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corey Heim wins Richmond finale as NASCAR Truck Playoff field set

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August 15, 2025

 

By Holly Cain

NASCAR Wire Service

 

RICHMOND, Va. – Corey Heim earned a NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series’ best seventh victory of the season in the eero 250 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway Friday night, but this first short track victory for the Regular Season Champion took a fast Toyota truck, some real perseverance and a bit of racing good fortune.

 

The 23-year-old Georgia native started from pole position in the series’ regular season finale on the historic three-quarter mile venue, but he quickly had to deal with his front row starting mate, Ty Majeski who pressed him all night. Majeski swept both stage wins and his race best 143 of the 250 laps out front was more laps led than he turned in the entire season.

 

Ultimately, Majeski’s shot at his first win of the year suffered a setback when he was collected in an incident with his ThorSport Racing teammate Matt Crafton while leading late in the race.

 

Although Majeski recovered and raced forward, Heim, who led 75 laps himself in the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota, got to the front when it mattered most and drove away – taking the lead for good with 20 laps remaining and then holding off the reigning series champ Majeski by .923-second at the checkered flag.

 

With the victory, Heim becomes the youngest driver in series history to get to 18 career wins.

 

“Felt like we were the best truck at [short tracks] Martinsville (Va.) and North Wilkesboro (N.C.) but they got away from us and we kind of got this one back," Heim said of his short track struggles this season. “I didn’t feel like we were the best truck tonight. I feel like the 98 was really stout, but obviously had a run-in and got some damage.

 

“Being there when it counted was the first goal and we were and just able to execute from there."

 

The race formally set the 10-driver Playoff field. Heim, Layne Riggs, Chandler Smith, Daniel Hemric, Tyler Ankrum and Rajah Caruth advanced to the six-race Playoffs via victories. Majeski, Grant Enfinger, Kaden Honeycutt and Jake Garcia topped the rest of the series in points to earn their championship chance.

 

The 20-year-old Garcia had to hold off former series champion Ben Rhodes and highly-touted rookie Gio Ruggiero Friday. Ultimately his seventh-place finish was enough to give Garcia a 19-point edge on Rhodes and 31-point margin on Ruggiero, who made a valiant run, restarting second on that final restart with 35 laps remaining despite starting last in the 35-truck field.

 

“Just did my best to run a smart race the second half," said Garcia, driver of the No. 13 ThorSport Racing Ford. “Even in the first half there were moments we were four wide and that’s not gonna work out at Richmond. There were some points I had to bail out and lost a lot of spots on the restarts just being really conservative.

 

“But our truck was really fast and I think we could have finished top-five. I want to thank all my guys. They worked really, really hard on this truck like they do all the trucks and gave me a really fast piece today.”

 

Riggs finished third in the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford with Spire Motorsports teammates Sammy Smith and Corey LaJoie rounding out the top-five positions.

 

Ruggiero, Garcia, Rhodes, Chandler Smith and Kaden Honeycutt rounded out the top-10. Honeycutt will compete for the driver’s title and his No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota will contend for owners’ points.

 

The 2025 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs begin Saturday, Aug. 30 with the Sober or Slammer 200 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. NASCAR Cup Series regular Ross Chastain won the 2024 race at Darlington. This is the first year the historic track has hosted the series in a Playoff contest.

 

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race - eero 250

Richmond Raceway

Richmond, Virginia

Friday, August 15, 2025

 

                1. (1)  Corey Heim, Toyota, 250.

                2. (2)  Ty Majeski, Ford, 250.

                3. (3)  Layne Riggs, Ford, 250.

                4. (5)  Sammy Smith(i), Chevrolet, 250.

                5. (26)  Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 250.

                6. (35)  Giovanni Ruggiero #, Toyota, 250.

                7. (8)  Jake Garcia, Ford, 250.

                8. (17)  Ben Rhodes, Ford, 250.

                9. (6)  Chandler Smith, Ford, 250.

                10. (11)  Kaden Honeycutt, Toyota, 250.

                11. (16)  Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 250.

                12. (9)  Christian Eckes(i), Chevrolet, 250.

