Again this weekend the Craftsman Truck Series kicks off a triple header weekend with the Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway.
Thirty-two teams brought trucks to Nashville including Kyle Busch.
The start of practice was delayed for rain. Practice is still on hold, but qualifying has been cancelled due to the weather. The starting lineup will be set by NASCAR’s metric that includes owner points and the driver’s last race finish.
Once practice takes place, all of the drivers will take to the track at the same time instead of being divided into groups. An hour after it was originally scheduled to start, the track is dry and all 32 of the drivers are ready to get out on the track for a full 50 minute practice session.
“Surprise, Surprise!” Corey Heim is running the fastest laps on the track.
Leading at least one lap in every race this season, Corey Heim has lead over 750 laps this season and is on pace to set a new record for laps led.
Stewart Friesen is in the garage with the hood up. He said that he lost a cylinder and will be moving to a backup truck.
The starting lineup for the Rackley’s Roofing 200:
Corey Heim
Kaden Honeycutt
Layne Riggs
Grant Enfinger
Corey Day
Bayley Currey
Daniel Hemric
Tyler Ankrum
Jake Garcia
Rajah Caruth
Matt Mills
Kyle Busch
Stewart Friesen
Willaim Sawalich
Ben Rhodes
Andres Perez
Gio Ruggiero
Matt Crafton
Luke Fenhaus
Connor Mosack
Tanner Gray
Jack Wood
Chandler Smith
Nathan Byrd
Spencer Boyd
Ty Majeski
Frankie Muniz
Tyler Tomassi
Dawson Sutton
Toni Breidinger
Clayton Green
Akinori Ogata
Stages one is 45 laps and stage two is 50 laps with stage three lasting 55 laps for a total of 150 laps around the 1.33 mile concrete track.
The track officials have put some of the traction compound on the track.
Regan Smith joins Jamie Little and Michael Waltrip in the broadcast booth.
Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with Kaden Honeycutt alongside. Heim jumps out in front from the inside lane with the drivers getting three and four wide across the track.
The first caution flag of the race comes out on lap two for fluid on the track.
Frankie Muniz is in the garage after he had a fluid issue. The crew is cleaning up the truck and checking for any problems before Muniz returns to the track.
Tyler Tomassi will have to restart the race from the back of the field after pitting while pit road was still closed.
Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag restart with Corey Day alongside on lap 10. Corey Heim, Corey Day, and Rajah Caruth make it a three wide battle for the lead with Corey Day getting out in front.
Kyle Busch was charged with jumping the restart and will have to serve a pass through penalty.
Lap eleven, Corey Heim retakes the lead.
Lap 13, the top five are Corey Heim, Layne Riggd, Rajah Caruth, Corey Day, and Kaden Honeycutt.
Lap 14, Corey Heim has pulled out to a half second lead on Layne Riggs.
Franki Muniz is off the track.
Lap 16, Layne Riggs is closing the gap on leader Corey Heim, who is now just a third of a second out in front.
Stewart Friesen’s crew had to change the engine before the race.
Lap 18, Corey Heim leads the race.
Lap 19, Layne Riggs comes up on the inside to pass Corey Heim for the lead.
Lap 20, the top five are Layne Riggs, Corey Heim, Rajah Caruth, Corey Day, and Kaden Honeycutt.
Lap 22, Corey Day and Kaden Honeycutt battle for fourth.
Kaden Honeycutt takes fourth.
Lap 23, Layne Riggs has pulled out to a lead of half a second on Corey Heim.
Lap 27, Layne Riggs has increased his lead on Corey Heim to over a second; Rajah Caruth, Kaden Honeycutt, and Corey Day round out the top five.
Layne Riggs is leading the race at Nashville Superspeedway for the first time; his Dad Scott Riggs won the race here three times and has the three guitar trophies to prove it.
Lap 31, Layne Riggs has a one second lead on Corey Heim; Rajah Caruth, Kaden Honeycutt, and Corey Day round out the top five.
There are 28 trucks on the lead lap.
Lap 37, Layne Riggs holds a lead of a second on Corey Heim; Rajah Caruth, Kaden Honeycutt, and Daniel Hemric round out the top five.
Layne Riggs holds off Corey Heim to win stage one.
The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Layne Riggs
Corey Heim
Rajah Caruth
Daniel Heric
Kaden Honeycutt
Corey Day
Tyler Ankrum
Grant Enfinger
Bayley Currey
Ben Rhodes
Drivers come down pit road for service with Rajah Caruth winning the race off of pit road.
Layne Rigs had a slow pit stop with lug nut issues and came off of pit road in third.
Chandler Smith has some damage to the back of his truck.
Rajah Caruth brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Corey Heim alongside on lap 54. Caruth gets out in front for the lead with Corey Heim in second. Drivers are getting three wide across the track.
