2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 25 of 25 of the2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date	October 31, 2025 (2025-10-31)
Location	Phoenix Raceway inAvondale, Arizona
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.022 miles (1.645 km)
Distance	161 laps, 161 mi (259.104 km)
Scheduled distance	150 laps, 150 mi (241.402 km)
Average speed	87.434 mph (140.711 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Layne Riggs	Front Row Motorsports
Time	26.707
Most laps led
Driver	Corey Heim	Tricon Garage
Laps	100
Fastest lap
Driver	Corey Heim	Tricon Garage
Time	27.590
Winner
No. 11	Corey Heim	Tricon Garage
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Jamie Little,Michael Waltrip, andRegan Smith
Radio in the United States
Radio	NRN
Booth announcers	Alex Hayden,Mike Bagley andTodd Gordon
Turn announcers	Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4)

The2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race was the 25th and finalstock car race of the2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the The race was held on Friday, October 31, 2025, atPhoenix Raceway inAvondale, Arizona, a 1 mile (1.6 km) tri-oval track. The race was contested over 161 laps, extended from 150 laps due to multipleovertime restarts.

In an action-packed race with late drama,Corey Heim, driving forTricon Garage, would finish off a record-breaking season, rebounding from a late restart and making a seven-wide pass from the tenth position, and after climbing to second when another caution came out, he passedTy Majeski on the final restart to earn his 23rd careerNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and a series record 12th of the season, clinching his first career Truck Series championship.^[10] Majeski settled for second to finish second in the championship,^[11]Kaden Honeycutt finished third in the championship with a third-place finish,^[12] andTyler Ankrum rounded out the Championship 4 drivers with a 14th place finish, and fourth in the championship standings.

This was the fifth and last consecutivechampionship race held at Phoenix as the event will move toHomestead–Miami Speedway in 2026 for the first time since2019. Phoenix will continue to serve as the championship race in the future, but on a rotational deal.^[13]

This was also the final full-time race for longtime veteranMatt Crafton, who announced his retirement from full-time racing on August 18.^[14]

Phoenix Raceway – also known asPIR – is a one-mile, low-bankedtri-oval race track located inAvondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area ofPhoenix. Themotorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts twoNASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted theIndyCar Series,CART,USAC and theRolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated byInternational Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km)road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991, the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth, and hosts the championship race on the schedule. In 2026, Homestead-Miami would host the championship race, while Phoenix would retain its second date in the Round of 8.^[15]

• Corey Heim was the first of four drivers to clinch a spot in the Championship 4, winning atCharlotte andMartinsville.^[16][17]
• Ty Majeski clinched the second spot in the Championship 4 at Martinsville.^[18]
• Tyler Ankrum clinched the third spot in the Championship 4 at Martinsville.^[18]
• Kaden Honeycutt clinched the final spot in the Championship 4 at Martinsville.^[18]

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (CC) denotes championship contender.
• (OC) denotes owner's championship truck.

The first and only practice session was held on Thursday, October 30, at 4:35 PMMST, and would last for 50 minutes.^[19]Ty Majeski, driving forThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 26.913, and a speed of 133.764 mph (215.272 km/h).^[20]

Qualifying was held on Friday, October 31, at 12:35 PMMST. SincePhoenix Raceway is a mile oval, the qualifying procedure used is a single-car, one-lap system with one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.^[19]

Layne Riggs, driving forFront Row Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 26.707, and a speed of 134.796 mph (216.933 km/h).^[21] Although he was credited with the pole, Riggs will start from the rear of the field, and serve a pass-through after the green flag due to failing pre-race inspection multiple times.^[22]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Stage 1Laps: 45

Stage 2Laps: 45

Stage 3Laps: 71

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Corey Heim 4,040 1 2 Ty Majeski 4,035 (–5) 1 3 Kaden Honeycutt 4,034 (–6) 4 Tyler Ankrum 4,023 (–17) 5 Layne Riggs 2,297 (–1,743) 6 Rajah Caruth 2,237 (–1,803) 7 Grant Enfinger 2,198 (–1,842) 1 8 Chandler Smith 2,179 (–1,861) 9 Daniel Hemric 2,177 (–1,863) 10 Jake Garcia 2,148 (–1,892) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 925 2 Chevrolet 877 (–48) 3 Ford 865 (–60) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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