The 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will be the 24th season of the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. Christopher Bell enters as the defending champion, though he will not defend his title.
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Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
Limited schedule
Driver changes
- On March 15, 2017, it was announced that Salvatore Iovino would drive full-time for Copp Motorsports. The sponsor, truck number and crew chief will be announced at a later date.
- On October 30, 2017, it was announced that Austin Wayne Self would drive full-time for Niece Motorsports. Self had driven part-time for multiple teams including Niece, AM Racing and Martins Motorsports in 2017. On December 12, 2017, it was announced that Justin Fontaine would drive the second truck, No. 45 alongside Self. Niece Motorsports will also form a technical alliance with GMS Racing in the process.
- On November 10, 2017, it was announced that Austin Hill would run the full season for Young's Motorsports in the No. 02.
- On January 4, 2018, it was announced that Ryan Truex would not be returning to Hattori Racing Enterprises in 2018. It was later reported that Truex will drive for Kaulig Racing in the Xfinity Series. HRE will still run the full 2018 schedule but the driver of the No. 16 Toyota Tundra is yet to be announced.
- On January 8, 2018, it was announced that Harrison Burton would be driving 9 races for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the No. 51 Toyota Tundra. Burton will be in the truck at Martinsville in the spring and fall, Dover, Iowa, Bristol, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Texas in the fall, ISM Raceway in Phoenix, and Homestead-Miami. On January 11, it was announced that team owner Kyle Busch will drive the No. 51 truck in 3 races at Las Vegas in the spring, Charlotte, and Pocono. On January 23, it was announced that JGR NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Brandon Jones, as well as NASCAR Next alum, Spencer Davis and Riley Herbst, would drive the 51 for most of the rest of the season, with Jones and Herbst also making one start in the No. 46 Toyota Tundra. It is still unknown who will drive the truck at Eldora and Talladega.
- On January 17, 2018, it was announced that Todd Gilliland would drive the No. 4 truck full-time, starting at Charlotte after he turns 18. Gilliland will also run the spring races at Martinsville and Dover. Todd's father, David Gilliland, will drive the No. 4 at Daytona. Team owner Kyle Busch will drive the No. 4 at Atlanta and Kansas. NASCAR Next alum, Spencer Davis, wil drive the truck at Las Vegas. In 2017, Gilliland drove full-time in both the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West, driving the No. 16 Toyota Camry for Bill McAnally Racing and winning the west series championship. Gilliland also made a few truck starts for Kyle Busch Motorsports, driving the No. 46 and No. 51 Toyota Tundras.
- On January 12, 2018, it was announced that Dalton Sargeant would be racing full-time for GMS Racing driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado. Sargeant will also compete for Rookie of the Year honors. In 2017, Sargeant drove full-time in the ARCA Racing Series, driving the No. 77 Ford Fusion for Cunningham Motorsports. Sargeant also made a few starts in the Truck Series, driving the No. 99 MDM Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado.
- On January 16, 2018, it was announced that Cody Coughlin would be joining GMS Racing in 2018, driving the No. 2 Chevrolet Silverado. In 2017, Coughlin drove the No. 13 Toyota Tundra for ThorSport Racing.
- On January 23, 2018, it was announced that Robby Lyons would run the full season for Premium Motorsports in 2018 in the No. 15 Chevrolet. Lyons previously drove a two races for Premium in 2017, driving the organization's No. 49 entry.
- On January 25, 2018, it was announced that Chris Eggleston would drive a partial schedule for the new David Gilliland Racing-Crosley Sports Group team. Eggleston had last run in the Truck Series in 2014.
- On January 31, 2018, it was announced that Jordan Anderson would run his own team for the 2018 season with support from Niece Motorsports , driving the No. 3 with sponsorship from Jacob Companies, LTi Printing, Lucas Oil, and others. He will drive a Toyota Tundra for the Restrictor plate tracks and alternate with Fords and Chevys at Intermediate and Short tracks.
- On February 2, 2018, it was announced that Max McLaughlin, son of longtime Busch Series driver Mike McLaughlin had signed a driver development contract with Niece Motorsports, and will run at least four races for the team this season. The number, sponsor, and crew chief have yet to be determined.
Manufacturers
- On January 16, 2018, it was announced that, after a six-year relationship, ThorSport Racing split ways with Toyota. On January 22, 2018, Ford was announced to be the new manufacturer for the team.
Team changes
- On August 17, 2017, Brad Keselowski announced the shutdown of Brad Keselowski Racing after the 2017 season.
- On December 30, 2017, Martins Motorsports announced the closure of the team. Team owner Tommy Joe Martins stated that deals with other drivers to drive the truck had fell through, and that he is driving a partial Xfinity Series schedule with B. J. McLeod Motorsports in 2018.
- On January 22, 2018, David Gilliland Racing and Crosley Sports Group announced a merger of their teams which includes an expansion to a single truck driver development team in the Camping World Truck Series with support from Toyota Racing Development and an alliance with Kyle Busch Motorsports. These teams will continue to field cars in late models, the K&N Pro Series, and the ARCA racing series. Driver, number, sponsor and crew chief for the truck are TBA.
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Schedule
The final schedule - comprising 23 races - was released on May 23, 2017.
NOTE: Television schedules subject to change per Fox and NASCAR request should other events necessitate.
Schedule changes
In 2015, NASCAR and 21 Camping World Truck Series tracks agreed on a five-year contract that guarantees each track would continue to host races through 2020. Despite the agreement, Speedway Motorsports decided to cancel the New Hampshire Motor Speedway race and add a second race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, to form two weekends involving each of the three national series. The new race will be the third race of the regular season, while the established fall race will be the second race of the first playoff round.
As a result, the Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park will be held as the first race of the playoffs, while the Chicagoland 225 at Chicagoland Speedway will move from September to June. The UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway will become the final race of the regular season as a result of the schedule realignment.
Unlike the 2017 schedule, the Bar Harbor 200 at Dover International Speedway will precede the Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas Speedway and the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Also, the Drivin' for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park will be held one week later as the tenth race of the season, slated to be held the week before the Chicagoland round.
Results and standings
Race results
See also
- 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
- 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
References
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