2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

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Christopher Bell, the 2017 Camping World Truck Series champion. Christopher Bell Pocono 2017.jpg
Christopher Bell, the 2017 Camping World Truck Series champion.
Johnny Sauter, the 2016 NCWTS Champion, finished 2nd in the Championship. Johnny sauter (33673619922).jpg
Johnny Sauter, the 2016 NCWTS Champion, finished 2nd in the Championship.
Austin Cindric finished third in the championship. Austin Cindric Outside Hauler In Iowa.jpg
Austin Cindric finished third in the championship.
Matt Crafton, the 2013 and 2014 champion, finished fourth in the championship. Crafton Kentucky I 2011.jpg
Matt Crafton, the 2013 and 2014 champion, finished fourth in the championship.
Chase Briscoe was the 2017 Camping World Truck series rookie of the year. Chase briscoe (41689684982).jpg
Chase Briscoe was the 2017 Camping World Truck series rookie of the year.
Toyota won the manufacturers' championship with 12 wins and 856 points. Christopher Bell Martinsville 2017.jpg
Toyota won the manufacturers' championship with 12 wins and 856 points.

The 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the 23rd season of the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. The season began with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2017, and ended with the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 17. Johnny Sauter entered the season as the defending drivers' champion. This was the final season for Brad Keselowski Racing and for Red Horse Racing.

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Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports won the driver's championship with a second-place finish in the season finale, Kyle Busch won the owner's championship for the fifth consecutive season, and Toyota won the manufacturer's championship.

This was the second year that the Truck Series (and the Xfinity Series) had a playoff system. Three of the four "championship 4" drivers (who are shown below), were the same as last year's; the only difference being Austin Cindric in it instead of Timothy Peters.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.Race driverCrew chief
Chevrolet Bobby Gerhart Racing 63 Bobby Gerhart 2 [N 1] Brian Keselowski
MB Motorsports [N 2] Kyle Donahue 3Wade Lear 2
Mike Mittler 1
Doug George 1
Dylan Warner 1
Kevin Campbell 1
Rick Ren 2
Robbie Freeman 1
Richard Mason 1
Kevin Donahue 3
Bobby Pierce 1
Travis Kvapil 1
Landon Huffman 1
Chris Windom 2
Ted Minor 1
Copp Motorsports [N 2] J. J. Yeley 2
Todd Peck 3 [N 3]
Camden Murphy 3
B. J. McLeod 1
83 Todd Peck 7 [N 3] Keith Wolfe 9
Kevin Campbell 1
Donnie Levister 1
J. J. Yeley 4
Camden Murphy 4
Mike Senica 1
Patrick Emerling 2
Spencer Boyd 1
Bayley Currey 2
MB Motorsports [N 2] Landon Huffman 1
GMS Racing 21 Johnny Sauter Joe Shear Jr.
24 Scott Lagasse Jr. 1Kevin Bellicourt
Alex Bowman 1
Justin Haley (R)21
33 Kaz Grala (R)Jerry Baxter
NEMCO Motorsports 8 John Hunter Nemechek Gere Kennon Jr.
Norm Benning Racing 6 Norm Benning Christopher Aunspaw
Premium Motorsports 49 Wendell Chavous (R)20Wayne Carroll 8
Mike Hillman Sr. 1
Brian Keselowski 1
Gary Klutt 1
Robby Lyons 2
TJL Motorsports 1 Tim Viens 1Rodney Jobman 1
Darwin Peters Jr. 1
Mike Harmon 4
Ryan Anderson 1
Ryan Fields 3
Mike Harmon 1
Bryce Napier 1
Jordan Anderson 18
Brandon Hightower 1
Mike Harmon Racing Mike Harmon 1 [N 4]
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb 19Steve Kuykendall 3
Tim Silva 6
Bryce Napier 1
Ray Ciccarelli 2
Ford Chuck Buchanan Jr. 1 [N 5] Craig Wood
Brad Keselowski Racing 19 Austin Cindric (R)Doug Randolph
29 Chase Briscoe (R)Mike Hillman Jr. 15
Buddy Sisco 8
Toyota Hattori Racing Enterprises 16 Ryan Truex Scott Zipadelli
Kyle Busch Motorsports 4 Christopher Bell Rudy Fugle
18 Noah Gragson (R) [1] Marcus Richmond
51 Myatt Snider 8 Kevin Manion 19
Mike Hillman Jr. 4
Kyle Busch 5
Harrison Burton 6
Todd Gilliland 4
ThorSport Racing 13 Cody Coughlin (R)Michael Shelton
27 Ben Rhodes Eddie Troconis
88 Matt Crafton Carl Joiner Jr.
98 Grant Enfinger (R)Jeff Hensley
Chevrolet 20
Toyota 3
Niece Motorsports 45 T. J. Bell 14Cody Efaw
Austin Wayne Self 4 [N 6]
Jeffrey Abbey 2
Victor Gonzalez Jr. 1
Justin Fontaine 1 [N 6]
Travis Pastrana 1
Chevrolet Young's Motorsports 02 Tyler Young 6Andrew Abbott 2
Steven Dawson 1
Bruce Cook 4
Chad Kendrick 2
Matt Petrea 1
Scott Lagasse Jr. 1
Max Johnston 1
Alex Tagliani 1
Timothy Peters 2
Ford Austin Hill 12 [N 7]

