2025 Black's Tire 200
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 25 of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | April 18, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 1st Annual Black's Tire 250 | ||
| Location | Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.94 miles (1.51 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 188 mi (302 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 200 laps, 188 mi (302 km) | ||
| Average speed | 102.904 mph (165.608 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | ThorSport Racing | ||
| Time | 22.050 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | |
| Laps | 52 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Jamie Little, Carson Hocevar, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | NRN | ||
The 2025 Black's Tire 200 was the 7th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 1st iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 18, 2025, at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina, a 0.94 miles (1.51 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In an action-packed race, Tyler Ankrum, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would execute a successful pit road strategy, leading the final 29 laps in a fuel mileage thriller to earn his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season, snapping a winless drought dating back to the 2019 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225.[8] Corey Heim led a race-high 52 laps, finishing 8th, while Layne Riggs won both stages and finished 11th, due to running low on fuel in the final few laps. To fill out the podium, Jake Garcia, driving for ThorSport Racing, and Daniel Hemric, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
This was also the first Truck Series race to be held at Rockingham since 2013, and the third and final race of the Triple Truck Challenge. Ankrum won the race and was granted the $50K bonus cash.[9]
Report
[edit]Background
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Rockingham Speedway and Entertainment Complex (formerly known as North Carolina Speedway from 1998 to 2007 and North Carolina Motor Speedway from 1965 to 1996) is a 0.94-mile (1.51 km) D-shaped oval track in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1965, including the NASCAR Cup Series from 1965 to 2004, and currently the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Truck Series. It has a 32,000-seat capacity as of 2012. Rockingham Speedway is owned by Rockingham Properties, LLC and led by Rockingham Properties majority owner Dan Lovenheim.
Rockingham Speedway opened in 1965 under the control of attorney Elsie Webb. Initially opening as a flat 1-mile (1.6 km) oval, in 1969, the track's dimensions were changed to make the bankings steeper. After Webb's death in 1972, NASCAR team owner L. G. DeWitt took over control of the facility. Renovations on the speedway remained slow for decades. Despite a push to make renovations and seating additions after Roger Penske bought the facility in 1997, due to a lack of amenities, poor attendance, and NASCAR's expansion towards bigger markets, NASCAR left the facility in 2004 in the wake of the Ferko lawsuit. With the exception of a brief period of racing under the ownership of Andy Hillenburg, the facility was left desolate for most of the 2010s. In 2018, a group of investors led by Dan Lovenheim bought and renovated the facility into a multi-use complex, with NASCAR returning in 2025 under Lovenheim's leadership.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
[edit]The first and only practice session was held on Friday, April 18, at 12:30 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[10] Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.763, and a speed of 148.662 mph (239.248 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 22.763 | 148.662 |
| 2 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 22.853 | 148.077 |
| 3 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 22.866 | 147.993 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Friday, April 18, at 1:30 PM EST.[10] Since Rockingham Speedway is an oval track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.[11]
Jake Garcia, driving for ThorSport Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 22.050, and a speed of 153.469 mph (246.984 km/h).[12]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results
[edit]Race results
[edit]Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 07 | Sammy Smith (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| Fin[13] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 29 | Running | 40 |
| 2 | 1 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 200 | 43 | Running | 52 |
| 3 | 17 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | Running | 34 |
| 4 | 21 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 5 | 19 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 15 | Running | 36 |
| 6 | 7 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 12 | Running | 48 |
| 7 | 24 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 15 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 199 | 52 | Running | 42 |
| 9 | 4 | 81 | Connor Mosack (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 8 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 199 | 1 | Running | 35 |
| 11 | 5 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 24 | Running | 46 |
| 12 | 14 | 77 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 2 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 23 | Running | 38 |
| 14 | 28 | 02 | Nathan Byrd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 31 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 11 | 07 | Sammy Smith (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 17 | 29 | 1 | Brandon Jones (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 196 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 5 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 196 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 25 | 26 | Dawson Sutton (R) | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 6 | 44 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 26 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 195 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 18 | 7 | Corey Day (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 33 | Frankie Muniz (R) | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 176 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 23 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 156 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 22 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Suspension | 14 |
| 26 | 12 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 136 | 0 | Engine | 12 |
| 27 | 35 | 22 | Cody Dennison | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 131 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 10 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 117 | 0 | Accident | 13 |
| 29 | 20 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 117 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 30 | 13 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 31 | 9 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 109 | 0 | Accident | 15 |
| 32 | 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 71 | 0 | Steering | 5 |
| 33 | 33 | 2 | Stephen Mallozzi | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 41 | 0 | Suspension | 4 |
| 34 | 32 | 90 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | 34 | 0 | Too Slow | 3 |
| 35 | 34 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | Too Slow | 2 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
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- ^ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Tyler Ankrum breaks 130-winless streak with victory at Rockingham". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Tyler Ankrum snaps 130-race winless streak in Truck Series at Rockingham". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 18, 2025. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ a b "2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rockingham Race Page". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
- ^ "2025 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (April 18, 2025). "Jake Garcia Locks In First Career Truck Pole at The Rock". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Black's Tire 200 – Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved April 18, 2025.