After two delays due to power outage and ending the race with 24-laps to go, it was pole-sitter Erik Jones dominating the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Lucas Oil 150, and winning Friday night at Phoenix International Raceway.
Jones, who led the most laps – 114 out of 126, received his third series win of the 2014 season, his fourth series career win and his second series win at Phoenix International Raceway.
The current series points leader, Matt Crafton, finished in second, while Cole Custer took third, Ryan Blaney fourth and Ben Rhodes finishing in fifth-place.
Rounding out the top-ten finishing positions were: Darrell Wallace Jr. claiming sixth, John Hunter Nemechek seventh, Austin Dillon eighth, Johnny Sauter ninth and series Rookie of the Year (ROTY) candidate, Tyler Reddick, brought home tenth-place.
With his second-place finish, Matt Crafton heads to the final race of the season (the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway) with a 25-point lead over Ryan Blaney.
RACE NOTES:
Average Speed: 76.364 MPH
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 39 Mins, 00 Secs.
Margin of Victory: Caution
Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 48 laps
Next Up: The final race of the season with the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday, Nov. 14th, with an approximate starting time of 8:20 p.m. (ET), and FOX Sports 1 will begin their pre-race coverage at 7:30 p.m. (ET).
Lucas Oil 150 Race Results | |||||||
Pos. | Car # | Driver | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points | Bonus Points |
1 | 51 | Erik Jones | 126 | Running | 114 | 48 | 5 |
2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | 126 | Running | 0 | 42 | 0 |
3 | 00 | Cole Custer | 126 | Running | 0 | 41 | 0 |
4 | 29 | Ryan Blaney | 126 | Running | 0 | 40 | 0 |
5 | 32 | Ben Rhodes | 126 | Running | 0 | 39 | 0 |
6 | 54 | Darrell Wallace Jr | 126 | Running | 12 | 39 | 1 |
7 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 126 | Running | 0 | 37 | 0 |
8 | 14 | Austin Dillon (i) | 126 | Running | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | 126 | Running | 0 | 35 | 0 |
10 | 19 | Tyler Reddick # | 126 | Running | 0 | 34 | 0 |
11 | 31 | Ben Kennedy # | 126 | Running | 0 | 33 | 0 |
12 | 33 | Brandon Jones | 126 | Running | 0 | 32 | 0 |
13 | 15 | Mason Mingus # | 125 | Running | 0 | 31 | 0 |
14 | 99 | Bryan Silas | 125 | Running | 0 | 30 | 0 |
15 | 08 | Korbin Forrister | 125 | Running | 0 | 29 | 0 |
16 | 9 | Brennan Newberry | 124 | Running | 0 | 28 | 0 |
17 | 20 | Gray Gaulding | 124 | Running | 0 | 27 | 0 |
18 | 02 | Tyler Young # | 124 | Running | 0 | 26 | 0 |
19 | 17 | Timothy Peters | 124 | Running | 0 | 25 | 0 |
20 | 45 | Matt Tifft | 124 | Running | 0 | 24 | 0 |
21 | 36 | Tyler Tanner | 123 | Running | 0 | 23 | 0 |
22 | 80 | Jody Knowles | 122 | Running | 0 | 22 | 0 |
23 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | 119 | Running | 0 | 21 | 0 |
24 | 50 | Jordan Anderson | 105 | Electrical | 0 | 20 | 0 |
25 | 13 | Jeb Burton | 102 | Running | 0 | 19 | 0 |
26 | 77 | German Quiroga | 83 | Running | 0 | 18 | 0 |
27 | 74 | Wendell Chavous | 80 | Running | 0 | 17 | 0 |
28 | 6 | Norm Benning | 54 | Steering | 0 | 16 | 0 |
29 | 35 | Akinori Ogata | 45 | Rear Gear | 0 | 15 | 0 |
30 | 21 | Joey Coulter | 38 | Accident | 0 | 14 | 0 |
31 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | 27 | Accident | 0 | 13 | 0 |
32 | 07 | BJ McLeod | 21 | Axle | 0 | 12 | 0 |
33 | 05 | John Wes Townley | 1 | Accident | 0 | 11 | 0 |
34 | 63 | Justin Jennings | 0 | Accident | 0 | 10 | 0 |
# – Rookie
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Driver Standing After Phoenix (Top-10) | |||||||||
Pos. | Car # | Driver | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | DNF |
1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | 798 | Leader | 21 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 2 |
2 | 29 | Ryan Blaney | 773 | -25 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
3 | 54 | Darrell Wallace Jr. | 752 | -46 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
4 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | 739 | -59 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
5 | 17 | Timothy Peters | 705 | -93 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
6 | 21 | Joey Coulter | 659 | -139 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
7 | 77 | German Quiroga Jr. | 654 | -144 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
8 | 31 | Ben Kennedy # | 652 | -146 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
9 | 13 | Jeb Burton | 648 | -150 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
10 | 15 | Mason Mingus # | 530 | -268 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
# – Rookie