Limited schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.Race driverCrew chiefRounds
Chevrolet Beaver Motorsports 50 Travis Kvapil Tim Silva 3
Joe Majenski 3
Rob Winfield 4
Dylan Corum 1
2
Akinori Ogata 1
Cody Ware [N 8] 2
Spencer Boyd [N 8] 1
Josh Reaume 13
Mike Harmon [N 9] 1
Bobby Reuse [N 9] 1
Bayley Currey 1
Bolen Motorsports 66 Ross Chastain Paul Clapprood7
Travis Kvapil 2
Trey Hutchens 1
Ken Schrader 1
Jason Hathaway 1
Vinnie Miller 1
Brandonbilt Motorsports 86 Brandon Brown Adam Brenner1
Mason Diaz 1
Clay Greenfield Motorsports 68 Clay Greenfield Danny Gill 1
Chad Kendrick 1
4
Copp Motorsports [N 2] 36 Camden Murphy Mike Mittler 2
D. J. Copp 1
Kevin Campbell 1
4
J. J. Yeley 1
B. J. McLeod 1
MB Motorsports [N 2] Kevin Donahue 2
Chris Windom 2
Cram Racing Enterprises 11 Dawson Cram Clinton Cram1
FDNY Racing 28 Bryan Dauzat John Delvito2
GMS Racing 23 Spencer Gallagher Jeff Stankiewicz 2
Joey Cohen 1
1
Chase Elliott 2
Halmar Friesen Racing 52 Stewart Friesen (R)Trip Bruce19
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing 0 Tommy Regan Joe Majenski 1
Daniel Sowers Jr. 6
Ken Evans 1
3
Bryce Napier 1
Jennifer Jo Cobb 2
Korbin Forrister 1
Matt Mills 2
Ray Ciccarelli 4
Long Motorsports 14 Ted Minor Garry Stephens2
Martins Motorsports 42 Tommy Joe Martins [N 10] Kevyn Rebolledo1
44 Brandon Brown [N 11] Adam Brenner 2
Kevin Eagle 5
Shane Lamb 2
2
Tommy Joe Martins 1
Matt Mills 1
J. R. Heffner 1
Austin Wayne Self [N 12] 9
Faith Motorsports Matt Mills 3
Donnie Levister 1
Ted Minor 1
MDM Motorsports 99 Tommy Joe Martins Shane Huffman 1
Austin Dillon 1
Ty Dillon 2
Travis Miller 1
Brandon Jones 5
Timothy Peters 1
Bubba Wallace 1
Brian Wong 1
Cale Gale 1
Dalton Sargeant 2
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Jordan Anderson Mike Harmon 1
Joe Hudson Mark Beaver1
Mike Harmon Alan Collins Jr.2
NEMCO Motorsports 87 Joe Nemechek Jim Mazza 4
Michael Leoncini 2
17
Ty Dillon 1
Niece Motorsports 38 T. J. Bell Ron Paradiso2
Norm Benning Racing 57 Tommy Regan Ryan Miller 3
Brian Poff 1
2
J. J. Yeley 1
B. J. McLeod 1
Mike Senica 11
Premium Motorsports 15 Gray Gaulding Wayne Carroll4
D. J. Kennington 1
Jason Hathaway 1
Wendell Chavous (R)1
Rick Ware Racing 12 Spencer Boyd Joe Lax 1
R. B. Bracken 1
Cody Ware 1
Jeff Spraker 2
2
Jordan Anderson 2
Cody Ware 1
Young's Motorsports 20 Tyler Young Bruce Cook2
Sheldon Creed Andrew Abbott1
Jeb Burton 1
Ford Jacob Wallace Racing 80 Justin Shipley Tracy Wallace1
RBR Enterprises 92 Regan Smith Michael Hester13
Rette Jones Racing 30 Terry Jones Mark Rette1
Toyota AM Racing 22 J. J. Yeley Rick Ren 2
Bill Henderson 3
1
Austin Wayne Self 5
32Bill Henderson1
66 Justin Fontaine [N 13] 1
Gaunt Brothers Racing 96 D. J. Kennington A. J. Genail1
Glenden Enterprises 47 Chris Fontaine Kevin Ingram2
ThorSport Racing 89 Rico Abreu Bud Haefele1
JJL Motorsports 97 Jesse Little Mike Ford 1
A. J. Genail 2
4
Kyle Busch Motorsports 46 Todd Gilliland Cody Glick2
Kyle Busch 2
Red Horse Racing 7 Brett Moffitt Butch Hylton5
17 Timothy Peters Chad Kendrick5
Wauters Motorsports 5 Korbin Forrister Richie Wauters2
Toyota Henderson Motorsports 75 Parker Kligerman Chris Carrier8
Chevrolet Caleb Holman 2

