Chandler Smith won the Cometic Gaskets Pole Award for the 27th Annual Lucas Oil 150 with a lap of 26.359 seconds, 136.576 mph.
This is his first pole in 38 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
This is his first pole and 15th top-10 start in 2021.
This is his first pole in three races at Phoenix Raceway.
Sheldon Creed (second) posted his 17th top-10 start of 2021 and his third in four races at Phoenix Raceway.
Todd Gilliland (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 18th in 22 races this season.
Chandler Smith (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship 4 drivers will start in the following positions - Ben Rhodes (4th), Matt Crafton (5th), Zane Smith (13th) and John Hunter Nemechek (16th).
Drivers Entered: 39 (3 drivers will not make the race)
Laps Scheduled: 150
Margin of Victory: 04.694 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hours 30 Minutes 34 Seconds
Average Speed: 99.374
Cautions: 4 for 25 laps
Lead Changes: 12
Green Flag Passes: 1,018 (8.1 passes per green flag lap)
Phoenix Raceway
27th Annual Lucas Oil 150
Race Winner: Chandler Smith
Age: 19
Team : No. 18 - Safelite AutoGlass Toyota
Owner: Kyle Busch Motorsports
Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
Chandler Smith won the 27th Annual Lucas Oil 150, his second victory in 38 Camping World Truck Series races.
This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2021.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Phoenix Raceway.
Stewart Friesen (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in six races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2021.
Ben Rhodes (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Phoenix Raceway. Rhodes wins the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship.
Chandler Smith (first) was the highest finishing rookie. Smith wins the 2021 Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors.
Ben Rhodes and ThorSport Racing win the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title.
Toyota has clinched the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Manufacturers title this season. It is the manufacturer?s series leading 12th manufacturers championship.
Driver Champion: Ben Rhodes
Team: No. 99 ThorSport Racing Toyota Tundra
Ben Rhodes has won his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship.
Rhodes is the 19th different driver to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship.
Rhodes finished third the NASCAR Camping World Truck season finale at Phoenix Raceway to win the title.
Rhodes finished the 2021 season with 22 starts, two wins, eight top fives and 16 top 10s.
During the Playoffs this season, Rhodes has posted three top fives and five top 10s.
Rhodes, from Louisville, Kentucky, is the first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion from the state of Kentucky.
Owner Of Driver Champion: Duke and Rhonda Thorson, ThorSport Racing
This is ThorSport Racing’s fourth all-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver championship (Matt Crafton, 2013, 2014, 2019; Ben Rhodes, 2021) – most driver titles by an organization in the series all-time.
This is ThorSport Racing’s first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series owner championship (2021).
ThorSport Racing is one of 16 different organizations to win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver championship, and the 15th different organization to win the owner championship.
ThorSport Racing has posted 23 wins in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series among five different drivers – Terry Cook, Matt Crafton, Johnny Sauter, Ben Rhodes and Chase Briscoe.
Owners Duke and Rhonda Thorson fielded their first truck in the series with driver Terry Cook at the Milwaukee Mile on July 6, 1996.
Crew Chief Champion: Rich Lushes
This is Rich Lushes’ first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship; his previous best championship finish was ninth with driver Myatt Snider in 2018.
Lushes has become the 23rd different crew chief to win a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship.
Lushes has two career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victories – all with driver Ben Rhodes.
Avondale, Arizona -
November 5, 2021 :
Ben Rhodes, driver of the #99 Bombardier LearJet 75 Toyota, enters his truck to practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Raceway.
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