NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway Storylines and Insights.

Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 10:18am

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Storylines and Insights:

•         2025 will mark the 33rd time the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series has competed at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (starting in 1996).

•         The first two Truck races of 2025 have combined to produce 49 leads changes (30 at Daytona and 19 at Atlanta) – the series-most through the first two races of a season.

•         The first two Truck races of 2025 have combined to produce 23 different leaders (12 at Daytona and 11 at Atlanta) – the series-most through the first two races of a season.

•         Nineteen different drivers have led laps in the first two Truck races of this season, the second-most through the first two races of a season, behind only 2005 with 20.    

•         Grant Enfinger leads the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series standings by one point over reigning series champion Ty Majeski in second following Atlanta. 

•         Six different winners in the last six CRAFTSMAN Truck races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (2020-2024).

•         Four of the last seven Truck races at Las Vegas have been won by the driver that leads the most laps.  

•         In three of the last five Truck races at Las Vegas the last lap for the lead was with 21 or more laps to go: 2024 (21 to go), 2023 (24 to go), 2022 (2 to go), 2021 (4 to go), 2021 (31 to go).

•         In total, 22 different drivers have won the pole at Las Vegas in the Truck Series.

•         Four former Truck Series Las Vegas pole winners have made starts this season – Kyle Busch (three), Rajah Caruth (one), Matt Crafton (one), Johnny Sauter (one) and Ben Rhodes (one).

•         Eleven times the Truck Series race winner at Las Vegas started from the pole or first starting position; the most recent was Rajah Caruth in 2024.

•         In total 26 different drivers have won a race in the Truck Series at Las Vegas.

•         Five former Truck Series Las Vegas winners have made starts this season – Kyle Busch (four), Rajah Caruth (one), Grant Enfinger (one), Johnny Sauter (one) and Chandler Smith (one).

•         Caruth looks to become the first driver in series history to win back-to-back Truck races at Las Vegas.

•         Seven drivers have scored their first career CRAFTSMAN Truck Series win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Rajah Caruth (2024), Christian Eckes (2021), Ben Rhodes (2017), John Wes Townley (2015), Johnny Sauter (2009), Shane Hmiel (2004) and David Starr (2002).     

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