CHANDLER SMITH

Zane Smith finally took his place among champions. The last two years saw Smith finish second in the championship finale, but the third time proved to be the charm.

Zane Smith led 77 laps and his Front Row Motorsports truck was the dominant truck of the race. He emerged as the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series champion.

Zane Smith clinched the regular season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag at Pocono Raceway.

Kyle Larson was the start of a Grand Prix in Philadelphia run by the Urban Youth Racing School.

NASCAR Phoenix Trucks Auto Racing Driver take Turn 3 during the NASCAR Truck Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Avondale, Ariz. . (AP Photo/Darryl Webb) (Darryl Webb)AVONDALE, Ariz. — (AP) — Ben Rhodes opened the NASCAR season with back-to-back wins and closed it Friday night by winning the Truck Series championship. Rhodes won for ThorSport Racing, a Truck Series team since 1996 based in Ohio. Rhodes needed a late pass of fellow title contender Zane Smith to win the title. “Bookends for the season, I am so proud of my ThorSport team.”Smith finished fifth, behind outgoing Truck Series champion Sheldon Creed, and was runner-up for the title.

Ben Rhodes opened the NASCAR season with back-to-back wins and closed it Friday night by winning the Truck Series championship.