Kyle Busch Wins His Second Straight NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Dover

        Like he has done all season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Kyle Busch dominated the race at Dover en route to his second straight Truck win at Dover and his fifth straight win in races he has entered dating back to Homestead in 2013. Busch won the season opener at Daytona, took the week off at Martinsville, and rattled off wins at Kansas, Charlotte, and today in Dover. Matt Crafton, who had been a contender to take the win from Busch in the previous races, was a threat again today. He stayed in second place for most of the race and was looking to battle for the win, but a tire problem late and a beat up truck put him behind the wall and out of contention. This left Ryan Blaney and Johnny Sauter to battle with Busch for the win. They were unable to unseat Busch and he took the win with ease over the rest of the Truck drivers. Ryan Blaney had a pit mistake cost him a few spots later in the event, but he managed to battle back to a second place finish. Johnny Sauter stayed consistent all evening and came home with a third place finish. Brandon Jones took his best career finish in the Truck Series, which was a fourth place finish. Joey Coulter continued his run of good finishes recently with a fifth place finish at Dover. John Hunter Nemechek battled extremely hard all evening and he was able to take a best career finish in sixth. A good many others finished behind these top six and a good many championship contenders were left without good finishes and some were left with good finishes. Dover has always been a track where the best are left without answers about why they were involved in accidents. Matt Crafton came in the points leader, but he came out of Dover third in points. Jeb Burton received a brand new sponsor, but his race didn't end with a great finish. The race was filled with wrecks, cautions, mechanical problems, and racing action while one driver dominated most of the race.

        Kyle Busch started on the pole. Qualifying scheduled for earlier in the afternoon was rained out and Busch was put on the pole thanks to being first in Owner Points four races into the season. The race went green and Busch was able to lead the first lap handily over Matt Crafton and the rest of the pack. Busch looked to run away from the field early in the event, but the first caution of the race waved quickly on lap 6. Bryan Silas broke loose underneath Mason Mingus in turn 2. Silas made contact with Mingus and Mingus went for a slide. He slid across the backstretch and towards the inside wall as Gray Gaulding made slight contact with him. Mingus made rather heavy contact with the inside wall and came to a stop. Mingus would be able to continue on, but he had heavy damage and would lose a good many laps. Norm Benning received the lucky dog. The drivers stayed on track early in the race and the race went back green with Kyle Busch holding onto the lead. Busch looked to drive away from the pack once again, but he wouldn't be able to as the second caution of the race quickly waved on lap 17. Justin Jennings broke loose underneath Jake Crum in turn 3. Jennings slid up the track and Jimmy Weller narrowly avoided him. Jennings backed into the outside wall slightly and received some damage. He made it to pit road, but he would continue on with slight damage. Norm Benning received the lucky dog. After two quick cautions early in the race, the field was looking to finally get the race started. 

        The race went back green and Kyle Busch once again held onto the lead after a short battle with Matt Crafton. Busch looked to run away once again, but the third caution of the race waved on lap 23. Brandon Jones made slight contact with Bryan Silas entering turn 3. Silas went around and up the track. Somehow, he avoided the outside wall and continued on without damage. Justin Jennings received the lucky dog. The caution brought the first strategy of the event. Timothy Peters and a couple of other drivers came down pit road for four tires while Kyle Busch and the rest of the leaders stayed on track. It would be interesting to see how this move worked out for Peters and the others. The race went back green and Kyle Busch was able to hold onto the lead after another short battle with Matt Crafton. Busch began to run away from the field slightly and it looked like the green flag run had set in. Laps started to click away and Busch was beginning to lap trucks left and right on track. The one fourth mark approached as Busch's teammate, Darrell Wallace Jr., came to pit road unexpectedly on lap 43. Wallace had a tire get cut on track and he was forced to come down pit road. His team replaced all four tires and he returned to the track, but he lost a good bit of time. The racing did not stop on track as Busch continued to set a torrid pace. Only about fifteen drivers remained on the lead lap as the first round of green flag pit stops approached. On lap 74, Kyle Busch began the green flag move to pit road with German Quiroga behind him, but the fourth caution of the race on lap 75 would put these drivers in a rather difficult situation. 

