2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

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Matt Crafton, the 2014 Camping World Truck Series champion. Crafton became the first driver in series history to win back-to-back championships. Crafton Kentucky I 2011.jpg
Matt Crafton, the 2014 Camping World Truck Series champion. Crafton became the first driver in series history to win back-to-back championships.
Ryan Blaney, shown here in 2015, finished second behind Crafton. Ryan Blaney Road America 2015.jpg
Ryan Blaney, shown here in 2015, finished second behind Crafton.
Bubba Wallace, shown here in 2015, finished third in the championship. Darrell Wallace Jr. at Thunder Valley third take cropped (cropped).jpg
Bubba Wallace, shown here in 2015, finished third in the championship.
Ben Kennedy won the Rookie of the Year. Ben Kennedy (30987523171).jpg
Ben Kennedy won the Rookie of the Year.
The No. 51 for Kyle Busch Motorsports won the Owner's championship. Also Toyota won the Manufacturers' championship with 18 wins and 1,028 points. Kyle Busch burnout 2014 Lucas Oil 200 Dover.jpg
The No. 51 for Kyle Busch Motorsports won the Owner's championship. Also Toyota won the Manufacturers' championship with 18 wins and 1,028 points.

The 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the 20th season of the Camping World Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. The season was contested over twenty-two races, beginning with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Toyota entered as the reigning Manufacturers' Champion, while Matt Crafton entered as the defending Drivers' Champion, and ended the season with his second consecutive title.

Contents

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.Driver(s)Crew Chief
Chevrolet GMS Racing 21 Joey Coulter [1] Jeff Stankiewicz
MAKE Motorsports 50 Travis Kvapil 2Randy Dean
Ken Evans
Tim Silva
Carl Long
T. J. Bell 17
Derek White 1
Jordan Anderson 1
Wendell Chavous 1
MB Motorsports 63 Justin Jennings 18Mike Mittler
Paul Andrews
J. R. Heffner 2
Scott Stenzel 2
Norm Benning Racing 6 Norm Benning Kevin Dargie
NTS Motorsports 9 Brennan Newberry 10Gere Kennon Jr.
John Monsam
Doug Howe
Ryan McKinney
Chris Rice
Chase Pistone (R)5
Justin Lofton 1
Jason White 2
Ron Hornaday Jr. 3
Ty Dillon 1
20 John King 1 [2] Jeff Hensley
Chris Rice
Gray Gaulding (R)9 [2]
Austin Dillon 5
Justin Lofton 3
Jason White 1
Daniel Hemric 1
Brennan Newberry 2Ryan McKinney
Peck Motorsports 07 Todd Peck 1Keith Wolfe
Rick Ware Racing Enrique Contreras III 1Doug Weddle
SS-Green Light Racing
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Michel Disdier 1 Bobby Dotter
Ray Black Jr. 2Doug Weddle
Keith Wolfe
Rusty Ebersole
Blake Koch 1
Jake Crum 1
B. J. McLeod 6
J. J. Yeley 1
Korbin Forrister 2
Todd Peck 1
Todd Shafer 1
Ryan Lynch 1
Jimmy Weller III (R)1Jason Miller
Ray Courtemanche Jr. 1
Jared Landers 1Tam Topham
08 Jimmy Weller III (R)9Jason Miller
Keith Wolfe
Korbin Forrister 4
Chris Eggleston 1
Ray Black Jr. 5
Camden Murphy 1
Todd Shafer 1Doug Weddle
B. J. McLeod 1 Bobby Dotter
T3R2 99 Bryan Silas Gary Cogswell
Cal Boprey
Turner Scott Motorsports 31 Ben Kennedy (R) [3] Michael Shelton [3]
Doug George
32 Ryan Truex 1Mike Hillman Jr.
Shannon Rursch
Ben Rhodes 4
Tayler Malsam 12
Kyle Larson 2 [4]
Cameron Hayley 2
Alex Guenette 1
Young's Motorsports 02 Tyler Young (R) [5] Bryan Berry
Ford Brad Keselowski Racing 19 Tyler Reddick (R)16 [6] Doug Randolph
Robert Huffman
Joey Logano 2
Brad Keselowski 3
Alex Tagliani 1 [7]
29 Ryan Blaney [8] Chad Kendrick
Toyota Kyle Busch Motorsports 51 Kyle Busch 10 [9] Eric Phillips [10]
Erik Jones 12 [9]
54 Bubba Wallace [9] Jerry Baxter
Red Horse Racing 17 Timothy Peters Marcus Richmond
77 Germán Quiroga Butch Hylton
SWM-NEMCO Motorsports 8 Joe Nemechek 12Jerry Babb
John Hunter Nemechek 10 [11]
ThorSport Racing 13 Jeb Burton [12] Dennis Connor
Jeriod Prince
88 Matt Crafton [13] Carl Joiner
98 Johnny Sauter [13] Gene Wachtel
Dennis Connor
Jeff Hensley
Win-Tron Racing 35 Mason Mingus (R)16 [14] Mark Rette
Trip Bruce
Greg Tester
Jeff Merritt
Dennis Connor
Mark Soronen
Charles Lewandoski 1
Daniel Suárez 1
Peyton Sellers 1
Ryan Ellis 1
Akinori Ogata 1
Ross Chastain 1
Chevrolet 15
RAM 7
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Steve Kuykendall

