Truck Series Playoffs
2019
8 drivers qualify for the Truck Series playoffs. A win in the first 16 races qualifies a driver for the playoffs as long as they attempt all races and are in the top 20 in points when the playoff start. After the 16th race of the season (Michigan) the playoff field of 8 drivers will be set. Any remaining positions not filled with a race winner will be filled by the driver highest in points without a win.
Round of 8: The first round (Bristol, CTMP, Las Vegas) is the Round of 8. A win during one of the races advances the driver to the Round of 6. The remaining positions that are not been filled by wins are filled by points.
Round of 6: The second round (Talladega, Martinsville, Phoenix) is the Round of 6. If a playoff driver win a race during the round, they qualify for the Championship race. The remaining positions that are not filled by wins are filled on points.
Championship 4: The final race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway will determine the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Championship. The highest finisher among the final four drivers is the Champion.
2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Champion Matt Crafton

2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Standings after Homestead Miami Speedway:
1) #88-Matt Crafton, 4035
2) #45-Ross Chastain, 4033, -2
3) #24-Brett Moffitt, 4032, -3
4) #52-Stewart Friesen, 4026, -9
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.
RACE | TRACK | WINNER |
1 | Daytona International Speedway | #16-Austin Hill |
2 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Kyle Busch (not eligible) |
3 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Kyle Busch (not eligible) |
4 | Martinsville Speedway | Kyle Busch (not eligible) |
5 | Texas Motor Speedway | Kyle Busch (not eligible) |
6 | Dover International Speedway | #13-Johnny Sauter |
7 | Kansas Speedway | #38-Ross Chastain (not eligible at time of win) |
8 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Kyle Busch (not eligible) |
9 | Texas Motor Speedway | #51-Greg Biffle (not eligible. did not attempt all races.) |
10 | Iowa Speedway | #24-Brett Moffitt |
11 | World Wide Technology Raceway | #45-Ross Chastain (declared for Truck points prior to race, is eligible) |
12 | Chicagoland Speedway | #24-Brett Moffitt |
13 | Kentucky Speedway | #17-Tyler Ankrum |
14 | Pocono Raceway | #45-Ross Chastain |
15 | Eldora Speedway | #52-Stewart Friesen |
16 | Michigan International Speedway | #16-Austin Hill |
Round of 8 | ||
17 | Bristol Motor Speedway | #24-Brett Moffitt |
18 | Canadian Tire Motorsports Park | #24-Brett Moffitt |
19 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | #16-Austin Hill |
Round of 6 | ||
20 | Talladega Superspeedway | #20-Spencer Boyd |
21 | Martinsville Speedway | #4-Todd Gilliland |
22 | ISM Raceway | #52-Stewart Friesen |
Championship Race | ||
23 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | #16-Austin Hill |
2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Playoff Standings after ISM Raceway:
1) #52-Stewart Friesen, 3146
2) #24-Brett Moffitt, 3142, -4
3) #45-Ross Chastain, 3117, -29
4) #88-Matt Crafton, 3110, -36, +6
Missed the Round of 4:
5) 16-Austin Hill, 3104, -6
6) #17-Tyler Ankrum, 3067, -43
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.
AND see the Reset Drivers Points Standings and the Reset Owners Points Standings.
2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Playoff Standings after Martinsville Speedway:
1) #24-Brett Moffitt 3107 + 45
2) #52-Stewart Friesen, 3097, -10, +35
3) #45-Ross Chastain, 3082, -25, +20
4) #16-Austin Hill, 3071, -36, +9
Currently outside the top 4:
4) #88-Matt Crafton, 3062, – 9
5) #17-Tyler Ankrum, 3056- 15
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.
2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Playoff Standings after Talladega Superspeedway:
1) #24-Brett Moffitt 3085
2) #52-Stewart Friesen, 3062, – 23
3) #16-Austin Hill, 3052, – 33
4) #88-Matt Crafton, 3041, – 44
Currently outside the top 4:
5) #17-Tyler Ankrum, 3040- 45
6) #45-Ross Chastain, 3039, – 46
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.
2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Playoff Standings after Las Vegas:
Beginning of Round of 6
1) #24-Brett Moffitt 3034
2) #16-Austin Hill 3017
3) #45-Ross Chastain 3016
4) #52-Stewart Friesen 3014
Currently outside the top 4:
5) #88-Matt Crafton, 3011
6) #17-Tyler Ankrum 3005
Eliminated from the Playoffs
#13-Johnny Sauter
#98-Grant Enfinger
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.
