Starting from 13th place Truck 16 Austin Hill Toyota Mobility Parts/Tochigi/Fukishima Toyota won the Inaugural Corn Belt 150 Presented by Premier Chevy Dealers at Knoxville Raceway, his 7th win in 111 Camping World Truck Series races. This is his 1st win & 11th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in one race at Knoxville Raceway. 2nd Place Truck 18 Chandler Smith # JBL Toyota, started from 10th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Knoxville Raceway. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2021. Chandler Smith was the highest finishing rookie. 3rd Place Truck 98 Grant Enfinger Champion/Curb Records Toyota, started from 26th place posted his 8th Top 10 finish this season.
4th Place Truck 38 Todd Gilliland Frontline Enterprises Inc. Ford, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Truck 19 Derek Kraus NAPA Power Premium Plus Toyota, started from pole. 6th Place Truck 88 Matt Crafton Ideal Door/Menards Toyota, started from 9th place followed by 7th place Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Bombardier LearJet 75 Toyota, started from 18th place. 8th Place Truck 51 Brian Brown Casey’s/Rowdy Energy Toyota, started from 15th place followed by 9th place Truck 12 Tate Fogleman Basin Pump Down Services Chevrolet, started from 28th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 30 Danny Bohn North American Motor Car Toyota, in 10th place, started from 23rd place. Husband & Wife Team Halmar International finished 26th Place Truck 62 Jessica Friesen Halmar International Toyota & 27th place for the Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota.
The race had 14 Cautions for 80 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 17 for #13 Spin Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for #51 Spin Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 39 for #62 Spin Turn 2/Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 66 for #19, 62, 44, 99 Crash in Turn 3. 5th Caution on lap 88 for #51 Spin Turn 4/Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 93 for #3, 24 Crash in Turn 4. 7th Caution on lap 107 for #19 Spin Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap 117 for #40, 52 Crash in Turn 4. 9th Caution on lap 131 for #02 Flat Tire Turn 2. 10th Caution on lap 140 for #37 Spin Turn 4. 11th Caution on lap 148 for #4, 2, 1, 13, 45 Crash in Turn 2. 12th Caution on lap 155 for #9, 15, 1, 6, 25, 26, 21, 41, 23, 04, 6, 34, 17, 2, 45, 02, 34 Big Crash in Turn 1 [Red Flag 14:16]. 13th Caution on lap 161 for #22, 20, 40 Crash in Turn 1. 14th Caution on lap 172 for #52, 26, 21, 13 Crash in Turn 1.
The race had 20 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; D. Kraus 1-2; J. Sauter 3-10; C. Hocevar # 11-21; T. Gilliland 22-36; D. Kraus 37-40; T. Gilliland 41-86; D. Kraus 87-90; C. Smith # 91-99; C. Hocevar # 100-101; C. Smith # 102-110; C. Hocevar # 111; C. Smith # 112-120; C. Hocevar # 121-122; C. Smith # 123-135; M. Crafton 136; C. Smith # 137-144; C. Hocevar # 145; C. Smith # 146-148; A. Hill 149; C. Smith # 150-169; A. Hill 170-179.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 38, 25, 42, 26, 2, 52, 37, 18, 16
Stage 2 Top 10: 19, 42, 38, 88, 98, 37, 4, 25, 17, 99
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 14
Race Results for the Inaugural Corn Belt 150 Presented by Premier Chevy Dealers at Knoxville Raceway – Friday, July 9, 2021
Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, IA – 0.5 – Mile Dirt
Total Race Length – 179 Laps – 89.5 Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
| 1. 13. Truck 16 Austin Hill Toyota Mobility Parts/Tochigi/Fukishima Toyota 179 Running |
