Then he took it a step further and did pullups while dangling from the fence.
It was a bit too much for the 19-year-old.
He vomited over the side of the racetrack wall after his climb.
That wasn't Gragson's only gaffe. He referred to Martinsville's signature grandfather clock trophy as a "granddaddy watch," then struggled later to discuss the historic piece.
"What the hell do you do with that thing, honestly? They don't teach kids anymore how to tell time like that," he said.
Gragson, who is from Las Vegas, won for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Busch, who also is from Las Vegas, uses that team to groom young talent.
That youthfulness was on full display as Gragson recalled how he started in racing.
"I was playing 'NASCAR Inside Line' the video game, around this place and it's a lot of fun to play that game," Gragson said. "I kind of had playbacks in my head those last couple laps. I was praying for no caution ... I was thinking about making laps on that video game. Started off there and then to be actually racing here in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, it's a great privilege and it's awesome."
Gragson is the 10th first-time Truck Series winner at Martinsville, and his victory denied a driver from earning an automatic berth in the championship race of the playoffs. He passed Crafton on the outside on a restart with 10 laps remaining, and it denied Crafton the ticket to the finale.
Busch praised his newest winner.
"It just goes to show you that these guys, given the opportunities that they have in KBM stuff, can do a good job," Busch said. "Noah driving the thing to his first win was pretty cool."
Crafton finished second after leading a race-high 102 laps.
The race at Martinsville was the first in the round of six for the series. Two drivers will be eliminated from the field, and Gragson is not championship-eligible.
Johnny Sauter was third. Both he and Crafton won a stage of Saturday's race.
Harrison Burton was fourth and followed by Todd Gilliland.
Playoff-bound driver John Hunter Nemechek had a brake issue that caused his truck to slide into the outside wall early in the first stage. Nemechek immediately drove the truck behind the wall and he's now 62 points behind playoffs leader Christopher Bell.
Bell spun in the third segment on Lap 122 after contact with Crafton. Bell recovered to finish eighth.
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race - Texas Roadhouse 200 Presented By Alpha Energy Solutions
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville, Virginia
Saturday, October 28, 2017
1 (5) Noah Grayson #, 200, Running
2 (2) Matt Crafton (P), 200, Running
3 (4) Johnny Sauter (P), 200, Running
4 (10) Harrison Burton, 200, Running
5 (13) Todd Gilliland, 200, Running
6 (11) Stewart Friesen #, 200, Running
7 (8) Kaz Grala #, 200, Running
8 (15) Christopher Bell (P), 200, Running
9 (3) Ben Rhodes (P), 200, Running
10 (6) Austin Cindric # (P), 200, Running
11 (19) Justin Haley #, 200, Running
12 (16) Grant Enfinger #, 200, Running
13 (7) Ryan Truex, 200, Running
14 (22) Regan Smith, 200, Running
15 (18) Ty Dillon(i), 200, Running
16 (23) Austin Hill, 200, Running
17 (24) Landon Huffman, 200, Running
18 (14) Cale Gale, 200, Running
19 (1) Chase Briscoe #, 199, Running
20 (20) Cody Coughlin #, 199, Running
21 (29) Wendell Chavous #, 199, Running
22 (26) Jeffrey Abbey, 199, Running
23 (9) Mason Diaz, 198, Running
24 (28) Jordan Anderson, 198, Running
25 (27) Bayley Currey, 196, Running
26 (21) Jeb Burton(i), 174, Rear Gear
27 (31) Norm Benning, 153, Brakes
28 (30) Jennifer Jo Cobb, 108, Oil Line
29 (25) Austin Wayne Self, 61, Engine
30 (17) John H. Nemechek (P), 37, Accident
31 (12) Gray Gaulding(i), 26, Electrical
32 (32) Chris Windom, 0, Engine
Average Speed of Race Winner: 67.932 mph.
Time of Race: 01 Hrs. 32 Mins. 55 Secs. Margin of Victory: 1.486 Seconds
Caution Flags: 6 for 45 laps: Laps: 39-44 (#8 Incident in Turn 2 [45]); 52-60 (Stage 1 Conclusion [49]); 102-111 (Stage 2 Conclusion [92]); 123-129 (#4 and 88 Incident in
Turn 4 [49]); 138-143 (#24 and 29 Incident in Turn 1 [1]); 184-190 (#50 Spin in Turn 2 [92]).
Lead Changes: 6 among 5 drivers:
Lap Leaders: C. Briscoe # 1-39; M. Crafton (P) 40-71; J. Sauter (P) 72-104; M. Crafton (P) 105; C. Bell (P) 106-121; M. Crafton (P) 122-190; N.
Gragson # 191-200.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): M. Crafton (3 times for 102 laps); C. Briscoe # (1 time for 39 laps); J. Sauter (P)(1 time for 33 laps); C. Bell (P) (1 time for 16 laps); N. Gragson # (1 time for 10 laps)
Stage #1 Top Ten: 88,21,27,16,18,33,19,86,29,51
Stage #2 Top Ten: 21,88,18,4,29,51,46,24,52,99
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