Braun lapped the 1.5-mile oval at 168.251 m.p.h.

(32.095 seconds) for his series-leading fifth pole of the season.

The Camping World Truck Series kicks off "championship weekend" at Homestead on Friday. Ron Hornaday clinched the title -- his series-record fourth -- last weekend at Phoenix.

Hornaday holds an insurmountable 215-point lead over second-place Matt Crafton.

Matt Crafton's eighth-place run allowed Hornaday to take a 215-point lead over Crafton with next week's race at Homestead the only race remaining. Hornaday needed at least a 195-point advantage over the second-place driver after Phoenix to clinch the title before the season-finale.

Hornaday had to overcome a pit-road mishap early in the race when he was penalized after his pit crew did not sufficiently refuel the truck on the first round of stops. He had to restart from the tail end of the lead lap, but charged through the field to finish far enough ahead of Crafton.

Sauter, a rookie contender in the series this year, lapped the one-mile oval at 131.019 m.p.h. (27.477 seconds) for his second career pole. His first pole came in June at Texas.

Kevin Harvick, the defending race winner, will start on the outside pole, while his teammate, Ron Hornaday, Jr., will roll off third. Hornaday can clinch his record fourth series championship if he leaves Phoenix with at least a 195-point lead over the second-place driver, Matt Crafton.

While Kyle Busch attempts to clinch the Nationwide Series title at Phoenix, Ron Hornaday Jr. is looking to wrap up his record-setting fourth Camping World Truck Series championship. Hornaday currently holds a 197-point lead over Matt Crafton. If he leaves Phoenix with a 195-point advantage over the second-place driver, he takes the title.

Last year, Hornaday was engaged in a tight points battle with Johnny Benson heading into Phoenix. Benson held just a slim six-point lead over Hornaday with two races to go.

HT Motorsports and Cook parted ways following last weekend's race at Texas Motor Speedway. Cook started in 23 truck events for the team this season. He is currently 12th in points, with four top-five finishes and nine top-10's for the year.

"We want to thank Terry for his hard work and efforts for this HT Motorsports Racing Team this year," team owner Jim Harris said in a statement. "We have worked with Terry on and off for a few years in the Camping World Truck Series, and see him as a key component in building HT Motorsports to what it is today. He is a huge advocate for the series, and we wish him the best in his racing career." Cook has recorded six victories in 313 career truck starts. His most recent win came in Jul

The 24-year-old driver grabbed the lead from Ron Hornaday Jr. with less than 50 laps to go when he bumped Hornaday, causing him to wiggle. Busch finished one second ahead of Crafton to claim his series-leading seventh win of the season.

"It's an accomplishment to beat [Hornaday's] team here that's for sure, and we got it done today," said Busch, who won at Bristol, Chicagoland, New Hampshire and Talladega before Texas. "I hate seeing [Crafton] finish second to me. I really wish he could get a win." Busch has now scored 60 career wins combined in all three of NASCAR's national touring series, including 18 this year.

Crafton rounded the 1.5-mile track at 179.354 m.p.h. (30.108 seconds) in his No.88 Chevrolet for his second pole of the season and the third of his Truck Series career.

Todd Bodine will start on the outside pole after turning a lap at 178.235 m.p.h.

Ron Hornaday Jr.

continues to hold a commanding lead in the championship standings, despite a 17th-place finish last Saturday at Talladega.

An eleven-truck pileup in the closing laps set up a green-white-checkered finish.

Bodine moved around Busch for the lead just after the restart, but Busch got plenty of help from Almirola on the final lap to deny Bodine a fifth straight superspeedway win in the series.

Braun lapped the 2.66-mile superspeedway at 179.608 m.p.h. (53.316 seconds) in his No.6 Ford. He also won the pole for the series' first superspeedway race this season at Daytona.

Terry Cook will start alongside Braun after posting a lap at 178.188 m.p.h.

The Truck Series will use the same restart format the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series instituted in June.

NASCAR also made changes with its pit stop rules. Teams will be able to change tires and add fuel during the same stop and have six crew members allowed in the service area. As a cost-cutting measure this year, teams are limited to five members over the wall instead of seven from last year, and crews are not able to change tires and refuel during the same stop.

Dover Motorsports recently announced its Memphis track had been under an agreement of sale to Gulf Coast Entertainment, but Gulf Coast was unable to secure financing.

