Kicking off the triple header weekend in the Craftsman Truck Series with the TSport 200.  Thirty-five teams have brought trucks to Indianapolis Raceway Park for the race including the “Melon Man” Ross Chastain.

The rains and lightening that washed out Cup Series practice is over IRP and holding up practice and qualifying.

There are just three races remaining in the regular season.  Seven drivers have secured spots in the playoffs; only three spots remain open.

The drivers have wet weather tires in the pits in needed for the race.  A much smaller and slower track, the Truck Series can run a race on a damp track.

Due to the weather, practice and qualifying for the Truck Series race has been cancelled.  The field will be set by NASCAR’s metic.

The starting lineup for the TSport 200:
Corey Heim
Ty Majeski
Chandler Smith
Gio Ruggiero
Ben Rhodes
Daniel Hemric
Tyler Ankrum
Grant Enfinger
Luke Fenhaus
Kaden Honeycutt
Layne Riggs
Ross Chastain
Brent Crews
Brenden Queen
Tanner Gray
Corey Day
Connor Mosack
Andres Perez
Rajah Caruth
Matt Crafton
Stewart Friesen
Jake Garcia
Jayson Alexander
Jack Wood
Matt Mills
Frankie Muniz
Cody Dennison
Toni Breidinger
Dawson Sutton
Spencer Boyd
Alan Waller
Jordan Anderson
Norm Benning
Boston Oliver
Greg van Alst

Stages one and two are 60 laps each with stage three lasting 80 laps for a total of 200 laps around the 1/2 mile track.

Stewart Friesen and Frankie Muniz will start the race from the back of the field after the crews made some unproved adjustments to the trucks.

Stewart Friesen is making truck series start number 200.

It has been 27 days since the drivers were last on the track in a truck series race.

Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with Ty Majeski alongside on a hot and muggy Friday night.  Heim jumps out in front for the lead with Chandler Smith in second.  The drivers are getting three and four wide across the track.

Lap two, the top five are Corey Heim, Chandler Smith, Ty Majeski, Ben Rhodes, and Layne Riggs.

Layne Riggs passes Ben Rhodes for fourth.

Tanner Gray is on baby watch and has brother Taylor standing by if needed.

Kaden Honeycutt married his high school sweetheart during the break.

Lap nine, Corey Heim has pulled out to a one second lead on Chandler Smith; Ty Majeski, Layne Riggs,a nd Ben Rhodes round out the top five.

Tyler Ankrum passes Ben Rhodes for fifth.

Corey Heim is running the fastest laps on the track with Layne Riggs is right behind him in time.

Lap 14, Corey Heim has just led lap number 1,000.  He has led at least one lap in all 16 races so far.

Lap 17, Layne Riggs passes Chandler Smith for second.

Lap 21, Layne Riggs has caught leader Corey Heim and passes him for the lead.

Lap 22, the top five are Layne Riggs, Corey Heim, Chandler Smith, Ty Majeski, and Tyler Ankrum.  There are 29 trucks on the lead lap. Cody Dennison is off the track.

Lap 25, Layne Riggs has pulled out to a half second lead on Corey Heim.

Ross Chastain passes Daniel Hemric to enter the top 10.

Ty Majeski passes Chandler Smith for third.

Lap 28, Layne riggs has a sone second lead on Corey Heim; Ty Majeski, Chandler Smith, and Tyler Ankrum round out the top five.

With 60 laps in the stage, the drivers need to take care of their tires.

There are 27 trucks on the lead lap.

Lap 31, Layne Riggs has increase his lead to nearly a second and a half on Corey Heim; Ty Majeski, Chandler Smith, and tyler Ankrum round out the top five.

Lap 35 Ty Majeski and Corey Heim battle for second with Majeski taking the spot; Layne Riggs is two and a half seconds out in front.

Lap 39, Layne Riggs has encountered slower traffic with just 23 trucks on the lead lap.

Allen Waller is off the track.

