NASCAR modified the minimum age of 18 rule imposed in 2002 as a response to the ejection of 16-year old
Kyle Busch at the
2001 Marlboro 500 CART race to meet regulations of the
Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement in 1998. With no tobacco sponsors allowed in NASCAR, the minimum age for Camping World Truck Series drivers became a sliding scale. Drivers 16 and 17 can now participate at races in short tracks (1.25 miles and shorter) and road courses. The minimum age remains 18 for intermediate tracks (longer than 1.25 miles) and superspeedways. The Camping World Truck Series started its 2013 season at
Daytona International Speedway.
Johnny Sauter would hold off
Kyle Busch over the last few laps to avenge his loss in 2012 and take the victory. Following a month-long break, the Trucks returned to action at
Martinsville Speedway. Rookie polesitter
Jeb Burton would dominate most of the race. However, Daytona winner Sauter passed Burton with 17 to go, and pulled away from teammate
Matt Crafton to win his second race in a row. The trucks traveled to
Rockingham Speedway for the first stand-alone weekend of the season. Nationwide regular
Kyle Larson dominated the race, leading 187 laps and cruising to his first career win. Ron Hornaday Jr. was penalized late in the race for intentionally sending
Bubba Wallace into the fences, later fined $25,000 and was put on probation until June 12. The Truck Series returned to action at the repaved
Kansas Speedway.
James Buescher, who dominated the intermediate tracks en route to the 2012 title, dominated the race, but was hampered by a slow four tire pit stop late in the race.
Matt Crafton and
Joey Coulter would inherit the top two positions, and the two would swap the lead for the final 30 laps until Crafton prevailed, taking his 3rd career Truck win since 2011. At
Charlotte Motor Speedway,
Kyle Busch would rally from a pre-race engine change and would drive past
Miguel Paludo late in the race to claim his first Truck Series win since 2011. With a week off, the Truck Series returned to action at
Dover International Speedway. Polesitter
Bubba Wallace would dominate the race. However, teammate and boss
Kyle Busch took the lead from Wallace and
Matt Crafton on lap 145 and never looked back, taking his second consecutive win of the season. At Texas,
Ty Dillon would have the dominant truck, though four-time Texas winner
Brendan Gaughan took the lead from Dillon during the middle portion of the race. However, a loose truck would take Gaughan out of contention. On the restart at lap 144, rookie
Jeb Burton drove past Dillon and held him off for his first career win. At
Kentucky Speedway, Wallace once again dominated the race, leading 54 laps, but was taken out in a mid race incident with polesitter
Ryan Blaney.
Ty Dillon would inherit the lead from
Kyle Busch and easily held off Busch and
Brad Keselowski for his first win of the season. The Truck Series arrived at the
Eldora Speedway for the inaugural
Mudsummer Classic, the first race on dirt in any series since 1970.
Ken Schrader started on pole, the oldest pole sitter in any NASCAR series at 58 years, but
Austin Dillon and
Kyle Larson battled for the lead throughout most of the race, with Dillon leading a race-high 63 laps. Dillon held off Larson and
Ryan Newman on a
green-white-checker finish to win his first start of the year. The Trucks would then trek to
Pocono Raceway. After a brief rain delay before the race,
Ryan Blaney pulled away from pole sitter
Miguel Paludo on the second green white checkered attempt to take his first win of the season. After a week off, the series returned to action at
Michigan International Speedway. Polesitter
Jeb Burton would dominate most of the race, seeking his second win of the year. Defending champion
James Buescher would take the lead late in the race from
Kyle Busch and would go on to take his first win of the season. At
Bristol Motor Speedway, defending winner
Timothy Peters led most of the race. However,
Kyle Busch would rally from a penalty to take the lead late from Peters and hold off his late pass attempt to take the win. The Trucks made their inaugural trip to
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and the series' first road course since 2000 for the
Chevrolet Silverado 250.
Chase Elliott led most of the first half, and
Ty Dillon would dominate most of the second half of the race. However, Dillon's strategy of pitting on lap 35 of 64 forced him to stretch his fuel. Elliott would chase down Dillon through the last 15 laps. On the final lap in turn 10 (the final corner), Dillon attempted to block the inside line from Elliott, but Elliott spun Dillon and went on to become the youngest winner in series history, at . The Trucks then made their return to
Iowa Speedway.
Ross Chastain would dominate most of the race, leading 116 laps. Due to NASCAR allowing the teams only two sets of tires,
James Buescher made the call to pit late to take a final set of sticker tires while others had used up their sets. This would prove to be the winning move as Buescher made his way past Chastain and held him off on two green white checkered attempts to take his second win of the season. At Chicago,
Kyle Busch would dominate most of the race, but would have to fend off
Brad Keselowski for his fourth Truck Series win. The Trucks then made their stop at the
Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Late in the race,
Ron Hornaday Jr. looked to snap his winless streak. However,
Jennifer Jo Cobb slammed the wall, forcing a restart with 2 to go. Hornaday spun his tires, allowing Timothy Peters to get by and take his first win on an intermediate track. With the season winding down, the Truck Series traveled south to
Talladega Superspeedway. Most of the afternoon would be dominated by survival. On the final run to the finish, Daytona winner
Johnny Sauter, with a push from teammate
Matt Crafton, vaulted ahead of the field in the tri-oval and took his third win of the season as chaos erupted behind him. The Trucks then returned to
Martinsville Speedway. There, outside polesitter
Bubba Wallace would dominate the race, while Cup drivers
Denny Hamlin and
Kevin Harvick were taken out in separate incidents. Wallace would hold off
Brendan Gaughan over the final 10 laps to take his first career win in the Truck Series, becoming only the second African American to win in NASCAR's top 3 series. Returning to
Texas Motor Speedway,
Ty Dillon would dominate the night, leading 130 of 147 laps en route to his third win of the season and the 100th win for the No. 3 in NASCAR's top series. Trekking out to the
Phoenix International Raceway, it would be an all-night duel between young drivers
Erik Jones and
Ross Chastain. Following a caution caused by dual spins by
Timothy Peters and Bubba Wallace, Jones would pass Chastain on the restart with 10 to go and hang on to become the youngest winner in series history at , beating Chase Elliott's record from September. Points leader
Matt Crafton continued his top-10 form, and only needed to start the final round at Homestead to win his maiden NASCAR championship. At the season finale at
Homestead–Miami Speedway, while Crafton wrapped up the championship by starting his engine, the Owners Championship and Rookie of the Year battles were still to be decided. The night would be dominated by polesitter
Ryan Blaney and
Kyle Busch, the latter trying to win the owners championship. It seemed as though Crafton's 88 team would wrap up both championships when he crashed on lap 136 with
Joey Coulter and
Brennan Newberry. Busch would hold off Blaney and
Jeb Burton on three green-white-checkered finishes to take his sixth win of the season and claim the Owners Championship with Crafton finishing 21st. Blaney would claim Rookie of the Year honors over Burton and
Bubba Wallace. ==Results and standings==