Kaden Honeycutt won both the race and his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He took the lead from Christian Eckes after a late restart and won by 1.038 seconds.
Honeycutt and crew chief Scott Zipadelli put on the No. 11 Toyota’s last set of fresh tires during a caution with 27 laps left. The decision put Honeycutt in position to move to the front on lap 120 of 134. Eckes finished second and Daniel Hemric was third.
Title rival Layne Riggs finished 32nd after tire problems and ended the season 83 points behind Honeycutt. It was Honeycutt’s fifth win of the year. The series begins its next season at Daytona on Feb. 19.
Source: Official game recap.
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