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2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

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Ty Majeski enters the season as the defending Truck Series Champion.

The 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will be the 31st season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season will start on February 14 with the Fresh From Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway and will end with the Craftsman 150 on October 31 at Phoenix Raceway.

Ty Majeski enters the season as the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion.[1]

Teams and drivers

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Full-time teams

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Manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew chief References
Chevrolet CR7 Motorsports 9 Grant Enfinger TBA [2][3]
Freedom Racing Enterprises 76 Spencer Boyd TBA [4][5]
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing 18 Tyler Ankrum Mark Hillman [6]
19 Daniel Hemric TBA [7]
81 Connor Mosack (R) Blake Bainbridge [8]
91 Jack Wood Kevin Bellicourt [9]
Niece Motorsports 42 Matt Mills TBA [10]
44 Christian Rose (R) TBA [11]
45 Kaden Honeycutt (R) Phil Gould [12]
Rackley W.A.R. 26 Dawson Sutton (R) Chad Kendrick [13][14]
Spire Motorsports 71 Rajah Caruth TBA [15]
Ford Front Row Motorsports 38 Layne Riggs TBA [16][3]
TBA Chandler Smith TBA [17]
Reaume Brothers Racing 33 Frankie Muniz (R) TBA [18]
Toyota Tricon Garage 1 TBA Jake Hampton [19]
5 Toni Breidinger (R) Derek Smith [20][19]
11 Corey Heim Scott Zipadelli [21][19]
15 Tanner Gray Jeff Hensley [22][19]
17 Gio Ruggiero (R) Jerame Donley [23][19]

Limited schedule

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Manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew chief Races References
Chevrolet FDNY Racing 28 Bryan Dauzat TBA 4 [24]

Driver changes

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Moving series

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Full-time rides

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Team changes

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Schedule

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The 2025 schedule was released on August 29, 2024 and consists of 22 oval races and 3 road course races.[30] The schedule has 25 races for the first time since 2011. With the season-finale at Phoenix being on October 31, the season will finish in the month of October for the first time since 2000.

Notes:

  • Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2025. For the races where a 2025 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2024 are listed.
  • The Triple Truck Challenge races have yet to be announced.
No Race title Track Location Date Time[31] TV[31] Radio
1 Fresh From Florida 250  O  Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida February 14 7:30 pm FS1 MRN
2 Fr8 208  O  Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Georgia February 22 2 pm
3 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200  O  Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada March 14 9 pm
4 Baptist Health Cancer Care 200  O  Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida March 21 8 pm Fox
5 Long John Silver's 200  O  Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia March 28 7:30 pm FS1
6 Weather Guard Truck Race  O  Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee April 11 7:30 pm
7 TBA  O  Rockingham Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina April 18 5 pm
8 SpeedyCash.com 250  O  Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas May 2 8 pm
9 Heart of America 200  O  Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas May 10 7:30 pm
10 Wright Brand 250  O  North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina May 17 1:30 pm
11 North Carolina Education Lottery 200  O  Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina May 23 8:30 pm
12 Rackley Roofing 200  O  Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee May 30 8 pm
13 TBA  O  Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan June 7 12 pm Fox
14 CRC Brakleen 175  O  Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania June 20 5 pm FS1
15 TBA  R  Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut June 28 1 pm Fox
16 TSport 200  O  Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Clermont, Indiana July 25 8 pm FS1
17 TBA  R  Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York August 8 5 pm
18 Clean Harbors 250  O  Richmond Raceway Richmond, Virginia August 15 7:30 pm
NASCAR Truck Series Playoffs
Round of 10
19 Buckle Up South Carolina 200  O  Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina August 30 12 pm FS1 MRN
20 UNOH 200  O  Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee September 11 8 pm
21 TBA  O  New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, New Hampshire September 20 12 pm
Round of 8
22 TBA  R  Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval) Concord, North Carolina October 3 3:30 pm FS1 MRN
23 Love's RV Stop 225  O  Talladega Superspeedway Lincoln, Alabama October 17 3:30 pm
24 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200  O  Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia October 24 6 pm
Championship 4
25 Craftsman 150  O  Phoenix Raceway Avondale, Arizona October 31 7:30 pm FS1 MRN

Notes:

O Oval track
R Road course

Schedule changes

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Added races

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  • Rockingham is on the schedule for the first time since 2013.
  • Michigan is on the schedule for the first time since 2020.
  • Lime Rock Park, a road course in Connecticut, is on the Truck Series schedule for the first time.
  • Watkins Glen is on the schedule for the first time since 2021 and for only the second time since 2000.
  • New Hampshire is on the schedule for the first time since 2017.
  • The Charlotte Roval will have a Truck Series race for the first time.

