FORT WORTH, TX - Matt Crafton raced to his second NASCAR Camping World Truck victory of the season Friday night, running the final 61 laps at Texas Motor Speedway on one tank of fuel.<br />
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The defending series champion led 118 of 167 laps on the 1 1/2-mile track, and beat pole sitter Justin Lofton by a race record 13.302 seconds.<br />
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"It's awesome to be able to do it in this fashion," Crafton said. "We marched through them. We had a brand new motor package from Triad and they stepped up as well. I'm just lucky enough to drive it."<br />
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Crafton's ThorSport Racing Toyota ran out of fuel on the way to victory lane.<br />
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"They said it was going to be close," Crafton said. "It's hard to save when you have such a fast truck. ... This truck was really, really good. I could go anywhere I wanted to and run however I wanted to."<br />
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Also the winner in March at Martinsville, Crafton regained the lead in the season standings - moving 11 points ahead of teamate Johnny Sauter. Crafton has five victories in 322 career series starts.<br />
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Lofton also stretched his fuel.<br />
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"The last 10 laps I was running about 50 percent throttle," Lofton said. "As soon as I left my pit box we were on fuel conservation mode. I wish we could have pushed him (Crafton) to run him out of fuel."<br />
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Joe Nemechek finished third, followed by Ryan Blaney, Watkinsville, GA's John Wes Townley, Ron Hornaday, Jr., Sauter, Bryan Silas, Joey Coulter and Darrell Wallace, Jr.<br />
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"It made it all the way to the end," Nemechek said.<br />
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Sauter had to pit for fuel under green on Lap 163.<br />
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Timothy Peters, a point ahead of Crafton and Sauter entering the race, finished 24th to drop to fifth in the standings. Peters cut a tire early, then crashed into the outside wall on lap 45 after running through oil from German Quiroga's car.<br />
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Erik Jones was 11th after skipping his high school graduation ceremony in Swartz Creek, Michigan, to race. The event was the 18-year-old driver's first national-level start on a 1 1/2-mile oval.<br />
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"To graduate at a race track, I don't know that I would have had it any other way," Jones said.<br />
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<b>NASCAR Camping World Truck Series<br />
Texas Motor Speedway - Fort Worth, TX<br />
WinStar World Casino & Resort 400 - June 6, 2014</b><br />
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<b>(Start position in parentheses)</b><br />
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1. (2) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 167 laps, 147.2 rating, 48 points, $52,005.<br />
2. (1) Justin Lofton, Chevrolet, 167, 89.5, 42, $39,675.<br />
3. (6) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 167, 83.1, 41, $28,216.<br />
4. (3) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 167, 126.1, 41, $21,100.<br />
5. (9) John Wes Townley, Toyota, 167, 82.7, 39, $15,270.<br />
6. (10) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 167, 107.3, 39, $13,100.<br />
7. (4) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 167, 100.6, 37, $12,500.<br />
8. (16) Bryan Silas, Chevrolet, 167, 63.7, 36, $12,065.<br />
9. (19) Joey Coulter, Chevrolet, 167, 69.1, 35, $12,050.<br />
10. (7) Darrell Wallace Jr., Toyota, 166, 90.9, 34, $13,265.<br />
11. (5) Erik Jones, Toyota, 166, 102.2, 33, $11,915.<br />
12. (11) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 166, 84.9, 32, $11,765.<br />
13. (14) Tayler Malsam, Chevrolet, 166, 84.5, 31, $11,725.<br />
14. (18) Ben Kennedy, Chevrolet, 166, 70.2, 30, $12,630.<br />
15. (17) Tyler Young, Chevrolet, 166, 54.5, 29, $12,365.<br />
16. (13) Brennan Newberry, Chevrolet, 165, 54.8, 28, $11,450.<br />
17. (23) Jimmy Weller III, Chevrolet, 165, 43.8, 27, $11,360.<br />
18. (21) T.J. Bell, Chevrolet, 163, 41.3, 26, $11,270.<br />
19. (20) Mason Mingus, Toyota, 156, 45.1, 25, $9,880.<br />
20. (22) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, 154, 36.2, 24, $10,415.<br />
21. (12) Tyler Reddick, Ford, 148, 61.5, 23, $8,700.<br />
22. (26) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, accident, 59, 32.4, 22, $8,610.<br />
23. (8) German Quiroga, Toyota, engine, 53, 61.6, 21, $8,520.<br />
24. (15) Timothy Peters, Toyota, accident, 51, 41.1, 20, $8,430.<br />
25. (24) B.J. McLeod, Chevrolet, engine, 13, 31.8, 19, $8,490.<br />
26. (25) Justin Jennings, Chevrolet, vibration, 3, 30.1, 18, $8,250.<br />
27. (27) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, vibration, 2, 28.5, 0, $8,160.<br />
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<b>Race Statistics</b><br />
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<b>Average Speed of Race Winner:</b> 132.970 mph.<br />
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<b>Time of Race:</b> 1 hour, 53 minutes, 2 seconds.<br />
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<b>Margin of Victory:</b> 13.302 seconds.<br />
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<b>Caution Flags:</b> 4 for 23 laps.<br />
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<b>Lead Changes:</b> 8 among 3 drivers.<br />
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<b>Lap Leaders:</b> M.Crafton 1-36; R.Hornaday Jr. 37-38; R.Blaney 39-49; M.Crafton 50-58; R.Blaney 59-92; M.Crafton 93-109; R.Hornaday Jr. 110-111; M.Crafton 112-167.<br />
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<b>Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led):</b> M.Crafton, 4 times for 118 laps; R.Blaney, 2 times for 45 laps; R.Hornaday Jr., 2 times for 4 laps.<br />
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<b>Top 10 in Points:</b> 1. M.Crafton, 232; 2. J.Sauter, 221; 3. R.Hornaday Jr., 209; 4. R.Blaney, 207; 5. T.Peters, 205; 6. G.Quiroga, 200; 7. B.Kennedy, 199; 8. J.Townley, 198; 9. J.Burton, 185; 10. J.Coulter, 177.
