Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway provided a mixture of hard racing and dramatic crashes.
In the end, it was Christopher Bell who earned his second race win of the season, edging out Chase Briscoe as the race ended under caution due to Timothy Peters’ wild flip.
Check out the most eye-catching photos from a wild Friday night in the Lone Star State.
Pole position
On the same day he received his high school diploma, Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Noah Gragson won the pole for Friday night’s event.
Green flag
Noah Gragson (18) and Johnny Sauter (21) lead the field to the green flag at Texas.
Trouble for Cindric
A crew member on Austin Cindric’s No. 19 Brad Keselowski Racing team fixes heavy damage Cindric sustained after hitting the Turn 2 wall early in the race.
Heavy hit
Jordan Anderson took his No. 1 truck for a spin at the exit of Turn 2, hitting the wall hard.
Battle for the lead
Christopher Bell (4), Chase Briscoe (29) and Johnny Sauter (21) battled hard for the lead throughout the night.
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Peters’ wild ride
In his first race back since Red Horse Racing closed its doors, Timothy Peters flips violently coming to the white flag.
Another angle
The grass and dirt goes flying as Peters flips side-over-side on the TMS frontstretch.
Upside down
Peters’ No. 99 race truck lays upside down as smoke billows from his destroyed ride.
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Letting down the window net
Following the horrific crash, Peters quickly released his window net, letting safety crews and the fans know that he was OK.
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Turning right-side up
Safety crews work to put Peters’ destroyed No. 99 truck back on four wheels so he can climb out.
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Waving to the crowd
Peters waves to the crowd after climbing from his mangled race truck.
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Close finish
After taking the white flag, Christopher Bell (4) barely edged out Chase Briscoe (29) for the victory as the caution came out for Peters’ wreck, making the race official.
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Second win of the year
Bell celebrates with his No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports crew in Victory Lane after NASCAR declared him the winner.
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