The 2021 Truck Series champion from Louisville, Kentucky, withstood four overtime shootouts and avoided a series of late carnages to claim his second series title with a top-five finish in the desert state, one spot ahead of title rival Grant Enfinger.
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Ben Rhodes, driver of the No. 99 Kubota Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing, seeks his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship – his first with Ford. Rhodes met with the media to give his outlook of the championship heading into the finale, the hurdles ahead at Phoenix Raceway and more.
ZANE SMITH, No. 38 Speedco/Delo Ford F-150 – “It’s really a cool racetrack, but a terrible race. It’s just wherever you are is where you are. They said I was pitted outside my box by a little bit and I had to start at the tail end.