{"id":1542541,"date":"2022-12-14T16:30:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T21:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1542541"},"modified":"2022-12-14T16:30:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T21:30:16","slug":"nascar-truck-series-faces-major-problem-heading-into-2023-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/nascar-truck-series-faces-major-problem-heading-into-2023-season\/","title":{"rendered":"The NASCAR Truck Series Faces a Major Problem Heading Into the 2023 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Defending Truck Series champion Zane Smith has what should be an exciting year ahead of him as his career is poised to take off, but he might be one of very few drivers in the series with the potential to climb the NASCAR<\/a> ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith won the 2022 championship in the No. 38 truck for Front Row Motorsports<\/a> with a victory in the final race at Phoenix Raceway for his series-leading fourth win of the year. He narrowly outran 2021 series champion Ben Rhodes for the title to complete what turned out to be a breakout season for Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A strong season created multiple opportunities for Zane Smith<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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