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The Fast Lane | Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Race Recap - Victoria's Voice Foundation 200

The start/ finish line and stadium seats of Las Vegas Motor Speedway from the infield.

Qualification Stats:

Time & Conditions: 4:05 PM PST | 66 °F | Sunny | 42MPH Winds

Choosing handling over speed, pit crew chief, Mike Shiplett, helped the team adjust this week's truck to take full advantage of the track's momentum & downforce; This decision would prove beneficial later in the race. Bret hit his marks and qualified P20 with a time of 30.974 seconds.

Race Stats:

Time & Conditions: 8:00 PM PST | 63 °F | Clear | 28MPH Winds

Starting Position & Results: P20 | P25 | P23 | P12

Stage 1

Bret managed to narrowly avoid damage early on when Niece Motorsport's Bayley Currey, driver of the No. 41 truck, spun on the backstretch.
Looking to maintain a consistent pace, Bret stayed between P17 and P25 throughout the entire first stage.

Stage 2

With cautions only at the stage breaks, the entire field saw relatively no movement across the pack.
The team's pit stops were effective and efficient, ensuring Bret would maintain his pace whenever having to make a stop.
At the stage 2 conclusion, there were only (2) lead changes within the stage, and Bret climbed (2) positions into P23.

Final Stage

At the beginning of the final stage, TRICON Garage's driver, Dean Thompson, was too loose going into turn four and hit the wall hard to bring out the caution flag for the fourth and final time of the race.
During the last stretch of green flag laps, pit strategy once again paid off. Bret handled the Precision Garage Door Service No. 32 truck through traffic, using momentum to propel him forward.
Bret crossed the finish line in P12, just one spot shy of tying his best finish (P11) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The No32 NASCAR Craftsman Truck races alongside the No42 truck race around Turn 4 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

FAST STATS

Bret Holmes now sits in 8th place with 89 points, -44 points behind leader Tyler Ankrum. Full standings can be located here.
There were a total of 18 lead changes throughout the Victoria's Voice 200.
The race saw 4 cautions for 19 laps.
Bret's fastest lap: Lap 116 - 31.141 seconds.
Bret Holmes pitted a total of 6 times throughout the race.
A detailed recap can be found on NASCAR's website.
Check out photos from the weekend on the official BHR Facebook Page.