The 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is the 24th season of the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. Kyle Busch Motorsports' No. 4 team is the reigning champion, with Todd Gilliland replacing Christopher Bell as driver for most of the season, and a rotating series of drivers will drive the truck in early season races because of age requirements since Gilliland is ineligible to participate in most races until the Charlotte round in May.
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Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
Limited schedule
Changes
Drivers
- On October 30, 2017, it was announced that Austin Wayne Self would drive full-time for Niece Motorsports. Self had driven part-time for multiple teams including Niece, AM Racing and Martins Motorsports in 2017. On December 12, 2017, it was announced that Justin Fontaine would drive the second truck, No. 45 alongside Self. Niece Motorsports will also form a technical alliance with GMS Racing in the process.
- On November 10, 2017, it was announced that Austin Hill would run the full season for Young's Motorsports in the No. 02. The team also plans to run a second full time truck, the No. 20. Scott Lagasse Jr. will drive this truck at Daytona.
- On January 4, 2018, it was announced that Ryan Truex would not be returning to Hattori Racing Enterprises in 2018. It was later reported that Truex will drive for Kaulig Racing in the Xfinity Series. HRE will still run the full 2018 schedule. On February 7th, it was announced that Brett Moffitt would be the driver.
- On January 8, 2018, it was announced that Harrison Burton would be driving 9 races for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the No. 51 Toyota Tundra. Burton will be in the truck at Martinsville in the spring and fall, Dover, Iowa, Bristol, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Texas in the fall, ISM Raceway in Phoenix, and Homestead-Miami. On January 11, it was announced that team owner Kyle Busch will drive the No. 51 truck in 3 races at Las Vegas in the spring, Charlotte, and Pocono. On January 23, it was announced that JGR NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Brandon Jones, as well as NASCAR Next alum, Spencer Davis and Riley Herbst, would drive the No. 51 for most of the rest of the season, with Jones and Herbst also making one start in the No. 46 Toyota Tundra. It is still unknown who will drive the truck at Eldora and Talladega.
- On January 17, 2018, it was announced that Todd Gilliland will drive the No. 4 truck full-time effective May 15, when he reaches the minimum age for full-time drivers (18). Gilliland will drive in both age-eligible races at Martinsville and Dover prior to his birthday. In 2017, Gilliland drove full-time in both the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West, driving the No. 16 Toyota Camry for Bill McAnally Racing and winning the west series championship. Gilliland also made Truck starts for Kyle Busch Motorsports, driving the No. 46 and No. 51 Toyota Tundras, at age-eligible races in the previous season.
- For races which Todd Gilliland is ineligible because of his age, the following rotation will be made for the No. 4 truck:
- His father David at Daytona.
- Team owner Kyle Busch at Atlanta and Kansas
- Spencer Davis at Las Vegas
- For races which Todd Gilliland is ineligible because of his age, the following rotation will be made for the No. 4 truck:
- On January 12, 2018, it was announced that Dalton Sargeant would be racing full-time for GMS Racing driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado. Sargeant will also compete for Rookie of the Year honors. In 2017, Sargeant drove full-time in the ARCA Racing Series, driving the No. 77 Ford Fusion for Cunningham Motorsports. Sargeant also made a few starts in the Truck Series, driving the No. 99 MDM Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado.
- On January 16, 2018, it was announced that Cody Coughlin would be joining GMS Racing in 2018, driving the No. 2 Chevrolet Silverado. In 2017, Coughlin drove the No. 13 Toyota Tundra for ThorSport Racing.
- On January 23, 2018, it was announced that Robby Lyons would run the full season for Premium Motorsports in 2018 in the No. 15 Chevrolet. Lyons previously drove a two races for Premium in 2017, driving the organization's No. 49 entry.
- On January 25, 2018, it was announced that Chris Eggleston would drive a partial schedule for the new David Gilliland Racing-Crosley Sports Group team. Eggleston had last run in the Truck Series in 2014.
- On January 31, 2018, it was announced that Jordan Anderson would run his own team for the 2018 season with support from Niece Motorsports, driving the No. 3 with sponsorship from Jacob Companies, LTi Printing, Lucas Oil, and others. He will drive a Toyota Tundra for the Restrictor plate tracks and alternate with Fords and Chevys at Intermediate and Short tracks.
