Rivalry simmers after Chandler Smith’s NASCAR Truck Series win at North Wilkesboro: Chandler Smith owes Front Row Motorsports teammate Layne Riggs a vote of thanks after Saturday’s Window World 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.(Read More)(5-17-2025
Paint Schemes
#38-Chandler Smith took advantage of an overtime restart to win the Window World 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The win was his second of the season, first at North Wilkesboro, and the seventh of his career.
#11-Corey Heim started from the pole, led a race dominating 162 laps, and led at the time of the restart, but racing between #34-Layne Riggs on the last lap ended his race in disappointment. As the two battled for the lead Riggs pinched Heim high and he spun, finishing 17th.
Riggs trailed his teammate Smith across the finish line.
#18-Tyler Ankrum, #19-Daniel Hemric, stage two winner #9-Grant Enfinger, #98-Ty Majeski, stage one winner #17-Gio Ruggiero, #45-Kaden Honeycutt, #07-Kyle Busch, and #7-Sammy Smith were the top-10.
There were seven lead changes among four drivers and six cautions for 42 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 90.597mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report
Race Fast Facts – North Wilkesboro
Chandler Smith won the Window World 250, his seventh victory in 72 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2025.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Layne Riggs (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at North Wilkesboro Speedway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2025.
Tyler Ankrum (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Giovanni Ruggiero (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie.
Corey Heim leads the point standings by 47 points over Chandler Smith
(NASCAR)(5-17-2025)
Truck Series Driver Point Standings after North Wilkesboro:
Race 10 of 18 in the regular season:
1) #11-Corey Heim, 3 wins
2) #38-Chandler Smith, 2 wins
3) #19-Daniel Hemric, 1 win
4) #18-Tyler Ankrum, 1 win
5) #9-Grant Enfinger, 339, +78
6) #98-Ty Majeski, 316, +55
7) #13-Jake Garcia, 306, +45
8) ) #34-Layne Riggs, 294, +33
9) #45-Kaden Honeycutt, 285, +24
10) #52-Stewart Friesen, 267, +6
Outside of the Round of 10
11) #99-Ben Rhodes, 261, -6
12) #17-Gio Ruggiero, 260, -7
13) #71-Rajah Caruth, 246, -21
14) #15-Tanner Gray, 242, -25
15) #15-Matt Crafton, 221, -46
See the Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings
Race Updates:
Top-10: Smith, Riggs, Enfinger, Ankrum, Majeski, Hemric, Ruggiero, Honeycutt, Busch and Smith.
Heim has his most laps led in a single race; 162 of the 255. Finishes 17th after the spin.
Overtime restart: Heim takes the outside. Smith inside. Heim pulls ahead but Riggs moves into second and contact. Heim spins. Lead now down to Smith and Riggs. Smith holds on with the win.
Lap 126: CAUTION for Crews after spin it appears courtesy contact from Rhodes. Heim maintains the lead at time of yellow, as Smith had pulled to his inside.
Lap 240: 10 to go as Heim is managing to hold of Smith with the fresher tires by a truck length.
Lap 236: Smith switches up his lane looking for an advantage. Lapped trucks about to come into play this time around.
Lap 235: Smith ducks inside on the turns, but Heim pulls ahead on exit.
Lap 234: Smith is right on Heim with his fresher tires. Clear track out front for them.
Lap 225: 25 to go. Heim leads Smith, with fresher tires.
Lap 220: Restart as Heim takes the outside over Riggs.
Lap 215: Leader Heim stays out while most other leads pit. Riggs also stays out from 3rd.
Lap 212: CAUTION. Heim’s 4-second lead out of the window after troubles for Tomassi.
Lap 200: Down to 50 to go in NWB. Nothing has changed out front. Heim has a 3-second lead over Smith, Riggs, Ruggiero and Friesen.
Lap 160: Heim, Smith, Riggs, Friesen…. Enfinger has dropped to seventh after the contact.
