Starting from 4th place Truck 51 Kyle Busch Cessna Toyota won the 22nd Annual Vankor 250, his 59th win in 155 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series races. This is his 3rd win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 5th win & 10th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Texas Motor Speedway. Christian Eckes was also the highest finishing rookie. 2nd Place Truck 18 Christian Eckes Safelite AutoGlass Toyota, started from 7th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in his series debut at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Truck 88 Matt Crafton Chi-Chi’s/Menards Ford, started from 15th place posted his 28th Top 10 finish in 39 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
4th Place Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing To Beat Hunger Toyota, started from 18th place followed by 5th place Truck 23 Brett Moffitt GMS Fabrication Chevrolet, started from 8th place. 6th Place Truck 26 Tyler Ankrum Liuna! Chevrolet, started from 9th place followed by 7th place Truck 24 Justin Haley(i) FOE Chevrolet, started from 13th place. 8th Place Truck 98 Grant Enfinger FarmPaint.com Ford, started from 2nd place followed by 9th place Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Tenda Ford, started from 10th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 42 Ross Chastain(i) Niece/MG Machinery Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 24th place. Canadian Truck 4 Raphael Lessard JBL Toyota finished in 12th place.
The race had 5 Cautions for 26 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 42 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 63 for Fluid On Track From #13. 3rd Caution on lap 76 for #3 Crash in Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 81 for #19, 02 Crash on the Backstretch / Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 154 for #38, 99 Crash in Turn 2.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; S. Creed 1-7; K. Busch(i) 8-12; Z. Smith # 13-34; K. Busch(i) 35-46; C. Eckes # 47; K. Busch(i) 48-70; C. Eckes # 71-75; B. Moffitt 76-77; B. Rhodes 78; B. Moffitt 79-83; Z. Smith # 84-87; C. Eckes # 88-132; M. Crafton 133-134; K. Busch(i) 135-158; C. Eckes # 159; K. Busch(i) 160-167.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 51, 21, 26, 99, 23, 18, 38, 88, 24, 98
Stage 2 Top 10: 23, 88, 26, 99, 21, 18, 19, 40, 42, 98
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Race Number 8
Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, TX – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 167 Laps – 250.5 Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
| 1. 4. Truck 51 Kyle Busch(i) Cessna Toyota 167 Running |
| 2. 7. Truck 18 Christian Eckes # Safelite AutoGlass Toyota 167 Running |
| 3. 15. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Chi-Chi’s/Menards Ford 167 Running |
| 4. 18. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Racing To Beat Hunger Toyota 167 Running – Canadian |
| 5. 8. Truck 23 Brett Moffitt GMS Fabrication Chevrolet 167 Running |
| 6. 9. Truck 26 Tyler Ankrum Liuna! Chevrolet 167 Running |
| 7. 13. Truck 24 Justin Haley(i) FOE Chevrolet 167 Running |
| 8. 2. Truck 98 Grant Enfinger FarmPaint.com Ford 167 Running |
| 9. 10. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Tenda Ford 167 Running |
| 10. 24. Truck 42 Ross Chastain(i) Niece/MG Machinery Chevrolet 166 Running |
| 11. 17. Truck 19 Derek Kraus # NAPA AUTOCARE Toyota 166 Running |
| 12. 16. Truck 4 Raphael Lessard # JBL Toyota 166 Running – Canadian |
| 13. 14. Truck 40 Ryan Truex Marquis Chevrolet 166 Running |
| 14. 26. Truck 22 Austin Wayne Self GO TEXAN/AM Technical Solutions Chevrolet 165 Running |
| 15. 11. Truck 45 Ty Majeski # Plan B Sales/Niece Chevrolet 165 Running |
| 16. 1. Truck 2 Sheldon Creed Chevy Accessories Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 17. 30. Truck 04 Cory Roper CarQuest Ford 164 Running |
| 18. 22. Truck 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 19. 6. Truck 21 Zane Smith # LaPaz Margarita Mix Chevrolet 164 Running |
| 20. 33. Truck 68 Clay Greenfield Rackley Roofing Toyota 163 Running |
| 21. 19. Truck 11 Spencer Davis # Polar Bear Coolers Toyota 162 Running |
| 22. 32. Truck 9 Codie Rohrbaugh Pray For Joshua Chevrolet 161 Running |
| 23. 23. Truck 00 Angela Ruch The Wounded Blue Toyota 160 Running |
| 24. 27. Truck 20 Spencer Boyd Bucks For The Brave Chevrolet 156 Running |
| 25. 25. Truck 33 Akinori Ogata KYOWA Toyota 155 Running |
| 26. 34. Truck 49 Tim Viens TRUMP 2020 Chevrolet 154 Running |
| 27. 5. Truck 38 Todd Gilliland Speedco Ford 152 Accident |
| 28. 28. Truck 3 Jordan Anderson US LawShield/SAR USA/Vaultek Chevrolet 152 Running |
| 29. 35. Truck 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Fastener Supply Company Chevrolet 121 Electrical |
| 30. 3. Truck 16 Austin Hill United Rentals Toyota 107 Engine |
| 31. 29. Truck 30 Brennan Poole(i) RememberEveryoneDeployed.org Toyota 91 Accident |
| 32. 31. Truck 02 Tate Fogleman # Solid Rock Carriers Chevrolet 79 Accident |
| 33. 21. Truck 13 Johnny Sauter Vivitar Ford 62 Engine |
| 34. 36. Truck 6 Norm Benning H & H Transport Chevrolet 46 Handling |
| 35. 12. Truck 44 Natalie Decker N29 Capital Partners Chevrolet 45 Engine |
| 36. 20. Truck 15 Tanner Gray # Ford/Ford Performance Ford 43 Transmission |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, no vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 53 Mins, 41 Secs. Average Speed: 132.209 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.777 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 26 laps; Laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 7 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kyle Busch, #51. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Christian Eckes, #18.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: July 24, 2020 – Kansas Speedway
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