                13. (4)  Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 250.

                14. (18)  Tanner Gray, Toyota, 249.

                15. (25)  Carson Kvapil(i), Chevrolet, 249.

                16. (19)  Brent Crews, Toyota, 249.

                17. (20)  Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 249.

                18. (14)  Connor Mosack #, Chevrolet, 249.

                19. (21)  Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, 249.

                20. (13)  Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 248.

                21. (22)  Andres Perez De Lara #, Chevrolet, 248.

                22. (15)  Luke Fenhaus, Ford, 248.

                23. (24)  Patrick Staropoli(i), Toyota, 247.

                24. (30)  Toni Breidinger #, Toyota, 247.

                25. (29)  Matthew Gould, Chevrolet, 247.

                26. (7)  Matt Crafton, Ford, 247.

                27. (27)  Nick Leitz(i), Chevrolet, 246.

                28. (23)  Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 245.

                29. (33)  Ryan Roulette, Chevrolet, 240.

                30. (32)  Caleb Costner, Chevrolet, 239.

                31. (12)  Dawson Sutton #, Chevrolet, 223.

                32. (28)  Frankie Muniz #, Ford, Rear Gear, 208.

                33. (10)  Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 186.

                34. (31)  Stephen Mallozzi, Ford, Mechanical, 5.

                35. (34)  Clayton Green, Ford, Mechanical, 2.

 

Average Speed of Race Winner:  84.459 mph.

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 13 Mins, 12 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.923 Seconds.

Caution Flags:  5 for 48 laps.

Lead Changes:  13 among 4 drivers.

Lap Leaders:   C. Heim 1-17;T. Majeski 18-74;C. Heim 75;T. Majeski 76-79;C. Heim 80-102;T. Majeski 103-112;C. Heim 113-121;T. Majeski 122-143;J. Garcia 144;T. Majeski 145-150;C. Heim 151-155;T. Majeski 156-199;S. Smith(i) 200-230;C. Heim 231-250.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Ty Majeski 6 times for 143 laps; Corey Heim 6 times for 75 laps; Sammy Smith(i) 1 time for 31 laps; Jake Garcia 1 time for 1 lap.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 98,34,11,7,38,52,16,9,13,88

Stage #2 Top Ten: 98,13,11,16,9,52,99,38,18,34

 

 

In triple overtime, Corey Heim triumphs again, this time at Watkins Glen

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By HOLLY CAIN

NASCAR Wire Service

 

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship leader Corey Heim scored his fourth consecutive road course victory – the sixth of his career - in a dramatic triple overtime finish as nightfall approached in Friday’s Mission 176 at The Glen at the historic Watkins Glen (N.Y) International.

 

The 23-year-old Georgia native took the lead on a restart on the first overtime, then held position in his No. 11 Tricon Garage Toyota with a pair of masterful restarts on the second and third overtime periods ultimately holding off former NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Daniel Hemric and rookie Giovanni Ruggiero by .202-second.

 

It is Heim’s 17th series win and he is the youngest driver in series history to claim that total. This is the second time this season he's won from pole position.

 

The race on the 2.45-mile historic venue in upstate New York was relatively calm and clean early on, with only a single extra caution in addition to the first two stage breaks. But a steady barrage of incidents forced six more caution periods and the three overtimes – the race only finishing within a couple minutes of when NASCAR had pre-determined to call it official because of darkness.

 

Heim got the jump on the final overtime but then slowed slightly and wiggled the front end of his Toyota in effort to get the fuel pick-up. It did the trick and he was able to go full throttle again, fending off Hemric in the No. 19 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevy and 19-year old Giovanni Ruggiero in the No. 17 Tricon Garage Toyota.

 

“Just never give up,’’ said Heim, who led a race best 44 laps but had to rally from 11th place on a Lap 43 restart. “I got behind in that last stage and was scratching and clawing trying to get back through the field.

 

“I had my brakes pretty much go out on me completely on that long green flag run, was beating them up trying to get back through the field – blew the bus stop chicane between turns four and five - and made a lot of mistakes myself. I’ve had a lot of them get away from us this year by cautions or whatever else, finally had one go our way.”

