McAnally-Hilgemann Racing’s Tyler Ankrum saved fuel to snap a 130-race winless streak in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, visiting Victory Lane in the series’ first trip to Rockingham Speedway in 12 years. With the win, Ankrum also took home the final $50,000 bonus in the Triple Truck Challenge.
Ankrum cycled his No. 18 Chevrolet into the lead with under 30 laps to go when Tricon Garage drivers Corey Heim and Gio Ruggiero pitted. With other competitors running out of fuel in the closing laps, Ankrum had enough left in the tank to win for the first time since July 11, 2019, at Kentucky Speedway.
Jake Garcia, Daniel Hemric, Rajah Caruth and Grant Enfinger rounded out the top five.
Kaden Honeycutt, Jack Wood, Heim, Connor Mosack and Ruggiero completed the top 10.
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On Lap 110, Ty Majeski got loose underneath Grant Enfinger in Turn 1 while trying to make a pass, then spun and backed his No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford into the outside wall. The red flag came out for nearly 10 minutes to repair the SAFER barrier.
On the following restart, Rajah Caruth’s No. 71 Spire Motorsports slid up the track in Turn 4, igniting an accident that ended the days of Stewart Friesen, Matt Mills and Tanner Gray. Friesen suffered heavy damage to the rear of his No. 52 Toyota in the wreck that brought out the race’s second red flag.
The Truck Series will return to action in two weeks at Texas Motor Speedway for the SpeedyCash.com 250 on Friday, May 2 (8 p.m. ET, FS1, NASCAR Radio Network Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
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