After a mid season break, the Craftsman Truck Series returns to kick off a triple header weekend at Nashville Superspeedway with the Rackley Roofing 200.  It is also the final race in the Triple Truck Challenge; which also means no Cup Series drivers are allowed in the race.  Ben Rhodes and Grant Enfinger won the race in the first two TTC races; should one of them win again, they will get a total of $150,000; any other driver to win the race will receive a $50,000 prize.

Only four more races, counting tonight, remain in the Truck Series before the playoffs begin.

A total of 37 teams have brought trucks to the track to fill 36 starting spots.

With only four hours until race time, the drivers take to a green track for a 20 minute practice session before making a qualifying run.

There have been six winners so far this season with only four spots remaining to make the playoffs.

The first driver on the track to make a qualifying run is Trey Hutchens who posts a time of 31.630 seconds around the track.

Layne Riggs gets very loose on the track and saves the truck to put up a time of 31.273 seconds around the track.

Dean Thompson will not make a qualifying run after his truck failed to fire with a starter issue.

Jack Wood is the first driver to break the 30 second mark with a time of 29.953 seconds.

Matt Crafton is the only driver in the field who has been a part of every race at Nashville.

With a time of 29.571 seconds rookie Nick Sanchez puts his number two truck on the pole with Bayley Currey starting alongside on the front row.  This is Sanchez’ third pole of the year.

The starting line up for the Backley Roofing 200:
Nick Sanchez
Bayley Currey
Rajah Caruth
Corey Heim
Tanner Gray
Grant Enfinger
Carson Hocevar
Zane Smith
Daniel Dye
Taylor Gray
Ty Majeski
Chase Purdy
Jack Wood
Christian Eckes
Matt DiBenedetto
Ben Rhodes
Tyler Ankrum
Stewart Friesen
Lawless Alan
Hailie Deegan
Jake Garcia
Timmy Hill
Matt Crafton
Jake Drew
Colby Howard
Bret Holmes
Jonathan Shafer
Toni Breidinger
Nick Leitz
Memphis Villareal
Layne Riggs
Mason Maggio
Spencer Boyd
Cory Roper
Chase James
Dean Thompson

Trey Hutchens failed to qualify for the race.

None of the drivers in the field have won a race at Nashville Superspeedway.

Stages one is 45 laps, stage two is 50 laps with stage three lasting 55 laps for a total of 150 laps around the mile and a third concrete track.

Nick Sanchez brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with Bayley Currey alongside with Sanchez getting out in front from the inside lane.  The drivers quickly spread out across the track. 

Only two laps into the race and already the drivers are spread out three wide.

Lap three, Nick Sanchez has a near half second lead on Rajah Caruth; Bayley Currey, Corey Heim, and Tanner Gray round out the top five.

Lap four, Nick Sanchez has a lead of over half a second on Rajah Caruth.

The first caution flag of the race comes out on lap five after Hailie Deegan makes contact with Lawless Alan.  Jack Wood also has some damage to his truck after contact from Deegan.

Nick Sanchez brings the field down for the green flag restart from the inside lane on lap 10 with Rajah Caruth on the outside.  Sanchez jumps out in front but the caution flag comes out quickly when Lawless Alan blows a tire and gets into the wall before coming to a stop in the grass.  Zane Smith gets loose and barely avoids taking out Corey Heim.

There’s a mobile phone laying on the apron of the track on the backstretch.

There is some possible weather approaching the area.

When the caution flag came out, the top five were Nick Sanchez, Rajah Caruth, Bayley Currey, Carson Hocevar, and Corey Heim.

Nick Sanchez brings the field down for the green flag restart from the inside lane on lap 17 with Sanchez edging  out for the lead but Rajah Caruth comes up on the outside for a brief battle.  Sanchez takes the lead.

Lap 19, Nick Sanchez has a lead of over half a second on Rajah Caruth; Carson Hocevar, Bayley Currey, and Zane Smith round out the top five.

Lawless Alan is the first driver out of the race.  Hailie Deegan is the only driver on the track who is not on the lead lap two laps down.

NASCAR announces that Lawless Alan has been treated and released from the infield care center.

Lap 22, Nick Sanchez holds a half second lead on Rajah Caruth; third place driver Carson Hocevar is over two seconds back in third place.

