2017 Toyota Tundra 250 Results – Busch Wins, Rhodes Crushed

It was Kyle Busch celebrating in victory lane on Friday night in the Camping World Truck Series at Kansas, but he was not the dominant driver of the race.

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returned from a six-week spring break to race under the lights in the nation’s heartland. The Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas Speedway had everything a race fan could look for, including a heartbreaking end for one driver, leading to a victory by Cup driver Kyle Busch.

Ben Rhodes was the dominant truck on the night at Kansas, with by far the strongest truck in the field. He would fight throughout the night with the Kyle Busch Motorsports trucks driven by Busch and Christopher Bell, swapping the lead with them frequently. Following a spate of cautions that slowed the opening stage of the race, Rhodes looked poised to conquer the field and erase the bad memories of his last lap crash last year at the track.

However, heartbreak would strike in the closing laps for the #27 Toyota, as the engine let go on the race leader. This allowed Kyle Busch to easily cruise to victory at Kansas, his 47th career Truck Series win. Johnny Sauter for GMS Racing came home second, with John Hunter Nemechek in third.

Unlike last year, Ben Rhodes can hold his head up high leaving Kansas after fighting so strongly against Busch. Even the normally self-focused Rowdy subdued his victory celebrations, understanding the position that Rhodes was in, just missing out on his first career NASCAR win.

Here are the full results from the Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas Speedway:

1. Kyle Busch, Toyota, Kyle Busch Motorsports
2. Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, GMS Racing
3. John Hunter Nemechek, Chevrolet, NEMCO Motorsports
4. Christopher Bell, Toyota, Kyle Busch Motorsports
5. Chase Briscoe, Ford, Brad Keselowski Racing
6. Ryan Truex, Toyota, Hattori Racing Enterprises
7. Brett Moffitt, Toyota, Red Horse Racing
8. Kaz Grala, Chevrolet, GMS Racing
9. Justin Haley, Chevrolet, GMS Racing
10. Austin Cindric, Ford, Brad Keselowski Racing
11. Grant Enfinger, Toyota, ThorSport Racing
12. Regan Smith, Ford, Ricky Benton Racing
13. Timothy Peters, Toyota, Red Horse Racing
14. Tyler Young, Chevrolet, Young’s Motorsports
15. Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, Niece Motorsports
16. Matt Crafton, Toyota, ThorSport Racing
17. Matt Mills, Chevrolet, Martins Family Racing
18. Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, Bolen Motorsports
19. Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, Beaver Motorsports
20. Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, Rick Ware Racing
21. Kevin Donahue, Chevrolet, MB Motorsports
22. Cody Ware, Chevrolet, Beaver Motorsports
23. Ben Rhodes, Toyota, ThorSport Racing
24. Norm Benning, Chevrolet, Norm Benning Racing
25. Travis Miller, Chevrolet, MDM Motorsports
26. Cody Coughlin, Toyota, ThorSport Racing
27. Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, JJC Racing
28. Noah Gragson, Toyota, Kyle Busch Motorsports
29. Todd Peck, Chevrolet, Copp Motorsports
30. Camden Murphy, Chevrolet, MB Motorsports
31. Wendell Chavous, Chevrolet, Premium Motorsports
32. Stewart Friesen, Chevrolet, Halmar Racing

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Next week, the hard racing truckers of the Camping World Truck Series race in their own backyard at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Be sure to tune in for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 on Friday night at 8:00 pm eastern, live on FS1. Also catch the Cup Series at Kansas in the Go Bowling 400, live on Saturday night on FS1.