NASCAR Truck Series Driver Power Rankings after 2018 Gander Outdoors 150
By Mark Kristl
Kyle Busch won the 2018 Gander Outdoors 150 at Pocono Raceway. How did other drivers’ outcomes affect this week’s NASCAR Truck Series driver power rankings?
Kyle Busch won the 2018 Gander Outdoors 150 after leading 43 of the race’s 60 laps. He won by a 1.469-second margin over teammate Erik Jones. Jones drove the #18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota in place of Noah Gragson, who was scheduled to race but sat out due to illness.
As the full-time driver of #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in the NASCAR Cup Series, Jones is no stranger to the NASCAR Truck Series. He won the 2015 Truck Series championship driving the #4 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota.
The three Kyle Busch Motorsports entries combined to lead 51 of the 60 laps at Pocono Raceway, so the team certainly dominated the race. Busch’s victory is his second Truck Series win of the season. Earlier this season, he also won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
This win at Pocono Raceway is Busch’s 51st career Truck Series win, which ties him with Ron Hornaday Jr. for the most NASCAR Truck Series wins of all-time.
Congratulations to Kyle Busch on this historic accomplishment, which adds to an already prolific NASCAR career. Check out this interesting statistic.
Kyle Busch updated ranks:
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) July 28, 2018
— 14th on all-time Cup wins list
— First on all-time Xfinity wins list
— Tied for first on all-time Truck wins list
Continue reading this week’s driver power rankings to learn about how the top Truck Series drivers fared at Pocono Raceway. First, here are the 20 drivers in the top 30 in the Truck Series point standings who are not in this week’s Truck Series driver power rankings.
NOTE: “NR” means not ranked and “LW” means last week.
- Dalton Sargeant, #25, GMS Racing, Chevrolet
- Todd Gilliland, #4, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Toyota
- Austin Hill, #02, Young’s Motorsports, Chevrolet
- Austin Self, #22, Niece Motorsports, Chevrolet
- Justin Fontaine, #45, Niece Motorsports, Chevrolet
- Wendell Chavous, #49, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet
- Jordan Anderson, #3, Jordan Anderson Racing, Chevrolet
- Joe Nemechek, #8, NEMCO Motorsports, Chevrolet
- Jesse Little, #97, JJL Motorsports, Ford
- Norm Benning, #6, Norm Benning Racing, Chevrolet
- Jennifer Jo Cobb, #10, Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing, Chevrolet
- Josh Reaume, #33, Reaume Brothers Racing, Chevrolet
- Spencer Davis, #51, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Toyota
- Korbin Forrister, #7, All Out Motorsports, Toyota
- Harrison Burton, #51, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Toyota
- Bo LeMastus, #54, DGR-Crosley, Toyota
- David Gilliland, #54, DGR-Crosley, Toyota
- Robby Lyons, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet
- Parker Kligerman, #75, Henderson Motorsports, Chevrolet
- Bayley Currey, #63, MB Motorsports, Chevrolet