Corey Heim wins record 11th race this season in dramatic elimination event: While Corey Heim continued his propensity for sweeping stages and races, a missed shift Friday at Martinsville Speedway likely cost Layne Riggs a chance to race for the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series championship.(Read More)(10-24-2025)
#11-Corey Heim did what he’s done all season on Friday night. He led the most laps, swept the stages, and won the Slim Jim 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. The win was his 11th win of the season, second at Martinsville, and the 22nd of his career.
Already locked into the championship race next weekend at Phoenix Raceway, and with a view of clear racetrack ahead of him, Heim was unaware of the drama unfolding behind him as he led the field to an overtime restart.
#52-Kaden Honeycutt finished second, ahead of pole-sitter, #34-Layne Riggs. The two ended the race tied in points, with Honeycutt getting the tiebreaker.
#98-Ty Majeski radioed to his crew under the last caution on lap 196 that he feared a flat tire due to contact with the wall. He stayed on track and pulled out a seventh place finish, securing a shot at defending his championship next week.
#18-Tyler Ankrum had a quiet night and finished ninth, filling out the fourth playoff spot.
#1-Brent Crews led 53 laps and finished fourth.
#77-Corey LaJoie was fifth, #38-Chandler Smith finished sixth, #15-Tanner Gray was eighth, and #7-Brenden Queen closed out the top-10.
There were 10 lead changes among six drivers and 11 cautions for 75 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 58.34mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report
Race Fast Facts – Martinsville
Corey Heim (P) won the Slim Jim 200, his 22nd victory in 88 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races. This is his 11th victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2025.
This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in six races at Martinsville Speedway.
Kaden Honeycutt (P) (second) posted his second top-10 finish in six races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2025.
Layne Riggs (P) (third) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at Martinsville Speedway.
Giovanni Ruggiero (11th) was the highest finishing rookie. Corey Heim (P) leads the point standings by 97 points over Tyler Ankrum (P).
(NASCAR)(10-24-2025)
Truck Series Driver Point Standings after Martinsville:
Race 3 of 3 in the Round of 8:
1) #11-Corey Heim, 2 wins in Round of 8
2) #98-TY Majeski, 3130
3) #18-Tyler Ankrum,3130
4) #52-Kaden Honeycutt, 3129
Missed the Championship 4
5) #34-Layne Riggs, 3129, (loses tiebreaker)
6) #71-Rajah Caruth, 3101, -28
7) #9-Grant Enfinger, 3087, -42
8) #19-Daniel Hemric, 3061, -68
See the Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings
Reset Truck Series Driver Point Standings after Martinsville:
1) #11-Corey Heim, 4000
2) #52-Kaden Honeycutt, 4000
3) #98-Ty Majeski, 4000
4) #18-Tyler Ankrum, 4000
See the Reset Driver Points and Reset Owner Points
Race Updates:
Heim, Majeski, Ankrum, Honeycutt are the championship 4. Honeycutt and Riggs tie in points. Honeycutt wins the tiebreaker.
Heim with the win. Honeycutt, Riggs, Crews, LaJoie, Smith, Majeski, Gray, Ankrum, Queen the top-10,
Heim out to a solid lead as Crews and Riggs battle for position. Riggs is one point out of the championship 4.
Lap 100: Restart Heim leads Honeycutt, Crews, Smith, Riggs.
Lap 195: CAUTION multi-truck wreck. Jones, Sutton, Rhodes, Wood, Perez all make contact. Appeared to stem from contact with Majeski… who is reporting he thinks he has a flat. He had hit the wall before the latest run-in.
Lap 191: Restart Heim chooses inside and Honeycutt outside. Crews will line up behind Heim.
Lap 187: CAUTION Currey has trouble. Heim scored the leader, pulled ahead prior to the time of yellow.
Lap 186: Restart Crews on the inside Heim outside
Lap 179: CAUTION – Mosack with heavy damage.
Lap 175: 25 to go. Crews leads Heim by over 1.5-seconds. Smith, Riggs, Honeycutt, Gray, Majeski, Queen, LaJoie, Jones the top-10. Ankrum is 11th and Enfinger 14th ofother playoff drivers. Hemric and Caruth are out.
Lap 166: Currey smoking, heads to pitroad. Hemric pulls behind the wall. Track stays green.
Lap 162: Restart a Crews leads Smith and Heim. Heim behind Crews in the inside. After some contact between the two, Heim into second over Smith.
Lap 156: CAUTION Breidinger gets contact from LaJoie and into the wall.
Lap 150: 50 laps to go in the race. Crews pulls ahead with Smith and Ruggiero side by side with Heim following
Lap 149: Restart as Crews leads the inside lane over Smith. Heim outside lane behind Ruggiero.
Lap 140: CAUTION Waller spins in the 22. Crews still leads over Ruggiero, Smith, Heim has climbed to 4th over Riggs, Majeski, Honeycutt, Enfinger
Lap 137: Crews gets by Ruggiero for the top spot
Lap 112: Ruggiero and Crews lead the restart. Wood, Currey. Smith and Hemric follow. Heim, first off pitroad, lines up in 10th.
