NASCAR Truck Series at Texas 2016 Results: Winner, Standings and Reaction

Despite Matt Crafton leading for most of the race, an opportune William Byron won the Rattlesnake 400 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on Friday at Texas Motor Speedway.

The No. 9 Toyota led for only six of the 167 laps.

Texas Motor Speedway took to Twitter after Byron crossed the finish line:

NASCAR Trucks also tweeted after the race concluded:

1	William Byron
2	Matt Crafton
3	Johnny Sauter
4	Ben Kennedy
5	Tyler Reddick
6	Timothy Peters
7	John Nemechek
8	German Quiroga
9	Rico Abreu
10	Daniel Hemric

Crafton, who led 133 laps, was in first place with five remaining. But Rico Abreu hit the wall and caused the action to slow up. That allowed Byron to take advantage and pass Crafton.

Frontstretch documented the scene:

Friday's race didn't get off to an ideal start for Crafton. After he led for 10 laps in the early going, one of Crafton's tires went flat and forced him to the pits.

That dropped Crafton from first to 10th in an instant, via Fox Sports 1:

Mark Phillips of Westwood One commented on Crafton's flat tire:

Daniel Hemric took the lead in the meantime, but his lead didn't last long. Crafton stormed back to the front. The No. 88 Toyota regained the advantage after clearing the second caution of the race in the 59th lap.

Crafton weaved his way rather easily to get back to the front of the pack. Texas Motor Speedway took to Twitter as Crafton vaulted up the leaderboard:

As the race progressed to the halfway mark, Crafton's lead grew to nearly five seconds over Johnny Sauter. Hemric fell 8.5 seconds behind the leader. The race became a one-man show, and it seemed as though all Crafton needed to do was avoid a wreck and another vehicle malfunction.

Crafton headed to the pits at the 100-lap mark, and that turned out to be an opportune time for Sauter to take the lead, via Fox Sports: NASCAR:

The pole-sitter's lead didn't last long, either. Crafton stormed back to the lead at Lap 76.

At the three-quarter mark, the race hit its fourth caution. John Wes Townley hit the wall, bringing out the yellow flag. Crafton maintained his slight edge, holding off Byron, Sauter and Timothy Peters.

It seemed as though this would be Crafton's race from start to finish. He was the most consistent driver on the track and planned his pit stops efficiently. That's how he was able to dominate, but recent trends at these truck races have shown it's not always the dominant racer who ends up victorious. 

Byron knows that well, being the opportunistic driver who won at Kansas Speedway earlier this year. It's another big-time victory for the 18-year-old, who was at the right place at the right time again.