 laps; T. Hill 1 time for 1 lap; J.Townley 1 time for 1 lap; R. Black Jr. # 1 time for 1 lap.
Credit: 313633Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images. Erik Jones, driver of the #4 Toyota Toyota, and Korbin Forrister, driver of the #08 Tilted Kilt Chevrolet, pit during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 24, 2015
in Talladega, Alabama.
Top 10 in Points: E. Jones # – 742; T. Reddick – 724; M. Crafton – 719; J. Sauter – 687; T. Peters – 642; C. Hayley # – 622; D. Hemric # – 612; J. Townley – 594; B. Kennedy – 565; S. Gallagher # – 59.
Credit: 313634Photo by Chris Graythen/NASCAR via Getty Images. Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Red Horse Racing Toyota, leads the field past the green flag to start the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 24, 2015 in Talladega, Alabama.
The race ended under Caution, due to NASCAR’s new rule about 1 attempt at green-white-checker when at a super speedway. Fans of Truck 13 Cameron Hayley Mattei/CBH/The Carolina Nut Co. Toyota from Calgary AB were able to watch the race on FOX.
Credit: 313628Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images. Cameron Hayley, driver of the #13 Mattei/CBH/The Carolina Nut Co. Toyota, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 24, 2015 in Talladega, Alabama.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 19
Unofficial Race Results for the 10Th Annual Fred’s 250 – Saturday, October 24, 2015
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 98 Laps – 260.68 Miles – Purse: $725,320
Finishing Position Starting Position Truck # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 1 Truck 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 98 Running
2. 13. Truck 33 Brandon Jones # Wittichen Supply Company Chevrolet 98 Running
3. 19. Truck 15 Mason Mingus Call 811 Chevrolet 98 Running
4. 3. Truck 4 Erik Jones # Toyota Toyota 98 Running
5. 15. Truck 19 Tyler Reddick Stoney Creek Records Ford 98 Running
6. 16. Truck 13 Cameron Hayley # Mattei/CBH/The Carolina Nut Co. Toyota 98 Running
7. 8. Truck 98 Johnny Sauter Nextant/Curb Records Toyota 98 Running
8. 12. Truck 45 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprise/Racktail.com Toyota 98 Running
9. 20. Truck 16 Chad Boat Pristine Auction Chevrolet 98 Running
10. 18. Truck 02 Tyler Young AKLInsuranceGrp/Young’sBuildingSys Chevrolet 98 Running
11. 14. Truck 8 John H. Nemechek # Chevrolet 98 Running
12. 17. Truck 36 Bobby Gerhart(i) Lucas Oil Chevrolet 98 Running
13. 10. Truck 54 Christopher Bell JBL Toyota 98 Running
14. 27. Truck 07 Ray Black Jr. # ScubaLife.com Chevrolet 98 Running
15. 30. Truck 08 Korbin Forrister # Tilted Kilt Chevrolet 98 Running
16. 2. Truck 05 John Wes Townley Zaxby’s Chevrolet 98 Running
17. 11. Truck 29 Brian Keselowski Cooper Standard Ford 98 Running
18. 9. Truck 23 Spencer Gallagher # Allegiant Chevrolet 98 Running
19. 32. Truck 74 Jordan Anderson RustysOffRoad.com Chevrolet 97 Running
20. 25. Truck 94 Timmy Hill Testoril/ChampionMachinery.com Chevrolet 97 Running
21. 24. Truck 6 Norm Benning Chevrolet 96 Running
22. 22. Truck 82 Austin Hill EmpireRacingDriverDevelopment/B.R.A.K.E.S. Ford 96 Running
23. 6. Truck 51 Matt Tifft Waves for Water Toyota 96 Running
24. 7. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Hormel/Menards Toyota 96 Running
25. 5. Truck 11 Ben Kennedy Local Motors Toyota 96 Running
26. 28. Truck 63 Tyler Tanner Mittler Bros./Ski Soda Chevrolet 91 Accident
27. 31. Truck 1 Travis Kvapil Bad Boy Mowers Chevrolet 91 Accident
28. 4. Truck 14 Daniel Hemric # California Clean Power Chevrolet 91 Running
29. 21. Truck 91 Stanton Barrett(i) NavySEALsvsZombies.com Chevrolet 85 Accident
30. 26. Truck 68 Clay Greenfield ClutchDefense.com Chevrolet 77 Overheating
31. 23. Truck 30 Terry Jones Nortrax Chevrolet 35 Accident
32. 29. Truck 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb V.G. Pride Group Chevrolet 29 Engine
Credit: 313627Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images. Trucks line the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 24, 2015 in Talladega, Alabama.
Race Comments: Timothy Peters won the Fred’s 250, his ninth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, the following trucks dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 08 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (2) 28 Andy Seuss, 50 Ryan Ellis. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 00 Mins, 16 Secs. Average Speed: 130.051 MPH Margin of Victory: Caution.
Credit: 313635Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images. Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Hormel/Menards Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 24, 2015 in Talladega, Alabama.
Keystone Light Pole Award: Timothy Peters, #17 178.304 mph Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Triad Racing Technologies (TRT), #17 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Timothy Peters, #17 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Brandon Jones, #33
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Oct. 31, 2015 – Martinsville Speedway
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