Thanks to a big push on the last restart from Kyle Busch, John Hunter Nemechek had the lead from green to checker flag. Starting from 3rd place Truck 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Mobil 1 Toyota won the 4th Annual Bucked Up 200, his 7th win in 105 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 7 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Tonight’s win was the 5th consecutive and the 12th overall win for Toyota at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. 2nd Place Truck 51 Kyle Busch(i) Cessna Toyota, started from 29th place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 5 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Truck 16 Austin Hill Ibaraki Toyopet Toyota, started from 31st place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
4th Place Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota, started from 9th place followed by 5th place Truck 88 Matt Crafton SlimJim/Menards Toyota, started from 4th place. 6th Place Truck 21 Zane Smith MRC Construction Chevrolet, started from 32nd place followed by 7th place Truck 9 Grant Enfinger Camping World Chevrolet, started from 18th place. 8th Place Truck 75 Parker Kligerman Food Country USA/Camping World Chevrolet, started from 40th place followed by 9th place Truck 98 Christian Eckes ProtectTheHarvest.com Toyota, started from 5th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Bombardier LearJet 75 Toyota, in 10th place, started from pole. Chandler Smith (19th) was the highest finishing rookie. Canadian Truck 24 Raphael Lessard Camping World Chevrolet was involved in the 7th Caution & finished in 30th place.
The race had 9 Cautions for 48 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 3 for #04 Spin Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 70 for #44, 56, 2 Crash in Turn 1. 5th Caution on lap 80 for #18 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 90 for #51 Spin Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 98 for #1, 2, 17, 22, 24, 32, 40 Crash in Turn 1. 8th Caution on lap 116 for #04, 56 Crash on the Frontstretch. 9th Caution on lap 124 for #23, 3, 26, 75 Crash on the Backstretch.
The race had 9 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; B. Rhodes 0; S. Creed 1-6; J. Nemechek 7-32; S. Creed 33; J. Nemechek 34-47; K. Busch(i) 48-63; S. Friesen 64-67; J. Nemechek 68-90; B. Moffitt 91-103; J. Nemechek 104-134.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 4, 2, 88, 51, 52, 98, 17, 99, 18, 9
Stage 2 Top 10: 51, 4, 52, 88, 99, 16, 9, 17, 98, 26
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 3
Race Results for the 4th Annual Bucked Up 200 – Friday, March 5, 2021
Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 134 Laps – 201. Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
| 1. 3. Truck 4 John Hunter Nemechek Mobil 1 Toyota 134 Running |
| 2. 29. Truck 51 Kyle Busch(i) Cessna Toyota 134 Running |
| 3. 31. Truck 16 Austin Hill Ibaraki Toyopet Toyota 134 Running |
| 4. 9. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 134 Running – Canadian |
| 5. 4. Truck 88 Matt Crafton SlimJim/Menards Toyota 134 Running |
| 6. 32. Truck 21 Zane Smith MRC Construction Chevrolet 134 Running |
| 7. 18. Truck 9 Grant Enfinger Camping World Chevrolet 134 Running |
| 8. 40. Truck 75 Parker Kligerman Food Country USA/Camping World Chevrolet 134 Running |
| 9. 5. Truck 98 Christian Eckes ProtectTheHarvest.com Toyota 134 Running |
| 10. 1. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Bombardier LearJet 75 Toyota 134 Running |
| 11. 17. Truck 45 Brett Moffitt The Strat Chevrolet 134 Running |
| 12. 22. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Ford Performance Ford 134 Running |
| 13. 6. Truck 38 Todd Gilliland Speedco Ford 134 Running |
| 14. 12. Truck 22 Austin Wayne Self AIRBOX Air Purifiers Chevrolet 134 Running |
| 15. 11. Truck 13 Johnny Sauter Vivitar/RealTree Toyota 134 Running |
| 16. 19. Truck 25 Timothy Peters Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 134 Running |
| 17. 26. Truck 30 Danny Bohn North American Motor Car Toyota 134 Running |
| 18. 2. Truck 2 Sheldon Creed Camping World Chevrolet 134 Running |
| 19. 7. Truck 18 Chandler Smith # Safelite AutoGlass Toyota 134 Running |
| 20. 20. Truck 12 Tate Fogleman Solid Rock Carriers Chevrolet 134 Running |
| 21. 23. Truck 41 Dawson Cram Camping World Chevrolet 134 Running |
| 22. 33. Truck 20 Spencer Boyd Credit MRI Chevrolet 134 Running |
| 23. 21. Truck 23 Chase Purdy # BamaBuggies.com Chevrolet 134 Running |
| 24. 10. Truck 42 Carson Hocevar # Circle B Diecast Chevrolet 133 Running |
| 25. 15. Truck 02 Kris Wright # First National Bank Chevrolet 132 Running |
| 26. 39. Truck 34 BJ McLeod(i) Camping World Toyota 132 Running |
| 27. 28. Truck 3 Jordan Anderson(i) Camping World Chevrolet 132 Running |
| 28. 30. Truck 1 Hailie Deegan # Toter/Engine Ice Ford 130 Running |
| 29. 34. Truck 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Fastener Supply Chevrolet 130 Running |
| 30. 13. Truck 24 Raphael Lessard Camping World Chevrolet 130 Running – Canadian |
| 31. 37. Truck 33 Jesse Iwuji Camping World Chevrolet 129 Running |
| 32. 8. Truck 19 Derek Kraus Hunter Nation/South Point Hotel Toyota 126 Running |
| 33. 35. Truck 6 Norm Benning Camping World Chevrolet 123 Running |
| 34. 16. Truck 26 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Chevrolet 122 Accident |
| 35. 25. Truck 56 Tyler Hill Camping World Chevrolet 112 Accident |
| 36. 27. Truck 04 Cory Roper CMN Hospitals/CarQuest Ford 111 Accident |
| 37. 38. Truck 32 Bret Holmes SOUTHERN STATES BANK Chevrolet 106 DVP |
| 38. 24. Truck 40 Ryan Truex Jacob Companies Chevrolet 103 DVP |
| 39. 14. Truck 17 David Gilliland David Gilliland Racing Ford 96 Accident |
| 40. 36. Truck 44 Conor Daly FatheadzEyewear/ElliottsCustomTrailers Chev 68 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 02 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 5 Mins, 27 Secs. Average Speed: 96.134 MPH. Margin of Victory: .686 Seconds. Caution Flags: 9 for 48 laps. Lead Changes: 9 among 5 drivers. Cometic Gaskets Pole Award: Ben Rhodes, #99 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: John H. Nemechek, #4. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Chandler Smith, #18.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 20, 2021 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
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