Lap 24, Rajah Caruth has closed the gap on leader Nick Sanchez to just a tenth of a second.  Zane Smith passes Bayley Currey for fourth.

Lap 27, Nick Sanchez holds on to a narrow lead on Rajah Caruth; Carson Hocevar, Zane Smith, and Bayley Currey round out the top five.

Twelve laps remain in stage one, Nick Sanchez and Rajah Caruth battle for the lead with slower traffic right in front of them.

Lap 36, the top five are Zick Sanchez, Rajah Caruth, Zane Smith, Carson Hocevar, and Bayley Currey.

Rajah Caruth finally gets around Nick Sanchez but Nick Sanchez comes up on the inside with Zane Smith in tow; putting Caruth back in third.

Rajah Caruth is reporting fuel pressure issues.

Lap 39, Nick Sanchez and Zane Smith battle for the lead with Smith getting out in front.

Rajah Caruth brings his truck down pit road.

Lap 42, since taking the lead, Zane Smith has pulled out to a near second and a half lead on Nick Sanchez; Bayley Currey, Carson Hocevar, and Corey Heim round out the top five.

With a lead of over two seconds, Zane Smith wins stage one for his second stage win of the season.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Zane Smith
Nick Sanchez
Bayley Currey
Carson Hocevar
Corey Heim
Tyler Ankrum
Tanner Gray
Grant Enfinger
Matt DiBenedetto
Taylor Gray

Drivers come down pit road for service with Corey Heim edging out to win the race off of pit road in a three way battle.

Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two on lap 54 with Nick Sanchez alongside.  Heim edges out for the lead with Bayley Currey in second.

Rajah Caruth’s crew pushes his truck to the garage.

The phone on the track belongs to a crew member from Memphis Villareal’s crew who left it in the truck.

Lap 56, Corey Heim has a near half second lead on Bayley Currey; Nick Sanchez, Zane Smith, and Ben Rhodes round out the top five.

Zane Smith passes Nick Sanchez for third.

Memphis Villareal is out of the race with 27 trucks on the lead lap.

Daniel Dye and Grant Enfinger battle for 13th.

Lap 60, Carson Hocevar passes Ben Rhodes for fifth.

Corey Heim has less than a quarter of a second lead on Bayley Currey; Zane Smith, Nick Sanchez, and Carson Hocevar round out the top five.

Lap 62, Bayley Currey battles with Corey Heim for the lead and earns his first career lap.  Corey Heim comes up to retake the lead.

Lap 65, Corey Heim has pulled out to a near half second lead on Bayley Currey; Zane Smith, Nick Sanchez, and Carson Hocevar round out the top five.

Lap 68, Bayley Currey comes up to challenge Corey Heim for the lead.

Rajah Caruth’s truck is repaired and moving again, he makes a stop on pit road for fuel.

Lap 71, Corey Heim has a quarter of a second lead on Bayley Currey; Zane Smith, Nick Sanchez, and Carson Hocevar round out the top five.

Lap 73, Ty Majeski is slowed on the track with an electrical issue.  He says the truck will not fire.  Driving the truck through the infield, Majeski gets the car to pit road.

Rajah Caruth returns to the track 32 laps down.

Lap 76, corey Heim has a quarter of a second lead on Bayley Currey; Zane Smith, Carson Hocevar, and Nick Sanchez round out the top five.

Lap 78, there are 24 trucks on the lead lap.

Lap 80, Corey Heim has increased his lead on Bayley Currey to a third of a second; Zane Smith, Carson Hocevar, and Nick Sanchez round out the top five.

The caution flag comes out on lap 85 for Stewart Friesen’s heavily smoking truck.  Friesen got loose and spun out.  Friesen reports there is an issue with the left rear.

Some of the drivers come down pit road for service including the leaders.  Corey Heim wins the race off of pit road.

Matt DiBenedetto stays out on the track and will bring the field to green with just four laps remaining in stage two.

Matt Crafton was charged with an uncontrolled tire and Layne Riggs was caught speeding on pit road.

Lap 92, Corey Heim takes the lead with Matt DiBenedetto and Carson Hocevar in a battle for second.

Daniel Dye brings out the caution flag with just three laps remaining in stage two when he gets loose.  Layne Riggs and Bret Holmes were also involved.  Bret Holmes is out of the race.