Notes

  1. Entries were fielded in a collaboration with MB Motorsports.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 MB Motorsports and Copp Motorsports shared the Nos. 36/63/83 and helped each other at the track in all their entries.
  3. 1 2 Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Peck Motorsports.
  4. Entry was fielded in a collaboration with TJL Motorsports.
  5. Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Charles Buchanan Racing.
  6. 1 2 Self's and Fontaine's races in the No. 45 were fielded in a collaboration with AM Racing.
  7. Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Austin Hill Racing.
  8. 1 2 Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Rick Ware Racing.
  9. 1 2 Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Mike Harmon Racing.
  10. Tommy Joe Martins crashed the only truck the team had, so Mike Harmon let Martins drive his backup truck renumbered to No. 42 in the race.
  11. Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Brandonbilt Motorsports.
  12. Self's races in the No. 44 were fielded in a collaboration with AM Racing.
  13. Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Bolen Motorsports.

Changes

Drivers

Teams

Crew chiefs

Rule changes

Schedule

The Bar Harbor 200 at Dover International Speedway in June 2017 Bar Harbor 200 from frontstretch.jpg
The Bar Harbor 200 at Dover International Speedway in June

The season's schedule comprises 23 races, and was released on May 5, 2016. Fox, FS1, and Fox Business will televise every race in the United States. [5]

