It was an unfortunate night for Myatt Snider in the No. 51 Louisiana Hot Sauce Toyota Tundra at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. During the first lap of the race he was caught in slow traffic and contacted from behind, ending his night early with a 28th-place finish. This was Snider’s fifth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) start for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) during the 2017 season.
Date: September 30, 2017
Event: Las Vegas 350 (Race 18 of 23)
Series: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Location: Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile, oval)
Format: Three Stages; 35 laps/35 laps/76 laps
Start/Finish: Ninth/28th (Accident, completed 0 of 146 laps)
Winner: Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing (Toyota)
Myatt Snider, driver of the No. 51 Louisiana Hot Sauce Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports:
Talk about your night…
“I’m super bummed, we were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. My guys worked extremely hard for weeks to bring me a fast Toyota Tundra. I know it’s not the night we wanted but I want to thank all my guys at KBM, Toyota and Louisiana Hot Sauce. We had a chance to go out there and compete for the win but now I’m putting that behind me and looking forward to my next race in two weeks at Talladega (Superspeedway).”
Las Vegas 350 Recap:
- Ben Rhodes won the race followed by KBM’s Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric and Kaz Grala rounded out the top-five finishers.
- The race featured six cautions for a total of 28 laps. There were 11 lead changes among seven drivers. KBM’s Bell lead a race-high 64 laps, while Noah Gragson led 12 laps.
How Snider’s KBM Teammates Fared:
- Noah Gragson, driver of the No. 18 Toyota, finished 13th
- Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 4 Toyota, finished second
NCWTS Owner Championship Standings:
The No. 51 Toyota Racing team is now seventh in the Truck Series Owner Championship Standings.
Next Race:
The Truck Series returns to action in two weeks at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, Oct. 14. Live coverage of the race begins with the NCWTS Setup Show at 12:30 p.m. ET on FOX.