Starting from 5th place Truck 38 Todd Gilliland Crosley Brands Ford won the Inaugural Toyota Tundra 225, his 2nd win in 80 Camping World Truck Series races. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Circuit of The Americas. 2nd Place Truck 02 Kaz Grala Young’s Building Systems Chevrolet, started from 2nd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Circuit of The Americas. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Truck 26 Tyler Ankrum Circle B Diecast Chevrolet, started from pole posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Circuit of The Americas.
4th Place Truck 9 Grant Enfinger Good Sam Club Chevrolet, started from 23rd place followed by 5th place Truck 2 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Truck 32 Sam Mayer Camping World Chevrolet, started from 21st place followed by 7th place Truck 42 Carson Hocevar PlainsCapital/MG Machinery Chevrolet, started from 17th place was the highest finishing rookie. 8th Place Truck 21 Zane Smith MRC Construction Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 9th place Truck 16 Austin Hill United Rentals Toyota, started from 9th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Bombardier LearJet 75 Toyota, in 10th place, started from 11th place. Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota finished in 17th place. John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings by 31 points over Ben Rhodes.
The race had 2 Cautions for 2 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 14 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 28 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 8 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; K. Grala 1-11; T. Gilliland 12-13; S. Creed 14-23; B. Rhodes 24-26; M. Crafton 27; S. Creed 28-31; T. Ankrum 32-35; T. Gilliland 36-41.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 38, 02, 26, 88, 99, 32, 52, 4, 2, 56
Stage 2 Top 10: 99, 88, 19, 2, 26, 02, 45, 32, 38, 11
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 9
Race Results for the Inaugural Toyota Tundra 225 – Saturday, May 22, 2021. Circuit of The Americas – Austin, TX – 3.41 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 41 Laps – 139.81 Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
| 1. 5. Truck 38 Todd Gilliland Crosley Brands Ford 41 Running |
| 2. 2. Truck 02 Kaz Grala Young’s Building Systems Chevrolet 41 Running |
| 3. 1. Truck 26 Tyler Ankrum Circle B Diecast Chevrolet 41 Running |
| 4. 23. Truck 9 Grant Enfinger Good Sam Club Chevrolet 41 Running |
| 5. 3. Truck 2 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet 41 Running |
| 6. 21. Truck 32 Sam Mayer Camping World Chevrolet 41 Running |
| 7. 17. Truck 42 Carson Hocevar # PlainsCapital/MG Machinery Chevrolet 41 Running |
| 8. 15. Truck 21 Zane Smith MRC Construction Chevrolet 41 Running |
| 9. 9. Truck 16 Austin Hill United Rentals Toyota 41 Running |
| 10. 11. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Bombardier LearJet 75 Toyota 41 Running |
| 11. 26. Truck 66 Paul Menard Mattei Air Compressors Toyota 41 Running |
| 12. 6. Truck 4 John Hunter Nemechek ROMCO Toyota 41 Running |
| 13. 13. Truck 75 Parker Kligerman Good Sam Club Chevrolet 41 Running |
| 14. 28. Truck 1 Hailie Deegan # Monster Energy Ford 41 Running |
| 15. 4. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Oklahoma Joe’s/Menards Toyota 41 Running |
| 16. 29. Truck 22 Austin Wayne Self GOTEXAN/AM Technical Solutions Chevrolet 41 Running |
| 17. 16. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 41 Running – Canadian |
| 18. 8. Truck 51 Parker Chase Vertical Bridge Toyota 41 Running |
| 19. 24. Truck 11 Camden Murphy Inox Supreme Lubricants Chevrolet 41 Running |
| 20. 12. Truck 40 Ryan Truex Freightliner Chevrolet 41 Running |
| 21. 19. Truck 19 Derek Kraus NAPA Auto Care Toyota 41 Running |
| 22. 27. Truck 13 Johnny Sauter AHI Facility Services Toyota 41 Running |
| 23. 32. Truck 34 Lawless Alan Auto Parkit Toyota 41 Running |
| 24. 22. Truck 56 Timmy Hill Good Sam Chevrolet 41 Running |
| 25. 30. Truck 12 Tate Fogleman Solid Rock Carriers Chevrolet 41 Running |
| 26. 14. Truck 45 Bayley Currey Chasco Constructors Chevrolet 41 Running |
| 27. 31. Truck 23 Chase Purdy # BamaBuggies.com Chevrolet |
| 28. 33. Truck 24 Jack Wood Chevy Accessories Chevrolet 41 Running |
| 29. 25. Truck 30 Michele Abbate Scoshe Toyota 41 Running |
| 30. 34. Truck 04 Cory Roper CarQuest Auto Parts Ford 41 Running |
| 31. 36. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Ford Performance Ford 40 Running |
| 32. 18. Truck 25 Timothy Peters Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 40 Running |
| 33. 20. Truck 18 Chandler Smith # Safelite AutoGlass Toyota 39 Running |
| 34. 35. Truck 3 Roger Reuse I Heart Mac & Cheese Chevrolet 38 Running |
| 35. 10. Truck 98 Christian Eckes Farm Paint/Curb Records Toyota 36 Suspension |
| 36. 7. Truck 33 Cameron Lawrence Impact Health Chevrolet 34 Running |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following trucks dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: Nos. 15 and 40 (engine change), No. 34 (transmission change) and No. 22 and 23 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (7) 44 Logan Bearden, 41 Dawson Cram, 20 Spencer Boyd, 72 Samuel Lecomte, 49 John Atwell, 83 Brad Gross, 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 58 Mins, 30 Secs. Average Speed: 70.79 MPH. Margin of Victory: 7.941 Seconds. Caution Flags: 2 for 2 laps. Lead Changes: 8 among 6 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 28, 2021 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
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