       Brennan Newberry made contact with John Wes Townley exiting turn 4. Newberry slid down the track and piled into the inside wall extremely hard. He slid for a few feet before he came to a complete stop. He had extreme damage to the front of his Chevrolet Silverado and he would not be able to return to the event. Ryan Sieg received the lucky dog. Meanwhile, Kyle Busch, who was on pit road when the caution lights came on, decided to drive through pit road and remain on the lead lap. German Quiroga, who was in the same situation as Busch, pitted and he lost a lap due to his stop. This caution brought the rest of the pit stops. Matt Crafton took two tires while Ryan Blaney, John Wes Townley, Johnny Sauter, and the rest of the lead lap drivers took four tires. Crafton came off pit road first ahead of the rest of the lead lap drivers. Busch made his pit stop and he came out eighth after the miscue before the caution. It would be interesting to see if he made his way to the front once again. The race went back green and Matt Crafton held onto the lead as Busch began his move to the front. He sailed to the outside line and he was in about third within around two or three laps. Busch seemed content to remain there as Crafton began to set a torrid pace. The laps were clicking by through the evening and the race was quickly approaching halfway. Busch and Crafton looked to be the major contenders, but the rest of the race had to be run before a winner would be crowned.

        The race continued on through the evening as the halfway point loomed closer. As lap 100 came, John Wes Townley, who was running in the top ten, came down pit road for an unscheduled stop. He felt a vibration and he came down pit road to replace all four tires. He returned to the track without damage, but he had lost a lot of time. Meanwhile, Matt Crafton remained out in front of the field, but Kyle Busch was making his way to the front. Busch began to close on Crafton as the laps clicked down. On lap 122, Busch finally returned to the front of the field as he passed Crafton. Busch began to lay down some fast times and he looked to run away from Crafton, but the fifth caution of the race waved on lap 134. Cole Custer ran out of fuel entering turn 1. He managed to coast down the backstretch, but he slowed down enough to force NASCAR to throw the caution. Brandon Jones received the lucky dog. The caution brought some more pit stops for the lead lap drivers. The few drivers remaining on the lead lap came down pit road for four tires with Kyle Busch coming out as the leader. Ryan Blaney came out second, but he had to come back down after having loose lug nuts and he would start at the back of the lead lap. The race went back green and Busch held onto the lead over Matt Crafton, who had inherited the second place spot. Crafton fell into second as Busch began to set a torrid pace once again. The race quickly approached the three fourths mark as Busch was flying out front. Crafton was looking to close on Busch, but his night took a huge turn with the sixth caution on lap 157. 

        Matt Crafton drove into turn 1 and his truck immediately pointed straight towards the outside wall due to a tire problem. He piled into the outside wall hard and rode it all the way into turn 2. He came to a stop with heavy damage to his Toyota Tundra. He was okay after climbing out, but his truck wasn't. After a promising night, Crafton would lose his points lead and settle with a terrible finish. Timothy Peters received the lucky dog. The caution brought the final pit stops of the race for the leaders and they were very important. Brandon Jones stayed on track while the rest of the lead lap drivers took four tires and Kyle Busch came off pit road first. Jones lined up as the leader, but the field was lined up behind him with fresh tires. The race went back green and Brandon Jones was no match for Kyle Busch as Busch took the lead. Busch looked to run away as the rest of the field began to battle  behind him. The race looked to enter a long green flag run as the checkered flag approached, but the run wouldn't last long as the seventh caution waved on lap 171. German Quiroga broke loose underneath Gray Gaulding in turn 3. Quiroga slid up the track and made slight contact with Gaulding. The contact sent Gaulding up the track and into Ben Rhodes. Both drivers rode the outside wall as Quiroga drove away. Both drivers had heavy damage and Rhodes would not continue on as Gaulding managed to drive away. No driver received the lucky dog because Quiroga, who was the first driver a lap down, was involved in the incident. The caution brought what would be the final run of the race and the final opportunity for the field to beat Kyle Busch.

