The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series visited Nashville Superspeedway on Friday night in the Rackley Roofing 200. Corey Heim started the race on the pole, and Kaden Honeycutt started second.
In Stage 1, the caution came out on the second lap when Frankie Muniz’s truck blew an engine leaving fluid on the racetrack. Corey Heim led the opening ten laps before losing the lead to Corey Day but Corey Heim got the lead back on the following lap. Heim led seven laps before Layne Riggs passed him at Turn 2 on lap 20 for the lead. Riggs led 27 laps to win the first stage.
During pit stops, Rajah Caruth emerged as the new leader with Corey Heim second. Caruth led the field to start the second stage on lap 54. Two laps into the second stage, Jack Wood spun around at Turn 4 but avoided contact, while Akinori Ogata spun around behind him leading to the third caution. On the restart, Layne Riggs pushed Heim and he cleared Caruth for the lead on lap 61. Heim led 38 laps to win the second stage over Layne Riggs.
Rajah Caruth once again emerged with the lead off of pit road. He led the field to start the final stage on lap 104 with Corey Heim second and Grant Enfinger third. Caruth dominated the final stage, leading 47 laps to win his first race of the season over Corey Heim by .518 seconds.
It was Caruth’s second career win since Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 1, 2024, snapping a 32-race winless streak. The rest of the top five finishers were Layne Riggs third, Daniel Hemric fourth, and Corey Day fifth.
The Craftsman Truck Series heads to Michigan International Speedway next Saturday at noon on FS1. Purchase NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series tickets today at StubHub.
