Cantrell wins sixth Super Trucks race at Irwindale

Connor Cantrell of Santa Clarita won his sixth NASCAR Super Trucks race of the year and cut into Pat Mintey Jr.'s lead in the standings on Saturday night at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale.
Cantrell took the lead from pole sitter Rod Johnson Jr. of Canyon Country on lap 11 and avoided a seven-car crash that brought out a caution on lap 34. Ryan Fortier and Uli Perez took the most damage in the wreck that collected among others Dana Higgins and Josh Barker.
Cantrell, who has won two straight and five of the past seven races in the Super Trucks division, trails Mintey, a driver from Quartz Hill, by four points.
"It's going to be close, four races to go," Cantrell said. "It's going to be really close."
Cantrell, the leader in wins in the NASCAR Super Trucks division at Irwindale, avoided disaster in practice Friday night at the track.
A hime joint broke on his truck and he nearly crashed into the turn one wall. He stopped short of the wall and his team was able to make repairs to get his truck ready for Saturday night's race.
"It's a five dollar part," said Cantrell, a senior at Valencia High School. "But it's a five dollar part that could have cost us thousands of dollars."