Nashville Truck race results: Carson Hocevar wins
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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. He finished 31st and fell to fourth in the points.
NEXT: The series races July 8 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (1:30 p.m. ET, FS1)
Source: NBC Sports
