NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Corey Heim already rewrote the record book with 10 victories this season, earning a podium step for placing in the top three in eight consecutive outings.
Heim, the regular-season champion, has led at least one lap in each of the 22 circuit events this season and remains 89 laps led shy of matching Mike Skinner’s mark of 1,533 he established in 1996.
Over the past nine series races, Heim or Layne Riggs has visited Victory Lane. Stewart Friesen, who won at Michigan International Speedway on June 7, remains the last pilot other than the top two playoff drivers to win a race.
Six of the past seven races at the 2.66-mile tri-oval track have ended following a last-lap pass and four of the past six titleholders were first-time winners. The circuit continues traveling on a youth movement as 18 races claimed by drivers aged 25 or under.
Rookie Giovanni Ruggiero earned the pole position for Friday’s Love’s RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway, registering a hot qualifying lap of 176.38 mph, edging Ty Majeski by 0.001 seconds and Heim by 0.016. Ruggiero posted his second career pole.
The field will line up tonight at @TALLADEGA with @Gio_Ruggiero1 leading them to green! pic.twitter.com/Ju5HdffYsb
— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) October 17, 2025
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ Love’s RV Stop 225 Starting Lineup
Here is a look at the lineup for Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ Love’s RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway:
Starting Position, Driver, Car No.
- 1, Giovanni Ruggiero, No. 17 Toyota
- 2, Ty Majeski, No. 98 Ford
- 3, Corey Heim, No. 11 Toyota
- 4, Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ford
- 5, Kaden Honeycutt, No. 52 Toyota
- 6, Luke Fenhaus, No. 66 Ford
- 7, Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Ford
- 8, Tyler Ankrum, No. 18 Chevrolet
- 9, Bret Holmes, No. 1 Toyta
- 10, Tanner Gray, No. 15 Toyota
- 11, Rajah Caruth, No. 71 Chevrolet
- 12, Dawson Sutton, No. 26 Chevrolet
- 13, Kris Wright, No. 16 Chevrolet
- 14, Connor Mosack, No. 81 Chevrolet
- 15, Grant Enfinger, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 16, JJ Yeley, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 17, Daniel Hemric, No. 19 Chevrolet
- 18, Corey LaJoie, No. 77 Chevrolet
- 19, Spencer Boyd, No. 76 Chevrolet
- 20, Bayley Currey, No. 45 Chrevolet
- 21, Parker Kligerman, No. 75 Chevrolet
- 22, Andres Perez De Lara, No. 44 Chevrolet
- 23, Matt Mills, No. 42 Chevrolet
- 24, Jack Wood, No. 91 Chevrolet
- 25, Chandler Smith, No. 38 Ford
- 26, Jake Garcia, No. 13 Ford
- 27, Tyler Tomassi, No. 69 Ford
- 28, Frankie Muniz, No. 33 Ford
- 29, Josh Reaume, No. 2 Ford
- 30, Toni Breidinger, No. 5 Toyota
- 31, Nathan Byrd, No. 02 Chevrolet
- 32, Norm Benning, No. 6 Chevrolet
- 33, Jason M. White, No. 22 Ford
- 34, Greg Van Alst, No. 35 Toyota
- 35, Layne Riggs, No. 34 Ford
- 36, Caleb Costner, No. 74 Toyota
Tame Talladega today! pic.twitter.com/pbUZOXf1GU
— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) October 17, 2025
