The NASCAR Camping World Trucks took center stage this week and put on one hell of a show.
Kahne Returns to Victory Lane: The Too Tough to Tame 200 Review
Kasey Kahne, driving in Kyle Busch's #18 Truck, dominated the crash filled Too Tough to Tame 200.
We had a crash in the first turn of the race! And a 7 minute red flag after Johanna Long slammed into the side of Ricky Carmichael!
Kahne also set a record for being the first driver to win 3 of the first 4 races in a series. Kahne made the jump to Nationwide and completely skipped the Truck Series when he was making his way up. It was great to see Kasey Kahne return to victory lane, but it should be in the Cup series, not the Trucks.
Speaking of Kahne being a Cup driver, one fact I'm sure you've all noticed is that all three races in the Truck Series have been won by non-Truck Series drivers, just as the Nationwide races have been won by Cup Drivers.
I don't know about you but I feel that this is not looking too favorable on Nascar’s new points system which is supposed to limit Cup drivers participation in Nationwide and Trucks.
This was also the third straight
The race was capped by a shootout after a late race caution. Todd Bodine had a chance to take Kasey Kahne on, but got loose and ended James Buescher’s run to the front. Bodine picked up his first top 5 of the year, and Matt Crafton held on to the points lead.
Cole Whitt had another top 10, and is now second in points.
Results and more after the Jump!
| Fin. | Str. | Trk # | Driver | Team | Laps | Status |
| 1 | 2 | 18 | Kasey Kahne(i) | Toyota Toyota | 147 | Running |
| 2 | 6 | 33 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Tide / Kroger Chevrolet | 147 | Running |
| 3 | 12 | 30 | Todd Bodine | Germain.com Toyota | 147 | Running |
| 4 | 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Tarkett / Menards Chevrolet | 147 | Running |
| 5 | 7 | 31 | James Buescher | Wolfpack Rentals Chevrolet | 147 | Running |
| 6 | 11 | 17 | Timothy Peters | GearWrench Toyota | 147 | Running |
| 7 | 8 | 2 | Elliott Sadler(i) | Armour Vienna Sausages / Bi-Lo Chevrolet | 147 | Running |
| 8 | 1 | 60 | Cole Whitt # | Red Bull Chevrolet | 147 | Running |
| 9 | 3 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | SafeAuto / Curb Records Chevrolet | 147 | Running |
| 10 | 13 | 81 | David Starr | ZACHRY Toyota | 147 | Running |
| 11 | 26 | 92 | Clay Rogers | BTS Tire & Wheel Distributor / Fleet HQ Chevrolet | 147 | Running |
| 12 | 31 | 93 | Shane Sieg | S&W Chevrolet | 147 | Running |
| 13 | 17 | 77 | Justin Lofton | Lofton Cattle Toyota | 147 | Running |
| 14 | 18 | 29 | Parker Kligerman # | Penske Truck Leasing Dodge | 147 | Running |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops/Remington Chevrolet | 147 | Running |
| 16 | 19 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | S&W Chevrolet | 147 | Running |
| 17 | 24 | 5 | Travis Kvapil | International Truck / Monaco RV's Toyota | 147 | Running |
| 18 | 16 | 9 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 147 | Running |
| 19 | 27 | 46 | Craig Goess # | Greenville Toyota of N.C. Toyota | 147 | Running |
| 20 | 35 | 1 | Jeffrey Earnhardt # | Fuel Doctor Chevrolet | 147 | Running |
| 21 | 15 | 15 | Dusty Davis # | Vision Airlines / Emerald Coast Toyota | 147 | Running |
| 22 | 29 | 50 | T J Bell | LibertyTireRecycling Chevrolet | 146 | Running |
| 23 | 33 | 7 | Jamie Dick | VIVAAutoGroup.com Chevrolet | 146 | Running |
| 24 | 28 | 66 | Justin Marks | GoPro Chevrolet | 145 | Running |
| 25 | 23 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel and Casino Toyota | 144 | Running |
| 26 | 34 | 57 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet | 143 | Running |
| 27 | 14 | 7 | Miguel Paludo # | Stemco Duroline Toyota | 135 | Running |
| 28 | 30 | 22 | Joey Coulter # | RCR / Darrell Gwynn Foundation Chevrolet | 111 | Running |
