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Ben Kennedy made his 63rd career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start in Wednesday night's rain-delayed UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kennedy's win is significant in the NASCAR community because the driver of the No. 33 Jacob Industries Chevrolet is the great-grandson of NASCAR's founding father, Bill France, Sr.

The triumph left the graduate of the University of Florida speechless in victory lane.

"I can't put it into words," said Kennedy. "Someone asked me earlier today what it's like going to Bristol for your first time, and to win here is just so cool. I'm speechless. The guys gave me an awesome truck. Everyone at GMS Racing, Jacob Companies, the fans in the stands, everybody watching on TV, gosh this is just the coolest day of my life."

Kennedy's win secures his spot within the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series' Chase for the Championship, which is new for the 2016 season. The driver of the No. 33 Jacob Companies Chevrolet entered Wednesday night's race securely on the bubble for a chase spot at ninth in the series' points standings. 

Kennedy held off 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year Brett Moffitt on the race's final six laps following the final caution of the night. Moffitt, who grabbed his second top-ten finish of the 2016 campaign, appeared unable to get close enough to disrupt Kennedy's line around the track admits he would've used contact to win despite the fact they are next-door neighbors.

"I'm going to race people the way I want to be raced," Moffitt said. "It is Bristol, so if you need to move someone, you've got to move him. I just wasn't quite good enough through the center to get to him. He slipped up a few times, and I was able to get to his bumper once, but I didn't get to him hard enough. 

"I was really waiting for him to make a mistake so I could shove my nose in there, but he executed when he needed to."

Brad Keselowski Racing's Daniel Hemric was able to leave "The Last Great Coliseum" with a third place finish. For Hemric, who was forced to race in a backup car, it marked his 10th top-ten finish of the season.

Rookie points leader William Byron finished in fourth place with Johnny Sauter,  Cole Custer, Christopher Bell, John Hunter Nemechek, Brandon Jones and John Wes Townley rounding out the top ten. Pole-winner Tyler Reddick struggled throughout the race and finished in 14th place. 

Byron will look to extend his 37 point advantage over Hemric in the points standings when the series is back in action next weekend at Michigan International Speedway.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 13
Unofficial Race Results for the 19Th Annual Unoh 200 - Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Bristol Motor Speedway - Bristol, TN - .533 Mile Concrete
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 106.6 Miles

