Tate Fogleman Wins Talladega Truck Race by Spinning John Hunter Nemechek

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TALLADEGA, AL Oct 2, 2021, RIS – Tate Fogleman spun leader John Hunter Nemechek out on the final lap of the NASCAR Camping World truck race in overtime to win in an upset.  The final lap saw To0dd Gilliland leading with Nemechek alongside.  Nemechek was able to get by the damaged truckwith lap the lap to go.  Before the finish line, Fogleman turned Nemechek and took the checkers.

It was the first carrier win for Fogleman with his best finish in 2021 being a 9th place finish at Knoxville earlier in the season. Because he was in a crash, Fogleman had to go to the infield care center for the mandatory checkup before he could go to Victory Lane.

Todd Gilliland placed third and was followed Nemechek and Ryan Truex.

This is the second consecutive race that a non-playoff driver won. That means all four spots in next month’s championship race remain open. Those four spots will be set at Martinsville later this month. Martinsville is the final race in the Round of 8.
 

Nemechek got under Gilliland to take the lead off Turn 4. Contact between trucks led to Nemechek going wide. Fogleman was on the bottom and came up and Nemechek came down the track. They hit, sending both sliding across the finish line.

“Luckily the seas parted and I came away with the win,” Fogleman told Motor Racing Network after the rac “I made a move too late and cost myself the win right there. My fault.”

The race went to overtime when leader Chase Purdy spun after contact with Todd Gilliland as the field was coming to the take the white flag. Purdy left the inside open. Gilliland went to fill the hole and the trucks made contact, spinning Purdy. Gilliland’s truck suffered damage to the right front.

The caution came out with 18 laps to go to the scheduled end when Grant Enfinger, leading the middle lane,  moved up to block Sheldon Creed‘s move to pass on the top lane. The contact turned Enfinger back into the field. He clipped playoff driver Stewart Friesen‘s truck and sent it into the wall. Clay Greenfield‘s truck slammed into Enfinger’s vehicle. Also collected in the six-truck crash was playoff driver Carson Hocevar.

The race was stopped after 58 laps when 21 trucks were collected in a crash. The incident started when Austin Hill was hit from behind by Gilliland and sent Hill’s truck into the wall.

“I didn’t know I was even wrecking until I was in the fence.” Austin Hill told FS1.

The only playoff drivers collected in that incident were Chandler Smith and Zane Smith.

Unofficial Results: 16th Annual Chevy Silverado 250, October 2, 2021, Talladega Superspeedway, 2.66 Mile Paved

