Nov. 14, 2014
By Reid Spencer

NASCAR Wire Service

HOMESTEAD, Fla.—After breathtaking three-wide racing during the final 20-lap green-flag run, Darrell Wallace Jr. held off hard-charging Keystone Light Polesitter Kyle Larson to win Friday night’s Ford EcoBoost 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Behind the wild battle for the victory, Matt Crafton ran ninth and won an unprecedented second straight series title with room to spare.

Timothy Peters came home third, followed by Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney, runner-up to Crafton for the series championship. Busch won the NCWTS owner’s championship in the No. 51 Toyota he drove on Friday night.

Blaney’s waning championship hopes suffered a blow when his shifter broke, causing him to stall his No. 29 Brad Keselowski Racing Ford exiting his pit stall on Lap 72. Blaney dropped to 14th for the subsequent restart on Lap 76 and quickly worked his way up to ninth, three positions behind Crafton in the running order.

By then, only 21 trucks remained on the lead lap, providing Crafton with a comfortable margin of error, given that Crafton entered the race needing a finish of 21st or better to claim the series title.

Using vise-grips to control the broken shifter, Blaney was fourth off pit road for a restart on Lap 104, after the fifth caution of the night. His hard-fought top five wasn’t enough to overcome the 25-point lead Crafton held entering the race.

During that same pit stop, Larson fell from first to third on pit road, after having led 96 laps to that point.

Wallace grabbed the lead from Busch on Lap 119 of 134 and held it the rest of the way, as Larson charged into second place and closed the gap to .294 seconds at the finish.

Note: Ben Kennedy won the Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors. Kennedy and Tyler Reddick tied in the rookie standings, with Kennedy winning the title because of his higher standing in driver championship points.

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race – Ford EcoBoost 200
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, Florida
Friday, November 14, 2014

1. (8) Darrell Wallace Jr., Toyota, 134, $42095.
2. (1) Kyle Larson(i), Chevrolet, 134, $27735.
3. (15) Timothy Peters, Toyota, 134, $21326.
4. (5) Kyle Busch(i), Toyota, 134, $16200.
5. (2) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 134, $16675.
6. (4) Tyler Reddick #, Ford, 134, $16450.
7. (7) Ty Dillon(i), Chevrolet, 134, $13000.
8. (14) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 134, $15050.
9. (6) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 134, $15850.
10. (17) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 134, $15925.
11. (3) Ross Chastain, Toyota, 134, $14550.
12. (13) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 134, $14375.
13. (9) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 134, $14250.
14. (16) Spencer Gallagher, Chevrolet, 134, $14150.
15. (22) German Quiroga, Toyota, 134, $14875.
16. (18) Mason Mitchell, Ford, 134, $11675.
17. (11) Ben Kennedy #, Chevrolet, 134, $13825.
18. (10) Bryan Silas, Chevrolet, 134, $13725.
19. (20) Tayler Malsam, Chevrolet, 134, $13625.
20. (26) Austin Hill, Ford, 134, $11880.
21. (24) Matt Tifft, Chevrolet, 134, $11050.
22. (27) Justin Jennings, Chevrolet, 134, $13050.
23. (19) Joey Coulter, Chevrolet, 133, $12925.
24. (25) Tyler Young #, Chevrolet, 133, $12625.
25. (28) Kyle Martel, Chevrolet, 131, $10325.
26. (32) Todd Peck, Chevrolet, 131, $10975.
27. (33) Derek White, Chevrolet, 130, $9775.
28. (21) Ray Black Jr., Chevrolet, 130, $10575.
29. (23) Mason Mingus #, Chevrolet, 130, $9350.
30. (31) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 129, $9150.
31. (30) Wendell Chavous, Chevrolet, Electrical, 114, $8600.
32. (29) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, Clutch, 58, $8575.
33. (36) Scott Stenzel, Chevrolet, Electrical, 11, $8550.
34. (35) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, Rear Gear, 7, $8525.
35. (12) John Wes Townley, Toyota, Accident, 6, $8495.
36. (34) Caleb Roark, Chevrolet, Vibration, 5, $8410.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 113.791 mph.
Time of Race: 01 Hrs, 45 Mins, 59 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.293 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 7 for 28 laps.
Lead Changes: 13 among 5 drivers.
Lap Leaders: K. Larson(i) 1-25; J. Cobb 26; K. Larson(i) 27-42; K. Busch(i) 43; K. Larson(i) 44-74; D. Wallace Jr. 75; K. Larson(i) 76; D. Wallace Jr. 77; K. Larson(i) 78-100; B. Silas 101; K. Busch(i) 102; D. Wallace Jr. 103-114; K. Busch(i) 115-118; D. Wallace Jr. 119-134.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. Larson(i) 5 times for 96 laps; D. Wallace Jr. 4 times for 30 laps; K. Busch(i) 3 times for 6 laps; B. Silas 1 time for 1 lap; J. Cobb 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in Points: M. Crafton – 833; R. Blaney – 812; D. Wallace Jr. – 799; J. Sauter – 773; T. Peters – 746; G. Quiroga – 683; J. Coulter – 680; J. Burton – 679; B. Kennedy # – 679; B. Silas – 548.