Reigning series champion Zane Smith won Saturday’s Craftsman Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas for the second year in a row.
The victory is Smith’s second of this year.
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Kyle Busch finished second and was followed by Ty Majeski, Tyler Ankrum and Ross Chastain.
The key moment came when Parker Kligerman’s truck came to a stop on the frontstretch at Lap 28. Smith, running second, made it to pit road before it was closed. Busch, who was leading, had already passed pit road entrance.
Smith gained the lead with the move, while Busch had to pit under the caution and restarted 16th. Smith was able to build a lead and beat Busch by 5.4 seconds.
Stage 1 winner: Christian Eckes
Stage 2 winner: Kyle Busch
Who had a good race: Ty Majeski’s third-place finish is his best of the season. ... Tyler Ankrum’s fourth-place finish is his best of the year. ... Corey Heim has finished sixth two races in a row. ... Rookie Nick Sanchez finished seventh, giving him back-to-back top 10s.
Who had a bad race: Parker Kligerman was running third when electrical issues forced him to stop on track just after the end of the second stage. ... After winning the first stage, Christian Eckes had mechanical issues and had to pit for repairs, costing him several laps.
Notable: Front Row Motorsports has won the Truck COTA race all three years. Todd Gilliland won the race in 2021 and Zane Smith has won it the past two years.
Next: The series races April 1 at Texas Motor Speedway (4:30 p.m. ET on FS1).
