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Johnny Sauter, driver of the #21 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Striping Technology 350 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Starting from 16th place Truck 21 Johnny Sauter Allegiant Travel Chevrolet won the 18th Annual Striping Technology 350, his 13th win in 196 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. This is his 3rd win & 17th Top 10 finish in 2016. This is his 3rd win & 13th Top 10 finish in 17 races at Texas Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Truck 88 Matt Crafton DampRid/Menards Toyota, started from 7th place posted his 21st Top 10 finish in 32 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 14th Top 10 finish in 2016. 3rd Place Truck 19 Daniel Hemric Blue Gate Bank Ford, started from 2nd place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Johnny Sauter, driver of the #21 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Striping Technology 350 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas.
4th Place Truck 29 Tyler Reddick Cooper Standard Ford, started from 5th place followed by 5th place Truck 51 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota, started from 10th place. 6th Place Truck 9 William Byron Liberty University Toyota, started from 3rd place followed by 7th place Truck 23 Spencer Gallagher Allegiant Travel Chevrolet, started from pole. 8th Place Truck 71 Austin Dillon Russell by HTPG Chevrolet, started from 22nd place. 9th Place Truck 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Chevrolet, started from 12th place was the highest finishing rookie. Lastly in the Top 10 Truck 13 Cameron Hayley Ride TV/Cabinets by Hayley Toyota, started from 17th place was the highest finishing Canadian. Johnny Sauter leads the point standings by 20 points over William Byron.
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Spencer Gallagher, driver of the #23 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Striping Technology 350 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas.
The race had 3 Cautions for 12 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 40 for Caution clock expiration. 2nd Caution on lap 83 for Caution clock expiration. 3rd Caution on lap 126 for Caution clock expiration.
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Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 Red Horse Racing Toyota, races Christopher Bell, driver of the #4 JBL Toyota, during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Striping Technology 350 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas.
The race had 7 Lead Changes among 4 drivers: Lap Leaders: S. Gallagher 1-40; D. Hemric 41-75; S. Gallagher 76-83; D. Hemric 84-86; S. Gallagher 87-126; J. Sauter (C) 127-129; M. Crafton (C) 130-144; J. Sauter (C) 145-147. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): S. Gallagher 3 times for 88 laps; D. Hemric 2 times for 38 laps; M. Crafton (C) 1 time for 15 laps; J. Sauter (C) 2 times for 6 laps.
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Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 DampRid/Menards Toyota, and Johnny Sauter, driver of the #21 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Striping Technology 350 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Top 10 in Points: J. Sauter (C) – 3,072; W. Byron # (C) – 3,052; C. Bell # (C) – 3,051; M. Crafton (C) – 3,048; T. Peters (C) – 3,047; B. Kennedy (C) – 3,035; D. Hemric – 2,115; J. Nemechek – 2,084; T. Reddick – 457; C. Custer # – 456.
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Daniel Hemric, driver of the #19 Blue Gate Bank Ford, leads a pack of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Striping Technology 350 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Johnny Sauter passed Matt Crafton with 2 laps to go to win the race with a Margin of Victory: 0.836 Seconds. Johnny Sauter said “This is amazing, they got me great track position on the pit stop, and I just kept bottoming the splitter out on the short run, and I could just not fire off. … Matt just kept running the bottom, and I was like, ‘I’m going to the top.’ And I was pretty successful on the top down in corners 3 and 4 all night long—just big momentum.”
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 21
Unofficial Race Results for the 18Th Annual Striping Technology 350 – Friday, November 4, 2016
Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, TX – 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 147 Laps – 220.5 Miles
Finish Start Truck Driver Team Laps Status
1. 16. Truck 21 Johnny Sauter (C) Allegiant Travel Chevrolet 147 Running
2. 7. Truck 88 Matt Crafton (C) DampRid/Menards Toyota 147 Running
3. 2. Truck 19 Daniel Hemric Blue Gate Bank Ford 147 Running
4. 5. Truck 29 Tyler Reddick Cooper Standard Ford 147 Running
5. 10. Truck 51 Daniel Suarez(i) ARRIS Toyota 147 Running
6. 3. Truck 9 William Byron # (C) Liberty University Toyota 147 Running
7. 1. Truck 23 Spencer Gallagher Allegiant Travel Chevrolet 147 Running
8. 22. Truck 71 Austin Dillon(i) Russell by HTPG Chevrolet 147 Running
9. 12. Truck 00 Cole Custer # Haas Automation Chevrolet 147 Running
10. 17. Truck 13 Cameron Hayley Ride TV/Cabinets by Hayley Toyota 147 Running
11. 9. Truck 4 Christopher Bell # (C) JBL Toyota 147 Running
12. 15. Truck 98 Rico Abreu # Safelite Auto Glass/Curb Records Toyota 147 Running
13. 14. Truck 33 Ben Kennedy (C) Jacob Chevrolet 147 Running
14. 6. Truck 17 Timothy Peters (C) Red Horse Racing Toyota 147 Running
15. 8. Truck 41 Ben Rhodes # Alpha Energy Solutions Toyota 147 Running
16. 21. Truck 24 Shane Lee LeeBoy Chevrolet 147 Running
17. 4. Truck 11 Matt Tifft # Waste Connections Inc/BrainGear Toyota 147 Running
18. 19. Truck 8 John H Nemechek Death Wish Coffee Chevrolet 146 Running
19. 20. Truck 20 Austin Hill Lawless Jerky/Alien Gear Holsters Ford 145 Running
20. 13. Truck 97 Jesse Little Carolina Nut Co Toyota 145 Running
21. 18. Truck 81 Ryan Truex KOBE Toyopet Toyota 144 Running
22. 30. Truck 22 Austin Wayne Self # AM Technical Solutions Toyota 144 Running
23. 24. Truck 45 Casey Smith Niece Equipment Chevrolet 144 Running
24. 25. Truck 49 Reed Sorenson(i) Chevrolet 143 Vibration
25. 27. Truck 66 Jordan Anderson Columbia SC-Famously Hot Chevrolet 143 Running
26. 23. Truck 02 Tyler Young Randco/Young’s Building Systems Chevrolet 143 Running
27. 29. Truck 50 Travis Kvapil Willbros Chevrolet 142 Running
28. 11. Truck 05 Cody Coughlin # Zaxby’s/JEGS Chevrolet 141 Running
29. 28. Truck 07 Matt Mills Thompson Electric Inc. Chevrolet 140 Running
30. 32. Truck 1 Jennifer Jo Cobb Grimes Irrigation & Construction Chevrolet 138 Running
31. 26. Truck 44 Tommy Joe Martins Diamond Gusset Jeans/RPM Trailers Chevrolet 61 Accident
32. 31. Truck 63 Norm Benning Chevrolet 22 Engine
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following trucks dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 44 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (3) 78 Tommy Regan, 74 Mike Harmon(i), 10 Ryan Ellis(i). Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 29 Mins, 13 Secs. Average Speed: 148.291 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.836 Seconds.
Keystone Light Pole Award: Spencer Gallagher, #23 180.307 mph. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Earnhardt Childress Racing Engines, #23. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Johnny Sauter, #21. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: William Byron, #9.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Nov. 11, 2016 – Phoenix International Raceway
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