 

For much of the final regularly scheduled laps, it looked like NASCAR Cup Series regular Christopher Bell may pull off an emotional victory. The 2017 truck series champ was piloting the No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota for the team’s owner-driver Stewart Friesen who suffered serious injuries in a dirt modified race crash a week ago.

 

Bell - gambling on a late-race gas-saving strategy - was leading with one lap to go in regulation Friday when a caution came out for a multi-car accident involving former series champion Ben Rhodes. But the multiple overtimes forced Bell to pit for fuel. His rally forward to a fourth-place finish was impressive.

 

Tyler Ankrum, NASCAR Xfinity Series regular Sammy Smith, Ty Majeski, NASCAR Xfinity Series championship leader Connor Zilisch, Matt Mills and Layne Riggs rounded out the top-10.

 

Rhodes' accident was indicative of an impactful day in deciding the championship field with only one more regular season race now remaining to set the 10-driver field. Friesen had claimed one of the automatic Playoff berths with a win at Michigan earlier this season, but the serious injuries he suffered last week and him missing Friday’s race have potentially opened an extra driver Playoff position.

 

Before the green flag, Ty Majeski and Jake Garcia held a 16-point advantage over Rhodes for the 10thand final points transfer position.

 

Majeski finished seventh Friday. Garcia was 15th and the two-time series champ Rhodes ended up 26th despite claiming the win in Stage 2. Garcia now takes a slim 11-point advantage over Rhodes and 21 points over Ruggiero into the final regular season race next Saturday night at Richmond.

 

Friesen can request a medical waiver, and if NASCAR grants it, he would remain in the Playoffs -- changing the Playoff picture yet again.

 

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series moves to the Richmond (Va.) Raceway three-quarter miler for next Friday night’s regular season finale, the eero 250 (7:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).  Majeski is the defending race winner.

 

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race - Mission 176 at The Glen

Watkins Glen International

Watkins Glen, New York

Friday, August 8, 2025

 

                  1. (1)  Corey Heim, Toyota, 81.

                  2. (17)  Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 81.

                  3. (5)  Giovanni Ruggiero #, Toyota, 81.

                  4. (2)  Christopher Bell(i), Toyota, 81.

                  5. (13)  Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 81.

                  6. (3)  Sammy Smith(i), Chevrolet, 81.

                  7. (33)  Ty Majeski, Ford, 81.

                  8. (14)  Connor Zilisch(i), Chevrolet, 81.

                  9. (25)  Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 81.

                  10. (6)  Layne Riggs, Ford, 81.

                  11. (16)  William Sawalich(i), Toyota, 81.

                  12. (29)  Wesley Slimp, Toyota, 81.

                  13. (24)  Matt Crafton, Ford, 81.

                  14. (22)  Dawson Sutton #, Chevrolet, 81.

                  15. (15)  Jake Garcia, Ford, 81.

                  16. (10)  Connor Mosack #, Chevrolet, 81.

                  17. (19)  Brent Crews, Toyota, 81.

                  18. (30)  Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 81.

                  19. (31)  Derek White, Ford, 81.

                  20. (26)  Timmy Hill, Toyota, 81.

                  21. (4)  Andres Perez De Lara #, Chevrolet, 81.

                  22. (21)  Chris Buescher(i), Ford, 78.

                  23. (8)  Chandler Smith, Ford, 77.

                  24. (32)  Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, Accident, 76.

                  25. (36)  Gian Buffomante, Ford, 75.

                  26. (9)  Ben Rhodes, Ford, Accident, 68.

                  27. (34)  Frankie Muniz #, Ford, 66.

                  28. (12)  Tanner Gray, Toyota, Accident, 64.

                  29. (28)  Toni Breidinger #, Toyota, Engine, 58.

                  30. (7)  Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, Fuel Pump, 51.

                  31. (18)  Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, Suspension, 47.

                  32. (20)  Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, Brakes, 36.

                  33. (23)  Jack Wood, Chevrolet, Accident, 35.

                  34. (35)  Kaden Honeycutt, Chevrolet, Drivetrain, 29.

