
While the result might not have been favorable, the fact that Noah Gragson was back in a car Friday at Nashville Superspeedway was a good sign. NEXT: The series races July 8 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (1:30 p.m. He finished 31st and fell to fourth in the points. … Ty Majeski, who entered the race second in points, lost power and fell several laps off the pace. He lost about 30 laps as his team made repairs and finished 32nd. WHO HAD A BAD RACE: Rajah Caruth was running at the front in the first stage when he had a mechanical issue and had to go to the garage. … Chase Purdy‘s sixth-place finish is his third top 10 in the last four races. … Bayley Currey’s fifth-place finish fell one spot short of his career best result in the series. WHO HAD A GOOD RACE: Nick Sanchez’s third-place finish is his third top 10 in a row. Smith moved to second in the points and trails Heim by 16 points.

Hocevar held off the field on a restart with three laps to go to collect the victory. MORE: Nashville Truck race results MORE: Truck Series driver points after Nashville Zane Smith finished second and was followed by pole-sitter Nick Sanchez, points leader Corey Heim and Bayley Currey.

Hocevar has scored five consecutive top-five finishes. Carson Hocevar led the final 40 laps to win his second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race of the season Friday night at Nashville Superspeedway.
