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of the

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. The race was extended from 160 laps to 163 due to a

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finish. After dominating most of the race,

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would win the race and lock himself into the Round of 8. To fill the rest of the podium,

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and Ben Rhodes, both from

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would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. The race was the debut for

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and Armani Williams.

Background

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. The track previously held Truck races from 1998 to 2010, and returned starting in 2014.

Entry list

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had a 2018 body, they were forced to withdraw. **Withdrew due to unknown reasons. ***Driver changed to

in order for Hacker to make his

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debut.

Starting lineup

Qualifying was determined by a qualifying metric system based on the previous race, the

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and owner's points. As a result,

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would win the pole. The entry of

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and the initial entry of

for

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would fail to qualify, albeit Hacker would replace Lawless Alan in the #34

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truck to ensure that he would make his debut.

Race

Pre-race ceremonies

Race recap

Post-race driver comments

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 55 Stage 2 Laps: 55 Stage 3 Laps: 50

References

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