This week the NASCAR series travel to the desert and a return to the one mile track of Phoenix Raceway.

The Craftsman Truck Series gets the triple header weekend started with the Zero Carbon Bioethanol 150.

Thirty-six teams brought trucks to Phoenix for 36 starting spots.  Sixteen year of Tristan McKee returns to drive the number 77 truck for Spire Motorsports.

Conor Daly is the driver in the Kaulig Racing number 25 guest truck this week.

The drivers get a full 50 minute practice session before making a qualifying run to set the field on a hot and windy Friday afternoon before racing later tonight.

Layne Riggs is reporting some major handling issues in his truck.

Ben Rhodes is also reporting some handling issues in his truck.

Franki Muniz’ number 33 truck is smoking and has to make a trip down pit road.  Muniz has been away from the truck series the past few weeks while he was dirt track racing.

Reports are that there was a leaking axle seal on Franki Muniz’ truck.

Kaden Honeycutt topped the leaderboard in single lap practice times with 27.60 seconds around the one mile track.

The first driver on the track to make a qualifying run is Jackson Lee who posted a time of 28.637 seconds.  This is Lee’s debut race in the Truck Series.

The first driver to break the 28 second mark is Stewart Friesen who posted a time of 27.472 seconds.

After coming down pit road with a smoking truck, Franki Muniz will not be making a qualifying run while the crew repairs the truck.

Ben Maier did not make a qualifying run due to mechanical issues.

In the past 35 Truck Series races at Phoenix, 33 of the winners came from the top 10 in the lineup.

With a time of 27.039 seconds, Layne Riggs puts his number 34 truck on the pole with Kaden Honeycutt starting alongside on the front row.

The starting lineup for the Zero Carbon Bioethanol 150:
Layne Riggs – chase
Kaden Honeycutt – chase – points leader
Chandler Smith – chase
Landen Lewis
Ben Rhodes – chase
Ty Majeski – chase
Tristan McKee
Tanner Gray
William Sawalich
Connor Mosack
Leland Honeyman Jr
Brent Crews
Christian Eckes – chase
Cole Butcher
Grant Enfinger – chase
Gio Ruggiero – chase
Stewart Friesen
Daniel Hemric – chase
Dawson Sutton
Justin Haley
Tyler Ankrum – chase
Donovan Strauss
Jake Garcia
Kris Wright
Brenden Queen
Toni Breidinger
Andres Perez
Mini Tyrrell
Corey La Joie
Tyler Reif
Monte Tipton
Conor Daly
Jackson Lee
Clayton Green
Frankie Muniz
Ben Maier

Stages one and two of the race are 45 laps each with stage three lasting 60 laps for a total of 150 laps around the one mile track.

Layne Riggs brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with Kaden Honeycutt alongside.  Layne Riggs takes the lead as the drivers get three and four wide going into turn one.

Layne Riggs leads lap one with Landen Lewiss in second; Kaden Honeycutt, Ty Maajeski, and Chandler Smith round out the top five.

Dawson Sutton was charged with a start violation and will have to serve a passthrough penalty.

Lap six, Layne Riggs has a near two second lead on Landen Lewis; Kaden Honeycutt, Ty Majeski, and Chandler Smith round out the top five.

Lap eight, Layne Riggs has a lead of over two seconds on Landen Lewis.

Lap 13, Layne Riggs continues to extend his lead a nd is now two and a half seconds in front of Landen Lewis; Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt, and Chandler Smith round out the top five.

Ty Majeski passes Landen Lewis for second.

Lap 17, Layne Riggs is now three seconds out in front of the field.

Lap 19, Ty Majeski has closed the gap on leader Layne Riggs to under three seconds; Landen Lewis, Kaden Honeycutt, and Chandler Smith round out the top five.

Lap 21, leader Layne Riggs has encountered slower traffic.

Lap 23, Layne Riggs lead is down to two seconds over Ty Majeski.

Stewart Friesen has moved up eight spots since race start.

Jake Garcia has moved up eleven spots since the race start.

Lap 26, Layne Riggs has a two second lead on Ty Majeski; Landen Lewis, Kaden Honeycutt, and Chandler Smith round out the top five.

Lap 29, Ty Majeski has closed the gap on leader Layne Riggs to under two seconds.

Lap 31, Layne Riggs lead is down to just over a second on Ty Majeski; Landen Lewis, Kaden Honeycutt, and Chandler Smith round out the top five.

Lap 33, Layne Riggs’ lead is now under one second on Ty Majesski.

Lap 35, Layne Riggs has begun lapping slower traffic with Ty Majeski less than a second and a half behind; Landen Lewis, Kaden Honeycutt, and Chandler Smith round out the top five.

Lap 38, Ty Majeski is less than one second behind leader Layne Riggs as Riggs battles with slower traffic.

With five laps remaining in stage one, there are just 22 trucks on the lead lap.

Lap 42, Layne Riggs’ lead has been erased with Ty Majeski just a quarter of a second back.

Lap 44, Ty Majeski takes the lead but Layne Riggs comes back to retake the lead.

Ty Majeski gets the lead back to win stage one.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Ty Majeski
Layne Riggs
Landen Lewis
Kaden Honeycutt
Chandler Smith
Christian Eckes
Ben Rhodes
Tanner Gray
Gio Ruggiero
Jake Garcia

Justin Haley in 22nd place is the “lucky dog”.

Drivers come down pit road for service.  Several of the drivers are reporting “free” conditions.

