FOFC Racing - Camping World Truck Series - Season 1 - FINAL RACE POSTED

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Jack Topper remains the points leader followed by Dexter Jackson Jr, Connor Root, Will Kizer, and Max Gresham.

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All-Star Race

With the Sprint Cup's Coors 400 and the Truck Series' UNOH 200 being complete, our field of automatic qualifiers for tomorrow's All-Star race is set.

Al Cohallik
Bo Duke
Benton Gale
Comrade Twelve
David Ginsberg
Deacon Palmer
Hawk Grey
Jace Hunter
Mustafa Henderson
Patrick Hutt
Rex D'Car
Red Neckanback
Rob Nielsen
Stroker Ace
Wallace Bryant

Connor Root
Jackson Pace
Jeremy Letto
Max Gresham

We will hold two 20 laps qualifying races tomorrow before the main event. One for the trucks and one for Cup. The winners of those races will be a part of the All-Star race.

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All-Star Day

Race #1

Truck Series Qualifying Race

All-Star kicks off with the running of the truck series qualifying race. After a terrific 20 lap shootout, Will Kizer passed Russ Wheeler in the race's final lap to take the win and get a spot in the FOFC All-Star Race.

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FOFC All-Star Race

Now for the main event. On the pole for the 40 lap all-star race was Rob Nielsen. In 2nd was Truck series driver Jackson Pace. Early on the racing action was intense as a big crash on lap 5 occurred that knocked out Rob Nielsen, Magnus Nielsen, Max Gresham, and Mustafa Henderson. From there Jackson Pace led for 9 laps before Bo Duke took over. Duke was dominate. He constantly was challenged by the likes of Deacon Palmer, Will Kizer, and Benton Gale but refused to give up the lead as he led 22 laps and took the victory in the very first ever FOFC Sprint Cup All-Star race. Benton Gale came home 2nd, truck series driver Will Kizer was 3rd. Deacon Palmer was 4th followed by truck series drivers Connor Root and Jeremy Letto in 5th and 6th. Truck series drivers raced extremely well as they took 4 of the top 8 positions.

[Lord Letto]

Not a Bad Run, .04 from a Top 5, but was still in the Top 1/3 and less than half a second from the Leader at the End!

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Upcoming Schedule

Wednesday, June 3 - Sprint Cup Series Race #7 - Coca-Cola 600 - Charlotte
Thursday, June 4 - Truck Series Race #6 - Cheez-It 50 - Watkins Glen
Friday, June 5 - Sprint Cup Series Race #8 - Cheez-It 355 - Watkins Glen

[Jacktop]

If Jack wins the title I may have no choice but to replace Kellen with him.

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You never know which drivers are going to step up when you head to the road course. Today, the driver who dominated was Bob Fulton. Bob led 40 of the race's 50 laps and was able to hold off a challenge from D.J. Kennington in the race's final laps to take the victory. Kennington was 2nd, Connor Root was 3rd, JR Fitzpatrick 4th and Gustav Nielsen 5th.

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Connor Root is the new points lead followed by Zach Topper, Dexter Jackson Jr, J.R. Diamond and Jeremy Letto.

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Here is the battle between Fulton and Kennington over the final few laps.

[Lord Letto]

Team Letto had a Good Running today, 1 on the Podium, another in the top 5 and another in the top 10 that put Jeremy Letto in the #24 back in the Top 5 in points with a 2 way tie for 4th! Hopefully he holds on to move into the Sprint Cup next Season!
4 Races left, and 1 of them is at a Super Speedway, I'm hoping to see Jeremy Letto win there like how he won at Daytona!

[wolverine29]

Old Man Bob! He still has a bit left in the tank after all.

[Jacktop]

Jack loses the lead after a terrible day. He's just not a road racer I guess.

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The next race will be tomorrow.

[frow78]

Wow, great run in the all star race against all the cuppers for #39. We're having a great run here in the trucks, knocking off top 5's and leading the points. Great battle for the win at Watkins Glen BTW, congrats to the winner.

