The Craftsman Truck Series kicks off a triple header weekend at Martinsville Speedway with the Boys and Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200.
Thirty-five teams brought trucks to Martinsville for 36 starting spots including Cup Series driver William Byron. Running full time in the ARCA Series, Lawless Alan makes his first appearance in the Truck Series this season.
This is also the kickoff for the Triple Truck Challenge where the winner of the race can win a $50,000 bonus. The Triple Truck Challenge is open to all full time truck series drivers.
There are eleven drivers who have never raced on the paperclip shaped track at Martinsville; four of those drivers are making their truck series debut.
The prize for the winner at Martinsville is a grandfather clock; one of the most treasured prizes in NASCAR.
Nearly as popular as the grandfather clock are the Martinsville hot dogs. At $2 each, fans, crew members, and drivers hold it as a badge of honour when they can proclaim the consumption of numerous hot dogs over a single weekend.
The drivers have been divided into two groups for a 25 minute practice session. They will make a single round of qualifying to set the field.
Luke Baldwin tops the leaderboard in Group 1 practice.
This weekend Toyota is making race start number 500; a Toyota truck has won a race 236 times since that first start with Todd Bodine winning the first championship.
Third overall, Corey Heim topped the leaderboard in Group 2 practice.
Rajah Caruth tops the list in laps run with 52 – a quarter of the race.
The teams were given just four sets of tires for the entire day – one for practice, one for qualifying, and just two sets for the race.
The first driver on the track to make a qualifying run is Dr. Patrick Sraropoli – a retina specialist – posted a time of 21.159 seconds around the half mile track.
Ryan roulette – a military pilot – rand a time of 21.158 seconds.
The first driver to break the 20 second mark is Gio Ruggiero with a time of 19.950 seconds.
With a time of 19.654 seconds, Corey Heim put his number eleven truck on the pole. Ty Majeski will start alongside Heim on the front row.
The starting lineup for the Boys and Girls Club 200:
Corey Heim
Ty Majeski
Kaden Honeycutt
Chandler Smith
Daniel Hemric
Tanner Gray
Layne Riggs
Jake Garcia
Lawless Alan
Rajah Caruth
Connor Mosack
Stewart Friesen
William Byron
Matt Crafton
Corey Day
Gio Ruggiero
Jack Wood
Matthew Gould
Grant Enfinger
Ben Rhodes
Andres Perez
Dawson Sutton
Matt Mills
Tyler Ankrum
Toni Breidinger
Spencer Boyd
Luke Baldwin
Alan Waller
Justin Carroll
Nathan Byrd
Frankie Muniz
Cody Dennison
Norm Benning
Ryan Roulette
Patrick Staropoli
Stages one and two are 50 laps each with stage three lasting 100 laps for a total of 200 laps around the half mile track.
Cup Series champion joins Jamie Little and Michael Waltrip in the broadcast booth for the race.
Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with Ty Majeski starting alongside. Heim takes the lead on turn one with Ty Majeski in second.
Lap three, Ty Majeski and Kaden Honeycutt battle for second with Corey Heim in the lead; Chandler Smith and Tanner Gray round out the top five.
Lap six, Corey Heim has pulled out to a one second lead on Ty Majeski; Kaden Honeycutt, Chandler Smith, and Tanner Gray round out the top five.
Lap 10, Corey Heim holds a lead of over a second on Ty Majeski; Kaden Honeycutt, Chandler smith, and Tanner Gray continue to round out the top five.
The first caution flag comes out on lap 14 when the military pilot, Ryan Roulette spins out. He has some front end damage as a result of the single truck wreck. Roulette was fighting to stay on the lead lap when he spun out.
Cody Dennison is the “lucky dog”.
Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 20 and jumps out in front for the lead. Kaden Honeycutt passes Ty Majeski for second.
The second caution flag comes out on lap 25 when Layne Riggs spins out after contact from Connor Mosack.
Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 32 with Kaden Honeycutt in the outside lane. Heim holds on to the lead.
The top five are Corey Heim, Kaden Honeycutt, Ty Majeski, Connor Mosack, and Chandler Smith.
Chandler Smith and Tanner Gray battle for fifth.
Lap 35, Corey Heim has a lead of nearly a second on Kaden Honeycutt.
Rajah Caruth and Gio Ruggerio battle side-by-side.
Lap 38, all 35 of the trucks on the track are on the lead lap.
Lap 39, Corey Heim now has a lead of over a second on Kaden Honeycutt; Ty Majeski, Connor Mosack, and Tanner Gray round out the top five.
Lap 43, Corey Heim has pulled out to nearly a second and a half on Kaden Honeycutt.
Norm Benning slowly works his way to pit road with reports that the truck shut off.
Lap 47, there are 33 trucks on the lead lap with Corey Heim over a second and a half out in front.
Leading every lap of stage, Corey Heim wins stage one.
The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Corey Heim
Kaden Honeycutt
Ty Majeski
Connor Mosack
Tanner Gray
Chandler Smith
Daniel Hemric
Lawless Alan
William Byron
Stewart Friesen
Drivers come down pit road for service but the leaders stayed out. The top eleven drivers stayed out on the track.
Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Kaden Honeycutt alongside on lap 61. Heim Time gets out in front to hold on to the lead from the inside lane.
Lap 63, Corey Heim already has a half second lead on Kaden Honeycutt.
Lap 65, the top five ae Corey Heim, Kaden Honeycutt, Ty Majeski, connor Mosack, and Tanner Gray.
Lap 70, Corey Heim has pulled out to a one second lead on Kaden Honeycutt.
Josh Reaume and Norm Benning are off the track.
Just 18, Luke Baldwin is making his Truck Series debut and has moved up to 12th. Team owner dad Tommy Baldwin said that he was going somewhere at the track with no communication or people so he could “just be a dad” and watch Luke race.
Josh Reaume returns to the track 25 laps down.
Lap 82, Corey Heim has led every lap so far and is now a second and a half out in front of Kaden Honeycutt; Ty Majeski, Connor Mosack, and Tanner Gray round out the top five.
Lap 89, Corey Heim has a near two second lead on Kaden Honeycutt.
Lap 92, continuing to extend his lead, Corey Heim is now over two seconds out in front.
Lap 96, there are 26 trucks on the lead lap.
With a lead of nearly three seconds, Corey Heim wins stage two for the stage sweep.
The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Corey Heim
Kaden Honeycutt
Ty Majeski
Connor Mosack
Daniel Hemric
Chandler Smith
Tanner Gray
William Byron
Lawless Alan
Tyler Akrum
Drivers come down pit road including the leaders with Corey Heim winning the race off of pit road.
Justin Carroll and Ben Rhodes were charged with having a crew member come over the wall too soon and will have to restart the race from the tail of the longest line.
Corey Heim will restart the race in sixth place.
Rajah Caruth brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three on lap 112 with Matt Crafton alongside. Rajah Caruth gets out in front for the lead with Matt Crafton in second; Jack Wood, Corey Heim, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.
Luke Baldwin spins out and gets into the wall after a three wide battle to bring out the caution flag.
Rajah Caruth brings the field down for the green flag restart with Matt Crafton alongside on lap 120. Corey Heim starts fourth behind Matt Crafton. Caruth gets out in front. Corey Heim takes third in a three way battle.
Corey Heim passes Matt Crafton for second.
Lap 123, Corey Heim battles with Rajah Caruth for the lead.
Connor Mosack was charged with jumping the restart and will have to serve a pass through penalty.
With 75 laps remaining in the race, Corey Heim retakes the lead.
Alan Waller was not feeling well and has been replaced by crew chief Josh Reaume.
Ryan Roulette is out of the race.
Lap 133, Corey Heim has pulled out to a lead of over a second on Ty Majeski; Kaden Honeycutt, Chandler Smith, and Rajah Caruth round out the top five.
