Ryan Preece celebrates in victory lane after winning Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. Photo: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Ryan Preece took the lead from Grant Enfinger with seven laps remaining in the Rockley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway to earn his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory Friday night in his first race in the series.
Preece, the 30-year old Connecticut native who competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, is only the fifth driver in history to win in his truck series debut.
“That was a lot of fun,” Preece said, adding, “Really I didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t know anything.
“I was just taking the guidance from (crew chief) Chad (Johnston) and my teammates and told them I’d be better in the race than I was in qualifying and practice. And fortunately, I lived up to that.”
Preece’s teammate Todd Gilliland – who started at the rear of the field following a pre-race inspection violation – rallied all the way to second place, passing Enfinger with four laps remaining.
“It stings not to get that last spot especially because I was under the 17 (Preece) and got too loose, but that’s racing,” said Gilliland, whose father David served as his crew chief after his normal crew chief was suspended as part of the inspection penalty.
The Preece-Gilliland work gave Ford its first one-two finish of the season. Enfinger finished third followed by Zane Smith and Stewart Friesen, whose top-5 finish was only his second top 10 in the past eight races of the season.
Veteran Matt Crafton, two-race winner Ben Rhodes, Ty Majeski, Austin Hill and championship leader John Hunter Nemechek rounded out the top 10.
Preece, who drives the No. 37 JTG-Daugherty Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup Series, was one of three full-time Cup Series drivers entered Friday – all wanting to get some extra laps at the 1.333-mile Nashville track which is hosting its first Cup race Sunday. Chip Ganassi Racing’s Ross Chastain finished 22nd and Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron finished last in the 36-truck field, his No. 27 Chevrolet truck experiencing an engine problem shortly after the Stage 1 break.
Nineteen-year old Derek Kraus, who won his first career Camping World Truck Series pole position Friday afternoon, followed it up by leading the first 48 laps of the race and earning the Stage 1 victory – his second career stage win.
A slow pit stop during that stage break forced him to play catch-up, but he rallied back inside the top 10. His race ended early after contact with the Josh Berry truck sent Kraus’ No. 19 Toyota hard into the wall with only 40 laps remaining.
Nemechek’s 10th-place finish retained the lead in the championship standings for the second-generation driver. A four-race winner so far in 2021, he leads Rhodes by 78 points with only three races remaining to set the 10-driver Playoff field.
Jasper, Georgia’s Chandler Smith, who finished 13th Friday, sits in the final Playoff transfer position with a slim 15-point edge on former series champion Johnny Sauter, who finished 12th at Nashville.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Nashville Superspeedway – Lebanon, TN
Rackley Roofing 200 – June 18, 2021
1. (6) Ryan Preece(i), Ford, 150.
2. (35) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 150.
3. (4) Grant Enfinger, Toyota, 150.
4. (9) Zane Smith, Chevrolet, 150.
5. (17) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 150.
6. (15) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 150.
7. (16) Ben Rhodes, Toyota, 150.
8. (13) Ty Majeski, Toyota, 150.
9. (3) Austin Hill, Toyota, 150.
10. (34) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota, 150.
11. (2) Jack Wood, Chevrolet, 150.
12. (8) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 150.
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14. (24) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 150.
15. (21) Chase Purdy #, Chevrolet, 150.
16. (11) Carson Hocevar #, Chevrolet, 150.
17. (18) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 150.
18. (36) Tanner Gray, Ford, 150.
19. (12) Josh Berry(i), Chevrolet, 150.
20. (22) Tate Fogleman, Chevrolet, 150.
21. (14) Hailie Deegan #, Ford, 150.
22. (23) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 150.
23. (7) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 150.
24. (20) Drew Dollar, Toyota, 150.
25. (30) Spencer Davis, Toyota, 150.
26. (19) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, 150.
27. (27) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, 150.
28. (31) Dawson Cram, Chevrolet, 150.
29. (25) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 150.
30. (32) Danny Bohn, Toyota, 149.
31. (33) Cory Roper, Ford, 148.
32. (29) Kris Wright #, Chevrolet, 148.
33. (28) Trey Hutchens III, Chevrolet, 146.
34. (26) Lawless Alan, Toyota, 142.
35. (1) Derek Kraus, Toyota, Accident, 110.
36. (10) William Byron(i), Chevrolet, Engine, 78.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 114.637 mph.
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 44 Mins, 25 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.950 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 5 for 29 laps.
Lead Changes: 8 among 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: D. Kraus 1-48;A. Hill 49-50;C. Smith # 51-98;G. Enfinger 99-103;S. Friesen 104-108;G. Enfinger 109-117;R. Preece(i) 118;G. Enfinger 119-143;R. Preece(i) 144-150.
Leaders Summary: (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led) Chandler Smith # 1 time for 48 laps; Derek Kraus 1 time for 48 laps; Grant Enfinger 3 times for 39 laps; Ryan Preece(i) 2 times for 8 laps; Stewart Friesen 1 time for 5 laps; Austin Hill 1 time for 2 laps.
Stage #1 Top Ten: 19,16,18,98,24,17,21,13,27,26
Stage #2 Top Ten: 18,21,19,13,88,99,24,15,98,17
Playoff Standings: 1. John Hunter Nemechek – 525 (4 Wins) (Points Leader); 2. Ben Rhodes – 455 (2 Wins); 3. Todd Gilliland – 371 (1 Win); 4. Sheldon Creed – 364 (1 Win); 5. Austin Hill – 427; 6. Zane Smith – 389; 7. Grant Enfinger – 370; 8. Matt Crafton – 354; 9. Stewart Friesen – 334; 10. Carson Hocevar – 311.
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