Lap 106: Pitstops as Heim leads them down. He maintains on exit. Majeski, Gray, Honeycutt, Riggs, Enfinger follow off.
Lap 100: Heim with the stage 2 win. Majeski, Riggs, Enfinger, Gray, Ankrum, Crews, Honeycutt, Jones and Rhodes
Lap 90: 10 to go in the stage. Heim leads other playoff drivers within the top-10: Majeski, Riggs, Enfinger, Gray, Ankrum, Crews, Honeycutt, Jones, and Rhodes
Lap 85: Caruth will be out, championship hopes dashed. Hemric also having a bad night after his earlier damage, running 22nd.
Lap 81: Restart for Heim. Enfinger losing positions from Majeski, Riggs on the restart
Lap 73: Caruth with heavy damage. Contact with Honeycutt, into the wall.
Lap 62: Heim leads the restart from the inside lane.
Lap 50: Heim with the stage win over Majeski, Enfinger, Ankrum, Gray, Riggs, Honeycutt, Ruggiero, Caruth and Crews
Lap 49: Heim pulls ahead with the lead.
Lap 47: Restart as Majeski leads battling Heim for the lead and stage win.
Lap 41: CAUTION Benning gets sideways after contact from Queen. Queen and Hemric may have had contact to spark that as Benning was a slower, lapped truck. Hemric already had rear end damage, now over heating.
Lap 40: 10 to go in the stage. Majeski leads Heim, Ankrum, Enfinger, Riggs, Gray, Honeycutt
Lap 27: Restart as Riggs leads from the inside. Majeski will be in the high lane. Riggs slow on the restart, may have missesd a shift, low lane bottles up, Ruggiero with contact to the rear of Riggs but everyone keeps it straight as Majeski takes the lead.
Lap 23: Mills needs a push to the pits. Crew under the hood.
Lap 21: CAUTION for fluid on track.
Lap 13: Back to green as Riggs leads
Lap 7: CAUTION 3-wide with Mosack, Crafton, Perez. Contact sends Perez spinning into the wall./
Lap 3: Riggs maintains after the opening laps. Ruggiero, Majeski also hold position.
6:22pm/et: Green flag as Riggs leads the field
Trucks to the rear: #69-Casey Mears(transmission change), #2-Clayton Green(unapproved adjustments)
Race Information:
Broadcast: FS1, NRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 200 laps / 105.2 Miles
Stages: 50 / 100 / 200
Average time of race: 1:36:12
Pit road speed: 30 mph
Caution car speed: 35 mph
Fuel window: 150 laps
Invocation: 6:03:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 6:04:00 p.m.
Command: 6:11:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 6:20:00 p.m.
Pitstall Selections
#34-Layne Riggs won the pole for the Slim Jim 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway with a speed of 97.217mph for his third pole of the season, first at Martinsville, and the third pole of his career.
Last week’s winner, #17-Gio Ruggiero, will start second.
All eight of the playoff drivers will start within the top-10.
#98-Ty Majeski, #11-Corey Heim, #52-Kaden Honeycutt, #18-Tyler Akrum, #71-Rajah Caruth, #9-Grant Enfinger, and #19-Daniel Hemric qualified in the third through ninth positions.
#44-Andres Perez closed out the top-10.
See the complete Slim Jim 200 Starting Lineup and check out the complete Qualifying Results.
Qualifying Fast Facts – Martinsville:
Layne Riggs (P) won the Pole Award for the Slim Jim 200 with a lap of 19.478 seconds, 97.217 mph.
This is his third pole in 53 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his third pole and 16th top-10 start in 2025.
This is his first pole in four races at Martinsville Speedway.
Giovanni Ruggiero # (second) posted his 13th top-10 start of 2025 and his first in two races at Martinsville Speedway.
Ty Majeski (P) (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 17th in 24 races this season.
Giovanni Ruggiero (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR)
Practice for the Slim Jim 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway is over; the top-five, slowest and notes:
#34-Layne Riggs 94.200
#99-Ben Rhodes 93.859
#88-Matt Crafton
#98-Ty Majeski 93.770
#38-Chandler Smith 93.710
Slowest: #6-Norm Benning 83.540
Most laps run: #71-Rajah Caruth, 50
Notes: #2-Clayton Green ran 2 laps, but slid through oil on the racing surface and wrecked with heavy damage.
See complete results on the practice speeds page.
Crew Rosters
Qualifying Order
Goodyear Tire Notes: Both the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will race on their tried and tested Martinsville setup, which has been featured at the Virginia short track since 2022. All three series will also have wet-weather tires available if required.
The entry list for the Slim Jim 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway has been released. There are 35 drivers/teams for 36 spots.
Some notes: #1-Brent Crews, #03-Logan Bearden, #7-Brenden Queen, #56-Timmy Smith, #69-Casey Mears, #84-Patrick Staropoli, #90-Justin Carroll.
See the complete Slim Jim 200 entry list.
At Track Schedule
Race rules and information:
