NASCAR Trucks: 2025 SpeedyCash.com 250, Corey Heim holds off the win following a night full of cutting infield grasses and bumping into walls at Texas

Saw many getting run over into the wall & so does through the infield grass as the the of the day, brilliant stuff with the win by Toyota’s Tricon Truck star Corey Heim. 

He knows there were several front-runners wanting to steal the lead off him but Corey kept himself calm all along and he knew he did exactly that to defend all of that noise on his way (at last via overtime) to the checkered flag.

He also had a better long-run set up where he first took the lead somewhere in Stage 2 and having led the most laps, Corey will want to be the driver to beat every week as the Trucks season goes on.

So close there from Daniel Hemric (2nd) and Spire’s Rajah Caruth (3rd) – that race at Texas just never ends at the hands of yellows but both had solid endings there.

More shoutouts as well to Bayley Currey with his 2nd Top 10 of 2025 in 8th and Rackley W.A.R.’s Dawson Sutton (an 18-year-old rookie) just secured his first career Top 10 at Trucks level in 9th. 

NASCAR Xfinity: Kyle Larson wins the 2025 Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 for the injured Connor Zilisch at JR Motorsports

Another spinny crash day but it’s still exciting Xfinity Racing and can’t get enough of Kyle Larson who did the injured Connor Zilisch proud for JR Motorsports.

Connor is a rising star in the making currently tied to Trackhouse while Larson simply wants to make competition so much fun every time he’s in the race car.

He’s got unfinished business with Hendrick in Cup as well as sprint cars on dirt, might race Supercars in Adelaide at some point & has an Indy 500 stint coming up at last later this month.

Here’s a few more highlights:

• Great recovery there from Taylor Gray in the No.54 Supra for Gibbs even though he wasn’t able to close in on time at the white flag in 2nd.
• Harrison Burton finished 6th in the AM Racing Ford.
• And there’s lots more who stood out that will help them stay in that Top 12 Drivers’ Points like Ryan Sieg 8th and Jeb Burton 10th who also came close (2nd) last weekend at Talladega.

2025 NASCAR: A few standout mid-running teams from the weekend at Texas starting with Ross Chastain from Trackhouse

Aside from a Joey Logano win plus two separate car-related issues Sunday at Texas, there’s a few out standout drivers there who benefitted a Stage 3 cut-off of surviving crashes on the run home.

So close from Ross Chastain there in 2nd for Trackhouse – good news that he’s stable above the Top 16 Playoffs line as a win would be lovely for him to focus on a championship guaranteed 100%.

While Legacy MC have may struggled in the normal kind of races but hey, they can be spur us a good moment here and there – especially when it comes to the big and restrictor plate tracks. What’s even better is that they had both Toyota Camrys home in the Top 10 with the No.43 Erik 5th and No.42’s John Hunter Nemechek 8th. They should be proud of themselves and you never know next time? Could be a win that could give them a chance to go further.

There’s a whole lot others who has been more than ready to knock on the front row doors when there’s still plenty of time left ahead of the end of August cut-off. 

However, hats off to Ricky Stenhouse Jr. being the one-man show for Hyak after he finished 6th and having won races at these kind of tracks before, sure he will be the next man to win one. That way, he can help them punch above their weight in order to say hi to the big teams via VL.

And the same goes with Austin Dillon in the No.3 Chevy for his family-run Childress side following his 7th placed finish the other day. As long as he finishes races cleanly and positively, AD would no doubt be wanting to win the next race again at a bigger track – and RCR could somehow be on the same page as RFK Racing, Trackhouse and 23XI Racing after all.

He is currently 21st behind Spire’s Michael McDowell in Drivers’ Points as of Race 11 out of 36. We’ll see especially with Kyle Busch steering the ship even though he had an unlucky Stage 3 outing also from the other day that saw him finish 20th.

Now we’re off to Kansas Speedway this weekend which is going to be Fox’s last regular season race of 2025 via the FS1 cable sports network with the All-Star race around the corner. Other than Josh Berry in the No.21 two months ago from Las Vegas, who will the next one to celebrate that isn’t a Top-notch or Big 3 team? 

Time will tell.

NASCAR Trucks, 2025 Heart of Health Care 200 at Kansas: Hocever beats the brush off Layne Riggs for the race win

What a finish it was at the white flag by Carson Hocevar and Layne Riggs where Riggs tried to pass him on the outside, inside but only tagged the rear of him as both of them could’ve hit the wall & Hocevar came out unscathed.

Great night also from Spire’s Truck team with Hendrick Cup regular William Byron 3rd in the “star car” No.07 Truck.

For Corey Heim, a win would’ve been great when an early pit error at the expense of pressure-cooking yellows takes away his flying start away from first – only for him to regain a lot of ground at the end 4th.

