2026 DQS Solutions & Staffing 250
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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| Race 12 of 25 in the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | June 6, 2026 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 125 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km) | ||
| Average speed | 119.984 miles per hour (193.096 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | ThorSport Racing | ||
| Time | 39.257 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | |
| Laps | 65 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | |
| Time | 39.213 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 1 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Brent Stover, Michael Waltrip, and Todd Bodine | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | NRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Mike Bagley | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1–2) and Tim Catalfamo (3–4) | ||
The 2026 DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 125 laps on the 2-mile (3.219 km) speedway, it was the twelfth race of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, and the second running of the event.
In an action-packed race, Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, made a late pass on Carson Hocevar, leading the final 15 laps and holding off his teammate Kaden Honeycutt to earn his 26th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his third of the season.[10] Christopher Bell swept both stages, and Hocevar led a race-high 65 laps. Honeycutt finished second, and Hocevar finished third. Front Row Motorsports teammates Layne Riggs and Chandler Smith rounded out the top five, while Bell, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Connor Mosack, Jake Garcia, and Tyler Ankrum rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
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The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
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 Saturday, June 6, at 9:30 AM EST, and lasted for 50 minutes.[11]
Gio Ruggiero, driving for Tricon Garage, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 38.805 seconds, and a speed of 185.543 miles per hour (298.603 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 38.805 | 185.543 |
| 2 | 1 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 38.835 | 185.400 |
| 3 | 13 | Cole Butcher (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 38.839 | 185.381 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 6, at 10:35 AM EST.[11] Since Michigan International Speedway is a superspeedway with intermediate rules, 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.[12]
Road course qualifying rules were in effect. The timing line was set in Turn 3, where cars exited pit road, and drove five-eighths of a lap, then took the green flag in the north chute exiting Turn 3 and completed their lap there the next time by. Teams then immediately pitted the car, meaning only two laps were run. Indianapolis and Michigan both use restrictor plates.
Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, qualified on pole position with a lap of 39.257 seconds, and a speed of 183.407 miles per hour (295.165 km/h).[13]
No drivers failed to qualify.
Qualifying results
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 | Christopher Bell (i) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 91 | Christian Eckes | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 | Christopher Bell (i) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 91 | Christian Eckes | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 65
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | 1 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 125 | 15 | Running | 70 |
| 2 | 17 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 125 | 1 | Running | 50 |
| 3 | 6 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 65 | Running | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 125 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 5 | 3 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 125 | 0 | Running | 45 |
| 6 | 2 | 62 | Christopher Bell (i) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 125 | 37 | Running | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 42 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | Connor Mosack | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 9 | 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 125 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 10 | 13 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 11 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 12 | 8 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 125 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 13 | 24 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 21 | 12 | Brenden Queen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 125 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 26 | 20 | Daniel Dye | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 3 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 25 | 25 | Parker Kligerman | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 125 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 15 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 18 | 36 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 125 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 18 | 44 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 30 | 14 | Mini Tyrrell (R) | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 125 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 35 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 125 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 12 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 125 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 31 | 33 | Frankie Muniz | Team Reaume | Ford | 125 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 10 | 5 | Spencer Davis | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 125 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 29 | 4 | Cleetus McFarland (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 2 | Morgen Baird | Team Reaume | Ford | 124 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 34 | 93 | Caleb Costner | Costner Motorsports | Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 22 | 16 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 123 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 14 | 10 | Corey LaJoie | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 123 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 32 | 22 | Josh Reaume | Team Reaume | Ford | 122 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 27 | 81 | Kris Wright | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 20 | 91 | Christian Eckes | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 33 | 7 | 13 | Cole Butcher (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 93 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 28 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 1 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 87 | 4 | Accident | 3 |
| 36 | 16 | 26 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 20 among 6 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 34 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 5 minutes and 1 second
- Average speed: 119.984 miles per hour (193.096 km/h)
Standings after the race
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References
- ↑ "2026 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Michigan International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ "NASCAR releases 2026 schedule, adding Chicagoland and shifting All-Star to Dover". NASCAR. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Starting Lineup" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Corey Heim holds off Kaden Honeycutt to win Truck race at Michigan". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Wire Service. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- 1 2 "2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Michigan Race Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
- ↑ Christie, Toby (June 6, 2026). "Ty Majeski Snatches 13th Career NASCAR Truck Pole". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 6, 2026.