Talladega Race Results: October 3, 2020 (NASCAR Truck Series)

NASCAR Truck Series results from Round of 10 finale at Talladega Superspeedway

The NASCAR Truck Series is on the grid ahead of the race at Talladega Superspeedway. It’s the Chevrolet Silverado 250 in Talladega, Alabama.

View 2020 Talladega truck results below.

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10 drivers come into today’s race with a shot at a championship. Only 8 drivers will continue after today’s cutoff event.

Sheldon Creed and Austin Hill set the front row for today’s truck race. 94 laps of superspeedway racing are up next…

Talladega Truck Race
Stage 1 – Report

Laps: 20 (1-20 / 94)

Green flag, Creed and Hill run side by side into turn one. Creed noses ahead on the inside line to lead lap 1.

Lap 6, Austin Hill has a run on the outside with a push from Grant Enfinger. Hill to the lead on the outside lane.

Lap 8, Hill leads on the inside. Christian Eckes leads the train on the outside lane with a push from his teammate.

Lap 10, Grant Enfinger has a flat tire and left rear damage. He heads to the pit lane under green.

Big crash

Lap 13, Creed throws a block on Eckes down the backstretch. He then cuts back to the bottom to block Hill but he’s not clear and gets clipped. Creed is sent to the apron! The field checks up to avoid him.

Creed is safe but there’s a massive stackup behind him. 10 plus trucks have heavy damage. Playoff driver Zane Smith is out of the event. The red flag is out for cleanup.

Green, Eckes gets the jump as Chandler Smith checks up to left his teammate drop to the bottom.

Creed has a huge push down the backstretch, he’s clear by three car lengths into turn one. Austin Hill runs three wide to crack the top 5.

1 to go in stage one, Hill has a push from Todd Gilliland off turn two. He’s coming to the front and pulls even with Creed into turn three.

Heavy pushing from both lanes off turn for! Eckes abandons the bumper of Creed on the inside lane through the tri-oval. They run three wide to the line, Austin Hill wins stage one!

Talladega Truck Results – Stage 1 : 1. Austin Hill; 2. Todd Gilliland; 3. Christian Eckes; 4. Sheldon Creed; 5. Ben Rhodes; 6. Chandler Smith; 7. Gus Dean; 8. Tyler Ankrum; 9. Brett Moffitt; 10. Derek Kraus;

Austin Hill, Sheldon Creed, Todd Gilliland and Christian Eckes at Talladega Superspeedway - NASCAR Truck Series
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 03: Sheldon Creed, driver of the #2 Chevy Truck Month Chevrolet, Austin Hill, driver of the #16 United Rentals Toyota, Todd Gilliland, driver of the #38 Speedco Ford, Christian Eckes, driver of the #18 Safelite AutoGlass Toyota, race during the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Chevy Silverado 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 03, 2020 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Talladega Truck Race
Stage 2 – Report

Laps: 20 (21-40 / 94)

The field hits the pit lane. Christian Eckes wins the race to the pit exit with two tires. Enfinger makes an extra stop to work on damage. Gilliland makes three pit stops after the crew forgot to make a chassis adjustment, twice.

Several stayed out.

Green flag on stage two, Derek Kraus and Raphael Lessard run even into turn one. Kraus leads on the inside as the top 5 trucks run single file.

Lap 30, the entire field in single file around the bottom with 10 laps to go in stage one.

Lap 36, Gus Dean and Tanner Gray make contact off turn four. Gean slides to the inside wall and makes heavy contact. The caution is out.

Derek Kraus wins stage two under caution.

Talladega Truck Results – Stage 2 : 1. Derek Kraus; 2. Johnny Sauter; 3. Chandler Smith; 4. Austin Hill; 5. Brett Moffitt; 6. Ben Rhodes; 7. Todd Gilliland; 8. Sheldon Creed; 9. Tyler Ankrum; 10. Matt Crafton;

Derek Kraus, Todd Gilliland and Chase Purdy at Talladega Superspeedway - NASCAR Truck Series
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 03: Derek Kraus, driver of the #19 SHOCKWAVE/ENEOS Toyota, Todd Gilliland, driver of the #38 Speedco Ford, and Chase Purdy, driver of the #24 BamaBuggies.com Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Chevy Silverado 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 03, 2020 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Talladega Truck Race
Stage 3 – Report

Laps: 54 (41-94 / 94)

Most of the field hits the pit lane. Moffitt leads them to the pit exit.

