NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
Next Race: UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics & Busch Beans
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)
Where To Watch NASCAR This Weekend:
Friday, September 5
NXS Final Practice (CW App at 5 p.m. ET)
Saturday, September 6
NXS Kennametal Pole Qualifying (CW App at 3 p.m. ET)
NCS Practice & Busch Light Pole Qualifying (truTV, MRN, SiriusXM at 4:30 p.m. ET)
NXS Race: The Nu Way 200 sauced by Blues Hog BBQ (CW, MRN, SiriusXM at 7:30 p.m. ET)
Sunday, September 7
NCS Race: Enjoy Illinois 300 (USA, MRN, SiriusXM at 3 p.m. ET)
Looking Ahead: Bristol Motor Speedway Storylines and Insights:
- Next 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.
- 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).
- 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 (1st), Garcia (6th), Honeycutt (8th) and Caruth (9th).
- 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