Erik Jones won Friday’s truck race after the power went out (again)
NASCAR was forced to end Friday’s Camping World Truck Series race early after the lights went out at Phoenix International Raceway.
A massive power failure hit the region and delayed the race for over an hour because the track was on backup power and the entire track wasn’t lit properly. Power was restored for the 150-lap race to start, but it went out again with 24 laps to go and NASCAR and the the track decided to end the race in case another failure happened again.
“We are extremely disappointed that tonight’s race was delayed and ultimately shortened by failures in the local power grid,” a track statement said. “We want to thank the devoted race fans who stayed throughout the race, however PIR and NASCAR both agreed that it was in the best interest of the drivers to call an end to the race after the second power outage, as safety of the competitors is paramount. While we appreciate the efforts of APS and its repair crews to restore service as quickly as possible, having to end the race prematurely is not the experience that our fans expect and deserve.”
Erik Jones, the leader at the time of the failure with 24 laps to go, won the race. It’s his third win in 12 starts this season and earlier Friday, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that Jones, 18, would run full-time in the series in 2015.
Matt Crafton has a 25-point lead over Ryan Blaney as the series heads to Homestead for the final race of the season on November 14.
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