The Truck night race for the Myrtle Beach 250 at Myrtle Beach Speedway started with Tim Matthews capturing the pole and setting the fastest lap of the race. Brandon Dorsett gained 7 spots for the most positions gained bonus. The race produced many close battles for position through the field with many position changes. Steven Thomson Driver of The #67 Ride TV Tundra dominated the race by leading 64 laps, with Tim Matthews going on to capture the win. This week the drivers showed good communication, which resulted in 4 cautions with 6 lead changes and there were no disqualifications and 2 disconnects in a 13 truck field. The race ended with Tim Matthews capturing his 1st win of the season with Brandon Dorsett finishing 2nd, David Gallion nabbing 3rd and Steven Thomson Driver of The #67 Ride TV Tundra finishing 4th.
This week the Truck Series moves to the Winn Dixie 300 at Talladega SuperSpeedway with the current points leader Steven Thomson #67 Ride TV Tundra looking to maintain the lead in the series. The question is … can he hold off the charging Old Bastards?
We shall see when the green flag drops at 9:05 pm Eastern time.
In the Truck Series points championship David Gallion is 2nd, Bruce Pearson 3rd, Mike Schrader 4th and Jeffery Merck in 5th.
The Talladega race will be intense, and expect to see close battles all over the track