Once again, Eldora Speedway does not disappoint

After an exciting inaugural race last year, which saw Norm Benning race his way in with an underfunded team and Austin Dillon become NASCAR's first national series dirt track winner since 1970, it was time for another Camping World Truck Series Mudsummer Classic race at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The race is the only scheduled weekday race in any of NASCAR's three national touring series. The dirt track is owned by Sprint Cup star Tony Stewart.

Erik Jones, driving one of the two Toyota Tundras owned by Kyle Busch, had a fast truck and won the first qualifying heat race. Jeb Burton won the second heat, followed by veteran Ron Hornaday, Brad Keselowski driver Ryan Blaney, and Burton's ThorSport teammate Johnny Sauter in the third, fourth and fifth heats. Finally, John Wes Townley won the last chance qualifier to complete the field. One notable part of these six races was Joe Cobb, father of Jennifer Jo Cobb, spinning three times, once during his qualifying heat, then twice more during the last chance race.

After a break, the 30 trucks who made it in hit the track for the main event. They formed a four-wide pack during the pace laps as a fan salute. Then, the green flag waved to start the 75-mile, three-segment race. Polesitter Erik Jones spun twice during the first segment to bring out the first two cautions. During the second segment, Ty Dillon and Kyle Larson got into each other causing Larson to spin, and then Dillon's crew had to put his old tires back on because they were only allowed to change them and refuel during a competition caution. At the end of the second segment, last year's champion Austin Dillon encountered a sway bar issue and spent some time on pit road. During the third and final segment, Larson got back in contention, but it was Darrell Wallace Jr., teammate of Erik Jones, defeating Ron Hornaday to get his second win of the season and third overall. Toyota has still won every Truck Series race this year.

With the truck race out of the way, the attention of NASCAR fans now turns to the Brickyard 400 Sprint Cup race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which is coming off an action-filled Indianapolis 500 that took place two months ago. The Nationwide Series will also hold their third race at the speedway on Saturday, after formerly racing at the nearby Indianapolis Raceway Park from 1982 to 2011.