Leaders wreck, handing Haley win in Truck playoff opener

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. — Justin Haley took the lead after Noah Gragson and Todd Gilliland collided on the final turn in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoff opener Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

Gragson attempted to pass Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Gilliland on the inside and both spun out. Haley slipped past them on the inside for his second victory of the season and his career. He also earned an automatic spot in the second round of the playoffs.

John Hunter Nemechek was second, followed by Brett Moffitt, Timothy Peters and Matt Crafton.

Stewart Friesen of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., was seventh, 5.2 seconds behind Haley.