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Celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2023, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 16 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR consists of three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series™, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour™), one local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series™) and three international series (NASCAR Pinty’s Series™, NASCAR Mexico Series™, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series™). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (‘NASCAR’).

 

Corey Heim wins dramatic two-overtime NASCAR Truck Series slugfest at Texas

 

 Chris Graythen/Getty Images

May 2, 2025

 

By Reid Spencer

NASCAR Wire Service

 

FORT WORTH, Tex. — A casual glance at the box score might tell you Corey Heim’s victory in Friday night’s SpeedyCash.com 250 was a cakewalk.

 

Quite the contrary. Heim’s 14th career win was anything but easy.

 

The driver of the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota and CRAFTSMAN Truck Series points leader had to survive two overtimes at Texas Motor Speedway to pick up his first victory at the track and his third of the season.

 

Heim was barely ahead when caution stalled the first overtime almost before it began. The restart in the second extra period packed a surfeit of drama into the final two laps.

 

Starting second to Heim’s outside, Ben Rhodes held his ground, racing side-by-side through the first two corners. As the drivers navigated Turn 3, both had to lift off the gas, allowing Daniel Hemric to make a strong move to the inside at the start/finish line.

 

But Heim pressed the accelerator, charged between trucks and surged into the lead, clearing Hemric and Rhodes in Turn 1. Heim pulled away slightly to beat Hemric to the stripe by 0.279 seconds, as Rhodes lost momentum and faded to sixth.

 

“I wasn’t going to let that one get away from me,” said Heim, who led a race-high 96 of 174 laps and gained an extra Playoff point by winning Stage 2. “I’ve given up too many this year so far. “I’m just overwhelmed—so many restarts there at the end and guys were taking me three-wide.

 

“I wasn’t going to let them take it from me… They tried to take me three-wide into (Turn) 1, and I drove until I couldn’t anymore.”

 

At age 22, Heim is the youngest driver in series history to reach 14 wins. Friday night‘s Truck Series race also was the first to go to overtime after 21 straight events had ended in regulation.

 

Rajah Caruth ran third behind Heim and Hemric, with Tyler Ankrum finishing fourth and Tanner Gray fifth.

 

Rhodes took issue with the way Heim raced him into Turn 3 on the white-flag lap in the second overtime.

 

“I was a little upset, and even still watching the replay, with how I was run in 3 and 4 by Heim,” said Rhodes, a two-time series champion. “Basically, to see him come off the bottom, and the groove is extremely narrow here. That’s why all those wrecks kept happening.

 

“I had to lift. I think he had to lift, and that’s what opened up for three-wide down the frontstretch and why we’re in sixth place.”

 

All told, the race produced 11 cautions for 57 laps, a testament to the intense action at the Fort Worth track.

 

Texas Motor Speedway, arguably the most treacherous 1.5-miler on the schedule, claimed three early victims. On Lap 31, rookie Giovanni Ruggiero drove too low entering the tri-oval, clipped the grass below the apron and shot up the track, collecting Brandon Jones and Kaden Honeycutt in a violent collision.

 

The impact ripped the right front wheel off Jones’ Toyota and destroyed Honeycutt’s Chevrolet.

 

“It is just so hard to see the grass here on the frontstretch when you’re behind other trucks,” Ruggiero said. “I definitely misjudged it on my part. Really unfortunate for all of my guys.

 

“We had a really fast JBL Tundra—definitely not how I wanted tonight to go. Just have to keep digging and come back stronger for the next one.”

 

On Lap 52, Layne Riggs spun underneath the Ford of reigning series champion Ty Majeski. Thirteen laps and two cautions later, Riggs was off course again after contact with Luke Fenhaus’ Ford, this time bouncing through the frontstretch grass and tearing the nose off his F-150.

 

Andres Perez de Lara backed into the Turn 2 wall on Lap 57, damaging his Chevrolet beyond repair. Before the end of the second stage, the race was peppered with six cautions, with the longest green-flag run coming from the start of the race to a competition caution at Lap 20.

