Practice #2 : Knoxville Raceway

Clean Harbors 150

Saturday, June 18th, 2022

Knoxville Raceway , Knoxville, IA

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Todd Gilliland delivers early Father's Day present with Knoxville win

Moonlighting in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Todd Gilliland took control of Saturday night’s Clean Harbors 150 after the sun set on Knoxville Raceway.

Gilliland grabbed the lead from John Hunter Nemechek for the final time on Lap 140 of 150 and pulled away after a restart on Lap 147 to beat Nemechek to the finish line by .945 seconds and win in his first start of the season and for the third time in his career.

On the eve of Father’s Day, during an off week for his full-time NASCAR Cup Series ride with Front Row Motorsports, Gilliland delivered the victory for his father and team owner, David Gilliland.

“This will make tomorrow a lot more fun,” said Gilliland, who plans to enjoy brunch and play golf with his father on Sunday. “The Cup Series is tough, just racing every single week. I’ve had like a million people ask me, ‘Is this really what you want to do on your off week?’

“Absolutely. Nothing beats racing. I tell everyone I’m young, and I wish I could do this every single week of the year… I love the trucks. I ran here forever, it felt like. So to be able to come back and to get one, it’s so special.”

In winning the race, Gilliland fulfilled his father’s wish.

“I told him when the race started, all I want for Father’s Day is that trophy,” David Gilliland said. “We’ll be taking it home on the plane with us.”

But the race wasn’t decided until the sun also set on the dominant truck of Carson Hocevar.

Still recovering from a broken right tibia sustained two weeks ago at St. Louis, Hocevar took the lead from pole winner Derek Kraus on the first lap and didn’t relinquish it until his engine expired after a restart on Lap 66.

“I’m blowing up,” exclaimed Hocevar on the team radio before bringing his No. 42 Niece Motorsports to a stop high in Turn 1. “No oil pressure—totally freakin’ bit. Unbelievable!”

Coincidentally, the engine in the No. 41 Niece Chevrolet driven by Tyler Carpenter failed on the exact same lap. Carpenter had earned his series-debut ride by winning the Super Late Model division at the Gateway Dirt Nationals in St. Louis in December.

Hocevar’s abrupt exit handed the lead to Gilliland, who held it from Lap 66 through the conclusion of Stage 2 on Lap 90.

Brett Moffitt, Grant Enfinger, Kaz Grala and Buddy Kofoid opted not to pit during the second stage break and restarted from the top four spots on lap 92. Moffitt charged to a comfortable lead but was black-flagged for accelerating before the restart zone.

The penalty for the infraction—a drive through the pit area—dropped Moffitt to 21st in the running order and gave the lead to Enfinger, who held the top spot for 10 laps before Gilliland regained the point on Lap 102.

Nemechek took the lead on the restart lap and held it until Gilliland regained it 17 circuits later.

Gilliland is the 11th different winner in the 11 dirt-track races in the history of the NASCAR Truck Series.

Zane Smith finished third on Saturday, followed by Ty Majeski and Stewart Friesen, who was a contender for the win until a cut tire on the final lap of Stage 1 dropped him to 22nd in the running order.

Kraus, Matt Crafton, Enfinger, Tyler Ankrum and Ben Rhodes completed the top 10. Nemechek regained the series lead by five points over Rhodes.

  • Drivers Entered: 38 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 150
  • Margin of Victory: 0.945 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 12 Minutes 7 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 34.061
  • Cautions: 9 for 45 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,035 (9.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Knoxville Raceway
  • 2nd Annual Clean Harbors 150
  • Race Winner: Todd Gilliland
  • Age: 22
  • Team : No. 17 - Frontline Enterprises Ford
  • Owner: David Gilliland
  • Crew Chief: Seth Smith
  • Todd Gilliland won the 2nd Annual Clean Harbors 150, his third victory in 94 Camping World Truck Series races.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Knoxville Raceway.
  • John Hunter Nemechek (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Knoxville Raceway. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Zane Smith (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Knoxville Raceway.
  • Lawless Alan (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings by 5 points over Zane Smith.
Timmy Hill drives during practice
Knoxville, Iowa - June 18, 2022 : Timmy Hill, driver of the #56 Hill Motorsports Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Clean Harbors 150 Practice at Knoxville Raceway.
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DRIVER
DRIVER
#
MAKE
SINGLE BEST LAP
RANK
SPEED
TIME
BHND
LAP
LAPS
TOTAL
MULTI-LAP AVERAGES
5-LAP
10-LAP
15-LAP
20-LAP
25-LAP
30-LAP
10-LAP AVG
SPEED
FROM
TO

