Zane Smith dominates the field in Dover for his second Truck Series win
Zane Smith survived a restart with three laps left in Friday’s KDI Office Technology 200 at Dover International Speedway and pulled away to claim his second NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series victory of the season.
The 21-year-old Sunoco rookie held off Matt Crafton and GMS Racing teammate Brett Moffitt in the final three-lap dash to earn his second victory in three races and reinforce his status as a formidable contender for the series championship.
Smith held a comfortable lead of more than 1.5 seconds over Moffitt when Stewart Friesen spun in Turn 2 on Lap 192 to cause the fifth and final caution. Moffitt chose the bottom lane for the final restart and lost second place to Crafton on the next-to-last lap.
Smith crossed the finish line .989 seconds ahead of Crafton, with Moffitt trailing in third.
“What an awesome truck,” Smith said. “I think we all know that I suck at restarts, but I picked a good time to have a good one. Man, two wins. This is by far the most fun I’ve ever had racing in my career. I’m just so blessed to be here.”
Smith also won the second leg of the Triple Truck Challenge, earning a $50,000 bonus.
“Hopefully, I can pay off my Chevy Silverado,” Smith said.
Race Highlights
Race Results
Pos | Str | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Status | Led |
1 | 7 | 21 | Zane Smith # | On The House Cocktail Mix Chevrolet | 200 | Running | 50 |
2 | 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Ideal Door/Menards Ford | 200 | Running | 1 |
3 | 1 | 23 | Brett Moffitt | Arlon Chevrolet | 200 | Running | 50 |
4 | 17 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | The Pete Store Ford | 200 | Running | 2 |
5 | 10 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | Tenda Ford | 200 | Running | 0 |
6 | 15 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | Vivitar Ford | 200 | Running | 0 |
7 | 6 | 26 | Tyler Ankrum | LIUNA! Chevrolet | 200 | Running | 0 |
8 | 3 | 16 | Austin Hill | United Rentals Toyota | 200 | Running | 21 |
9 | 11 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Racing To Beat Hunger Toyota | 200 | Running | 0 |
10 | 16 | 19 | Derek Kraus # | ENEOS Toyota | 200 | Running | 9 |
11 | 9 | 18 | Christian Eckes # | Safelite AutoGlass Toyota | 200 | Running | 34 |
12 | 20 | 40 | Carson Hocevar | Scott’s Chevrolet | 199 | Running | 0 |
13 | 8 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | Farm Paint/Curb Records Ford | 199 | Running | 0 |
14 | 21 | 45 | Ty Majeski # | iRacing Chevrolet | 199 | Running | 0 |
15 | 26 | 24 | Sam Mayer | All Weather Armour Chevrolet | 199 | Running | 0 |
16 | 22 | 11 | Spencer Davis # | Toyota | 199 | Running | 0 |
17 | 12 | 15 | Tanner Gray # | Ford/Ford Performance Ford | 198 | Running | 1 |
18 | 28 | 44 | Bayley Currey | Niece Chevrolet | 198 | Running | 0 |
19 | 5 | 4 | Raphael Lessard # | Canac Toyota | 198 | Running | 0 |
20 | 23 | 51 | Chandler Smith | JBL Toyota | 198 | Running | 31 |
21 | 30 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports Chevrolet | 197 | Running | 0 |
22 | 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Chevy Accessories Chevrolet | 196 | Running | 1 |
23 | 14 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | GOTEXAN/AM Technical Solutions Chevrolet | 196 | Running | 0 |
24 | 25 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | WCIparts.com/Bommarito.com Chevrolet | 196 | Running | 0 |
25 | 35 | 55 | Dawson Cram | Chevrolet | 195 | Running | 0 |
26 | 31 | 0 | JJ Yeley | GPStab Toyota | 194 | Running | 0 |
27 | 18 | 2 | Tate Fogleman # | Solid Rock Carriers Chevrolet | 193 | Running | 0 |
28 | 19 | 20 | Spencer Boyd | Rich Mar Florist Chevrolet | 193 | Running | 0 |
29 | 29 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Fastener Supply Company Chevrolet | 189 | Running | 0 |
30 | 34 | 49 | Tyler Hill | CMI Motorsports Chevrolet | 188 | Running | 0 |
31 | 24 | 83 | Tim Viens | CMI Motorsports Chevrolet | 180 | Running | 0 |
32 | 33 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Rackley Roofing Toyota | 133 | Suspension | 0 |
33 | 32 | 33 | Bryant Barnhill | Crowe Equipment Toyota | 109 | Ignition | 0 |
34 | 13 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Food Country USA Chevrolet | 94 | Engine | 0 |
35 | 27 | 6 | Norm Benning | H&H Transport Chevrolet | 56 | Brakes | 0 |