Limited schedule

TeamManufacturerNo.Driver(s)Crew ChiefRounds
Chevrolet Adrian Carriers Racing 97 Jeff Choquette Nicholas Carlson1
Bill Martel Racing 59 Kyle Martel Bill Martel2
Billy Boat Motorsports 15 Mason Mingus (R)Dan Deeringhoff
Ben Leslie
6
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 45 Tommy Regan Trip Bruce1
Matt Tifft 2
01
Brandonbilt Motorsports 86 Brandon Brown Adam Brenner3
Cefalia Motorsports 12 Ted Minor [15] Garry Stephens3
Eric Caudell 1
GMS Racing 23 Spencer Gallagher [1] Ryan London
Harold Holly
9
Max Gresham 5
33 Brandon Jones Shane Huffman 2
Turner Scott Motorsports 3
30 Ron Hornaday Jr. Shane Huffman
Shannon Rursch
Hal Ralston Jr.
Doug George
13
Cameron Hayley 1
42 Kyle Larson Mike Hillman Jr.1
Young's Motorsports Charles Lewandoski William Sandlin6
Haas Racing Development 00 Cole Custer [16] Joe Shear Jr.9
Jake Crum Racing 01 Jake Crum Steve Kuykendall1
FDNY Racing 28 Ryan Ellis Bob Rahilly
Dick Rahilly
4
Bryan Dauzat 1
MBM Motorsports 82 Derek White Carl Long 1
Mike Affarano Motorsports 03 Mike Affarano David McClure4
Rick Ware Racing 74 Chris Cockrum Christina Andrews1
DGM Racing Alex Guenette Mario Gosselin 1
Dustin Hapka Racing Dustin Hapka Chad Frewaldt1
Mike Harmon Racing Mike Harmon Scott Stolzenberg
Gary Ritter
Jeff Spraker
3
Wendell Chavous 2
Jordan Anderson 1
Norm Benning Racing 57 Ted Minor Jason Whittal1
Adam Edwards Brian Poff3
711
751
Henderson Motorsports Caleb Holman Butch Miller
Darrell Holman
5
MAKE Motorsports 1 Milka Duno Joe Lax1
NTS Motorsports 14 Michael Annett John Monsam1
Austin Dillon 1
Peck Motorsports 40 Todd Peck Keith Wolfe4
Rick Ware Racing 5 Cody Ware George Church1
Richard Childress Racing 2 Austin Dillon Nick Harrison 1
31
Ty Dillon Danny Stockman Jr.1
RHT Racing 56 Raymond Terczak Jr. Zach Terczak
Gregory Ward
3
RSS Racing 39 Ryan Sieg [17] Kevin Starland3
93 Jason White Tony Wilson1
Dustin Hapka Chad Frewaldt1
Young's Motorsports 60 Charles Lewandoski William Sandlin1
Ford Charles Buchanan Racing 87 Chuck Buchanan Jr. Craig Wood1
Frank Ingram Racing 80 Jody Knowles Wayne Hansard4
Josh Williams Motorsports 66 Josh Williams Kevin Caldwell1 [N 1]
Mason Mitchell Motorsports 48 Mason Mitchell [18] Ricky Viers1
RBR Enterprises 92 Ross Chastain Tripp Bruce
Michael Hester
2
Scott Riggs 2
Corey LaJoie 2
Austin Hill 2
RAM Clay Greenfield Motorsports 68 Clay Greenfield Woody Burns
Melvin Burns Jr.
2
NDS Motorsports 53 Andrew Ranger Zach D'Ambra1
Toyota BRG Motorsports 58 Parker Kligerman Josh Bragg1
Glenden Enterprises 84 Chris Fontaine Kevin Ingram2
Ken Schrader Racing 52 Ken Schrader Donald Richeson1
Red Horse Racing 7 Brian Ickler Chris Carrier5
Venturini Motorsports 25 Justin Boston Billy Venturini1
Wauters Motorsports 5 John Wes Townley [19] Mike Beam
Richie Wauters
8
Athenian Motorsports 05Mike Beam
Michael Shelton
11
Clint Bowyer 1
Travis Kvapil [20] 1
Chevrolet 2
Ford 2
Empire Racing 82 Sean Corr Mike Cheek1
Jake Crum 1
Cody Erickson 2
Chevrolet 13
RAM 3
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing 0 Ryan Ellis Joe Cobb
Michael Nimmo
Jeremy Nowak
Michael Stewart
4
Willie Allen 1
Caleb Roark 10
Joe Cobb 1
Chevrolet 8
RAM 4
MB Motorsports 36 Scott Stenzel Mike Mittler5
Blake Koch 3
Justin Jennings 3
Tyler Tanner 1

