Gateway Motorsports Park Quick Facts

Tonight the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to Gateway Motorsports Park for the first and only time this season, below are some series quick facts:

Races: 16

Pole Winners: 10

Youngest Pole Winner: Cole Custer (06/14/2014 – 16 years, 4 months, 22 days)

Oldest Pole Winner: Mike Skinner (09/01/2007 – 50 years, 2 months, 4 days)

Race Winners: 15

Youngest Winner: Cole Custer (06/13/2015 – 17 years, 4 months, 22 days)

Oldest Winner: Mike Skinner (09/12/2009 – 52 years, 2 months, 15 days)

Races Won From Pole (or 1st Starting Position): 3

Last Race Won from Pole (or 1st Starting Position): Kevin Harvick (07/17/2010)

Race Record: Jack Sprague 113.726mph (05/07/2000)

Qualifying Record: Cole Custer 136.426 mph (06/14/2014)

The Rhode To Victory At Gateway?

In his second full-time season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, ThorSport Racing driver Ben Rhodes is off to a hot start. Rhodes already has more top-five finishes this season than each of the last two seasons in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and we’re only seven races into the year.

The one thing Rhodes has yet to do in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series? Get his first win. He came awfully close earlier this season at Kansas Speedway, but a piece of debris cutting through his engine ended his night while he was leading Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch late in the race. 

Rhodes is looking for his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win at Gateway Motorsports Park – a place where he has had previous success at.

In one career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Gateway last season, Rhodes won the 21 Means 21 Pole and finished second.

In seven races this season, Rhodes has three top fives, four top 10s and has yet to finish outside the top-23.

Nemechek Looking To Kick It Into High Gear At Gateway

After an up-and-down start to the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, John Hunter Nemechek is looking to make big gains at Gateway.

Nemechek is currently 11th in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points standings and has two top-five finishes so far this season.

In three career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Gateway, Nemechek has two top-six finishes and has never finished outside the top-15. He’s led 53 laps there and owns an average finish of 8.3.

Nemechek will need more consistency to get himself into the top eight in points to make the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs this season.

First Timers At Gateway

There are nine Sunoco Rookie of the Year contenders making their track debut at Gateway Motorsports Park in Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Drivin’ For Linemen 200. They include: Chase Briscoe, Wendell Chavous, Austin Cindric, Cody Coughlin, Grant Enfinger, Stewart Friesen, Noah Gragson, Kaz Grala and Justin Haley.

Ross Chastain, Kevin Donahue, Kyle Donahue, Austin Hill, Bryce Napier, and Todd Peck are also making their track debut at Gateway Motorsports Park in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

NASCAR Next driver Todd Gilliland will make his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start this weekend, running for Kyle Busch Motorsports at Gateway. He finished 20th in his series debut at Dover International Speedway earlier this season.

The Gateway Difference

In the last three NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Gateway Motorsports Park, there have been three different victors:

2016: Christopher Bell

2015: Cole Custer

2014: Darrell Wallace Jr.

Bell will be making his return to Gateway this season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, while Cole Custer will be running in the NASCAR XFINITY Series at Michigan and Darrell Wallace Jr. will be competing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan.

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Driver Standings Update: GMS Racing’s Johnny Sauter remains in the top spot of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, while Christopher Bell and Matt Crafton round out the top three. Holding down spots 4-8 are Chase Briscoe, Ben Rhodes, Ryan Truex, Grant Enfinger and Kaz Grala. There are three Sunoco Rookie of the Year contenders in the top eight.

Owner Standings Update: GMS Racing’s No. 21 Chevrolet Silverado leads Kyle Busch Motorsports’ No. 4 Toyota Tundra by 40 points and ThorSport’s No. 88 Toyota Tundra by 70 points. Brad Keselowski Racing’s No. 29 Ford and Kyle Busch Motorsports’ No. 51 Toyota take up spots 4-5.

Manufacturer Standings Update: Toyota (four wins) leads Chevrolet (three wins) and Ford (zero wins) in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series manufacturer standings through seven races this season.