NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series News & Notes – Bristol Motor Speedway

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
Next Race: UNOH 250 presented by Ohio Logistics
The Place: Bristol Motor Speedway
Track Length: 0.533 Mile Concrete Oval
The Date: Thursday, September 11
The Time: 8 p.m. ET
The Purse: $782,900
TV: FS1, 8 p.m. ET
Radio: NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 133.25 miles (250 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 65),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 130), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 250)

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series

Bristol Storylines and Insights:

• This week marks the 30th running of a NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the track has hosted at least one race every season since joining the schedule in 1995.
• 2025 is the 10th season of Playoffs in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (2016-2025).
• Bristol serves as the second track of the seven-race NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs and the second race of the Round of 10: Darlington, Bristol and New Hampshire, two drivers will be eliminated after New Hampshire.
• This is the seventh Playoff race at Bristol, it has been in the Playoffs every year since 2019, and this is the fifth time that Bristol has been part of the first round of the Playoffs.
• This is the third 250 lap race at Bristol, both Truck races in 2025 were 250 laps.
• 2025 is the second season to have two Bristol races (2024).
• Bristol is the sixth of seven short track races in 2025.
• The NCTS Playoff Outlook following Darlington: Corey Heim (Advances next Round on Darlington win), Layne Riggs (+38 up on cutline), Daniel Hemric (+33), Grant Enfinger (+30), Tyler Ankrum (+22), Ty Majeski (+16), Rajah Caruth (+4), Jake Garcia (+2), Chandler Smith (-2 back from the cutline) and Kaden Honeycutt (-7).
• Chandler Smith won at Bristol last April making him the only repeat winner in the last 13 Bristol races.
• The last four Bristol Playoff races were won by current Playoff drivers (Riggs, Heim, Majeski, C. Smith).
• Front Row Motorsports won the last two Bristol races.
• Bristol has not gone to overtime since 2017 (nine races).
• The Bristol winner has only stopped one time in the last five Bristol races (9/22-4/25).
• The driver who led the most laps won the last three Bristol races, but failed to in the six prior Bristol races.
• Ford drivers won the last two Bristol races after going winless in the nine previous races.
• Corey Heim is one win away from tying Greg Biffle for most wins in a single season (9 wins in 1999).
• Corey Heim is 341 laps led away from tying the all-time single season laps led record (Mike Skinner, 1996).
• Corey Heim won the last three races of 2025, the record for most consecutive wins is five (Ron Hornaday Jr 2009).
• Corey Heim’s Richmond win was the first short track win for Toyota in the last nine races.
• Front Row Motorsports drivers won three of the last four short track races.
• Any driver 57 points ahead of eighth following Bristol will advance to the next round.
• Corey Heim’s eight wins in 2025 are the most through 19 races all-time, the first driver to accomplish the feat.
• Corey Heim’s 19 career wins passes Dennis Setzer for seventh most all-time in the Truck Series.
• Heim at 83 starts is the fastest driver to reach 19 NCTS wins since August 2010 (Kyle Busch – Bristol:  77 starts).
• Heim is the youngest driver to reach 19 NCTS wins (previous record: Kyle Busch – Bristol 08/10:  25 y: 03 m: 16 d.)
• Heim is the fifth driver to win eight or more NCTS races in a single season, first since 2010 (Kyle Busch).
• Corey Heim is the fifth driver to win at 17 or more NCTS tracks.
• Heim is the first driver to lead in each of the first 19 races of a NCTS season.
• Current Playoff drivers have won five of the last six Bristol races – Chandler Smith (2021, 2025), Ty Majeski (2022), Corey Heim (2023) and Layne Riggs (2024).
• Grant Enfinger moved up +3 spots in the Playoff standings – the largest positive move in the points following Darlington (from 7th to 4th).
• Chandler Smith moved down -6 spots in the Playoff standings – the largest negative move in the points following Darlington (from 3rd to 9th).
• All four drivers straddling the Playoffs’ Round of 8 cutline – Caruth (+4), Garcia (+2), Smith (-2), Honeycutt (-7) –finished inside the top-10 at Bristol earlier this season – Smith (1^st), Garcia (6^th), Honeycutt (8^th) and Caruth (9^th).
• TRICON Garage leads the series in wins this season with eight victories – all by Corey Heim.
• The NCTS has produced 218 lead changes through the first 19 races of the season – third-most all-time.

 NCTS Clinch Scenarios For Bristol Motor Speedway (Playoff Race #2):

Already Clinched

• The following driver has clinched a spot in the 8-driver field of the next round: Corey Heim.

 Can Clinch Via Points

• If there is a repeat winner or a win by a driver who cannot advance to the next round, the following drivers could clinch by being 57 points above the 7th winless driver in the standings.  The same point requirements listed below would hold true if a new win comes from among Layne Riggs, Daniel Hemric, Grant Enfinger, Tyler Ankrum, Ty Majeski or Rajah Caruth.
  • Layne Riggs: Could only clinch with help
  • Daniel Hemric: Could only clinch with help
  • Grant Enfinger: Could only clinch with help
  • Tyler Ankrum: Could only clinch with help
  • Ty Majeski: Could only clinch with help
  • Rajah Caruth: Could only clinch with help
• If there is a new winner from Jake Garcia or another winless driver lower in the standings but still eligible to advance to the next round, the following drivers could clinch by being 57 points above the 6th winless driver in the standings.
  • Layne Riggs: Could only clinch with help
  • Daniel Hemric: Could only clinch with help
  • Grant Enfinger: Could only clinch with help
  • Tyler Ankrum: Could only clinch with help
  • Ty Majeski: Could only clinch with help

Can Clinch Via Win

• The following drivers would clinch on their win alone:
  • Layne Riggs, Daniel Hemric, Grant Enfinger, Tyler Ankrum, Ty Majeski, Rajah Caruth, Jake Garcia, Chandler Smith, Kaden Honeycutt

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