Can Wallace Jr. catch Crafton in Truck Series points?

Oct 24, 2014 - 8:59 PM Martinsville, VA (SportsNetwork.com) - With four races to go, Darrell Wallace Jr. is trying to catch Matt Crafton for the lead in the Camping World Truck Series point standings and prevent Crafton from winning a second straight championship.

The Truck Series is at Martinsville Speedway where Wallace made history one year ago by becoming just the second African-American driver to win a NASCAR national touring series race. NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Wendell Scott was the first African-American driver to win a NASCAR national event, doing so on Dec. 1, 1963 at Jacksonville (Fla.) Speedway Park.

In Saturday's race at Martinsville, Wallace will pay tribute to Scott by driving the No. 34 Toyota Tundra in honor of him. The 20-year-old Mobile, Alabama native normally drives the No. 54 truck for Kyle Busch Motorsports.

"I'm really excited to run the No. 34 Toyota Tundra this weekend at Martinsville to honor Wendell Scott's Hall of Fame induction, as well as honor the entire Scott family," Wallace said. "Martinsville is a track I have run well on and will always be special to me since I got my first win there last year.

"Anytime you mention Martinsville, I get excited. (Crew chief) Jerry (Baxter) and the guys have worked really hard to give me the best Toyota Tundra, and I know if we unload with the same speed we have the last few races, we will be just fine. It's time to get us another win and another grandfather clock (race winner's trophy)."

Wallace, a former NASCAR Drive for Diversity competitor, racing in the K&N Pro Series East from 2010-11, is in his second year as driver of the No. 54 for KBM. He is currently third in the Truck Series standings, 28 points behind Crafton. Wallace has two wins this season (Gateway and Eldora) and has finished ninth or better in the last four races.

When the series most recently competed at Martinsville in March, Wallace finished second to race winner Crafton.

Ryan Blaney placed fifth in last Saturday's race at Talladega and moved to within 16 points of Crafton.

After Martinsville, the series heads to Texas (Oct. 31) and then Phoenix (Nov. 7) before the season wraps up on Nov. 14 at Homestead.

Thirty-eight teams are on the entry list for the Kroger 200.

Series: NASCAR Camping World. Date: Saturday, Oct. 25. Race: Kroger 200. Site: Martinsville Speedway. Track: 0.526-mile oval. Start time: 1:30 p.m. ET. Laps: 200. Miles: 105.2. 2013 Winner: Darrell Wallace Jr. Television: FOX Sports 1. Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio.