2026 Black's Tire 200
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 25 in the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | April 3, 2026 | ||
| Location | Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.940 miles (1.513 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 188 mi (303 km) | ||
| Average speed | 106.415 miles per hour (171.258 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | ThorSport Racing | ||
| Time | 21.893 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | |
| Laps | 178 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | |
| Time | 22.965 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 1 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Regan Smith | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | NRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Kyle Rickey | ||
| Turn announcers | Tim Catafalmo (1 & 2) and Nathan Prowdi (3 & 4) | ||
The 2026 Black's Tire 200 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held on April 3, 2026, at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. Contested over 200 laps on the 0.940-mile (1.513 km) asphalt speedway, it was the fifth race of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, and the second running of the event.
Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, continued to show his dominance in the Truck Series ranks, sweeping the stages and leading all but 22 laps while holding off a charging Kaden Honeycutt and Layne Riggs to earn his 25th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season.[10] Honeycutt finished second, and Riggs finished third. Stewart Friesen and Grant Enfinger rounded out the top five, while Tyler Ankrum, Corey LaJoie, Ty Majeski, Jake Garcia, and Cole Butcher rounded out the top ten.
This was the second of three races in the Triple Truck Challenge.[11] Heim won the race and was granted $100K, becoming only the second driver to win two races in the challenge.
Chandler Smith, who originally finished in fourth, was disqualified after failing post-race inspection. He was later credited with a 36th place finish.[12]
Report
Background
Rockingham Speedway and Entertainment Complex (formerly known as North Carolina Speedway from 1998 to 2007 and North Carolina Motor Speedway from 1965 to 1996) is a 0.94 mi (1.51 km) D-shaped oval track in Rockingham, North Carolina. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1965, including the NASCAR Cup Series from 1965 to 2004, and currently the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the ARCA Menards Series East. It has a 32,000-seat capacity as of 2012. Rockingham Speedway is owned by the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA).
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, April 3, at 11:00 AM EST, and was originally scheduled to run for 50 minutes, but was decreased to 32 minutes due to inclement weather.[13]
Kaden Honeycutt, driving for Tricon Garage, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.775 seconds, and a speed of 148.584 mph (239.123 km/h).[14]
Practice results
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 22.775 | 148.584 |
| 2 | 1 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 22.962 | 147.374 |
| 3 | 44 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.050 | 146.811 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, April 3, at 12:30 PM EST, delayed from its original 12:05 PM time due to inclement weather.[13] Since Rockingham Speedway is a mile oval, the qualifying procedure used was a single-car, one-lap system with one round. Drivers were on track by themselves and had one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever set the fastest time won the pole.[15]
Jake Garcia, driving for ThorSport Racing, qualified on pole position with a lap of 21.893 seconds, and a speed of 154.570 mph (248.756 km/h).[16]
Two drivers failed to qualify: Justin Carroll and Jonathan Shafer.
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 13 | Cole Butcher (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 42 | Parker Eatmon | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 45 | Landen Lewis | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage Two Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 13 | Cole Butcher (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 110
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 200 | 178 | Running | 76 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 200 | 1 | Running | 51 |
| 3 | 5 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 48 |
| 4 | 19 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 5 | 14 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 4 | Running | 38 |
| 6 | 13 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 23 | 10 | Corey LaJoie | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 200 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 6 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 47 |
| 9 | 1 | 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 10 | 4 | 13 | Cole Butcher (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 24 | 7 | Sammy Smith (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 16 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 199 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 22 | 91 | Christian Eckes | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 14 | 9 | 45 | Landen Lewis | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 15 | 18 | 26 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 2 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 198 | 17 | Running | 32 |
| 17 | 10 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 198 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 18 | 25 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 20 | 81 | Kris Wright | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 27 | 4 | Connor Hall | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 21 | 2 | Luke Baldwin | Team Reaume | Ford | 198 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 28 | 25 | Ty Dillon (i) | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 197 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 62 | Mike Christopher Jr. | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 197 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 15 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 25 | 26 | 14 | Mini Tyrrell (R) | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 197 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 8 | 42 | Parker Eatmon | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 27 | 11 | 12 | Brenden Queen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 196 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 36 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 35 | 22 | Clayton Green | Team Reaume | Ford | 195 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 31 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 194 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 32 | 33 | Frankie Muniz | Team Reaume | Ford | 192 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 12 | 44 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 34 | 93 | Caleb Costner | Costner Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 16 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | Drivetrain | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 5 | Adam Andretti | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 58 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| DSQ | 33 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 6 among 4 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 4 for 28 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 1 hour, 46 minutes and 0 seconds
- Average speed: 106.415 miles per hour (171.258 km/h)
Standings after the race
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References
- ↑ "2026 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ↑ "Rockingham Speedway". Rockingham Speedway. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ↑ "NASCAR releases 2026 schedule, adding Chicagoland and shifting All-Star to Dover". NASCAR. August 20, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ↑ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 2, 2026. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 3, 2026. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 3, 2026. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Starting Lineup" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 3, 2026. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 3, 2026. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 3, 2026. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Corey Heim dominates, then holds off teammate for Rockingham win". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Wire Service. April 3, 2026. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Schedules set for Dash 4 Cash, Triple Truck Challenge in 2026". NASCAR. February 5, 2026. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Chandler Smith truck fails Rockingham inspection". Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 3, 2026. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- 1 2 "2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rockingham Race Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ↑ Christie, Toby (April 3, 2026). "NCTS Black's Tire 200 at Rockingham Practice Results". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ↑ Christie, Toby (April 3, 2026). "Jake Garcia Obliterates Field For Rockingham Truck Series Pole". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 3, 2026.