As Layne said, sometimes having the best pit strategy and even timing makes the difference where some have sunk or swim.

Carson’s got Cup tomorrow hoping for another Top 10 run so he can stay within Top 16 points & he did guest commentate ARCA the other day where Brenden Queen too good over William Sawalich. 

NASCAR: Top 3/4 mid-running teams from the 2025 AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway

1️⃣ Josh Berry simply impresses to amaze the Cup field inside that No.21 Ford Mustang for Wood Brothers even if he had to start from the back. His good Stage 2 even though there were one few yellows in Stage 3 puts him home in 6th – good from someone who has a playoffs berth intact hoping to make a big play later this year.

2️⃣ A top day too by both Roush cars in Ryan Preece No.60 and Chris Buescher No.17 over in 7th and 8th. Preece didn’t complain much all day and Buescher even though would’ve love to turn that short setup into the long stretch for top spot but he wouldn’t mind a great finish also.

3️⃣ Lots of mid-running Fords filling in and out of Top 15 but at least we have a Toyota sitting 10th that is a satellite team with John Hunter Nemechek at Legacy MC. Didn’t hear much from him when it comes to the clean green runs having started 17th; At the end of the day, he simply stayed out of it & finished 10th. 

NASCAR Trucks at the 2025 Window World 250: Chandler Smith steers clear past team-mate Riggs and rival Heim for his 2nd race win this season with Front Row Motorsports

Lots to look back at white flag overtime with Corey Heim unlucky being sandwiched towards the outside wall by Layne Riggs at Turn 2 who had a superior No.11 Toyota truck right in front of him.

It’s a shame these yellows really threw him out of the window like it was last weekend (early pit stop issue) in Kansas.

He’s got exceptional talent as sure he will wanna win his 1st championship later this year on top of his excellent Cup/Xfinity part-time cameos – all to do with Corey’s credibility even without JGR’s help.

Meanwhile, top day though by Front Row Motorsports where Chandler Smith is your winner waiting to pounce on the inside with fresher tires & there he goes steering well clear from the Riggs and Heim drama, even though Riggs is his team-mate with a bit of wheelspin finishing 2nd best again.

2025 NASCAR All-Star Race: A few best mid-running teams from Sunday’s main event race at North Wilkesboro Speedway

Yes, it may be a non-points All-Star Race weekend as congrats to Christopher Bell with the win following a thrilling last lap alongside Joey Logano but top night by Ross Chastain also in 3rd for Trackhouse.

Looks like Ross will be the next mid-running team race winner after Josh Berry from Wood Brothers at least during the regular season in 2025 with last year’s championship 4 contender Tyler Reddick not far behind in 7th for 23XI Racing.

Also, great to see Kyle Busch back running Top 10 & he hopes to stay that way ahead of the long Coke 600 race next Sunday.

Same with Chris Buescher even though his No.17 team was fined the other day and special shoutout to Spire who was fortunate enough to sweep those extra All-Star weekend prizes – from the No.71 team winning that fastest pit crew time challenge for Michael McDowell to Carson Hocevar’s win at the open race.

Carson was almost there with improvements in the 2nd half, just unlucky at the final restart from Top 5 to 11th.

Thoughts on Jack Perkins set to make his NASCAR debut later this year in the Xfinity Series for Joe Gibbs Racing at Portland

Great to hear about Jack Perkins able to secure a one-off ride with Joe Gibbs Racing’s Xfinity team for the Portland weekend race (road course) on August 30.

Interesting to see Shaw and Partners continue their involvement with racing this time supporting Jack represent JGR’s “star car” No.19 Toyota Supra.

That’s a Toyota Supercars will be about to see for the first time come next season competing against arch rivals Chevy and Ford with the factory Andretti Walkinshaw team (2 cars) and customer-run Brad Jones Racing (4 cars) – exciting times ahead.

We hope he will make the most out of his NASCAR debut at Xfinity level and for now, he’s lucky enough to be in Charlotte this week. He’s just visited the race shop & soon he will be at the speedway visiting the team’s garage trackside and also supporting them for the Coca Cola 600.

NASCAR Trucks: Corey Heim going strength to strength in a mostly clean evening following his win at the 2025 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 in Charlotte

One thing to look at Corey Heim’s win at the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 in Charlotte tonight – brilliant stuff. 

He may have been thrown into the hot seat when it comes to the race off pit road especially under caution or in-between stages but boy, he’s fast, extremely fast.

Goes to show he’s more than ready to going the distance than ever who finished ahead of both Niece Chevy trucks:

1️⃣ Cup regular from Trackhouse Ross Chastain even though he makes the most out of his short runs as a mostly clean run tonight meaning he came home 2nd.