                  35. (27)  William Lambros, Ford, Suspension, 21.

                  36. (11)  Kyle Busch(i), Chevrolet, Steering, 13.

 

Average Speed of Race Winner:  76.852 mph.

Time of Race:  2 Hrs, 34 Mins, 56 Secs. Margin of Victory:  .202 Seconds.

Caution Flags:  9 for 26 laps.

Lead Changes:  8 among 6 drivers.

Lap Leaders:   C. Heim 1-12;G. Ruggiero # 13-14;B. Rhodes 15;C. Heim 16-37;D. Hemric 38;S. Smith(i) 39;B. Rhodes 40-41;C. Bell(i) 42-71;C. Heim 72-81.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Corey Heim 3 times for 44 laps; Christopher Bell(i) 1 time for 30 laps; Ben Rhodes 2 times for 3 laps; Giovanni Ruggiero # 1 time for 2 laps; Daniel Hemric 1 time for 1 lap; Sammy Smith(i) 1 time for 1 lap.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 11,44,52,45,99,17,1,19,34,81

Stage #2 Top Ten: 99,7,1,11,52,15,98,75,18,81

 
 

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Media Day Notebook

 

Notebook Items:

  • Heim is focused on a Truck Series title
  • Respect amongst competitors
  • New Playoff outlook, new Playoff tracks
  • Fresh look entering the Playoffs
  • Fond farewell for Crafton

 

August 19, 2025

 

By Holly Cain

NASCAR Wire Service

 

Heim is focused on a Truck Series title

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - While the 10-driver NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff field does not deny Regular Season Champion Corey Heim – a series-best seven-time race winner – certainly holds a commanding presence in the 2025 title run, his competition says it is ready to be put to the championship test.

 

All 10 of the championship-eligible drivers – Heim, Layne Riggs, Chandler Smith, Daniel Hemric, Tyler Ankrum, defending series champ Ty Majeski, Grant Enfinger, Rajah Caruth, Kaden Honeycutt and Jake Garcia - met with the media Tuesday in advance of the seven-race Playoff run that begins Aug. 30 at the historic Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.

 

Heim’s competitors all conceded he’s having a season for the ages and carries an enviable “favorite” tag into the championship run. But starting at Darlington, all bets are off.

 

And the 23-year-old TRICON Garage driver, Heim, says he’s ready to hoist the champion’s trophy after being favored previously only to finish third (2023) and runner-up (2024) the last two seasons.

 

The driver of the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota has led 1,125 laps on the year – nearly double his previous single season total and almost 900 more laps than anyone else in the series. He has the seven wins, but also 12 top-five finishes in the 18-race regular season.

 

“I think the main thing for us is that we’ve really connected a lot of the dots on maybe the prior struggles we’ve had so far and got a lot of things to improve in the Playoffs still regardless as far as keeping that going or keeping the momentum going," said Heim, the only multi-time Regular Season Champion in series history, who has earned a huge 62-point lead over Front Row Motorsports driver Layne Riggs going into the Playoff run.

 

“I feel like for me, there was some struggle areas last year that kind of lingered throughout the year and we never quite got past that. But we were able to hone in on that in the offseason and sort of clear those up as far as maybe some packages that we brought to specific race tracks that didn’t work, and maybe some pit road stuff.

 

"My personal development as far as my driving style at some places. I feel like just within my 11 team and within TRICON and Toyota, we’ve done a great job of just honing in on the things that maybe didn’t work throughout the year and lingered and just kind of fixing that for 2025 and hoping to extend that into the Playoffs as well.”

 

Heim’s amazing season statistics are not un-noticed by his competition.

 

“The 11-truck is in his own zip code most weekends," said Front Row Motorsports’ Smith, a two-race winner this season and ranked third entering the Playoff stretch.

 

Even so – and not surprisingly - every single driver said Tuesday he was prepared to give Heim a run for his money.

 

“Of course, there’s a lot of pressure, but I feel like I’m ready for it," said Riggs, driver of the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford, adding, “No Hail Marys in the Playoffs, that’s the goal for us.

