NASCAR Craftsman Trucks in Rockingham Friday night

(NASCARMEDIA) – Here is what you need to know when the trucks take to the pavement in Rockingham tonight.

• This weekend will be the third running of a NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Rockingham Speedway and the first since 2013 (2012, 2023, 2025).
• Stages at Rockingham: 45/45/110 (end laps are 45, 90, 200).
• Rockingham now measures 0.94 mile, as opposed to 1 mile or 1.017 miles in the past.
• Kyle Larson won the last race at Rockingham in 2013, Kasey Kahne won the only other race there in 2012.
• Rockingham is the last race of the Triple Truck Challenge in 2025.
• Daniel Hemric (Martinsville) and Chandler Smith (Bristol) are the only drivers eligible for a $150K Triple Truck Challenge bonus at Rockingham with no drivers are eligible to win the $500K bonus this season.
• Only three drivers on the preliminary entry list raced at Rockingham in Trucks: Matt Crafton (two starts), Norm Benning (two starts), Grant Enfinger and Parker Kligerman once each.
• Rockingham is one of four tracks to return to the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series schedule for 2025 (Rockingham, Michigan, Watkins Glen, and New Hampshire).
• The NASCAR Cup series raced at Rockingham from 1965-2004 and the Xfinity Series from 1982-2004.
• Parker Kligerman won at Rockingham in ARCA in 2009.
• Corey Heim, with two victories, is the only repeat winner in 2025.
• Each of the last five races of 2025 was won by a different driver.
• The last 20 races ended at the scheduled distance, tied for the longest streak ever without an overtime finish in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.
• Chandler Smith is the only driver to finish in the top-10 in all six Truck Series races in 2025, the record for most races to start a season finishing in the top-10 is 19 by Ron Hornaday Jr. in 1996.
• Corey Heim and Tyler Ankrum lead all drivers with four top-five finishes in 2025.
• Corey Heim is the only driver to lead in all six races in 2025.
• Chandler Smith (six), Tyler Ankrum (five) and Jake Garcia (three) are all on career long top-10 finish streaks.
• Rajah Caruth led 85 laps at Bristol last week, more than he had in his 55 Truck Series starts prior combined.
• Rajah Caruth has 110 laps led in 2025 yet no top fives, the most laps led for a driver through the first six races since Chuck Bown in 1998.
• Bayley Currey led 14 laps at Bristol last week, more than he had led in his 70 prior starts combined (he got his first stage win by winning stage 2).
• Only three drivers gained points to the Playoff cutoff at Bristol – Tyler Ankrum gained nine, Ben Rhodes gained six and Layne Riggs gained one, every other winless driver lost points to the cut.
• The 94 lead changes in 2025 are the most ever through six races in CRAFTSMAN Truck Series season.
• The CRAFTSMAN Truck Series is 1/3rd of the way through the regular season.

Triple Truck Challenge Rundown:

• 2025 Triple Truck Challenge features three races: Martinsville (March 28th – Daniel Hemric won), Bristol (April 11th – Chandler Smith won) and Rockingham (April 18th).
• All Truck Series drivers are eligible; however, the Triple Truck Challenge will not be open to NASCAR Xfinity Series or NASCAR Cup Series regulars who participate in the races.
• The highest finishing full-time CRAFTSMAN Truck Series driver of the race will receive a $50k bonus.
• If a driver wins the Triple Truck Challenge in two of the three events, they are awarded the $50,000 bonus for the second win an additional $50,000, bringing the total prize winnings to $150,000.
• If a driver wins the Triple Truck Challenge in all three designated events, they are awarded the $50,000 bonus for the third win an additional $300,000 bringing the total prize winnings to $500,000.
• Since its inception into the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in 2019, the Triple Truck Challenge has awarded $1,050,000 in bonus prize money.
• Daniel Hemric won his first Triple Truck Challenge bonus of his career at Martinsville.
• Chandler Smith won his first Triple Truck Challenge bonus of his career at Bristol. Smith became the 17th different driver to win a Triple Truck Challenge bonus.

Former Triple Truck Challenge Winners:

• 2019 Winners: Texas: Greg Biffle ($50k), Iowa: Brett Moffitt ($50k), Gateway: Ross Chastain ($50k).
• 2020 Winners: Daytona RC and Gateway: Sheldon Creed ($150k), Dover: Zane Smith ($50k).
• 2021 Winners: Darlington: Sheldon Creed ($50k), COTA: Todd Gilliland ($50k), Charlotte: John H. Nemechek ($50k).
• 2022 Winners: Gateway: Corey Heim ($50K), Nashville: Ryan Preece ($50K), Mid-Ohio: Parker Kligerman ($50K).
• 2023 Winners: Charlotte: Ben Rhodes ($50K), Gateway: Grant Enfinger ($50K), Nashville: Carson Hocevar ($50K).
• 2024 Winners: Charlotte: Nick Sanchez ($50K), Gateway: Corey Heim ($50K), Nashville: Christian Eckes ($50K)
• 2025 Winners: Martinsville: Daniel Hemric ($50k), Bristol: Chandler Smith ($50k).