No 7Race Track Date October 12Time 8:00PMTV FS2
1 NextEra Energy Resources 250 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 247:30 p.m. FS1
2 Active Pest Control 200 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton March 44:30 p.m.
3 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway April 13:00 p.m. Fox
4 Toyota Tundra 250 Kansas Speedway, Kansas May 128:30 p.m.FS1
5 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 198:30 p.m.
6 Bar Harbor 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover June 25:30 p.m.
7 winstaronlinegaming.com 400 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth June 98:00 p.m.
8 Drivin' for Linemen 200 Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison June 178:30 p.m.
9 M&M's 200 Iowa Speedway, Newton June 238:30 p.m.
10 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta July 610:30 p.m.
11 Eldora Dirt Derby Eldora Speedway, Rossburg July 199:00 p.m. FBN
12 Overton's 150 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond July 291:00 p.m.Fox
13 LTi Printing 200 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn August 121:00 p.m.FS1
14 UNOH 200 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 1610:30 p.m.
15 Chevrolet Silverado 250 Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Bowmanville September 32:30 p.m.
16 TheHouse.com 225 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet September 158:30 p.m.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs
Round of 8
17 UNOH 175 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon September 231:00 p.m.FS1
18 Las Vegas 350 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas September 308:30 p.m.
19 Fred's 250 Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln October 141:00 p.m.Fox
Round of 6
20 Texas Roadhouse 200 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway October 281:30 p.m.FS1
21 JAG Metals 350 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth November 38:30 p.m.
22 Lucas Oil 150 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale November 108:30 p.m.
Championship 4
23 Ford EcoBoost 200 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead November 178:00 p.m.FS1

Results and standings

Race results

No.Race Pole position Most laps ledWinning driverManufacturer
1 NextEra Energy Resources 250 Kaz Grala Johnny Sauter Kaz Grala Chevrolet
2 Active Pest Control 200 Christopher Bell Christopher Bell Christopher Bell Toyota
3 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 Chase Elliott Christopher Bell Chase Elliott Chevrolet
4 Toyota Tundra 250 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota
5 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota
6 Bar Harbor 200 Chase Briscoe Ben Rhodes Johnny Sauter Chevrolet
7 Winstaronlinegaming.com 400 Noah Gragson Christopher Bell Christopher Bell Toyota
8 Drivin' for Linemen 200 Chase Briscoe Chase Briscoe John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet
9 M&M's 200 Noah Gragson Christopher Bell John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet
10 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 Johnny Sauter Christopher Bell Christopher Bell Toyota
11 Eldora Dirt Derby Stewart Friesen Stewart Friesen Matt Crafton Toyota
12 Overton's 150 Ben Rhodes Kyle Busch Christopher Bell Toyota
13 LTi Printing 200 Matt Crafton Kyle Busch Bubba Wallace Chevrolet
14 UNOH 200 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Toyota
15 Chevrolet Silverado 250 Austin Cindric Austin Cindric Austin Cindric Ford
16 TheHouse.com 225 Ryan Truex Christopher Bell Johnny Sauter Chevrolet
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs
Round of 8
17 UNOH 175 Noah Gragson Christopher Bell Christopher Bell Toyota
18 Las Vegas 350 Ryan Truex Christopher Bell Ben Rhodes Toyota
19 Fred's 250 Christopher Bell Johnny Sauter Parker Kligerman Toyota
Round of 6
20 Texas Roadhouse 200 Chase Briscoe Matt Crafton Noah Gragson Toyota
21 JAG Metals 350 Justin Haley Austin Cindric Johnny Sauter Chevrolet
22 Lucas Oil 150 Christopher Bell Christopher Bell Johnny Sauter Chevrolet
Championship 4
23 Ford EcoBoost 200 Chase Briscoe Chase Briscoe Chase Briscoe Ford

Drivers' standings

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner. 1-10 – Regular season top 10 finishers.
. – Eliminated after Round of 8 . – Eliminated after Round of 6