 

*RESPECT AMONGST COMPETITORS

 

There have been seasons when the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series did not always feature a “gentlemen’s agreement” of sorts when it came to close-quarter driving or important Playoff cutoff races. Interestingly, the drivers this season, say competition has been notably more respectful than in some previous years.

 

“You’re got to assess your situation and pick and choose your battles," said Front Row Motorsports’ Smith, who is third - 46 points behind Heim - in the standings.

 

“The racing has cleaned up a lot," he added. ... "I’m proud to say, this year the start of the season was a little bumpy with a few instances. ... But a lot of it is cleaned up and it’s been tamed down.

 

“That’s been pretty encouraging to see that we’re not all going out there just running over each other like it was three years ago when I left the series [for Xfinity Series].

 

Spire Motorsports driver Rajah Caruth, the Nashville Superspeedway race winner who is making his second Playoff appearance agrees with Smith about the calmer vibe. The driver of the No. 71 Chevrolet Silverado goes into the title run ranked eighth, with a slim two-point edge on Honeycutt and Garcia.

 

“I think you can race hard respectfully and not let guys get over on you for sure," Caruth said. “I don’t think it’s the right way to go to get back at guys or do things in a retaliatory manner. … I think the culture has changed in hopefully a good way in the Truck Series this year."

 

ThorSport’s Garcia shared the sentiment – but with a caveat. He said to expect bold moves as the Playoffs move into the increasingly intense cut-off races – at New Hampshire, Martinsville – and then in the title run at Phoenix.

 

“My goal is to be in a good enough position, hopefully not be involved," he said smiling.

 

Garcia is encouraged about his Playoff chances considering both his fulltime teammates have won series titles. ThorSport’s Matt Crafton is a three-time series champ and Majeski is the reigning series champ. He is ranked 10th in the standings, but only three points below eighth place Caruth.

 

“There is certainly championship pedigree at ThorSport," he said, noting he feels some pressure to get a championship so he’s not “the odd man out.”

 

*NEW PLAYOFF OUTLOOK, NEW PLAYOFF TRACKS

 

This season’s NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series seven-race Playoff slate will feature a couple different venues – the one-mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway and the Charlotte ROVAL road course high on the minds of the drivers.

 

The EJP 175 on Sept. 20 marks the series’ first race at New Hampshire since 2017 – a race won by current NASCAR Cup Series star Christopher Bell. Enfinger is the only current Playoff driver who competed in that race eight years ago and he finished fourth.

 

The series heads to the Charlotte ROVAL road course on Oct. 3 – the middle event of the second round of races.

 

Having competed fulltime in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series previously, Hemric, is the only driver among the Playoff 10 who has competed at both New Hampshire and the ROVAL. He said adding them to the Playoff slate was “interesting and intriguing” even from the fans’ perspective.

 

“I feel like the drivers in general, the ROVAL is a place not many have been there, fortunately I have been there a lot, but there are lots of little nuances that make the places intriguing," said Hemric, the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion and driver of the No. 19 McAnally Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Silverado.

 

“And then Loudon," he continued. "I didn’t realize a lot of the drivers in the series had never raced there either. There are some things there, you can do all the simulation and all the prep, but until you run laps there it won’t fully qualify what that place is. At the end of the day, speed creates a lot of opportunities and if you have that you can kind of go and explore and maximize. I don’t look forward to it shaking things up too much within the Playoffs with contenders and who will contend, but definitely see adapting to have success."

 

*FRESH LOOK ENTERING THE PLAYOFFS

 

CRAFTSMAN Truck Series rookie Kaden Honeycutt goes into his first Playoff appearance in rather unusual circumstances. The talented 22-year-old drove a truck for Niece Motorsports the first 16 weeks of the season and is now steering the No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota for the Playoffs.

 

Honeycutt addressed the change in teams Tuesday and said he was optimistic going forward, driving the truck for the injured owner-driver Stewart Friesen.

 

In his first fulltime season the Texan has earned a pair of top-five finishes and 10 top-10 showings. His best showings of third-place were at Charlotte and Pocono, Pa. He finished an encouraging 10th-place in his debut with HFR last weekend at Richmond. He enters the Playoffs ranked ninth among the 10-drivers, but only two points below the cutoff line.