2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Playoff Standings after Las Vegas (before points reset):
End of Round of 8
1) #24-Brett Moffitt 2175
2) #45-Ross Chastain 2168
3) #16-Austin Hill 2146
4) #52-Stewart Friesen 2109
5) #88-Matt Crafton 2106
6) #17-Tyler Ankrum 2102
Eliminated from the Playoffs
7) #13-Johnny Sauter 2100
6) #98-Grant Enfinger 2093
See the Drivers Points Standings before reset and Owners Points Standings before reset.
2018
Camping World Truck standings following Homestead:
1) #16-Brett Moffitt, [6 wins], 4040
2) #18-Noah Gragson, [1 win], 4034, – 6
3) #24-Justin Haley, [3 wins], 4029, – 11
4) #21-Johnny Sauter, [6 wins], 4025, – 15
See complete standings on Driver points standings page and the owner’s standings are posted on the Owner points standings page. (11-13-2018)
Camping World Truck points reset following Phoenix:
The Round of 4 will race for the Championship in Homestead
#16-Brett Moffitt, 4000 [5 wins]
#24-Justin Haley, 4000 [3 wins]
#21-Johnny Sauter, 4000 [6 wins]
#18-Noah Gragson, 4000 [1 win]
Will miss the Championship race:
#88-Matt Crafton
#98-Grant Enfinger
See complete standings on Driver points standings page and the owner’s standings are posted on the Owner points standings page. (11-9-2018)
Camping World Truck standings following Talladega:
The Round of 6 begins in Martinsville
#21-Johnny Sauter, 2156 [5 wins]
#24-Justin Haley, 2140, -16
#18-Noah Gragson, 2137, -19 [1 win]
#16-Brett Moffitt, 2122, – 34 [4 wins]
#88-Matt Crafton, 2118, -38
#98-Grant Enfinger, 2117, -39
Will miss the next round:
#41-Ben Rhodes
#52-Stewart Friesen
See complete standings on Driver points standings page and the owner’s standings are posted on the Owner points standings page. (10-13-2018)
2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff Contenders
Reset Camping World Truck standings following the final cutoff race at Bristol:
The Round of 8 begins in Canada
Camping World Truck standings following Bristol:
1) #21-Johnny Sauter, 2042 [5 wins]
2) #16-Brett Moffitt, 2027, -15, [4 wins]
3) #18-Noah Gragson, 2022, -20 [1 win]
4) #41-Ben Rhodes,2014, -28 [1 win]
5) #52-Stewart Friesen, 2012, -30
6) #98-Grant Enfinger, 2011, -31
7) #24-Justin Haley, 2009, -33 [1 win]
8) #88-Matt Crafton, 2003, -39
See complete standings on Driver points standings page(8-16-2018)
Camping World Truck standings following Homestead:
1) #4-Christopher Bell, 5 wins, 4035 – Champion
2) #21-Johnny Sauter, 4 wins, 4034, -1
3) #19-Austin Cindric, 1 win, 4032, -3
4) #88- Matt Crafton, 1 win, 4031, -4
See complete standings on Driver points standings page and the owner’s standings are posted on the Owner points standings page. (11-17-2017)
Camping World Truck standings following Phoenix:
The final 4 playoff drivers vying for the Championship at Homestead
1) #4-Christopher Bell, 5 wins, 3184
2) #21-Johnny Sauter, 2 wins, 3181, -3
3) #88- Matt Crafton, 1 win, 3136, -48
6) #19-Austin Cindric, 1 win, 3123, -61
Two drivers were eliminated after Phoenix:
5) #27-Ben Rhodes, 1 win, 3111, -73
6) #8-John Hunter Nemechek, 2 wins, 3091, -93
See complete standings on Driver points standings
2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff Contenders
Reset Camping World Truck standings following the final cutoff race at Chicago:
The Round of 8 begins at New Hampshire
1) #4-Christopher Bell – 4 wins, 2040
2) #21-Johnny Sauter – 2 wins, 2025, -15
3) #8-John Hunter Nemechek – 2 wins, 2014, -11
4) #88- Matt Crafton – 1 win, 2014, -26
5) #29-Chase Briscoe – points, 2009, -31
6) #19-Austin Cindric – 1 win, 2007, -33
7) #27-Ben Rhodes, points, 2007, -33
8) #33-Kaz Grala – 1 win, 2005, -35
missed the playoffs:
9) #16-Ryan Truex, 544, 1496
10) #98-Grant Enfinger, 506, 1534
11) #18-Noah Gragson, 489, -1551
12) #24-Justin Haley, 414, -1626
2018 National Series Driver Participation Guidelines Announced:With the emergence of NASCAR’s next generation of stars defining the 2017 season, NASCAR today announced new guidelines that will further highlight the young talent battling for championships in the NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Starting next season, drivers with more than five years of full-time experience in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will be limited to a maximum of seven races in the NASCAR XFINITY Series and five races in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Drivers who have elected to accumulate Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship points, regardless of series tenure, will be ineligible to compete in the regular season finale and playoff races in each series, as well as the Dash 4 Cash races in the NASCAR XFINITY Series.(More)(8-1-2017)
NASCAR makes changes to races: NASCAR, in collaboration with industry stakeholders, announced today an enhanced competition format that will be implemented in all three of its national series – the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR XFINITY Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Increasing the sense of urgency and emphasizing aggressive racing and strategy, the race format will deliver more dramatic moments over the course of an entire race and season, with playoff point incentives on the line throughout. The enhanced format consists of the following:
• Races will now consist of three stages, with championship implications in each stage.
