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Kyle Busch Motorsports' Christopher Bell outlasted multiple late race cautions to grab the win at Gateway Motorsports park. The win is Bell's first career victory on pavement and all but clinches his spot in the Camping World Truck Series' inaugural Chase for the Championship.

While drivers near the rear of the field saw tempers flare and fists fly, 20-year old Bell kept his cool and drove away from second place finisher and pole-sitter Ben Rhodes on his way to KBM's 50th win as a race team -- the win ties KBM with Roush-Fenway Racing for most wins in series history.

“This one is for my guys here," Bell said. "My guys deserve this one. We’ve been so fast all year long and I just kept making a lot of mistakes, but I just can’t say thank you enough to all the guys at Toyota, TRD (Toyota Racing Development), JBL, everyone at KBM, all my pit-crew guys. They did an awesome job tonight and track position was everything. We got awesome motors underneath the hood of these things. All the guys at JGR, they never give up and keep digging.”

Pole-sitter Ben Rhodes grabbed a Truck series career best second-place finish in his first start at Gateway Motorsports Park. Rhodes seemed pleased with his finish because of the hectic nature of Saturday night's race.

“It was just a crazy, crazy race,” Rhodes said. “I was able to stay out of things, luckily. But it was crazy out there and I had a blast. (Christopher Bell) was awesome out there tonight, he came out racing for the win there at the end, that’s really what it’s all about. I can’t thank my guys enough. We’ve been close four times now and after getting that taste, it’s tough. But hopefully I’ll get my first win soon.”

The race featured eight lead changes amongst six different drivers and nine cautions which took up 44 of the race's laps. The last caution of the race showcased a fist fight between series regulars John Wes Townley and Spencer Gallagher.

Daniel Hemric finished in third place followed by Johnny Sauter in fourth place and defending series champion Erik Jones rounding out the top five. The truck series has an off-week before returning on July 7th at the newly reconfigured Kentucky Speedway.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 9
Unofficial Race Results for the 3Rd Annual Drivin' For Linemen 200 - Saturday, 
June 25, 2016
Gateway Motorsports Park - Madison, IL - 1.25 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 160 Laps - 200 Miles
Leader
Fin    Str    Trk    Driver    Team    Laps    Pts    Bns    Driver Rating    Status    Tms    Laps
1    9    4    Christopher Bell #    Toyota Toyota    160    36    4    118.0    Running    2    38
2    1    41    Ben Rhodes #    Alpha Energy Solutions Toyota    160    32    1    108.0    Running    2    4
3    13    19    Daniel Hemric    Draw-Tite Ford    160    30        92.3    Running        
4    2    21    Johnny Sauter    Alamo Chevrolet    160    30    1    108.8    Running    2    29
5    17    51    Erik Jones(i)    JEGS/Auburn Gear Toyota    160    0        83.3    Running        
6    4    8    John H. Nemechek    Fire Alarm Services Chevrolet    160    27        99.4    Running        
7    5    11    German Quiroga    Red Horse Racing Toyota    160    26        77.3    Running        
8    16    24    Kaz Grala    Allegiant Travel Chevrolet    160    25        83.2    Running        
9    12    33    Ben Kennedy    Wheelwell Chevrolet    160    24        76.5    Running        
10    21    17    Timothy Peters    Red Horse Racing Toyota    160    23        76.8    Running        
11    24    66    Jordan Anderson    Columbia SC - Famously Hot Chevrolet    160    23    1    58.0    Running    1    1
12    25    50    Travis Kvapil    Linewar/Elite Fleet Services/IBEW #2 Chevrolet    160    21        58.3    Running        
13    19    02    Tyler Young    Randco/Young's Building Systems Chevrolet    160    20        56.2    Running        
14    23    98    Rico Abreu #    Safelite Auto Glass/Curb Records Toyota    160    19        63.3    Running        
15    8    00    Cole Custer #    Haas Automation Chevrolet    160    18        68.2    Running        
16    20    07    Shane Lee    Lee Boy Chevrolet    160    17        53.2    Running        
17    3    9    William Byron #    Liberty University Toyota    160    18    2    116.5    Running    1    47
18    27    44    Tommy Joe Martins    Diamond Gusset Jeans Chevrolet    160    15        45.7    Running        
19    28    49    Spencer Boyd    Wilkerson Automotive Inc. Chevrolet    160    14        42.2    Running        
20    30    71    Enrique Contreras    American Club Chevrolet    160    13        36.8    Running        
21    15    32    Justin Haley    Braun Auto Group Chevrolet    156    12        60.2    Running        
22    11    23    Spencer Gallagher    Alamo Chevrolet    153    11        85.9    Accident        
23    18    05    John Wes Townley    Zaxby's/Jive Communications Chevrolet    150    10        75.0    Accident        
24    10    13    Cameron Hayley    Cabinets by Hayley Toyota    150    9        53.2    Running        
25    7    29    Tyler Reddick    Cooper Standard Ford    149    9    1    107.3    Accident    1    41
26    6    81    Ryan Truex    AISIN Toyota    149    7        50.3    Running        
27    14    88    Matt Crafton    Fisher Nuts/Menards Toyota    148    6        89.1    Accident        
28    26    22    Austin Wayne Self #    AM Technical Solutions Toyota    118    5        53.8    Accident        
29    29    1    Jennifer Jo Cobb    PitStopsForHope.org Chevrolet    113    4        30.7    Accident        
30    22    63    Jake Griffin    Vatterott College/Mittler Bros./Ski Soda Chevrolet    14    3        31.0    Engine        
31    32    10    Caleb Roark    Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet    7    2        25.2    Vibration        
32    31    86    Brandon Brown    CorvetteParts.net Chevrolet    0    1        26.0    Engine        
 Race Comments:    Christopher Bell won the Drivin' for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park, his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, the following truck dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 98 (backup truck).  
 Failed to Qualify:    N/A
 Time of Race:    2 Hrs, 14 Mins, 48 Secs.    Average Speed:    89.021 MPH    Margin of Victory:    0.275 Seconds
 Caution Flags:    9 for 44 laps: Laps: 16-23 (Oil on track from #63 [1]); 26-30 (#13, 51 accident turn 3 [71]); 66-70 (Caution clock expiration [49]); 73-77 (#19, 29 accident turn 3 [51]); 114-118 (Caution clock expiration [50]); 120-123 (#1, 22, 66 accident turn 3 [Red Flag: Lap 120, 6:38]] [71]); 145-148 (#05, 23 accident turn 1 [71]); 150-153 (#8, 9, 11, 23, 29, 41, 88 accident turn 4 [Red Flag: Lap, 150, 10:50] [71]); 155-158 (#05, 23 accident turn 1 [Red Flag: Lap 155, 12:49] [None]).
 Lead Changes:    10 among 6 drivers: B. Rhodes # 0; J. Sauter 1-26; T. Reddick 27-67; J. Anderson 68; W. Byron # 69-115; J. Sauter 116-118; C. Bell # 119-148; B. Rhodes # 149-152; C. Bell # 153-160.
Top 10 Driver Points:     (1) W. Byron # 226;(2) M. Crafton 225;(3) T. Peters 221;(4) D. Hemric 216;(5) J. Sauter 204;(6) J. Nemechek 192;(7) B. Kennedy 192;(8) T. Reddick 191;(9) C. Bell # 185;(10) B. Rhodes # 181.
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race    : Joe Gibbs Engines, #4     Mobil 1 Driver of the Race    : Christopher Bell, #4 
Sunoco Rookie of the Race    : Christopher Bell, #4 
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race:    Jul. 7, 2016 - Kentucky Speedway