2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
20th season of third-tier NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Matt Crafton , the 2014 Camping World Truck Series champion. Crafton became the first driver in series history to win back-to-back championships.
Ryan Blaney , shown here in 2015, finished second behind Crafton.
Bubba Wallace , shown here in 2015, finished third in the championship.
Ben Kennedy won the Rookie of the Year .
The No. 51 for Kyle Busch Motorsports won the Owner's championship. Also Toyota won the Manufacturers' championship with 18 wins and 1,028 points.
The 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the 20th season of the Camping World Truck Series , the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. The season was contested over twenty-two races, beginning with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway . Toyota entered as the reigning Manufacturers' Champion, while Matt Crafton entered as the defending Drivers' Champion, and ended the season with his second consecutive title.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
Limited schedule
Notes
Schedule
The Lucas Oil 200 at Dover International Speedway in May
The final calendar was released on October 25, 2013, containing 22 races. Rockingham Speedway has been removed from the schedule due to financial issues, while the second race at Iowa Speedway has also been dropped. Gateway Motorsports Park will return to the schedule for the first time since 2010, and New Hampshire Motor Speedway will also feature in the schedule for the first time since 2011.[ 21] Fox Sports 1 will air all of the races except for Talladega which will air on FOX , which makes a return to airing the Truck Series for the first time since 2009.[ 22]
No.
Race Title
Track
Date
1
NextEra Energy Resources 250
Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach
February 21
2
Kroger 250
Martinsville Speedway , Martinsville
March 30†
3
SFP 250
Kansas Speedway , Kansas City
May 9
4
North Carolina Education Lottery 200
Charlotte Motor Speedway , Concord
May 16
5
Lucas Oil 200
Dover International Speedway , Dover
May 30
6
WinStar World Casino & Resort 400
Texas Motor Speedway , Fort Worth
June 6
7
Drivin' for Linemen 200
Gateway Motorsports Park , Madison, Illinois
June 14
8
UNOH 225
Kentucky Speedway , Sparta
June 26
9
American Ethanol 200
Iowa Speedway , Newton
July 11
10
Mudsummer Classic
Eldora Speedway , New Weston
July 23
11
Pocono Mountains 150
Pocono Raceway , Long Pond
August 2
12
Careers for Veterans 200
Michigan International Speedway , Brooklyn
August 16
13
UNOH 200
Bristol Motor Speedway , Bristol
August 21†
14
Chevrolet Silverado 250
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park , Bowmanville , Ontario
August 31
15
Lucas Oil 225
Chicagoland Speedway , Joliet
September 13†
16
UNOH 175
New Hampshire Motor Speedway , Loudon
September 20
17
Rhino Linings 350
Las Vegas Motor Speedway , Las Vegas
September 27
18
Fred's 250
Talladega Superspeedway , Talladega
October 18
19
Kroger 200
Martinsville Speedway , Martinsville
October 25
20
WinStar World Casino & Resort 350
Texas Motor Speedway , Fort Worth
October 31
21
Lucas Oil 150
Phoenix International Raceway , Avondale
November 7
22
Ford EcoBoost 200
Homestead-Miami Speedway , Homestead
November 14
†: The Kroger 250,[ 23] UNOH 200,[ 24] and Lucas Oil 225 were postponed a day due to persistent rain.[ 25]
Results and standings
Races
Drivers' standings
(key ) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position earned by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
Owners' championship (Top 15)
Manufacturers' championship
See also
References
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^ a b "Gaulding Set to Make Truck Series Debut" . Motor Racing Network . February 7, 2014. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014 .
^ a b "Ben Kennedy to drive for Turner Scott Motorsports" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013 .
^ "Larson to run Eldora in search for redemption" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014 .
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^ "Tyler Reddick to Drive No. 19 Brad Keselowski Racing Entry in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series" . Brad Keselowski Racing . Constant Contact. November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013 .
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^ a b c "Race Schedule" . Kyle Busch Motosports. Retrieved January 24, 2014 .
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^ "Jeb Burton lands ride for Daytona with ThorSport" . The Charlotte Observer . February 6, 2014. Archived from the original on February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014 .
^ a b "Crafton back for 2014; Sauter signs multiyear extension" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013 .
^ "Mingus & Win-Tron Heading To Truck Series" . National Speed Sport News . January 18, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014 .
^ Smith, Brian (April 11, 2014). "Off to the races: Weatherford resident seeing his NASCAR dreams coming true" . Weatherford Democrat . Weatherford, TX. Retrieved April 12, 2014 .
^ "Cole Custer To run 9 truck races in 2014" . Fox Sports . January 20, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014 .
^ "Ryan Sieg: Part-Time Nationwide Series Effort" . RotoWire . February 5, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014 .
^ "Mason Mitchell Ready to Make Camping World Truck Series Debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway" . Mason Mitchell Motorsports . November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014 .
^ "John Wes Townley to Wauters Motorsports for 2014" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013 .
^ Estrada, Chris (August 12, 2014). "NASCAR Trucks: John Wes Townley to miss Saturday's race at Michigan" . NBC Sports . Retrieved August 12, 2014 .
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^ "NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – 2014 Race Schedule" . Jayski. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014 .
^ "RAIN RUINS SATURDAY'S SLATE; DOUBLEHEADER PLANNED" . NASCAR . March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014 .
^ "UNOH 200 RAINED OUT, MOVED TO THURSDAY" . NASCAR . August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
^ "LUCAS OIL 225 POSTPONED UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT" . NASCAR . September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014 .