 

“I'm pretty passive person when it comes to situations and stuff happening to me," Honeycutt said. “I'm pretty much able to put that behind me as much as possible, and you know, everything ended on a good note so there's definitely no issues on any side of mine, personally.

 

“I think that makes it a lot easier for myself. It was definitely hard at first, but now that we're moved on, everyone's doing what they need to do and we're just looking forward to the rest of these Playoffs with this No. 52 crew.”

 

*FOND FAREWELL FOR CRAFTON

 

While a championship trophy on the forefront of the Playoff field of drivers, they were also mindful of paying respect to former three-time series champion Matt Crafton, who announced this week he would be retiring from fulltime competition at the end of the season.

 

The 50-year-old Crafton won series titles in 2013-14 and 2019 and finished runner-up in the championship two more times (2009 and 2016). He won 15 races – the last coming at Kansas Speedway in 2020. He’s had a profound effect on the series, his ThorSport team and mentoring his young teammate, 20-year-old Jake Garcia who is making his first Playoff appearance.

 

“It’s been great to have Matt as a teammate these last two seasons at ThorSport,” said Garcia, noting that Crafton and his father helped Garcia out when he was younger and running quarter-midgets

 

“I’ve known him forever and it’s been really great to grow up and become his teammate in the Truck Series and be able to work with him. He brings a ton of experience every week and if I ever need anything I can ask a question and he usually has an answer for me because he’s been to that track so many times.

 

“I’m really grateful to have him as a teammate and looking forward to finishing out the rest of the year with him."

 

In announcing the retirement plans this week for Crafton, the ThorSport team also revealed that beginning next year, Majeski would move from his current No. 98 Ford into Crafton’s former No. 88.

 
 

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CRAFTSMAN truck series

2025 craftsman truck series schedule
No Race Name Track Date Time TV
1 Fresh From Florida 250 Daytona International Speedway February 14 7:30 PM FS1
2 Fr8 208 Atlanta Motor Speedway February 22 2:00 PM FS1
3 Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 Las Vegas Motor Speedway March 14 9:00 PM FS1
4 Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 Homestead-Miami Speedway March 21 8:00 PM Fox
5 Long John Silver’s 200 Martinsville Speedway March 28 7:30 PM FS1
6 Weather Guard 250 Bristol Motor Speedway April 11 7:30 PM FS1
7 Black’s Tire 200 Rockingham Speedway April 18 5:00 PM FS1
8 SpeedyCash.com 250 Texas Motor Speedway May 2 8:00 PM FS1
9 Heart of America 200 Kansas Speedway May 10 7:30 PM FS1
10 Wright Brand 250 North Wilkesboro Speedway May 17 1:30 PM FS1
11 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Charlotte Motor Speedway May 23 8:30 PM FS1
12 Rackley Roofing 200 Nashville Superspeedway May 30 8:00 PM FS1
13 Michigan 200 Michigan International Speedway June 7 12:00 PM Fox
14 CRC Brakleen 175 Pocono Raceway June 20 5:00 PM FS1
15 TBA Lime Rock Park June 28 1:00 PM Fox
16 TSport 200 Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park July 25 8:00 PM FS1
17 Jack Daniels 175 Watkins Glen International August 8 5:00 PM FS1
18 Clean Harbors 250 Richmond Raceway August 15 7:30 PM FS1
NCTS Playoffs          
Round of 10          
19 Buckle Up South Carolina 200 Darlington Raceway August 30 12:00 PM FS1
20 UNOH 200 Bristol Motor Speedway September 11 8:00 PM FS1
21 New England 200 New Hampshire Motor Speedway September 20 12:00 PM FS1
Round of 8          
22 TBA Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval) October 3 3:30 PM FS1
23 Love’s RV Stop 225 Talladega Superspeedway October 17 4:00 PM FS1
24 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 Martinsville Speedway October 24 6:00 PM FS1
Championship 4          
25 Craftsman 150 Phoenix Raceway October 31 7:30 PM

       

 

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