• The top-10 finishers of the first two stages will be awarded additional championship points.
• The winner of the first two stages of each race will receive one playoff point, and the race winner will receive five playoff points. Each playoff point will be added to his or her reset total following race No. 26, if that competitor makes the playoffs.
• All playoff points will carry through to the end of the third round of the playoffs (Round of 8), with the Championship 4 racing straight-up at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the title.
• Championship points following the first two stages will be awarded on a descending scale, with the stage winner receiving 10 points, second receiving 9 points, and so on.
• The race winner following the final stage will now receive 40 points, second-place will receive 35, third-place 34, fourth-place 33, and so on.
“Simply put, this will make our great racing even better,” said Brian France, NASCAR chairman and CEO. “I’m proud of the unprecedented collaboration from our industry stakeholders, each of whom had a common goal – strengthening the sport for our fans. This is an enhancement fully rooted in teamwork, and the result will be an even better product every single week.”
NASCAR also announced a playoff bonus structure that will see the regular season points leader honored as the regular season champion, earning 15 playoff points that will be added to the driver’s playoff reset of 2,000. In addition, the top-10 drivers in points leading into the playoffs will receive playoff points, with second place receiving 10 playoff points, third place will earn 8 points, fourth place will receive 7 points, and so on. All playoff points will carry through to the end of the Round of 8.
“These are enhancements that the NASCAR fan has long sought, and the entire industry has worked hard to develop a better racing format for our fans,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer. “This format puts a premium on every victory and every in-race position over the course of the season. Each point can eventually result in winning or losing a championship.”(NASCAR)(1-23-2017)
UPDATE: The new system, which will be in effect for all three NASCAR national series:
At the end of the race, the winner will get 40 points, and then second through 35th will be awarded points on a 35-to-2 scale. Those finishing 36th to 40th will be awarded one point. There will be no bonus points for leading a lap or leading the most laps.
• NASCAR will award points 10-to-1 to the top-10 drivers at the end of each of the first two segments. The number of laps of each of the first two segments will be the same in a race (and won’t change if the caution comes out), and the end of the second stage will be approximately at the halfway point of the race. A race would be official after the second stage if it rains.
• Drivers will now carry bonus points — called “playoff points” — throughout the entire playoffs (instead of just the first round) when the points get reset. Drivers will earn five playoff points for every race win and one playoff point for every segment win. The top-10 drivers in the standings in the regular season also earn additional playoff points on a 15-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale. Drivers will continue to accumulate points throughout the playoffs and carry all the points earned during the year into each of the first three playoff rounds.
• Qualifying for the playoffs remains the same — the regular-season champion plus 15 drivers based on wins with ties broken by points will get into the playoffs, as long as they are in the top 30 in the standings.
• The playoffs will remain divided into three three-race rounds with four drivers eliminated after each round to set up four finalists for the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Drivers automatically qualify into the next round with a win in that playoff round, and the remaining spots filled by the point standings. At Homestead, the top-finishing driver among the four finalists at the end of the race wins the title.
• The race purse will be paid at the final stage.
• The 150-mile qualifying races at Daytona will be worth points to the top-10 drivers on a 10-to-1 scale (just like a race segment), but the winners do not get bonus points for the playoffs.
• NASCAR won’t allow teams to replace body panels during a race, and teams will have additional limitations on crash repair that likely will mean most drivers who have to go to the garage won’t return for the remainder of the race.