Lap 150: Restart and Smith taps Enfinger from the high lane. He gets second as he drives to the inside, nearly 3-wide with Heim. Heim drives off with the lead.
Lap 149: Restart coming with Heim on the inside, Enfinger on the outside. Smith, Riggs, Ankrum, Caruth, Smith, Friesen, Ruggiero.
Lap 142: Leaders pit. Enfinger maintains the lead on exit over Heim after stops.
Lap 138: CAUTION Conner Jones in the wall in the 44 after a blown right rear. Enfinger will win the stage under caution over Heim, Smith, Ankrum and Riggs.
Lap 136: Lapped trucks in the mix as Heim is on the rear bumper of Enfinger.
Lap 102: Heim has caught the 1 of Crews for 2nd after slipping following the restart. He’s to his inside. Enfinger has just under a 2-second lead.
Lap 81: Restart for stage 2. Heim and Riggs take the green. Riggs slides into Heim and it looks like both scrape the wall. Enfinger to the lead.
Lap 70: Heim moves up to 2nd as the stage ends and Ruggiero holds on to win it. Friesen, Garcia and Smith the top-5.
Lap 55: Restart as Ruggiero and Friesen lead, as they stayed out.
Lap 50: Heim drops down pitroad. He brings a string of competitors with him. He should line up 6th-7th.
Lap 47: CAUTION -Tomassi stalled on track.
Lap 30: Heim setting a blistering pace. Over 5-second lead over 2nd place Ruggiero. Lapped up to 23rd.
Lap 7: Of 70 in stage 1. Heim now leads Ruggiero over Busch, Friesen and Smith.
Lap 1: Heim pulls ahead at the start. Busch second.
1:54pm/et: #11-Heim leads them to green.
Trucks to the rear: #38-Chandler Smith(unapproved adjustments)
Race Information:
Distance: 250 laps / 156.25 Miles
Stages: 70 / 140 / 250
Average time of race: 2:05:13
Pit road speed: 30 mph
Caution car speed: 35 mph
Fuel window: 124 laps
Invocation: 1:33:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 1:34:00 p.m.
Command: 1:41:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 1:48:00 p.m.
Pitstall Selections
#11-Corey Heim will start from the pole for the Window World 250 for the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Morning rain disrupted the Saturday schedule and NASCAR opted to set the field by the reverse qualifying order to allow for a practice session in the provided window before the race this afternoon.
#07-Kyle Busch will start second. #7-Sammy Smith, #17-Gio Ruggiero, #13-Jake Garcia, #52-Stewart Friesen, #19-Daniel Hemric, #9-Grant Enfinger, #45-Kaden Honeycutt, and #1-Brent Crews complete the top-10.
See the complete Window World 250 Starting Lineup.
Practice for the Window World 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway is over; the top-five, slowest and notes:
#38-Chander Smith 122.024
#11-Corey Heim 121.346
#34-Layne Riggs 121.157
#98-Ty Majeski 120.987
#45-Kaden Honeycutt 120.929
Slowest: #2-Derek White 112.500
Most laps run: 72, #18-Tyler Anrkum and #7-Sammy Smith
See complete results on the Practice speeds page.(5-17-2025)
Crew Rosters
Qualifying Order
Goodyear Tire Notes: Being on 15-inch bead diameter tires, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Cup Series at North Wilkesboro this weekend . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that Truck teams ran at North Wilkesboro since 2023 . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, Truck teams will not run inner liners in their tires at North Wilkesboro.
The entry list for the Window World 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway has been released. There are 35 drivers/teams for 36 spots.
Some notes: #1-Brent Crews, #02-Jayson Alexander, #07-Kyle Busch, #7-Sammy Smith, #66-Luke Baldwin. #75-Patrick Emerling.
See the full North Wilkesboro Entry List page.
At Track Schedule
Race rules and information:
