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. 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 38 Ford team continues opening the 2022 season with another impressive run. Curfew is midnight. Fought a really tough truck. Zane Smith ended up eighth and the top-finishing non-chartered team, which locks him into Sundays Daytona 500 field. Rhodes, Majeski's ThorSport Racing teammate, made the cut Saturday by just one point over Stewart Friesen. Crafton will race for a fourth series championship. 2-Headed Monster: Is Kyle Busch Still Viewed as NASCARs Villain? The run to the championship opens Friday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Copyright The Intelligencer | https://www.theintelligencer.net | 1500 Main Street, Wheeling, WV 26003 | 304-233-0100. Logano grabbed control of the race following his green-flag pit stop on Lap 31 of 60 and held off a last-lap charge by Christopher Bell to claim the win by 0.018 seconds. 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. The 36 chartered entries, including Gillilands No. In addition to his No. NASCAR officials arent wrong in assuming that owners of chartered cars dont want to take unnecessary risks on superspeedways. "It's definitely not how we wanted this to go," Bodine said. 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. Elizabeth Szokol has shot an 8-under-64 for a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Womens World Championship in Singapore, Raegan Beers scored 18 points making 8 of 9 foul shots and Adlee Blacklock scored 15 and No. Five laps in, Blaney maintained a small lead over Chastain, who was coming on strong in the outside lane. pic.twitter.com/eRYRWyUBtF. LONG POND, Pa. -- Zane Smith clinched the regular-season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway. At best, some teams might send their drivers out for a few laps in a Tuesday or Wednesday practice just to be sure the car came off the hauler without an obvious problem. By the end of the night, all three had led a total of 96 out of 134 laps in the 200-mile event. Truckin Thursdays: Ironman Matt Crafton Ready To Shake Off the Rust. Spencer Boyd (@SpencerBoyd) March 5, 2022, Burnout 10/10 @CSmithDrive | @NASCAR_Trucks #VictoriasVoice200 | @KBMteam pic.twitter.com/NMeD97sNdi, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (@LVMotorSpeedway) March 5, 2022, Atta boy @CSmithDrive. Chandler Smith had to start at the rear of the field due to unapproved adjustments to his No. Zane Smith opened his fourth season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with a win at Daytona. He finished last in 36th place at Pocono. "I had a lot of work to do," Rhodes said. 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. One of English soccers biggest rivalries resumes at Anfield with the tables turned, Lance Stroll is set to drive for Aston Martin at the Bahrain Grand Prix this week after missing preseason testing due to a wrist injury. 13 Kaulig Chevrolet, Conor Dalys No. Justin Allgaier 4.050. Heck, maybe Ill have to make 801, he said. Two non-chartered entries are set to qualify for the race via their speed in the single-car qualifying session, which is set to be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 beginning at 8:15 p.m. NASCAR TV Schedule: March . 3-for-3@KBMteam trucks are leading the way. Jimmie Johnson was already locked in based on his qualifying speed. A big hit for Ben Rhodes in Las Vegas after contact with teammate Ty Majeski. 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. 40. He made his NASCAR debut in a Busch Series race (now Xfinity) and finished 27th on Sept. 21, 1986, at Martinsville Speedway. This is not where you want to be.' He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. Zane Smith, the championship runner-up the past two years, finished second. 67 23XI Racing Toyota, and Jimmie Johnsons No. Todd Bodine slammed the wall early in his 800th career NASCAR start and the final scheduled one of his career. More AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports, Chandler Smith (18) leads the pack down the front straight on a restart of the NASCAR Truck Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Saturday, July 23, 2022 in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. We always felt that he was the next breakthrough star in the sport, and he has been proving that this season. Long day. One caveat: NASCARs Trucks regular-season points leader has not won the season championship in each of the past four years. We will announce those races later once the 2023 schedules are announced. Nineteen year-old Chandler Smith took the lead with two laps remaining and held off 2021 championship contender Zane Smith and the winningest driver in NASCAR national-series history, his team owner Kyle Busch, to win the Victoria's Voice 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Heck, maybe Ill have to make 801, he said. Zane Smith, the championship runner-up the past two years, finished second. pic.twitter.com/0NpzQAOTRf, 2022 Cup Series Season in Review: Kaulig Racing. To boot, the Onion was coming back in the No. 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 . 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. 