West Creek native Justin Clapper, front tire carrier on the pit crew for Zane Smith, won his bet that Smith’s #38 truck would win the NASCAR Truck Series championship Friday, Nov. 4 at Phoenix Raceway. It cost him the beard that he hadn’t shaved since high school. But that was worth it.
The whole team shares the win, and Clapper, son of Dennis and Janine Seeley of West Creek, got to hoist a trophy during the post-race celebration.
Clapper met Smith in the Automobile Racing Club of America stock car series as Smith’s jackman in 2018, and they won five…
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