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in North America. Christopher Bell entered as the defending champion, but he did not defend his championship, leaving his No. 4

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entry to a number of drivers throughout the season, with

Todd Gilliland Todd Jeremey Gilliland (born May 15, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 34 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports ...

covering the majority of the schedule in the truck. Title sponsor Camping World Holdings rebranded the series with their

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brand they acquired in 2017 for the 2019 season, replacing the

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brand. This was the third year that the Truck Series (and the

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) had a playoff system. For the first time in the three years of the playoffs at that time, Christopher Bell and Matt Crafton were not part of the "championship 4" drivers competing for the title at

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. Bell had moved up to the Xfinity Series full-time, while Crafton did qualify for the postseason but did not advance to the last round of the playoffs as he had done the past two years. The 2018 season was also the first to feature the regular season championship trophy, which was awarded at the final race before the

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Johnny Sauter Jonathan Joseph Sauter (born May 1, 1978) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 66 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing. He has also driven in the NASCAR Cup ...

clinched the NCWTS Regular Season Championship trophy at the end of the

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Brett Moffitt Brett Bradley Moffitt (born August 7, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage and the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado ...

was declared the NCWTS Champion for 2018, after winning the

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at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In addition,

Hattori Racing Enterprises Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE) was a Japanese-American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Owned by former NASCAR and open-wheel driver Shigeaki Hattori, the team last competed part-time in the ...

won the NCWTS Owners' Championship.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

Limited schedule

Notes

Changes

Drivers

* On October 30, 2017, it was announced that

Austin Wayne Self Austin Wayne Self (born March 5, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 22 Ford F-150 for his family team, AM Racing. He has also competed in the ...

would drive full-time for Niece Motorsports. Self had driven part-time for multiple teams including Niece,

AM Racing AM Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series fielding the No. 25 Ford Mustang Dark Horse full-time for Harrison Burton. They also compete in the ARCA Menards Series fielding the No. 76 Ford ...

and

Martins Motorsports Alpha Prime Racing (formerly Martins Motorsports) is an American stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR NASCAR Xfinity Series, Xfinity Series. The team was founded in 2009 by Craig Martins, and fields the No. 4 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth ...

in 2017. On December 12, 2017, it was announced that Justin Fontaine would drive a second truck, numbered 45, alongside Self. Niece also formed a technical alliance with

GMS Racing GMS Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. GMS Racing previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series from 2016 to 2019 ...

. * On November 10, 2017, it was announced that

Austin Hill Austin Edward Hill (born April 21, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 21 Chevrolet SS for Richard Childress Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series ...

would run the full season for

Young's Motorsports Young's Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the ARCA Menards Series. In the Xfinity Series, they field the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth gene ...

in the No. 02. He had run part-time for the team in 2017. * On February 7, it was announced that

would drive full-time for

in the team's No. 16 truck, replacing

Ryan Truex Ryan Matthew Truex (born March 18, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 24 Toyota GR Supra for Sam Hunt Racing. As a reserve driver for Joe Gibbs Racing in t ...

. Moffitt had driven part-time in the Truck Series with

Red Horse Racing Red Horse Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team was based in Mooresville, North Carolina. It was co-owned by former Mobil 1 marketing executive Tom DeLoach a ...

in 2017. He had also previously driven for HRE in the

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly known by other names) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Races are hel ...

. * On January 8, 2018, it was announced that

Harrison Burton Harrison Brian Burton (born October 9, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 25 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for AM Racing. He ...

would be driving 9 races for

in the No. 51

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. Burton will be in the truck at Martinsville in the spring and fall, Dover, Iowa, Bristol, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Texas in the fall, ISM Raceway in Phoenix, and Homestead-Miami. On January 11, it was announced that team owner

Kyle Busch Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing and par ...

will drive the No. 51 truck in three races: Las Vegas in the spring, Charlotte, and Pocono. On January 23, it was announced that JGR

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driver Brandon Jones, as well as NASCAR Next alum

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and

Riley Herbst Riley Dederick Kern Herbst (born February 24, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 35 Toyota Camry (XV80), Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing and part-time in the ...

