The Craftsman Truck Series kicks off a doubleheader weekend with the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at Rockingham Speedway for the Black’s Tires 200.
Practice was shortened by rain and qualifying is pushed back while NASCAR gets the track dried.
During the track drying process one of the track dryers “blew up”, spewing water all over the track.
Spire Motorsports’ Chris Showalter has been to every Truck Series race since it began back in 1995.
Thirty-eight teams brought trucks to Rockingham for 36 starting spots. The Cup Series has a rare Sunday off this weekend to celebrate Easter. Carson Hocevar is among the drivers looking to make the race. Corey Heim is also among the drivers in the field.
Kaden Honeycutt topped the leaderboard in the shortened practice session.
Corey Heim has won a Truck Series race at 20 different tracks. If he manages to win the race today, he will pass Kyle Busch for the most wins at different tracks. At 23 years old, he currently stands in fifth place for overall Truck Series wins.
After a delay of over 30 minutes, the track is dry and ready for qualifying.
Jonathan Shafer, Clayton Green, and Spencer Boyd will not be making a qualifying run. Shafer wrecked his truck during practice and as a result will not be making the race
Connor Hall is the first driver on the track and posted a time of 22.724 seconds.
Jake Garcia set a new track record with a qualifying time of 21.893 seconds around the one mile track and put his number 98 truck on the pole with Tanner Gray starting alongside. Garcia is the only driver to break the 22 second mark.
The starting lineup for the Black’s Tires 200:
Jake Garcia
Tanner Gray
Kaden Honeycutt
Cole Butcher
Layne Riggs
Ty Majeski
Corey Heim
Parker Eatmon
Landon Lewis
Gio Ruggiero
Brenden Queen
Andres Perez
Tyler Ankrum
Grant Enfinger
Daniel Hemric
Carson Hocevar
Justin Haley
Dawson Sutton
Stewart Friesen
Kris Wright
Luke Baldwin
Christian Eckes
Corey LaJoie
Sammy Smith
Ben Rhodes
Mini Tyrrell
Connor Hall
Ty Dillon
Adam Andretti
Michael Christopher Jr
Timmy Hill
Frankie Muniz
Chandler Smith
Caleb Costner
Clayton Green
Spencer Boyd
Jonathan Shafer and Justin S Carroll failed to make the race.
Stages one and two of the race are 45 laps each with stage three lasting 110 laps for a total of 200 laps around the one mile track. The drivers can run 80 to 85 laps on a single load of fuel.
This is the second race of the Triple Truck Challenge. Although he is a part time driver, Corey Heim was awarded the money from the race at Darlington.
Chandler Smith will start the race from the back of the field after the crew made some unapproved adjustments to the truck after qualifying; replacing a broken shock.
After setting a new track record during qualifying, Jake Garcia brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with Tanner Gray alongside. Garcia and Gray go side by side with Tanner Gray getting out in front for the lead with Kaden Honeycutt taking second.
The top five are Tanner Gray, Kaden Honeycutt, Cole Butcher, Ty Majeski, and Jake Garcia.
Mini Tyrrell got loose but saved the truck and the track stays green.
Lap six, Ty Majeski has passed Kaden Honeycutt for second with Tanner Gray a third of a second out in front.
Lap eight, Tanner Gray leads the race but Ty Majeski is closing the gap; Kaden Honeycutt, Cole Butcher, and Corey Heim round out the top five.
Lap 10, Corey Heim passes Cole Butcher for fourth.
Lap 14, Corey Heim passes Kaden Honeycutt for third.
Lap 16, Corey Heim passes ty Majeski for second.
Lap 18, Corey Hiem passes Tanner Gray for the lead.
The top five are Corey Heim, Tanner Gray, Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt, and Cole Butcher.
Lap 21, leaders have already begun passing slower traffic; there are 32 trucks on the lead lap.
Lapa 23, Corey Heim has pulled out to a lead of over two seconds on Tanner Gray.
Layne Riggs has passed Cole Butcher for fifth. Pole sitter Jake Garcia has dropped to seventh place.