Ty Majeski brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Kaden Honeycutt alongside on lap 55.  Kaden Honeycutt takes the lead initially but Ty Majeski comes up on the outside to take the lead.

Lap 56, the top five are Ty Majeski, Layne Riggs, Kaden Honeycutt, Christian Eckes, and Gio Ruggiero.

Kaden Honeycutt passes Layne Riggs for second.

Tanner Gray has a smoking truck and damage to the rear of his truck and has to make an unscheduled trip down pit road.

Lap 61, Christian Eckes has passed Layne Riggs for third.

Lap 62, the top five are Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt, Christian Eckes, Layne Riggs, and Gio Ruggiero.

Lap 68, Ty Majeski has pulled out to nearly a two second lead on Kaden Honeycutt; Christian Eckes, Layne Riggss, and Gio Ruggiero round out the top five.

Kaden Honeycutt reports his water temps are rising.

Lap 72, Ty Majeski now has a near two and a half second lead on Kaden Honeycutt.

Landen Lewis and Jake Garcia are the only drivers in the top 10 who are not in The Chase.

Lap 74, Ty Majeski is now two and a half seconds out in front of Kaden Honeycutt; Christian Eckes, Layne Riggs, and Gio Ruggiero round out the top five.

Lap 78, with a near two second lead, Ty Majeski is lapping slower traffic.

Lap 80, the top five remains Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt, Christian Eckes, Layne Riggs, and Gio Ruggiero.

Lap 82, leader Ty Majeski is among heavy traffic as he continues to lap slower traffic.

There are just 21 trucks on the lead lap.

Chandler Smith has a hole in the nose of his truck.

Lap 87, Layne Riggs and Christian Eckes battle for third.

Jake Garcia passes Gio Ruggiero for fifth.

With a two and a half second lead, Ty Majesski wins stage two for the stage sweep.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Ty Majeski
Kaden Honeycutt
Christian Eckes
Layne Riggs
Jake Garcia
Gio Ruggiero
Chandler Smith
Daniel Hemric
Landen Lewis,
William Sawalich

A tire carcass form Ben Rhodes truck brings out the caution flag to end stage two a lap early.

Drivers come down pit road for service with Stewart Friesen winning the race off of pit road after taking only two tires.

Stewart Friesen brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with Kaden Honeycutt alongside on lap 99. Drivers spread out three and four wide with Kaden Honeycutt taking the lead.

The top five are Kaden Honeycutt, Christian Eckess, Ty Majeski, Layne Riggs, and Jake Garcia.

Stewart Friesen has dropped out of the top 10 in just one lap with only two fresh tires.

Lap 102, Layne Riggs and Ty Majeski battle for third.

Lap 103, Kaden Honeycutt has a one second lead on Christian Eckes.

Lap 104, the battle between Layne Riggs and Ty Majeski for third continues.

Chandler Smith was charged with a penalty for having too many crew over the wall.

Landen Lewis had a slow pit stop with what he called a “mechanical issue”.

Lap 108, there are just 20 trucks on the lead lap.

Lap 109, Kaden Honeycutt has a lead of over a second on Christian Eckes; Layne Riggs, Ty Majeski, and Jake Garcia round out the top five.

Stewart Friesen is back in the top 10 in tenth place.

Just 35 laps remaining in the race; Kaden Honeycut holds on to a lead of over a second on Christian Eckes; Layne Riggs, Ty Majeski, and Jake Garcia round out the top five.

Approaching slower traffic, Kaden Honeycutt has a lead of over a second and a half on Christian Eckes, Layne Riggs, TY Majeski, and Jake Garcia round out the top five.

Twenty-five laps remain in the race; Kaden Honeycutt ahs a lead of over a second on Christian Eckes.

With just 22 laps remaining in the race, all 36 trucks are still in the race.

Twenty to go, Kaden Honeycutt holds a lead of over a second on Christian Eckes; Layne Riggs, Ty Majeski, and Jake Garcia round out the top five.

With 17 laps to go, Kaden Honeycutt’s lead is down to just one second over Christian Eckes.

Just 14 laps to go, Layne Riggs has caught Christian Eckes and has begun to challenge for second.

Ten to go!  Kaden Honeycutt has a one second lead on Christian Eckes;, Layne Riggs is a half second behind that with Ty Majeski and Jake Garcia rounding out the top five.

Four to go, Kaden Honeycutt holds on to the lead.

Kaden Honeycutt takes the white flag.

With a second and a half lead, Kaden Honeycutt wins his fourth race of the season.

With all 36 trucks finishing the race, there were 19 trucks on the lead lap.

The unofficial results of the Zero Carbon Bioethanol 150:
Kaden Honeycutt
Christian Eckes
Layne Riggs
Ty Majeski
Jake Garcia
William Sawalich
Daniel Hemric
Gio Ruggiero
Grant Enfinger
Brent Crews
Connor Mosack
Andres Perez
Tyler Ankrum
Tristan McKee
Chandler Smith
Landen Lewis
Corey LaJoie
Cloe Butcher
Stewart Friesen
Justin Haley
Ben Rhodes
Dawson Sutton
Brenden Queen
Donovan Strauss
Ben Maier
Kris Wright
Tyler Reif
Tanner Gray
Mini Tyrrell
Conor Daly
Toni Breidinger
Monty Tipton
Frankie Muniz
Leland Honeyman
Clayton Green
Jackson Lee