Notes

  1. Entry was fielded in a collaboration with T3R2 Motorsports

Schedule

The Lucas Oil 200 at Dover International Speedway in May 2014 Lucas Oil 200 Dover from frontstretch.jpg
The Lucas Oil 200 at Dover International Speedway in May

The final calendar was released on October 25, 2013, containing 22 races. Rockingham Speedway has been removed from the schedule due to financial issues, while the second race at Iowa Speedway has also been dropped. Gateway Motorsports Park will return to the schedule for the first time since 2010, and New Hampshire Motor Speedway will also feature in the schedule for the first time since 2011. [21] Fox Sports 1 will air all of the races except for Talladega which will air on FOX, which makes a return to airing the Truck Series for the first time since 2009. [22]

No.Race Title Track Date
1 NextEra Energy Resources 250 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 21
2 Kroger 250 Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville March 30†
3 SFP 250 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City May 9
4 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 16
5 Lucas Oil 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover May 30
6 WinStar World Casino & Resort 400 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth June 6
7 Drivin' for Linemen 200 Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Illinois June 14
8 UNOH 225 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta June 26
9 American Ethanol 200 Iowa Speedway, Newton July 11
10 Mudsummer Classic Eldora Speedway, New Weston July 23
11 Pocono Mountains 150 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond August 2
12 Careers for Veterans 200 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn August 16
13 UNOH 200 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 21†
14 Chevrolet Silverado 250 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario August 31
15 Lucas Oil 225 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet September 13†
16 UNOH 175 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon September 20
17 Rhino Linings 350 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas September 27
18 Fred's 250 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega October 18
19 Kroger 200 Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville October 25
20 WinStar World Casino & Resort 350 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth October 31
21 Lucas Oil 150 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale November 7
22 Ford EcoBoost 200 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead November 14
†: The Kroger 250, [23] UNOH 200, [24] and Lucas Oil 225 were postponed a day due to persistent rain. [25]

Results and standings

Races

No.Race Pole position Most laps ledWinning driverManufacturer
1 NextEra Energy Resources 250 Ben Kennedy Ben Kennedy Kyle Busch Toyota
2 Kroger 250 Bubba Wallace Ron Hornaday Jr. Matt Crafton Toyota
3 SFP 250 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota
4 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota
5 Lucas Oil 200 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota
6 WinStar World Casino & Resort 400 Justin Lofton Matt Crafton Matt Crafton Toyota
7 Drivin' for Linemen 200 Cole Custer Bubba Wallace Bubba Wallace Toyota
8 UNOH 225 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota
9 American Ethanol 200 Bubba Wallace Erik Jones Erik Jones Toyota
10 Mudsummer Classic Erik Jones Bubba Wallace Bubba Wallace Toyota
11 Pocono Mountains 150 Kyle Larson Austin Dillon Austin Dillon Chevrolet
12 Careers for Veterans 200 Ryan Blaney Bubba Wallace Johnny Sauter Toyota
13 UNOH 200 Kyle Busch Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Ford
14 Chevrolet Silverado 250 Alex Tagliani Ryan Blaney Ryan Blaney Ford
15 Lucas Oil 225 Johnny Sauter Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota
16 UNOH 175 Cole Custer Cole Custer Cole Custer Chevrolet
17 Rhino Linings 350 Ryan Blaney Bubba Wallace Erik Jones Toyota
18 Fred's 250 Tyler Reddick Ryan Blaney/Timothy Peters Timothy Peters Toyota
19 Kroger 200 Bubba Wallace Bubba Wallace Bubba Wallace Toyota
20 WinStar World Casino & Resort 350 Tyler Reddick Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota
21 Lucas Oil 150 Erik Jones Erik Jones Erik Jones Toyota
22 Ford EcoBoost 200 Kyle Larson Kyle Larson Bubba Wallace Toyota

Drivers' standings

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position earned by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.

