Friday night will see the best of the Nascar Camping World Truck Series compete for the final NCWTS championship, as the series transitions to the cool-looking NGOTS championship in 2019. Before we move on, let’s take a Gander Outdoors at the four drivers who can win it all this week (sorry for that pun):
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Brett Moffitt—#16 Toyota for Hattori Racing Enterprises (5 wins). Brett’s made his mark this year by scraping together enough sponsorship to take this small team all the way to the final race, simultaneously making himself look good and Ryan Truex look bad. Moffitt enters on a high note after winning last weekend at ISM Speedway, formerly Phoenix International Speedway, formerly Stan Barrett’s Demolition Derby. Another win for Moffitt could finally sew up that elusive Curds & Whey sponsorship.
Noah Gragson—#18 Toyota for Kyle Busch Motorsports (1 win). Noah has put together a consistent season for KBM, which has become the preeminent developmental team for Hendrick Motorsports. Gragson, who will be leaving for the Xfinity Series in 2019, would be able to leave on a high note, joining such luminaries as Austin Dillon and James Buescher. If it rains and he’s in the lead, prepare for 40 days and 40 nights of Noah’s ark puns.
Johnny Sauter—#21 Chevy for GMS Racing (6 wins). Johnny’s the only former champion in this quartet, having won it all in 2016 in his first year for GMS—no joke here, that’s just really impressive. A seasoned veteran, Sauter is a good reminder of the series’ roots as a place for longtime short-track aces to ply their trade, as well as a good reminder that AOL used to be a thing. Fun fact: 1 out of every 12 Wisconsinites is related to a Sauter.
Justin Haley—#24 Chevy for GMS Racing (3 wins). The nephew of NBS 24/7 legend Todd Braun, Haley has proved to be a friend in the draft and a FOE on the hood (again, sorry for THAT pun, too). He is not to be confuses with J.J. Yeley, Cameron Hayley, H.B. Bailey, or Hailey’s Comet. The youngest of the four at just 19 years old, he is not, despite popular belief, just there to make you feel old.