| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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| Race 18 of 25 of the2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | August 15, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 6th Annual eero 250 | ||
| Location | Richmond Raceway inRichmond, Virginia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.750 miles (1.207 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 187 mi (301 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 250 laps, 187 mi (301 km) | ||
| Average speed | 84.459 mph (135.924 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Tricon Garage | ||
| Time | 23.095 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | |
| Laps | 143 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Jamie Little,Regan Smith, andMichael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | NRN | ||
The2025 eero 250 was the 18thstock car race of the2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the final race of the regular season, and the 6th iteration of theevent. The race was held on Friday, August 15, 2025, atRichmond Raceway inRichmond, Virginia, a 0.750 miles (1.207 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete.
Pole-sitterCorey Heim, driving forTricon Garage, was able to take advantage of late-race troubles withTy Majeski, the most dominant driver of the event. Heim led the final 19 laps to earn his 18th careerNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his seventh of the season.[9] Majeski led a race-high 143 laps and swept both stages, until getting spun by his teammateMatt Crafton with under 50 laps to go. Majeski came back to finish second, and was unable to track down Heim in the end.[10] To fill out the podium,Layne Riggs, driving forFront Row Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
The 2025 playoff field was set; the 10 drivers that qualified wereCorey Heim,Layne Riggs,Chandler Smith,Daniel Hemric,Tyler Ankrum,Ty Majeski,Grant Enfinger,Rajah Caruth,Kaden Honeycutt, andJake Garcia.[11]
Richmond Raceway (RR) is a 0.75 miles (1.21 km),D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outsideRichmond, Virginia in unincorporatedHenrico County. It hosts theNASCAR Cup Series,NASCAR Xfinity Series and theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.[12] Known as "America's premier short track", it has formerly hosted events such as theInternational Race of Champions, Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown, and theUSAC sprint car series. Due to Richmond Raceway's unique "D" shape which allows drivers to reach high speeds, Richmond has long been known as a short track that races like a superspeedway. With its multiple racing grooves, and proclivity for contact Richmond is a favorite among NASCAR drivers and fans.[13]
For practice, drivers were separated into two different groups, A and B. Both sessions were 25 minutes long, and was held on Friday, August 15, at 2:05 PMEST.[14]Luke Fenhaus, driving forThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time between both groups, with a lap of 23.332, and a speed of 115.721 mph (186.235 km/h).[15]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 23.332 | 115.721 |
| 2 | 77 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.357 | 115.597 |
| 3 | 16 | Christian Eckes(i) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 23.639 | 114.218 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying will be held on Friday, August 15, at 3:10 PMEST. SinceRichmond Raceway is a short track, the qualifying procedure used is a single-car, two-lap system with one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest lap will win the pole.[14]
Corey Heim, driving forTricon Garage, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 23.095, and a speed of 116.908 mph (188.145 km/h).[16]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Stage 1Laps: 70
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | Sammy Smith(i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 52 | Kaden Honeycutt | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | Christian Eckes(i) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2Laps: 70
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | Christian Eckes(i) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 52 | Kaden Honeycutt | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3Laps: 110
| Fin[17] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 250 | 75 | Running | 56 |
| 2 | 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 250 | 143 | Running | 55 |
| 3 | 3 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 250 | 0 | Running | 44 |
| 4 | 5 | 7 | Sammy Smith(i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 31 | Running | 0 |
| 5 | 26 | 77 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 35 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero(R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 8 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 250 | 1 | Running | 41 |
| 8 | 17 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 9 | 6 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 250 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 10 | 11 | 52 | Kaden Honeycutt | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 250 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 11 | 16 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 12 | 9 | 16 | Christian Eckes(i) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 14 | 18 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 249 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 25 | 97 | Carson Kvapil(i) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 1 | Brent Crews | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 249 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 20 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 14 | 81 | Connor Mosack(R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 21 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 13 | 45 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 22 | 44 | Andrés Pérez de Lara(R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 15 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 248 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 24 | 84 | Patrick Staropoli(i) | Cook Racing Technologies | Toyota | 247 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 5 | Toni Breidinger(R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 247 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 29 | 41 | Matt Gould | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 7 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 247 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 27 | 27 | 02 | Nick Leitz(i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 33 | 67 | Ryan Roulette | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 240 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 32 | 74 | Caleb Costner | Mike Harmon Racing | Toyota | 239 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 12 | 26 | Dawson Sutton(R) | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 223 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 28 | 33 | Frankie Muniz(R) | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 208 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 10 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 34 | 31 | 22 | Stephen Mallozzi | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 5 | 0 | Mechanical | 3 |
| 35 | 34 | 2 | Clayton Green | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 2 | 0 | Mechanical | 2 |
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