Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
Austin Hill won the Pole Award for the United Rentals 176 by having the highest total PMQ.
PMQ is a total number calculated on four performance metrics from the previous race:
15% of the driver's fastest lap time position.
25% of the driver's final race finish position.
25% of the owner's final race position.
35% of the Owner Points position.
Drivers Entered: 40 (4 drivers will not make the race)
Laps Scheduled: 72
Laps Actual: 61 - Race Shortened
Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hours 42 Minutes 43 Seconds
Average Speed: 87.298
Cautions: 5 for 10 laps
Lead Changes: 7
Green Flag Passes: 1,623 (31.8 passes per green flag lap)
Watkins Glen International
United Rentals 176 at The Glen
Race Winner: Austin Hill
Age: 27
Team : No. 16 - United Rentals Toyota
Owner: Shigeaki Hattori
Crew Chief: Scott Zipadelli
Austin Hill won the United Rentals 176 at The Glen, his eighth victory in 113 Camping World Truck Series races.
This is his second victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2021.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at Watkins Glen International.
John Hunter Nemechek (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Watkins Glen International. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2021.
Sheldon Creed (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Watkins Glen International.
Carson Hocevar (10th) was the highest finishing rookie.
John Hunter Nemechek ends the regular season leading the point standings by 89 points over Austin Hill.
John Hunter Nemechek is top seed in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs followed by Austin Hill, Ben Rhodes, Todd Gilliland, Sheldon Creed, Zane Smith, Matt Crafton, Carson Hocevar, Stewart Friesen and Chandler Smith.
Avondale, Arizona -
November 3, 2023 :
Ben Rhodes, driver of the #99 Kubota Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship, finishing first of the Championship 4 drivers in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Craftsman 150 at Phoenix Raceway.
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