AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) It took overtime in his third attempt for Zane Smith to finally win a NASCAR championship. Zane Smith was the Truck Series runner-up in each of the past two seasons and hoped his success -- he has three wins -- over the first 16 races can better position him to win his first championship. In addition, Smith, 23, will make his Daytona 500 debut with FRM as part of a plan that will include other Cup Series starts for the organization in 2023 as well as possible Xfinity Series races with another organization in collaboration with FRM. Front Row Motorsports have entered a third car for Zane Smith for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500, but he isnt locked into the race. 36/38 Ford Mustangs for FRM. With eight laps remaining, Harvick and his team began discussing scenarios to make a move on Logano for the lead. I'm glad we're on to the playoffs and ready to get this season started.". In regular season standings, he is 12th. I've got to stick with him.' Can the Lions fix their defense? He finished last in 36th place at Pocono. 1 Related. Its definitely not how we wanted this to go, he said. Regardless of what happens in Phoenix, just an outstanding year, really.". The latest Padres, Chargers and Aztecs headlines along with the other top San Diego sports stories every morning. 84 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet. After a spin on lap 56 and making initial contact with the wall, Bodine remained in the back for a while trying to pick up the pieces. Begin a free trial of FuboTV now and dont miss any of the action! 16 Chevy in the 2023 Xfinity Series. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. Zane Smith and Chandler Smith (they are not related), Ben Rhodes, John Hunter Nemechek, Stewart Friesen, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger and Matt Crafton are in the playoffs. Long day. This is part of the game.. Zane Smith clinched the regular season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway. "It's racing. After winning seven ARCA Menards Series races in 2019-20, Smith landed a full-time truck series ride with Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2021 and won twice, including the Championship 4 in Phoenix . "Racing is the best medicine" for NASCAR's Max Gutierrez, NASCAR issues new Cup rules package for road courses, short tracks, NASCAR announces new rules package After a minor miscommunication with his team, Bodine placed his truck in the wrong gear while trying to reach his stall. I knew I only had to get a couple of points, to clinch, Smith said. The defending series Las Vegas winner from last September had a strong restart while Busch struggled on the outside. John Hunter Nemechek 1.500. NASCAR issues new Cup rules package for road courses, short tracks, How NASCAR is gearing up for its "biggest change" in 2022, How NASCAR is preparing for 2022 car NASCAR: Did Martin Truex Jr. clinch a playoff spot? Las Vegas . Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Zane Smith clinched the regular season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway. Three or more missing (or not tightened to the wheel) lug nuts is a DQ per 2019 rule update. Crafton will race for a fourth series championship. Zane Smith and Chandler Smith (they are not related), Ben Rhodes, John Hunter Nemechek, Stewart Friesen, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger and Matt Crafton are in the playoffs. It was advantage Chandler Smith as they entered turn 1 for the last time, but that was only until team owner Busch attempted to make a run on the duo on the top lane. Amidst a near-crash for youngster Derek Kraus, the driver of the No. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. Post-race inspection did confirm Chandler Smith as the race winner. Kyle Busch is now scored as the runner-up finisher, followed by Stewart Friesen in third, Ryan Preece in . : The Black Cat Auto Club Mystery Thats NASCARs Latest Animal Encounter, Reel Racing: The Evolution of Motorsports Films Across Disciplines, NASCAR Announces New Rules Package for Short Tracks, Road Courses, Dropping the Hammer: NASCARs Days of Future Past. Chandler Smith won his second race of the season driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports and is one of only two drivers in the playoff field with multiple wins this season. Replay: Christian Eckes goes around after a battle for the lead with Kyle Busch! However, the Bob Jenkins-owned team plan to enter three cars for the 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.5-mile (4.023-kilometer) high-banked Daytona Beach, Florida oval. A wreck from stage sweeper Rhodes capped off a pattern of cautions and triggered a restart with 24 laps to go. Theres no guarantee Smith would have made the field with the help of a practice session, but it couldnt have hurt. One of the only drivers that was able to compete with the trio was young gun and Daytona International Speedway winner Zane Smith. Despite a rough night, Carson Hocevar runs seventh with Austin Wayne Self and Matt Crafton completing the top nine. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker. The finale will be on Nov. 4 in Avondale, Arizona. Majeski wins at Homestead, Championship 4 field is set. Rhodes said he thinks Majeski is the "guy to beat" in the finale. After winning seven ARCA Menards Series races in 2019-20, Smith landed a full-time truck series ride with Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2021 and won twice, including the Championship 4 in Phoenix though he wasnt in title contention. I couldn't do anything I do on the track without the support of my family behind me!Looking forward to racing at @AutoClubSpdwy this Saturday in the No. Can someone explain what the violation was? Chandler Smith 4.750. Chandler Smith won his second race of the season driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports and is one of only two drivers in the playoff field with multiple wins this season. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the San Diego Union-Tribune. "Third time's the charm," Smith said after the race. The other two spots would be decided through the twin duels on Thursday. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. Smith has. LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Zane Smith clinched the regular season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway. The 36 chartered entries, including Gillilands No. Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. Crafton will race for a fourth series championship. I knew I only had to get a couple of points, to clinch, Smith said. Thanks to a few late-race cautions involving many front-running trucks, Bodine had found himself pack on the lead lap by the end of the race and was able to rally to a 22nd-place finish. Replay: Todd Bodine goes around in Vegas. With Eckes out of contention, it set up a thrilling battle for the win with less than 10 laps to go. Las Vegas . Six key themes to follow in the 2022 NASCAR Cup season, How NASCAR had to learn a harsh lesson ahead of Next Gen arrival, How NASCAR had to learn harsh lesson Smith held off reigning Truck Series champion Ben Rhodes and Chandler Smith in a two-lap overtime sprint Friday night to win at Phoenix Raceway and at last win the series title. Luckily, there is a silver lining to being in the back of the field its away from trouble. If we had practice, wed be able to identify a problem and fix it before qualifying.. This is not where you want to be.' After a challenge from former KBM driver Christian Eckes, the trio was divided when the caution came out with less than 18 to go. With drivers like Chandler Smith and Travis Pastrana having no superspeedway experience in a Next Gen car, that was especially burdensome for the newbies. Last summer, Front Row Motorsports announced that Zane Smith, who went on to win the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series championship for the team, would compete in select races for the organization throughout the 2023 Cup Series season, beginning with the season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Ross Chastain signs multi-year contract extension with Trackhouse, Almirola escapes wild NASCAR Duel 2 with win; Daly makes Daytona 500, "Racing is the best medicine" for NASCAR's Max Gutierrez, Gutierrez racing return after loss RELATED VIDEOS. pic.twitter.com/eRYRWyUBtF. Zane Smith and Chandler Smith (they are not related), Ben Rhodes, John Hunter Nemechek, Stewart Friesen, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger and Matt Crafton are. On Lap 12, Zane Smith was the highest running non-charter driver in the 10th position. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. 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At the halfway mark, Blaney remained out front followed by Wallace and Logano but more than half the field still had to make a pit stop. Coverage for the Fr8Auctions 200 Saturday, March 19 at 2:30 p.m. By Lap 15, Bowman, who bailed out of the lead draft early-on, had fallen about a half-lap behind the field, electing to stay out of trouble and preserve his starting position in Sundays 500. Zane Smith, Front Row Motorsports, Daytona 500, NASCAR (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images). "It's definitely not how we wanted this to go," Bodine said. We will be strategic as what races we select to enter. LIVE Transfer Talk: Newcastle's Guimaraes on Real Madrid radar, Meet the man scouring Nigeria for the next generation of NBA and NFL talent, Barca's Oshoala reigns supreme with three hat-tricks in six matches, Nigeria's Kwara Falcons know they'll be underdogs at the BAL, Oral history: When Barcelona, Real Madrid played four Clasicos in 18 days back in 2011. A bad week or the dark horse from F1 testing? Chandler Smith, Zane Smith, Ty Majeski and Ben Rhodes, from left, pose with the trophy before the NASCAR Truck Series auto race Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, in Avondale. 