Sauter Punches Ticket to Homestead with Victory at Martinsville

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Johnny Sauter was able to take GMS Racing to victory lane for the second straight weekend and become the first person to punch his ticket to the "Final Four" in three weeks at Homestead.

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Last weekend it was Enfinger but this weekend it was all Johnny Sauter and his win couldn't have came at any crucial moment. Sauter had not visited victory lane since the season opening race in Daytona but staying consistent every week kept Sauter in the Championship Hunt. Sauter had to hold off a hard charging Chase Elliott who was just trying to gain extra track time for the Cup Race. Chase would finish second. John Hunter Nemechek who would finish third opted for track position under the final pit stop of the day, taking two tires only. He would hold onto the lead for a few laps but newer tires prevailed. Chasers Christopher Bell and Timothy Peters both had very good days finishing fourth and fifth.
Ben Kennedy would be the worst finishing chaser after contact with Ben Rhodes sent him spinning and John Wes Townley nailing the quarter panel of the #33. After the race Ben Kennedy and Ben Rhodes would have some words for each other which will ultimately land a new rivalry in the NCWTS. "The Battle of The Ben's". Despite the crash, Kennedy is still ahead of one driver who ended up having brake issues. That driver would be Matt Crafton who had a left rear brake fire. Crafton would have to come to pit road and lose a lap while the team went to fix the issue.
As it stands today if the chase was to end today the "Final Four" would be Johnny Sauter, Christopher Bell, Timothy Peters, and William Byron with Ben Kennedy and Matt Crafton being eliminated.

Results from Martinsville

1. 21 - Johnny Sauter
2. 71 - Chase Elliott
3. 8 - John Hunter Nemechek
4. 4 - Christopher Bell
5. 17 - Timothy Peters
6. 51 - Daniel Suarez
7. 00 - Cole Custer
8. 9 - William Byron
9. 19 - Daniel Hemric
10. 20 - Austin Hill
11. 13 - Cameron Hayley
12. 92 - Cole Whitt
13. 29 - Tyler Reddick
14. 81 - Ryan Truex
15. 24 - Kaz Grala
16. 11 - Matt Tifft
17. 88 - Matt Crafton
18. 33 - Ben Kennedy
19. 41 - Ben Rhodes
20. 02 - Austin Theriault
21. 05 - John Wes Townley
22. 18 - Harrison Burton
23. 49 - D.J. Kennington
24. 98 - Rico Abreu
25. 44 - Tommy Joe Martins
26. 22 - Justin Fontaine
27. 50 - Travis Kvapil
28. 66 - Joshua Reeves
29. 23 - Spencer Gallagher
30. 07 - Kevin Donahue
31. 63 -Kyle Donahue
32. 1 -Josh White

Next Race for The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Everything's bigger in Texas and in front of its home crowd, Toyota had a chance at clinching a spot in the "Final Four" at Homestead with drivers Christopher Bell, Timothy Peters, and William Byron. Don't forget "The Battle Of Ben's" heads to Texas and we could have a good ole fashion duel between the two if their is anything done between these two. Matt Crafton has won at Texas in the past and really needs to or else he could face a must win situation at Phoenix or he could face a hole deep enough to guarantee Elimination. It's gonna get good and with the Xfinity Series joining the Tag Team Match things are only going to get hotter as the temps get colder.