Removed races

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  • Circuit of the Americas will not be on the schedule in 2025. It is the first time since NASCAR started racing there in 2021 that the track will not have a Truck Series race.
  • Gateway will not be on the schedule for the first time since 2013.
  • Milwaukee will not be on the schedule for the first time since 2022.[32]
  • The fall race at Kansas was taken off the schedule. The track will have only one Truck Series race for the first time since 2021.

Date changes

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  • Homestead–Miami moves from October to March.
  • Nashville moves from June to May.
  • Pocono moves from July to June.
  • The race at Darlington moves from May to Labor Day weekend and will be run on the same weekend as the Cup Series' Southern 500 instead of on the track's spring Cup Series race weekend.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Murdock, Chris (November 8, 2024). "Ty Majeski claims first career Truck Series title at Phoenix Raceway". NASCAR. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Konenski, Austin (December 12, 2023). "Grant Enfinger to join CR7 Motorsports for 2024 NASCAR Truck Series season". Motorsports Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Christie, Toby (July 1, 2024). "2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Driver / Team Chart". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Tohatsu named as an anchor partner for Spencer Boyd in 2025". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. October 17, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Christie, Toby (October 17, 2024). "Spencer Boyd Returns to Truck Series Full-Time in 2025 with FRE, Tohatsu". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ankrum Returns to Drive the No. 18 Chevy in 2025". BMR NAPA Racing. November 25, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Daniel Hemric Joins MHR to Drive No. 19 NAPA Auto Care Chevy in 2025". BMR NAPA Racing. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Connor Mosack Joins MHR for His NCTS Rookie Season". BMR NAPA Racing. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Wood Set For Full-Time NCTS Campaign In 2025". BMR NAPA Racing. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  10. ^ "Matt Mills to return to Niece Motorsports in 2025". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Christian Rose joins Niece Motorsports full-time for 2025 season". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Weaver, Matt (October 1, 2024). "Kaden Honeycutt earns full-time NASCAR Trucks shot at Niece". Sportsnaut. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Srigley, Joseph (October 17, 2024). "Dawson Sutton Named Full-Time Driver for Rackley WAR Truck Program in 2025". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  14. ^ Srigley, Joseph (November 21, 2024). "Chad Kendrick Returning to Rackley WAR as Crew Chief for Dawson Sutton". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  15. ^ pgordon (December 13, 2024). "Spire Motorsports - Rajah Caruth Returns to Spire Motorsports' No.71 Chevrolet Silverado for 2025". Spire Motorsports. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  16. ^ Christie, Toby (December 14, 2023). "Layne Riggs Joins Front Row Motorsports in Multiyear Truck Series Deal". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Chandler Smith joins Front Row Motorsports Truck program in 2025". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  18. ^ a b Srigley, Joseph (October 22, 2024). "Frankie Muniz to Join Reaume Brothers Racing for Full-Time Truck Slate in 2025". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  19. ^ a b c d e Christie, Toby (December 16, 2024). "TRICON Garage Reveals Crew Chiefs, Competition Department for 2025". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Toni Breidinger to Compete Full-Time for TRICON in 2025". Tricon Garage. November 26, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  21. ^ "Corey Heim to return to TRICON Garage in 2025". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  22. ^ Spigley, Joseph (November 18, 2024). "Tanner Gray to return to the 15 for Tricon". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  23. ^ a b "Gio Ruggiero Joins TRICON for Rookie Campaign". Tricon Garage. December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  24. ^ Srigley, Joseph (December 10, 2024). "FDNY Racing Plans Four-Race Truck Series Schedule for 2025". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  25. ^ Srigley, Joseph (August 23, 2024). "Daniel Dye to Run Full Xfinity Schedule for Kaulig Racing in 2025". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  26. ^ "Christian Eckes driving full time for Kaulig Racing in 2025 Xfinity Series season". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. August 31, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  27. ^ "Taylor Gray joins Joe Gibbs Racing in 2025 Xfinity Series schedule". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. October 16, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  28. ^ Christie, Toby (September 18, 2024). "Nick Sanchez Joins Big Machine Racing for 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Season". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  29. ^ "Bret Holmes Racing shuts down; not competing in the Truck Series in 2025 UPDATE". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  30. ^ "NASCAR reveals milestone 2025 Cup Series schedule, complete with international flair, return to roots". NASCAR. August 29, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  31. ^ a b "NASCAR announces start times and networks for 2025". Nascar. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  32. ^ "Truck Series will not return to Milwaukee Mile in 2025". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. August 26, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.