GRANT ENFINGER
Birth Date: August 12, 1993 Hometown:
Team: No. 16 Toyota Tundra/Roush Fenway Racing
Birth Date: January 22, 1985 Hometown:wn: Fairhope, AL
Team: No. 98 Ford F-150 / ThorSport Racing
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Grant Ennger took home the regular season eason Championship in the GANDER RV & OUTDOORS
OUTDOORS
Truck Series which is a more-than-nice consolation prize for anyone who does not win the
Playoff Championship.
Ennger’s ThorSport Racing No. 98 nished shed sixth in the opening stage of the Corrigan
Oil 200 which secured enough points to win the regular-season crown.
“It’s denitely huge. It’s a huge accomplishment,”shment,” Ennger said post-race.
“We haven’t won a race yet, but we did get this. It’s a big deal for the
Playoffs — 15 Playoff points — but also something to hang our hat on that
we got out of hard work, perseverance. We nished seventh today, but
had a 27th-place truck yesterday. That’s how our year has been. It hasn’t
always been pretty, but we’ve always made the most of it.”
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Ennger nished fourth, fth and seventh in the last three weeks of the
Playoffs, falling just short of the ultimate prize.
Grant Ennger nished his third full season of his eight-year NASCAR
GANDER RV & OUTDOORS Truck Series career after showing
remarkable improvement with passing season.
He nished 11th with a victory in 2017 and fth a year ago
with another victory. The next step, he believes, is a spot in the
Championship 4 this season.
Ennger was in position to advance to the a ago when he led with four laps remaining in
Avondale, AZ. His Ford F-150 wasn’t quick he faded to a fourth-place nish.
“It wasn’t for a lack of effort,” he said.
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