2026 SpeedyCash.com 250
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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| Race 7 of 25 in the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | May 1, 2026 | ||
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 172 laps, 258 mi (415.21 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 167 laps, 250.5 mi (403.1 km) | ||
| Average speed | 112.924 miles per hour (181.734 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | ThorSport Racing | ||
| Time | 29.174 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | |
| Laps | 76 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | |
| Time | 29.535 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Jamie Little, Michael Waltrip, and Joey Logano | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | NRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Brad Gillie and Nick Yeoman | ||
| Turn announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
The 2026 SpeedyCash.com 250 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held on Friday, May 1, 2026, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 172 laps—extended from 167 laps due to an overtime finish on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the seventh race of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, and the 28th running of the event.
In a chaotic final stage that resulted in two red flags for incidents, Carson Hocevar, driving for Spire Motorsports, overcame late pit road troubles and held off the field on the final restart in a thrilling finish, earning his sixth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Hocevar also dominated the majority of the event, winning stage two and leading a race-high 76 laps.[10] Hocevar's teammate Kyle Busch finished in second, and Kaden Honeycutt finished third. Brandon Jones and Ben Rhodes rounded out the top five, while Layne Riggs, Daniel Hemric, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, and Chandler Smith rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
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, May 1, at 1:30 PM CST, and lasted for 50 minutes.[11]
Jake Garcia, driving for ThorSport Racing, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.269 seconds, and a speed of 184.496 miles per hour (296.918 km/h).
Practice results
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 29.269 | 184.496 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 29.371 | 183.855 |
| 3 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.384 | 183.773 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, May 1, at 2:35 PM CST.[11] Since Texas Motor Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, 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]
Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, qualified on pole position with a lap of 29.174 seconds, and a speed of 185.096 miles per hour (297.883 km/h).[13]
No drivers failed to qualify.
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 40
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
Stage Two Laps: 40
| Pos | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 26 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 14 | Mini Tyrrell (R) | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 44 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 92
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 172 | 76 | Running | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | 7 | Kyle Busch (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 172 | 3 | Running | 50 |
| 4 | 18 | 1 | Brandon Jones (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 172 | 16 | Running | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 172 | 41 | Running | 42 |
| 6 | 34 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 172 | 6 | Running | 34 |
| 7 | 14 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 12 | 91 | Christian Eckes | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 20 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 172 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 10 | 8 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 172 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 11 | 19 | 25 | Parker Kligerman | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 172 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 23 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 12 | Brenden Queen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 172 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 3 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 172 | 22 | Running | 39 |
| 15 | 13 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 16 | 22 | 26 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 172 | 5 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 21 | 5 | William Sawalich (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 171 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 27 | Toni Breidinger | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 7 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 171 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 20 | 30 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 28 | 14 | Mini Tyrrell (R) | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 170 | 1 | Running | 21 |
| 22 | 31 | 22 | Josh Reaume | Team Reaume | Ford | 169 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 32 | 33 | Frankie Muniz | Team Reaume | Ford | 168 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 33 | 93 | Caleb Costner | Costner Motorsports | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 25 | 10 | Corey LaJoie | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 165 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 29 | 2 | Clayton Green | Team Reaume | Ford | 165 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 24 | 16 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Ram | 164 | 0 | Accident | 10 |
| 28 | 5 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 164 | 2 | Accident | 12 |
| 29 | 2 | 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 163 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 30 | 15 | 44 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 31 | 26 | 81 | Kris Wright | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 9 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | Accident | 13 |
| 33 | 16 | 42 | Conner Jones | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 35 | 62 | Cory Roper | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 123 | 0 | Suspension | 3 |
| 35 | 4 | 13 | Cole Butcher (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 51 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 14 among 9 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 39 laps
- Red flags: 2
- Time of race: 2 hours, 17 minutes and 5 seconds
- Average speed: 112.924 miles per hour (181.734 km/h)
Standings after the race
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References
- ↑ "2026 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "NASCAR releases 2026 schedule, adding Chicagoland and shifting All-Star to Dover". NASCAR. August 20, 2025. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Starting Lineup" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Carson Hocevar continues his roll with NASCAR Truck Series win at Texas". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Wire Service. May 2, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- 1 2 "2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Texas Race Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ Christie, Toby (May 1, 2026). "Ben Rhodes Collects Texas Truck Series Pole In ThorSport Front Row Sweep". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 1, 2026.