Jack Wood and Grant Enfinger had an encounter and Jack Wood had a very explosive rant on the radio over the affair.
With 62 laps remaining in the race, Corey Heim has a two second lead on Ty Majeski.
Lap 144, Corey Heim has a lead of over two seconds on Ty Majeski; Kaden Honeycutt, Chandler Smith, and Rajah Caruth round out the top five.
The caution flag comes out on lap 147 when Corey Day gets into the wall.
Norm Benning takes his truck to the garage with mechanical issues.
Some of the drivers come down pit road for service.
Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag restart with Ty Majeski alongside on lap 154. Heim jumps out for the lead.
Corey Day was charged with jumping the restart and will have to serve a pass through penalty.
The seventh caution flag of the race comes out on lap 158 when Luke Baldwin gets turned around after contact on the track.
Corey Heim has led 144 of the 161 laps run so far.
Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag restart from the inside lane on lap 165 with Ty Majeski on the outside. Heim edges out for the lead but Kaden Honeycutt comes up to battle for the lead.
The caution flag comes out with 33 to go when Corey Heim gets into the wall with a flat tire after a close battle with Kaden Honeycutt.
Kaden Honeycutt is the new leader.
For the second week in a row, Corey Heim has dominated a race only to end up being knocked out of the lead. At Homestead-Miami a starter wire melted causing the truck to keep shutting down; this week a tire rub from a battle for the lead has knocked Heim down to 26th.
Kaden Honeycutt brings the field down for the green flag restart with Tyler Ankrum alongside with 27 laps remaining in the race. Honeycutt takes the lead with Tyler Ankrum and Ty Majeski in a battle for second.
Twenty-five to go; the top five are Kaden Honeycutt, Ty Majeski, Tyler Ankrum, Daniel Hemric, and Chandler Smith.
Driver are getting three wide in several battles through the field.
The caution flag comes out for a crash on lap 178 involving Grant Enfinger, Jack Wood, and Tanner Gray.
Corey Heim has entered the top 20 in 18th.
Kaden Honeycutt brings the field down for the green flag restart with 16 laps remaining in the race. Honeycutt takes the lead but Ty Majeski comes up to battle with Kaden Honeycutt and both go around to bring out the tenth caution flag of the race.
Tyler Ankrum is the new leader.
Corey Heim is up to 14th.
Jack Wood was charged with having too many crew members over the wall.
Tyler Ankrum brings the field down for the green flag restart with just eight laps remaining in the race. Andrum takes the lead with Daniel Hemric in second; Jake Garcia, Chandler smith, and Andres Perez rounding out the top five.
Matt Crafton is slowed on the track.
Layne Riggs got loose but saved the truck.
Five to go, Tyler Ankrum leads the race with Daniel Hemric battling for the lead.
Corey Heim is in the top 10.
Three to go, Daniel Hemric takes the lead.
Daneil Hemric takes the white flag!
Daniel Hemric wins the race, the $50,000 bonus, and the grandfather clock!
After his burnout, Daniel Hemric stands on the roof and does a layout black flip!
The unofficial results of the Boys and Girls Club of Blue Ridge 200:
Daniel Hemric
Tyler Ankrum
Jake Garcia
Chandler Smith
Ben Rhodes
Corey Heim
Andres Perez
Rajah Caruth
Stewart Friesen
Lawless Alan
Layne Riggs
Gio Ruggiero
Ty Majeski
William Byron
Matt Mills
Dawson Sutton
Spencer Boyd
Justin Carroll
Jack Wood
Patrick Staropoli
Tanner Gray
Luke Baldwin
Matt Gould
Toni Breidinger
Connor Mosack
Kaden Honeycutt
Matt Crafton
Nathan Byrd
Grant Enfinger
Cody Dennison
AJ Waller
Corey Day
Frankie Muniz
Norm Benning
Ryan Roulette