Green flag on stage three, Moffitt leads into turn one on the inside lane.

Lap 48, Todd Gilliland is up in smoke and Tanner Gray spins in the oil! Gray makes heavy contact with the inside wall and the caution is out. 11 trucks are now out of the race.

Green, Creed checks up on the inside and Moffitt drops down to lead the inside lane into turn one. Teammates run 1-2.

Lap 55, Moffitt throws a block on the outside lane. But Rhodes pokes to his outside and makes it three wide for the lead, Ben Rhodes leads.

Lap 56, Sauter has a run on Rhodes with a push from Austin Hill. Sauter clears them and drops to the bottom as he leads the field.

Green flag pit cycle

Lap 64, Hill, Kraus and Friesen hit the pits under green. Gas only for all three.

Penalty: Austin Hill is caught speeding on the pit lane.

Lap 65, the Chevrolet camp hits the pit lane. Gas only for these trucks as well.

Lap 66, Johnny Sauter leads the Ford trucks to the pit lane under green. Gas only calls for all.

Lap 70, Johnny Sauter cycles to 3rd, first of the trucks that pitted. Jennifer Jo Cobb leads as she’s yet to pit, her first laps led since Talladega in 2018.

19 to go, Creed works to the outside of Sauter to take 3rd away. Cobb and Dauzat still haven’t pitted.

13 to go, Creed has caught Jo Cobb. He leads the single file train right by, Creed leads.

12 to go, Eckes is shoved to the apron by Sauter. He saves it and we remain green.

8 to go, the top six run single file around the bottom. Tyler Ankrum leads a train on the outside lane, they’re coming to the front.

7 to go, trouble for race leader Sheldon Creed! He slows on the inside line with a flat tire and Austin Hill drives by on the outside lane. Friesen has more momentum and he drives by Hill, Friesen leads.

6 to go

6 to go, the caution is out for debris.

— GWC —

Green, Friesen gets the jump with a push from Lessard. Lessard throws a block on Rhodes into turn three.

White flag, Friesen throws a block on the outside lane. The inside lane is wide open and Lessard pulls even with Friesen. Bayne makes it three wide for the race lead! Friesen throws heavy blocks down the back and he gets turned! The yellow is out and this race is over.

Raphael Lassard wins his first career NASCAR Truck Series win!

Raphael Lessard and Trevor Bayne at Talladega Superspeedway - NASCAR Truck Series
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 03: Raphael Lessard, driver of the #4 Canac Toyota, and Trevor Bayne, driver of the #45 Plan B Sales Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Chevy Silverado 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 03, 2020 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NASCAR Truck Series
Race Results
Talladega SuperSpeedway
October 3, 2020

Pos | Driver

1. Raphael Lessard
2. Trevor Bayne
3. Chandler Smith
4. Codie Rohrbaugh
5. Ben Rhodes
6. Jordan Anderson
7. Kaz Grala
8. Brett Moffitt
9. Derek Kraus
10. Matt Crafton
11. Sheldon Creed
12. Grant Enfinger
13. Johnny Sauter
14. Clay Greenfield
15. Bayley Currey
16. Tyler Ankrum
17. Stewart Friesen
18. Christian Eckes
19. Austin Hill
20. Austin Wayne Self
21. Bryan Dauzat
22. Norm Benning
23. Josh Reaume
24. Jennifer Jo Cobb
25. Jason White
26. Robby Lyons
27. Ray Ciccarelli
28. Todd Gilliland
29. Tanner Gray
30. Gus Dean
31. Tate Fogleman
32. Chase Purdy
33. Zane Smith
34. Danny Bohn
35. Dawson Cram
36. Korbin Forrister
37. Joe Nemechek
38. Spencer Boyd

Raphael Lessard in victory lane at Talladega Superspeedway - NASCAR Truck Series
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 03: Raphael Lessard, driver of the #4 Canac Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Chevy Silverado 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 03, 2020 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NASCAR Truck Series
Playoff Points

After: Talladega (Oct 3, 2020)
-Round of 10 finale

Pos | Driver

1. Sheldon Creed
2151

2. Brett Moffitt
-7

3. Grant Enfinger
-32

4. Austin Hill
-40

5. Zane Smith
-44

6. Matt Crafton
-45

7. Ben Rhodes
-45

8. Tyler Ankrum
-47

— ELIMINATED AFTER ROUND of 10 —

Christian Eckes
-55

Todd Gilliland
-79

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