 

The tenor of the race changed after the second stage break. During a 60-lap green-flag run that began on Lap 87 and featured a cycle of green-flag pit stops, Heim built a lead of 15.794 seconds before Frankie Muniz crashed in Turn 2 on Lap 147 to cause the eighth caution of the night.

 

From that point, the race reclaimed its frenetic character and required the two overtimes to get to the finish. The result left Heim 46 points ahead of second-place Chandler Smith in the series standings.

 

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race - SpeedyCash.com 250

Texas Motor Speedway

Fort Worth, Texas

Friday, May 2, 2025

 

                1. (4)  Corey Heim, Toyota, 174.

                2. (2)  Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 174.

                3. (7)  Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, 174.

                4. (1)  Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 174.

                5. (25)  Tanner Gray, Toyota, 174.

                6. (28)  Ben Rhodes, Ford, 174.

                7. (22)  Matt Crafton, Ford, 174.

                8. (17)  Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 174.

                9. (20)  Dawson Sutton #, Chevrolet, 174.

                10. (24)  Ty Majeski, Ford, 174.

                11. (10)  Jack Wood, Chevrolet, 174.

                12. (32)  Stefan Parsons, Chevrolet, 174.

                13. (13)  Nick Sanchez(i), Chevrolet, 174.

                14. (18)  Nathan Byrd, Chevrolet, 174.

                15. (16)  Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 174.

                16. (9)  Chandler Smith, Ford, 174.

                17. (19)  Carson Hocevar(i), Chevrolet, 172.

                18. (29)  Josh Reaume, Ford, 172.

                19. (31)  Cody Dennison, Ford, 171.

                20. (30)  Matt Mills, Chevrolet, Accident, 168.

                21. (3)  Jake Garcia, Ford, Accident, 164.

                22. (12)  Connor Mosack #, Chevrolet, Accident, 162.

                23. (5)  Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, Accident, 156.

                24. (23)  Stewart Friesen, Toyota, Accident, 155.

                25. (26)  Frankie Muniz #, Ford, Accident, 145.

                26. (21)  Toni Breidinger #, Toyota, Electrical, 120.

                27. (27)  Luke Fenhaus, Ford, DVP, 68.

                28. (8)  Layne Riggs, Ford, Accident, 64.

                29. (14)  Andres Perez De Lara #, Chevrolet, Accident, 56.

                30. (15)  Brandon Jones(i), Toyota, Accident, 31.

                31. (11)  Giovanni Ruggiero #, Toyota, Accident, 30.

                32. (6)  Kaden Honeycutt, Chevrolet, Accident, 30.

 

Average Speed of Race Winner:  102.008 mph.

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 33 Mins, 31 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.279 Seconds.

Caution Flags:  11 for 57 laps.

Lead Changes:  15 among 9 drivers.

Lap Leaders:   T. Ankrum 1-24;L. Riggs 25-34;M. Crafton 35-37;G. Enfinger 38-51;C. Heim 52-71;G. Enfinger 72-75;C. Heim 76-83;T. Majeski 84-95;C. Heim 96-127;R. Caruth 128-132;J. Garcia 133-135;C. Heim 136-152;G. Enfinger 153;C. Heim 154-171;B. Rhodes 172-173;C. Heim 174.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Corey Heim 6 times for 96 laps; Tyler Ankrum 1 time for 24 laps; Grant Enfinger 3 times for 19 laps; Ty Majeski 1 time for 12 laps; Layne Riggs 1 time for 10 laps; Rajah Caruth 1 time for 5 laps; Matt Crafton 1 time for 3 laps; Jake Garcia 1 time for 3 laps; Ben Rhodes 1 time for 2 laps.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 9,42,88,19,11,98,15,7,38,34

Stage #2 Top Ten: 11,38,9,19,52,99,13,18,98,88

 

 

 iNTERNATIONAL RACE OF CHAMPIONS

 

Known as IROC (International Race of Champions), a series of races was held annually from 1973 to 2006. IROC brought together the greatest drivers from all forms of motorsport to compete against each other in iconic cars on historic tracks. Although the annual events ended in 2006, the legacy and recognition of the IROC brand has continued throughout the years. IROC Holdings plans to bring the historic brand back to life. In 2024, NASCAR Hall of Fame member Ray Evernham and former NASCAR Cup Team Owner and venture capitalist Rob Kauffman, announced their acquisition of the rights to the IROC brand and plans to bring the historic brand back to life.

www.iroc-racing.com

 

 

arca menards series 

 

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Celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2023, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 16 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR consists of three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series™, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour™), one local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series™) and three international series (NASCAR Pinty’s Series™, NASCAR Mexico Series™, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series™). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (‘NASCAR’).

