By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service
In addition to NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series regulars Rajah Caruth and Andrés Pérez de Lara, Spire Motorsports is bring some serious additional firepower to Friday night’s SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway (8 p.m. ET on FS1, NRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar will make his first start in the series since 2023, when he picked up the first of his four Truck Series victories at the 1.5-mile Fort Worth track.
“I’m really excited to get behind the wheel of a truck again,” said Hocevar, who also drives for Spire in the Cup Series. “It has been a while since I’ve run in the series, but I’m really looking forward to it. I won my first truck race there and will be with one of the best teams in the garage and with one of the most experienced crew chiefs (Brian Pattie).”
Hocevar is driving the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet on Friday. In the No. 07 is full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Nick Sanchez, who won the pole for the two most recent Truck Series races at Texas and finished third last year before moving up to his current ride with Big Machine Racing in the Xfinity ranks.
To take the checkered flag, however, the Spire contingent will have to contend with TRICON Garage’s Corey Heim, who leads all active drivers with a 5.3 average finishing position at Texas.
A two-time winner this season, Heim also leads the series standings by 22 points over Chandler Smith in second.
Note: Tyler Ankrum comes to Texas riding a streak of six top-10 finishes, including the April 18 win at Rockingham that ended a 130-race drought—the most starts between wins in Truck Series history.
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
Next Race: SpeedyCash.com 250
The Place: Texas Motor Speedway
Track Length: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Friday, May 2
The Time: 8 p.m. ET
The Purse: $782,900
TV: FS1, 8 p.m. ET
Radio: NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 250.5 miles (167 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 40),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 80), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 167)
Where To Watch NASCAR This Week:
Friday, May 2
NXS Practice & Kennametal Pole Qualifying (CW App at 5 p.m. ET)
NCTS Race: SpeedyCash.com 250 (FS1, NRN, SiriusXM at 8 p.m. ET)
Saturday, May 3
NCS Practice & Busch Light Pole Qualifying (Amazon Prime, PRN, SiriusXM at 11 a.m. ET)
NXS Race: Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 (CW, PRN, SiriusXM at 2 p.m. ET)
Sunday, May 4
NCS Race: Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY (FS1, PRN, SiriusXM at 3:30 p.m. ET)