Gio Ruggiero has dropped 15 spots since the start of the race.

Boston Oliver gets into the wall but the track stays green.

Lap 47, Chandler Smith and Corey Heim battle for third.

Lap 49, Layne Riggs has a near three second lead on Ty Majeski; Chandler Smith, Corey Heim, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.

Grant Enfinger passes Corey Heim for fourth.

Lap 52, there are just 18 trucks on the lead lap; half the field is on the lead lap.

Boston Oliver is on pit road after getting into the wall.

Just six laps remain in stage one, Layne Riggs has a lead of nearly three and a half seconds on Ty Majeski; Chandler Smith, Grant Enfinger, and Corey Heim round out the top five.

With a three second lead Layne Riggs wins stage one.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Layne Riggs
Ty Majeski
Chandler Smith
Grant Enfinger
Corey Heim
Tyler Ankrum
Rajah Caruth
Corey Day
Ben Rhodes
Tanner Gray

Allen Waller is out of the race with Josh Reaume taking over the driving duties of the number 22 truck.

Drivers come down pit road for service with Layne Riggs winning the race off of pit road; Corey Heim had a slow stop and came out in 10th place after he overshot the pit box and had to back up.

Ross Chastain had a tire come off on pit road and is now a lap down in 28th.

Layne Riggs brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Ty Majeski alongside on lap 71.  Riggs gets out in front with Ty Majeski in second; Rajah Caruth, Chandler Smith, and Tyler Ankrum round out the top five.

Chandler Smith passes Rajah Caruth for third.

Corey Heim has worked his way back up to sixth place.

Lap 76, Layne Riggs has a lead of over half a second on ty Majeski.

Ross Chastain has moved up six spots since the restart of the race.

After starting the race at the back of the field, birthday boy Stewart Friesen is now in the top 10.

Lap 80, Layne Riggs has a one second lead on Ty Majeski.

Lap 90, Layne Riggs has led 70 laps so far and has a lead of over a second on Ty Majeski; Chandler Smith, Rajah Caruth, and Tyler Ankrum round out the top five.

Lap 95, Matt Crafton is the last truck on the lead lap in 18th place.

Layne Riggs is undefeated when he has led a minimum of 50 laps.

Lap 100, Layne riggs has a second and a half lead on Ty Majeski; Chandler Smith, Rajah Caruth, and Tyler Ankrum round out the top five. 

The 22 truck driven by Josh Reaume brings out the first caution flag for an on track incident on lap 100 when he gets into the wall.

Some of the drivers come down pit road for service; leaders stay out.

Ross Chastain is the “lucky dog”.

Layne Riggs brings the field down for the green flag restart with Ty Majeski alongside on lap 107.  Layne Riggs and Chandler Smith battle for the lead with Riggs holding on.

The top five are Layne Riggs, Chandler smith, Ty Majeski, Corey Heim, and Tyler Ankrum.

Josh Reaume is out of the race.

Stewart Friesen and Corey Heim battle for fourth with Friesen taking the spot and passing Ty Majeski for third.

Lap 112, Layne Riggs has a near two second lead on Stewart Friesen; Chandler Smith, Corey Heim, and Ben Rhodes round out the top five.

With seven laps remaining in stage two, Stewart Friesen has closed the gap on leader Layne Riggs to under two seconds.

Drivers are getting three wide across the track in a battle for position.

Five laps to go in stage two; Layne Riggs has a lead of under a second and a half on Stewart Friesen. 

Bostin Oliver and Cody Dennison are out of the race.

With a lead of just over a second Layne Riggs wins stage two for the stage sweep.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Layne Riggs
Stewart Friesen
Ben Rhodes
Grant Enfinger
Chandler Smith
Kaden Honeycutt
Ty Majeski
Corey Heim
Luke Fenhaus
Connor Mosack

Drivers come down pit road for service with Layne Riggs winning the race off of pit road.

After pitting earlier, Stewart Friesen is the leader and will bring the field down for the green flag start of stage three.