 

 

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing

www.nascar.com

Celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2023, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 16 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR consists of three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series™, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour™), one local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series™) and three international series (NASCAR Pinty’s Series™, NASCAR Mexico Series™, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series™). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (‘NASCAR’).

 

 

NASCAR Championship Weekend to return to Homestead in 2026

 

May 6, 2025

 

By Reid Spencer

NASCAR Wire Service

 

There’s a homecoming in the offing for Homestead-Miami Speedway.

 

After a five-year absence, NASCAR Championship weekend will return to the 1.5-mile venue in South Florida, heralded as one of the most exciting venues in the sport from a racing standpoint.

 

In 2026, championships in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series will be decided at Homestead, which hosted Championship Weekend from 2002 through 2019. 

 

The season finales of all three national series are scheduled for Nov. 6-8, 2026 as NASCAR begins a rotation of championship races that will move between marquee venues and key markets.

 

“Homecoming is a good word,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR Executive Vice President, Chief Venue & Racing Innovation Officer. “We can't wait to get back there. It's a great race track. I mean, we've crowned a lot of Legends there, a lot of Hall of Famers.

 

“We've had some amazing championship races. And undoubtedly, it's going to deliver in 2026 so we can't wait to be there in November 2026, and we’re really excited to be able to press the button and announce this thing.”

 

Phoenix Raceway, host site for the deciding races from 2020 through 2025, will remain in the Championship Weekend rotation and will be part of the Round of 8 in next year’s Playoffs. Other venues that will be part of the title rotation from 2027 and beyond will be announced later.

 

“Weather is a big part of it,” Kennedy said. “Being in early November, we want to make sure we're in a warm-weather climate and that it's an atmosphere that a lot of our fans can come out and enjoy and not get the risk of a snowstorm or anything.

 

“We want to make sure that we're in a big market, a large metro (area) that can really embrace us. We want to make sure it's marketed and promoted the right way, that it feels like a world-class championship facility. And Phoenix was that for a number of years. We're going to be putting some capital into Homestead-Miami as well.”

 

The South Florida track hosted NASCAR Championship weekend from 2002 through 2019, though the creation of the Chase in 2004 and the evolution to the elimination format introduced in 2014.

 

According to track president Guillermo Santa Cruz, the track will make significant improvements between Tuesday's announcement and the arrival of transporters at the track next November.

 

“We’ve got to look at the facility—it’s a fresh coat of paint, a few other improvements in our hospitality areas,” Santa Cruz said. “Here in South Florida, even though that time of the year tends to be wonderful, you still want some shade and things like that to make our guests a bit more comfortable. So we're going to be looking at all those things to make sure that people have the best possible experience.

 

“In that regard, Phoenix has set a very high bar. They do a fantastic job. So we know we’ve got to step up our game. The good news is, when it comes to the racing, there's not much we need to do. The track is in excellent shape, puts on some great racing. I'm often reminded by people in the industry not to touch it. So I will not be touching the track, but other areas will get some sprucing up.”

 

Santa Cruz expects a sell-out for Championship Weekend, which will serve as the capstone for South Florida’s sports-rich environment in 2026.

 

“For South Florida, for Homestead, it's a huge deal,” Santa Cruz said. “This track means a lot to this community, and they've been really clamoring to have the championship back. And certainly for South Florida, it's an incredibly big deal, because 2026, which we already knew was going to be a wonderful year in sports for Miami-Dade County, now gets even bigger.

 

“We will have the NCAA Football Championship. We'll have the Winter Classic from the NHL. We'll have World Baseball Classic, Formula One, FIFA World Cup, and then cap off the year with the NASCAR Cup Series championship. All we need is for the Dolphins to make it to the Super Bowl.”

