LEBANON, Tenn. — Carson Hocevar led the final 40 laps to win his second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race of the season Friday night at Nashville Superspeedway.
Hocevar has scored five consecutive top-five finishes. Zane Smith finished second and was followed by pole-sitter Nick Sanchez, points leader Corey Heim and Bayley Currey.
Hocevar held off the field on a restart with three laps to go to collect the victory. Smith moved to second in the points and trails Heim by 16 points. STAGE 1 WINNER: Zane Smith STAGE 2 WINNER: Corey Heim WHO HAD A GOOD RACE: Nick Sanchez’s third-place finish is his third top 10 in a row. … Bayley Currey’s fifth-place finish fell one spot short of his career best result in the series. … Chase Purdy‘s sixth-place finish is his third top 10 in the last four races. WHO HAD A BAD RACE: Rajah Caruth was running at the front in the first stage when he had a mechanical issue and had to go to the garage.
He lost about 30 laps as his team made repairs and finished 32nd. … Ty Majeski, who entered the race second in points, lost power and fell several laps off the pace.