Bodine takes NASCAR Trucks points lead at Charlotte

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series standings danced to the tune of “shake, rattle and roll” during Friday night’s running of the North Carolina Education Lottery 200. A total of two points now separates the front two – the closest points battle in series history after seven races.

Former series champion Todd Bodine (No. 30 Germain Racing Toyota) resembled the racer of old as he drove to a second-place finish while gaining the series lead.

“Our Tundra was good tonight.  For us, as a team, it was a great night because we’ve struggled all season with this new generation tire that Goodyear’s got and the way our trucks have been driving with it, ” said Bodine.  “Tonight we ran with the leaders and it was great to have fun and be so competitive.”

Despite scoring a seventh-place finish, Aric Almirola (No. 51 Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota) still turned over the standings lead to Bodine – proving every position counts.

Timothy Peters (No. 17 Crescent Tools/Red Horse Racing Toyota), who led the series standings the first five races of the season, is down but not out.  He sits in third, 86 points out of the lead.

Defending Champion Ron Hornaday Jr. (No. 33 Longhorn Chevrolet) finished third at Charlotte and continues to make his climb back to the top spot after a slow start to the season – just 103 points from the top spot.

“I had a lot of fun racing with Todd (Bodine) and Kyle (Busch),” said Hornaday Jr.  “It’s a good points day and we will take the solid finish.”

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