PosDriver DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM Points
1 Matt Crafton 13122231*2663914246233143529833
2 Ryan Blaney 652222247323521131*121065*5945813
3 Bubba Wallace 262152616101*2131*811*212622*91*2661799
4 Johnny Sauter 34216374918821581441431716910773
5 Timothy Peters 2614510243431161272610171141*23193746
6 Germán Quiroga 107799232155122261421915162910172615683
7 Joey Coulter 32171212591112414397138910133063023680
8 Jeb Burton 7216151812182714716811175128161222513679
9 Ben Kennedy (R)15*320871414106131319211571372816151117679
10 Bryan Silas 1733191325816162923211532191020121231191418548
11 Mason Mingus (R)28291020261912191622171622141617183215131329545
12 Tyler Reddick (R)121682113911234815464106539
13 Tyler Young (R)34312328171517201715261418181124191719141824529
14 Ron Hornaday Jr. 59*81911658212733203412526
15 John Wes Townley 14201141258212219INJINJ29151811833203335499
16 Jennifer Jo Cobb 212713162020272430DNQ242027232122221828242332444
17 Norm Benning 20281817282222262627202225222727242025282834432
18 Erik Jones 1811231*296371641*426
19 Joe Nemechek 891131410109171088413
20 Justin Jennings 162516291926321815322316262229213535233422410
21 Tayler Malsam 52513101323423922119362
22 T. J. Bell 1718151819252421292528212625253625352
23 John Hunter Nemechek 116151066255137337
24 Brennan Newberry 25242716177131411181116329
25 Cole Custer 121468891*293302
26 Gray Gaulding (R)19212020234161417243
27 Spencer Gallagher 32301115131333114234
28 Jimmy Weller III (R)9251430172224192630225
29 Ray Black Jr. 24242818211828148
30 Chase Pistone (R)139281217141
31 Brandon Jones 154203212138
32 Max Gresham 311112227137
33 Justin Lofton 102209135
34 Caleb Roark 31353129282828293036135
35 Ben Rhodes 82295132
36 Korbin Forrister 262133241915126
37 Brian Ickler 331027235122
38 Caleb Holman 2722231511122
39 B. J. McLeod 25303427262732107
40 Cameron Hayley 11610105
41 Scott Stenzel 311282429282233100
42 Todd Peck DNQ332527202689
43 Matt Tifft 8202183
44 Charles Lewandoski Wth29331323031343078
45 Ross Chastain 30141177
46 Brandon Brown 25192464
47 Chris Fontaine 19762
48 Corey LaJoie 171061
49 Jody Knowles 2831342261
50 Scott Riggs 241351
51 Jake Crum 21293349
52 J. R. Heffner 182347
53 Wendell Chavous 27273147
54 Alex Guenette 36943
55 Austin Hill 262043
56 Ken Schrader 440
57 Andrew Ranger 540
58 Jeff Choquette 737
59 Clay Greenfield 302137
60 Todd Shafer 262537
61 Kyle Martel 272536
62 Jordan Anderson 243034
63 Raymond Terczak Jr. 35313234
64 Daniel Hemric 1232
65 Ted Minor Wth253130132
66 Mason Mitchell 1628
67 Peyton Sellers 1727
68 Chris Eggleston 1926
69 Ray Courtemanche Jr. 2024
70 Enrique Contreras III 2024
71 Camden Murphy 2123
72 Tyler Tanner 2123
73 Ryan Lynch 2222
74 Cody Erickson DNQ2321
75 John King 2321
76 Mike Affarano 301DNQ2412421
77 Michel Disdier 2420
78 Derek White 2627118
79 Dustin Hapka 27DNQ17
80 Eric Caudell 2816
81 Akinori Ogata 2915
82 Justin Boston 3014
83 Sean Corr 3113
84 Josh Williams 3410
85 Chris Cockrum 359
86 Tommy Regan 368
87 Bryan Dauzat 368
Joe Cobb DNQ0
Jared Landers DNQ0
Chuck Buchanan Jr. DNQ0
Ineligible for Camping World Truck championship points
PosDriver DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM Points
Kyle Busch 11*1*1*1*5241*1*4
Austin Dillon 477101*1738
Brad Keselowski 351*
Kyle Larson 26182*
Joey Logano 318
Ryan Truex 4
Clint Bowyer 4
Ty Dillon 57
Jason White 36111223
Ryan Sieg 112433
Daniel Suárez 15
Alex Tagliani 16
Ryan Ellis 182827342732192331
Travis Kvapil 222326
Michael Annett 25
Milka Duno 25
Mike Harmon 323627
Cody Ware 27
Adam Edwards 29130128130129
Parker Kligerman 29
J. J. Yeley QL29
Blake Koch 30353532
Willie Allen 321
PosDriver DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM Points
1 – Post entry, driver and owner did not score points.