Leader
Fin    Str    Trk    Driver    Team    Laps    Pts    Bns    Driver Rating    Status    Tms    Laps
1    13    33    Ben Kennedy    Jacob Chevrolet    200    36    4    107.3    Running    1    20
2    8    11    Brett Moffitt    BrainGear/Surface Sunscreen Toyota    200    31        110.4    Running        
3    12    19    Daniel Hemric    Blue Gate Bank Ford    200    30        84.6    Running        
4    6    9    William Byron #    Liberty University Toyota    200    30    1    94.5    Running    1    1
5    7    21    Johnny Sauter    FireAde/Allegiant Travel Chevrolet    200    28        94.4    Running        
6    9    00    Cole Custer #    Haas Automation Chevrolet    200    27        79.1    Running        
7    5    4    Christopher Bell #    JBL/SiriusXM Toyota    200    28    2    129.2    Running    2    101
8    16    8    John H Nemechek    Chevrolet    200    25        84.0    Running        
9    15    71    Brandon Jones(i)    M&D Building Supply/Menards Chevrolet    200    0        74.1    Running        
10    19    05    John Wes Townley    Jive Communications/Zaxby's Chevrolet    200    23        80.1    Running        
11    10    24    Kaz Grala    Sweet Baby Ray's Chevrolet    200    22        68.4    Running        
12    14    23    Spencer Gallagher    Alamo Chevrolet    200    21        62.5    Running        
13    25    17    Timothy Peters    Red Horse Racing Toyota    200    20        69.5    Running        
14    1    29    Tyler Reddick    Cooper Standard Ford    200    20    1    93.4    Running    1    1
15    21    75    Caleb Holman    Food Country USA/Lopez Wealth Mgmt Toyota    200    18        85.6    Running        
16    22    66    Jordan Anderson    DoodyCalls.com Chevrolet    200    17        53.0    Running        
17    11    81    Jesse Little    Carolina Nut/Sumitomo Toyota    200    16        58.5    Running        
18    27    2    Austin Cindric    PIRTEK Ford    199    15        39.5    Running        
19    18    02    Austin Hill    Ford    199    14        56.9    Running        
20    24    92    Parker Kligerman    BTS Tire/Goodyear Commercial Tire & Service Ford    199    13        46.8    Running        
21    26    22    Austin Wayne Self #    AM Technical Solutions Toyota    198    12        41.5    Running        
22    23    16    Stewart Friesen    Halmar International Chevrolet    198    11        40.0    Running        
23    28    86    Brandon Brown    Coastal Carolina University Chevrolet    197    10        47.1    Running        
24    3    13    Cameron Hayley    Ride TV/CBH Toyota    197    9        87.6    Running        
25    30    50    Travis Kvapil    High Country Grizzlies/CorvetteParts.net Chevrolet    197    8        34.4    Running        
26    20    98    Rico Abreu #    Safelite Auto Glass / Curb Records Toyota    194    7        44.4    Running        
27    31    07    Matt Mills    Thompson Electric Inc Chevrolet    191    6        28.6    Running        
28    32    49    Bryce Napier    SupportMilitary.org/Lilly Trucking Chevrolet    191    5        27.8    Running        
29    2    51    Daniel Suarez(i)    ARRIS Toyota    186    0        113.8    Accident    3    77
30    4    41    Ben Rhodes #    Regal Cinemas Toyota    128    3        88.4    Engine        
31    29    44    Tommy Joe Martins    Cross Concrete Construction Chevrolet    71    2        29.0    Power         
32    17    88    Matt Crafton    Ideal Door/Menards Toyota    70    1        56.3    Engine        
 Race Comments:    Ben Kennedy won the UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway, his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: #2 and 92 (unapproved adjusments) and #98 (backup car). 
 Failed to Qualify:    (3) 63 Jake Griffin, 1 Clay Greenfield, 10 Cody McMahan.
 Time of Race:    01 Hrs, 25 Mins, 59 Secs.    Average Speed:    74.387 MPH    Margin of Victory:    0.274 Seconds
 Caution Flags:    9 for 55 laps: Laps: 29-35 (Fluid on the track [98]); 42-46 (Competition caution [16]); 54-58 (#00 and 33 Accident in Turn 2 [44]); 64-71 (#44 Spin in Turn 3 [22]); 135-142 (#13 Accident in Turn 3 [19]); 144-148 (#4 and 51 Spin on the backstretch [21]); 164-168 (#4, 24 and 49 Accident in Turn 4 [00]); 173-177 (#66 Accident on the backstretch [24]); 188-194 (#51 Accident in Turn 2 [81]).
 Lead Changes:    7 among 5 drivers: T. Reddick 1; D. Suarez(i) 2-39; C. Bell # 40-135; D. Suarez(i) 136; C. Bell # 137-141; D. Suarez(i) 142-179; W. Byron # 180; B. Kennedy 181-200.
Top 10 Driver Points:     (1) W. Byron # 349;(2) D. Hemric 312;(3) J. Sauter 306;(4) T. Peters 302;(5) C. Bell # 296;(6) M. Crafton 295;(7) B. Kennedy 287;(8) J. Nemechek 281;(9) C. Custer # 273;(10) T. Reddick 270.
21 Means 21 Pole Award    : Tyler Reddick, #29 128.917 mph    Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race    : Earnhardt Childress Racing Engines, #33 
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race    : Ben Kennedy, #33     Sunoco Rookie of the Race    : William Byron, #9 
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race:    Aug. 27, 2016 - Michigan International Speedway