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NASCAR Cup Series Off This Week, Trucks in Knoxville, Iowa

The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series' are off this week for the Father's Day weekend but the Camping World Truck Series hits the dirt in Knoxville, Iowa.'

Kyle Busch held off Zane Smith in a two-lap sprint in California to earn his first victory in the series this year, extending his record career to 62 wins and a streak of 10 consecutive years with at least one.

 

Austin Hill won after starting 13th last year in Knoxville. 

 

Busch became the fifth non-regular in the series to win through 12 races.

 

Defending series champion Ben Rhodes leads Chandler Smith by five points, Zane Smith by 12 and John Hunter Nemechek by 14 in the standings. Zane Smith leads with three victories, 10 top-10 runs and 269 laps led.

 

Practices are tonight at 6 pm and 8 pm. Qualifying is tomorrow night at 6 pm and the green flag drops at 8 pm.

 

The circuit heads to Nashville, Tennessee.

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