On this Labor Day holiday weekend NASCAR is busy on both sides of the country as the playoffs begins for the Craftsman Truck and Cup Series on the east coast at Darlington Raceway.

Frankie Muniz posted on social media that he fell off a ladder while changing batteries on his video doorbell and broke his writst; which means he is out of commission for a few weeks.  Mason Maggio will be driving the number 33 truck for Muniz this week.

Kaden Honeycutt will continue to drive Stewart Friesen’s number 52 truck for the remainder of the season.  Kaden is in the playoffs, the truck is not.

Part-time racer, driver coach, and full time broadcaster Trevor Bayne learned only last week at Daytona that he would be driving in the race this week for his first race of the season.

There are 32 trucks at Darlington Raceway for the Sober or Slammer 200 on Saturday afternoon.

But first up is some practice and a qualifying run on Friday afternoon.

The drivers have been divided into two groups for a 25 minute practice session.

Some of the teams are featuring “throw back” schemes, honouring drivers of the past.

Timmy Hill tops the leaderboard in practice with a time of 30.186 seconds around the 1.36 mile track.

Often seen as a badge of honour, Grant Enfinger is the first driver to earn a “Darlington Stripe” today.

The first driver on the track to make a qualifying run is Stefan Parsons who posted a time of 30.632 seconds.

Tanner Gray is the first driver to break the 30 second mark with a time of 29.925 seconds.

With a time of 29.322 seconds, Layne Riggs puts his number 34 truck on the pole with Chandler Smith starting alongside on the front row.  Front Row Motorsports occupies the front row for the race for their first front row start.

The starting lineup for the Sober or Slammer 200:
Layne Riggs – playoff
Chandler Smith – playoff
Corey Heim – playoff
Grant Enfinger – playoff
Kaden Honeycutt – playoff
Gio Ruggiero
Daniel Hemric – playoff
Ty Majeski – playoff
Corey LaJoie
Tyler Ankrum – playoff
Rajah Caruth – playoff
Tanner Gray
Jake Garcia – playoff
Connor Mosack
Corey Day – owner’s playoff
Trevor Bayne
Bayley Currey
Matt Mills
Dawson Sutton
Andres Perez
Ben Rhodes
Matt Crafton
Stefan Parsons
Timmy Hill
Jack Wood
Spencer Boyd
Mason Maggio
Nathan Byrd
Toni Breidinger
Caleb Costner
Clayton Green
Stephen Mallozzi

Stages one and two of the race are 45 laps each with stage three lasting 57 laps for a total of 147 laps around the 1.36 mile track.

Kevin Harvick joins Jamie Little and Todd Bodine in the broadcast booth for the race.

With the tire fall off at Darlington, the teams were given a total of five sets of tires for race events including practice, qualifying, and the race.

Layne Riggs brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with teammate Chandler Smith alongside.  Drivers immediately spread out with Layne Riggs out in front with the lead.

Chandler Smith comes up on the inside to take the lead.

Lap two, the top five are Chandler Smith, Layne Riggs, Grant Enfinger, Corey Heim, and Kaden Honeycutt.

The top six drivers are playoff drivers.

Clayton Green in the number 22 truck has taken his truck to the garage.

Stephen Mallozzi has taken his number two truck to the garage with a mechanical issue.

Lap 10, Chandler Smith has pulled out to a half second lead on Layne Riggs.

Lap eleven, Layne Riggs passes Chandler Smith for the lead after Smith gets into the wall.

Chandler Smith has a flat tire after hitting the wall and limps his way to pit road.

Caleb Costner was caught speeding on pit road and has to serve a passthrough penalty.

Lap 15, Layne Riggs has a lead of over two seconds on Corey Heim; Grant Enfinger, Kaden Honeycutt, and Ty Majeski round out the top five.

Chandler Smith returns to the track three laps down.

Kaden Honeycutt reports that he has a flat tire and comes down pit road.

Lap 24, Chandler Smith takes his truck to the garage.

Matt Mills has gotten into the wall.

Matt Crafton had to come down pit road after getting into the wall.

Lap 25, Layne Riggs has a near two second lead on Corey Heim; Grant Enfinger, Ty Majeksi, and Daniel Hemric round out the top five.

Lap 27, leader Layne Riggs is having some on track issues.

Chandler Smith is out of the race.

Lap 38, Corey Heim has caught leader Layne Riggs and begins to challenge for the lead.

Lap 30, Corey Heim battles with Layne Riggs for the lead.

Lap 31, Corey Heim leads the race.  He has led at least one lap in every race this season.

Matt Mills, Caleb Costner, and Nathan Byrd are off the track.

Lap 35, Corey Heim has pulled out to a second and a half lead on Layne riggs; Grant Enfinger, Ty Majeski, and Daniel Hemric round out the top five.

Matt Mills is out of the race.

Lap 40, Ty Majeski comes down pit road with a possible flat tire.

There are only 20 trucks on the lead lap.

Corey Heim wins stage one for his 16th stage win of the season

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Corey Heim
Layne Riggs
Grant Enfinger
Daniel Hemric
Gio Ruggiero
Tyler Ankrum
Tanner Gray
Corey LaJoie
Rajah Caruth
Corey Day

Drivers come down pit road for fresh tires and service with Corey Heim winning the race off of pit road.