         The race went green for the final time and Kyle Busch managed to hold onto the lead on the restart ahead of Johnny Sauter. Sauter fell into second place with Ryan Blaney running behind him. Busch began to run away from the field as the laps clicked down. Busch was holding his on with about twenty laps to go as Blaney looked to move into second place. Blaney moved past Sauter as the fifteen lap to go mark flashed on the board and Busch remained out front. The new second place driver looked to embark on a charge as Busch held station out front. Ten laps to go flashed on the board and Busch was the leader by a large margin. The only chance for Blaney was a caution or lap traffic. Five laps to go flashed on the board and neither one looked to be close to happening. Busch was cruising out front as the white flag lap approached. Busch hit his marks and he took the white flag in style ahead of Blaney. He made it through the first two turns with ease and looked to head into turn 3. He made it through 3 and into 4 with no one close to passing him. Busch crossed the line to take the checkered flag and take his fourth win of 2014 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Busch has been dominating for the entire year and his streak doesn't look like it will end anytime soon.

        Kyle Busch has been one of the best drivers in NASCAR's two lower series recently. He has won four Truck races in only four starts this year and he has won two NASCAR Nationwide Series races this year thus far. Along with that, Busch has won a Sprint Cup race at Auto Club and he has been running well the entire year in all three of NASCAR's series. Still, though, Busch's main focus is the Cup Series with the Chase on the line and his first championship also on the line. It seems like he has been struggling in the Cup Series, but a few good finishes will get his season on track and he will ultimately be a championship contender. In the other two NASCAR series, he will most likely continue to win like Kyle Busch knows how to do. Ryan Blaney struggled the past two races in the Truck Series with finishes outside the top twenty, but he took a second place finish to redeem himself at Dover. Johnny Sauter has continually improved all season long and he took a third place finish at Dover to continue his rise up the points standings. Brandon Jones battled the entire evening to a career best fourth place finish in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Joey Coulter has been consistent to start the entire season, but he managed to move his way up the ladder at Dover and take a fifth place finish. The rest of the field followed behind the top five. One notable finisher was German Quiroga. He managed to battle back from a pit road miscue and an accident to take a ninth place finish, which continues his streak of five top tens to start the season. The bad finish for Matt Crafton in the event handed the points lead to Timothy Peters, but a good many drivers are within range of the Red Horse Racing driver. After a short track shootout at Dover, the series heads to another mile and a half track in Texas for a hard fought Friday night battle. Will Jeb Burton repeat at the site of his first career Truck win, will Matt Crafton rebound after a terrible race at Dover, or will another driver move into victory lane at Texas? We will have to wait until next Friday night to find out these answers and a whole lot more.
(More Stats Down Below!)




Cautions: 
1st Caution: Lap 6- Mason Mingus went for a spin down the track in turn 2 and slammed the inside wall after contact with Bryan Silas.

2nd Caution: Lap 17- Justin Jennings broke loose underneath Jake Crum in turn 3 and slid up the track into the outside wall.

3rd Caution: Lap 23- Bryan Silas went for a spin in turn 3 after contact with Brandon Jones.

4th Caution: Lap 75- Brennan Newberry made contact with John Wes Townley exiting turn 4 and Newberry slammed the inside wall hard.

5th Caution: Lap 134- Cole Custer ran out of gas in turn 1 and slowed on track down the backstretch.

6th Caution: Lap 157- Matt Crafton drove into turn 1 and slammed the outside wall hard after a tire problem.

7th Caution: Lap 171- German Quiroga broke loose underneath Gray Gaulding in turn 3. Gaulding went up the track and made contact with Ben Rhodes, which sent them into the outside wall.

Lucky Dogs:
1st Caution: Norm Benning
2nd Caution: Norm Benning
3rd Caution: Justin Jennings
4th Caution: Ryan Sieg
5th Caution: Brandon Jones
6th Caution: Timothy Peters
7th Caution: None

Top 5 Finishers:
1st: Kyle Busch 
2nd: Ryan Blaney
3rd: Johnny Sauter
4th: Brandon Jones
5th: Joey Coulter

Notables Not in Top 5:
7th: Ben Kennedy
9th: German Quiroga
10th: Timothy Peters
11th: Ron Hornaday Jr.
16th: Darrell Wallace Jr. 
18th: Jeb Burton
23rd: Matt Crafton




Credits:
-My Own Notes
-Statistics:
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/camping-world-truck-series/leaderboard/leaderboard-live.html
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/camping-world-truck-series/lapbylap/view-all-laps.html?intid=lapbylap_lapbylapleaderboard_08292013
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/camping-world-truck-series/standings.live.html
http://racing-reference.info/race/2014_Lucas_Oil_200/C
-Image:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2081251-nascar-truck-series-at-dover-2014-results-winner-standings-and-reaction