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JOLIET, Ill. -- With numerous drivers needing a win to qualify for the first NASCAR Chase for the Truck Series championship, aggression and accidents ruled the final laps.Kyle Busch navigated it all to leave those hungry drivers disappointed.Busch overcame a race-record 11 cautions for his 46th career Truck Series victory Friday night. The Sprint Cup stars second circuit win of the season and fifth trucks win at Chicagoland Speedway meant Daniel Hemric and Timothy Peters earned the final two spots in the eight-driver playoff field based on points.It was kind of hectic, Busch said of the finish. There was a lot on the line for those guys. I know they were racing for a bunch. I was only worried about us.Busch took on four tires and re-started ninth with 42 laps to go before quickly charging to the front just before Johnny Sauter clipped Ben Kennedy to ignite a crash and red flag.There were four more cautions before Busch blew past Cameron Hayley on an overtime restart and had the lead when the final caution flew on the last lap. Busch led 95 of the 150 laps on the 1.5-mile oval for his 167th win on NASCARs top three circuits.Hemric finished second to earn a spot in the season-ending, seven-race playoff.We worked our tails off to get to this point, he said. We thought if we could figure out a way to get ourselves in we could make a serious run at the championship.Hayley was third, followed by Christopher Bell and Sauter.Were not in the Chase, Hayley said, but we cant say we didnt try.The race began with six of the eight Chase spots already determined. John Hunter Nemechek was the last to clinch after he tangled with Cole Custer in the grass before claiming a win in Canada.Top-seeded William Byron, 2015 champion Matt Crafton, Kennedy, Sauter and Bell also were safely in.Custer, who announced earlier Friday that he would move to the Xfinity Series next season with Stewart-Haas Racing, was penalized for speeding on pit road with 84 laps left. He still got into the top 10 late before being involved in a wreck that caused a tire rub. He finished 10th.Its the best truck I ever brought to a mile-and-a-half, so Im really happy with that, Custer said. I made a mistake and we put ourselves in a bad spot.Spencer Gallagher earned his first pole and John Wes Townley joined him on the front row. It rekindled memories of their on-track wrestling and boxing match after an incident at Gateway Motorsports Park in June that included takedowns and punches to the face.But mistakes kept both out of the Chase, with Townley sparking an accident that caused a late caution and Gallagher finishing sixth.Peters qualified for the Chase by finishing eighth despite hitting the wall and having a right-front tire go down on the 67th lap.Byron, a five-time winner who drives for Buschs team, scraped the outside wall after four laps and headed to the garage. He returned 40 laps later only to again crash and finished 30th.That was a bummer to see, Busch said. Hopefully, they can get back on their horse next week.Kennedys car was destroyed and damaged the SAFER barrier, causing a 14-minute delay. He was treated and released from the infield care center.Matt Tifft had to pit early with a loose wheel and finished 12th in his first race since undergoing surgery to remove a non-cancerous brain tumor. 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The Longhorns (14-4, 3-2) got their biggest win of the season with their third in the row in the Big 12. Swell Wood Water Bottle . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. Buy Swell Bottles Nz . James, who turned 29 on Monday, injured his groin Friday during the Heats overtime loss at Sacramento. He sat out the following game, a 108-107 win Saturday in Portland, before coming back to help send the Nuggets to their seventh consecutive loss. Coach Des Hasler will spend the off season overhauling Canterburys playing style after their exit from the NRL finals at the hands of Penrith.The Bulldogs suffered their fourth straight loss, 28-12 to the Panthers in Sundays elimination final at Allianz Stadium.Canterbury were again left lame due to a misfiring attack that has been the subject of much criticism over the last month of their season.Canberra winger Brenko Lee is so far the Dogs only 2017 signing of note, while they will lose Sam Perrett to retirement, Curtis Rona to rugby union and Tim Browne to Penrith. Tony Williams has also been let go.The Dogs were a top four hope a month ago but a series of underwhelming performances sunk their season, culminating in the loss to the Panthers.It was very disappointing, we were inconsistent all year, Hasler said.We will have the whole off season to think about it.Skipper James Graham was just as forthright.I am bitterly disappointed, he said.It iss hard to say what went wrong this year, emotions are high at the moment.ddddddddddddIt has been a rollercoaster.Perrett said he thought Hasler would move to make significant changes ahead of 2017.Des always has the wheels spinning, he said.Im sure he will be spending a lot of time in the off season on how we can do things differently and better next year.Working out how we can do better, because there are a lot of shattered boys here.Josh Morris said the Dogs struggled to find their groove all year.We were just inconsistent I guess, he said.We started off the season going win, loss, win, loss, win, loss and then had a pretty solid Origin period and then the back end of the season wasnt the best.I thought the first half (against Penrith) we played well but in the second half the inconsistency crept back in and cost us. 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