Chase Elliott claims bounty, wins Truck Series race at Charlotte

The bounty was on. With the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series returning to the track, so too was the effort to prevent Kyle Busch from winning his eighth straight race in the series. In the end it was a Cup Series regular, Chase Elliott, who would stop Busch from winning his 58th truck series race.

TAKE A BOW!!! 🔥

By winning the race and beating @KyleBusch, @chaseelliott earns the $100k bounty from @KevinHarvick and @marcuslemonis to be donated to a COVID-19 relief effort of his choice. pic.twitter.com/hjoCuiXJAC

— NASCAR Gander Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) May 27, 2020

Ben Rhodes began the NC Lottery 200 on the pole following a random drawl in what was the first Tuesday race in the history of the Truck Series. His stay up front did not even last the first lap as Austin Hill would get around him to lead the first lap of the race. Ross Chastain would battle with Hill for the lead during the first stage, following a competition caution on lap 15, before ultimately winning the stage.

Elliott would win the second stage while Busch finished it in fifth. The third stage would get interesting midway through after a crash incoming Garrett Smithley. Busch would pit for tires falling to 23rd giving them lead to Zane Smith while Elliott restarted third. Another caution would again bunch up the field with Busch restarting 12th with 27 to go. A lap later he was inside the top five. Elliott moves past Sauter for the lead with 24 to go as Busch moved up to third. While Busch would make his way up to second he never could get close enough to Elliott to make a move.

NC Lottery 200 Truck Series Results

1. Chase Elliott
2. Kyle Busch
3. Zane Smith
4. Brett Moffitt
5. Sheldon Creed
6. John Hunter Nemechek
7. Johnny Sauter
8. Ty Majeski
9. Austin Hill
10. Ben Rhodes
11. Ross Chastain
12. Grant Enfinger
13. Tyler Ankrum
14. Christian Eckes
15. Raphael Lessard
16. Derek Kraus
17. Tate Fogleman
18. Codie Rohrbaugh
19. Austin Wayne Self
20. Tanner Gray
21. Jesse Little
22. Timmy Hill
23. Angela Ruch
24. Korbin Forrister
25. Spencer Boyd
26. Jennifer Jo Cobb
27. Natalie Decker
28. Bayley Currey
29. Clay Greenfield
30. Stewart Friesen
31. Jordan Anderson
32. Cory Roper
33. TJ Bell
34. Bryan Dauzat
35. Garrett Smithley
36. Todd Gilliland
37. Matt Crafton
38. Brennan Poole
39. Jesse Iwuji
40. Spencer Davis