ROSSBURG, Ohio — Report by Race CHaser Online Managing Editor Jacob Seelman — Empire Racing Group photo —
The field for the third annual 1-800-CARCASH MudSummer Classic for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is set at Eldora Speedway.
Cody Erickson used a bold move through the middle of the front row to take the point on the opening lap of the 15-lap Last Chance Qualifier and never looked back, rolling on to claim the LCQ victory and lock himself into the 150-lap main event. He will start 26th.
Along with Erickson, second-place finisher Ben Kennedy punched his ticket to the big show, fighting with Erickson for the win right down to the end. Kennedy’s Red Horse Racing No. 11 will roll from 27th on the grid.
Travis Kvapil finished third ahead of a hard-charging Jake Griffin, who needed to finish in one of the two transfer spots in order to race by virtue of not having enough owner points in the standings to use a provisional. Griffin started from the back and came forward, but finished two spots short.
Both Griffin and Madeline Crane failed to make the MudSummer Classic. Crane clobbered the wall in qualifying and the No. 80 team did not run the Last Chance Race, citing too much damage from a subsequent heat race crash to repair.
Kvapil, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Jody Knowles, Stewart Hayward and Wendell Chavous received owner points provisionals and will start in positions 28-32, respectively.
The green flag for the 1-800-CARCASH MudSummer Classic drops shorty after 9 p.m. ET, live on FOX Sports 1. NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Darrell Wallace Jr. is the defending winner of the race.
RESULTS: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series; 1-800-CARCASH MudSummer Classic Last Chance Qualifier; Eldora Speedway; July 22, 2015
Last Chance Qualifier (15 laps; top two transfer to main event)
- Cody Erickson
- Ben Kennedy
- Travis Kvapil
- Jake Griffin
- Jody Knowles
- Jennifer Jo Cobb
- Stewart Hayward
- Wendell Chavous
- Madeline Crane
Starting Lineup
- Bobby Pierce
- John Hunter Nemechek
- Ken Schrader
- Christopher Bell
- Tyler Reddick
- Tyler Young
- Johnny Sauter
- Timothy Peters
- Cameron Hayley
- Austin Dillon
- Brad Keselowski
- Matt Crafton
- Norm Benning
- Chad Boat
- Ty Dillon
- Korbin Forrister
- Daniel Hemric
- Spencer Gallagher
- Erik Jones
- John Wes Townley
- Chris Fontaine
- Matt Tifft
- Ray Black Jr.
- Cole Custer
- Sean Corr
- Cody Erickson
- Ben Kennedy
- Travis Kvapil
- Jennifer Jo Cobb
- Jody Knowles
- Stewart Hayward
- Wendell Chavous
DNQ: Jake Griffin; Madeline Crane
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