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We had some great racing today at the Armory Digital Superspeedway. 46 lead changes among 17 drivers made for some exciting racing. No one driver was dominant, Gustav Nielsen led the most laps with 16, so all that mattered today was putting yourself in the right position when the laps started to tick down. Russ Wheeler was able to get himself to the front and held off B.L. Zebub to score the victory.

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With only 3 races remaining, Connor Root holds the lead by only 6 points over Dexter Jackson Jr. Max Gresham is 3rd, B.L. Zebub 4th and Jeremy Letto holds the final promotion spot in 5th.

[britrock88]

So close!

[Lord Letto]

Hmm, I was expecting Jeremy Letto to do better considering he Won at Daytona and both tracks are Super Speedways, but I guess he led the 2nd most laps so I can't really complain besides being 1-2 laps shy from most laps led for more bonus points.

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[The Kizer]

I hope Will gets back into the Top 5. One of the Kizer's needs to be racing in Cup.

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The Coors 200 will be run today.

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The shortest track on the circuit, the Colorado National Speedway, was site of today's Coors 200. On the pole was Dexter Jackson Jr who led 45 laps before giving the lead up to Chris Kizer who was able to lead 65 laps. From there, Jack Topper took the lead and didn't look back, leading 87 laps and taking the victory. Rico Herky was 2nd followed by Jeremy Letto, B.L. Zebub and Chris Kizer.

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With only two races remaining, Connor Root holds the lead by 11 points over Dexter Jackson Jr. In 3rd is Jeremy Letto followed by B.L. Zebub. Max Gresham and Jack Topper are tied for 5th.

[Lord Letto]

Wow, I done Better than I thought I would with that Podium Finish! and I'm now on the Podium (Tied for 3rd) in points with 2 Races Left!

[wolverine29]

Dexter Jr. still has a shot at the title here. The #94 truck is going to be strong.

[Jacktop]

Victory!

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The second to last race in Season 1 of the Camping World Truck Series featured some terrific racing. Connor Root, Coy Duke and Will Kizer battled it out for the win for most of the race. Root led 78 laps, Duke led 35. As the race wound down, Root was able to get through lapped traffic and take a small advantage, which was needed as Coy Duke had the much faster car the last few laps and may have been able to overtake Root with 1 or 2 more laps. Root picked up his 2nd win of the season and now is very close to becoming the very first FOFC Truck Series champion.

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Only 1 race remains. If Connor Root finishes in the top 20 at Homestead he will be your Season 1 champion. Root has essentially locked up a promotion as well. In 2nd place is Jeremy Letto, 25 points back. 3rd is Dexter Jackson Jr, 27 points. Both are still mathematically alive for the title but need a lot of luck. The battle now becomes to see who will get in the top 5 to become promotion eligible. 4th place currently is Jack Topper with B.L. Zebub and Brett Hawkins tied for 5th.

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[tarcone]

Any chance you can post pictures of the individual trucks before next season? I can never find my guys. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by tarcone

Any chance you can post pictures of the individual trucks before next season? I can never find my guys. Thanks.

Yeah not a problem at all. Before Season 2 gets started I'll have them all posted.

[britrock88]

Boy. Zebub just drops off the lead group at 3:40 in the highlights. Wonder if a bad pit stop was to blame.

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Originally Posted by britrock88

Boy. Zebub just drops off the lead group at 3:40 in the highlights. Wonder if a bad pit stop was to blame.

I'm not exactly sure what the issue was but Zebub took an unscheduled pit stop and everyone else stayed out. Must have had a flat tire or something.

[Lord Letto]

Top 5 Finish in the Race and currently 2nd in Points with 1 race left, a Better Rookie Season than I was Expecting! any idea on when the homestead race will be? What would it take (Besides Luck) to become the Champ?, Clearly Connor Root would need a DNF/20something Finish.