Pos.Driver DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM Pts.StageBonus
1 Christopher Bell 81*123*43251*265*11*9127263*21*122*28318*12214035481
2 Johnny Sauter 15*123222218132292351866191012*12321134034322
3 Austin Cindric (R)27212110135251184107591*115845102*954032710
4 Matt Crafton 1429166112941981166225166792*192164031154
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs cut-off
Pos.Driver DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM Pts.StageBonus
5 Ben Rhodes 124202384*58142713021151067122391820192226384135
6 Chase Briscoe (R)325115111222*2711399127211312219441*224840103
7 Kaz Grala (R)11515830210132424312312283910529765132214255
8 John Hunter Nemechek 429283222221111185429320720863019215220633148
9 Ryan Truex 2813106410147202320341652412122813819477218435
10 Noah Gragson (R)26144289979652724715281513141102151872413579
11 Grant Enfinger (R)16817117335428413841354941272487189407
12 Justin Haley (R)269178610103810101141413211611514960078
13 Cody Coughlin (R)11161926161618121215118211721111262520163145116
14 Stewart Friesen (R)31192532232822122*21213295231761467422431
15 Austin Wayne Self 2DNQ1512122322161524920142018291525173646
16 Wendell Chavous (R)192023312819201817191620172318181424212123348
17 Jordan Anderson DNQ2831192124151715251723272321211524241321316
18 Regan Smith 6121212297141412271413113002
19 Norm Benning DNQDNQDNQ2426261722223213212031182319193127232225279
20 T. J. Bell DNQ1724142314152926141621162430162601
21 Timothy Peters 179813513111025242
22 Myatt Snider 10161610283121222737
23 Austin Hill 1814252714101122221611232265
24 Josh Reaume 26191820192519171621201622223
25 Jennifer Jo Cobb DNQDNQ2727301930DNQ21182230282424181928222731220
26 Parker Kligerman DNQ31102178811847
27 Todd Gilliland 20211135717833
28 Joe Nemechek 524182831DNQ29303231312626303129291664
29 Harrison Burton 1313111518416214
30 Tyler Young 2314233014131017152
31 Brett Moffitt 221167181265
32 Camden Murphy 3032233028252222271727124
33 Jesse Little 149131811016
34 Todd Peck 1832293231241928292999
35 Mike Senica 213027DNQ30322827DNQ30323083
36 Travis Kvapil 242911272668
37 Clay Greenfield 292426861
38 Ray Ciccarelli 22262928263259
39 Kevin Donahue 212726282954
40 Kyle Donahue 16162653
41 Jason Hathaway 1511524
42 Matt Mills 17241729272550
43 Bayley Currey 25102848
44 Korbin Forrister 202228454
45 Bobby Gerhart 211142
46 Justin Fontaine 151742
47 Ted Minor 2726253139
48 Jeffrey Abbey 142238
49 Landon Huffman 201737
50 Dalton Sargeant 172037
51 Chris Windom 19DNQ322634
52 Bryce Napier 32202534
53 Bobby Pierce 631
54 Brian Wong 1225
55 Patrick Emerling 232625
56 Victor Gonzalez Jr. 16243
57 Trey Hutchens 1621
58 Ken Schrader 1720
59 Bobby Reuse 1720
60 Cale Gale 18201
61 Caleb Holman 223220
62 Donnie Levister 302519
63 Alex Tagliani 1918
64 Mason Diaz 23173
65 Justin Shipley 25175
66 Bryan Dauzat DNQ2215
67 Travis Pastrana 2215
68 Rico Abreu 26143
69 Terry Jones 2512
70 Travis Miller 2512
71 Chris Fontaine DNQ2611
72 Joe Hudson 2710
73 Max Johnston 298
74 Akinori Ogata 307
Tim Viens DNQ0
Chuck Buchanan Jr. DNQ0
J. R. Heffner Wth0
Dawson Cram Wth0
Ineligible for Camping World Truck championship points
Pos.Driver DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM Pts.StageBonus
Kyle Busch 261*121*12625*123*121*12
Chase Elliott 511
Brandon Jones 3163210
Ty Dillon 51215
Alex Bowman 6
Ross Chastain 3010718191513
Scott Lagasse Jr. 713
Austin Dillon 7
Vinnie Miller 7
J. J. Yeley 9DNQ15293217211929
Robby Lyons 1224
Spencer Boyd DNQ202013
Spencer Gallagher 13
D. J. Kennington 1415
Mike Harmon 2718272028
Cody Ware 22DNQ18
Tommy Joe Martins 322332
B. J. McLeod 312430
Brandon Hightower 24
Gary Klutt 24
Gray Gaulding 25253127
Jeb Burton 26
Brandon Brown DNQ27DNQ
Sheldon Creed 27
Tommy Regan 2829DNQ3228
Bubba Wallace 1
Pos.Driver DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM Pts.StageBonus
– Matt Mills started receiving Camping World Truck Series points at Dover.
Bubba Wallace and MDM Motorsports No. 99 were penalized and the win was 'encumbered' for failing post-race inspection at Michigan. Because of that, he is scored last in the championship.