Lap 29, Corey Heim’s lead is now nearly three and a half seconds on Tanner Gray; Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt, and Layne Riggs round out the top five.
Lap 33, Corey Heim continues to increase his lead and is now over four seconds out in front of Tanner Gray with just 27 trucks on the lead lap.
Lap 39, Corey Heim has a four second lead on Ty Majeski; Tanner Gray, Kaden Honeycutt, and Layne Riggs round out the top five with 25 trucks on the lead lap.
Layne Riggs passes Kaden Honeycutt for fourth.
After dominating stage one, Corey Heim wins the stage for his 44th career stage win.
The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Corey Heim
Ty Majeski
Kaden Honeycutt
Layne Riggs
Tanner Gray
Cole Butcher
Jake Garcia
Parker Eatmon
Gio Ruggiero
Landen Lewis
Carson Hocevar is reporting some possible engine issues; saying that the has to keep it wide open or it sounds like it wants to die.
The drivers come down pit road for service. Corey Heim wins the race off of pit road. Grant Enfinger took only two tires.
Gio Ruggiero was caught speeding on pit road and will have to restart the race from the back of the longest line.
Grant Enfinger brings the field down for the green falg start of stage two on lap 55 and takes the lead with Corey Heim in second; ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt, and Tanner Gray round out the top five.
Lap 58, Corey Heim comes up on the inside to pass Grant Enfinger for the lead. Ty Majeski takes second.
Lap 59, the top five are Corey Heim, Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt, Grant Enfinger, and Tanner Gray.
The first caution flag for an on-track incident comes out on lap 61 when Adam Andretti gets into the inside wall. There is significant damage to the front end of the number five truck.
Thinking they missed the set-up on the truck, the 77 team is making some major adjustments to the truck; hoping Carson Hocevar can work his way back through the field.
Corey Heim brings the field down with Ty Majeski alongside on lap 68. Heim jumps out in front to hold on to the lead after a push from Kaden Honeycutt.
Lap 69, the top five are Corey Heim, Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt, Grant Enfinger, and Tanner Gray.
Brenden Queen gets into the wall but the track stays green. Queen has been reporting that he is having a heating issues with temps at 250 degrees.
Lap 74, Corey Heim has a half a second lead on Ty Majeski; Kaden Honeycutt, Grant Enfinger, and Tanner Gray round out the top five.
Lap 81, Grant Enfinger and Tanner Gray battle for fourth; Corey Heim has a near one second lead on Ty Majeski.
Lap 85, Carson Hocevar is holding his own in 21st.
Lap 86, Corey Heim now has a lead of over a second on Ty Majeski; Kaden Honeycutt, Grant Enfinger, and Tanner Gray round out the top five. With 24 trucks on the lead lap.
With a lead of over two seconds, Corey Heim wins stage two for the stage sweep.
The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Corey Heim
Ty Majeski
Kaden Honeycutt
Layne Riggs
Grant Enfinger
Tanner Gray
Stewart Friesen
Daniel Hemric
Cole Butcher
Jake Garcia
Drivers come down pit road for service with Corey Heim winning the race off of pit road.
Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with Gio Ruggiero alongside on lap 99. Heim gets out in front from the inside lane and begins to pull away.
The top five are Corey Heim, Gio Ruggiero, Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt, and Tanner Gray.
There are 25 trucks on the lead lap.
The sun is beginning to be an issue for the drivers with 96 laps remaining in the race.
Lap 106, after all of his truck issues, Carson Hocevar has entered the top 20.
Corey Heim has pulled out to a second and a half lead on Gio Ruggiero; Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt, and Tanner Gray round out the top five.
Lap 109, Ty Majeski passes Gio Ruggiero for second.
Lap 110, Corey Heim continues to extend his lead and is now over two seconds out in front of Ty Majeski; Kaden Honeycutt, Gio Ruggiero, and Tanner Gray round out the top five.
With 87 laps remaining in the race there are 25 trucks on the lead lap with Adam Andretti the only driver out of the race.
Lap 117, Carson Hocevar takes his truck down pit road for an unscheduled pit stop.
