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Perhaps understandably, NASCAR cringes at the term "clinch scenarios" with three races remaining on the various series schedules.

Matt Crafton topped the qualifying charts on Thursday to take the pole for the WinStar World Casino 350 Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

If the Dickies 500 is nothing more than a Sunday drive for likely Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, what's Ron Hornaday's night going to be like Friday in the WinStar World Casino 350? Hornaday has a 202-point lead over second-place Matt Crafton.

Chris Jones led twice for three laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in the Mountain Dew 250.

Todd Bodine is hoping no trick will interfere with his attempt at a fifth straight superspeedway victory.

Thankful to have a job racing full time again in NASCAR, Johnny Sauter repaid ThorSport Racing owner Duke Thorson for the opportunity with a victory in the Las Vegas 350.

Matt Crafton cleared the way in the Copart 200 for Mike Skinner, who went from fifth to victory in a wild final 10 laps that saw two multi-truck crashes at the front, two red flags, a black flag to the leader and a green-white-checkered finish.

Johnny Sauter raced to his first career NASCAR Trucks Series victory, taking the lead from Matt Crafton with 16 laps left and holding on to win the Las Vegas 350 on Saturday night.

Johnny Sauter raced to his first career NASCAR Trucks Series victory, taking the lead from Matt Crafton with 16 laps left and holding on to win the Las Vegas 350 on Saturday night.

Busch had just enough fuel to survive, running out of gas as he made his way to Victory Lane.

Hornaday Dominates at Gateway, Finishes 17th as a Result of Late-Race Crash Thursday September 17, 2009 Ron Hornaday Copart 200 Post-Race Report Hornaday Dominates at Gateway, Finishes 17th as a Result of Late-Race Crash Slow restart results in contact from Crafton MADISON , Ill.

Mike Skinner has won the pole for the NASCAR Camping World Truck race at New Hampshire.

NASCAR Driver Paul Menard admires the new 2010 Ford Mustang, while helping kick off the race weekend Friday night in the SYLVANIA hospitality tent at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Ron Hornaday is more focused on winning a fourth Camping World Trucks title than exacting revenge on rival Matt Crafton for being sent into the wall with a late-race bump last week.

The Frontstretch: Top Ten Punishments NASCAR Considered For Matt Crafton After the Race at Gateway by Jeff Meyer -- Wednesday September 16, 2009 The Frontstretch on Facebook 10.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Every sport has them, the punishments issued when the sanctioning body deems that a rule of the sport has been violated.

Mike Skinner won his second straight Camping World Truck Series race in the most unlikely circumstances in Saturday's Copart 200 at Gateway International Raceway.

A champion last week, Mike Skinner's aiming to extend his winning touch this weekend at Gateway International Raceway.

Mike Skinner led for 180 of the 200 laps at the Camping World Truck Series race in Newton, Iowa, on Saturday and won the race.

Newton, Ia. - It's good to be No. 3. Just ask 19-year-old Austin Dillon as he makes his initial run in the venerable No.