Jack Wood spins out to bring out the caution flag on pit 56. Akinori Ogata gets loose and into the wall.
Rajah Caruth brings the field down for the green flag restart with Corey Heim alongside on lap 61. Getting a push from Layne Riggs, Corey Heim gets out in front for the lead with Rajah Caruth in second. Drivers are getting three wide.
Lap 64, Corey Heim has a lead of over half a second on Rajah Caruth. After barely staying on the lead lap at the end of stage one, Kyle Busch has moved up to 14th. It has been 14 years since Busch was last in a truck at Nashville Superspeedway.
Lap 67, the top five are Corey Heim, Rajah Caruth, Layne Riggs, Kaden Honeycutt, and Corey Day.
Lap 71, Corey Heim holds a lead of over half a second on Rajah Caruth.
Lap 77, Corey Heim has a lead of over half a second on Rajah Caruth; Layne Riggs, Kaden Honeycutt, and Corey Day round out the top five.
Lap 81, Corey Heim has a one second lead on Layne Riggs; Rajah Caruth, Kaden Honeycutt, and Corey Day round out the top five. Frankie Muniz is out of the race.
Lap 84, second place driver Layne Riggs is running the fastest laps in the race.
Lap 87, Corey Heim has pulled out to a lead of over a second on Layne Riggs; Rajah Caruth, Kaden Honeycutt, and Corey Day continue to round out the top five.
Lap 91, Corey Heim continues to expand his lead and is now over two seconds out in front of Layne Riggs.
Corey Heim has now led over 800 laps in the first 12 races of the season. He has now led more laps in the first 12 races of the season than any other driver in the history of the Craftsman Truck Series.
Corey Heim wins stage two for his ninth stage win of the season.
The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Corey Heim
Layne Riggs
Rajah Caruth
Corey Day
Kaden Honeycutt
Grant Enfinger
Bayley Currey
Daniel Hemric
Jake Garcia
Tyler Ankrum
Drivers come down pit road for service with Rajah Caruth winning the race off of pit road; followed by Corey Heim. Layne Riggs had trouble again on pit road.
Rajah Caruth brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with Corey Heim alongside on lap 105. Caruth edges out Heim to take the lead; Corey Day, Grant Enfinger, and Daniel Hemric round out the top five.
Lap 106, Rajah Caruth has a third of a second lead on Corey Heim.
Lap 109, Rajah Caruth has a half second lead on Corey Heim; Daniel Hemric, Corey Day, and Kaden Honeycutt round out the top five.
Forty laps remain in the race with Rajah Caruth nearly a second out in front.
Chandler Smith has passed a total of 45 trucks tonight after falling back in the field and moving through again.
Lap 119, Rajah Caruth has a near one second lead on Corey Heim; Layne Riggs, Daniel Hemric, and Corey Day round out the top five.
Thirty to go; Rajah Caruth has led every lap of stage three so far.
Lap 125, Rajah Caruth has a one second lead on Corey Heim; Layne riggs, Daniel Hemric, and Corey Day round out the top five.
Twenty to go! Rajah Caruth has a lead of over half a second on Corey Heim; Layne Riggs, Daniel Hemric, and Corey Day round out the top five. Leaders have encountered slower traffic.
Lap 135, Rajah Caruth continues to lead the race and is nearly a second out in front of Corey Heim.
Lap 138, Corey Heim has closed the gap on leader Rajah Caruth to just half a second.
Ten to go and Corey Heim has pulled to within a third of a second on leader Rajah Caruth.
Just seven laps remain in the race; Rajah Caruth holds on to the lead by half a second on Corey Heim.
Six to go, Corey Heim has caught leader Rajah Caruth with Layne Riggs on their bumpers.
Lap 146, Layne Riggs and Corey Heim battle fo r second with Rajah Caruth in the lead.
Rajah Caruth takes the white flag with Corey Heim a half a second back.
Holding off Heim Time and his four wins, Rajah Caruth wins the race…and the Gibson Guitar!
The unofficial results of the Rackley’s Roofing 200:
Rajah Caruth
Corey Heim
Layne Riggs
Daniel Hemric
Corey Day
Kaden Honeycutt
Chandler Smith
Ty Majeski
Bayley Currey
Grant Enfinger
Dawson Sutton
Jake Garcia
Gio Ruggiero
Ben Rhodes
Kyle Busch
Tanner Gray
Tyler Ankrum
Luke Fenhaus
Andres Perez
Jack Wood
Stewart Friesen
Matt Mills
Connor Mosack
William Sawalich
Matt Crafton
Spencer Boyd
Clayton Green
Nathan Byrd
Tyler Tomassi
Toni Breidinger
Akinori Ogata
Frankie Muniz