Owners' championship (Top 15)

Pos.No.Car OwnerDriverRaces Points
DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM
151 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch 11*1*1*1*5241*1*4857
Erik Jones 1811231*296371641*
288 Rhonda Thorson Matt Crafton 13122231*2663914246233143529833
329 Brad Keselowski Ryan Blaney 652222247323521131*121065*5945813
454 Kyle Busch Bubba Wallace 262152616101*2131*811*212622*91*2661799
598 Mike Curb Johnny Sauter 34216374918821581441431716910773
619 Brad Keselowski Tyler Reddick (R)121682113911234815464106755
Joey Logano 318
Brad Keselowski 351*
Alex Tagliani 16
78 Sidney Mauldin Joe Nemechek 891131410109171088750
John Hunter Nemechek 116151066255137
817 Tom Deloach Timothy Peters 2614510243431161272610171141*23193746
932 Harry Scott Jr. Ryan Truex 4686
Ben Rhodes 82295
Tayler Malsam 52513101323423922119
Kyle Larson 2618
Cameron Hayley 116
Alex Guenette 9
1077 Tom Deloach Germán Quiroga 107799232155122261421915162910172615683
1121 Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. Joey Coulter 32171212591112414397138910133063023680
1213 Duke Thorson Jeb Burton 7216151812182714716811175128161222513679
1331 Steve Turner Ben Kennedy (R)15*320871414106131319211571372816151117679
1420 Bob Newberry John King 23658
Gray Gaulding (R)19212020234161417
Austin Dillon 477173
Justin Lofton 2209
Jason White 23
Daniel Hemric 12
Brennan Newberry 1111
159 Joe Denette Brennan Newberry 2524271617713141816606
Chase Pistone (R)139281217
Justin Lofton 9
Jason White 1112
Ron Hornaday Jr. 203412
Ty Dillon 7
Pos.No.Car OwnerDriver DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM Points
Races

Manufacturers' championship

PosManufacturerWinsPoints
1 Toyota 181,028
2 Chevrolet 2901
3 Ford 2884
4 Ram 0175

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The 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series was the 25th season of the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. It marks the transition of the series' corporate sponsor from Camping World to its subsidiary Gander Outdoors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series</span> 2020 motorsports season

The 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series was the 26th season of the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the NextEra Energy 250 on February 14. The regular season ended with the ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway on September 10. The NASCAR playoffs ended with the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Raceway on November 6, where Sheldon Creed won the championship over his teammates Zane Smith and Brett Moffitt in a 1-2-3 sweep for GMS Racing in the standings. ThorSport Racing driver Grant Enfinger finished fourth in the standings, the other driver to advance to the Championship 4. Austin Hill won the regular season championship and was the points leader for most of the season, but failed to advance to the Championship 4 and finished 6th in the standings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series</span> 27th season of third-tier NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

The 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the 27th season of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the NextEra Energy 250 on February 12. The regular season will end with the race at Watkins Glen International on August 7. The NASCAR playoffs will end with the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Raceway on November 5. This season marks the 13th for Camping World Holdings as the series' title sponsor. After two years of advertising their Gander Outdoors retail chain in the title sponsorship, company CEO Marcus Lemonis announced on September 15, 2020, that the sponsorship would switch back to the Camping World brand beginning in 2021, which was the same name of the series from 2009 to 2018.

The 2017 Ford EcoBoost 200 was the 23rd and final stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the sixth race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, the championship 4 race, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 17, 2017, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. At race's end, Chase Briscoe, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would dominate the race to win his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his only win of the season.

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