Event Recap: 2018 NASCAR Truck Series Statistics from Michigan (August 11, 2018)

Event statistics following the 15th race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, the Corrigan Oil 200 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.

Brett Moffitt executed a perfect last-lap pass on points leader Johnny Sauter to beat Sauter by 0.025 seconds and tie Sauter for most victories this season, with four. Moffitt – who made up a race-high 21 positions from start to finish – has now won third of his five career Truck races after leading five or less laps in that race. John Hunter Nemechek claimed third, ahead of Noah Gragson and Todd Gilliland.

Race Statistics
Corrigan Oil 200
Michigan International Speedway – Brooklyn, Michigan
- Winner (starting position): Brett Moffitt (1st)
- Top Five: Brett Moffitt, Johnny Sauter, John Hunter Nemechek, Noah Gragson, Todd Gilliland
- Full Results: Brett Moffitt, Johnny Sauter, John Hunter Nemechek, Noah Gragson, Todd Gilliland, Ben Rhodes, Grant Enfinger, Stewart Friesen, Justin Haley, Matt Crafton, Austin Wayne Self, Dalton Sargeant, Jordan Anderson, Cody Coughlin, Tate Fogleman, Wendell Chavous, Bo LeMastus, Myatt Snider, Austin Hill, Josh Reaume, Norm Benning, Spencer Davis, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Korbin Forrister, Justin Fontaine, Todd Peck, Bayley Currey, Reed Sorenson, B.J. McLeod, Joe Nemechek, Matt Mills, Timmy Hill
- Laps Completed: 100
- Lap Leaders: 9
- Laps Led: Noah Gragson (18), Matt Crafton (18), Johnny Sauter (16), Grant Enfinger (16), Stewart Friesen (12), Todd Gilliland (8), John Hunter Nemechek (6), Brett Moffitt (5), Wendell Chavous (1)
- Pole Position: John Hunter Nemechek (184.044 mph; 39.121 seconds)
- Hard Charger: Brett Moffitt (+20; 21st to 1st)
- Margin of Victory: 0.025 seconds
- Truck Count: 32
- Trucks Entered: 34
- Trucks Running at Finish: 24 (of 32; or 75 percent of the field)
- Drivers to Finish on Lead Lap: 17
- Cautions: 5 for 22 laps
- Average Speed: 130.175 mph
- Lead Changes: 16
- Stage Winners: Stewart Friesen (1), Grant Enfinger (2)
- Manufacturer Breakdown: Chevrolet (21); Toyota (7); Ford (4)

Notes of Interest – Race Recap
- This was the 19th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
- This is Brett Moffitt’s series-leading fourth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory of the season and the fifth of his career. He has also won races at Atlanta Motor Speedway; Iowa Speedway; Chicagoland Speedway; and Michigan International Speedway.
- Moffitt is tied with points leader Johnny Sauter for most victories this season, with four each. Kyle Busch has won two races, with five other drivers – John Hunter Nemechek, Noah Gragson, Justin Haley and Ben Rhodes  –winning one race.
- Four of Moffitt’s five Truck Series wins have come in 2018. He also won a race in 2016 at Michigan, which is the first track in which Moffitt has won multiple races.

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