Ryan Preece Wins in His Maiden Voyage in Nashville Truck Race

NASHVILLE, TN – RIS – It was Ryan Peerce’s first truck race, but it did not matter at all.  He stormed through half the field to pass every truck ahead of him in the final stage to win the Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway.  Preece was driving a truck from the Gilliland stable.  The two Fords were so good on this night that teammate Todd Gilliland finished second.

Preece, the Cup Series regular in the top Series battled with Grant Enfinger and Gilliland over the final 55 laps.

Gilliland would take second away from Enfinger over the final few laps but couldn't overcome the second that Preece put between himself and the other two.  After a great showing in the first two stages and winning the first Truck Series pole in his career, polesitter Derek Kraus' night came to a heartbreaking end. With 40 laps to go, Kraus was running in the top-10 when he made contact with Josh Berry. Kraus' front right tire went down sending him hard into the wall. Kraus walked away from the wreck with some assistance from the medical crew.

Two stars of the truck series had mishaps on the night.  William Byron's night finished on lap 77 as he blew his engine and had to be pushed off of the track.

 After running in the top-10 for most of the night, veteran Johnny Sauter was spun around by Tanner Gray on lap 103.  William Byron's night finished on lap 77 as he blew his engine and had to be pushed off of the track. After running in the top-10 for most of the night, veteran Johnny Sauter was spun around by Tanner Gray on lap 103.

Unofficial Results, Inaugural Rackley Roofing 200, June 18, 2021, Nashville Superspeedway, 1.333 Mile Concrete

Fin, Str, Driver, Trk, Laps, St1, St2, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status

1) 6, Ryan Preece(i), 17, Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, 150, 6, 10, 2, 8, , 0, Running

2) 35, Todd Gilliland, 38, Crosley Brands Ford, 150, , , , , , 35, Running

3) 4, Grant Enfinger, 98, Champion/Curb Records Toyota, 150, 4, 9, 3, 39, , 43, Running

4) 9, Zane Smith, 21, Chevy.com/Accessories Chevrolet, 150, 7, 2, , , , 46, Running

5) 17, Stewart Friesen, 52, Halmar International Toyota, 150, , , 1, 5, , 32, Running

6) 15, Matt Crafton, 88, Chi Chi's/Menards Toyota, 150, , 5, , , , 37, Running

7) 16, Ben Rhodes, 99, Bombardier LearJet 75 Toyota, 150, , 6, , , , 35, Running

8) 13, Ty Majeski, 66, SimCraft Toyota, 150, , , , , , 29, Running

9) 3, Austin Hill, 16, JBL Toyota, 150, 2, , 1, 2, , 37, Running

10) 34, John Hunter Nemechek, 4, Mobil 1 Toyota, 150, , , , , , 27, Running

11) 2, Jack Wood, 24, Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, 150, 5, 7, , , , 36, Running

12) 8, Johnny Sauter, 13, Tenda Equine & Pet Care Products Toyota, 150, 8, 4, , , , 35, Running

13) 5, Chandler Smith #, 18, Safelite AutoGlass Toyota, 150, 3, 1, 1, 48, 1, 42, Running

14) 24, Sheldon Creed, 2, Liftkits4less.com Chevrolet, 150, , , , , , 23, Running

15) 21, Chase Purdy #, 23, BamaBuggies.com Chevrolet, 150, , , , , , 22, Running

16) 11, Carson Hocevar #, 42, Scott's/GMPartsNow Chevrolet, 150, , , , , , 21, Running

17) 18, Parker Kligerman, 75, Fast Checkout Chevrolet, 150, , , , , , 20, Running

18) 36, Tanner Gray, 15, Ford Performance Ford, 150, , 8, , , , 22, Running

19) 12, Josh Berry(i), 25, Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 150, , , , , , 0, Running

20) 22, Tate Fogleman, 12, Sim Seats Chevrolet, 150, , , , , , 17, Running

21) 14, Hailie Deegan #, 1, Monster Ford, 150, , , , , , 16, Running

22) 23, Ross Chastain(i), 45, GA Watermelon/Circle B Diecast Chevrolet, 150, , , , , , 0, Running

23) 7, Tyler Ankrum, 26, LiUNA! Chevrolet, 150, 10, , , , , 15, Running

24) 20, Drew Dollar, 51, Sunbelt Rentals Toyota, 150, , , , , , 13, Running

25) 30, Spencer Davis, 11, INOX Lubricants Toyota, 150, , , , , , 12, Running

26) 19, Ryan Truex, 40, Marquis Spas Chevrolet, 150, , , , , , 11, Running

27) 27, Austin Wayne Self, 22, The At Home Concert Experience Chevrolet, 150, , , , , , 10, Running

28) 31, Dawson Cram, 41, Camping World Chevrolet, 150, , , , , , 9, Running

29) 25, Timmy Hill, 56, Mountain Fork Brewery Chevrolet, 150, , , , , , 8, Running

30) 32, Danny Bohn, 30, North American Motor Car Toyota, 149, , , , , , 7, Running

31) 33, Cory Roper, 04, CarQuest Auto Parts Ford, 148, , , , , , 6, Running

32) 29, Kris Wright #, 02, MasterTech Chevrolet, 148, , , , , , 5, Running

33) 28, Trey Hutchens III, 14, Rich Mar/Quality Roof Seamers Chevrolet, 146, , , , , , 4, Running

34) 26, Lawless Alan, 34, AUTOParkit Toyota, 142, , , , , , 3, Running

35) 1, Derek Kraus, 19, Thorogood Toyota, 110, 1, 3, 1, 48, 1, 20, Accident

36) 10, William Byron(i), 27, Crusin Sports/Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 78, 9, , , , , 0, Engine

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Time of Race: 1 Hr, 44 Mins, 25 Secs.

Race Length: 150 Laps, 199.95 Miles

Average Speed: 114.637 MPH

Margin of Victory: 0.950 Seconds

Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 16, 18, 98, 24, 17, 21, 13, 27, 26

Stage 2 Top 10: 18, 21, 19, 13, 88, 99, 24, 15, 98, 17

Race Comments: Ryan Preece won the Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway, his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory.

Prior to the start, the following trucks dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: No. 15, No. 38 (failed inspection).

Failed to Qualify: (6) No. 49 JJ Yeley(i), No. 68 Clay Greenfield, No. 32 Bret Holmes, No. 20 Spencer Boyd, No. 3 Keith Mcgee, No. 33 Josh Reaume.

Caution Flags: 5 for 29 laps;

Laps: 47-53 (Stage 1 Conclusion [11]);

79-83 (Fluid on track [41]);

97-103 (Stage 2 Conclusion [56]);

105-108 (No. 13 Spin Turn 4 [30]);

112-117 (No. 19, No. 25 Incident Backstretch [34]).

Lead Changes: 8 among 6 drivers;

D. Kraus 1-48;

A. Hill 49-50;

C. Smith # 51-98;

G. Enfinger 99-103;

S. Friesen 104-108;

G. Enfinger 109-117;

R. Preece(i) 118;

G. Enfinger 119-143;

R. Preece(i) 144-150.

Cometic Gasket Pole Award: Derek Kraus, No. 19

Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Todd Gilliland, No. 38

Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Chandler Smith, No. 18