Michigan certainly provided san exciting race to those in the stands as well as those at home. The truck race was dominated by regular NCWTS drivers throughout and was truly a joy to watch for those of us who are tired of watching the Cup drivers dominate every race.
Although there were several regular Cup drivers in the race, they were not the ones to keep your eyes on today. The drivers that were the ones to watch were Matt Crafton and Johnny Sauter.
As in many of the races, fuel mileage was the deciding factor in the race today. With a new crew chief on the box today, Johnny Sauter proved why he is leading the points race. It was refreshing to see the ThorSports trucks battling it out for the victory; with Sauter taking first, Crafton taking second and Ron Hornaday, another NCWTS regular, taking third.
A late race fuel stop for Crafton provided Sauter the edge he needed to secure the win. Even though Crafton had more than a 30 second lead when he pitted with only 5 laps remaining, it proved to be just what Sauter needed.
What happened to the cup drivers in the race? Joey Logano had splitter problems and finished several laps down and Kyle Busch, well, I have no clue where he finished, but it certainly wasn’t in Victory Lane.
Cautions were at a minimum in this race with only 1 and that was for Travis Kvapil who lost an engine early in the race.
I hope to see many more races like this in the lower series. It certainly was refreshing to see the drivers who normally race in just that series win the race and take the top spots. Cup drivers take note, the NCWTS drivers are back and coming for you when you race in their series.
Although there were several regular Cup drivers in the race, they were not the ones to keep your eyes on today. The drivers that were the ones to watch were Matt Crafton and Johnny Sauter.
As in many of the races, fuel mileage was the deciding factor in the race today. With a new crew chief on the box today, Johnny Sauter proved why he is leading the points race. It was refreshing to see the ThorSports trucks battling it out for the victory; with Sauter taking first, Crafton taking second and Ron Hornaday, another NCWTS regular, taking third.
A late race fuel stop for Crafton provided Sauter the edge he needed to secure the win. Even though Crafton had more than a 30 second lead when he pitted with only 5 laps remaining, it proved to be just what Sauter needed.
What happened to the cup drivers in the race? Joey Logano had splitter problems and finished several laps down and Kyle Busch, well, I have no clue where he finished, but it certainly wasn’t in Victory Lane.
Cautions were at a minimum in this race with only 1 and that was for Travis Kvapil who lost an engine early in the race.
I hope to see many more races like this in the lower series. It certainly was refreshing to see the drivers who normally race in just that series win the race and take the top spots. Cup drivers take note, the NCWTS drivers are back and coming for you when you race in their series.
