Starting from 15th place Truck 51 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota won the Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt, his 1st win in 3 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in his series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt.This is Kyle Busch Motorsports 83rd win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Martin Truex Jr. has now become the 35th different driver all-time to win in all three NASCAR national series. 2nd Place Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Bombardier LearJet 75 Toyota, started from 9th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in his series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Canadian Truck 24 Raphael Lessard Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, started from 29th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in his series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt.
4th Place Truck 38 Todd Gilliland Speedco Ford, started from 13th place followed by 5th place Truck 04 Chase Briscoe TexaCon Cut Stone/Huffy Ford, started from 33rd place. 6th Place Truck 98 Grant Enfinger Champion/Curb Records Toyota, started from 8th place followed by 7th place Truck 21 Zane Smith Chevrolet, started from 6th place. 8th Place Truck 75 Parker Kligerman Food Country USA Chevrolet, started from 16th place followed by 9th place Truck 16 Austin Hill United Rentals Toyota, started from 2nd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 22 Austin Wayne Self GOTEXAN/AM Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 17th place. Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota, finished in 12th place. Chase Purdy (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 12 Cautions for 54 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 14 for #15 Spin Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 28 for #42 Stalled On Frontstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 36 for #18, 22, 26 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 41 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 50 for #4, 19, 25, 88 Crash in Turn 1 [Red Flag: 00:07:07]. 6th Caution on lap 64 for #10 Spin Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 71 for #6 Stopped On Track. 8th Caution on lap for #33 Spin Turn 4. 9th Caution on lap 91 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 10th 100 for #30, 44, 45, 56 Crash in Turn 3 [Red Flag: 00:05:17]. 11th Caution on lap 120 for #13, 18 Crash 0n the Backstretch. 12th Caution on lap 133 for #49 Crash in Turn 4 [Red Flag: 00:04:04].
The race had 11 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; J. Nemechek 0; A. Hill 1; S. Creed 2-39; M. Truex Jr.(i) 40-41; S. Friesen 42; M. Truex Jr.(i) 43-57; B. Rhodes 58; M. Truex Jr.(i) 59-75; B. Rhodes 76-77; M. Truex Jr.(i) 78-91; G. Enfinger 92-93; M. Truex Jr.(i) 94-150.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 51, 2, 21, 52, 4, 16, 99, 88, 98, 13
Stage 2 Top 10: 51, 99, 16, 04, 2, 38, 52, 24, 22, 98
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 5
Race Results for the Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt – Monday, March 29, 2021. Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt – Bristol, TN – 0.5 – Mile Dirt
Total Race Length – 150 Laps – 75. Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
| 1. 15. Truck 51 Martin Truex Jr.(i) Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 150 Running |
| 2. 9. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Bombardier LearJet 75 Toyota 150 Running |
| 3. 29. Truck 24 Raphael Lessard Chevy Accessories Chevrolet 150 Running – Canadian |
| 4. 13. Truck 38 Todd Gilliland Speedco Ford 150 Running |
| 5. 33. Truck 04 Chase Briscoe(i) TexaCon Cut Stone/Huffy Ford 150 Running |
| 6. 8. Truck 98 Grant Enfinger Champion/Curb Records Toyota 150 Running |
| 7. 6. Truck 21 Zane Smith Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 8. 16. Truck 75 Parker Kligerman Food Country USA Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 9. 2. Truck 16 Austin Hill United Rentals Toyota 150 Running |
| 10. 17. Truck 22 Austin Wayne Self GOTEXAN/AM Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 11. 32. Truck 11 Bubba Wallace(i) Columbia Outdoor Clothing Toyota 150 Running |
| 12. 7. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 150 Running – Canadian |
| 13. 18. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Ford Performance Ford 150 Running |
| 14. 4. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Denail Aire/Menards Toyota 150 Running |
| 15. 30. Truck 17 Kevin Harvick(i) Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 150 Running |
| 16. 3. Truck 2 Sheldon Creed Chevy Accessories Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 17. 26. Truck 02 Daniel Suarez(i) AMR/GoPro Motorplex Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 18. 23. Truck 23 Chase Purdy # BamaBuggies.com Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 19. 22. Truck 1 Hailie Deegan # Monster Ford 150 Running |
| 20. 14. Truck 40 Ryan Truex CircleBDiecast.com Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 21. 11. Truck 42 Carson Hocevar # Scott’s/GMPartsNow Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 22. 37. Truck 33 Myatt Snider(i) Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 23. 24. Truck 12 Tate Fogleman Solid Rock Carriers Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 24. 10. Truck 45 Brett Moffitt Circle B Diecast Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 25. 31. Truck 20 Spencer Boyd EcoTwist Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 26. 34. Truck 41 Cody Erickson Thunder Seed Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 27. 20. Truck 9 Codie Rohrbaugh Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 28. 38. Truck 56 Mike Marlar(i) LIftKits4Less.com Chevrolet 148 Running |
| 29. 36. Truck 34 Jake Griffin Great Escapes RV Center Toyota 147 Running |
| 30. 27. Truck 25 Timothy Peters Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 147 Running |
| 31. 40. Truck 49 Andrew Gordon Staar Trucking Chevrolet 144 Running |
| 32. 5. Truck 13 Johnny Sauter Vivitar/RealTree Toyota 124 Accident |
| 33. 35. Truck 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Fastener Supply Company Chevrolet 120 Electrical |
| 34. 21. Truck 18 Chandler Smith # JBL Toyota 117 Accident |
| 35. 28. Truck 44 Kyle Larson(i) Rich Mar Florist/Circle B Chevrolet 98 Accident |
| 36. 25. Truck 30 Danny Bohn North American Motor Car Toyota 98 Accident |
| 37. 39. Truck 6 Norm Benning MDF A Sign Company/Camping World Chevrolet 72 Parked |
| 38. 12. Truck 19 Derek Kraus Incredible Bank Toyota 49 Accident |
| 39. 1. Truck 4 John Hunter Nemechek Mobil 1 Toyota 48 Accident |
| 40. 19. Truck 26 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Chevrolet 34 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: #10 (Unapproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (4) 83 Trevor Collins, 62 Jessica Friesen, 39 Ryan Newman(i), 3 JR Heffner. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 49 Mins, 30 Secs. Average Speed: 41.096 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.149 Seconds. Caution Flags: 12 for 54 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 6 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Martin Truex Jr, #51. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Chase Purdy, #23.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 17, 2021 – Richmond Raceway
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