NASCAR Truck Series: 37 Kind Days 250 at Kansas results – Noah Gragson wins

Noah Gragson swept all three stages in the 37 Kind Days 250 at Kansas Speedway, locking himself into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs. 

Noah Gragson dominated on Friday, May 11 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, the 37 Kind Days 250 at Kansas Speedway. He won the pole Friday afternoon and never looked back. It was a fairly easy victory for Gragson, and it was his second career victory in the Truck Series. He led the most laps, won both stages, and his pit strategy netted him the race victory.

Starting first, Noah Gragson cruised to a stage one win. The most impressive drive came from John Hunter Nemechek. In his last Truck Series race, Nemechek won at Martinsville. At Kansas, he began the race in the rear of the field due to an unapproved adjustment. He drove through most of the field, finishing stage one in sixth place behind Gragson and four other drivers. Gragson then won stage two, holding off late charges from Brett Moffitt and Kyle Busch.

With 69 laps to go, NASCAR threw a caution for debris. Following the restart, Stewart Friesen quickly grabbed the lead from Noah Gragson. However, another caution flag flew due to the spinning truck of Bo LeMastus. Unfortunately for Friesen, his shifter knob broke under caution, and after failing to maintain caution speed, he lost the lead. Varying pit strategies ensued, but Gragson’s team chose four fresh tires and his dominant truck ended up in victory lane.

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Two contenders suffered power issues. At Kansas last year, Ben Rhodes led 25 laps and appeared to be in line for victory before engine failure ended his night short. This year, he finished stage one in fourth place, but disaster struck again. With 15 laps to go in stage two, his truck experienced power issues. He came down pit road, and in the process, he surrendered any chance he had previously had for victory.

Brett Moffitt finished in third place in stage one and second in stage two behind Gragson. Yet with 73 laps to go, his hopes for victory disappeared, much like they did for Rhodes. While his team worked quickly to replace the battery, he lost three laps and never recovered despite the speed of his truck.

Here are the race results from 37 Kind Days 250 at Kansas Speedway.

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