The DeWalt Trucks take to the track for their first race of the season at Lincoln Superspeedway. Here’s a rundown of what happened as well as where the drivers stand after the race.
Race Winners:
Heat 1: Hailie Deegan #13
Heat 2: Corey Roper #04
Heat 3: Ty Majeski #27
Polesitters:
Heat 1: Ben Rhodes #99
Heat 2: Jack Wood #51
Heat 3: Jordan Anderson #3
Incident Report:
Heat 1 Lap 2: Corey Heim gets into the rear of Rajah Caruth’s truck, collecting Devanagari, who gets hit in the left-rear by Heim. Caruth hits hard on the inside with his right-rear. Heim and Caruth DNF.
Heat 1 Lap 6: Ben Rhodes gets loose in the middle and bounces off of Deegan’s left door and spins off the nose of Lawless Alan’s #40.
Heat 2 Lap 1: Hocevar clips the left-rear of Jack Wood’s #24 truck. He slides and clips his right-rear on the wall but continues with minimal damage.
Heat 2 Lap 2: Hocevar clips Crafton, spinning him head-on into the outside wall into Wood’s path, who hits the right-door of Crafton’s 88, sending him airborne into the fence twice and onto the right side of his truck. Wood and Crafton DNF, Crafton walks away uninjured. After further evaluation, Hocevar and the #42 team were penalized. All points earned were deducted and Hocevar was suspended for 5 races, Ross Chastain filling in.
Heat 3 Lap 3: Anderson scrapes the wall after a rough push from Nick Sanchez, Anderson continues with little damage.
Heat 3 Lap 5: Sanchez gets loose underneath Anderson. Both hit the wall and DNF. Both walk away ok.
DNFs: Rajah Caruth #24, Corey Heim #54, Matt Crafton #88, Jack Wood #51
Penalty Report: #42 Carson Hocevar for intentional wrecking of the #88 truck. No points earned, 5 race suspension
Lap by lap analysis:
H1 Lap 0: 99, 24, 40, 13, 54
H1 Lap 1: 99, 40, 13, 24, 54
H1 Lap 2: 40, 99, 54, 13, 24
H1 Lap 3: 40, 99, 13, 54, 24
H1 Lap 4: 40, 99, 13, 54, 24
H1 Lap 5: 99, 13, 40, 54, 24
H1 Lap 6: 13, 40, 99, 54, 24
H2 Lap 0: 51, 04, 88, 42
H2 Lap 1: 04, 88, 42, 51
H2 Lap 2: 04, 42, 51, 88
H2 Lap 3: 04, 42, 51
H2 Lap 4: 04, 42
H2 Lap 5: 04, 42
H2 Lap 6: 04, 42
H3 Lap 0: 3, 27, 17, 2
H3 Lap 1: 27, 17, 3, 2
H3 Lap 2: 27, 17, 2, 3
H3 Lap 3: 27, 17, 3, 2
H3 Lap 4: 27, 3, 2, 17
H3 Lap 5: 27, 17, 2, 3
The Sprite Cup is the top level of the series and is where drivers put their names in the history books. Including young guns like Ty Gibbs, Chase Briscoe, and William Byron to seasoned veterans like Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., and the retiring Kevin Harvick.
1: Ross Chastain
2: Austin Cindric
3: Austin Dillon
4: Kevin Harvick
5: Kyle Larson
6: Brad Keselowski
8: Kyle Busch
9: Chase Elliott
10: Aric Almirola
11: Denny Hamlin
12: Ryan Blaney
14: Chase Briscoe
17: Chris Buescher
18: Ty Gibbs
19: Martin Truex Jr.
20: Christopher Bell
21: Harrison Burton
22: Joey Logano
23: Bubba Wallace
24: William Byron
28: Garrett Smithley
32: Riley Herbst
34: Michael McDowell
37: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
40: Aj Allmendinger
41: Ryan Preece
42: Daniel Suárez
43: Erik Jones
48: Alex Bowman
78: Tyler Reddick
88: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
88: Jeff Gordon
This is where we see drivers reach their full potential. From rooks like Trevor Blayne or Brandon Jones to veterans like Matt DiBenedetto and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Names are made here!
1: Sam Mayer
2: Sheldon Creed
7: Justin Allgaier
8: Josh Berry
9: Brandon Jones
18: Trevor Bayne
22: Matt DiBenedetto
54: John Hunter Nemechek
88: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Every driver has to start somewhere. And this is where most start their careers. The DeWalt Truck Series puts some of the youngest drivers toe to toe with veterans of the series, those including Matt Crafton and Chase Elliott, as well as new threats including Nick Sanchez and Taylor Gray.
Rookie of the Year Contenders: #2, #7JD
04: Corey Roper
2: Nick Sanchez
3: Jordan Anderson
7: Chase Elliott
7: Corey LaJoie
7: Jonathan Davenport
13: Hailie Deegan
17: Taylor Gray
24: Rajah Caruth
27: Ty Majeski
40: Lawless Alan
42: Carson Hocevar
42: Ross Chastain
51: Jack Wood
54: Corey Heim
88: Matt Crafton
99: Ben Rhodes
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