Austin Dillon finished 11th in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on Friday despite dropping back to as far as 23rd in the running order following a lap-108 spin in the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet. Dillon qualified second and started the 150-lap race on the outside front row, pitting under green-flag conditions on lap 51 for four Goodyear Tires, Sunoco Fuel and an air pressure adjustment designed to correct a loose-handling race truck.
""It's disappointing. I got a little bit anxious. I dove to the inside of Nelson Piquet Jr. in the No. 8 truck and got loose when I caught some air on the side of his truck. We never touched. I'm just so thankful no one hit us when we went sliding through "— Austin Dillon
Dillon was in the eighth position following the pit stop, and drove his way up to second within two laps as pit stops cycled through for the 36-truck field. The third caution flag of the race was displayed on lap 103 and Dillon was positioned in fourth, on the outside line, for the lap-106 restart. The 20-year-old High Point University student dropped back in the running order on the restart, but soon began his forward ascent. He jumped to the inside line and made a move on the backstretch to pass Nelson Piquet, Jr. in the No. 8 Chevrolet, but got loose and spun. The rest of the field scattered around the track to avoid the spinning black No. 3, and luckily, no one hit Dillon.
Crew chief Danny Stockman immediately called the driver down pit road, where the Bass Pro Shops crew serviced the Chevrolet with two separate pit stops, taking on two tires each time. Restarting at the tail end of the lead lap, Dillon knew it was "go" time. Despite the spin, his Chevrolet was still fast and he was able to advance to 11th before the end of the race. He is now sixth in the point standings heading into the series' next race at Dover International Speedway on May 13.
Start - 2 Finish - 11 Points Position - 6 Laps Led - 0
