RACE
RECAP
UNOH
200
Bristol
Motor Speedway – Bristol, Tennessee
Wednesday,
August 17, 2016
Race
Winner: Ben Kennedy
Age:
24
Team:
No. 33 – Jacob Chevrolet
Owner:
Maurice Gallagher, Jr.
Crew
Chief: Joey Cohen
Starting
this year, the XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series will feature championship
races at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19 (NXS) and November 18
(NCWTS). Four drivers will compete amongst a full field for their
respective title. Below is a race recap from Wednesday’s Camping World Truck
Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series
will compete this weekend at Bristol:
·
Ben
Kennedy won the 19th Annual UNOH 200 Camping World Truck Series race
at Bristol Motor Speedway Wednesday night. It was his first victory in 63
Camping World Truck Series races.
· It is Kennedy’s sixth top-10 and second top-5 finish through 13 races this season.
· It is Kennedy’s first top-10 finish in four races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
· Brett Moffitt (second) posted his second top-10 finish in 2016.
· Daniel Hemric (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
· William Byron (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
· Byron leads the point standings by 37 points over Daniel Hemric.
· Through 13 races this season in the Camping World Truck Series, Ben Kennedy, Christopher Bell, William Byron, Matt Crafton, John Hunter Nemechek and Johnny Sauter have qualified for the 2016 Camping World Truck Series Chase as a result of their victories. Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson have also won a Camping World Truck Series race this season but are ineligible for the Camping World Truck Series Chase due to their full-time status in the Sprint Cup Series.
· It is Kennedy’s sixth top-10 and second top-5 finish through 13 races this season.
· It is Kennedy’s first top-10 finish in four races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
· Brett Moffitt (second) posted his second top-10 finish in 2016.
· Daniel Hemric (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
· William Byron (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
· Byron leads the point standings by 37 points over Daniel Hemric.
· Through 13 races this season in the Camping World Truck Series, Ben Kennedy, Christopher Bell, William Byron, Matt Crafton, John Hunter Nemechek and Johnny Sauter have qualified for the 2016 Camping World Truck Series Chase as a result of their victories. Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson have also won a Camping World Truck Series race this season but are ineligible for the Camping World Truck Series Chase due to their full-time status in the Sprint Cup Series.