Owners' championship (Top 15)

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner. 1-10 – Owners' regular season top 10 finishers.
. – Eliminated after Round of 8 . – Eliminated after Round of 6

Pos.No.Car Owner DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM Points Bonus
14 Kyle Busch 81*123*43251*265*11*9127263*21*12228318*12214035481
221 Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. 15*123222218132292351866191012*12321134034372
388 Rhonda Thorson 142916611 2941981166225166792*192164031153
451 Kyle Busch 1026131*121*1213162111161525*123*1218111032834127124025227
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs cut-off
519 Brad Keselowski 27212110135251184107591*115845102*9522786
633 Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. 115158302101324243123122839105297651322145
78 Joe Nemechek 42928322222111118542932072086301921522041210
824/23 1 Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. 1351191786101038101011414132116115149219598
929 Brad Keselowski 325115111222*2711399127211312219441*8622
1027 Duke Thorson 124202384*581427130211510671223918201927946
1116 Shigeaki Hattori 2813106410 15720232034165241212281381947723
1218 Kyle Busch 2615428997965272471528151314110215187247
1398 Mike Curb 1681711733542841384135494127248718
1413 Duke Thorson 1116192616161812121511821172111126252016314511
1502 Randy Young 2318141425272314131029111422191322111016112310459
Pos.No.Car Owner DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM Points Bonus

Manufacturers' Championship

PosManufacturerWinsPoints
1 Toyota 12856
2 Chevrolet 9819
3 Ford 2737

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series</span> 36th season of second-tier NASCAR Xfinity Series

The 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 36th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second-tier professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began with the PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway and ended with the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Daniel Suárez was the defending drivers' champion while Toyota was the defending manufacturer's champion, although Suárez couldn't defend his title due to him racing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series</span> 37th NASCAR Xfinity racing season

The 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 37th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. William Byron won the 2017 championship with JR Motorsports, but moved up to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Tyler Reddick, who replaced Byron in the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro SS, won the drivers' championship. Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste won the owners' championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series</span> 24th season of third-tier NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

The 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the 24th season of the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. Christopher Bell entered as the defending champion, but he did not defend his championship, leaving his No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports entry to a number of drivers throughout the season, with Todd Gilliland covering the majority of the schedule in the truck. Title sponsor Camping World Holdings rebranded the series with their Gander Outdoors brand they acquired in 2017 for the 2019 season, replacing the Camping World brand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series</span> 2019 motorsports season

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">2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series</span> 28th season of third-tier NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

The 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the 28th season of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season started with the NextEra Energy 250 on February 18 at Daytona International Speedway, and concluded with the Lucas Oil 150 on November 4 at Phoenix Raceway. This was the final season of the Truck Series with Camping World as the title sponsor, as CEO Marcus Lemonis announced the brand would not return for the 2023 season. On August 26, 2022, it was announced that Craftsman would return as the Truck Series title sponsor, although the tool company is now owned by Stanley Black & Decker instead of Sears, who owned Craftsman when they were the series title sponsor from 1995 to 2008. This makes Stanley Black & Decker the series' third title sponsor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series</span> 42nd season of second-tier NASCAR Xfinity Series

The 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 42nd season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season started with the Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300 on February 18 at Daytona International Speedway and ended with the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race on November 4 at Phoenix Raceway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series</span> 29th season of third-tier NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

The 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the 29th season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season started with the NextEra Energy 250 on February 17 at Daytona International Speedway, and ended with the Craftsman 150 on November 3 at Phoenix Raceway.

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