13 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Kaulig Racing. I knew (Bell) would make the run to the outside, and I probably wasn't going to be able to defend that, and just waited for (Blaney) to push me through there. The other two are set to qualify via their results in the Bluegreen Vacations Duels, which are set to be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 beginning at 7:00 p.m. In his relatively brief racing career, Smith owns six wins in Trucks and four in the ARCA Menards Series, all since 2018. Copyright The Intelligencer | https://www.theintelligencer.net | 1500 Main Street, Wheeling, WV 26003 | 304-233-0100. More AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports, Today's breaking news and more in your inbox. I knew I only had to get a couple of points, to clinch, Smith said. Zane Smith 2.500. Long day. Who can crash their party? The ex-F1 driver taking on NASCAR with a new team, The early benefits and challenges of NASCAR's Next Gen car, Pros and cons of Next Gen Cup car He recently competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Kyle Busch. Ive wrecked before. Ive been here before. To boot, the Onion was coming back in the No. Chandler Smith darted quickly to the bottom and took the lead from the FRM driver while entering turn 3, and that was all she wrote. 22 TCU held OLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Felix Okpara had 12 points and 12 rebounds to help Ohio State finish its home schedule with CAMBRIDGE Length and strength. The execution of this race is everything because you know most likely there won't be a caution so you've got to do a good job on pit road, cycle yourself to the front," Logano said. I knew I only had to get a couple of points, to clinch, Smith said. It was Chandler Smith that scored the jackpot in Las Vegas, but fellow surname holder Zane Smith was one lap short of scoring a second-consecutive Truck Series win in 2022. Fought a really tough truck. 38 Ford team continues opening the 2022 season with another impressive run. At the start of the final lap, Bell and his No. M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team. 38. Majeski had claimed the first berth for ThorSport Racing with his first career Truck Series win in Bristol last month. How NASCAR is gearing up for its "biggest change" in 2022. A two-time Truck Series champion, Bodine ran a limited schedule the past few seasons. 38 Ford, are all locked into the 65th annual running of the Great American Race, but the non-chartered entries, of which there are six, are not, as the field is capped at 40 cars. 38 Ford with Todd Gilliland, who was once set to be a full-time driver for the second straight year, throughout the season. Ive been here before. 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Johnson tops Daytona 500 practice in return, Daytona 500 cheat sheet: Everything you need to know, IndyCar's Daly makes Daytona 500 with TMT, Trackhouse Racing signs Chastain to extension, Bowman secures Daytona pole; Johnson qualifies, Suarez signs 2nd Trackhouse Racing extension, Bowman signs 3-year extension with Hendrick, Dale vs. Dale: A Daytona 500 the Jarretts, NASCAR won't forget, Daytona 500 boasts eighth consecutive sellout, Ky. Busch apologizes for gun violations in Mexico, NASCAR's 2023 season will be a year of change, Daly, Mayweather team up for Daytona 500 run, Truex Jr. wins in NASCAR's return to LA Coliseum. Chandler Smith won his second race of the season driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports and is one of only two drivers in the playoff field with multiple wins this season. The run to the championship opens Friday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. He made 241 career Cup starts, 333 in the second-tier Xfinity Series, and Saturday marked his 226th in the Truck Series. Did You Notice? The drivers rounded out the championship-deciding final four on points. Matt DiBenedetto adds another top 10 with a sixth-place finish at Las Vegas and is likewise sixth place in the standings. Bowman, by winning the pole for the Daytona 500 on Wednesday night, also started on the pole . "Long day. We want to allow Zane to highlight what many have seen him do this year at the elite level, said the teams general manager Jerry Freeze. Not many expected Bodine to be competing for the win in his first race of the year, but Friday night was meant to be a great opportunity for the veteran to shake off the rust accumulated over the course of almost nine years. Replay of the finish at Las Vegaspic.twitter.com/INJ5hVFxiJ, Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) March 5, 2022. 38 Ford with Todd Gilliland, non-chartered entries, of which there are six, Only four non-chartered cars will successfully qualify for the race, Buescher was sidelined due to COVID-19 protocols. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. Long day. Tanner Gray was later scored as fifth after Zane Smith was disqualified in post-race inspection. Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. A bad week or the dark horse from F1 testing? I was hoping they started racing back there, which they did, which ended up kind of working out for me. The team was disqualified after failing post-race inspection. Currently, he is the lead writer for the weekly Thinkin' Out Loud column and one of our lead reporters. Daytona winner Zane Smith is still in the playoffs after being disqualified in post-race inspection. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. "We've been going through a little bit of a struggle recently," Chandler Smith said. Unfortunately for the Front Row Motorsports driver, he became subject to a pit road speeding penalty which put him behind late in the event and out of contention. Saying "hello" to an early flight to Fontana, Calif. tomorrow.Let's grab our first top-10 of the season Saturday at @AutoClubSpdwy for the @KauligRacing No. Chandler Smith outdueled Zane Smith after a late-race restart to take his third career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory and first win of 2022 on Friday, March 4 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He finished last in 36th place at Pocono. 38 Ford F-150 for Front Row Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the Nos. Im glad were on to the playoffs and ready to get this season started.. Crafton will race for a fourth series championship. Thats why NASCAR absolutely has to allow practice on superspeedways before qualifying, especially at the season-opening Daytona 500. I've been here before. This is part of the game.. It was a return almost a decade in the making. This is part of the game.. This is part of the game.". Fought a really tough truck. However, the problem for the KBM team was the return of Zane Smith, who recovered from his speeding penalty to rally back into the top five. One caveat: NASCARs Trucks regular-season points leader has not won the season championship in each of the past four years. Chandler Smith moved up to block his employer, and Zane Smith was able to clear the Toyota onto the backstretch. Its definitely not how we wanted this to go, he said. pic.twitter.com/hPnk9ie4LB, NASCAR Camping World Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) March 5, 2022. If we lived in a perfect world, wed have practice before qualifying, because whos to say we dont have a problem right off the bat and then we have to race our way in? Chandler Smith said, according to The Athletic. 00:20. With the rust shaken off, Bodine will return at Darlington Raceway in a few months to resume his quest for 800-career NASCAR starts. 2-Headed Monster: Is Kyle Busch Still Viewed as NASCARs Villain? He's not a huge name in NASCAR just yet, but Chandler Smith is working his way through the ranks. However, NASCAR didnt schedule any Cup Series practice time until after the single-car qualifying. The 19-year-old crossed over using the momentum he had gathered by using the same top lane his truck owner had attempted to use. "But then I am sitting there as the leader and I'm like, 'Man, I am a sitting duck. HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Chandler Smith, Zane Smith and Ben Rhodes became the final drivers to punch their tickets to the NASCAR Truck Series finale next month when Ty Majeski, already in the title race, won after Saturday's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. How Penske's rookie sensation opened NASCAR's new era in style, Six key themes to follow in the 2022 NASCAR Cup season, Six key themes to follow in 2022 If a driver technically locks in both on Wednesday and Thursday, the spot he earned in the single-car qualifying session goes to the next fastest driver from that session, among the non-chartered cars. Heck, maybe Ill have to make 801, he said. From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. Can the 58-year-old Bodine really go out this way? Todd Bodine slammed the wall early in his 800th career NASCAR start and the final scheduled one of his career. He is currently second in the playoff standings heading into the series next race, Sept. 9 at Kansas. Tanner Gray continues a silently consistent season and is second after two races also six points behind the leader. Crafton will race for a fourth series championship. The run to the championship opens Friday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Sure enough, Smiths Chevy experienced mechanical issues as soon as he took the track. Truck racing in Vegas usually means 1 of 2 things. Nemechek was caught up in a crash with one lap to go and finished 26th. pic.twitter.com/0NpzQAOTRf, 2022 Cup Series Season in Review: Kaulig Racing. It was a battle of Smiths to the checkered, with Chandler Smith winning it for KBM as team owner Busch finished third. Instead, that honor, and 20 extra points, went to defending series champion Ben Rhodes after staying out during a late-stage caution while the KBM team pitted before the end of the second stage. 20 Toyota was able to pull out of line without help and nearly powered pass Logano all on his own before settling for second. Only four non-chartered cars will successfully qualify for the race, meaning that Smiths Daytona 500 debut might not come in 2023. 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