TALLADEGA, Ala. — Brett Moffitt, making his first Truck start of the season, won Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Moffitt, driving for Front Row Motorsports, won in overtime. The race was extended by five laps to 99.
Ben Rhodes finished second and was followed by Dean Thompson, Chandler Smith and Corey Heim.
MORE: Truck race results
MORE: Driver points report
With Moffitt, who is not a playoff driver, winning, two of the four sports in the championship spot will be set by points. The final race of this round will be Oct. 21 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Heim secured his spot in the title race with his win at Bristol. Carson Hocevar, Christian Eckes and Nick Sanchez are each in a transfer spot to the Phoenix title race. Sanchez is on the cutline.
Those below the cutline are Grant Enfinger (3 points behind Sanchez), Ben Rhodes (5 points behind Sanchez), Ty Majeski (19 points behind Sanchez) and Zane Smith (36 points behind Sanchez).
Reigning series champion Zane Smith finished 32nd and faces a must-win situation to advance to Phoenix to defend his title.
Smith spun on pit road and hit tire carrier Charles Plank, who was uninjured. Smith later went to the garage due to gear issues with his truck.
NASCAR announced that Stewart Friesen and Greg Van Alst each were transported to a local hospital after separate incidents. NASCAR stated that it was taking both trucks back to the R&D Center for further inspection.
Greg was transported to UAB Hosp following the wreck at Talladega, where he was diagnosed with a fractured vertebrae. He was released early this morning. Thank you for the support and concern over the last hours and in the coming weeks as he recovers. @youngsmtrsports
— Greg Van Alst (@GregVanAlst35) October 1, 2023
As of 12:25 am ET, @nascar_trucks series driver of the No. 52 @toyotaracing Tundra TRD Pro has been treated, evaluated and released from the hospital after the on-track accident at @talladega. #nascar #trucks pic.twitter.com/j8I081l5Ay
— Stewart Friesen (@StewartFriesen) October 1, 2023
STAGE 1 WINNER: Nick Sanchez
STAGE 2 WINNER: Parker Kligerman
NEXT: The Series races Oct. 21 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