Fin, Str, Driver, Truck, Laps, St1, St2, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status
1) 20, Tate Fogleman, No. 12 Traeger Grills Chevrolet, 99, , , 1, 1, 5, 40, Running
2) 21, Tyler Hill, No. 56 HairClub Toyota, 99, , , , , , 35, Running
3) 2, Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Speedco Ford, 99, 9, , 3, 39, , 36, Running
4) 7, John Hunter Nemechek (P), No. 4 Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, 99, 6, 8, 4, 11, , 41, Running
5) 14, Ryan Truex, No. 40 CircleBDiecast.com Chevrolet, 99, , , , , , 32, Running
6) 31, Cory Roper, No. 04 Alliance Aviation Ford, 99, , , , , , 31, Running
7) 28, Spencer Boyd, No. 20 Rounded Gear Chevrolet, 99, , , , , , 30, Running
8) 23, Danny Bohn, No. 30 North American Motor Car Toyota, 99, , , , , , 29, Running
9) 15, Chase Purdy #, No. 23 BamaBuggies.com Chevrolet, 99, , , 1, 4, , 28, Running
10) 38, Keith McGee, No. 41 PacBak Toyota, 99, , , 1, 1, , 27, Running
11) 34, Jordan Anderson, No. 3 U.S. LawShield Chevrolet, 99, , , , , , 26, Running
12) 9, Sheldon Creed (P), No. 2 Liftkits4less.com Chevrolet, 99, 8, 1, 3, 6, 1, 38, Running
13) 1, Ben Rhodes (P), No. 99 Bombardier LearJet 75 Toyota, 99, 1, , 3, 20, 1, 34, Running
14) 3, Matt Crafton (P), No. 88 Zep/Menards Toyota, 99, 3, 4, 3, 4, , 38, Running
15) 19, Bret Holmes, No. 32 GOLDEN EAGLE Chevrolet, 99, , 10, 2, 11, , 23, Running
16) 29, Codie Rohrbaugh, No. 9 Grant County Mulch Chevrolet, 98, , , , , , 21, Accident
17) 39, Norm Benning, No. 6 XEO CROSS-EYED OWL Chevrolet, 98, , , , , , 20, Running
18) 30, Willie Allen, No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 94, , , , , , 19, Running
19) 10, Chandler Smith # (P), No. 18 Safelite AutoGlass Toyota, 92, , 6, , , , 23, Running
20) 13, Derek Kraus, No. 19 Shockwave Toyota, 90, , , , , , 17, Running
21) 17, Grant Enfinger, No. 98 Champion/Curb Records Toyota, 78, , , , , , 16, Accident
22) 4, Stewart Friesen (P), No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 76, 4, 9, , , , 24, DVP
23) 32, Clay Greenfield, No. 11 Rackley Roofing Toyota, 75, , , , , , 14, Accident
24) 26, Hailie Deegan #, No. 1 Monster Ford, 75, , , , , , 13, Accident
25) 6, Carson Hocevar # (P), No. 42 Good Sam Chevrolet, 75, , , , , , 12, Accident
26) 25, Dylan Lupton, No. 34 Toyota Toyota, 71, , , , , , 11, Accident
27) 35, Jason White, No. 33 Powder Ventures Excavations Chevrolet, 66, , , , , , 10, DVP
28) 27, Tyler Ankrum, No. 26 LiUNA! Chevrolet, 65, , , 1, 1, , 9, DVP
29) 12, Austin Wayne Self, No. 22 AIRBOX/AM Technical Solutions Chevrolet, 63, 10, , , , , 9, Electrical
30) 11, Johnny Sauter, No. 13 All American Quarter Horse Congress/Tenda , 61, 5, 2, 1, 1, , 22, Accident
31) 33, Jennifer Jo Cobb, No. 10 Fastener Supply Company Ford, 58, , , , , , 6, Accident
32) 5, Austin Hill, No. 16 United Rentals Toyota, 57, 2, 5, 1, 1, , 20, Accident
33) 8, Zane Smith (P), No. 21 Hamsters USA Chevrolet, 57, , 3, , , , 12, Accident
34) 22, Tanner Gray, No. 15 Ford Performance Ford, 57, , 7, , , , 7, Accident
35) 18, Drew Dollar, No. 51 HYTE Toyota, 57, 7, , , , , 6, Accident
36) 16, Kris Wright #, No. 02 First National Bank Chevrolet, 57, , , , , , 1, Accident
37) 37, Parker Kligerman, No. 75 Food Country USA Chevrolet, 57, , , , , , 1, Accident
38) 36, Lawless Alan, No. 45 AUTOChargit Chevrolet, 57, , , , , , 1, Accident
39) 40, Bryan Dauzat, No. 28 FDNY - Brent Cole Chevrolet, 27, , , , , , 1, Accident
40) 24, Jack Wood, No. 24 Azalea Gynecology Chevrolet, 23, , , , , , 1, Engine
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie, (P) Playoffs

Time: 2 Hrs, 6 Mins, 17 Secs.
Distance: 99 Laps, 263.34 Miles
Average Speed: 125.119 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.052 Seconds

Stage 1 Top 10: 99, 16, 88, 52, 13, 4, 51, 2, 38, 22
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 13, 21, 88, 16, 18, 15, 4, 52, 32

Comments: Tate Fogleman won the Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory.

Prior to the start, the following truck dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 9 (missed driver introductions).

Caution Flags: 6 for 29 laps;
Laps: 22-25 (Stage 1 Conclusion [24]);
30-33 (No. 28 Incident on the Backstretch [20]);
42-47 (Stage 2 Conclusion [34]);
59-63 (No. 02, 04, 1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 33, 34, 38, 45, 51, 75 Incident in Turn 3 [None]);
77-82 (No. 1, 11, 45, 52, 88, 98 Incident on the Frontstretch [3]);
94-97 (No. 23 Spin on the Frontstretch [6]).

Lead Changes: 23 among 12 drivers;
B. Rhodes (P) 1-2;
T. Gilliland 3;
B. Rhodes (P) 4-14;
J. Nemechek (P) 15;
B. Rhodes (P) 16-22;
T. Ankrum 23;
J. Nemechek (P) 24-25;
M. Crafton (P) 26-27;
J. Nemechek (P) 28-34;
M. Crafton (P) 35;
S. Creed (P) 36-37;
J. Nemechek (P) 38;
J. Sauter 39;
S. Creed (P) 40-42;
K. McGee 43;
C. Purdy # 44-47;
B. Holmes 48-49;
A. Hill 50;
B. Holmes 51-59;
T. Gilliland 60-62;
S. Creed (P) 63;
T. Gilliland 64-98;
T. Fogleman 99.

Cometic Gasket Pole Award: Ben Rhodes, No. 99 
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Tyler Hill, No. 56 

Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Chase Purdy, No. 23 

Ron Fleshman with John Davison

RIS NASCAR Editor.  Has been with RIS since the middle 90's. Writes on each of the three main series of NASCAR.

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