(ESPN.com)(1-23-2017)
AND Read the full transcript of the announcement at Transcript – NASCAR Competition Enhancements Announcement page.(1-23-2017)
2016 Camping World Truck Series Champion:
#21-Johnny Sauter
Qualified for the 2016 Chase:
#21-Johnny Sauter, 3 wins
#88-Matt Crafton, 2 wins
#4-Christopher Bell, 1 win
#17-Timothy Peters, clinched on points
#9-William Byron, 7 wins
#19-Daniel Hemric,clinched on points
#33-Ben Kennedy, 1 win
#8-John Hunter Nemechek, 2 wins
Chase Format Extended to NASCAR XFINITY Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Using the overwhelming success of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup format introduced in 2014 as a guidepost, NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France announced today the implementation of a playoff system in both the NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. On the heels of a 2015 Chase that saw the highest season-finale viewership in nearly a decade, record-breaking page views on NASCAR.com and unparalleled volume on social media, the NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will each feature a seven-race Chase to decide its respective championships starting in 2016. The announcement was the first of a number of racing innovations presented by NASCAR on Tuesday.
“Fans, partners and the industry have embraced the new Chase format like nothing we’ve seen in the sport’s history,” said France. “Winning never has been this important, and the excitement generated the past two seasons in the Sprint Cup Series has led to this implementation of the Chase format in all three national series. Competition in both the NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will undoubtedly elevate to new heights and shine a spotlight on the rising stars of our sport.”
The NASCAR XFINITY Series, where “Names Are Made,” and the rugged NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will implement seven-race, three-round Chase formats with unique characteristics but very much in the same spirit of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. All three series will conclude the Chase with a Championship 4 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway to crown a champion. However, all three will begin at different tracks: Chicago (Sprint Cup Series), Kentucky (XFINITY Series) and New Hampshire (Camping World Truck Series)
Drivers still must declare a series in which they will earn points, and will only be eligible to compete for a championship in that series. The 16 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers who qualified for the 2015 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will be ineligible to compete in the 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship 4 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES CHASE:
• The seven-race NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase will begin at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sept. 24. It will feature eight drivers and two elimination rounds, with four drivers competing in the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. A win in the first 16 races all but guarantees a driver entry into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase, provided that the driver is in the Top 30 in points and has attempted to qualify for each race.
• The first round, called the Round of 8, consists of the races at New Hampshire, Las Vegas, and Talladega. All drivers will have their points adjusted to 2,000, with three additional bonus points added to their total for each win in the first 16 races. If a driver wins a race in the Round of 8, the driver automatically advances to the next round. The remaining available positions (1-6) that have not been filled by wins will be filled on points.
• Each driver who advances to the Round of 6 (Martinsville, Texas, Phoenix) then will have their points reset to 3,000. Drivers who win a race in the Round of 6 automatically advance to the Championship 4. The remaining available positions (1-4) that have not been filled by wins will be filled on points.
• The four drivers who advance to the Championship 4 at Homestead will have their points reset to 4,000. The highest finishing Championship 4 driver will win the championship. All rules outlined above also apply to both series’ owner championship structure.(NASCAR)(1-19-2016)
Caution Clock Introduced For NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O’Donnell announced today several racing-related innovations to the NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, beginning with the 2016 season, designed to ignite and energize the growth of each series. In the NASCAR XFINITY Series, where “Names Are Made,” each event in the popular Dash 4 Cash program now will be comprised of Two Heats and a Main. Drivers who win two of the four Dash 4 Cash bonuses available also are all but guaranteed a spot in the 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase.
In addition, the rugged NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races now will feature a Caution Clock, which will be triggered at the start of each green-flag run. When the green flag is displayed, 20 minutes will be placed on the clock. If/when the clock expires, a caution will be thrown.”These innovations contain the elements of racing that our fans want the most,” said O’Donnell. “The enhancements put a premium on in-race strategy, and will create an unprecedented level of excitement as teams make tactical decisions that could impact their spot in the Chase.”
NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES CAUTION CLOCK:
A Caution Clock will be utilized in each NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event (except for Eldora Speedway). The clock will be set to 20 minutes and triggered at the start of each green-flag run during race events. When the clock counts down to zero, a caution flag then will be displayed and no beneficiary will be awarded. A caution occurring before time expires resets the clock when the subsequent green flag is displayed and the first truck a lap down will be the beneficiary.
The caution clock will be turned off with 20 laps to go at all events in the series, with the exception of Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and Pocono Raceway, where the clock will be turned off with 10 laps remaining. (NASCAR)(1-19-2016)