Corey Heim wins stage two under caution for his fifth stage win of the season.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Corey Heim
Carson Hocevar
Matt DiBenedetto
Zane Smith
Ben Rhodes
Tyler Ankrum
Bayley Currey
Tanner Gray
Jake Drew
Christian Eckes

Grant Enfinger had some damage to his truck after contact from Dean Thompson on pit road.

When Phil Parsons asked Matt DiBenedetto what he needed for a good finish after having to pit at the end of stage two; Matty D responded with I just need for some people to get out of the way!

Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with 48 laps remaining in the race.

The top five are Corey Heim, Carson Hocevar, Zane Smith, Ben Rhodes, and Bayley Currey.

Drivers are getting aggressive through the field.

With 46 laps to go, matt DiBenedetto has already moved up to 13th.

Dean Thompson brings out the sixth caution flag of the race when he gets into the wall after contact with Christian Eckes.

The top five are Corey Heim, Carson Hocevar, Zane Smith, Bayley Currey, and Ben Rhodes.

A few drivers come down pit road for service.

Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag restart from the inside lane with Carson Hocevar alongside with 40 laps remaining in the race.  With a push from Zane Smith, Carson Hocevar takes the lead.  Drivers get three wide across the track.

The top five are Carson Hocevar, Corey Heim, Bayley Currey, Zane Smith, and Ben Rhodes.

Lap 113, Carson Hocevar has pulled out to a lead of over half a second on Corey Heim; Bayley Currey, Zane Smith, and Ben Rhodes round out the top five.

There are 23 trucks on the lead lap.

Lap 116, Zane smith passes Bayley Currey for third.

Lap 120, Carso Hocevar has increased his lead on Zane Smith to two seconds; Corey Heim, Bayley Currey, and Ben Rhodes round out the top five.

Twenty-five to go, Carson Hocevar has a lead of over two seconds on Zane Smith; Corey Heim, Bayley Currey, and Ben Rhodes round out the top five.

Dean Thompson has been treated and released from the infield care center.

Twenty to go, Carson Hocevar has a two second lead on Zane Smith; Corey Heim, Bayley Currey, and Ben Rhodes round out the top five.

With just 18 laps to go, Zane Smith is slowly cutting into Carson Hocevar’s lead; which is now down to under two seconds.

There are 21 trucks on the lead lap.

Sixteen to go, Carson Hocevar’s lead is down to a second and a half on Zane Smith; Corey Heim, Bayley Currey, and Ben Rhodes round out the top five.

Ten to go, Carson Hocevar holds on to a second and a half lead on Zane Smith; Corey Heim, Bayley, and Nick Sanchez round out the top five.

Ten to go, the caution flag comes out for Christian Eckes and Stewart Friesen who make contact when Friesen gets loose and gets into Eckes after some quick contact with Grant Enfinger.

Some of the drivers come down pit road but leaders stay out.  Bayley Currey takes only two tires.

Carson Hocevar brings the field down for the green flag restart with just three laps remaining in the race.  Hocevar gets out in front as the drivers get four and five wide.

Carson Hocevar leads the race with Zane Smith in second; Nick Sanchez, Corey Heim, and Bayley Currey round out the top five.

Carson Hocevar takes the white flag.

Carson Hocevar wins his second race of the season with Zane Smith in second.  Hocevar also wins the Triple Truck Challenge $50,000 prize.  The trophy for winning at Nashville is a Gibson guitar.  Hocevar takes the checkered flag and climbs the fence.  Mom comes down to the track for a big hug.

After his post race interview, Carson Hocevar heads into the stands to celebrate with the fans.

The unofficial results of the Rackley Roofing 200:
Carson Hocevar
Zane Smith
Nick Sanchez
Corey Heim
Bayley Currey
Chase Purdy
Matt DiBenedetto
Tyler Ankrum
Ben Rhodes
Jake Garcia
Tanner Gray
Jake Drew
Grant Enfinger
Taylor Gray
Matt Crafton
Timmy Hill
Toni Breidinger
Stewart Friesen
Nick Leitz
Mason Maggio
Cory Roper
Daniel Dye
Christian Eckes
Jonathan Shafer
Spencer Boyd
Chase James
Layne Riggs
Hailie Deegan
Colby Howard
Jack Wood
Ty Majeski
Rajah Caruth
Dean Thompson
Bret Holmes
Memphis Villareal
Lawless Alan