- On February 2, 2018, it was announced that Max McLaughlin, son of longtime Busch Series driver Mike McLaughlin had signed a driver development contract with Niece Motorsports, and will run at least four races for the team this season. The number, sponsor, and crew chief have yet to be determined.
- On February 7, 2018, it was announced that Myatt Snider would be joining ThorSport Racing in 2018, driving the No.13 Ford F-150 with sponsorship from Liberty Tax and Louisiana Hot Sauce. Last year Snider drove the No.51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Tundra part-time.
- On February 7, 2018, it was announced that Brett Moffitt would be joining Hattori Racing Enterprises in 2018, driving the No. 16 Toyota Tundra full time, with sponsorship from Aisin Group. Last year, Moffitt drove for the now defunct Red Horse Racing team in the No. 7 Toyota Tundra before the team was shutted down after 5 races.
- On February 23, 2018, it was announced that Team Dillon made a partnership with Young's Motorsports, Austin Dillon will be behind the wheel at Atlanta and Kansas, Ty Dillon also be behind the wheel in 2 races, Daniel Hemric 1 race and Tanner Thorson (Team Dillon's developmental driver) 12 races.
- Joe Nemechek announced that he will run the full season in 2018 going back and forth between the Nos. 8 and 87 Chevy Silverado will the races the Joe Nemechek is running the No. 87 his son John Hunter Nemechek, J. J. Yeley, and Joey Gase will run the No. 8.
Manufacturers
- On January 16, 2018, it was announced that, after a six-year relationship, ThorSport Racing split ways with Toyota. On January 22, 2018, Ford was announced to be the new manufacturer for the team.
Team changes
- On August 17, 2017, Brad Keselowski announced the shutdown of Brad Keselowski Racing after the 2017 season.
- On December 30, 2017, Martins Motorsports announced the closure of the team. Team owner Tommy Joe Martins stated that deals with other drivers to drive the truck had fell through, and that he is driving a partial Xfinity Series schedule with B. J. McLeod Motorsports in 2018.
- On January 22, 2018, David Gilliland Racing and Crosley Sports Group announced a merger of their teams which includes an expansion to a single truck driver development team in the Camping World Truck Series with support from Toyota Racing Development and an alliance with Kyle Busch Motorsports. These teams will continue to field cars in late models, the K&N Pro Series, and the ARCA racing series. Bo LeMastus will drive the No. 54 Toyota.
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Schedule
The final schedule - comprising 23 races - was released on May 23, 2017.
NOTE: Television schedules subject to change per Fox and NASCAR request should other events necessitate.
Schedule changes
In 2015, NASCAR and 21 Camping World Truck Series tracks agreed on a five-year contract that guarantees each track would continue to host races through 2020. Despite the agreement, Speedway Motorsports decided to cancel the New Hampshire Motor Speedway race and add a second race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, to form two weekends involving each of the three national series. The new race will be the third race of the regular season, while the established fall race will be the second race of the first playoff round.
As a result, the Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park will be held as the first race of the playoffs, while the Chicagoland 225 at Chicagoland Speedway will move from September to June. The UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway will become the final race of the regular season as a result of the schedule realignment.
Unlike the 2017 schedule, the JEGS 200 at Dover International Speedway will precede the Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas Speedway and the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Also, the Gateway 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park will be held one week later as the tenth race of the season, slated to be held the week before the Chicagoland round.
On April 17, 2018, Bristol Motor Speedway announced the UNOH 200 will be moved one day to Thursday night, August 16. The new race date will also reflect a change from FS1 to Fox, as the race broadcast moves to the broadcast network. The live Thursday night race on Fox coincides with preparation for Fox to broadcast the majority of Thursday games during the 2018 NFL season.
Results and standings
Race results
Driver standings
(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or 2017 Owner's points. * - Most laps led. 1 - Stage 1 winner. 2 - Stage 2 winner.
Owners' championship (Top 15)
(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or 2017 Owner's points. * - Most laps led. 1 - Stage 1 winner. 2 - Stage 2 winner.
Manufacturers' Championship
After 4 of 23 races
Playoff grid
See also
- 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
- 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
- 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
- 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
- 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
- 2018 NASCAR Pinty's Series
- 2018 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series
- 2018 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
Notes
References
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