Stewart Friesen brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with Grant Enfinger alongside on lap 130.  The top six drivers stayed out on the track.Stewart Friesen takes the lead with Grant Enfinger in second; Luke Fenhaus, Ben Rhodes, and Corey Heim round out the top five.

Norm Benning is off the track.

Lap 133, Corey Heim is up to third with Layne Riggs in fourth; Stewart Friesen has a near one second lead on Ben Rhodes.

Ben Rhodes and Corey Heim battle for third; Layne Riggs and Gran Enfinger battle for fourth.

Lap 138, after going a lap down, Ross Chastain is back on the lead lap and in the top 10.

Lap 140, Corey Heim and Layne Riggs continue to battle for third.

Lap 143, Layne Riggs has gotten around Corey Heim and has passed Ben Rhodes for second.

Lap 145, Layne Riggs has caught lead Stewart Friesen and is in a battle for the lead.

Lap 147, Layne Riggs is the new leader.

Lap 148, the top five are Layne Riggs, Stewart Friesen, Ben Rhodes, Corey Heim, and Corey Day.

Just 47 laps remain in the race with Layne Riggs leading by over a half second on Stewart Friesen; Corey Heim, Corey Day, and Ben Rhodes round out the top five.

Lap 157, Layne Riggs has less than half a second lead on Stewart Friesen.

With 40 laps to go, leader Layne Riggs, has increased his lead to over half a second on Stewart Friesen.

With 38 laps remaining in the race, all of the drivers can make it to the end of the race on fuel; but the issue is whether their tires will hold out.

Corey Day passes Corey Heim for third.

Grant Enfinger has passed Ben Rhodes for fifth.

With 32 laps remaining in the race, there are 18 trucks on the lead lap.  Connor Mosack is the last truck on the lead lap.

Lap 171, Layne Riggs now has a one second lead on Stewart Friesen; Corey Day, Corey Heim, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.

Layne Riggs is approaching slower traffic.

Just 25 laps remain in the race with Layne Riggs over a second out in front of Stewart Friesen; Corey Day, Corey Heim, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.

Twenty to go, Layne Riggs has a lead of over a second and a half on Stewart Friesen; Corey Day, Corey Heim, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.  There are 16 trucks on the lead lap with three trucks out of the race.

With 16 laps to go, Layne Riggs has increased his lead to over two seconds on Stewart Friesen.

Thirteen laps to go, Corey Day battles with Stewart Friesen for second and takes the spot.  Layne Riggs leads the race by over two and a half seconds.

Ten to go! Layne Riggs has a near three second lead on Corey Day.

Norm Benning is out of the race.

Seven to go, drivers are three wide in battles for position.

Layne Riggs has a two and a half second lead on Corey Day with 15 trucks on the lead lap.

Four to go, Layne Riggs has dominated the race and continues to hold a lead of over two seconds on Corey Day with 14 trucks on the lead lap.

Layne Riggs takes the white flag.

With a lead of over two seconds Layne Riggs wins the race after dominating the night.

After his burnout, Layne Riggs has a fire under his truck.

The unofficial results for the TSport 200:
Layne Riggs
Corey Day
Stewart Friesen
Corey Heim
Grant Enfinger
Ty Majeski
Chandler Smith
Daniel Hemric
Tyler Ankrum
Ross Chastain
Rajah Caruth
Ben Rhodes
Luke Fenhaus
Tanner Gray
Kaden Honeycutt
Jake Garcia
Brenden Queen
Connor Mosack
Matt Crafton
Dawson Sutton
Jack Wood
Matt Mills
Andres Perez
Brent Crews
Spencer Boyd
Gio Ruggiero
Toni Breidinger
Frankie Muniz
Greg van Alst
Jordan Anderson
Jayson Alexander
Norm Benning
Allen Wallen
Boston Oliver
Cody Dennison

With his fourth place finish, Corey Heim has secured the regular season championship.