2️⃣ Same goes with Kaden Honeycutt off the back of his 3rd placed finish where race craft may not be on par with Heim’s but made some good calls off pit road, however, to keep in a good check of the front row. 

On that note, with the Fox’s primary female Truck Series commentator Jamie Little in Indy to report the annual 500 on pit road this weekend, great to hear Kevin Harvick on the call this time as a lead announcer. It’s also on Stan Sport btw for this annual event along with the full IndyCar season races irrespective of Fox taking over NBC as the new TV partner this year.

He’s got his own weekly podcast and vodcast show twice a week where he could’ve been a handy fill-in host with last weekend’s All-Star race but being in the booth suits him better.

He could even be a perfect replacement someday if Mike Joy wants to retire but NASCAR now has at least two new broadcast partners over the next ten Cup races with Amazon Prime & TNT Sports.

And Kevin, enjoy the grand stage of the 500 as a spectator this Sunday – lots of astonishing history right there!

NASCAR Xfinity: William Byron overcomes speeding penalty and chain reacted Stage 3 crashes to finish the race off as the winner at the BetMGM 300 in Charlotte

From winning the first two stages to a speeding penalty and then back following a chain reacted Stage 3 when he got around Justin Allgaier with two to go –

How good from William Byron!

No doubt he will want to win the 600 so badly from 3rd in Cup tomorrow while Allgaier did his best to hold off on older tires which could’ve been his to win if wasn’t for those endless late yellows.

Shoutout also to Nick Sanchez 3rd with a car capable of good results, Dean Thompson 5th from mid-pack to an extended shot at the front row, and Josh Williams was better late than never in 6th.

NASCAR Race Results: Top 3 to 4 mid-running teams from the 2025 Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Lots of mid-run teams with top-notch Coca Cola 600 results after all surviving mid-race yellows that includes one race winner, who successfully nailed down the most lead lap driver of the night, just laps before the finish line over William Byron.

If Ross Chastain may have been disappointed over Corey Heim the other day in Trucks, why not be the top of the crown with the watermelons on it in Cup? 

He’s done it just that when William Byron thought he could take home the Cup & Xfinity Charlotte double which didn’t happen but hey, at least everyone had their fair share of wins in each category.

1️⃣ 2nd driver to win after Josh Berry that isn’t a top team goes to Ross Chastain from the way back to way front and never looked back blowing William Byron and Denny Hamlin away so late for 1st.

2️⃣ AJ Allmendinger kept a great eye on the front runners all night long where yes, his No.16 may not be closer to the lead but still a nice and clean Top 4th finish.

3️⃣ 1st Top 5 of 2025 from Brad Keselowski who had to bide his time before he made plenty of ground all the way to the Top 10 then 5th over the last 200 odd laps – that’s a RFK weekend success story with Ryan Preece in 9th.

4️⃣ Another 1st Top 10 also for 2025 by Michael McDowell in first-time Spire colours with a good Stage 1 in 10th where he may have fell back at one stage; fortunately, important adjustments after others drop out saw Michael cruise back as it goes with good 2nd half speed in 7th.

Who will be the next winner that isn’t a top team after the Coke 600? No surprise if a different Trackhouse driver wins the next few either Daniel Suarez or SVG. 

The same goes with AJ Allmendinger in the No.16 Chevy for Kaulig and Michael McDowell at Spire, who can use a bit of their specialist & even big oval road course advantage, to lock up one of the next open Playoff spots.

But RFK seems to be the consistent mid-play performer if we go back to normal every week and it could be any of the three drivers to sweep those stakes this summer ahead of the August cut-off.

Also not writing off Stenhouse too who hasn’t yet won this season but he is too a consistent Top 10-15 performer in the lone-run Hyak Chevy – watch this space as long as Ricky can stay being constant. 

NASCAR Trucks: Spire’s Rajah Caruth pulls down curtains on Corey Heim and Layne Riggs on time to taste victory at Nashville

Rajah Caruth – gotta credit his pit crew and crew chief on getting that No.71 truck past Corey Heim with the Nashville win. 

He had a superior Top 3 truck who was also impressive at restarts & boy, a good balance of being the fastest on pit road and the right adjustments proved to be something that no one else could match but than Rajah & 71 himself.

More good Spire news with shoutout to the No.7 of Corey Day in 5th.

Second best from Heim where the 11 truck was always there no doubt; there were areas that didn’t go his favour, especially after he missed out to Caruth in Stage 3.

Good recovery also from Stage 1 winner Layne Riggs in particular with his long run speed back to 3rd & Daniel Hemric made a lot of ground whose No.19 truck may not be close to Heim & Caruth when it comes to the race for 1st but still great for 4th.