Carson Hocevar
42
Chevrolet
1
76.570
23.508
0.000
3
19
23.919
0
0
Chandler Smith
18
Toyota
2
75.978
23.691
0.183
8
27
24.025
25.224
71.967
5
14
Matt Crafton
88
Toyota
3
75.770
23.756
0.248
13
46
24.184
24.498
73.502
9
18
Colby Howard
91
Chevrolet
4
75.758
23.760
0.252
2
28
24.052
24.837
72.478
18
27
Ben Rhodes
99
Toyota
5
75.579
23.816
0.308
7
35
24.263
24.814
72.545
15
24
Ty Majeski
66
Toyota
6
75.415
23.868
0.360
2
29
24.362
0
0
Hailie Deegan
1
Ford
7
75.383
23.878
0.370
2
33
24.167
25.393
70.903
24
33
Todd Gilliland
17
Ford
8
75.282
23.910
0.402
7
29
24.327
26.784
68.995
1
10
Brett Moffitt
22
Chevrolet
9
75.078
23.975
0.467
3
34
24.752
25.235
71.336
22
31
Tyler Ankrum
16
Toyota
10
75.028
23.991
0.483
6
13
25.143
25.299
71.308
3
12
Zane Smith
38
Ford
11
74.994
24.002
0.494
5
25
24.947
0
0
Stewart Friesen
52
Toyota
12
74.994
24.002
0.494
2
21
24.846
0
0
Kaz Grala
2
Chevrolet
13
74.863
24.044
0.536
5
42
24.307
24.783
72.642
9
18
Tanner Gray
15
Ford
14
74.847
24.049
0.541
5
28
25.157
25.402
70.878
17
26
John Hunter Nemechek
4
Toyota
15
74.763
24.076
0.568
6
33
24.629
24.894
72.310
24
33
Christian Eckes
98
Toyota
16
74.655
24.111
0.603
10
34
24.418
0
0
Derek Kraus
19
Chevrolet
17
74.633
24.118
0.610
1
6
0
0
Buddy Kofoid
51
Toyota
18
74.577
24.136
0.628
3
30
24.306
24.522
73.417
2
11
Grant Enfinger
23
Chevrolet
19
74.469
24.171
0.663
3
25
24.461
0
0
Jessica Friesen
62
Toyota
20
74.114
24.287
0.779
5
40
24.750
24.983
25.249
72.055
9
18
Lawless Alan
45
Chevrolet
21
74.041
24.311
0.803
5
42
24.647
24.862
72.414
5
14
Dean Thompson
40
Chevrolet
22
73.481
24.496
0.988
4
37
24.947
25.080
26.402
26.104
71.775
15
24
Timmy Hill
56
Toyota
23
73.395
24.525
1.017
3
16
25.012
0
0
Chase Purdy
61
Toyota
24
73.377
24.531
1.023
5
23
24.759
0
0
Joey Gase
30
Toyota
25
73.296
24.558
1.050
5
20
25.365
27.327
66.869
10
19
Jack Wood
24
Chevrolet
26
73.290
24.560
1.052
14
43
25.050
25.163
25.159
71.631
14
23
Blaine Perkins
9
Chevrolet
27
72.742
24.745
1.237
2
36
25.312
25.742
27.307
69.949
24
33
Matt DiBenedetto
25
Chevrolet
28
72.710
24.756
1.248
3
13
25.146
0
0
Dylan Westbrook
3
Chevrolet
29
72.607
24.791
1.283
5
24
25.157
0
0
Tyler Carpenter
41
Chevrolet
30
72.118
24.959
1.451
7
27
25.100
25.179
25.400
71.493
6
15
Thad Moffitt
20
Chevrolet
31
71.991
25.003
1.495
14
19
25.205
0
0
Kris Wright
44
Chevrolet
32
71.813
25.065
1.557
5
25
25.407
25.898
26.964
69.550
15
24
Braden Mitchell
53
Chevrolet
33
71.696
25.106
1.598
14
27
25.343
67.511
10
19
Spencer Boyd
12
Chevrolet
34
71.668
25.116
1.608
3
24
25.735
0
0
Devon Rouse
43
Chevrolet
35
71.608
25.137
1.629
8
14
25.463
0
0
Bryson Mitchell
46
Toyota
36
71.149
25.299
1.791
9
33
25.802
25.848
25.873
69.717
9
18
Brayton Laster
33
Toyota
37
71.099
25.317
1.809
6
24
26.040
26.375
68.259
14
23
Norm Benning
6
Chevrolet
38
70.627
25.486
1.978
8
18
25.807
25.867
69.591
8
17