| 2. 10. Truck 18 Chandler Smith # JBL Toyota 179 Running |
| 3. 26. Truck 98 Grant Enfinger Champion/Curb Records Toyota 179 Running |
| 4. 3. Truck 38 Todd Gilliland Frontline Enterprises Inc. Ford 179 Running |
| 5. 1. Truck 19 Derek Kraus NAPA Power Premium Plus Toyota 179 Running |
| 6. 9. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Ideal Door/Menards Toyota 179 Running |
| 7. 18. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Bombardier LearJet 75 Toyota 179 Running |
| 8. 15. Truck 51 Brian Brown Casey’s/Rowdy Energy Toyota 179 Running |
| 9. 28. Truck 12 Tate Fogleman Basin Pump Down Services Chevrolet 179 Running |
| 10. 23. Truck 30 Danny Bohn North American Motor Car Toyota 179 Running |
| 11. 37. Truck 4 John Hunter Nemechek Mobil 1 Toyota 179 Running |
| 12. 34. Truck 34 Jake Griffin Great Escapes RV Center Chevrolet 179 Running |
| 13. 31. Truck 40 Ryan Truex Niece/Marquis Chevrolet 179 Running |
| 14. 14. Truck 21 Zane Smith Tender Bison Chevrolet 179 Running |
| 15. 32. Truck 02 Chris Windom(i) TMC Chevrolet 179 Running |
| 16. 5. Truck 42 Carson Hocevar # Premier Security Chevrolet 179 Running |
| 17. 2. Truck 26 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Chevrolet 179 Running |
| 18. 39. Truck 33 Devon Rouse Camping World Chevrolet 179 Running |
| 19. 36. Truck 6 Norm Benning MDS A Sign Co Chevrolet 179 Running |
| 20. 6. Truck 13 Johnny Sauter FarmPaint.com Toyota 179 Running |
| 21. 4. Truck 1 Hailie Deegan # Toter/Engine Ice Ford 179 Running |
| 22. 24. Truck 41 Cody Erickson Magnum Contracting Inc. Chevrolet 177 Running |
| 23. 8. Truck 20 Kyle Strickler Crowe Equipment Chevrolet 177 Running |
| 24. 29. Truck 49 Andrew Gordon Staar Trucking Toyota 177 Running |
| 25. 40. Truck 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Fastener Supply Company Chevrolet 176 Running |
| 26. 25. Truck 62 Jessica Friesen Halmar International Toyota 175 Running |
| 27. 19. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 170 Running – Canadian |
| 28. 11. Truck 25 Josh Berry(i) Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 163 Accident |
| 29. 7. Truck 3 Parker Price-Miller Townline Variety Chevrolet 160 Running |
| 30. 21. Truck 22 Austin Wayne Self GOTEXAN/AM Technical Solutions Chevrolet 159 Accident |
| 31. 27. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Ford Performance Ford 153 Accident |
| 32. 22. Truck 17 Donny Schatz Little Giant Ford Ford 153 Accident |
| 33. 30. Truck 23 Chase Purdy # BamaBuggies.com Chevrolet 153 Accident |
| 34. 38. Truck 9 Codie Rohrbaugh Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 153 Accident |
| 35. 16. Truck 2 Sheldon Creed Liftkits4less.com Chevrolet 153 Accident |
| 36. 12. Truck 04 Chase Briscoe(i) CircleBDiecast.com Ford 153 Accident |
| 37. 33. Truck 45 Jett Noland Hype Motorsports Chevrolet 151 Accident |
| 38. 17. Truck 37 Brett Moffitt(i) Concrete Supply/Destiny Homes Chevrolet 139 Accident |
| 39. 20. Truck 24 Jack Wood Chevy Accessories Chevrolet 91 Accident |
| 40. 35. Truck 44 Morgan Alexander Geneva Farms Chevrolet 63 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 4 (backup), 02 (driver change). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 25 Mins, 55 Secs. Average Speed: 36.802 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.207 Seconds. Caution Flags: 14 for 80 laps. Lead Changes: 20 among 7 drivers. Cometic Gasket Derek Kraus, #19. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Austin Hill, #16. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Chandler Smith, #18.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: August 7, 2021 – Watkins Glen International
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