2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
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Johnny Sauter enters as the defending champion
The 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will be the 23rd season of the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. The season will begin with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2017 and end with the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 17. Johnny Sauter enters as the defending champion.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race Driver(s) | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | GMS Racing | 21 | Johnny Sauter | Joe Shear Jr. |
| Ford | Brad Keselowski Racing | TBA | Austin Cindric (R) | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
| Toyota | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 4 | Christopher Bell | TBA |
| 51 | TBA | TBA | ||
| TBA | Noah Gragson (R)[1] | TBA | ||
Changes
Drivers
- NASCAR Next driver Noah Gragson will drive a Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the 2017 season, replacing William Byron. Gragson competed in the 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West where he finished 5th and 3rd, respectively, in the points standings.
- William Byron will drive in the Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports after winning the owners title for Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2016.[2]
- After having driven a partial schedule in 2016, Austin Cindric will drive full-time for Brad Keselowski Racing in 2017.
- Matt Tifft will move up to the Xfinity Series in 2017, driving a car for Joe Gibbs Racing. Tifft drove the No. 11 Red Horse Racing truck part-time in 2016.[3]
- After driving JR Motorsports No. 00 truck in 2016, Cole Custer will run in the Xfinity Series for Stewart-Haas Racing under that same number.[4]
- Chip Ganassi Racing has signed Tyler Reddick to pilot the No. 42 entry opposite of Kyle Larson in the Xfinity Series in 2017. Reddick drove the No. 29 for Brad Keselowski Racing in 2016.[5]
- Spencer Gallagher will drive for GMS Racing in the Xfinity Series full time in 2017.
Rule changes
- On October 26, NASCAR announced that drivers with more than five years of full-time racing on the Cup level may drive a maximum of seven Camping World Truck Series races.[6] They are also ineligible to drive in the final eight races of the season. Exceptions will be given to drivers with more than five years of full-time racing on the Cup level if they declared to run points in Truck Series.[7]
Schedule
The season's schedule comprises 23 races, and was released on May 5, 2016. FS1 will televise every race in the United States except the Fred's 250, which will air on Fox.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ Utter, Jim (October 7, 2016). "NASCAR Next driver Noah Gragson set to join Kyle Busch Motorsports". Motorsport.com. Concord, North Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ↑ White, Tucker (August 18, 2016). "Hendrick adds Byron to his portfolio". SpeedwayMedia.com. Bristol, Tennessee: USA Today Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ↑ Mandell, Nina (November 4, 2016). "Joe Gibbs Racing gives full-time seat to driver for 2017 just months after brain tumor operation". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ↑ Utter, Jim (September 16, 2016). "No surprise: Cole Custer to drive for SHR's new Xfinity team in 2017". Motorsport.com. Joliet, Illinois: Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Reddick to drive for CGR in XFINITY Series". NASCAR.com. Concord, North Carolina: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ↑ Albert, Zack (October 26, 2016). "New participation guidelines put limits in place for 2017". NASCAR.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ↑ Fryer, Jenna (October 26, 2016). "NASCAR limits number of lower tier races for veterans". Associated Press. Charlotte, North Carolina: AP Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ↑ "NASCAR announces 2017 national series schedules". NASCAR.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 5, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
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