, would drive the No. 51 for most of the rest of the season, with Jones and Herbst also making one start apiece in the team's No. 46 entry. * On January 17, 2018, it was announced that

will drive the No. 4 truck full-time effective May 15, when he reaches the minimum age for full-time drivers (18). Gilliland will drive in both age-eligible races at Martinsville and Dover prior to his birthday. In 2017, Gilliland drove full-time in both the

and

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, driving the No. 16

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for Bill McAnally Racing and winning the West series championship. Gilliland also made Truck starts for Kyle Busch Motorsports, driving the No. 46 and No. 51 Toyota Tundras at age-eligible races in the previous season. * On January 12, 2018, it was announced that

Dalton Sargeant Daniel Dalton Sargeant (born March 25, 1998) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado for GMS Racing. He was the 2016 ARCA R ...

would be racing full-time for

driving the No. 25

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. Sargeant will also compete for Rookie of the Year honors. In 2017, Sargeant drove full-time in the

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, driving the No. 77

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for

Cunningham Motorsports Cunningham Motorsports (operating at various points in its history as CSG Motorsports and CHS Motorsports) was an American professional stock car racing team that competed primarily in the ARCA Racing Series, but also in the NASCAR Camping World ...

. Sargeant also made a few starts in the Truck Series, driving the No. 99

MDM Motorsports MDM Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that most recently competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, and the ARCA Racing Series. The team also competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truc ...

Chevrolet Silverado. * On January 16, 2018, it was announced that

Cody Coughlin Cody Coughlin (born December 11, 1995) is an American professional drag and stock car racing driver. He competes in the National Hot Rod Association's Pro Stock class for KB Titan Racing, and part-time in the ARCA/CRA Super Series and CARS Pro ...

would be joining

in 2018, driving the No. 2

. In 2017, Coughlin drove the No. 13

for

ThorSport Racing ThorSport Racing is an American professional stock car racing team competing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Founded in 1996 as SealMaster Racing and based in Sandusky, Ohio, the team is owned by Duke Thorson and his wife, Rhonda. Currently ...

. * On January 23, 2018, it was announced that Robby Lyons would run the full season for Premium Motorsports in 2018 in the No. 15 Chevrolet. Lyons previously drove a two races for Premium in 2017, driving the organization's No. 49 entry. It was later announced prior to the spring Dover race that Lyons's sponsorship deal fell through, and he would be replaced by part-time Premium Motorsports

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driver

Ross Chastain Ross Lee Chastain (born December 4, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing, part-tim ...

. Lyons would return to the truck at Kansas. * On January 25, 2018, it was announced that Chris Eggleston would drive a partial schedule for the new David Gilliland Racing-Crosley Sports Group team. Eggleston had last run in the Truck Series in 2014. * On January 31, 2018, it was announced that Jordan Anderson would run his own team for the 2018 season with support from

Niece Motorsports Niece Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Owned by Al Niece, it currently fields the No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado full-time for Matt Mills (racing driver), Matt ...

. He will drive a

for the

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tracks and alternate other manufacturers throughout the season. * On February 2, 2018, it was announced that

Max McLaughlin Max McLaughlin (born February 29, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing and dirt track racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the World of Outlaws Case Construction Late Model Series, driving the No. 22 Longhorn Chassis f ...

, son of longtime Busch Series driver Mike McLaughlin, had signed a driver development contract with

, and will run at least four races for the team in 2018. He will make his debut at Eldora. * On February 7, 2018, it was announced that

Myatt Snider Gurney Myatt Snider (born December 30, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 91 Chevrolet SS for DGM Racing. He is the son of '' NASCAR on Prime Video'' pi ...

would be joining

in 2018, driving the No.13

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. Last year Snider drove the No. 51

part-time.

Teams

* On August 17, 2017,

Brad Keselowski Bradley Aaron Keselowski (; born February 12, 1984) is an American professional stock car racing driver, team owner, and entrepreneur. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 6 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for RFK Racing, a te ...

announced the shutdown of

Brad Keselowski Racing Brad Keselowski Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Started in 2007, it was owned and operated by NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series champion Brad Keselowski. The te ...

after the 2017 season. * On December 30, 2017,

announced the closure of the team. Team owner

Tommy Joe Martins Thomas Joseph Martins (born December 7, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver and owner. He competes part-time in Late model, Asphalt Super Late Model competition, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet Camaro for Alpha Prime Racing. Ra ...

stated that deals with other drivers to drive the truck had fallen through, and that he is driving a partial

schedule with B. J. McLeod Motorsports in 2018. * On January 22, 2018,

David Gilliland Racing Tricon Garage, formerly known as David Gilliland Racing, DGR-Crosley, and Team DGR, is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded in early 2017 ...

and Crosley Sports Group announced a merger of their teams which includes an expansion to a single truck driver development team in the Camping World Truck Series with support from Toyota Racing Development and an alliance with

. These teams will continue to field cars in late models, the K&N Pro Series, and the ARCA racing series.