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Originally Posted by Lord Letto

Top 5 Finish in the Race and currently 2nd in Points with 1 race left, a Better Rookie Season than I was Expecting! any idea on then the homestead race will be? What would it take (Besides Luck) to become the Champ?, Clearly Connor Root would need a DNF/20something Finish.

If Letto wins and leads the most laps and Root finishes 22nd or worse without leading a lap, Letto is the champ. If Letto won and led the most laps and Root finished 21st without leading a lap it would be a tie. If Letto finishes 2nd and leads a lap, Root would have to finish last without leading a lap for Letto to win. If he finished last but led a lap it would be a tie.

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Homestead should be run on Friday.

[Lord Letto]

Originally Posted by cmp

If Letto wins and leads the most laps and Root finishes 22nd or worse without leading a lap, Letto is the champ. If Letto won and led the most laps and Root finished 21st without leading a lap it would be a tie. If Letto finishes 2nd and leads a lap, Root would have to finish last without leading a lap for Letto to win. If he finished last but led a lap it would be a tie.

Well, Looking at how he done in the Past at the type of track Homestead is (1.5 Mile Speedway), I'd Need a Miracle, Congratz on Being Champ Root

Just a Comparison from the 1.5 Mile Races (Including the All Star Race)
Texas 250: C Root Started 11th & Won, J Letto Started 5th and Finished 14th 3 laps back
All Star Race: C Root Started 13th Finished 5th, J Letto Started 19th finished 6th, 0.03 Second Gap
Last Race, Pepsi 250 @ Chicagoland: C Root Started 11th and Won, J Letto Started 3rd, Finished 5th 8.22 Seconds Behind Root after managing to lead 2 Laps

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Tomorrow is Championship Friday! The Ford EcoBoost 200 will be run from Homestead.

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All day it was three cars that ran up front, Vance Duke and D.J. Kennington traded the lead while Connor Root sat behind them in 3rd. That was until the final green flag stops of the day. With only four laps remaining, Duke, Kennington, Root and others all needed to make their final stops for fuel. Not everyone needed to make the stop, however, as 6 drivers, Chuck Long. Gustav Nielsen, Coy Duke, Will Kizer, Landon Nicholson, and Max Gresham all had enough fuel to make it the distance. Long was able to lead the final 4 laps to take the win.

Connor Root ended up with a 15th place finish, but that was all he needed to do in order to wrap up the title.

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Connor Root is your Season 1 Truck Series Champion. Jeremy Letto finished 2nd and Will Kizer came in 3rd. All 3 of those drivers will be moving up to the Cup Series next season. In 4th was B.L. Zebub who becomes promotion eligible but can only replace one of his Cup series teammates. The same for 5th place Chuck Long.

[Lord Letto]

Congratulations Connor Root on getting the Title!
DJ, Dude, Way to go leading the 2nd most laps in the race and being the only Team Letto car to finish in top 10 during the race.
I'm Looking forward to seeing how Team Letto will do Next Season!

[The Kizer]

Sprint Cup Series here I come!

[frow78]

Great way to end the year for the #39 team! It was great getting that championship trophy, and the promotion to sprint cup next year. Congrats to the other guys in the top five, will be fun racing you guys next season!

[tarcone]

Woot! Chuck Long sneaks in. Led 4 laps and it was the right 4.
Looks like Godzilla Motorsports has a decision to make.

[tarcone]

Wow. Looking at the points, the only way Long gets in is if he wins and Jackson, jr. Finishes last. And that is exactly what happened. Crazy.

[wolverine29]

Man what a tough day. Dexter Jr almost joined his dad in cup. Now we will have three drivers next year with Ricky Anderson joining trucks.

[tarcone]

Announcement out of Godzilla Motorsports headquarters.

Team Owner Tarcone has announced that Chuck Long will move up to the Sprint Cup and replace Nile Kinnick. Kinnick will race in the Truck series to hone his skills.

[britrock88]

Grats to all you guys who are breaking into the top tier!