The NASCAR races previously scheduled for Memphis next year have been moved to other tracks owned by Dover. The truck race will be held April 2 at Nashville Superspeedway, while Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis will host the Nationwide event on October 23.

Saturday's Camping World Truck Series race at Talladega should be more of a treat than a trick on Halloween.

Todd Bodine is hoping no trick will interfere with his attempt at a fifth straight superspeedway victory. Bodine has won the last two races at both Daytona and Talladega.

While under caution during the mid-stages, Sprint Cup regular Denny Hamlin pitted from the lead for fuel and new tires, allowing Peters to take the top spot for the first time in the 200-lap race. The 29-year-old driver conserved enough fuel to lead the final 84 laps and pick up his first victory in his 64th Truck Series start.

"What an awesome way to do this," a jubilant Peters said.

Skinner, a three-time race winner at Martinsville, lapped the 0.526-mile track at 95.733 m.p.h. (19.780 seconds) for his third pole of the season and the 50th of his career, extending his record for most poles in the series.

Ron Hornaday, Jr.

After taking the last three weekends off, the Camping World Truck Series season resumes at Martinsville. When the series last raced on September 26 at Las Vegas, Matt Crafton finished second and trimmed 20 points off of Ron Hornaday Jr.'s lead.

Hornaday, who finished sixth, left Las Vegas 197 points in front of Crafton with five races to go in the season.

Sauter, a rookie in the series this year, passed Matt Crafton for the lead with 17 laps to go and then held off his ThorSport Racing teammate at the finish for his first win in his 31st series start. He became the first rookie driver on the circuit to win a race since Carl Edwards won in 2003 at Nashville.

"This is unbelievable man, I can't believe it," Sauter said. "I've been praying hard a lot lately to try and get back into Victory Lane. This is a big deal for me." Sauter joined David Starr (2002) and Shane Hmiel (2004) as the drivers who recorded their first truck wins at Las Vegas.

Bodine lapped the 1.5-mile oval at 173.371 m.p.h. (31.147 seconds) in his No.30 Germain Racing Toyota for his fifth career Truck Series pole, but his first since August 2008 at Nashville.

Johnny Sauter qualified on the outside pole. Jason White was third, followed by Ron Hornaday Jr., the current points leader, and Colin Braun.

Ron Hornaday Jr.'s quest for a record-fourth Camping World Truck Series championship got a boost last Saturday at New Hampshire. Hornaday finished second to Kyle Busch and padded his lead to 217 points over Matt Crafton with six races remaining in the season. Crafton finished fourth.

While Busch went to Victory Lane, Hornaday and his team owner Kevin Harvick quarreled on pit road when Harvick felt poor team communication cost them a possible victory.

trucks of Ron Hornaday Jr. and Kevin Harvick to win Saturday's Heluva Good! 200 Camping World Truck Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Busch made a lightning-fast green-flag pit stop for fuel only with fewer than 30 laps remaining to pull ahead of Hornaday and Harvick. A late-race caution set up a seven-lap shootout to the finish, as Busch quickly pulled ahead of the KHI teammates and then captured his fifth win of the season and the 14th of his Truck Series career.

Skinner, who has won the last two truck races, turned a lap around the 1.058- mile oval at 127.992 m.p.h. (29.758 seconds) for his second pole of the season and the 49th of his career. He also collected his third pole at New Hampshire. Skinner's qualifying time was only 0.002 seconds quicker than Kyle Busch, who starts on the outside pole.

Busch also has won the last two truck races he has competed in -- Bristol and Chicagoland.

Matt Crafton spoiled Ron Hornaday Jr.'s opportunity for a dominating victory when Crafton spun out Hornaday on a restart in the closing laps. Hornaday hit the wall and slid down the track, with Jason Young slamming into the back of his truck.

Crafton took the lead, but NASCAR penalized him for rough driving.

Braun rounded the 1.25-mile oval at 133.956 m.p.h. (33.593 seconds) in his No.6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford for his third pole of the season.

Ron Hornaday Jr., the current points leader and defending race winner, will start alongside Braun after posting a lap at 133.682 m.p.h.

Skinner, the pole sitter, gave up the lead to Almirola shortly after the halfway point when Almirola beat him out of the pits during a caution. But Skinner reclaimed the lead following the restart. He saw his near five-second lead vanish when the seventh and last caution set up the final four-lap sprint.

After the restart, Skinner pulled away from Almirola, but his truck appeared to be running out of fuel as he wiggled it somewhat with less than three laps remaining.