NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Kansas

Kansas Speedway — May 1, 2021

Kyle Busch

Winner

140

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Kyle Busch won the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Kansas at Kansas Speedway on May 1, 2021, leading 59 of 140 laps. Ross Chastain finished second; Austin Hill rounded out the podium. The race featured 7 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Track

Kansas Speedway

Season

2021

Winner

Kyle Busch

Leaders

7 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	+1	Kyle Busch	140	—	Running	59	0
2	34	+32	Ross Chastain	140	—	Running	6	0
3	7	+4	Austin Hill	140	—	Running	—	46
4	17	+13	Christian Eckes	140	—	Running	3	33
5	1	-4	John Hunter Nemechek	140	—	Running	16	50
6	6	—	Todd Gilliland	140	—	Running	—	36
7	9	+2	Zane Smith	140	—	Running	—	36
8	15	+7	Raphael Lessard	140	—	Running	—	29
9	4	-5	Johnny Sauter	140	—	Running	13	28
10	3	-7	Ben Rhodes	140	—	Running	2	37
11	5	-6	Chandler Smith	140	—	Running	—	26
12	26	+14	Bayley Currey	140	—	Running	—	0
13	20	+7	Hailie Deegan	140	—	Running	—	25
14	10	-4	Stewart Friesen	140	—	Running	—	32
15	13	-2	Tyler Ankrum	140	—	Running	—	22
16	16	—	Austin Wayne Self	139	—	Running	—	21
17	29	+12	Grant Enfinger	139	—	Running	—	20
18	18	—	Tanner Gray	139	—	Running	—	19
19	30	+11	Chase Briscoe	139	—	Running	—	0
20	31	+11	Ryan Truex	139	—	Running	—	17
21	22	+1	Timothy Peters	139	—	Running	—	16
22	25	+3	Timmy Hill	139	—	Running	—	15
23	11	-12	Carson Hocevar	139	—	Running	—	14
24	12	-12	Matt Crafton	139	—	Running	—	19
25	23	-2	Chase Purdy	138	—	Running	—	12
26	21	-5	Danny Bohn	138	—	Running	—	11
27	32	+5	Bret Holmes	138	—	Running	—	10
28	14	-14	Derek Kraus	138	—	Running	—	15
29	19	-10	Spencer Davis	137	—	Running	—	8
30	36	+6	Jordan Anderson	137	—	Running	—	0
31	28	-3	Dawson Cram	137	—	Running	—	6
32	8	-24	Sheldon Creed	136	—	Running	41	21
33	24	-9	Kris Wright	135	—	Running	—	4
34	40	+6	C.J. McLaughlin	133	—	Running	—	3
35	27	-8	Spencer Boyd	133	—	Running	—	2
36	35	-1	Tate Fogleman	130	—	Running	—	1
37	39	+2	Jennifer Cobb	106	—	DNF	—	1
38	38	—	Jesse Iwuji	73	—	DNF	—	1
39	37	-2	Norm Benning	42	—	DNF	—	1
40	33	-7	Ryan Reed	27	—	DNF	—	1

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 11 matched drivers, the model averaged 10.0 positions off — worse than the season average of 8.5. Below Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
1	Kyle Busch	17.0	1	+16.0	Coinflip
2	Ross Chastain	13.3	2	+11.3	Coinflip
3	Austin Hill	20.9	3	+17.9	Moderate
5	John Hunter Nemechek	19.1	5	+14.1	Moderate
6	Todd Gilliland	19.1	6	+13.1	Moderate
7	Zane Smith	19.1	7	+12.1	Moderate
19	Chase Briscoe	11.9	19	-7.1	Coinflip
20	Ryan Truex	15.4	20	-4.6	Coinflip
22	Timmy Hill	23.9	22	+1.9	High Confidence
23	Carson Hocevar	13.1	23	-9.9	Coinflip
28	Derek Kraus	26.1	28	-1.9	High Confidence

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

Kyle Busch: has 54 career starts at Kansas Speedway with a 13.1 avg finish (9 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Chase Briscoe: was the model’s top pick based on 14 career starts at Kansas Speedway with a 12.7 avg finish (1 win), finishing P19 on the day.
Austin Hill: was the biggest surprise, finishing P3 vs predicted P21. Track history: 12 starts, 7.9 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Kansas?

Kyle Busch won the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Kansas at Kansas Speedway.

Where was the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Kansas held?

The 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Kansas was held at Kansas Speedway on May 1, 2021.