| 29 | 36 | 25 | Tayler Malsam | One Eighty Toyota | 103 | Engine |
| 30 | 22 | 4 | Ricky Carmichael | Monster Energy Chevrolet | 96 | Accident |
| 31 | 32 | 20 | Johanna Long # | Panhandle Grading & Paving Toyota | 96 | Accident |
| 32 | 9 | 8 | Nelson Piquet Jr. # | Qualcomm / Nelson Piquet Chevrolet | 93 | Accident |
| 33 | 10 | 23 | Jason White | GunBroker.com Chevrolet | 72 | Accident |
| 34 | 25 | 10 | Chase Mattioli # | CollegeComplete.com Ford | 55 | Accident |
| 35 | 20 | 51 | Justin Johnson # | Vision Airlines / Wounded Warrior Toyota | 41 | Accident |
| 36 | 21 | 32 | Brad Sweet | Great Clips Chevrolet | 13 | Accident |
#-Rookie Contender. (i)-Not running for Truck Championship
Cole Whitt is having a dream rookie year. If he keeps this up, he will be considered a favorite for not only the Rookie of the Year award, but the Camping World Championship as well. Here’s the top ten in Points:
| Rank | Trk# | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Owner | Points |
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Menards | Chevy | ThorSport Racing | 111 |
| 2 | 60 | Cole Whitt ® | Red Bull | Toyota | Turn One Motorsports | 105 |
| 3 | 17 | Timothy Peters | K&N Filters | Toyota | Red Horse Racing | 104 |
| 4 | 92 | Clay Rogers | Action Gator Tire/Fleet HQ | Chevy | RBR Motorsports | 103 |
| 5 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | SafeAuto/Curb Records | Chevy | ThorSport Racing | 102 |
| 6 | 33 | Ron Hornaday (PC) | Armour/Steak-Umms | Chevy | Kevin Harvick Inc | 99 |
| 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops | Chevy | Richard Childress | 92 |
| 8 | 30 | Todd Bodine (PC) | Tire Kingdom/Valvoline | Toyota | Germain Racing | 92 |
| 9 | 9 | Max Papis | Geico | Toyota | Germain Racing | 87 |
| 10 | 1 | Jeffrey Earnhardt ® | Fuel Doctor | Chevy | Rick Ware Racing | 86 |
After back to back wins, Kyle Busch Motorsports is the Truck to beat for the Owner’s Championship. Here’s the battle for Owner Supremacy:
| Rank | Trk# | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Owner | Points |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch/Kasey Kahne | Dollar General | Toyota | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 135 |
| 2 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial/Rheem | Chevy | Kevin Harvick Inc | 124 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Menards | Chevy | ThorSport Racing | 111 |
| 4 | 17 | Timothy Peters | K&N Filters | Toyota | Red Horse Racing | 104 |
| 5 | 92 | Clay Rogers | Action Gator Tire/Fleet HQ | Chevy | RBR Motorsports | 103 |
Only two more races until we switch to the new owner points. Here’s the battle for the top 25:
| Rank | Trk# | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Owner | Points |
| 21 | 51 | Justin Johnson ® | Vision Airlines | Chevy | Vision Aviation Racing | 67 |
| 22 | 66 | Justin Marks ® | GoPro | Chevy | Turn One Motorsports | 66 |
| 23 | 32 | Brad Sweet | Great Clips | Chevy | Turner Motorsports | 64 |
| 24 | 4 | Ricky Carmichael | Monster Energy | Chevy | Turner Motorsports | 64 |
| 25 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel | Toyota | Germain Racing | 64 |
| 26 | 15 | Dusty Davis ® | Nascar.com Race View | Toyota | Vision Aviation Racing | 63 |
| 27 | 22 | Joey Coulter ® | Chevy | Richard Childress Racing | 61 | |
| 28 | 8 | Nelson Piquet Jr ® | QualComm | Chevy | Kevin Harvick Inc | 60 |
| 29 | 10 | Chase Mattiloli | College Complete.com | Ford | Chase Mattiloli Racing | 59 |
| 30 | 23 | Jason White | Gunbroker.com | Chevy | Joe Denette Motorsports | 59 |
Travis Kvapil and Johanna Long are also outside the top 25 and will look to break back in when the Trucks return to action in April. I hope you enjoyed a taste of how awesome the racing is in the NASCAR Camping World Serie.
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