Lap 120, Corey Heim has increased his lead to nearly three seconds on Ty Majeski; Kaden Honeycutt, Gio Ruggiero, and Tanner Gray round out the top five with 22 trucks on the lead lap.
With 76 laps remaining in the race, the drivers are now within their pit window to make it to the end of the race on one more pit stop.
With just three total caution flags, teams are making plans for green flag pit stops.
Lap 128, Corey Heim has continued to increase his lead and is now nearly four seconds out in front of Ty Majeski; Kaden Honeycutt, Gio Ruggiero, and Tanner Gray round out the top five with just 18 trucks on the lead lap.
Carson Hocevar becomes the second driver out of the race.
Lap 132, Corey Heim is approaching “driving it like he stole it” territory with a lead of nearly five seconds on Ty Majeski; Kaden Honeycutt, Gio Ruggiero, and Tanner Gray round out the top five.
Lap 136, Corey Heim is now over five seconds out in front for the lead.
Lap 140, dominating the race, Corey Heim has pulled out to a lead of over six seconds on Ty Majeski with 17 trucks on the lead lap.
Drivers are beginning to make green flag pit stops.
Lap 146, the top five are Corey Heim, Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt, Layne Riggs, and Gio Ruggiero.
Grant Enfinger passes Gio Ruggiero for fifth.
With 51 laps to go, Tanner Gray is the first top 10 driver to come down pit road for service.
With just 45 laps remaining in the race, Corey Heim has a six and a half second lead on Ty Majeski with just 13 trucks on the lead lap.
With 42 to go the top five are Corey Heim, Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt, Layne Riggs, and Grant Enfinger.
Gio Ruggiero makes his green flag pit stop.
Lap 163, Corey Heim has a lead of over seven seconds on Ty Majeski with just eight trucks on the lead lap as green flag pit stops continue.
Lap 165, second place driver Ty Majeski finally comes down pit road.
Michael Christopher Jr brings out the caution flag when he spins out after some on track contact from Daniel Hemric.
There are only six trucks on the lead lap and have yet to make their pit stops.
Drivers who have yet to make a pit stop come down pit road for service.
Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag restart with Kaden Honeycutt alongside with just 28 laps remaining in the race. Heim jumps out in front with Kaden Honeycutt and Grant Enfinger in a battle for second. Layne Riggs passes Grant Enfinger for third.
Twenty-five to go, the top five are Corey Heim, Kaden Honeycutt, Layne Riggs, Grant Enfinger, and Stewart Friesen. There are just nine trucks on the lead lap.
Twenty to go! Corey Heim has a lead of just over half a second on Kaden Honeycutt; Layne Riggs, Grant Enfinger, and Chandler Smith round out the top five.
With 18 laps to gi, Corey Heim is beginning to pull away and is now over half a second out in front.
Chandler Smith passes Grant Enfinger for fourth.
Thirteen to go, Corey Heim is now one second out in front of Kaden Honeycutt; Layne Riggs, Chandler Smith, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.
Seven to go, Corey Heim has just a quarter of a second lead on Kaden Honeycutt.
Five to go, Corey Heim has a half second lead on Kaden Honeycutt.
Four to go, Kaden Honeycutt has caught leader Corey Heim and is challenging for the lead.
Corey Heim takes the white flag.
Corey Heim wins the race – It’s Heim Time again!
The unofficial results of the Black’s Tires 200:
Corey Heim
Kaden Honeycutt
Layne Riggs
Chandler Smith
Stewart Friesen
Grant Enfinger
Tyler Ankrum
Corey LaJoie
Ty Majeski
Jake Garcia
Cole Butcher
Sammy Smith
Justin Haley
Christian Eckes
Landen Lewis
Dawson Sutton
Tanner Gray
Gio Ruggiero
Ben Rhodes
Kris Wright
Connor Hall
Luke Baldwin
Ty Dillon
Michael Christopher Jr
Daniel Hemric
Mini Tyrrell
Parker Eatmon
Brenden Queen
Spencer Boyd
Clayton Green
Timmy Hill
Frankie Muniz
Andres Perez
Caleb Costner
Carson Hocevar
Adam Andretti
Corey Heim wins the Triple Truck Challenge and wins $100,000.