13 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Kaulig Racing. It threw off his RPMs that NASCAR drivers use to gauge their pit road speed, and the veteran sped through multiple sections. "We've been going through a little bit of a struggle recently," Chandler Smith said. In his relatively brief racing career, Smith owns six wins in Trucks and four in the ARCA Menards Series, all since 2018. Zane Michael Smith (born June 9, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver. The defending series Las Vegas winner from last September had a strong restart while Busch struggled on the outside. He recently competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Kyle Busch. Nine cars hit pit road on Lap 22 to make their green-flag pit stop. Coverage for the Fr8Auctions 200 Saturday, March 19 at 2:30 p.m. Zane Smith clinched the regular season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway. M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team. Did You Notice? 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. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. 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. Bowman, by winning the pole for the Daytona 500 on Wednesday night, also started on the pole . FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Damion Baugh scored a career-high 24 points, Emanuel Miller had 20 and No. 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. Bodine was given a speeding penalty and was sent to the rear of the field. 13 Chevrolet. A two-time Truck series champion, Bodine ran a limited schedule the past few seasons. One caveat: NASCAR's regular-season points leader in the Truck series has not won the season championship in each of the past four years. How NASCAR is gearing up for its "biggest change" in 2022, Logano didnt brake check anyone in Fontana NASCAR Cup restart chaos, Logano denies blame in restart chaos How NASCAR is gearing up for its "biggest change" in 2022. Austin Hill 3.800. Luckily, there is a silver lining to being in the back of the field its away from trouble. Nothing short of an upward trajectory has defined Zane Smith through his first three seasons as a full-time driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. He finished last in 36th place at Pocono. Ty Dillon was forced to pit with four laps to go and had a tire get loose during his stop. Michael Dunlop announces Isle of Man TT 2023 plans, Michael Dunlop announces Isle of Man TT 2023 plans At the start of the final lap, Bell and his No. I knew I only had to get a couple of points, to clinch, Smith said. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Despite not winning, its still Zane Smiths best finish in a Truck Series race at Las Vegas. Fox is set to broadcast the Daytona 500 live beginning at 2:30 p.m. More AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 16 car!Or, you know, something better than a top-10 #CS16 pic.twitter.com/UAfiGFD2Yp. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. Beforehand, he wrote for IMSA shortly after graduating from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2019. 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. 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. Simultaneously, he also serves as a First Lieutenant in the US Army. When Kaulig Racing made the decision to move AJ Allmendinger to full-time Cup Series duty, the team signed Smith to take over the No. Chandler Smith, attempting to make his Cup Series debut with Kaulig Racing, failed to make the field. 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. One of the only drivers that was able to compete with the trio was young gun and Daytona International Speedway winner Zane Smith. 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. Ive been here before. Its racing. Can the 58-year-old Bodine really go out this way? C. Smith wins Truck race at Pocono; playoffs set, Kurt Busch still not cleared from July concussion, Nemechek wins final NASCAR race at Fontana, Ky. 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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. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Theres no guarantee Smith would have made the field with the help of a practice session, but it couldnt have hurt. Zane Smith's DQ drops him to a last-place finish and as a result he will be scored in 36th for the second race of the season. And dont accuse Smith of Monday-morning quarterbacking. I'm interested in (please check all that apply). 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. The run to the championship opens Friday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Fought a really tough truck. Fought a really tough truck. The drivers rounded out the championship-deciding final four on points. Im glad were on to the playoffs and ready to get this season started.. One of the perks Chandler Smith landed when he signed to drive in the Xfinity Series for Kaulig Racing was that the team agreed to put him in an extra Cup Series car for last weekends Daytona 500. The three restarted on the outside lane front-to-rear with Eckes restarting on the bottom. In regular season standings, he is 12th. 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. Despite a rough night, Carson Hocevar runs seventh with Austin Wayne Self and Matt Crafton completing the top nine. How NASCAR had to learn a harsh lesson ahead of Next Gen arrival, How Larson took the long way round to NASCAR Cup glory, Larson's long way round to Cup glory We will be strategic as what races we select to enter. A two-time Truck Series champion, Bodine ran a limited schedule the past few seasons. On Lap 31, the rest of the field pit with Logano the first off and moved into the lead. 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