Caleb Costner returns to the track 31 laps down.

Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Grant Enfinger alongside on lap 54.  Heim jumps out in front with Layne Riggs in second.

Lap 55, Daniel Hemric passes Layne Riggs for second.

The top five are Corey Heim, Daniel Hemric, Layne Riggs, Grant Enfinger, and Tanner Gray.

Matt Mills, Chandler Smith, Stephen Mazzlozzi, and Clayton Green are all out of the race.

There are only 19 trucks on the lead lap.

Lap 59, Corey Heim leads the race with Layne Riggs on his bumper.

Lap 60, Layne Riggs comes up on the outside lane to pass Corey Heim for the lead; Daniel Hemric, Grant Enfinger, and Gio Ruggiero round out the top five.

Caleb Costner takes his truck to the garage.

Lap 69, Layne Riggs las a lead of over half a second on Corey Heim; Grant Enfinger, Daniel Hemric, and Gio Ruggiero round out the top five.

Lap 72, Layne Riggs has increased his lead on Corey Heim to over a second and a half.

Lap 77, with 19 trucks on the lead lap, Layne Riggs has a near two second lead on Corey Heim; Grant Enfinger, Daniel Hemric, and Gio Ruggiero round out the top five.

Lap 84, Layne Riggs holds on to a lead of over a second on Corey Heim; Grant Enfinger, Daniel Hemric, and Gio Ruggiero round out the top five.

Layne Riggs recovers from his stage one issues to win stage two for his seventh stage win of the season.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Layne Riggs
Corey Heim
Grant Enfinger
Daniel Hemric
Grio Ruggiero
Corey LaJoie
Tyler Ankrum
Tanner Gray
Trevor Bayne
Corey Day

Drivers come down pit road for service with Grant Enfinger winning the race off of pit road.  Layne Riggs had a slow pit top after the crew had a tire issue.

After two stages, Layne Riggs and Corey Heim are tied with 19 each.

Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three on lap 99 with Grant Efinger alongside.  Corey Heim gets out in front for the lead with Layne Riggs in second; Daniel Hemric, Grant Enfinger, and Gio Ruggiero round out the top five.

Lap 104, Corey Heim has a lead of over half a second on Layne Riggs.  Corey Heim reports that as stage two ended, he did have a tire going down.

Lap 107, Layne Riggs is slowly closing the gap to leader Corey Heim; Grant Enfinger, Daniel Hemric, and Gio Ruggiero round out the top five.

Mason Maggio is charged with speeding on pit road and will have to serve a passthrough penalty.

Lap 112, Layne Riggs passes Corey Heim for the lead; Grant Enfinger, Daniel Hemric, and Gio Ruggiero round out the top five.

Lap 117, Layne Riggs has a one second lead on Corey Heim.

Lap 121, Corey Heim has closed the gap on leader Layne Riggs to under a second.

Trevor Bayne gets into the wall but the track stays green.

Just 22 laps remain in the race, Corey Heim has closed the gap on Layne Riggs to under half a second.

Lap 127, Corey Heim has caught leader Layne Riggs and battles for the lead.  Corey Heim retakes the lead.

The caution flag comes out on lap 128 for a crash involving Kaden Honeycutt and Andres Perez.

Drivers come down pit road for fresh tires with Corey Heim winning the race off of pit road.  Layne Riggs has a long pit stop after getting into the wall.  He returns to the track in eleventh place.

Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag restart with Grant Enfinger alongside on lap 133.  Corey Heim gets out in front to hold on to the lead.

The top five are Corey Heim, Daniel Hemric, Grant Enfinger, Gio Ruggiero, and Ty Majeski.

 With just eight laps remaining in the race, Corey Heim has a near one second lead on Daniel Hemric; Grant Enfinger, Gio Ruggiero, and Ty Majeski round out the top five.  After falling out of the top 20, Layne Riggs is back up to 19th.                   

Five to go, Corey Heim has a near one second lead on Daniel Hemric; Grant Enfinger, Ty Majeski, and Gio Ruggiero round out the top five.

Ty Majeski is running the fastest laps on the track.

Gio Ruggiero comes down pit road with just two laps remaining in the race.

Corey Heim takes the white flag.

Corey Heim wins his eighth race of the season!  Heim is just one win shy of tying the record for the most wins in a season.  He is the first driver to secure a spot in the next round of the playoffs.                                                       

The unofficial results of the Sober or Slammer 200:
Corey Heim
Daneil Hemric
Grant Enfinger
Ty Majeski
Trevor Bayne
Tanner Gray
Tyler Ankrum
Timmy Hill
Corey Day
Jake Garcia
Ben Rhodes
Rajah Caruth
Connor Mosack
Jack Wood
Stefan Parsons
Andres Perez
Layne Riggs
Kaden Honeycutt
Dawson Sutton
Corey LaJoie
Matt Crafton
Gio Ruggiero
Spencer Boyd
Toni Briedinger
Bayley Currey
Mason Maggio
Nathan Byrd
Caleb Costner
Matt Mills
Chandler Smith
Stphen Mallozzi
Clayton Green