NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Darlington

Darlington Raceway — September 5, 2021

Sheldon Creed

Winner

147

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Sheldon Creed won the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Darlington at Darlington Raceway on September 5, 2021, leading 104 of 147 laps. John Hunter Nemechek finished second; Stewart Friesen rounded out the podium. The race featured 3 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, September 5, 2021

Track

Darlington Raceway

Season

2021

Winner

Sheldon Creed

Leaders

3 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	—	Sheldon Creed	147	—	Running	104	57
2	6	+4	John Hunter Nemechek	147	—	Running	39	53
3	4	+1	Stewart Friesen	147	—	Running	—	43
4	8	+4	Todd Gilliland	147	—	Running	—	42
5	34	+29	Parker Kligerman	147	—	Running	—	36
6	12	+6	Grant Enfinger	147	—	Running	—	31
7	9	+2	Chandler Smith	147	—	Running	4	42
8	13	+5	Johnny Sauter	147	—	Running	—	29
9	10	+1	Zane Smith	147	—	Running	—	41
10	2	-8	Matt Crafton	147	—	Running	—	43
11	5	-6	Carson Hocevar	147	—	Running	—	36
12	7	-5	Austin Hill	147	—	Running	—	25
13	29	+16	Colby Howard	147	—	Running	—	0
14	16	+2	Austin Wayne Self	147	—	Running	—	23
15	17	+2	Chase Purdy	147	—	Running	—	22
16	18	+2	Derek Kraus	147	—	Running	—	21
17	20	+3	Josh Berry	147	—	Running	—	0
18	25	+7	Tyler Ankrum	147	—	Running	—	19
19	38	+19	Clay Greenfield	146	—	Running	—	18
20	27	+7	Danny Bohn	146	—	Running	—	17
21	26	+5	Spencer Boyd	146	—	Running	—	16
22	36	+14	Spencer Davis	146	—	Running	—	15
23	28	+5	Dawson Cram	146	—	Running	—	14
24	22	-2	Tanner Gray	146	—	Running	—	14
25	30	+5	Josh Reaume	146	—	Running	—	12
26	33	+7	Jordan Anderson	145	—	Running	—	11
27	31	+4	Lawless Alan	145	—	Running	—	10
28	23	-5	Kris Wright	144	—	Running	—	9
29	14	-15	Hailie Deegan	144	—	Running	—	8
30	15	-15	Jack Wood	143	—	Running	—	7
31	11	-20	Dylan Lupton	143	—	Running	—	6
32	21	-11	Tyler Hill	141	—	Running	—	5
33	19	-14	Ryan Truex	141	—	Running	—	4
34	3	-31	Ben Rhodes	140	—	Running	—	4
35	37	+2	Norm Benning	86	—	DNF	—	2
36	35	-1	Jennifer Cobb	75	—	DNF	—	1
37	32	-5	Ryan Ellis	28	—	DNF	—	0
38	24	-14	Tate Fogleman	22	—	DNF	—	1

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 8 matched drivers, the model averaged 10.9 positions off — worse than the season average of 8.5. Below Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
2	John Hunter Nemechek	19.1	2	+17.1	Moderate
4	Todd Gilliland	19.1	4	+15.1	Moderate
9	Zane Smith	19.1	9	+10.1	Moderate
11	Carson Hocevar	13.1	11	+2.1	Coinflip
12	Austin Hill	20.9	12	+8.9	Moderate
16	Derek Kraus	26.1	16	+10.1	High Confidence
17	Josh Berry	22.9	17	+5.9	High Confidence
33	Ryan Truex	15.4	33	-17.6	Coinflip

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

Sheldon Creed: has 11 career starts at Darlington Raceway with a 11.1 avg finish (2 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Carson Hocevar: was the model’s top pick based on 13 career starts at Darlington Raceway with a 13.5 avg finish, finishing P11 on the day.
John Hunter Nemechek: was the biggest surprise, finishing P2 vs predicted P19. Track history: 15 starts, 13.1 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Sheldon Creed won the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Darlington at Darlington Raceway.

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

The 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Darlington was held at Darlington Raceway on September 5, 2021.