Bo LeMastus James "Bo" LeMastus (born January 8, 1963) is an American businessman, professional racing driver, and former team owner. He races in the Stadium Super Trucks and formerly competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Racing Series. ...

will drive the No. 54 Toyota. *

formed an alliance with Team Dillon to put Team Dillon drivers in a second Young's truck, the No. 20. The No. 20 ran part-time in 2017 but will run the length of the schedule in 2018.

Manufacturers

* On January 16, 2018, it was announced that, after a six-year relationship,

split ways with

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. On January 22, 2018,

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was announced to be the new manufacturer for the team.

Engine rules

* Teams may use an Ilmor-built LSX 396 engine, similar to the

, in 2018, regardless of manufacturer of the body.

Schedule

2018 Gander Outdoors 150 from frontstretch

The final schedule – comprising 23 races – was released on May 23, 2017.

Schedule changes

In 2015, NASCAR and 21 Camping World Truck Series tracks agreed on a five-year contract that guarantees each track would continue to host races through 2020. Despite the agreement,

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decided to cancel the

New Hampshire Motor Speedway New Hampshire Motor Speedway (formerly known as the New Hampshire International Speedway from 1989 to 2007, the Bryar Motorsports Park from 1965 to 1989, and as the 106 Midway Raceway from 1961 to 1964) is a oval track in Loudon, New Hampshir ...

race and add a second race at

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, to form two weekends involving each of the three national series. The new race will be the third race of the regular season, while the established fall race will be the second race of the first playoff round. As a result, the

Chevrolet Silverado 250 The Chevrolet Silverado 250 was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport). It was first held in 2013, and served as the second round of the NASCAR playoffs, Truck Series playoffs from their introducti ...

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly Mosport Park and Mosport International Raceway) is a multi-Race track, track motorsport venue located north of Bowmanville in Clarington, Ontario, Canada, approximately 75 kilometers (47 miles) east of To ...

will be held as the first race of the playoffs, while the Overton's 225 at

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will move from September to June. The

will become the final race of the regular season as a result of the schedule realignment. Unlike the 2017 schedule, the JEGS 200 at

Dover International Speedway Dover Motor Speedway (formerly known as the Dover International Speedway from 2002 to 2021 and as the Dover Downs International Speedway from 1969 to 2001) is a oval track in Dover, Delaware. The venue has hosted major events since its inaugu ...

will precede the

37 Kind Days 250 Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at Kansas Speedway, in Kansas City, Kansas during numerous seasons and times of year since 2001. Spring race The Heart of Health Care 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Se ...

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and the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at

Charlotte Motor Speedway Charlotte Motor Speedway (known as Lowe's Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009 due to sponsorship reasons) is a quad-oval Oval track racing#Intermediate, intermediate speedway in Concord, North Carolina. It has hosted various major races since it ...

. Also, the Eaton 200 at

Gateway Motorsports Park Gateway Motorsports Park (currently known as World Wide Technology Raceway for sponsorship reasons) is a motor racing facility in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, close to the Gateway Arch. It features a oval that hosts the NASCAR Cup ...

will be held one week later as the tenth race of the season, slated to be held the week before the Chicagoland round. On April 17, 2018,

announced the

will be moved one day to Thursday night, August 16. The new race date will also reflect a change from FS1 to Fox, as the race broadcast moves to the broadcast network. The live Thursday night race on Fox coincides with preparation for Fox to broadcast the majority of Thursday games during the

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. Fox will now air two Truck Series races, both during the second half of the season when NBC has the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series coverage.

Results and standings

Race results

Drivers' standings

( key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics'' – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. ¹ – Stage 1 winner. ² – Stage 2 winner. ''^1-10'' – Regular season top 10 finishers.
. – Eliminated after Round of 8 . – Eliminated after Round of 6

Owners' championship (Top 15)

( key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics'' – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. ¹ – Stage 1 winner. ² – Stage 2 winner. ''^1-10'' – Owners' regular season top 10 finishers.
. – Eliminated after Round of 8 . – Eliminated after Round of 6

Manufacturers' Championship

References

{{NASCAR Truck Series Championship * NASCAR Truck Series seasons 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series