 

Three full-time active drivers have been crowned champion at Homestead-Miami Speedway: Kyle Busch (2015 and 2019), Brad Keselowski (2012) and Joey Logano (2018). Logano added titles in 2022 and 2024 at Phoenix.

 

Extensive promotion of Championship Weekend will follow Tuesday’s announcement.

 

“We're going to promote it in a big way,” Kennedy said. “Starting (Tuesday), we have a lot of content—social, digital—that is all going to go out promoting this event and starting to begin the renewal process for a lot of our fans. And then there'll be a lot of bites at the apple that we'll have ahead of time, things like the logo for the weekend and entertainment that we're going to have throughout the weekend.

 

“We want to have as many moments in the sun that we can between now and our Championship Weekend. So I think you'll see a big announcement today, and it might go quiet for a little bit as we go through the summer and through this season, and then after the Phoenix race, we're really going to be ramping up a lot of that promotion for the Championship.”

 

Tickets for 2026 NASCAR Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway can be purchased at 866-409-7223 or online at www.homesteadmiamispeedway.com. Fans can stay connected to Homestead-Miami Speedway on Facebook, Instagram, and X.

 

 

CRAFTSMAN truck series arca menards series NTERNATIONAL RACE OF CHAMPIONS

2024 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE

Friday, February 16

Daytona International Speedway

FS1

7:30 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Saturday, February 24

Atlanta Motor Speedway

FS1

2:00 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Friday, March 1

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

FS1

9:00 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Saturday, March 16

Bristol Motor Speedway

FS1

8:00 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Saturday, March 23

COTA

FS1

1:30 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Friday, April 5

Martinsville Speedway

FS1

7:30 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Friday, April 12

Texas Motor Speedway

FS1

8:30 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Saturday, May 4

Kansas Speedway

FS1

8:00 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Friday, May 10

Darlington Raceway

FS1

7:30 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Saturday, May 18

North Wilkesboro Speedway

FS1

1:30 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Friday, May 24

Charlotte Motor Speedway

FS1

8:30 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Saturday, June 1

World Wide Technology Raceway

FOX

1:30 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Friday, June 28

Nashville Superspeedway

FS1

TBD

MRN/SiriusXM

Friday, July 12

Pocono Raceway

FS1

5:30 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Friday, July 19

Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park

FS1

8:30 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Saturday, August 10

Richmond Raceway

FS1

7:30 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Sunday, August 25

Milwaukee Mile Speedway

FS1

4:00 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Thursday, September 19

Bristol Motor Speedway

FS1

8:00 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Friday, September 27

Kansas Speedway

FS1

8:30 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Friday, October 4

Talladega Superspeedway

FS1

5:00 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Saturday, October 26

Homestead-Miami Speedway

FS1

Noon

MRN/SiriusXM

Friday, November 1

Martinsville Speedway

FS1

6:00 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

Friday, November 8

Phoenix Raceway

FS1

8:00 p.m.

MRN/SiriusXM

 

  

2025 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE

 

Date

Race / Track

Friday, February 14

Daytona

Saturday, February 22

Atlanta

Friday, March 14

Las Vegas

Friday, March 21

Homestead-Miami

Friday, March 28

Martinsville

Friday, April 11

Bristol

Friday, April 18

Rockingham

Friday, May 2

Texas

Saturday, May 10

Kansas

Saturday, May 17

North Wilkesboro

Friday, May 23

Charlotte

Friday, May 30

Nashville Superspeedway

Saturday, June 7

Michigan

Friday, June 20

Pocono

Saturday, June 28

Lime Rock Park

Friday, July 25

Lucas Oil IRP

Friday, August 8

Watkins Glen

Friday, August 15

Richmond

Saturday, August 30

Darlington

Thursday, September 11

Bristol

Saturday, September 20

New Hampshire

Friday, October 3

Charlotte Roval

Friday, October 17

Talladega

Friday, October 24

Martinsville

Friday, October 31

Phoenix (Championship)

 		  
       

 

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