Crafton wins Homestead, Jones wins championship: #88-Matt Crafton dominated the season-ending Ford EcoBoost 200 Camping World Truck Series race on Friday night, leading 93 of the event's 134 laps. He started the day off by earning his series-leading fourth pole of the season, and followed that up with his sixth win. #4-Erik Jones needed to finish 15th or better to win the championship, had a quiet night, and finished sixth to become the youngest champion in series history.
#8-John Hunter Nemechek finished second to Crafton, leading 24 laps throughout the night. #19-Tyler Reddick finished second to Jones in the championship points, ended the night in third. He was followed by: #11-Ben Kennedy, #17-Timothy Peters, #4-Jones, #98-Johnny Sauter, in his final ride with ThorSport Racing, #14-Daniel Hemric, #13-Cameron Hayley, and #05-John Wes Townley in the top-10.
There were 4 caution flags for 18 laps and 14 lead changes among 6 leaders.
Homestead Race Fast Facts: Matt Crafton won the 20th Annual Ford EcoBoost 200, his 11th victory in 361 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
This is his sixth victory and 18th top-10 finish in 2015.
This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 15 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
John H. Nemechek (second) posted his first top-10 finish in his first start at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2015.
Tyler Reddick (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
John H. Nemechek (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
Erik Jones # leads the point standings by 15 points over Tyler Reddick.
(NASCAR Statistics) (11-20-2015)
Championship Fast Facts:
Driver Champion: Erik Jones:
Erik Jones won his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship; becoming the youngest champion in series history at the age of 19 years, 5 months, 21 days.
Jones is the 14th different driver to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship.
Jones finished 15 points ahead of second-place Tyler Reddick.
Jones finished the 2015 season with three wins, 11 top fives, 20 top 10s and five poles.
Jones' 2015 Season-To-Date Loop Data: Driver Rating (117.9); Average Running Position (4.9).
Owner Champion: Kyle Busch, Kyle Busch Motorsports:
This is Kyle Busch Motorsport's third-consecutive and fourth all-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series owner championship. Kyle Busch Motorsports' previous owner championships were in 2010, 2013 and 2014 -KBM's No. 51 tied ThorSport Racing's No. 88 in owner points in 2013 but was awarded the championship due the tiebreaker (wins).
KBM is the first team in NCWTS history to win three consecutive owner championships.
Kyle Busch Motorsports now has the most owner titles in the NCWTS with four.
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